It was a Cheshire Cat moon tonight. Driving home, I saw the lunar slice grinning at me and it reminded me of the times my sister and I were curled up in the back seat of my parents' car on the way to the drive-in movies.
We'd wear our pajamas and my mom would build a little bird's nest for us, with the back seat of the hatchback Sprint folded down. On the drive, Erin and I would point at the moon and laugh how it was following us.
It followed me again tonight. It stood out in the sky the entire way home, managing to hover above the hills and keep its pearly whites on me.
The Cheshire Cat moon got me thinking. Besides the trip down memory lane, it had me looking ahead. If I talked to this troublesome cat, I imagine the conversation probably would have gone like something this:
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where –" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"– so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
(from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
(Outgrabe (past tense; present tense outgribe) – Something between bellowing and whistling, with a kind of sneeze in the middle. -- From Wikipedia)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Resolutions 2009 update
In my last blog, I listed my New Year's resolutions. Here is an update to my progress:
1) In the last three weeks I have eaten meat twice. The first was one week in. I was a friend's place for dinner and had some pizza with chicken and bacon on it. D'oh! But it was very teeny tiny pieces of bacon, so it really can't count. Can it? I mean they were really small pieces. The other time I failed was today. I had chicken in my taco salad. But I believe I added a disclaimer for chicken, so technically, I've only messed up once. Other than that, I must say I'm impressed with my self-control and I really don't even miss it that much.
2) I have yet to go snowboarding, but I did go snowshoeing with a group of friends a couple weeks ago. I huffed and puffed my way over the hills and slid/fell down most of them. I thought I was going to die at least once. That was when I was sliding and couldn't stop myself and instead of helping me, my "friend" moved out of the way. He later told me I was a natural on snowshoes, to which I replied that I had a knack for waddling.
3) I have also grabbed rejection by the horns and looked it square in the face. Without going into great detail, it was pretty nervewracking, but felt great at the same time. Now, if I could only take this and apply it to all areas of my life, I very well may become unstoppable. Megan Haggerty, unstoppable reject.
4) I still live in Copperopolis. It has only been three weeks, I may be unstoppable, but I'm not a miracle worker.
1) In the last three weeks I have eaten meat twice. The first was one week in. I was a friend's place for dinner and had some pizza with chicken and bacon on it. D'oh! But it was very teeny tiny pieces of bacon, so it really can't count. Can it? I mean they were really small pieces. The other time I failed was today. I had chicken in my taco salad. But I believe I added a disclaimer for chicken, so technically, I've only messed up once. Other than that, I must say I'm impressed with my self-control and I really don't even miss it that much.
2) I have yet to go snowboarding, but I did go snowshoeing with a group of friends a couple weeks ago. I huffed and puffed my way over the hills and slid/fell down most of them. I thought I was going to die at least once. That was when I was sliding and couldn't stop myself and instead of helping me, my "friend" moved out of the way. He later told me I was a natural on snowshoes, to which I replied that I had a knack for waddling.3) I have also grabbed rejection by the horns and looked it square in the face. Without going into great detail, it was pretty nervewracking, but felt great at the same time. Now, if I could only take this and apply it to all areas of my life, I very well may become unstoppable. Megan Haggerty, unstoppable reject.
4) I still live in Copperopolis. It has only been three weeks, I may be unstoppable, but I'm not a miracle worker.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
New year, new me
I try not to do anything too big for New Year's Eve and I'll tell you why.
There's so much hype and build up to the last night of the year and I have found that they year's I've tried to make a big to do of it, I've winded up disappointed.
So like the last few years, I approached this eve with a laid back, I'll do whatever attitude and had a great time with the great friends I've made this year.
Just before the clock on the microwave struck midnight, the few of us that lasted went around to share our New Year's resolutions. Up until that point I hadn't given it up much thought. I did have one or two ideas, but they weren't ones I was particularly committed to.
I wish I had given it more thought and said something that if I followed through would change my life, but why set myself up like that?
Well, fourteen hours later, I've given it some more thought and have come up with several things to accomplish in the New Year and I'll try to give a little insight into why I've chosen them.
1) Try vegetarianism
(Emphasis on the word try.) On Christmas Eve, I was at a friend of my parents' house and while most of us were at the table playing games, some of the men where in the living room were watching a hunting channel. (I don't know if there actually is a hunting channel, but it was all hunting shows, so I'm going to call it that.) Anyway, they guys on the show were shooting deer, snakes, boars, etc., and, maybe because it was Christmas, I felt bad. I thought about this on the way home (I do most of my deep thinking in the car) but reminded myself that I eat chickens and cows and pigs and boy are they delicious! But anyway, the point is I'm going to try to go without meat. I may eat chicken from time to time, so if you see me with a drumstick in hand, don't hold it against me.
2) Snowboarding
This wasn't a New Year's resolution until my friend Vanessa gave me her snowboard this morning. But a few months ago I decided I wanted to snowboard this winter and she said she had a board she didn't use. And Alisha has boots I can have, so I'm pretty much set, just point me in the direction of the snow!
3) Confidence
I'm not sure that many people know this about me, but I have a major fear of rejection (I just spelled fear f-e-e-r, wow. Glad I caught that.) So I've decided that I'm going to put myself out there, especially with my writing (which also means I need to really focus on my writing) and maybe with a few other things too. I have to stop waiting for life to drop things in my lap and do something about the things I want. Or else I will live in Copperopolis forever!!!!!
Which brings me to my last resolution:
4) Move out of Copperopolis!
There's so much hype and build up to the last night of the year and I have found that they year's I've tried to make a big to do of it, I've winded up disappointed.
So like the last few years, I approached this eve with a laid back, I'll do whatever attitude and had a great time with the great friends I've made this year.
Just before the clock on the microwave struck midnight, the few of us that lasted went around to share our New Year's resolutions. Up until that point I hadn't given it up much thought. I did have one or two ideas, but they weren't ones I was particularly committed to.
I wish I had given it more thought and said something that if I followed through would change my life, but why set myself up like that?
Well, fourteen hours later, I've given it some more thought and have come up with several things to accomplish in the New Year and I'll try to give a little insight into why I've chosen them.
1) Try vegetarianism
(Emphasis on the word try.) On Christmas Eve, I was at a friend of my parents' house and while most of us were at the table playing games, some of the men where in the living room were watching a hunting channel. (I don't know if there actually is a hunting channel, but it was all hunting shows, so I'm going to call it that.) Anyway, they guys on the show were shooting deer, snakes, boars, etc., and, maybe because it was Christmas, I felt bad. I thought about this on the way home (I do most of my deep thinking in the car) but reminded myself that I eat chickens and cows and pigs and boy are they delicious! But anyway, the point is I'm going to try to go without meat. I may eat chicken from time to time, so if you see me with a drumstick in hand, don't hold it against me.
2) Snowboarding
This wasn't a New Year's resolution until my friend Vanessa gave me her snowboard this morning. But a few months ago I decided I wanted to snowboard this winter and she said she had a board she didn't use. And Alisha has boots I can have, so I'm pretty much set, just point me in the direction of the snow!
3) Confidence
I'm not sure that many people know this about me, but I have a major fear of rejection (I just spelled fear f-e-e-r, wow. Glad I caught that.) So I've decided that I'm going to put myself out there, especially with my writing (which also means I need to really focus on my writing) and maybe with a few other things too. I have to stop waiting for life to drop things in my lap and do something about the things I want. Or else I will live in Copperopolis forever!!!!!
Which brings me to my last resolution:
4) Move out of Copperopolis!
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