Happy New Year. Starting the Year off: differently.

Happy New Years', Everyone!!!!!

I hope you spent it doing whatever you plan on doing the rest of the year. No? Well, that tradition has never really been set in stone anyway.

I spent lunch with my in-laws. This is what I mean by starting off differently. I actually had a decent time. I think I have explained being around them always makes me uneasy. For the first time in a full year and a couple of days, I didn't feel like an intruder, moron, or dumb ass. I felt as if I belonged. I didn't even get those feelings of intense nausea. We had normal conversations. There kinda was acceptance of ideas and points of views. And best yet oddly enough, there were smiles and giggles. And all this over buffet food. And no, there was no sneeze guard. Ew.

As you know, last night I excused myself from their presence to finish up the previous entry. My father-in-law was curious to know about my blog. I didn't think anything I did interested them. My bluff apparently was called. An interest in something I did. I kinda felt, loved. So how do you explain to people who value their privacy on blogging your feelings to the online community? One foot in the mouth at a time. Since starting this blog in November, I feel a since of relief, calmness, peace, and acceptance. While I don't know who actually reads my inner workings here, but I feel that my venting has reached ears or eyes in this case. I am not as frustrated or upset as I was before I released my inner minions. This is my Zen. And while I'm at it, Thank you everyone who has taken the time to read this. Whether you can feel me or you can't, I appreciate your time. But, on to what I was saying....

My in laws were concerned with the lack of privacy and security of "blogging." Everyone here is identified by an alias. My job, customers, family, and friends can breathe a bit of fresh air. Not my cats, unfortunately, their true identities are out there for the world to see. It is for the protection of everyone else that true name aren't used, because let's just face it. People are assholes, and many simply cannot be trusted. Don't take it personally. I don't trust people in the flesh either. Plus, nobody wants their shit stained underwear labelled with their name waving in other people's faces. That's just horribly rude and disrespectful. Unless I have invited you to this site you have no idea who I really am. I don't even give ya a pic of me. Sorry. I will give you a pic of my back when it's done. Have no fear tat enthusiasts. Privacy, well, I am digging into the depths of my dirty little mind. So I keep a few things private, but many, well, many are way too good to keep quite on. So they get shared. You can enjoy them or be appalled. It's your choice. Oh, contact. I forgot contact. Since some people may want to share thoughts with me, the choice is to leave a comment on this site or email me:

lady.yokai@gmail.com

You don't have to, but it's there. This is only for this blog. Everyone who was invited has my actually email address. So I think that was it. I'm not to particularly private of a person. This is my outlet. Welcome. So after explaining all that, there was something about the blogging idea being stupid, but, one persons stupid idea is another's gold mine. Welcome to the Internet Age. Things are sooo gonna be interesting. Hello 2007!!!!!!

The rest of the day, Hubby went and bought, dare I say it, a winter coat. A charcoal grey wool coat. It's awesome. We went home, he fell asleep on the couch, I iced my Birthday cake, and finished reading Light My Fire. I am so upset that the next one in the series probably won't be out until sometime at the end of the year or beginning of 2008. I signed up for the Aisling Grey website/fan club thing. So I have got to post how drooling I am for the next book. I am planning to read all three again. So if you want to get me a gift: get me sneaks of the new book in the series.

So other than have a good time with my in laws, reading the end of my book, icing my cake, and of course, buying an awesome dress for 2007. Today has been pretty good. Oh did I say thanks to Ms Marvel and Ariel? (Alias, come on peeps!!!!) Ms Marvel is a woman who is I guess my only friend here in Mass. She used to work for Hubby's company, but moved on. Her and her daughter Ariel got me a gift yesterday for my birthday. A reversible black skull purse with black camo on the inside ( I love skulls!!!) and two most fabulous pairs of silver chandelier earrings. Also, two packs of gum ( I love me gum!) So thanks Ladies!!!! Ariel celebrated her 16Th birthday the day before me. I showered her in books and a gift card to my bookstore. She reads a lot. (Trust me. That's an understatement!!!)

Yesterday, I also heard the band Morphine for the first time last week. I am trying to locate them on vinyl for Brian. I am loving them! The CD I heard was called The Night. So if anyone else can recommend something good for them or just locate more Cd's from them, I would greatly appreciate the info. Also, a CD the music gurus have been playing in our store is Amcs Lee's Supply and Demand. I am also loving that too. So if you haven't heard these, these are recommendations from Yokai Kifujin!

So, I guess that's all I got for ya today. What should I use for my send out? Hmmm.

I've got it!!!

you're the night, Lilah
you're everything that we can't see
Lilah
you're the possibility
you're the bedtime story
the one that keeps the curtains closed
and I hope you're waiting for me
cause I can't make it on my own
I can't make it on my own

--Morphine
(The Night)

Lady Yokai