It could happen to you- FAIL

I happily arrived at the Olmos Perk coffee shop to work (surf the Internet and Facebook). A few design projects were beckoning my attention but who can work with Zero caffeine. It was muy caliente (extra hot)outside, like 100 degrees. So what I ordered had to be cooler than a polar bear's toe nails (OutKast "rap song" reference) and I found myself a great spot to sit with an end table, comfy chair, and most importantly, a surge protector. SIDE NOTE: Coffee shops should know that if they hide all the electrical outlets then they would make more $$$ because people like myself wouldn't loiter as long.


So I'm sitting enjoying a preview of some new music on iTunes when a cheery, clumsy girl walks up to me with a plate, a drink, a laptop bag/trendy purse, and her awkwardness. I'm an awkward person, but this girl made me feel awkward in a bad way. She seemed like the kind of person that would sit at a bus stop with her delicious sandwich and turn to the people next to her and says in lower-octave sluggish voice, "HAY GUIES, want sum of my sangwhich?" (-inside joke with my Whitney).

She decides to sit right next to me, even though there were tons of seats available. But I realized I was in prime surge-protector real estate and she did have a laptop bag/trendy purse. Either way I made "squinty eyes" at her in my mind. She would never know, because she just saw my silent Texas "howdy" nod, that I'm sure was genetically pass down to me from my grandfather.

As she placed her stuff down on the end table, as if squatting in protest, she declared a question that was more of a statement. "You don't mind sharing this table with me." 

GENESIS, EXODUS, LEVITICUS, & NUMBERS

The word "genesis" signifies "generation" or "origin" and comes from the Greek translation of Genesis 2:4. It is an appropriate title for the first book of the Bible, which contains the record of the origin of the universe, the human race, family life, nations, sin redemption, etc. The first 11 chapters, which deal with primeval or pre-Patriarchal times, present the antecedents of Hebrew history from Adam to Abraham. The remaining chapters (12 - 50) are concerned with God’s dealings with the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Jacob’s son Joseph, all "fathers" of the people whom God has chosen to carry out His plan for the redemption of mankind. The book closes with these "Chosen People" in Egypt.

The name means "going out" or departure". While it refers to one of the most important events of the book, the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, other highly significant events are also found here, such as the oppression of the Chosen People in Egypt, the flight and call of Moses, and God’s covenant with the nation Israel at Sinai - an experience climaxed by His giving of the moral law (Ten Commandments) through Moses to the people. A code of secular laws is also included, and the latter part of the book contains an elaborate description of the sacred Ark of the Covenant and its ten (tabernacle), God’s place of dwelling among His people.

This book was so named because it treats of laws of service and worship of special importance to the Tribe of Levi. It has been aptly called "the Handbook of the Priests". Many basic precepts of the New Testament are foreshadowed in this book, such as the seriousness of sin in God’s sight, the necessity of atonement for sin, the holiness of God, and the necessity of a mediator between God and man.

The name of this book originated from the two numberings of the people related in it: the first at Sinai in the second year of the Exodus and another on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho in the 40th year. A better title is the one give by the Hebrew themselves, Bemidhbar ( "In the Wilderness"), for it describes the locale of the major events of the book. In all these events, the writer sees the guiding hand of God, sustaining, delivering, and keeping covenant with His people, as He prepares them for entrance into the land promised first to Abraham.

Conceptual Art Piece: Mounted wood w/ photos painted lines, and screws

Conceptual Art Piece of the day: Take 7 pieces, any size/shape/color/distressed or new, of reclaimed wood. Build a a frame with the ability to be hung on a wall & the ability to support the rest of the reclaimed wood. Break or cut the unframed wood and adhere them to the frame. Use 144 Screws preferably: MorTorq or Spanner Drill Tamper Proof (Other types are allowed but mixing types is not). Take 50 to 100 printed photos of the city and adhere them to the wood. Take diluted white paint and connect a random sharp corner with a different sharp corner until the overlapping lines become medium in density. Hang and admire for one week and then send to different location to be view for one week and repeat until your energy to keep up the rotation is exhausted.

A Poem in Pros: Gary, You're So Fast. You Snail.

"Gary!? You're So Fast. You Snail."

The gloom overcasted a low hung blanket of the gray sky. Gary, the aluminum snail, met his demise. Death kicked out the recliner legs on this one. A violent left turn sent him flying off the dashboard into the pile of forgotten gas station receipts,

An old french fry, a chunk of red clay,

Lint balls, and wads of fast food

Wax paper scattered overs the worn-carpeted floor.

The now flat paper-thin tin flaked off of Gary''s adorable antennas. Gary was fully aware of his precious existence.

God had plans for Gary.

Grace caused his fall, but it was Her lack of attention caused his torture.

There he laid mangled and abused.

In the silence of the SUV where he lived for only a shimmer of few Texas summer days. He was accidentally vacuumed and disappeared from our plane of existence.

A gestation period passed. The unlicensed twenty five cent dollar crane machine birthed Caillat, a lime green Giraffe. Phonetically pronounced kuh-LAY.

In our hearts, Caillat assumed Garry's role
I sought simplicity to ease our pace.
With Caillat, understanding gently unfurled, it gave us time for our emotions to mature.

Time to grieve.

Time to accept.

Time to become self-aware,

Time to seek support.

Time to receive therapy for our soul.

Time to prioritize self-care, and practice mindfulness.

Time to Embrace forgiveness, set boundaries.

Yet in a dystopian future, I am sure Caillat will be replaced by another 'cute' carrier of intrinsic value.