Holy Penguin!

We all know that penguins probably aren't the most religious animal in the world; however, what is religion without ritual...and those penguins have!! Penguins, every year, flock to the same breeding grounds. Thousands upon thousands of penguins gather and just breed! Breeeeed!!! Its a ritual! They also lay their eggs in almost the same exact spot! Now thats some good aim!

I went to church today...yes I did! Today was different. This Sunday was the Hanging of the Greens service, which ushers in the season of Advent. It is finally Christmas time! The usual service went on with hanging up the wreaths, putting ornaments on the tree, and talking about the meanings of each type of "green".  The service went on with a hit.  Lunch followed and it was wonderful.  I even saw a high school classmate that I haven't seen in years! However, things began to spiral down and down in terms of how the day was going.  It all started at choir practice.  It is the time for the Christmas Show at our church, which is kind of a big deal.  Well, practice literally sucked the life out of me and really not much was accomplished.  Tensions where high in the room because of a previous matter in deciding where to have our annual Christmas Eve service.  And this is where my mind has taken me. The location was changed from an old, traditional, wonderful Gothic Presbyterian church to my country style church.  I personally am outraged and so are many of the members of the church...but the few that want the church service to be at our home church don't care....so basically nothing will change.  I know this means nothing to many people but it is quite depressing to me.  Ritual and tradition during this time of the year means a lot not only to me, but to many people in the world.  Christmas is tradition! It is ritual! Why change something? A moma penguin would not appreciate if someone decided to blow up the annual breeding grounds....a whole flock of penguins would be in an uproar! The problem with people today is....we lose the meaning of why we do things. Penguins go to the same place to breed because its familiar because its tradition because their parents passed on those instincts to them.  We do tradition because of the same thing. To bring up memories of great Christmas eve services in a traditional and spiritual setting.  Some traditions are pointless; however, some impact the feelings around the holidays.  If penguins didn't go back to their "love shacks" every year...what would they do? NO BABY PENGUINS! I don't know...but this sucks!

On to watching Hallmark Christmas movies...leaving early in the morning to go back to Clinton. :)

Dr. Quinn Penguin

Penguins are among the world's most agile and graceful creatures when it comes to aquatic life.  Diving at speeds that surpass 12km/h, penguins are quite energetic.  Their speedy swim strokes allow for quick feeding rituals and effective preying.

Today I was not the graceful and energetic penguin as I should have been.  No, today was the day I did nothing.  I have been a little under the weather ever since I arrived at home for the Thanksgiving holiday and just haven't had the energy to do anything.  I've been laying on my couch all day surfing through Facebook and yes...watching a marathon of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman on the Gospel Music Channel.  Now you may think that is a little strange and somewhat random, but you just don't know my family.  WE ARE OBSESSED.  Apparently there is a "lost" season of the show and it is currently being shown as a part of the marathon.  At the end of the marathon, 2 movies are going to be shown. I am currently watching one of those movies appropriately called Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie.  I have literally been laying here for hours waiting for these movies to come on.  Sad? Very. I've cried. I've laughed. I've been angry.  I've binged on Thanksgiving leftovers and even Halloween candy (so sad).  One good thing about today though, I got to see my lil nephew Eli.  He spent the day with us and actually enjoyed Dr. Quinn just as much as I did.  He did the usual baby stuff like eat, sleep, googoo and gahgah, with little crying.  He was very good.  But notice he also watched Dr. Quinn.  

All in all, today was great in my eyes.  However, if a penguin were here, he or she would say I was a lazy fat ass, which is probably true.  I didn't even have to cook my dinner.  I do feel guilty though, seems like this has been the pattern lately in my life...veggin out. So I have taken a step to live up to my flightless feathered friends lifestyle. I made my parents buy me some tennis shoes. I shall start back running :).  I will be graceful and agile! No way on earth that I will dive as fast as my black and white birdy birds will...I hate the ocean; however, I shall run my face off! Goodbye lazy Dr. Quinn Penguin, say hello to RENEWED PENGUIN! 

Baby Penguin (chick)

Where should I start? Penguins...a bird thats flightless, black and white, and pretty damn cute.  Penguins...my favorite animal in the world.  Sometimes I dream about myself as a penguin. I know it's weird, but funny how the brain works while you're asleep.  I dream that I'm surviving on an ice berg out in the middle of the North Pole fishing, swimming, sliding on my belling in the snow.  The dreams happen often; therefore, I decided to start this blog about my life and how I survive...like a penguin.

This accumulation of daily, weekly, or monthly rants about my life will include basically everything. Anything from health and being to faith and religion to love and lust.  I won't get too graphic, believe me my life really isn't "graphic"...Mr. Rogers was more "graphic".  However, I'm not going to lie because penguins don't lie...do they? So the journey starts now and thats why the title of this first entry is baby penguin. Join me as you see my life in penguins.