catch-up time

Ms. Biddy and Ms. Crankbee-- Hello friends! It's so good to hear from you both. The love and the advice were very much appreciated, thank you. I still have catching up to do, but look for me on your blogs soon!

I was reading Wit's End, in my endless task of catching up in everyone's lives, the other day. She had a post about finding one's voice and how that can be difficult.

I SO related. I'm so much more than a grrrl gettin' hitched. The blog must evolve beyond that. However, I don't think that, until tonight, I have accepted that I may not find that voice for a while.

To that I say-- "Oh the hell well!"

Tonight I rant.

Probably not the voice that I am looking for, but at least there are words on this page.

1. I love the black box. What a great way to connect with other bloggers. Thank you for the comment and I will begin to do the same.

2. I will begin to do the same after this week. I have been planning an event for the judiciary in my state for months. There are 700 judges and lawyers coming. There's even a man flying in from London who is a member of the House of Lords tomorrow (similar to the Supreme Court in the US). I'm freaking busy. 'Nough said.

3. A co-worker of mind said I looked like Sarah Palin today and I was so angry I jokingly came at him with my coffee. Apparently because I had a ponytail and plastic framed glasses I looked like her. DAMN HER. I'm completely offended and I'm completely offended that me wearing a pony tail (which I do 361 days of the year) and me wearing my glasses (which I have worn for years every day of the year) makes me look like her. I came first. Her new found stardom is undeserved and completely ridiculous and unpatriotic. I wanted to tell my coworker that he looked like Hitler to see how he felt in such a ludicrous depiction.

4. We put a third offer on a third house tonight. We aren't going to get this one either. Our real estate agent, when asked what the average number of offers a first-time homebuyer makes, said, "One offer. " This is one of those times I hate going against the norm.

5. Marriage is work. It's been only 4 months and it's work. I don't say that because I don't love every minute-- I DO!!!!! It's just that so many women lately seem to think that marriage will bring them and their significant others closer together. I'm perplexed by that idea. It's actually overwhelming because the relationship starts at a new beginning-- the precipice of the future. And it's a damn daunting task. Thank the goddesses i have Garrett to look out upon our dreams with.

6. My republican co-worker today was treated by our staff as being the person who loves the American flag the most. It's a long story and I don't really want to go into it. Suffice it to say, at staff meeting we were talking about the Pledge of Allegiance. Everyone looked to him for his reaction as though his being right-wing gave him 0wnership of the flag. I have never been so offended. If I had a time machine I would go back in time and tell him, in front of everyone, "Stop looking so smug. You don't love or deserve the flag an ounce more than I do." Flaming liberals, like myself, have some work to do. I love our country the same, if not more, than those right-wingers. My acts of dissent are my greatest forms of patriotism. I should dare anyone to tell me differently.

7. I think that's it.

Love and goodnight, Beck.

ps-- Full-out wedding pictures to come during the week. They are awesome, untraditional and fabulous. I think you will all enjoy.