Samhain Ritual & Spiral Dance

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Salt Lake City

I am so happy! We are going to Idaho to spend Thanksgiving with Cindi's folks and on our way home we are going to dip down to visit Salt Lake City for a day. I haven't been there since December 2001 and we spent most of our time down in Moab. I'm so very exited. I'm trying to find dog friendly places to sleep and hang out since we'll have Jack with us. I actually found a web site that should be helpful [here]. I know for sure I want to visit Memory Grove which I now remember has a large off-leash area. I've thought about maybe getting a piercing at Koi for old times sake, but we'll see. They used to have a website but I can't seem to find it. I know it might sounds silly but I miss Salt Lake City and can't wait to be there, if even for a day.

My Yearly

I went for my yearly visit today. Luckily I was able to go see a different [female] doctor for the exam. I wasn't comfortable with my male, Mormon, randomly-selected primary care physician to give me the exam [His intake forms as if you have "female problems"; who says that? what does that mean?] It went well. My blood pressure and temperature were low. My blood pressure was low enough that the nurse checked it again thinking it was a mistake. My weight is normal [though higher than I would like]. The doctor told me I should be exercising every day for at least ten minutes [I'm trying to schedule it in!] She also told me that my uterus is tilted. Why wasn't I told that before? I hope it won't interfere with trying to get pregnant...
Other than that the exam went well and I don't have to go back for two years. Another benefit of being a lesbian. I'm realizing more and more that sex with men brings women a lot of problems.

Today's Rants

I have a few things to be upset about today. I got an update on SB 861 saying it was signed by the Govenator. I already knew he'd signed it but it just reminds me of how much I hate him. He not only is discriminating against the LGBT community but against Pit Bulls as well. At least with the legislature I was torn between hating them for passing SB 861 and loving them for passing AB 849. But the Govenator doesn't have any redeeming qualities as far as I'm concerned. Plus he's throwing this special election in order to give back to his corporate cronies and take budgeting power away from the "girly men" legislatures. It blows my mind every morning when I wake up that California was stupid enough to elect this man.
I got a call from my cousin who is throwing my sister's baby shower. Again I am completely left out of another major event in my sisters life. I wasn't able to help plan her wedding or bridal shower and now I'm completely left out of planning her baby shower. I am her SISTER shouldn't I be the one planning these things for her? They didn't even give me a chance or a say in what happened. But now they want me to make the invitations and the labels. Wow! I'm once again stuck with the administrative duties. I figured those days were over. I was always a bit sad when my sisters were flower girls and I was stuck taking the gifts at all my cousins weddings, but I was their cousin not their sister. Now for my sisters baby shower it's the same old thing. I guess direct blood lines don't count it's whoever is loud and bossy enough to take over in this family. I am SO hurt that I was left out of the planning process. Will they ever get it? What do I have to do so that I can be apart of my sisters' lives with out the rest of god damn family taking over and squeezing me out. Often I wish they all leave us alone I can enjoy my own family with out all of them interfering.

Need I Say More?

NaNoWriMo

Just when I decided I had too much going on I decided I want to do this! Now I just have to get some ideas going for Nov. 1st! I have to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November, in order to do so I'll have to write 1,666.67 words a day. I'll have to stop in mid-word each night. It makes me wish I had this so I could write everywhere I go.