7 Quick Tuesday Takes
Don’t you hate when Monday walks up to you, smacks you around, steps on your lunch, and walks away laughing? Yeah, that was my Monday. I feel like the rain today (after a good span of beautiful sunny days) was brought on by me because I felt like rain when I went to bed last night.
1. My friend Nicole’s brother had a heart attack and died over the weekend. I don’t know his exact age, but it was around 40. I feel so sad for my friend and her family; this must be an unbearable shock. Beyond that, being nearly six years from 40, myself, this is terrifying.
2. I was passed over for an opportunity that I wanted very much. Can’t say much more other than to say that I am significantly bummed out.
3. Not doing a good job in my battle with the scale. Need to get a grip and just… friggin… focus.
4. Attended my first Catholic wedding over the weekend. Wow, talk about the land that women’s lib missed. The ceremony was full of statements about being overjoyed with all the children God grants you (no “if” statements, all very “you WILL procreate!”), about how the husband needs to “be patient with” the wife and how the wife needs “to be nice” to the husband (ohhhhhmg, my head almost exploded), about how the families will be concerned whether “he spoils her as she should be” and whether “she will cook like his mamma”. OH. MY. F’ING. GOD. I don’t live in a bubble; I know there are issues with the Catholic church but I never experienced it before. Holy jeez indeed.
5. Speaking of women’s lib, check out this really insane idea: basically, an Ohio bill is proposing that women get a note from a man before they get an abortion. You know, like getting a note for skipping gym class or missing school because you don’t feel well. If you don’t know who the father is, no abortion for you (sexually liberated women must just suck it up and deal). If it’s rape or incest, you have to prove it first. Sure, no problem – that’s always easy to do. Every bit of this makes me sick.
6. That said, I’m reaching a negativity limit. I can’t take all the complaining and soap-boxing and criticism I run into online every day. I’m sensitive to criticism and to argument and it’s getting really wearing to read this stuff every day. Is there a website where people talk about life with a hopeful and optimistic, but still funny and snarky tone?
7. On a lighter note, the hubby and I have been living in our apartment for five months now and we still have only hung up one picture (and that one only because it’s huge and it behooves us to have it hanging on the wall rather than in the hallway, on the floor). I want to do a little craft project and do a fabric cover for my corkboard and finally figure out what wedding photos I want to print and frame around the apartment. Just need money and time. Anyone got some to spare?
All priests are not that “traditional.” There are some that are really quite liberal. I try my best to avoid the traditional ones because they make me want to vomit.
He was far more “traditional” than I would have suspected considering 1) he was personally chosen by the family (long time friend of the bride’s family) and 2) had a career (in jewelry) before joining the priesthood. But I suppose those details don’t really have to add up to anything.
1. I’m very sorry to hear about your friend’s brother. It’s always terrible to lose a family member, but when it’s sudden and unexpected it really is a tragedy.
4. I literally once had to hold my hand over my mouth to stop myself from laughing out loud at a Catholic wedding. The priest literally called the bride property and then later detailed how they should feel comfortable in front of each other naked and it’s her job to make him feel powerful in their sexual relationship…
6. You are one of those websites you’re looking for :)
7. We’ve lived in our home for over a year and there is still a picture frame hanging in the kitchen with the pictures it came with in it. At least I got it on the wall lol.
6 – Thanks! I try – I just want to find more, too. I guess I’m trying to fill what I can’t find much of.
7 – My sister has a picture of Jesus hanging in her house that came with the house. Even when they repainted, they took it down and hung it back up because, as my sister put it, “Who’s going to throw Jesus out?” Neither she nor her husband could bear to. LOL So Jesus stays.