year that is, not throwing out anything, who knows I might need it one day.
So another year has passed, another prediction of doom for the world has passed, what will the new year bring. Surely there's a doom and gloom prediction somewhere for a year that has the number 13 in it. Maybe I'll start my own cult, The World Will End Because This Year Has A 13 In It cult. Not very catchy I know but none of the others have really had catchy titles either. Can't even make an interesting word out of the letters TWWEBTYHA13II, makes no sense, oh but wait a minute neither have any of the others. So my logic has survived the passing of another year, woohoo go logic.
So what happened in 2012, I remember voting sometime, maybe twice. It's a blur I hate voting so I try to forget it. I was presented with 3 new wonderful granddaughters, yep 3 in one year, awesome stuff, thank you to my beautiful girls. Of course there's always the chance there was another grandchild born but my son isn't talking LOL.
I got another year older, funny how that seems to happen every year. I gained weight again not a real surprise, I discovered more hair where no hair grew before, I lost more brain cells, I lost my train of thought and ...... sorry lost my train of thought for a minute there, I'm positive more socks were again lost and I lost more of my youth (not that there was much left there). I remember when I was a kid and thinking that the year 2000 was something a long time in the future, here we are 2013 and 2000 is a long time in the past. There has been a lot of good years in between being a kid and turning 53 (note I didn't say becoming an adult, that's what my parents are not me) and there's been a lot of bad years (miss you everyday babe). But every single one of those years has gotten me to where I am today. I think less and less about what I could of changed, and what I should of changed. Sure there will always be regrets, but that's a part of what life is all about. If we didn't regret certain actions or the paths our lives took, we wouldn't be human. Hey just had a thought, maybe 2013 will be the year the aliens land and we won't turn out to be human after all, maybe we are all really aliens and the mother ship will come to take us home.
Sorry thoughts wandering around yet again, there's something that hasn't changed. Something else that won't change is except for the occasional mention of politics or religion, I won't be telling you how to vote, or airing my political views, nor will I preach to you or try to turn you onto my views (something I wish a lot of people on Facebook would stop doing). Your politics are your business, but if you think one party or politician is telling the truth then your insane. If you are religious or have a certain religion that may be different to the norm, fine, I hope your happy with it, but please don't clutter up my life with your views or try to change mine. I'm quite happy in my little world and don't need your opinions thrown at me as you try to turn me. I'm 53 I will not be turned LOL.
I still won't believe the movie critics when they tell me not to watch certain movies because they are rubbish, instead I will watch them and form my own opinions, if I'm entertained and don't fall asleep then it's a good movie and I'll recommend it to anyone who likes the same sort of movies as me. Same with TV shows, I've made recommendations to others, but only those who I seriously think would enjoy it. I do not like romance, never have, doesn't mean I can't sit and watch a romantic comedy and be entertained. I love car chases and violence, doesn't have to have a script that makes sense, doesn't even have to have brilliant actors, I just want to be entertained. And after I've watched it, I'm not going to go out and get into a car chase or get violent, it's just a movie or TV show, I know it's not reality. I'm not going to believe that playing a video game or watching violent movies or listening to heavy music can make someone get a gun and commit murder, because I've done all those things and I haven't killed anyone yet. I still watch the violence and still listen to the music, and neither one of them motivate me to go out and shoot innocent people. I'm entertained and then I get on with something else.
I will never get over the ease with which people sue for millions of dollars. I can understand it in certain cases, such as someone needing life long medical care for someone elses carelessness. But if I see a puddle on a floor, I avoid it. I don't dive off rock ledges without checking the water beforehand for logs rocks or depth, it's just logical. I'm not going to blame the makers of video games, music or movies for any of my problems, or for the actions of others. I could say these are New Years resolutions but they are just the same beliefs I've always had. Sorry, again my thoughts wandered after typing something LOL.
I better sign off before I start ranting and waving some protest signs around.
Happy New Year to you all, and my your new year be a happy and safe one for you and yours.
Catch yas
Cathy
Is anyone out there really surprised? Why anyone would believe that a dead race could predict the future, but couldn't save themselves is beyond me. It really was just a big joke and a lot of fun.
You have the questions, is it the Mayan time zone? Does it take into account daylight savings? What should I pack for the end of the world? Should I pay those bills? Should I get milk and bread? Did I turn the gas off? Should I go to work? All these questions and more fire out at us in the last few minutes before the end of the world. Then it doesn't happen, and back to normal, with a little bit of disappointment.
I heard that there was people who were actually packing up and heading out of the city, ummmm what part of End of the World don't you morons get. It won't matter where you are, the world ends all over not just in certain areas. To most of us it was all a bit of fun. End of the world parties, the end of the world didn't happen parties, we are still alive parties, screw you Mayans parties, any excuse for us all to get together and have a few. I reckon the poor Mayan doing the calendar probably got writers cramp and had to stop to rest, then he went off to the pub for a few and forgot were he left the rock tablet. They probably all had a good laugh over it at the time thinking about how some idiots were going to predict the end of the world cause they ended their calendar LOL.
Lets face it, if the end of the world happens, it happens, nothing we can do about it, it would be over in seconds and there'd be no one to bear witness, so instead of trying to predict it, we should all just concentrate on enjoying it while it's still here. I remember watching a special on Nostradamus and all his predictions, predicting war in the Middle East, there is always a war in the Middle East so that wasn't anything exciting. The interpretations of his predictions were such that another interpretation could be made depending on who was reading his writings. Then again it could all of just been a bunch of random words from a senile old man. He could also of been a comedian and just done it all so that in the future everyone would be talking about him and he would be laughing in the after life.
So as one more prediction of the End of the World fades away, we can all start preparing for the next. Of course we'll need to get over our hangovers from all those parties we just had, but hey once that happens we can start preparing. I personally will be attending the next round of parties that will no doubt pre and post date the next End of the World. I might even write another blog about it.
In the meantime I should start on my list of what to pack
Catch yas
Cathy
You all know one or maybe your related to one, that annoying person who is always there to criticise any purchase made or any decision you may make about your life. They are the one that is standing there telling you that you should of consulted them before purchasing your new TV or your new car. They even tell you what your kids are going to be like when they are older. Or they are telling your relatives and friends behind your back, while to your face they are all nice and positive.
Nope they aren't psychic, just bloody annoying. You'll invite them over to see your new purchase, and instantly it's "Oh, these TVs always do this," or "You should of taken me with you to purchase your car." They are not electronic experts, they don't know shit about cars, and yet they seem to think they must be consulted before every purchase. You come to dread telling them anything about your life or recent purchases, you avoid them like the plague, but they always seem to find out and deflate your happy mood.
And it's not just the know it all, it's the negative nellies too. Constantly looking at the bad side of life, ummmm hello we know there are bad things that happen, but for once just be happy for me. I love to deflate the negative nellie, they will start talking about all the bad things that will happen when so and so does something, or talk about the recent purchase that can't be good for them. I jump in with, "Really, I don't agree. If this is what they want then I'm happy for them. There is enough tragedy in the world to waste time being negative." They then change their tact and start agreeing with me LOL. Honestly don't they have anything better to do that bitch about everything or tell you what your doing wrong. I'm happy so just fuck off.
Of course when I am deflating them, I'm not mean about it, I am just enforcing the positives and taking pleasure in deflating them LOL. Too many people in this world are like that. They will take any good thing that has happened and turn it around to doom and gloom. Unfortunately when your related to them, it's hard to get away from them, if you are just friends with them you can avoid them, something I take great pleasure in doing:)
They also seem to always be down about something, getting a smile out of them seems to take forever, and even if you do manage it, they spoil it all by making some sarcastic comment in the attempt to bring you down. They seem to have had the hardest lives, but when you question them, their lives have been no harder than your own. It's the choice they have made to be always looking at the negative. Hey look at the bright side, you woke up breathing this morning didn't ya, life doesn't get any better than that LOL.
So while I do know some people like this, I don't care. They can be downers all they want, I'm not taking it and I'm not letting them draw me into it. I actually feel sorry for them. While I have days that I don't want to get our of bed, or days that I'm so depressed I barely function. I don't pass it on. When one of the kids tells me something that has happened, I enthuse with them, I don't pick it apart and tell them what they should of bought or done. And my kids will enthuse with me, cause I don't. They will share things with me and it's all because of the attitude. No one is sharing with the know it all or negative nellie, and they only have themselves to blame.
Catch yas
Cathy
