http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3a-EbgagTE
Karma, yes. Not bad karma. If you come this way, you are welcome to stay on my futon. Of course, I live in Argentina. ;) (Ravi knows how to get a hold of me, if you need me..*sniffle, sniffle) Love you Emily! (I was busy last year!!!!!!!!!!!!!and it was crazy stuff) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > > Dear Obba....it is the karma between us.....you stranded me and left me for > much of last year.  Now, it is my turn.  What comes around goes > around...you know the song, but here it is again.  I'll be back to wish you > all a good holiday season..ha ha ha..hopefully from a sandy beach somewhere > in the sunshine.  > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAwE-zd66Ns > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: obbajeeba > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:43 PM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia > > > > > > > >Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! > > Please stay! > >NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! > > Don't go! > >Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! > >You are my anchor! I shall drift until you return. :) Smiley face is a real > >happy smiley face and knows you are an awesome being. > > > >LOVE OBBAJEEBA (did I spell that correctly?) > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > >> > >> Obba! àHow spot on is that video..."self-destruct" and "re-invent" is > >> the name of the game. àI turned 50 - a woman in her 50's, in menopause > >> no less, is not to be deterred. àThis was my love letter to FFL, my > >> goodbye letter "until we meet again." àI hope the gratitude came > >> through. àLove you too. àEmily.à> >> > >> > >> > >> >________________________________ > >> > From: obbajeeba > >> >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >> >Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:39 AM > >> >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia > >> > > >> > > >> >à> >> >Emily! > >> >Keep on the thrust! > >> >Knock em out! > >> >One, two punch! > >> >Brush off the knees! > >> >Body slam! > >> >Weary is the excuse of solitude! > >> >I am here, baby, for you! > >> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flU8ISt40eA > >> > > >> >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emilymae.reyn" wrote: > >> >> > >> >> P.S. If the auric shield doesn't work, there's always tequila. > >> >> > >> >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > "The other way is through creating an auric shield. To do this, I > >> >> > imagine my aura growing, expanding, and sparkling. It is a protective > >> >> > bubble that I envision, through which negativity simply cannot > >> >> > penetrate." > >> >> > > >> >> > BZZZZZT! "A bottle, I mean...What IS a bottle of Champagne?... > >> >> > > >> >> > OK,...Spiritual Allegories for $400, Alex..." > >> >> > > >> >> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn wrote: > >> >> > > > >> >> > > {snip}ÃâàI would hate to be forced to use Emily as a human > >> >> > > shield; she may > >> >> > > not be as clueless as I am, but I'm sure she's a lot more cynical > >> >> > > (smiley face). > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Dear Bob, my "shield of human-ness" has taken a lot of hits of late > >> >> > > and I am trying on a new reality - that of emulating Share's > >> >> > > approach to me and all others' she has determined are exhibiting > >> >> > > negativity - particularly of the nasty and sniping variety. > >> >> > > ÃâàI found this treasure tonight (under the heading Auric > >> >> > > Shield) on an internet healing site, so I know that it has a lot of > >> >> > > "street cred." ÃâàShare has mastered this technique and I > >> >> > > think she may have written these exact words, in fact (the ones in > >> >> > > the first paragraph.)Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > What this means is for me is:Ãâàno more attempts to > >> >> > > creatively insult; no more cynicism or irony; noÃâàhelping > >> >> > > others help themselves with pseudo-insightful observations; no more > >> >> > > self-serving, creepy humor. ÃâàNow, you must realize, I've > >> >> > > been practicing and learning all these important skills right here, > >> >> > > but I have seen the gemstone of therapeutic wonderment and have had > >> >> > > a change of being. Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > The "heart on the sleeve" shield I have been using is covered in > >> >> > > blood spatter and must go in for repair; the breaches in my > >> >> > > security resulted in dramatics of grandiose proportions over the > >> >> > > holidays (Share, poor woman, had to weather the bulk of my > >> >> > > distress); I have been kicked out of the inner circle of my > >> >> > > favorite cute (I mean "cult") leader, who has apparently retired to > >> >> > > the sandy beaches of somewhere for more introspection. Ãâà> >> >> > > Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I am going to visualize an auric shield, as described below > >> >> > > (paragraph 2) and go forth into the wide world of wonderfulness; it > >> >> > > is an apt consequence to my many irritating digressions from love > >> >> > > and logic that FFL so patiently and compassionately allowed me to > >> >> > > display, as I flailed and wallowed my way back, these past 2 years, > >> >> > > to a state where I believe that I may be able to "act as if," if > >> >> > > the knowingness of my first person ontology fails me at any given > >> >> > > time.Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > My astrological chart tells me that February is the month for me to > >> >> > > move to the front lines, go where the action is, feel the fear and > >> >> > > do it anyway, take up drawing, unpack the clothes, become > >> >> > > accountable, raise my standards, take care of business, etc., etc., > >> >> > > etc.Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > I guess I say all this to say that my recovery from cluelessness > >> >> > > and cynicism is likely to be of painfully long duration, but I am > >> >> > > confident that my auric shield will protect us both, and I promise > >> >> > > that "when you call my name, I will be there" (I do tend to run a > >> >> > > bit late, but I'll work on that too), to distract and dramatize as > >> >> > > needed. ÃâàLove, Emily. Ãâà> >> >> > > > >> >> > > "AURICÃâàSHIELD > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I have been working on the ability to remain unaffected by and not > >> >> > > absorb negative words or negative energies of other people. > >> >> > > One way I have been doing this is by simply not responding to > >> >> > > comments that annoy me. By not dignifying the comment with a reply > >> >> > > or a defense, I can keep my stress levels lower. Of course, this is > >> >> > > not easy, and it takes a lot of practice!" > >> >> > > > >> >> > > The other way is through creating an auric shield. To do this, I > >> >> > > imagine my aura growing, expanding, and sparkling. It is a > >> >> > > protective bubble that I envision, through which negativity simply > >> >> > > cannot penetrate." > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >________________________________ > >> >> > > > From: Bob Price > >> >> > > >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" > >> >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:08 PM > >> >> > > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >Ãâà> >> >> > > >________________________________ > >> >> > > >From: turquoiseb no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > >> >> > > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >> >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 2:21:14 PM > >> >> > > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Utopia > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, BhairituÃâàÃâà> >> >> > > >wrote: > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> On 01/30/2013 12:52 PM, turquoiseb wrote: > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > "The Killing" was SO much better in its Danish original > >> >> > > >> > that it makes the American remake pale by comparison, > >> >> > > >> > and I actually *liked* the remake...for what it was. > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > The best TV series I saw last year, "The Bridge," or > >> >> > > >> > "Bron/Broen," also from Denmark, looks as if it will > >> >> > > >> > never get an American release. Instead they are going > >> >> > > >> > to remake it. I shudder to imagine the result. Both > >> >> > > >> > of these series were *enormous* hits in the UK, > >> >> > > >> > although subtitled. > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > The thing is, the American networks somehow believe > >> >> > > >> > that Americans are too stupid to follow even the Brit > >> >> > > >> > accents in English-language UK series (and they might > >> >> > > >> > be right), so they remake *them*, too. This one ("Utopia") > >> >> > > >> > is quite interesting, at least judging by the first > >> >> > > >> > episode that I just watched. You'd really enjoy it. A > >> >> > > >> > pity that it will probably be remade for the US market > >> >> > > >> > as well... > >> >> > > >> > >> >> > > >> The American general public unless it's PBS or BBC America > >> >> > > >> can't tolerate accents much at all. So the remakes. Yup, > >> >> > > >> dumbing down for the stupid. They don't like subtitles > >> >> > > >> either so "The Killing" got a remake. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >People are going to think I'm being cynical when I > >> >> > > >say this, but I really don't think I am. I believe > >> >> > > >that the primary reason that subtitled movies have > >> >> > > >lost their market in the US is that many Americans, > >> >> > > >as many as 50-60%, simply can't read well enough > >> >> > > >or fast enough to enjoy a subtitled movie.Ãâà> >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >***BP: > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >As a committed member of the great unwashed, is it me or did one > >> >> > > >the above informants, > >> >> > > >who appears to watch television a lot, call Danish an accent; and > >> >> > > >another > >> >> > > >informant, who also appears to watch a lot of TV, not only agreed, > >> >> > > >but also > >> >> > > >informed us that the reason viewers in America won't watch > >> >> > > >programming with > >> >> > > >Danish accents is that they can't read well enough?Ãâà> >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >As a side bar, I consulted my thesaurus and for the life of me I > >> >> > > >couldn't find > >> >> > > >"cynical" as a synonym for *clueless*. > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >Now, Share Long, if I've been ironic inadvertently, behaved like > >> >> > > >an attention vampire, or, > >> >> > > >much worse---violated the bounds of Whimsical Wednesday, please > >> >> > > >don't come > >> >> > > >after me, as I would hate to be forced to use Emily as a human > >> >> > > >shield; she may > >> >> > > >not be as clueless as I am, but I'm sure she's a lot more cynical > >> >> > > >(smiley face). > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRR5YrpbBe4 > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >ÃâàÃâàÃâà> >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >