Interference

I wanted to think clearly for a moment. The previous blog was a bit scattered and I dont think some of what I was trying to "say" was revealed in my fullest potential.

There were a few other things that I didn't discuss here. Out of Ron Paul's seven topics that he is aiming to work on or achieve if he won presidency, two of which I am going to overlook (his views on abortion and energy). There is no way, in any candidate, am I going to find so many 'promises' that can compare to Dr. Paul's, whose of which, I believe, is going to benefit and help the citizens of this country. I can look and choose between my freedom and the mere possibility of being able to support my family or whether or not I can have an abortion at planned parenthood or wonder if the fuel for my car or the heat to my house was humanely (in a planetary sense) retrieved. I can make choices in my life, as well as spread the same possibilities to others, that will make a planned parenthood unnecessary and alter my lifestyle that uses less natural resources. In the end of it all, I will have my freedom. Although I am not pro-life nor entirely agree with current day ways of retrieving coal, oil or natural gas.. again, I will have to overcome what I agree with.

One of the most current foundations that infuriates me, created for "national security" is the fuckin' T.S.A. Not only is this abuse of the American people, it is in complete violation of our 4th Amendment. I have seen way too many videos floating around online of T.S.A workers stripping the elderly and groping you very thoroughly. It disgusts me. If you merely want to fly out of state aiming to go on a relaxing vacation, you are subject to a bodily search for "national security"! We are being created as enemies of the state, and a possible terrorists automatically. How in the world are we free in this sense..... Not too many things make me angry, but the creation of this abomination just angers me so! Well, Ron Paul aims to completely rid of the T.S.A. It is useless tax money being spent. Your tax money being spent on a group of thugs grabbing your junk. Think about it.

Please consider looking on his campaign site and looking through the issues he is standing for. Think about your freedom and read up on the fed and how much money is being spent each year on useless shit that limits your freedom in the land of the free.

Alright, this is it. no more coming from me.

There's a First for Everything..

Man, it is dark for 8am. I am having a harder time getting used to the end of daylight savings.. It makes it easier to be awake everyday when there is some kind of sunshine when the kids wake up in the morning. Oh well.

Anyway, I wanted to write a little bit about the upcoming Presidential elections. If you have known me for awhile (i.e family), I am not a political person. I have never voted nor registered to vote in my entire 6 years of being able to. Being that it is my given right , I guess I could have taken the liberty to actually do it.. I have never felt a push to vote for anyone because all of the past candidates never felt like the right person. I do not orient myself any political standpoint, being more of whoever catches my eye. Splitting the people into political groups/views just leaves the people disconnected when we should be one. Sounding like a daydream, I suppose, but I am where I am. However, for the 2012 elections, I have decided to vote.

In 2007, Michael and I stumbled upon the first of three Zeitgeist movies and opened our eyes to what goes on behind the "scenes" of the U.S government, the Fed, etc etc. There is too much to even begin to write about it right now. It could take up ALOT of room. Anyways, I started to get into the truth and history of where the dollar comes from, the debt of the U.S, inflation, deflation, credit bubbles, bailouts...etc. Can't say I am an expert in these topics but more about it now than I did for the first 20 years of my life. The past 3 years or so it has been a big topic in my household (mostly being that the hubs-to-be makes a living from the Forex). Everyday I somehow look at the money issues this country has and how there has been no stable and affective plan to change anything. Michael comes across information on a daily basis that only adds to instability of this debt. It's scary.. if things don't change, the American people will end up worse off than the Great Depression.  .

Before anything, I want to talk about Obama. Sticky, sticky subject for some. Obama has ALOT of supporters... but there was no way I was going to be fooled by his very attractive campaign in 2008/2009. The first thing that turned me off (so to say) was how he and his family were turned into celebrities! The president is supposed to stand for the American people, not become the man on the television that the people admire from afar. I am not saying that I don't like movies, television actors and such. But when a presidential candidate, his wife and children show up on a People magazine in such a way where the people are aimed to admire what the wifey was wearing to a recent charity event....... that just seemed super fishy. Secondly, all the promises that was put out there to make himself seem like THE change. Anything to get the people in and vote for him. All of his claims of pulling out troops (yes I know, there is rant after rant of this out there) only to send more troops and increase the amount of american camps in the middle east, as well as at least a dozen other failed promises. I am not aiming to single out Obama,  dont even get me started on George dubbya. Republican, Democrat, they are all the same in the sense that they are politicians and they lie. eh.

So here goes, I am aiming to vote for Ron Paul  for the 2012 elections. Alot of what this man promises are not what the people were initially looking for. Not to appeal and look pretty and sound pretty to the American people. He is aiming to change some of the crumbling foundations of this country. Out of all the candidates running in the 2012 elections, he is the only one with a set and written plan on how to balance the budget and get the U.S out of the snowballing debt that is threatening the American people every day. The people are feeling the pinch, hence the Occupy Movement happening in the country, the biggest being Occupy Wallstreet. Ron Paul also is proposing to audit The Fed. This is a big deal to me and my hubs. I am not going to go on a personal rant as to why this is important to me, I have been learning about the Fed via information online, books ( The Creature from Jekyll Island ) and random information that we have come across. I am not writing to change your mind in whatever you agree and believe in, but rather put out my opinion and leave you do your own research. There is so much information out there, some respectively that have been cross referenced for assurance.

One of the things Ron Paul is proposing to do if he becomes president is cut down the presidential salary to $39k, the same income as a median working American. Ron Paul, who almost didn't run for president this year, is not in it for the money, the fame or the power. He is aiming to make necessary changes that will ultimately benefit the country. Although there are some of changes in U.S spending that I honestly don't like, there is much much more that will do good for this country. I also don't agree with his pro-life standpoint either, but I have to accept that compared to everything else he is standing for, I cant let this one thing throw me off.

Ron Paul has also been receiving a major media blackout compared to all the other people running for president. The people running the T.V are threatened! The gangsters of this country, who control the TV, major newspapers and magazines, they are refusing to give him air time! He is fully aware of this, his campaign page has his money bomb on the main page. He is aiming to get $3M donations in a untelevised money bomb to sort of rub it in their faces that he can still earn the donations without the television. That the fact he has had a media blackout put on him, it wont stop his campaign nor stop the people from supporting him.

Here is my quirky little blog why I am going to vote for the first time this upcoming election. I merely decided to write this because there is alot that I feel about this guy. It's a first for me... it may be the only year I vote. Honestly feel that things will not be the same as what we are used to in the upcoming future. Change is inevitable.Apologies for  my normal scattered, random writing. lol

Here, here to the only blog I may write with a policital influence.

Fallin' for Fall

I don't realize how much I love this season until it's surprise entrance. It's like everything around me changes with the leaves. A bit of a shift that is subtle but obvious enough to notice that the 'trees' look different. Limbs growing, consciousness expanding, preparing for a dramatic change in 'weather'. It makes my head spin oh so slightly.

The longer I am living in this town, btw, the harder it is going to leave. My baby sister just had a little girl this past week, adding to the complications of leaving. As much as I want to experience a different space, my heart strings tug to this place. I will always leave a bit of me here as we move on, just like I did in Chicago. I will always, always, always love Chicago. There were so many memories left in that city. Living in the city I am now was a second try to this place. I lived here for 2 years before and was merely a resident than a part of the town. Since coming back and spending another 2 years here, I feel like home. Thinking about moving though, living amongst trees and nature, I also have a second dilemma. I love city living, but I always love country living. Although in Asheville you can do a little bit of both, it isn't the same as one or the other. There are always sacrifices that have to made somewhere. Where in life is there not? oy.

The way things are going at the moment, I have a feeling that we may have to hold off moving until spring or summer 2012. Although many may not complain, it just leaves big question mark on any plans. I guess I don't really remember a time where things haven't been a bit up-in-the-air. I am just feeling a bit of a tug to settle for a little while. The bigger the kiddo's get, the harder is it going to move all the time. In the 6 1/2 years Michael and I have been together, we have moved 8 times. It gets exhausting... and alot of our things eventually just stay in boxes. For the longest time we considered ourselves rolling stones, but that was more before babies came into the picture. The past 3 moves have been hard...and I think I can only muster up for one or 2 more. We'll see what the rest of the year holds.. although it is hard to determine which path we may end up on, I have continously felt that we will end the year on a positive note.

Well, enough on that. On to crafty things. Pintrest has become a wonderful addiction. It fuels up the crafty fuel tank that has been sort of half full the past few years. Thank goodness for yarn and needles that has always made me feel lovely and sane. But there are so many things I'd like to do. As lilli gets bigger and more independent, getting shit done is more of a possiblity. I have a sewing machine now, which is being lent to me by my mother-in-law. I have gotten far enough with it where I am comfortable using it and now how to handle it. It's a bit ancient, but still works wonderfully. I have alot of ambition to make clothes, hem things, costumes, blankets, curtains.... stuffed animals....etc, etc. All of the wonderful goodness a sewing machine makes possible. My older sister has the same ambition to sew, so maybe one of these days, we can lock ourselves away in her empty house and twiddle over any creativity we may have.

The past few months I got over the stigma I had over crocheting and taught myself how to do it. I learned to (poorly) do a granny square and did not enjoy it at all. I did make a few pot holders that were alot of fun. I stopped doing it for a month or two and just recently picked it up again. I found a pattern that was so easy to understand I am surprising myself how well this afghan is turning out. It is actually like the picture on just a second attempt. Let me say, if you do not know crochet lingo, crochet patterns are hard to read! I never considered this when I figured I'd learn to do it. BUT, the pattern I found for this lovely ripple afghan was beautifully descriptive for the beginner crochet(er), it wasnt that hard to figure out. YAY! I love crochet blankets... granny square ones are really pretty, but I do not see myself doing one of those any time soon. I do, however, found a pattern that had a ripple effect as well, but using the granny stitch. AWESOME. We'll see if I ever get to making that.

I also have the ambition to knit a sweater for myself. I have been holding off on doing it quite successfully by holding onto the idea I will be able to lose weight soon. FAIL. haha. So far, it hasm't been looking good. Lose some, gain some is what my future looks like. Does not mean I will give up. Having kids that want nothing to do with normal meals makes it super hard to be good to myself with a proper home-cooked meal. eh. Working out is also hard when I am so freakin' tired all the time because of night calls from my littlest one who is always hungry (just like her mama). :) Oh lordy. She has yet to give up that nightly bottle.. it wouldnt be so bad if it wasnt that most nights she wants to party (and in the sense of a 14 month old, its wanting to get down and ride around the house on her horsey car thing and wake up the entire neighborhood). Lets hope its just a baby thing because I am not quite ready to think about her teenage years becoming a party-all-night type of thing. oy.

Anyhow, in conclusion to the most random post in the world.. moving may be held off, but not out of the question. Crocheting afghans are fun and weightloss has been a big fail.

Good night and good luck to you. :)

End of Chapter 1

As summer comes to an end, it truley does feel like the end of a chapter also follows. Watching my babies grow (which has been way too fast), getting ready to slumber in with my knitting as fall/winter birthday approaches and Christmas, the realistic possibility of finally moving out of state, etc, etc. Life seems to be an endless flow of changes.

Let me go on a bit about where we will be hopefully residing next Spring. In or around Asheville, NC. We passed through this town on our way back from an east coast vacation in 2009. It happened to the be the same day that the downtown was holding there labor day festivites and has closed off an entire block (that held the neatest of hippie/indie shops you could possibly imagine!). There was some awesome music, dreadlocks everywhere and the most amazing energy! It felt like the artist and individualistic part of lexington multiplied and all in one area at once. It really had the parts of lexington that I love so much just with more trees! The town is surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest. How could you beat that?! Just driving through the town, you hardly smell exhaust. There are trees everywhere. Coming off the interstate at one point to find the downtown, you go through this stretch of road that looks like you are doing a country drive.Isnt that amazing? That is the heart of Asheville right there. Mountains and all. When we stayed the night in the downtown, we woke up at about 6am with the downtown completely drenched in the wondorous fog drifting from the mountains. As the sun run rose, the city look like it was being born. I never feel this way about any place I have ever been too, as beautiful as they may have been. Some may know the city as where you go when you want to visit the Biltmore Estate  (as cool as that was), there is so much more to this town than where the fuddy-duddies go when they need a small vacation.

 Researching the town in the past few years, including the school system (because if we are going to move there for a stretch, the kids will go to school eventually), I have come to find out that Asheville's school public school system is not that bad. Hence, there would be a planned out teacing curriculum thanks to the zombies of the Board of Education, but if we couldnt afford the private school path when schooling comes in the picture, I wont feel so bad for putting them in public school. It also just seems like the best place to raise my family. There is always something to do, which can lead to good behavior (in some cases). There is hiking and camping, the appreciation for whole and organic foods is a norm in the community. For example, when we stayed in the downtown this summer, we went to breakfast at The Early Girl Eatery. Not only did they offer Organic and fair trade coffee as a norm (not the diner stuff that you get at your local cracker barrel), but include in season, local veggi's in all there food. May seem picky, but if I dont want to cook breakfast one morning, I wont have to sacrafice the whole food and organic goodness I usually use.

By now you can tell I LOVE THIS CITY! We have talked about living all over the place, but I think Asheville (or the close surrounding cities where our house may actually reside), may become our home soon.

Now to change the subject; I recently started attending the Stitch N' Bitch get-togethers the past month or two. As long as I have wanted to attend these, I never did. I had an issue with feeling a little intimidated by inserting myself in this local shindig. Promising myself to attend the next publically announced (via facebook) group, I went. Only to find that 2 people that regularly attended where people I knew. Sweet. They also owned the yarn shop I shopped at for my knitting supplies called Rebelle. This place takes the Granny appeal out of knitting as soon as you walk through their door. Anyways, I am so glad I go to these, apart from having 2 little ones and feeling like I would never have much of a social life outside of my house and family, its a nice change in things. I dont feel like I am withering away in the gooberness of motherhood. :)

In the topic of knitting, I have started on one of many gifts and I am so excited to see it finished! I am trying to find projects that will use up some of my impulsive yarn buys hidden away in my stash. Luckily I discovered 3 projects that may use up an 1/8 of all that I have. My stash isnt much compared to how much people may have, but if I had more money to shop for yarn, there would be 3 or 4 times as much! Buying yarn is worse than shopping for clothes! lol

Now, I am off to start Chapter 2 of the story of my life. ;) Happy Days!