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Got Complacency?

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“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild 

I came across this passage from one of my favorite books of all time late today, and it really struck a nerve with me.  The angel on my shoulder whispers more often than not: Follow me.  This way is always safe.   However,  the devil on my other shoulder speaks loudly at just the right time:  Just do it.   

Insert light bulb picture.

I now know what I have to do.

How’s that for a cliffhanger?

Things I Neglected to Mention During My Incarceration

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What?  You did not know I was incarcerated.  Yes, I was help captive in my home by the couch monster most of the summer, but I returned to work yesterday.  After summer break, educators always get asked the same old shit kind of questions.  How was your summer?  What did you do?  Where did you go?  Yadda yadda yadda.  This week I have decided to be brutally honest about the things I did this summer.  Here are my answers to 10 of my frequently asked questions.  I will let you imagine what the questions are.

1.  I don’t remember anything before coffee.

2.  This is my feigning enthusiasm face.

3.  Bacon.

4.  Wine.

5.  If I have to put pants or a bra on before noon, the answer will always be no.

6.  Some things are not important.

7.  I was so sick of those fuckers.

8.  Desperate Minds High School.

9.  Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy/But here’s my number, so call me maybe.

10.  If you never try, you’ll never know.

I Write the Posts That Make the Blog World Sing

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Arrogance.  I have it.  I think all geniuses are arrogant to some degree.  I have been writing for as long as I can remember and blogging since 2005.  Recently I have considered “revealing” myself.  I do not know why I keep my identity relatively anonymous, but I do.  Maybe it is my profession and the countless debacles that some of the posts on I Read Banned Books could propagate. I often wonder if I should have ever touched the work place on this blog; however, it is such a part of who I am and why I Read Banned Books even exists.  Perhaps it is time for me to choose a new adventure.

What Would Barry Manilow Do?

The Psycho Hose Beast is conflicted.  That is all.

Do I Move You?

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As some of you may have noticed, I have had difficulty posting lately.  What you do not know is that I am still writing … snippets … here and there … mostly for myself.  Without going into all the hurtful details, let’s just say that someone who I once looked up to as a blogger and aspiring writer has been acting maliciously … possibly unknowingly, but I have come to believe that she knows exactly what she is doing and does not give a flying fuck whose feelings get hurt because she is right in her own little narrow-minded world.  Due to things she has openly said to me and to others, I have often second guessed myself as a writer, and I have considered taking down this blog several times over the last six to nine months.  This same person has unknowingly alienated herself from most of my social networking and blogging friends because of her inappropriate and insensitive comments.  This begs the question:  Where do I go from here?  Do I allow her to control my destiny?

The short answer is HELL NO!  I WON’T GO! It pleases me.  Through this blog I have learned so much about myself and how others view me.  I cannot tell you how many relationships I have built and/or repaired via blogging.  Blogging has totally enhanced the way I communicate with others in the real world.  The blogging community, overall, has strengthened my trust in the inherent good nature of people.   Blogging has enabled me to collaborate better with others … even when we agree to disagree.  Blogging has enhanced the creator and innovator within me.  It has permitted me to gain greater alignment with writers who inspire me to aspire before I expire.  In brief, blogging has allowed me to engage and be to be engaged by other writers.

What has blogging done for you lately?

While the Psycho Hose Beast Was Out

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’round here things have been pretty quiet.   A little voice told me that I should let it all out and fill you in on the happenings since the May 12 and previous non-entries.  I wanted to grab a Q-tip to silence said little voice, but I soon realized I might have a thought or eleventy billion percolating in the membrane.

Meanwhile … two of my personalities have a Leonard & Sheldonesque exchange:

CajunVegan: “We have to do this!”

Psycho Hose Beast: “No, we don’t! We have to take in nourishment, expel waste, and inhale enough oxygen to keep our cells from dying… Everything else is optional.”

Except it really is not optional to ignore this blog for long periods of time.  Stalkers and trolls get demanding and send me annoying emails, texts, IM’s, tweets, and Plurks.  I do not really like when the Kravitzing starts, so let me hit you with a clue by four.  While the Psycho Hose Beast was out, SHIT LIFE SHIT HAPPENED.

Exhibit A:

BITCH TROLL FROM HELL: Excuse me, Psycho Hose Beast. Is there something wrong?

PSYCHO HOSE BEAST: Yes ma’am, the facts on this evaluation are inaccurate.

BTFH: How’s that, PHB?

PHB: Well, I just happened to single-handedly change the…

PARTNER IN CRIME: We!

PHB: Uh, sorry, PIC.  WE happened to change the climate of this school.

BTFH: What makes you believe this?

PHB: Duh, that’s obvious.

BTFH: It’s what?

PHB: It’s obvious. I could tell you, but I would rather see you do your own job.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the single most important thing that happened while I was out.

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!