Offensive

After reading a blog that a friend had pointed out, it really put into perspective what is offensive and what isn't. This girl is truly fucked up. If I knew how to put in links I would just send you to it. I mean when she says. "I went to lunch and made a quick $400, and when I got back to work my boss was inquiring as to where I was. Loser." Really who is the loser here. Because when you have those cold sores around your mouth and warts around the other lips, I don't think you will be making the $400 at lunch you will need for the herpes meds. It's just incredible that such people exist and I know they do in droves no less and they all seem to work in DC, go figure.


I have had a good day so far the theory class wanted me to teach them composition. Well I told them sometimes you need to understand the mechanics before you can really write. All composers and songwriters have or had an understanding of music whether it was formal or just a talent. That's hard to explain to high schoolers who just want to write the next chart topping rock ballad. Oh well we will do a project tomorrow and I have to get them to stop having me play stuff on piano because I am not good at it.:o)

Happy Hanukkah

It's been awhile but I have been ubber busy with School Christmas concerts and Family Christmas parties. Ugh to both. I mean I love Christmas, the spirit of and not so much the retail and commercialization of the birth of Gods one and only son. I am reminded of a saying a friend had, "Happy Birthday Jesus I hope you like crap." Sometimes that is how I feel. When I hear stories of grown women punching each other for a toy that their child would literally die if they do not receive. Ah... and stories of people being trampled just to get into a store the day after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving a holiday to give thanks for what we have and be thankful we have that oh and be thankful for the people in our lives if there is time. Then the next day it's a holiday to celebrate what we want or what we think we want and or deserve and we must get it at any cost possible. Even if that means degrading our soul to get it. In this era of "ownership" society should we not pause and take ownership OF our society. Are we really a society of greedy, pushy, selfish people who only want for ourselves or at the very least those we know. Where is this high christian morality that gave our newly elected President a mandate. I was raised christian and was taught to be charitable and humble, to want not for myself but for others. Now I am not an expert but I am pretty sure most all other religions hold this or similar beliefs. Then why is it that we as a country and a people so driven by the material.

This year I have taken a break from gift giving and getting. I am still getting gifts for my niece and nephews and the sister-in-law I drew in the family Christmas exchange but I have asked my family to make donations with the money they would have spent on me. I think my point was made when that notion was made fun of or just met with confusion. I am also just giving cards and trying to make an effort to personalize each of the ones I send. I hope that people will understand what I am doing. I really want to use this holiday to really be selfish and reconnect with my friends and family.