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Waking Up (This Is A Long One)

August 17, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

Every week my friend and fab-o-rama coach, Lynne pulls a Tarot card or a rune for the week, to give us readers something to think about or to explain why certain issues might be “up” for us. This week’s was quite a doozie but I knew exactly what it was talking about, because it pretty much sums up what this past year has been like for me. You can read the entire text at her blog; I’ve excerpted the parts that were particularly applicable to my experience here.

“The role of Nauthiz is to identify our shadow, our dark or repressed side, places where growth has been stunted, resulting in weaknesses that are often projected onto others.”

“This is a time to pay off old debts, to restore, if not harmony, at least balance.”

“When something within you is disowned, that which is disowned wreaks havoc. A cleansing is required here; in undertaking it, you will fund a will and strengthen character.”

“Thus you are required to undergo the dark side of your passage and bring it into the light.”

Yup, that pretty much sums it up quite nicely. But as you know, if you’ve ever gone racketing around in your own unconscious for an extended period of time, there’s a b-i-g difference between reading these words on a page and actually undergoing the process. A difference which I think can best be expressed by the phrase HOLY. F&%@!!

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Filed Under: Breaking Out Of The Bubble, Where Jenny Gets A Little Woo-Woo, Where Jenny Talks About Her Feelings Tagged With: dark night of the soul

One Of Those Days

August 15, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

Have you ever had one of those days where you actually fear to go outside because your hair is just basically giving you the finger?

And on one of those days have you then had to spend the entire afternoon in the doctor’s office thanks to the fact that you are experiencing your very first ever, searingly painful, urinary tract infection?

And as you were walking out the door, with the precious, infection-clearing prescription in your hand, did your doctor mention that this problem could be caused by a combination of hot weather and “Wearing Fancy Britches” (meaning non-cotton, non-white underpants)?

Have you ever had one of those days?

Yeah, me too.

Filed Under: Grin And Bear It, These Are The Days Of My Life Tagged With: having a bad day

You Know You’re 34 When…

August 13, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

-the number of years you’ve been out of high school now equals the age you were when you graduated

AND

-the highlight of your week was the purchase of a brand-new, self-cleaning!! litter box

Filed Under: These Are The Days Of My Life, Who Made Me A Grownup? Tagged With: being a grownup

Synchronicity

August 9, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 2 Comments

This showed up in my inbox today-very appropriate given what I wrote about yesterday.

Again and again
Some people in the crowd wake up.
They have no ground in the crowd
And they emerge according to broader laws.
They carry strange customs with them,
And demand room for bold gestures.

The future speaks ruthlessly through them.

– Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell

Filed Under: CFG Loves Things Wordy Tagged With: poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke

Does This Still Count As Using My Powers For Good?

August 8, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 7 Comments

Lately I’ve been having a lot of fun playing around on Facebook. I love pimping out my profile with pictures of LOL Cats, badges from my favorite TV shows, and my stats as a Pirate sailing the cyber seas.

But I’ve made a few missteps too, such as declining an invitation from a friend who wanted to turn me into a zombie. Call me crazy but I’m kind of attached to my soul, and I’m really not that keen on becoming a minion of the undead.

Apparently it’s unwise to anger the undead however, because in response to my deciding to maintain my status as a human being my friend dedicated a song to me. And now, prominently displayed on my Facebook profile is the phrase, “Detachable Penis.”

I wasn’t really sure how to react to that, but one of my new friends was very excited. “How could I miss out on adding a friend who has “Detachable Penis” playing?” she asked. “If it weren’t for you, I’d not know this tune existed… and that would be wrong.”

On the one hand I thought, “Cool. Even though I’m in the metaphorical desert, I’m glad to see that I’m still using my powers for good.” And on the other hand I thought, “Hm, how interesting that now this is the kind of thing I’m known for.”

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Filed Under: Breaking Out Of The Bubble, CFG Goes Online Social, Where Jenny Talks About Her Feelings Tagged With: dark night of the soul

Lost In Translation

August 2, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

Me: standing on top of a cut-in-half balance ball, swaying madly, attempting to do squats, lift, and then lower a medicine ball all at the same time.

My Trainer: See, don’t you love this? Isn’t this fun?

Me: I think I need to buy you a dictionary.

Filed Under: Grin And Bear It Tagged With: working out with a personal trainer

And On A Lighter Note

August 1, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 1 Comment

A man, his blender, and the eternal question: Will It Blend?

Filed Under: CFG Shares Some Cool Stuff, People Do The Strangest Things

The Desert

August 1, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 4 Comments

I have been feeling exceptionally un-funny lately, and I believe it’s because I’ve been wandering around my own personal version of The Desert.

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Filed Under: Where Jenny Talks About Her Feelings Tagged With: dark night of the soul

The Best Thing I Heard This Weekend

July 29, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 1 Comment

Matt Ferrell (a computer hacker, on the run from the bad guys): “You killed a helicopter with a car!”

John McClean (one of the good guys): “I ran out of bullets.”

-From “Live Free Or Die Hard”

Filed Under: CFG Loves Things Wordy Tagged With: die hard 4, movie quotes

Finally…

July 29, 2007 By Jenny Ryan 1 Comment

…the spammers have figured out which target market I fit into.

Today’s headline:

Dorkus Maximus

Filed Under: Sometimes Spam Is Funny Tagged With: funny spam

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