I’d like to address the Cicada issue.

Why are they even an issue? I remember very well when they were hear last (1987), and I was only 7 years old. I’m by no means a fans of bugs in general, but these guys didn’t bother me one bit. Their wings were neat looking and somewhat colorful in the sunlight. My father used to tell me stories of when he was little, they’d catch them, tie a string to one leg, and the cicada’s would fly around in circles. (Not something I’d do mind you).

It’s a rare and awesome event that we get to see, surely, but lately it seems people are making this out to be the second coming of Christ or something. People at my work are freaking out, they don’t even want to go outside. (I’ve yet to see a Cicada, only Cicada holes.) Articles are being written about children getting hurt avoiding the things. It’s all over the news, WARNING: CICADA’S COMING! PREPARE YOUR FAMILY! BUILD A BOMB SHELTER! STOCK FOOD AND WATER!

Eh….

Take the Cicada Test!

Boss bought me lunch today because of all Ex #1tra work I’ve been doing. Made me feel good. I was by myself again today for a little while, but it wasn’t very busy.

Still going to ask for a raise at the end of the month.

Everyone is busy……..no Troy for me tonight………unless I go by myself. Might go Sunday with Sati and next week with Vinnie though.

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE. Dammit I want to see it -now-.

Grove related ramblings below, only CLG people will probably understand:

I think I really need to start focusing on the ?r nDra?ocht F?in dedicant’s program. I don’t want to rush myself to finish it, but I do want to get it finished by (what was it, Samhain we made our dedications?).

I really do love CedarLight Grove a lot. I don’t ever want it to go away. But I’ve noticed that a lot of the Grove depends on Will and Caryn (Ex Senior Druid and Current Senior Druid). A few people step up now and again to write liturgy for the rituals and actually participate in the rituals, but on the whole, at least to me, it feels like Will and Caryn.

There are no complaints here, obviously. But I worry about what will happen to the Grove when they step down, or even worse (and I’m praying that neither happen ANYtime soon). Who is really going to step up and keep the Grove going?

I know for a fact Sati will. But I don’t know if that many people in the younger generation would be willing to step up and take that kind of responsibility. And it’s kind of a sad thought when you think about it. I’d really like to help as much as I can, both financially and spiritually.

I think the archiving I’ve been doing of past rituals and information on the CLG website, along with completing the dedicant’s program will be good first steps.

And quite honestly, I don’t know how Caryn puts up with as much bullshit from some of these people as she does. May whoever have mercy on their souls should they ever have to run to Sati to bitch and complain.

God damn “Troy” looks like it’s going to be a good movie. I don’t know what it is, but when I watch the trailers, I’m like overcome with excitement. Mayhaps it’s the storyline. Maybe it’s because they’ve done such a good job at the theatrics. Perhaps part of it is watching the war erupt full of emotions.

“No son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler”

“Then every son of Troy, shall die.”

I don’t even care who is in it anymore. I just love the idea of history (for the most part) being displayed right before my eyes.

I wish I could explain my facination, or even obsession with Greek and Roman Mythology. Not even just Greek and Roman. I just watched the A&E special on Helen of Troy, and they did an -amazing- job on the story. They put a lot of time and thought into it, and displayed it in a manner that left me in complete awe.

Is it weird of me to sometimes wish there was a way to know for sure whether certain historical stories were true or not? I mean it’s something I’ve given sincere attention to. I’ve even daydreamed about being able to live in those times, as brutal and as harsh as they might have been, if there was an era of time I’d like to be sent back to, it would be around when the ancient God’s were revered. I know, that leaves a broad scope, but I like so many pieces of various era’s. I hate how things are so dismal and controlled now, but still, I like my freedom.

Don’t mind me, I just like to think sometimes.

Trailer 1

Trailer 2

Helen you she-devil.

Reposting this entry because I’m not satisfied with the amount of replies. I got one more via email that was rather personal, but other than that, mostly people OUTSIDE the blogging community bothered to comment.

I’m going to have to do something about the layout for entries on my domain. People are commenting on the wrong entry. Comments are ABOVE the entry Will work on that tomorrow.