Dear Obba....it is the karma between us.....you stranded me and left me for much of last year. Now, it is my turn. What comes around goes around...you know the song, but here it is again. I'll be back to wish you all a good holiday season..ha ha ha..hopefully from a sandy beach somewhere in the sunshine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAwE-zd66Ns >________________________________ > From: obbajeeba <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:43 PM >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia > > > >Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! > Please stay! >NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! > Don't go! >Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! >You are my anchor! I shall drift until you return. :) Smiley face is a real >happy smiley face and knows you are an awesome being. > >LOVE OBBAJEEBA (did I spell that correctly?) > >--- In [email protected], Emily Reyn wrote: >> >> Obba!  How spot on is that video..."self-destruct" and "re-invent" is the >> name of the game.  I turned 50 - a woman in her 50's, in menopause no less, >> is not to be deterred.  This was my love letter to FFL, my goodbye letter >> "until we meet again."  I hope the gratitude came through.  Love you too. >>  Emily. >> >> >> >> >________________________________ >> > From: obbajeeba >> >To: [email protected] >> >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:39 AM >> >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia >> > >> > >> > >> >Emily! >> >Keep on the thrust! >> >Knock em out! >> >One, two punch! >> >Brush off the knees! >> >Body slam! >> >Weary is the excuse of solitude! >> >I am here, baby, for you! >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flU8ISt40eA >> > >> >--- In [email protected], "emilymae.reyn" wrote: >> >> >> >> P.S. If the auric shield doesn't work, there's always tequila. >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], doctordumbass@ wrote: >> >> > >> >> > "The other way is through creating an auric shield. To do this, I >> >> > imagine my aura growing, expanding, and sparkling. It is a protective >> >> > bubble that I envision, through which negativity simply cannot >> >> > penetrate." >> >> > >> >> > BZZZZZT! "A bottle, I mean...What IS a bottle of Champagne?... >> >> > >> >> > OK,...Spiritual Allegories for $400, Alex..." >> >> > >> >> > --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn wrote: >> >> > > >> >> > > {snip} I would hate to be forced to use Emily as a human shield; >> >> > > she may >> >> > > not be as clueless as I am, but I'm sure she's a lot more cynical >> >> > > (smiley face). >> >> > > >> >> > > Dear Bob, my "shield of human-ness" has taken a lot of hits of late >> >> > > and I am trying on a new reality - that of emulating Share's approach >> >> > > to me and all others' she has determined are exhibiting negativity - >> >> > > particularly of the nasty and sniping variety.  I found this >> >> > > treasure tonight (under the heading Auric Shield) on an internet >> >> > > healing site, so I know that it has a lot of "street cred."  Share >> >> > > has mastered this technique and I think she may have written these >> >> > > exact words, in fact (the ones in the first paragraph.) >> >> > > >> >> > > What this means is for me is: no more attempts to creatively >> >> > > insult; no more cynicism or irony; no helping others help >> >> > > themselves with pseudo-insightful observations; no more self-serving, >> >> > > creepy humor.  Now, you must realize, I've been practicing and >> >> > > learning all these important skills right here, but I have seen the >> >> > > gemstone of therapeutic wonderment and have had a change of being. >> >> > >  >> >> > > >> >> > > The "heart on the sleeve" shield I have been using is covered in >> >> > > blood spatter and must go in for repair; the breaches in my security >> >> > > resulted in dramatics of grandiose proportions over the holidays >> >> > > (Share, poor woman, had to weather the bulk of my distress); I have >> >> > > been kicked out of the inner circle of my favorite cute (I mean >> >> > > "cult") leader, who has apparently retired to the sandy beaches of >> >> > > somewhere for more introspection.   >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > I am going to visualize an auric shield, as described below >> >> > > (paragraph 2) and go forth into the wide world of wonderfulness; it >> >> > > is an apt consequence to my many irritating digressions from love and >> >> > > logic that FFL so patiently and compassionately allowed me to >> >> > > display, as I flailed and wallowed my way back, these past 2 years, >> >> > > to a state where I believe that I may be able to "act as if," if the >> >> > > knowingness of my first person ontology fails me at any given >> >> > > time. >> >> > > >> >> > > My astrological chart tells me that February is the month for me to >> >> > > move to the front lines, go where the action is, feel the fear and do >> >> > > it anyway, take up drawing, unpack the clothes, become accountable, >> >> > > raise my standards, take care of business, etc., etc., etc. >> >> > > >> >> > > I guess I say all this to say that my recovery from cluelessness and >> >> > > cynicism is likely to be of painfully long duration, but I am >> >> > > confident that my auric shield will protect us both, and I promise >> >> > > that "when you call my name, I will be there" (I do tend to run a bit >> >> > > late, but I'll work on that too), to distract and dramatize as >> >> > > needed.  Love, Emily.  >> >> > > >> >> > > "AURIC SHIELD >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > I have been working on the ability to remain unaffected by and not >> >> > > absorb negative words or negative energies of other people. >> >> > > One way I have been doing this is by simply not responding to >> >> > > comments that annoy me. By not dignifying the comment with a reply or >> >> > > a defense, I can keep my stress levels lower. Of course, this is not >> >> > > easy, and it takes a lot of practice!" >> >> > > >> >> > > The other way is through creating an auric shield. To do this, I >> >> > > imagine my aura growing, expanding, and sparkling. It is a protective >> >> > > bubble that I envision, through which negativity simply cannot >> >> > > penetrate." >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >________________________________ >> >> > > > From: Bob Price >> >> > > >To: "[email protected]" >> >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:08 PM >> >> > > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >________________________________ >> >> > > >From: turquoiseb [email protected]> >> >> > > >To: [email protected] >> >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:21:14 PM >> >> > > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia >> >> > > > >> >> > > >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu  wrote: >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> On 01/30/2013 12:52 PM, turquoiseb wrote: >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > "The Killing" was SO much better in its Danish original >> >> > > >> > that it makes the American remake pale by comparison, >> >> > > >> > and I actually *liked* the remake...for what it was. >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > The best TV series I saw last year, "The Bridge," or >> >> > > >> > "Bron/Broen," also from Denmark, looks as if it will >> >> > > >> > never get an American release. Instead they are going >> >> > > >> > to remake it. I shudder to imagine the result. Both >> >> > > >> > of these series were *enormous* hits in the UK, >> >> > > >> > although subtitled. >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> > The thing is, the American networks somehow believe >> >> > > >> > that Americans are too stupid to follow even the Brit >> >> > > >> > accents in English-language UK series (and they might >> >> > > >> > be right), so they remake *them*, too. This one ("Utopia") >> >> > > >> > is quite interesting, at least judging by the first >> >> > > >> > episode that I just watched. You'd really enjoy it. A >> >> > > >> > pity that it will probably be remade for the US market >> >> > > >> > as well... >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> The American general public unless it's PBS or BBC America >> >> > > >> can't tolerate accents much at all. So the remakes. Yup, >> >> > > >> dumbing down for the stupid. They don't like subtitles >> >> > > >> either so "The Killing" got a remake. >> >> > > > >> >> > > >People are going to think I'm being cynical when I >> >> > > >say this, but I really don't think I am. I believe >> >> > > >that the primary reason that subtitled movies have >> >> > > >lost their market in the US is that many Americans, >> >> > > >as many as 50-60%, simply can't read well enough >> >> > > >or fast enough to enjoy a subtitled movie. >> >> > > > >> >> > > >***BP: >> >> > > > >> >> > > >As a committed member of the great unwashed, is it me or did one the >> >> > > >above informants, >> >> > > >who appears to watch television a lot, call Danish an accent; and >> >> > > >another >> >> > > >informant, who also appears to watch a lot of TV, not only agreed, >> >> > > >but also >> >> > > >informed us that the reason viewers in America won't watch >> >> > > >programming with >> >> > > >Danish accents is that they can't read well enough? >> >> > > > >> >> > > >As a side bar, I consulted my thesaurus and for the life of me I >> >> > > >couldn't find >> >> > > >"cynical" as a synonym for *clueless*. >> >> > > > >> >> > > >Now, Share Long, if I've been ironic inadvertently, behaved like an >> >> > > >attention vampire, or, >> >> > > >much worse---violated the bounds of Whimsical Wednesday, please >> >> > > >don't come >> >> > > >after me, as I would hate to be forced to use Emily as a human >> >> > > >shield; she may >> >> > > >not be as clueless as I am, but I'm sure she's a lot more cynical >> >> > > >(smiley face). >> >> > > > >> >> > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRR5YrpbBe4 >> >> > > > >> >> > > >   >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >
