wyldreams’ blog

Over at Annies house of painful thoughts (my little nickname for her blog as evertime I read it, my head starts to ache with the thoughts she inspires - not neccessarily a bad thing, its just that in my life (mainly revolving around teenagers and the care, feeding and teaching of them) were it not for my husband, Annie and a few others bogs, my brain would get no exercise.  Think of a sedate person laying around their house for the last couple of years and then all of a sudden goes out and runs a 10k marathon.  Said person would be pretty sore right?  Ok thats my brain on "Annie".  Though with constant reading my brain doesn't hurt so much any more.

Anyway she has proposed a Meme so I am going to play. Its called "gimme five"

This Meme involves a list of 5 random words and you must give an answer to these words.  You can say just about anything ( I like the reference that Annie used - think Inkblot) You can use words, pictures, songs, links anything you want and if you play, link back here. You can also make up a list of 5 words as well if you like.

1. Evening wear

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2.Blue Food

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3.Science Fiction....(lets play jeopordy here) What is....thinking my teenager will keep her room clean?

4.Sponges

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5.Plastics
lol I have a couple of pictures for this that have already been shown on this blog but here we are again:

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My friend Jack over at Jacks blog planted a seed in my head, though he doesn't know it yet and Jack, just a warning - usually the seeds that get planted in my head die from lack of fertilizer (haha).  But never-the-less this one has taken hold and seems to demand to be cared for.

Jack wrote: I would rather hope that the next superpower, therefore, is not a nation or even an ideology, but a collective of humankind cutting through the BS and revealing the truth. Who says the ’net cannot be a force for good once more? If it can propagate hate and porn, it can just as easily propagate hope and truth. (you can read the whole post here.)

I hope you don't mind me quoting you Jack, but I think that of all the statements, quotes and utterisms (not a word I know, but appropo just the same) I have fallen in love with this one most of all.

I am an idealist and this quote speaks to my idealisms.  I rather like the thought of grass roots movements and the little guy actually winning in the end.  I ALWAYS root for the underdog, most times I am dissappointed, but sometimes not. 

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the bloggers of the world, well most of the bloggers of the world ( I have to cancel out the blogs that revolve themselves around "hot naked women", "fake boobs" or "see the panties of (insert name of latest celebrity") unite for a better cause!? The technology is there, the communication is at our finger tips, more then anytime else in our history, why not use it for good and squash out evil.

I am a newbie in the world of blogging but in my short time around I have read some blogs from people who I would actually vote for president!  I mean the outlook they have of the world, their creative thinking,  their intelligence, wit and views are right along with mine in trying to make a better world.

Wouldn't it be nice if we actually worked with each other and not against each other. Maybe blogs are the place to start to organize this new movement as a human collective?

number 10--------you change your blog theme daily, sometimes more then once a day

number 9-------sorry I  can't concentrate on coming up with the next 8 reasons......

Please be patient with me faithful readers....errr all 2 of you (lol) I am buried under some things, at the moment, that are keeping me from thinking rationally enough to post coherently.

In the meantime, enjoy my final pictures of San Diego.  This is Fort Rosecrans Cemetary at  Pt Loma.  It has always fascinated and humbled me as we drive past it to the monument up on the point....it is definitely a place for reflection and a place of honour.

I now have 24 girls trying out :-O

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I started clinics yesterday for all incoming freshman and current high school students who are interested in being on my color/winter guard team.

I was a bit concerned as I never had the chance to go on a recruitment drive to our feeder jr. hi's and that is usually how I get a nice turnout.  Now bare in mind a nice turnout for me is usually 8-10 students.  Thats cool as I don't like to go too much over 15 in a guard.  Some instructors seem to think that the more the merrier adage applies in this arena.  I do not.  I have had as much as 25 guard members and something gets lost in the translation on the field or floor.

First of all, by shear common sense you would deduce that it is harder to get a group of 25 or more to work in sync and become "one" during a show.  There is more of a chance of all those performers, preforming as seperate entities and that is not a good thing for a guard. The whole is greater then the sum of its parts.

Another reason is also common sense.  Throw together 25 different personalities ( especially when those personalities happen to be mostly or all of the female persuasion) and you get MAJOR DRAMA.  I don't like drama and try to avoid it all cost.

Another major reason for a smaller-ish guard is simply a basic fact of finances.  We are not a school who dumps a huge (or even a reasonable) amount into its fine arts program, in fact it is probably one of the smallest budgets on campus.  When we are looking at something as simple as silks that go on the flag poles we are talking anywhere from $30-$50 dollars PER performer-Per silk, and sometimes you can use up to 4 or more silks per semester show.  Now this does not even go into the cost of uniforms (usually around $100 PER performer) transportation etc.  My sewing abilities have become very useful, not only in the uniqueness I am able to create ( flags and uniforms no one else has ever seen) but it helps financially as well.

So any way back to the clinics.  I hold 4 days worth of clinics and tryouts on the 5th day...I have 7 returning members for fall so I was looking at no more then 8 or so new members.  Great if I had had the normal amount  turn up...but last night much to my pleasure and frustration I had 20 people show up.

Watching them last night I could see at least a dozen who have strong potential and would hate to loose any of them, but I will have to.

Now the trick is to get them to return.  Usually after the first clinic I have a few who drop because it is just not for them, they didn't realize that is was such hard work etc.  I am hoping ( for the first time in my career) that this natural attrition does occur.

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For you my friend.  Its looking up the coast towards La Jolla from Sunset Cliffs.

I have a secret to share.  Sometimes I call up my pictures of this lovely area and just stare at them...to me they are so calming and peaceful.

I need to take up a collection.  Contribute to the "move Pam to San Diego" fund. I take paypal.

Enjoy the view.

Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo?

Ok I have a little to say on this particular topic.

First of all where I live its friggin 5 de Mayo all bloody year so yeah I am a little sick of it all.

2ndly show me where we celebrate the holidays of some other country?? Lets start with our immediate neighbors to the north.  What about their holiday Victoria Day?  Last I heard, I had never heard of it.  What about Aussie/New Zealand and their ANZAC holiday.  Again nope don't think so, never heard of it until I married one of those blokies.

Oh and how about the UK and their holidays?  This country was founded by a bunch of UKers, you would think that as tribute to that we would have something that requires everyone to take a day off work, get stinking drunk, BBQ (read burn, due to the amount of alcohol in the cooks system) food, eat and be merry.

Nope this silly 5 of May holiday is an assault on my loyalties as an American.  I would, however be up to celebrating something like the Mexican American war and our victory.  Now that is a war I can get into.