Thankful @ MindSay

Today, I am delighted to be living in a mythical land

 where
The sun is shining
The air is breezy and pleasant
I have food in my stomach
     clothes on my person that fit
         a job waiting for me
               time before my next class to rest my brain
                      hurts-so-good ache in my quads from yesterday's workout
My car has very little maintenance needed at present
The Current went straight from Beach Boys to Arcade Fire this morning
My job allows to wear the four different bits of metal I like on my left ear
I have comfy shoes (you don't realize how big a deal this is until you've had uncomfy shoes)
I'll get to see the other half of a friendship that's been growing stronger weekly
My Dad and I got to laugh about our iron filter this morning (you had to be there)
I have a source of income once again
I have a muffin waiting for me for lunch
I got to see Swedewolf yesterday (he's leaving Saturday, and won't be back 'til Christmas).
Swedewolf, during our lunchtime conversation, labeled me both motherly and charismatic. I had no idea.
I get to play with the Jazz Band for the first time tonight
And hey, again, I get to see Sport. I'm excited for this.
If the weather holds, I may get to go rollerblading tomorrow. I am excited. My quads are crying, but, meh, they're strong, they can take it.
My bedhead this morning was kind of wildly cute, instead of scary.
And I am in this mythical land that exists on the other side of 9 HOURS OF SLEEP!! Yeah!

earlier today, I evoked;
"May there be a surprise in my mailbox today"...

Industry
Charity
Faith
Hope

Irony and Affirmation not lost on me

     I knew that a gift/blessing was gonna be there today, for I have Faith. The real surprise was an additional check paying me for work that I did over a month ago arrived as well. Now, I've already been paid for that job by the real estate broker who contracted me, however it was that payment that was extorted by my previous roommate(she's the person who processed my invoice for the job) for she put her name on the check and then gave me what she thought I deserved('nuff said). Now I have the opportunity to set the example and make all that right..by giving back to the broker what she had originally paid out of her pocket to me and re-establishing my good name against the LIBEL now being spread by "other parties involved".
I called the client and told them(left message) what the plan was to ensue.

I cannot help but notice that all this transpires between Lammas and the Corn Moon Esbat also known as the Dispute Moon..irony not lost on me at all

Blessed Be to those who cherish friendships..

Errrrgh.

This'd be the third night in a row that I'll be up late. And I've been getting up early for long enough that apparently my body's now wired into it. I'll wake up slightly before my alarm, and even if I try to sleep for the last few minutes, my body's having none of it.

I know, there are a lot of people out there who have it worse. I'll shut up and do my work now. :)

Signscout says I have to share this one on the blog. Today, I was chased across a soccer field by a half-dozen people, three of whom were repeatedly calling, "C'mere, Beautiful!" Half of this I understand - the new nickname came out of left field. DEEP left field. Usually, they call me tiger, or horsie. We were playing a chasing game, and since there are six kids and one 'teacher', every game seems to end up being, at some point, "Everybody chase Phirefly!"

I love days like this. :) Big open field, big sunny sky, big poofy clouds, big smiles on the kids, big hearts in the people I like working with. Big joy day. :D

There's something so incredible about living in gratitude. Being thankful for sunshine, honestly grateful for it. The way it feels when you're really hungry, and then suddenly offered food. Being thankful for a really wretched day, because someone recently reminded you how you nearly died, and you wouldn't have known that day. Love for my friends, being so glad they're in my life.

One of the notable blessings for me is having someplace quiet and secure to sleep. It means a lot to me that I have my own bed (not borrowed or a couch), I have my own room, and I can lock my door. There've been circumstances in the past where for one reason or another I stayed at a friend's out of urgency, or slept the night in my car. It's not that I can't sleep in that situation, I actually tend to do just fine there. It just means so much to me that there is a space where I can be, and it's secure. Well, the door deadbolts, anyway - if someone dropped a helicopter on it, it probably wouldn't be ideal.

Oranges. I am coming to love oranges. I don't know what it is, save maybe that for the longest time I couldn't eat them. They evoke happiness on a very deep and simple level. One of my storylines, there's this starving man who comes out of the desert, and he finds an orange, and he's shaking with emotion as he peels it. I haven't been starving, but my favorite lunch at college is a bowl of hot, fluffy rice, an orange, and a square of dark chocolate. Absolutely perfect. Love the orange.

I know what I want to do with my life. Or, at least, what I want to do with the next eight to ten years. This is so cool for me - I've been uncertain, indecisive, and generally worrying about whether I'm on the right path for, I don't know, months at least. Around last Thursday or so, or maybe it was Monday, there was a bit of an epiphany. Last night, I wrote it all down. I'm so excited!

So far, the vision looks like this: Acronym, Acronym, word, acronym, acronym, half-acronym, acronym, two words. It's kind of entertaining. :) Yay letters! Yay dreams! Yay life!

How often do we realize just how fortunate we are? I am truly thankful for you guys.

Thank you for being part of my Mindsay Family.

How about some more pictures?


My frequency modulator that is in the living room. I love technology whether it's old or new.


My brother Fwiffo enjoying a chat with Josh. Viewed through the older camera.


My house just isn't happy unless my plants are happy too. ;)

"There's a part of the brain that communicates between the sensitive, emotional side and the rational, analytical side. It's said to be smaller in men than in women."
"So?"
"So my theory is that we men feel all the same emotions that women do, but we just don't notice."

This made me laugh.

It's safe to say that the emotional side is pretty active right now, but it's a combination of things. I feel as though I should be home right now, but rationale says I will be in a week, and if it comes right down to a case of doing what I'm supposed to be doing, being present for classes is a whole lot closer to the mark. I feel concern, and some cousin of disappointment and betrayal that the rest of the family knew about this and I didn't find out for a month (mind, I don't know that that's the case. It just happens with a lot of family things that I won't find out about it for awhile, because I'm rather far away).

But, I also feel happy. That everyone's okay, or at least alive. That the sun still rises and paints the day beautifully, and I can make myself nummy breakfast, go to church, see my friends, read my favorite webzine. In a little while, I should have my focus back so that I can actually get some work done. I have a friend who's willing to be there for me even when he's completely exhausted, and my beloved is willing to wake up in the middle of the night and reason with me if I need him. That, no matter what's going on, there's still so much to be thankful for, and we're able to see it.