The Last TRUE BLOOD of the SEASON!!!

Ok, Fang Bangers...are we ready for this? Who is going to meet their true death? OMG...

Eric?

The Krazy Kaaaaaang of Mississippi?

Is anyone else just waiting for Sooooookay to stop whining?

What about Tara?

Will LaLa and Jesus keep it going?

So many questions so little of the season left...

And the Purpose is What Exactly?

So, there’s a Pastor (*Coughing* –not-a-man-of-God- *Coughing*), in Gainesville, Fl who has his religiously twisted heart hell bent on setting fire to 200 Holy Qurans to, (and get this, the irony is almost physically sickening): Commemorate the devastatingly painful memory and reality of lives lost on 9/11.

Trust that he did not so eloquently use the above words, but I did. I chose those words to show my own feeling for that day. It was single-handedly the most shocking piece of history I had ever been a part of…and undoubtedly NOT the last.

This Pastor, again with the coughing, is inciting violence. He spoke to his small following and the media, well of course the media, and I paraphrase, “Well they did this to us, so are we supposed to just turn the other cheek?!” Ahhh, I’m no Bible scholar, but I play one on T.V. and as far as my limited research goes, that answer would be a resounding, “Yes.”

Can the church say, “Amen?”

I know this verse, quite well I might add, but don't pat me on the back. At our Youth group at New Covenant Christian Center, we had to memorize a verse and say a different one every Wednesday evening. My 'go to' verse was always, "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."

Now.

I am not trying to say I have followed that particular word to the letter, but I am also a writer not a Pastor whose very job it is to do such a thing. You could argue that as a PERSON in this world who loves the Almighty, I am no better or worse than this man. And I would say, "Why are you arguing with me, go make these points to him."

Thwarted.

I am looking for my own salvation, I am not ingraining lies into my followers.

So you plan to BURN the sacred writings of a group that takes the burning of their sacred writings as an invitation to bang the ones and you and your 50 followers all came to this place, in agreement? There is something so very wrong with this picture.

Shall we?

1. I have more than 50 followers, so his ministry clearly leaves something to the imagination.

2. Political figures have encouraged him to quell this nonsense to no avail.

3. He has no idea the fire he is about to spark (or does he? I am absolutely sure he is not only aware of this, but also bursting at the seams, with the very thought of it.)

4. Top military intelligence avidly explains that these actions will put the military in Iraq as well as Iraqi civilians in grave danger.

5. There is no purpose other than hatred.

6. This Pastor needs to seek Jesus, Allah, and Buddha. He has a triple threat sort of confusion that needs any and every angle to help in the battle.

7. Who does this sort of thing?

Seriously, if anyone needs to read Eat, Pray, Love…it is this person (liked that segue, didn’t you?).

At this point you should have read chapters 13 through 18. Her writing actually makes me laugh out loud!

Did you laugh like I did, from a secret knowing place at her LEVEL ONE or LEVEL TWO fiasco?

This whole section causes me such discombobulation with medications and depression, I just do not agree with it. What say you…in correlation with the book and/or otherwise?

Do you have a journal? I’m almost positive it isn’t at all like hers, as hers speaks back (which is NOT the craziest thing I’ve ever heard, thank you very much…), but is this where your encouragement comes from? If not, where does your encouragement come from in those really stressful times?

And...go!

FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, FORTUNATE OR –UN, THIS IS, MY LIFE…

Aisis

Il mio telefonino…

So, I was thinking the other day how very dependent we all are on our cell phones and how such a “convenient” little thing has become an object that is no longer a “sufficient” way to communicate but more so a "necessary" (this is what the LSAT does to a brain…) piece of equipment.

Whew!

That was a long sentence wadn’t it?

And so when I saw that little phrase in our Book O’ the Month(s) – you lazy readers – I thought, good grief, even a million miles across the globe, in a place where people take a two or three hour lunch, no less, where time has seemingly stood still and the patrons feel no compunction to disturb that stillness, therein lies a need for such a thing.

But I digress.

We are here (is there anyone else out there...?) here to discuss the next six sections of Eat, Pray, Love - that I so strangely continue to call Eat, Love, Pray...I wonder what that means about my psyche...

Having read the sections/chapters 7-12 at this point:

What do you think of this woman's journey into self-revelation, thus far?

Has your heart ever spoken for you the way her heart spoke for her when she saw the Guru in a photo? Meaning have you ever said something beautiful before you had time to think about it?

If you have not, perche'?

In Chapter 9 we begin to see her forming the ways of her declaration and explanation of travel. This led me to the next question - Where would you go, alone, only alone, to rediscover your lost self or to replenish the wonderfulness of who you already are?

And the last question is this: Do you remember the first time you ever spoke to God? The way she spoke was so distant, as if The Almighty was OUTSIDE of her, as if he didn't know her at all. Honestly, I have felt that maybe I'd lost touch for so long, that he didn't care to take me back, lol, but my Almighty is a powerful Almighty and I know that he always has my back!

Ok, let us begin...

Alright True Blood Fangers, let's go!

Eat, Pray, Love - Book Club

So, it’s raining – again (*Donna) and I am fairly certain that Noah is somewhere building an ark. I am, today, ready to go. Seriously. It’s just been one of those days. At any rate, let us begin the process of change, transformation, renewal…one page at a time.

I give you Eat, Pray, Love:

So we’ve read the first six (6) sections…what reflections of your self have you noticed, if any?

Has the bathroom scene ever happened for you?

What did you think about her feelings regarding her impending divorce and her guilt?

Are you a “desperately” loving person?

Does this help or hinder a relationship in your mind.

Has reading the first 6 sections done anything for you thus far?

If so, share…

I have always wanted to travel (Egypt, Greece, Italy, Paris…) did reading her love of pasta and pizza give you the travel bug?

If these questions do not cover your own comments feel free to post them! The more the merrier ;-)

Please comment below.

TRUEBLOOD, HERE WE GO! (SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS)

So, Sookie and Bill got hitched! Well, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, as it were! Good for them. That would, actually, explain the chemistry of "Night on the Sun"...true to the nature of the series, that make-up sex was explosive, albeit shocking! Seriously. I had to turn away (well Angel and Sequoia were sitting right there and I just couldn't watch that with a straight face while they were sitting there like, "Is she really watching this with a straight face?!").

I mean they were broken up because she continues to nearly die every episode because of his nature, really and then somehow he is redeemed by saving the very life of hers that were it not for him would not be in danger...

Phew!

Did ya get all of that?

At any rate, there are other character so let me just touch on them really quick before the episode starts:

Tara (depending on what part of the country you are from, you will pronounce this either tArra or Taaarah...I choose the latter, but I didn't exactly create the character and in the written series, Tara is white not black, that too has a bearing, I believe on the pronunciation).

TARA found her cajones, yes? When Mr. WTFranklin cornered her she was NOT going to back down...I wonder what is up next for her. Stand up to an insane vampire (whom I happen to miss *tearing up on the inside...) what could possibly stop her? Um, her crazy mother comes to mind. That woman always seems to unhinge her.

Isn't that sort of true with most of us though?

ERIC has been eluding to some very interesting feelings toward Sookie. It's not just, Oh-a-new-toy-can-I-play sort of thing. It's something more...if you've seen the previews you know exactly what I'm talking about. I can't wait to see if they are actually going to go there. And don't you think that might be a little bit strange with Anna and Stephen being married? I know. I know. We are ALL professionals but I'm not sure if you recall Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Brad was a professional, Angelina was a professional, Jennifer Aniston was a professional and ahhhh...anyway, this is about True Blood.

PAM. Pam my lover! LOL. I love her dry humor and Eric said that it was time that she made another. Now that was clearly under duress and we are so not out of the woods. We are, in fact, standing knee deep in deer crap, with hungry wolves hunting.

Speaking of wolves: ALCIDE HERVEAUX. That is all.

RUSSELL EDGINGTON has thoroughly and completely flown the cuckoo's nest. He has gone totally crazy and once you go there, you DO NOT come back. You have simply reached a place of no return. We will eat you, after we have eaten your children...(lalala sis boom baaaaa) now back to you Tiffany!

What the effing eff?! (I've decided not to curse anymore, pray for me!)

LAFAYETTE has a friend-friend in Jesus. I do feel some kind of way about that one (I really cant deal with the love scenes. Call me a prude but Good Grief how are we supposed to handle that? It was one thing when relations were implied, now it's just right all up in your face! Geepers. Oh but I love his sense of self (i.e. his gear!) and when his mother (Loving Alfre Woodard) said, Your mask ain't on, I can see my son...my heart just nearly broke into a thousand little pieces.

JESSICA is the saddest one for me. I love her so...just 16, forever remaining virginal over and over and over again (even after NOT being virginal) and heart broken. I would just NOT go there.

JASON is a total fool. LOL. I'm a cop! Well I'm almost a cop! HA! He and CHRYSTAL (sp?) what is really good?

OK, it's starting...

Logistically speaking...

Bonus! Now that I know how this text to blog thing works...I can use it to our advantage ;-)~. For now, just know that we will read the first 6 sections of Eat, Pray, Love - by Elizabeth Gilbert, and chat about it through-out Wednesday, August 25. We can talk, post, chat, write, re-write or whatever else during the day for 80% of us because of workload / work day. The other 20% of us will read all of the comments and post something after hours due to workload / work day and a general lack of time to BREATHE let alone blog ;-)~.

Capisci?

I, will of course, be peppered here all day ;-)~, just 'cause, well...I love ya! (Say this like Chunk from the movie The Goonies...that's my favorite movie! That and The Joy Luck Club - which serves to prove that I am, in fact, an adult. *TeeHeeHee)

For all intents and purposes, fortunate or -un, this is my LIFE ;-)~.

Aisis