random brainwave release, lol
Oct. 3rd, 2009 09:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafI'm FUCKING COLD, dammit. It's 50F/10C outside, and they haven't turned on the heating yet. Why bother, since the weather forecast says it's supposed to warm up again within the next few days. Which might or might not happen, btw. It's OCTOBER, people. Summer is very officially over by now. It may be cool and refreshing during the day, but it is downright FREEZING at night. And there are only so many layers of clothing I can put on and still be able to move, lol. *wiggles toes inside two pairs of socks + furry slippers to encourage the somewhat sluggish bloodflow therein*
In other exciting news, I'm done organizing my Viggo pics. Doing Orlando now.:D I didn't realize I had so many pics of the boy, either. He is a sexy little beast, by the way.;P Maybe I'll post a little Viggorli picspam after I'm finished. I've disovered quite a few nice, rare photos I wasn't aware I had.:)
I also made Moroccan Chicken Thighs with figs and olives. Not to be confused with the date & apricot recipe (see previous post). This one is not quite as delicious, but close.:) It's seasoned with Marsala wine, honey, balsamic vinegar, ground cumin, coriander and cardamom. Which I had found at Dominick's for over ten bucks a jar. And it was ON SALE, too - the original price was about $14. For a tiny little jar of ground cardamom. And I bought it. Yes, I am unbelievable sometimes, I admit. I will pick the 99 cent can of beans instead of the $1.50 one, but then I will pay ten bucks for some exotic spice that I might use perhaps twice a year. I think it's my way of staying in (partial) denial about the shitty economic situation we're all in. I may barely be making ends meet, but I WILL have Moroccan chicken thighs with cardamom and Marsala wine. And if I can have something as seemingly classy and sophisticated as that for dinner, then I'm not really broke, am I?... LOL.
But then it's always been about the little pleasures for me. Sometimes they can obliterate the universe. Or at least take my mind off the really big, nasty, overwhelming stuff. Like all the global social/political/environmental etc. issues that I have been reading about on AlterNet.org. I don't think I've read as much on the above topics during my entire life as I have over the past few weeks. Results? A nagging feeling of powerlessness, despondency, confusion, apprehension and impotent rage. It's a fucked-up world we live in, people. And what's worse, we fucked it up ourselves; and we keep doing just that every day. And it really seems like there is nothing a single person can do. Or at least, nothing that would actually make a difference. I can almost see the appeal of a religious worldview that claims some invincible higher power will ascend from the sky and clear the whole mess away. If only... lol. But that kind of worldview is so popular precisely because it's too freaking easy - and, to quote Viggo talking about movies with predictable, cathartic endings, "it lets us off the hook". So we don't have to change anything here, in this earthly world we live in, because it will be taken care of - and it's only a transitional thing anyway. Sometimes I wish I believed that too. But precisely that kind of belief has been used way too often throughout history, by those smart and unscrupulous enough to manipulate others or pull a blindfold over their eyes. That's precisely how we ended up in the terrifying mess we're in. And some deeply buried instinct tells me that true spirituality has nothing to do with escapism - that it would, in fact, require the courage to face reality and shape it in a positive way. Which is probably way more than I feel capable of at the moment... so maybe I'd better shut up.:P
Also, does anyone have any suggestions why my cellphone isn't showing the correct time? It's precisely 39 minutes behind right now, and it's been that way for the past few hours. I'm assuming it's the time on the cellphone that's wrong, since both my computer and my bedside clock are showing the same hour (39 minutes ahead of the cellphone). WTF???
In other exciting news, I'm done organizing my Viggo pics. Doing Orlando now.:D I didn't realize I had so many pics of the boy, either. He is a sexy little beast, by the way.;P Maybe I'll post a little Viggorli picspam after I'm finished. I've disovered quite a few nice, rare photos I wasn't aware I had.:)
I also made Moroccan Chicken Thighs with figs and olives. Not to be confused with the date & apricot recipe (see previous post). This one is not quite as delicious, but close.:) It's seasoned with Marsala wine, honey, balsamic vinegar, ground cumin, coriander and cardamom. Which I had found at Dominick's for over ten bucks a jar. And it was ON SALE, too - the original price was about $14. For a tiny little jar of ground cardamom. And I bought it. Yes, I am unbelievable sometimes, I admit. I will pick the 99 cent can of beans instead of the $1.50 one, but then I will pay ten bucks for some exotic spice that I might use perhaps twice a year. I think it's my way of staying in (partial) denial about the shitty economic situation we're all in. I may barely be making ends meet, but I WILL have Moroccan chicken thighs with cardamom and Marsala wine. And if I can have something as seemingly classy and sophisticated as that for dinner, then I'm not really broke, am I?... LOL.
But then it's always been about the little pleasures for me. Sometimes they can obliterate the universe. Or at least take my mind off the really big, nasty, overwhelming stuff. Like all the global social/political/environmental etc. issues that I have been reading about on AlterNet.org. I don't think I've read as much on the above topics during my entire life as I have over the past few weeks. Results? A nagging feeling of powerlessness, despondency, confusion, apprehension and impotent rage. It's a fucked-up world we live in, people. And what's worse, we fucked it up ourselves; and we keep doing just that every day. And it really seems like there is nothing a single person can do. Or at least, nothing that would actually make a difference. I can almost see the appeal of a religious worldview that claims some invincible higher power will ascend from the sky and clear the whole mess away. If only... lol. But that kind of worldview is so popular precisely because it's too freaking easy - and, to quote Viggo talking about movies with predictable, cathartic endings, "it lets us off the hook". So we don't have to change anything here, in this earthly world we live in, because it will be taken care of - and it's only a transitional thing anyway. Sometimes I wish I believed that too. But precisely that kind of belief has been used way too often throughout history, by those smart and unscrupulous enough to manipulate others or pull a blindfold over their eyes. That's precisely how we ended up in the terrifying mess we're in. And some deeply buried instinct tells me that true spirituality has nothing to do with escapism - that it would, in fact, require the courage to face reality and shape it in a positive way. Which is probably way more than I feel capable of at the moment... so maybe I'd better shut up.:P
Also, does anyone have any suggestions why my cellphone isn't showing the correct time? It's precisely 39 minutes behind right now, and it's been that way for the past few hours. I'm assuming it's the time on the cellphone that's wrong, since both my computer and my bedside clock are showing the same hour (39 minutes ahead of the cellphone). WTF???
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