Category Archives: just thinking

i am in love…

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David isn’t really keen on the idea of me selling my vehicle.  Nor are the Schultz’s.  They all have good points…emergencies, borrowing others’ transportation, and isolation.  Nevertheless, I am determined to change my transportation.  I’ve begun to ride my bicycle more often.  I still haven’t taken the bus anywhere though.  (I feel intimidated by deciphering the schedule, but I haven’t written that off completely.)

David did agree to the idea of a Vespa.  I think he may have been in a moment of weakness, but I am not above taking advantage of that.  A Vespa appeals to me in so many ways.  And seeing one in person today…well, my heart simply melted by its design.  I love it.  I covet one.  And the one I drooled over the most happened to be on sale. ((drool))

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car

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Currently Reading: How to Live Well Without a Car by Chris Balish

I have been considering selling my car in order to live car-free.  This has been on my mind long before I gave my pre-warning notice at the chiropractor’s.  It entered my mind the same time my interest in goat farming emerged.  (Which isn’t so much of an interest as a running joke.)

Do I work to have a car?  This was the driving question in my mind.  I do enjoy driving.  I love the ability to pick up and go whenever I need something.  Or I want to visit a friend.  But what if this car mentality is feeding my consumer mentality–this idea of having what I want when I want it?

I don’t want to live in a mentality of consumerism.  And I know for sure that I want to live more radically than the way of suburban life.  I want my life to be a light of a different way.  A way that points to slowing down, meditation, eating from the earth, appreciating art.

I feel that having a car is pulling me away from the way I want to be.

I don’t think I am ready quite yet.  I have fear about being unable to visit certain friends in Queen Creek and another particular friend that doesn’t have a car.  I am afraid as to what my life would look like in the summer here in Phoenix.  I am nervous about depending on other peoples’ schedules in order to share rides.

I am optimistic about meeting new people.  I am excited to discover new places I have never noticed before.  I look forward to being more physically active through riding a bike and walking.  I am definitely looking forward to the reduction in costs and stress.

Any thoughts?

memories

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I was able to visit my friend Dave W.  He is doing so much better.  He still attends rehab for learning things he should know, but we had a great time reminiscing.  We looked through an old photo album I had, and I reminded him of people and he told me stories about them.  I was really impressed with what he recalled.

I am going back next week.

are you registered?

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If you aren’t registered to vote, I would encourage you to do so. I just changed my party affiliation today. Here is the link to register in Arizona.

A couple months ago, we were downtown at FirstFriday. A group was gathering signatures to get the Green Party access to the 2008 ballot. I looked at their literature and realized that I valued many of the same issues that the Green Party does. I am not on board with everything, but I see eye to eye with issues like the death penalty, the environment, non-violence, and national health insurance. Here is a link to the differences between the Green Party, the Republican Party, and the Democratic Party.

Please don’t think that your vote doesn’t matter–it really does. Your party affiliation matters too. If you believe that their is a better alternative to this reality, please take the time to be ready for the next election because there are people out there ready to make a difference.

meet me by my locker after class

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Zach was game enough to post his reading level, so I finally succumbed to the temptation. I would’ve guessed my blog was at a sixth grade level, and I was about right. In some states, I do believe that sixth grade falls into the middle school category. Meh, guess I should start to think about my vocabulary.

**By the way, I believe there is some sort of sketchy code they ask you to post on your blog.  I copied it, then looked through it to be safe.  I didn’t include the code that mentioned loans in it.

a lot of thinking…

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I’ve been a bit reclusive since I returned from my trip. I saw so much art my brain got full…I am still uploading and resizing pictures…soon I will post them on a website.

The plane ride home felt too long. I got airsick, then my lymph nodes swelled up. I spent the last week recovering from both jet lag and some sort of ailment. Blech.

Anyway, I have done a lot of thinking lately. I am going to leave my job soon. I am going to focus on making art. My biggest revalation in Europe was that I am never going to be good at art if I don’t start truly making it. These past few years have been a desert in which I have been very parched. I am sad to leave my job because I really do love it, but it is not what I am meant to do with my life therefore I must leave it.

I am afraid of the expectations I will face. The questions…the pressure.  At the same time I am excited and feel hope for the first time in a very long time.  David has been most supportive, and I am grateful for that.  I feel as though we have been through a lot of challenges lately, but I am more confident in our marriage that ever.  I do appreciate our differences, and I am grateful that the opportunity is still there to grow.  We certainly don’t have everything figured out, but I suppose that is part of the road we travel together.