Life is a Banquet

I Liked It So Well, I Moved It

Miriam Swann — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:31:08 +0000

Well, in the war of blogging platforms, WordPress won– at least for me. The thing is, I liked it so well, I went to wordpress.org and put the software onto my own website… And now that it’s there, I don’t really need this one. So, even though I only just started this one, I’m closing it down.

On the bright side, all the information here is mirrored at the other site. In fact, I have transferred all of my old posts (from my world travels and before) to their final location. I really don’t see me moving my blog anymore, now that it’s on my very own website. So, I do apologize for sending you all over the webosphere, but I think I’ve finally settled down.

Final blog location is www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com/banquet. I hope to see you there.

Peace.

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:02:25 +0000

03:18 Finished transferring all my blogs since 2005 to their final home: my website. www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com So glad I’m done.
13:33 Haven’t been able to write a full blog in a WEEK. It’s starting to bother me. Got so much to say… and so little time to type it all out.
16:05 Moo scream. I scream. We all scream for Blizzards.

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Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:22 +0000

03:18 Finished transferring all my blogs since 2005 to their final home: my website. www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com So glad I’m done.
13:33 Haven’t been able to write a full blog in a WEEK. It’s starting to bother me. Got so much to say… and so little time to type it all out.
16:05 Moo scream. I scream. We all scream for Blizzards.

You should TOTALLY join me on Twitter!

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:03:52 +0000

03:18 Finished transferring all my blogs since 2005 to their final home: my website. www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com So glad I’m done.
13:33 Haven’t been able to write a full blog in a WEEK. It’s starting to bother me. Got so much to say… and so little time to type it all out.
16:05 Moo scream. I scream. We all scream for Blizzards.

You should TOTALLY join me on Twitter!

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:15:13 +0000

03:18 Finished transferring all my blogs since 2005 to their final home: my website. www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com So glad I’m done.
13:33 Haven’t been able to write a full blog in a WEEK. It’s starting to bother me. Got so much to say… and so little time to type it all out.

You should TOTALLY join me on Twitter!

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:13:14 +0000

03:18 Finished transferring all my blogs since 2005 to their final home: my website. www.whatisthegreatexperiment.com So glad I’m done.

You should TOTALLY join me on Twitter!

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:07:56 +0000

14:19 I am now world famous. Apparently, people who write in Cyrillic on LJ are friending me. Cool, but… Who are they? And how do they know me?
00:51 Hrm. Loudtwitter seems to have stopped working. Either that, or I have stopped twittering… which… would… probably make more sense.

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Other People’s Business

Miriam Swann — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:10:52 +0000

Wow. Stuff has happened. And when I say “Stuff,” it’s with the capital S. It is not my Stuff, so I am not at liberty to say what happened, nor to whom. However, what I can say is that the offending party is a child, an idiot and a selfish sunamabitch. (From now on, we shall refer to the selfish sunamabitch as The Idiot, because it’s easier to type and it REALLY applies. And “Troglodyte Child” is just far too complimentary.)

This Stuff is a pretty big thing for me, even though it’s not happening TO me, and so most of my energy outside of caretaking for Pop is currently directed towards offering support for my friend, and trying to figure out what the blankety-blank was going on in the mind of The Idiot that they would handle things so poorly. Then again, after applying a moniker like The Idiot, I should stop trying to figure out how they think, because obviously, they’re not thinking. If they WERE thinking, they wouldn’t have pulled half of the nonsense they did. (And yes, I am playing the pronoun game as a way to protect identities, not because I don’t know my English grammar.)

I am absolutely furious that anyone, ANYONE would treat my friend the way that The Idiot has, and I very much want to lash out. However, what I need to remember is that as much as my friend is grieving over this painful situation, it is something that they chose to go through, and that they are learning a LOT about life through this experience. In that respect, this is turning out to be a Very Useful Experience. Also, Law of Attraction states that the more I focus on The Idiot’s foul behavior, the more I draw people like that into my life, and I really don’t need any of that at the moment.

So, I am letting go. I am supportive of my friend, and helping them take as many lessons from this experience as they can handle, and the rest I let go. It’s not my shite to deal with, so there’s no need for me to call it to myself.

And honestly, since Saturday (when this all began), my friend has been dealing with all of it admirably well, getting stronger and more self-assured with each passing hour. I am very proud of them. (GAH! I hate the pronoun game. It is so clumsy.)

But the point of all this, is that outside of this drama, there is very little going on in my life that doesn’t take place at the conversational level of a two-year-old. So this is much more interesting to talk about… And I’m turning into a gossip. Blech.

Hmm. I really need something to capture my interest… that or I need to get out more.

Speaking of getting out more, today at the library, one of the full-time staff members expressed a wish that I could work there at the very least part-time. I am not adverse to getting paid to do what I’m doing. I only wish I had the hours. BUT this does bode well for the someday when I will need to have an income again.

Anyway, yeah. That’s me.

Peace.

I Am Truly Blessed

Miriam Swann — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:19:31 +0000

So, the other day I was telling Blade my Tale Of Woe about how I couldn’t go see Batman… and tears were streaming down my face. Mebbe, I thought, Just mebbe this is a bigger deal than I originally thought. I should Do Something. So I called a friend and basically arranged it so that I could go see Batman today. And all is right with the world.

It was good. I am grateful I was able to go. It was also very dark and intense. And I think I like it more, now that it has settled into my bones.

After the movie, I had enough time to fill up my gas tank and then book it back home.

From the time I left the gas station, I have been fielding phone calls. (Actually, my first phone call– not counting my sister calling right at midnight– was at 11:00 this morning.) When I got home, I found a gazillion emails and birthday cards and wishes. And I’ve been on the phone ever since. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t plan on much more than a movie.

Oh, yeah. I feel the love. I have the most amazingest, awesomest (like a hotdog!) friends and family. You made my day. No, really.

Thank you.

And now, I leave you with this thought for the day, because it’s Muppets, I just discovered it today, and I just can’t resist.

Peace and love.

Sweet Tweets

Miriam Swann — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:05:51 +0000

21:54 Just started my bread machine for the first time. -crosses fingers-
01:06 Sweet heavens above! I haven’t smelled anything this good since France. Half hour left to go and the tummy is rumbling!
03:08 Is it possible for a mouth to do a happy dance? I think so. Frrrrrrench Brrrrread! YUM.

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