Tired of the Election Hooplah

I really am tired of hearing about the election. I have already voted and in my mind the election is over already. The republicans need to just shut up and concede because their arguments are getting desperate and silly.

I raised some more money for LLS this week and tomorrow I will be going to spread the word about TNT at a 5 miler in New Braunfel. I am going to car pool with another TNT participate whom I don't know. It aught to be interesting. Or excrutiating. Who knows. I should have read the requirements before I signed up for this thing. I thought is was here in town, but now I have to drive to BFE at 5:30 in the morning and I REALLY like sleeping in.

Tonight I am staying in with my sister. The Halloween outfit I bought a year ago has yet to be seen outside of my bedroom. Oh, well. I just don't enjoy the get dressed up, drink till ya puke, party all night long thing anymore and if I'm not gonna do that, I would rather sit and watch movies, have some good food, and drink at my house. That way I don't get a DUI and get fired. Ugh! Getting older sucks sometimes.

School is going alright. I just feel sometimes that in order to get the kids' attention I have to stand on my head and juggle. They don't even stop talking when I am giving instructions. That is why my last two class periods didn't have a 'cultural event' today. They didn't hear me announce that they could have one and therefore, didn't have one. Oh well! I bet they pay attention next time.....wishing you the best year ever.....Mel!

Fundamental Weirdos

Why must the fundamentalist christians insist on infringing on my rights to the separation of church and state? I let them do their thing, they should let me do my thing. Colorado has gotten the personhood act on the ballot in the Nov 4th election. This is a movement led by a 22 year old fundamental christian to get her belief that personhood begins at conception into law. I am sorry, but the little fertilized eggs that are discarded after an invitro fertilization procedure are NOT humans. Not until you have all of your parts, and maybe not even until birth, should you be given the rights that born persons get. I don't want to have some chick who is 2 weeks pregnant chilling in the high occupancy vehicle lane beating me to work because her fetus is considered a human. This is just another backdoor attempt at reversing Roe v. Wade. I am sorry, but if I accidentally get pregnant, am raped and get pregnant, or am at risk of having a baby with severe deformities, I have the RIGHT to end the pregnancy, kill the baby, however you want to put it and no fundamentalist weirdo can stop me!! Wishing you the best year ever....Mel

Dreaming

Well it's been a long time since I have had a chance to write so I'll get right down to it. I am totally slacking on my jogging since the weather got colder. I have been getting up at a later hour and spending time by myself drinking coffee and writing to start off my day and then I get dressed and head off to work. In the afternoon I am trying to get home at a decent hour instead of 7 or 8 pm, but I still don't feel motivated or rested enough to go work out in the evenings either. It must be because it is my time of the month. The 1/2 marathon is 2 weeks away. I still have to raise $1000 otherwise it will come out of my account. Well, I shoulda gotten out there a bit more. I still had a good time though. And I did something completely outside of my usual character. Another way that I am being outside my box is by venturing out to do things alone. I am energized by the outside world, people, things, and activities. I thrive off of interpersonal interaction, but lately I have felt lost and believe I need to be by myself to think things out. My inner introvert is awakening. I am going to go camping all by my self in a few weeks. I am going to take my tent and provisions and hike to a primitive camping spot. I am going to pack my lounge chair, book, notebook, hat, sunglasses, and ice chest, hike 6 miles to the summit of Enchanted Rock, and spend the afternoon reading, writing, and meditating. I am enjoying my job, but really miss traveling. I need to find a way to do what I do in an exotic location. Or at least have a plan to visit one in the summer. I am hoping to go to the BVIs this summer. The only problem is that I want to go to LA during Christmas break and don't think I have enough cash for what I owe to LLS, LA trip, and BVI trip. Maybe I should get a second job....wishing you the best year ever....Mel