The Rambling RedHead

Random Acts of Miscellany

So I Married an Axe Murderer..

















First, as promised, pics of the ex dressed as Groundskeeper Willie (you can't see it but he's got his kilt on, whch really tied the ensemble together).. I do think it’s wonderful that, despite all that we’ve been through, Alex and I are still good friends. I will always admire and respect him for many reasons, not the least of which is his amazing creativity.. I am looking forward to next year’s creation immensely as he’s told me that he has already decided on his costume.. Animal from the Muppets.. Frankly, I think he’d be better off as Sweetums being 6’4 and all..

Maybe???


















Oh, yeah.. That's the stufff.. Muppets RULE!!









Hang-Outs and Good Times

Last weekend was fantastic. Friday night saw me having post-work drinks with Emmaus Donna at the Saucer (“If someone is your monkey, they are your monkey.. Unless they are your Donkey..”).. Then AJ and I went to Dani’s for a little Vixen’s Night In.. AJ stuck around for about an hour and then it was just me and Dani.. And a lot of beer.. and an 80’s dance party CD.. And some really big sunglasses.. and an Irish shamrock deely-bobby headband.. and a feather party hat.. Has evryone gone to a scary visual place yet??? We took pictures, but they are too blurry because we were laughing too much to hold the camera straight.. No wonder she keeps getting noise complaints from the apartment complex.. We ended up having a dance party for about an hour to such classic tunes as “Jam on It”.. “Supersonic”.. “Tootsie Roll” (Oh, yes we did.. basically, the whole Jock Jams CD collection..).. Thanks, babe.. that gets filed on the Top 10 Great Nights list.

Saturday night saw me out on the town hanging out with a cast of characters such as Big Brother, Simon The English Wanker, Gerry, Scottish Lennie, INS Lenny, The Hugh Grant Bar 'Ho and Special Agent Smart Ass.. Good times and an interesting group.. Special drive by guest appearance by "Drunken Bald Frat Boy Wanna Be".. Thankfully, he kept on walking, altho I did recieve a text later that said "Am I so easily replaced??".. Uhhhh, whatever, dude.. Go back to the frat house.. I'm sure there's some sorority chicks just dying for your Rohypnol like charm.. and the scotch-guard bill for the beer stains..

Tuesday night was a perfect roomies night.. AJ and I sat out back in the balmy November air, catching up over a bottle of Shiraz.. Long discussions about our jobs, Friendster Brad, Meet-Up John, (Dude, didn’t we declare a memorial against all Johns?) Rocco, Hulk-Boy and all the beloved men in our lives, including the two wonderful ones I happened to give birth to (“Xander is so freakin adorable!!”.. ”Yeah, it’s the only thing keeping him alive some days..”) You gotta admit, I got one damn adorable little monkey there..

Coming Up…

On tap for the weekend.. Nothing solid for Friday night but Saturday will see the Usual Suspects and assorted others gathering at the Home for Wayward Vixens for a fabulous feast.. I will be donning my chef’s hat and creating a veritable epicurean banquet to the delight of the attending pallets. Translation: I’m whippin’ up some tasty vittles.. Naked Jello Twister and full contact thumb-wrestling are on the agenda as entertainment..

Your Moment of Zen..

I have 2 items I’d like to share, just because they touched me when I read them… the first is from Emmaus Donna:

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it"
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.


Yeah, that one really spoke to me as I still struggle to reconcile the last few years I’ve had.. It’s as wonderful analogy as any I had ever heard.. My trials are God holding me to the fire to purify my soul to better reflect His presence in me.. Nice..

As the Vixens and I have struggled lately with a lot of troubling thoughts about the men in our lives (because, frankly, there ain’t a lot of life in the men..), we keep wondering what it is we’re looking for and what we should be able to expect out of them.. I came across this quote in my morning devotion.. It is advice given to a young man by a Jewish Rabbi..:

“Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man’s rib: Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.”

Now that's a beautiful sentiment.. Is that too much to ask for in life?

Have a good one, Gang..

posted by Monet @ 3:11 PM