It's Me It's Me, A Blogwright

I just saw a very good, quite sad movie; and I was a bit bummed out. It was about a cellist who developed MS. Don't even want to think about it because now I am feeling better and listening to Mozart. Put a cool screensaver from the Paris Art Museum on compy. It is called, La Japonesse by Monet.

Vincent Van Gogh's Starry, Starry Night was the previous screensaver I had on my desktop. Looking at it tonight, especially bothersome was the black flame-like thing on the left bottom corner of the painting. Funny, I usually focus on the stars and the little village, the swirling colors. Tonight, the blackness drew me in! To me this represented such grief, sadness; just flaming up ready to engulf the whole scene. That is why I changed the motiff. This black "blob" is so out of place on that scene. Was this his intent? Was this an attempt on his part to show his melancholy? Poor Vincent! Only selling one painting in his lifetime; such a nice guy, too. Did you know he was a priest to the poor for a while and during his tenure he gave away his earnings and food to them. His employers didn't understand him, so they fired him! He helped the parishoners and they loved him even though his sermons weren't all that good.


Really, sometimes I just get so despondent and sentimental. Then I get aggravated at me because I am in charge of me and really have a pretty great life so I should be happy and very thankful! Seems things just sneak up into me and then sadness engulfs me, especially at night, then I can't sleep... So many individuals have problems and they don't ever seem to be sad; how admirable!!!!

Actually, it is helping to view this in writing...

Any of you feel this way at times? Darn hormones. I know that they are a culprit along with the night and sad movie.

Too much sadness in the world, I don't want to add to it.

Don't you feel that if everyone just tried to feel happier, notice the numerous, wonderful reasons why joy should be felt, even just for a little while a day, that that emmitting would have a drastic change on our whole planet!

This is my plan, and I am sticking to it.

Today I was happy that the wood doves are back! A robin was hopping about -- OH! Happy first day of Spring!!! It was snowing on Monday here-- ha, ha! The grass is trying to decide to become somewhat green or stay the winter-hay color. The clouds did look like they carried snow today... Sol was shining very brightly today. Thank goodness for sunglasses! Had to hold my hand up and put my visor down so I could see to drive in certain directions. A minor inconvenience...

Joy to all of YOU!

Thanks, Creator, for everything!

My other objective is to try to read all of the blog postings sent to me. My friends, you are prolific!

My children, Panda and Karl have decided to never ski because of the death of Natasha Richardson. What a tragedy!!!! My condolences go to her family. I told them I very much enjoyed cross-country skiing and they were shocked to learn that their mom actually downhill skiied, too. Karl went to a downhill skiing area, but I really don't know if he skiied or stayed in the arcade. Amanda never downhilled. Spee went downhill skiing in the past, he had fun. When they were little I tried to teach them to cross-country,however, they enjoyed sledding downhill better -- so we did that. Quite a few celebs have died skiing, Sonny Bono, a Kennedy...

It was so much fun to play with my children when they were little. Now they are grown up and I am so proud of them. I do miss playing with them, now; but it is right and proper that they play more with their friends. Maybe when they get older we will play together again... See -- I told you I get too emotional lately!!!

Come to think of it, I will try to have a Monopoly game with them today! I have two at home for a little while... Karl is always up for playing -- although his choice is the Wii or XBox. He kicks my butt at most, but I do well at Wii Bowling, much to his chagrin because I use all the wrong moves but hit the pins! Karl loves chess and backgammon and dominos and Monopoly and Risk, too.

Having the intention to just jot a bit down, this is turning into a missive!

Later!