Present

The thought and idea that has permeated my day has been embracing the present. Along with that, and equally important, is the necessity of releasing the past and its grip on the present. Actually this issue came up yesterday as I spent 2 hours practicing breathing techniques and talking to myself about the importance of letting go of expectations and embracing reality AS IT IS NOW. I have a hard time sometimes keeping my thoughts focused, and if I have a particular anxiety it defies gravity as it will surely pop right back up after I coax it down with a healthy dose of reason. Often my anxieties, which are relatively few nowadays, comparatively, revolve around some certain "thing" that I can't let go of; some experience I've had or wished I've had that if I just toss it around in my ticker one more time I'll come to grips with it or settle it or put it to rest, and it's just not gonna happen that way. My aim is to listen to myself and allow myself to go through all the shades and hues and ins and outs of my issue patiently and without interruption, look it over fervently and try to come up with a certainty that quenches my thirst, but if it is unanswerable I must let it go, and accept that it doesn't fit into my present. And my present isn't a bad place to be!! jody

Which of these things aren't made for the other?

Which is more off....the Alaskan tundra survival parka, or the bizarrely enormous muscles? Remember when Madonna was the most shocking celebrity of all? The "Sex" book and the movie chronicling her every sexual experience and desire, always dressing in leather and lace and bare skin? Now she plays the "I-wish-I-was-Jewish" game as she hones her skills at a fake British accent! This may all seem as if I have a grudge or an issue, and that's not true. She just CONFUSES me, and this picture calls into being every single reason why. jody

Anthems

If our lives have anthems, if we could put a string of songs together at the end that says something about who we were, this song would be high on my list! It's not new, so you may know it, well even, but the video is so great and hilarious that I have to recommend you watch it....again, if need be! So funny, yet SO incredibly accurate! jody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUXKqxpidP4

Have a glorious SPRINGTIME Monday! Love, jody

Viktor E. Frankl: The Existentialist?

At Barnes and Noble today I bought a new book on Existentialism and have been reading it for the last half hour or so. In it is an excerpt on my beloved Viktor Frankl, the haulocaust survivor, psychiatrist and author, who is asserted here as an existentialist! Was surprised b/c I've never heard his name attached to it before, but it brought up the beauty of his story. This is a man who formed a team amongst his fellow inmates of the concentration camp to help PREVENT SUICIDES. Even as they were condemned to die, he found meaning in life, and developed his "logotherapy" in the camp. Logotherapy is used to repair a person's sense of meaning in order to regain control of their lives. "From the Greek, logos, reason" You know how people ask you whom would you love to have dinner with, or similar questions.......I would've loved to sit down with Viktor Frankl and let him remind me why life is beautiful, even when it isn't. jody

Cheeta the Chimp

How cool is this? Cheeta the Chimp is 76 years old, I will say it again, 76 years old, and is the world's oldest chimpanzee. The other cool tidbit is that she is best known (or only known;) as Tarzan's sidekick on that old-ass TV show! This sexy bitch outlived Tarzan AND Jane! Long live Cheeta!!!!!! jody BTW, that came from dlisted

Baggins Elvis Fortenberry

How innocent is this face? How about those perfect teeth? And the black lips just take the cake.....literally, he will eat anything that doesn't eat him first. Only b/c it's impossible. This is as close as I'll ever get to a child, thank god, and he owns my heart! Isn't he CUTE!

La Pequena Hillary Clinton....for president!

I would vote for this bitch, I swear I would, it's brilliant in its absurdity! Here it is, you HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT...............if you love your country. hahahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg1LEsSeYJw&feature=related

More important than it should be!

Okay, I have a loving adoration, along with a total repulsion for someone...yes, they're one in the same....and he (she) has made it all the way to CNN with her new impression of Hillary Clinton. So my beloved La Pequena is a real celebrity now, if CNN counts to one's credit, which I believe it does, so I'll give a link to the original hotness of La Pequena de Prohibida:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0fvQQtkqoA and later I'll give a link to La Pequena Hillary Clinton.....I still think Prohibida is the best.... even better than the Amy Winehouse impression....I have to stop there or this will go on forever...........................................jody

Better late than never....

I'm experimenting with fonts! WOW! Of course I haven't written yet today, mainly b/c I just didn't have my mind focused. I'll do my new posting at night, that's when I think most clearly and have the motivation. This is going to end up being an online journal as well.....my thoughts and feelings on display you whomever chooses to indulge themselves in my oddities. But, back to the WOW!, Spring has totally sprung and wysteria is spreading like wildfire. It's turning the already green landscape into what looks like an Italian vineyard that's limber enough to climb up tall trees....that's b/c I think it looks like clusters of grapes. It makes me think of Mamaw Hildy's back yard and the twisted vine that explodes into purple in this, my favorite season. More later, jody

One more for tonight....

This is Spain's entry into some weird Euro song contest, it's bizarre and funny and I'm probably the only one who loves it! But Spain can do no wrong in my book.......http://perezhilton.com/2008-03-28-stupides-song-ever

Another song I love from Perez on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPS5MpMFOgc This song is so silly and great, I love it. It brings out the kid in me!

This song ROCKS! Thanks perez

http://perezhilton.com/2008-03-29-listen-to-this-work-work-work Gotta listen to this song...always looking for new music, Perezhilton is the place to go to find it!

First Post

This is my first attempt at making a blog, something I've wanted to do for a long time. Problem is, I don't know how to even get started, really, but I'm going to try. I'd like this blog to be an outlet for me to share what's going on with me, what's new with me, what I think is important, and what makes me smile. So here I go.....we'll see what happens! jodydf