My Sunday School kids, when surveyed about what they want to learn this year, all voted that they would like to learn about other religions. So, if you live in Seattle and your 4th through 8th graders would like to learn about Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Wicca, Judaism, Taoism, and Misc. World Pantheons, etc. (I'm the teacher, I get to plan the lessons!), bring them by the Methodist church at 9:30 in the morning on Sundays. We play with candles a lot, because I'm the teacher and I get to decide when it's time to call the fire department, too.
If you live in Seattle and want to represent your religion to 4 or 5 4th-8th graders who will be playing with candles and squishy balls while you try to talk, note me and I'll see what I can do. (It can be done- I do it every week. And they'd much rather listen to you than me, believe me. I have to pull out psalms about people's entrails being pulled out in pieces to get their attention.) If you alert me ahead of time, I can bring you candles and squishy balls to play with while you talk, too!
So as far as my Sunday School life goes, things are awesome.
I had some amazing conversations with my Sunday School kids' parents about our proposed curriculum, and was reminded again how cool my church is. The general consensus was, "We're glad you're teaching this, because we want our kids to learn it, and where else would they learn something like this? and you have a secular degree in world religions, so we're pretty sure you won't be brainwashing them any more than you already *have been*.... for OR against said other religions." And my kids are as excited about this idea (they feel like they're really sticking it to the man) as they were about playing Hide And Go Seek In The Dark Gym last week, which is considerable. And shit, I'm totally pumped. I love this stuff.
But I *actually* bothered writing a journal because The Endless Forest has put out Phase Three, and it's adorable and very cool, and if your life is full of stress and your computer has a good graphics card, it makes the best meditation tool/screen saver you will ever download. What other screen saver lets you gallop through a beautiful forest as a graceful deer with a human face? Go take a look!
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In other news: My job rocks, still... Hardware is more fun than it ever should be. Halloween is coming up. If you live in Seattle and have any use for a garbage can with the bottom cut out and/or an Oscar the Grouch costume, please note me so that I have a home for my costume once Halloween is over. It seems like a real shame to waste a perfectly good garbage can just because the bottom is missing. It would make a nice planter or something. If you live somewhere other than Seattle and want it AND are willing to pay for shipping, you let me know.
I have a nasty ass cold, which makes my nose piercing way less fun than it should be. I'm behind in everything I'm supposed to be doing because of said cold. But it could be worse. I do not have tonsillitis, for instance, like one of my coworkers.
The sun is going. I miss it like you might miss oxygen (oops, which I also miss, since I only have .25 functioning nostrils, right now), but it hasn't been gone so long that I'm out of the "Yay I can wear my cool scarves and fabulous giant sweaters!" stage, yet. Which is good!
Write poetry. This is the season.
Alright :)
Tired
Eager
Only with distinctive pinstriping down the sides from rubbing up cozy with the concrete poles in our parking garage. Something appropriately affectionate, and appropriately sturdy. Suggestions, plz?
Stupefied
