yeah...extreme makeover home edition is on tonight!

so...that new part of my blog title is a quote i found on someone's blog, and i liked it, so...here it is...it's very true, isn't it?...good will prevail, eventually...if we all could take after gandhi's example of peace, that would change the world, wouldn't it?...but not everyone is of the same mindset, so that won't happen...all i can do is do my best each day to build people up instead of breaking them down...i do try to do that...

by the way, i am totally confused as far as what week this is...um, i am a week ahead of schedule...obviously, world aids day is wednesday, december 1...duh...

there are many things in this world which sadden and confuse me...aids...alzheimers...mental illness...all are personally so sad to me, not just the devestation of the illnesses, but the stigma against them, especially aids and mental illness...get over it, people...ok, i am going to stop now, or this will turn into one of my pre-election rants...i just have a real problem with people who consider aids a "cure", and think that those with mental illness are somehow "weird" or "different"...don't get me started...oh, i already am started?...ok, somebody stop me...

tomorrow i work in that sort of challenging class, but i am ready for the challenge...bring it on!

i am still trying to finish harry potter and the goblet of fire...still need to see movies 2 and 3 of that series...movies that look interesting are: sideways (have heard excellent things about it) and return to neverland (with johnny depp)...maybe during christmas i will actually go to the theater (!) and see a movie (!)...

it has been possibly three months since i have viewed any of the lord of the rings movies...something is seriously wrong with me...i guess i needed a break, since i have seen each of them at least 10 times, and read each book, including the hobbit...

again i am distracting myself from a difficult world situation by discussing really unimportant mundane trivial subjects...i just can't focus on what is happening in the war and what is happening just everyday and i hear it on the news and i just can't go there right now...each day goes by and the skies are dark earlier and earlier...but i am not ruled by depression as in years past...sadness is now merely sadness, boredom is boredom, anger is anger...i no longer allow a diagnsis to take the blame for my choices, and it has been freeing...

this blog entry has been rather rambling, but hey, it says in my blog title that there may be rambling involved, so...you were warned!

ok, i am done...until next time...

another sunday morning (depending on where you live)

good sunday morning, or happy monday to any of you in those time zones...it's the week of thanksgiving, so a short work week, fortunately, but also unfortunately...as a substitute teacher who depends on working each school day, no school means no work which in turn means no income...those of you who read this blog {again, i have only heard from my one faithful follower in southern california :) }know that i have another job, but, alas, it is closed both thursday and friday this week...so...that 4 day weekend that i used to anticipate is now the 4 day weekend to dread...have no fear, though...my complaining stops now...i will look upon this 4 days as a positive...
where has my creativity gone?...seems my last few blogs have lacked the interesting element...writer's block?...sure, why not?...oh, i helped mom and dad move into their beautiful new home in west richland yesterday...they will move in officially on tuesday...m. and i will go to church at 930 am, then i think we'll watch the seahawk game and whatever, then he will go to kennewick for the week...it will be a busy week, lots going on...tuesday k. is going to get her driver's license, i have to work so i hope her grandpa will take her...wednesday night i will go to the world aids day service...i have missed the last couple of years, so i am glad to be going back...m.'s group is performing at a world aids day service at cbc...there is a concert that i will miss that night...m. said something about a concert on thursday, but since that is thanksgiving, i don't know...that would be cool, though...it's not like holidays are off-limits, we did go down to that louise rose clinic on veterans day...i'll go to my sister's, then probably to l.'s parents home on thursday...i just remembered last year when i was working 3 jobs, 7 days a week, and i was working at bon macy's the day after thanksgiving...never again!!!!!!!!...i do not like working retail and dealing with money...put me in a classroom with 100 kids, i can take it....no more retail!

by the way, the washington governor race is still too close to call!...they are re-counting...may not know until into december just who will lead this great state of washington...my brother mi. said yesterday that gregoire should be westside gov and rossi should be eastside gov...hmmmmm....interesting...there are vast differences on each side of our state, politically, geographically, culturally, demographically, etc...but we are one state and need one gov...so we'll see what happens..