Pictures Around Savannah

Sunset in November

Happy Graffiti 

The work of 2 people. First one says "Vaccines cause cancer and they know it." The response: "Just like you're mom."

Hope

7 Quick Takes Friday: Happy New Year from Savannah!

1

Happy third anniversary to me! 

My husband and I got married three years ago on December 31, 2011. Since then we've lived in two states, been through his seminary program, had some crazy good times and a lot that were just crazy. We celebrated at a Thai restaurant and then met up with friends on River St. in downtown Savannah with all the crazies to bar hop and look at fireworks over the water. 

2

Can introverts like crowds?

Sometimes I do. It's got to be a good natured crowd, and it's got to be outdoors. It cannot involve shopping. It's best when we're all there together, celebrating, possibly tipsy or even drunk, at night. Strangers say happy new year, cheers go up when couples kiss, and the general atmosphere is one of good will. I didn't see any fights (though I'm sure they happened somewhere), but I saw a lot of friends having fun. It was a good way to start off the year. 

3

I'm finally getting bored with the internet.

God heard my plea and knew that the only way that I'd stop being addicted to clicking mindlessly like a monkey on crack would be to get bored. And bored I am. I don't want to look at Facebook anymore.    I've taken every quiz that mankind can devise, from the intellectual to the inane. I still like watching videos, but only if I'm watching them with someone else who can share in my joy. 

4

Political exhaustion

One reason for this is sheer exhaustion. If I never read another sentence about Ferguson or abortion or feminism or religious freedom or gun control or ebola or police shootings or waterboarding or Supreme Court decisions it will be too soon. This is not to say that keeping up with what's going on isn't important, or that I regret writing about these things. It's simply that you can't live on it without suffocating. It's to the point that the social media, especially, surrounding events is so predictable that you can play Chose Your Own Adventure with particular writers or speakers. I'm gasping for air and groping for something that can't be split along party lines.

5

Cuteness Addiction

Is there such a thing? If so, I have it. The one thing on the Internet that never gets old are babies and baby animals. I think it's just longing to be pregnant, but I have baby radar that roars into play whenever someone under 2 is within a 5 block radius. Is this a problem? 

6

Which is distinct from Beauty Addiction

I'll talk more about this soon. I have a real thirsting and longing for beauty, and when I'm in the presence of the truly beautiful or awe-inspiring it's like getting a hit from a drug. It's probably to the point of idolatry. 

7

My patron saint for the year is Saint Jude

You know, lost causes and all that. There are several lost causes in my life right now, but I'm not giving up! 

I Ain't Dead Yet

So, I haven't posted in awhile, for several reasons.

For one thing, as soon as I promise to have a MAJOR SERIES, my anxiety rises. I go to the computer and think nope, can't post now, I haven't had enough coffee to bang out a good essay. Besides which, I live in a three-story house, and if the computer is on the third floor and the book's on the first, I flop on the couch in defeat. Savannah has this way of sapping your energy. I think the Spanish moss feeds off it, like a Southern version of the dementors. What it boils down to is perfectionism. Whoever said "don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good" must have talked to my friends and family.

For another, life has been ca-raaazy over the past three weeks. To review, in this time frame we:

1. Moved 9 hours from D.C. to Savannah, without using movers. It was just me, my husband, my disabled mother-in-law, and his teenage sister, with the help of several wonderful local friends.

2. Unpacked everything (not a small feat when your living space is on the third floor) and dismantled all the boxes.

3. Cleaned out kitchen cabinets and other storage areas which were in disarray from a previous tenant.

4. Got myself into an intensive outpatient program (IOP) which is basically group cognitive behavioral therapy 3 hours a day 5 days a week, for 15 days, on the recommendation of my previous psychiatrist.

5. My husband was ordained into the diaconate at St. Paul's Savannah on Saturday May 31. That same day, we drove to our hometown (about 4 hours away) where he preached and served at his home parish. (We then drove back to Savannah that day).

6. My husband was installed as the curate at a parish outside of Savannah, which has been very welcoming to us.

7. Received the news that we would not, in fact, be living in our current house and needed to find a separate apartment. We are now in the process of doing so.

In my ample spare time (!) I am looking for a job.

But we ain't dead yet!

Savannah Puts the Gothic in Southern

Before long I will get my own pictures up. For now, here are google images that match my perceptions. Savannah isn't just a town: it's a mood.