Fun Vampires

Col. Mustard had a great way of describing somthing I have felt today. Fun Vampires! I love it! They are the people that when they walk into the room all the life is sucked right out of it (or so they try). We are working on anti-fun sucking garlic serum for these people. I am not quite sure what “fun vampires” get out of the action other than....trying their best to make certain that everyone is as miserable as they are....Doesnt work on me most times and definately not as long as sunshine, kids and animals are involved.

Addendum: I have been in entire towns where everyone is a FUN VAMPIRE....completely trying to suck the life out of you. I may have to start a fun vampire map so that my friends can avoid these areas that I encounter during my travels!

Happy Friday!

S

~Home- Simple Minds

God gave me travelling shoes, God gave me the wanderer’s eye,
God gave me a few gold coins to help me to the other side.
Looked around and said: be careful how small things grow,
God gave me travelling shoes and I knew that it was time to go.

Sent in the ship at night to take me to the hidden port.
Found me the key at last to open up the prison door.
Brought down the blackbird's wings, gifted me with beggar's eyes.
Sent in the jackals to tell me I should say bye, bye, bye.

I'm home, home,
Home, home, home
And I'm home, home,
home, home, home
But I'm miles and miles and miles and miles and miles away
Where can I hide?

God gave me one last chance, gave me one last reprieve.
Jah gave me hunger, gave me the air to breathe.
Gave me one suitcase, gave me one last goodbye
Gave me travelling shoes, without them I would surely die, die, die

Home, home
Home, home, home (2x)

Thanks Ferry :-)

Random Ruminations on my flight to JFK

If I had seven days and I and I knew it...what would I do...what would I change....what would I do to help others...who would I talk to...what would I say? Why would I say it...

It is the eyes of the children that keep me alive...

I will like you because you are a good person...You are good and kind even when people are not watching you....

The vibrations of the sound of life, smells and music resonate thoughout my life.....

When I surrounded by the less fortunate it reminds me of my of how fortunate I am....would you tell me your story?

I have a thyroid contdition....not cancer...not fatal...not congenital heart disease.....I am so fortunate...

I have lived the lives of many...I have been farther and saw more of life than 99% of the individuals on this planet we call earth.....If I can just give a smile to give life and hope to others it will all be good...I am so fortunate.

There are so many things that I want to do....I just want the time to do everything that excites me..... I am so afraid of time running out....

I miss my kids... . I miss my dog...I miss everything related to family... but yet I am still here kicking away....trying to make a difference...

Freedom is my life and you know how I feel.... the hum of life it is what keeps me going.... to watch and to feel is all I know....I am a simpelton and a hermit...but loving every moment I have to view it all is a wonderful thing....

Hugs from the sky...

Susan has now not only survived a tornado, sandstorm, torrential downpour with thunder and lighting but a nice little sting from a scorpion

I have survived a lot in my life, I am a warrior and my family and friends know it...

Highlights: Tornado's while growing up, Massive earthquakes in CA, the military stuff, the Berkeley Hills fire, Berkeley in general, turf wars of gangs in Oakland which is kind of like being taken out by the Masai, 9-11, tropical depressions on a faraway island, almost being bought as the 26th wife by a Masai tribesman in Africa, Malaria from India....you know the usual girl from Indiana stuff.

The funny thing about it is that as much as life throws at me, I take a deep breath and am happy to be alive, hopefully a little wiser in the process learning from my mistakes and adventures but none the less happy to be six ft above ground everyday when I open my eyes. I have all my fingers and toes, two healthy children, a roof over my head, food in my kids mouths, a wonderful inner circle and no one is shooting at me (currently, hopefully not anytime soon either). It is all just a journey and I am sucking it all in! So the thoughts for this week (as I am returning to NYC for approx a month for surgery)is the following:

I never knew that the UAE and Oman had tornado's, lightening like I have never seen and thunder that is like a nuke going off in your bedroom, torrential downpours that flood the highways, Sandstorms (I knew about these) However my newest surprise decided that the weather outside was to dangerous and wet for his or her liking and decided to come into my car (through a vent perhaps, who knows) and as I finished dinner at the Intercontinental with my favorite Canadians I went into my car and sat down and got a huge sharp sting in my lower back! Ouch! I put my hand back there to see if I could find what stung me but no luck. I could feel the pain radiating out and feeling kind of funny. I called Dr. Bill on my way back to the camp and told him what had happened. I was only 5 minutes from home. So I got there he gave me massive dose of antihistimines, a glass of white wine and then cleaned the area and looked for a stinger of some sort. No stinger... He suspected a scorpion. No biggie he didn't hit me by my heart! So I fell asleep with ice on my back, and the Dr. Watching over me as I slept on the couch. No anaphylectic shock today.

So when I returned to the car the next day my friend R~ made me check my car before getting in...and sure enough there was a dead scorpion on the floor mat of my car....Oh well at least I now have immunities to one of the 27 or so species that exist in the desert! 26 to go....eh it wasn't that bad....I am still 6ft above ground, however will be a bit more careful when climbing into ground related structures...

Much love to all, your crazy geek in the desert,

Susan