Meditatively Obtained, Novel, and Observational (MONO) Lessons
401. I lose a LOT of respect for people if I find out they’re not a registered (and active) voter.
402. Just as decongestant nasal sprays can cause rebound congestion when overused, decongestant eye drops (“red eye” eye drops) will cause rebound congestion of the eye – rebound “red eye.” Thankfully I didn’t learn this one by experience, but instead by researching allergy eye drops. I now know too much about allergy eye drops.
403. When I’m not happy, I hate hearing songs telling me to be happy.
404. Sitting on stage at Spring Awakening sounds glamorous and all, and it is, but as RTH put it, “we were still sitting on props.” My ass hurts.
405. These bodies of ours are insanely imperfect. It’s a miracle any of us are alive in the first place.
406. There is a part of me that knows this body is only a temporary inhabitance.
407. Life can really look and feel horribly sucky. It’s anything but fun to feel this way.
408. Sometimes I get MONO Lesson writer’s block, but then I write 10 other things in the meantime while I wait for it to pass.
409. Doublespeak is maddening.
410. Sausages are silly.
411. Valentine’s Day cookie making with the boyfriend = adorable idea by me. Oh, and the cookies were amazing GF, DF, and EF delights.
412. Bananas are also kind of silly. …But not as silly as sausages.
413. When it comes to sausages, my mom and I turn into 7 year olds.
414. If you’re feeling constipated and also happen to have a sinus infection, antibiotics help both. Double duty, if you will. Duty.
415. Helping feels good.
416. Sometimes, normally normal things seem weirder than they ought...while sometimes, something new and kind of weird and bizarre can feel totally natural.
417. It’s tough to tell whether a difficult situation which, whether you like it or not, has an affect on your relationship with somebody, will immensely enhance this relationship or steadily destroy it.
418. 3-4 prunes at breakfast each day helps things keep moving.
419. Prunes really do taste pretty good. (Especially Paul Newman's prunes.)