Saturday 9

The lazy ass producers of The Jason Show came across this meme from Jason's bestie, Pumpkin Delight.  She, who is far from a lazy ass, came across this here.

1.  Have you ever had a romantic break-up that was easy?

Truthfully, I have only really had one real romantic break-up.  And it was the most difficult thing in my life.  After that, I dated a guy for a couple of months, and I was crushed when he dumped me.  For about one hour. Then I realized how wrong we were for each other and that I needed to quit my teaching job and become a flight attendant. (Which never happened.)

2.  When was the first time you felt betrayed?

At the age of 4 the dentist told me to close my eyes and I'd get a big surprise.  Then he jabbed the inside of my mouth with my first ever novocain shot.  Well, I never fell for that trick again!  

3.  Do you feel religious beliefs should have a role in politics?

Absolutely not.

4.  Are you doing anything special this weekend?

I am recovering from a cold.  Laying around and napping all day is very special!  Too bad it was such a beautiful day outside.

5.  Oreo cookies turned 100 this week.  How do you eat an Oreo?  

I don't eat Oreos.  I don't like them.

6.  If you could change something about yourself, what would it be?

I would like working out at a gym.  For two hours.  Every day.  At 4:00 a.m.  

7.  Describe a time when you should have tried harder.

I think an ongoing battle with me is needing to try harder with my family.  I should be more in tune with Giancarlo's emotional needs.  I should spend more time with Diego.  I should have more patience and show more affection to my in-laws.  I should call my dad more often.  I should keep in touch with my siblings better than I do.  Sometimes I think I'm lazy when it comes to my relationships that matter the most. 

 (He says as he spends yet another hour on his computer, isolated from his family!)

8.  What is your favorite baseball-related movie?

My first reflex was to say that there are no baseball related movies that I like.  But that's not true.  I liked A League of Their Own (Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell--a gay baseball movie if there ever was one), and also a gay themed baseball movie called The Broken Hearts Club, starring the tasty Dean Cain.

9.  What is one lesson you have learned this past year?

There is only so much a person should have to put up with.  Sometimes you have to put your big boy panties on and make a change.

I Can't Help It. I Love Enya.

 

I'm trying to recover from a cold that I've had this week, so I've spent pretty much the entire day in bed or on the couch, playing Words With Friends, The SIMS Social, Facebooking, and scrolling through the endless pages of Pinterest.  I've also been dozing and listening to my entire Enya collection on my ipod.  So what?  I love Enya and I always will.  She's so ethereal.  So exquisite.  So sublime.  So unearthly.

I have special memories associated with Enya.  The first time I ever heard her was when I was sitting next to Claire during an ultrasound, getting the very first unfathomable glimpse of our baby Amelia when she was smaller than my hand.  I remember asking the ultrasound technician who the artist was.  The name stuck with me and soon I began my collection.

I recall driving through ice and snow at 5:30 a.m. on my way to my very first student teaching assignment.  Her calm and wonderment somehow made student teaching an experience that I could describe with those same adjectives.  Maybe I should be listening to her regularly at school, nineteen years later.  I know I could use some calm and wonderment.

I have learned some of Enya's pieces on the piano.  I feel immediately calmed when I sit and play them.  I know it calms Giancarlo, too.  He never comments on the pieces in my repertoire, unless I am playing Enya.  He doesn't know Enya from the man in the moon, he is just not a musical person, but when I play one of her pieces he often stops, rubs my back, and says how nice it sounds.

In writing this post, I've come to realize that I am not as loyal of a fan as I thought.  There are two albums that came out in 2007 and 2008 that I do not possess!  

Not for long.