What's in a name?

So I made the mistake of wanting to hyphenate my name. That was epic. Not enjoying the snitty tone of voice I got from that. I mean, really. I am not rejecting your name, I just want to keep mine too. And last time I checked, you did not have to at all go through any of the crisis of having to think about changing your precious name in any way. I mean give me a break. You are seriously pissed over a hypen? It is this line of thinking that makes me crazy. Identity is important. Hypens are important. And there was a point in time when I didn't take your name at all and you were okay with it. I don't get it. And last time I checked, I moved to four states, changed my license four times, have only had 1 vacation that was what I wanted (and that was just not dragging a 4 month old across the country so thats stretching it, frankly). Sometimes I laugh, because you call me selfish. I laugh so hard, and then I cry. Because I don't have anything left but my faith that I can truly call my own. That you have not stripped away from me, brutally. Peeling away my layers. If you wanted a mold for a wife, why didn't you make me sign something somewhere? I mean I get it that the moves were part of what I (and I quote) "signed up for" but really, vacations with your family and hardly any of our own except conferences? Giving me shit about getting a vasectomy, shit over hyphenating my name, shit, shit, shit. SO you give me the little incidentals I dont care about. I guess you think that will make me happy. Well, it doesn't. Oh and Im the difficult one. Because I'm not your little mold. I'm not a mold. You ask for intimacy but how can you have that if there is nothing left of me to give? And there really isn't. If I even pretended to care about anything anymore. Because you have won all the battles but I have stopped caring a really long time ago. You ask me what I want but thats such a joke. Because what i really want is not what you want and you can't compromise. Becuase your people took over the world (England). Your people are also failing now and my people are thriving (Denmark). Its about compromise. Oh but wait if we compromise thats me getting my way. Wow.

News and Japan

I got my job back for next year, YAY!!! And I am thinking about Japan. It is really sad and I am thinking about how to help. I am thinking a donation after taxes and/or posting my paintings on facebook and doing an auction. That is telling people to donate to red cross in the amt they think any given painting is worth and then sending them the painting for free. I dont know if my paintings are very good but I DO know that japan definetly needs some help. Wow. If you would be interested in any of my paintings for this purpose please let me know I would do it on the honor system, just send money to Red Cross and I will send you a painting. Hmmm. Well its a thought. Also, had a great white wine the other night, alot of very complex and interesting flavors. It was French, yessss. Okay so I have to admit they CAN do some pretty good wines although I always used to think their wines were a bit overrated. But it had a very dynamic and complex mix of flavors and a slightly sweet finish. A good bit of citrus but not too sour. For you connosieurs (ack) whatever, it was called Vauray. Not sure what that means but it was very very good.

My blog

Since there are SO many mom blogs out there I decided that this mom (that would be me) would create a blog that would be NOT a mom blog. So on this blog I will not be discussing anything related to being a mom. My first topic then, St Patty's Day being tomorrow. Mocktails and cocktails, yum. I looked up a bunch of recipes for drinks that are NOT whiskey or green beer. I actually found a plethora of them. There were nonalcoholic and ones with alcohol. Since I'm a mom I'll prob have a mocktail- ahh but WAIT thats the whole point of this blog not to talk about being a mom but other things. SOOOOO in that case it will remain a mystery muwahhahahah evil laugh... it could be annnythinngggggg, well except whiskey or green beer cuz those are just gross. But for sure, I WILL be eating corn beef and cabbage, yummmyyyyyyyyy.......

Oh and on the subject of green things, I recently finished my military style green peacoat that I made out of the liner of an old military jacket (which was tragically way way too large). It unfortunately is not water proof (I did test it). That was a bummer, it looks really cute though maybe I will post a pic once I figure out how to do that. Exciting.

And finally in other news, (non-green related) I am hoping my duplicate teaching certificate will come in so I can apply for my job again that would be awesome!!!!!

Have a great St Patty's Day tomorrow and drink something more interesting than green beer for crying out loud... then tell me what you ate and or drank in the comment section that would be fun....