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Wednesday, February 28
this and that
sorry for the delay in posting folks
all this positive thinking
kaballah
change of life for the better stuff
has been taking up my time
i now do yoga
ATTEMPT to meditate but my brain is sooooooo well... hard to ignore
listen to groovy mood music
listen, actually really truly listen to people without interrupting them every second
well im trying anyway...
anyway
today
its sunny and gorgeous out
and spring doesn't feel so far away
im getting ready to cook middle eastern food for 265 folks
and excited about harissa, hummus, tahini and mint chutney
on other news
i liked the lesbian slant to the oscars
ellen and melissa rock
but did find the over-all oscars boring
there were some highlights
my fave part
was Al Gore winning the oscar
for Inconvenient Truth
was sure nice to see him win
something
sheesh
anyway the guy rocks as far as im concerned
he woulda made a great president
who knows maybe he'll still get a chance
other highlights of oscar night
forrest whitaker's heart felt speech
and
melissa rocking the house and winning
aside from that
yawn
but honeys what can i say
i didnt win anything so how exciting could it really be?
i think we all deserve oscars
any day
we go out and find someone to be nice to
do some kind selfless act
to a stranger
then ellen degeneres should hand us a friggen oscar
thats what i think
Wednesday, February 21
britney
ok
i now know something is truly madly deeply
nutsola with me
cause i really
really
really care
about whats up with....
britney spears?!?!?!
yes i do
i will say it out loud
always hated her
always felt ill by her
always thought the only thing she ever did that was cool
was get killed in the last CHUCKY movie
but now
her head shaved
tatooed
in and our of rehab
checking into hotels with babes
full scale breakdown
and well
now im intrigued
jeez
what the hell does that say about me?
oh who cares
anyone got some britney scoop
share it here
share your guilty shame
with mama
Saturday, February 17
peace
ive taken a break from world events of late
to focus on my own life
as you may have noticed
and some new agers will say fixing your own peace is the first and best step
to helping world peace
in my own exploration here is the jest of what rings true to me
there really is something to positive thinking
and whether or not you believe that it affects the outcome
of what you are obsessing about
it certainly affects you and the way you feel
which in turn affects everyone around you
i do think that finding a peace inside yourself
is the first and best step towards the world finding peace
certainly if all the angry violent people in the world
all the people with an ax to grind could find inner peace
they wouldn't want to blow each other up
when i was in Israel I was deeply affected by how close the temple mount was to the wailing will
two great holy sites
for two religions
separated only by a wall
two people with so many things in common
and yet the blood flows and flows
and generations are born into hatred
and terrorists lead the way
if only inner peace could be given to everyone on both sides of the wall
people could think clearly for the first time
and find a path to peace
listen i haven't turned into some new age yahoo
i know that the gandhi approach won't work here
and far too much death has happened
for inner peace to descend
but maybe with so many people
dreaming of peace
and so many people wanting an end to death
that a little push
of goodness in the universe
well
it couldn't hurt
i think of myself
the rossi of old
wanted to go out there with a machine gun
and 86 Hammas
and Hezbollah
now
now i just want the good people who have not had the strength and courage
to stand against them
to do so
and for the world to stop scapegoating israel
and to just help
some how
after the holocaust
one would have thought that the world was done scape-goating jews
but mankind it appears has learned little
i still stand proudly on the side of israel
israel is a true democracy
that only really wants to be left alone
but i also stand on the side of the innocent palestinians
who do not want to be led by hammas
but who can not speak out against them out of fear
or ignorance
mostly i stand on the side of peace
i can't do much to stop terror in the world
but i can stop terror in myself
and share myself with others and hope to start a wave
im not naiive
but i am trying to fix just my little spec of the universe
and to hope my little spec fixes a few around me
and they in turn also do so
ya never know
Thursday, February 15
snow storm cool
the art opening was a huge hit
the most wonderful people braved the snow storm
it really brought out a great, positive feeling crowd
of arty groovy people
some loving friends
many new faces
i think there really is something to this positive thinking
thing
or maybe its that really cool people go out in snow storms
Tuesday, February 13
think on the bright side
ive been hearing quite a bit about manifistation lately
both from my pal T a life coach
and from my pal H a pshychic healer
and from the reading ive been doing on kaballah
it seems in many cultures
in many religions
in many forms of new age therapy
one thing comes up a lot
there is power in saying something out loud
and writing it too
one thing you have to be careful about
is that old expression
be careful what you wish for
i have a tendency to be shall we say not specific enough
when i wish
another thing i have come to believe in
is how crappy negative thinking
and negative talking is for the soul
my pal TR
to put it simply said to me recently
"THINK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE"
thats such an old simple expression
but ya know what its true
there is a snow storm coming tonight or tomorrow
and i have an art opening tomorrow night
i had started my same ol rossi negative thinking
but now im thinking
how gorgeous the snow will look
thru the windows of the gallery
and what a great group of people
that will come out in the snow to celebrate art
i do tend to be the gloom and doom mama
and can bitch up a storm
as all my regular readers know
but i think i may try and new spin on my life
looking for the silver lining
its cold out
but it sure feels great by the fire
its tough out there
but it sure lets you see who your friends are
so for my manifistation for the day
i see myself and all of you
having a joyful
peaceful
wondrous
day
Saturday, February 10
anna nicole
okay say what you will
i was officially bummed about anna nicole smith
ya know yeah
she was a white trash HO
a crass, loud mouthed, in-your-face- fame monger
willing to screw a 200 year old corpse for moolah
and then blow up and blow it out for a reality show
lose the weight laugh at herself
party
never apologize
never fit in
never care
and ya know what
that's why i liked her
its sad that she died so young
i couldn't help but think about the comparison to the woman i might assume she has idolized marylyn monroe
in the strange, tragic young death
i am sad
anna nicole
you were a sassy, not classy, mama
but i liked you for being just whatever the hell you wanted to be
and telling the world to kiss your ass if they didn't like it
i hope wherever you are
you can eat anything you want and never gain an ounce
screw anyone you want and never be called a ho-cake
and party into infinity
Thursday, February 8
cold mama
thanks to a break in israel
and a super warm early part of the winter
i somehow forgot just how friggen cold it can get here in nyc
lord
when the wet stuff inside your nose starts to freeze
you know its cold
last night i had a 12 block walk from where i had dinner to my pad
and it felt like i was an explorer in alaska
but the time i got home
my eyes felt frozen
lemme tell ya honeys
its hard to
be a functional
well rounded
person who goes out and lives her life
when its this cold
oyyy veyyy!
how is it where you are?
is your tuchas in ice too?
or are you somewhere warm?
if so
TAKE ME WITH YOU
Saturday, February 3
israel
so heres my over-all view on israel
now back in manhattan
the people are so rude!
oh my god
i thought new yorkers were rude
they are push you out of the way
till you almost fall on your face without saying excuse me
rude
they are almost run you over rude
they are
bang right into you on the street rude
amazingly
fast
brash
and rude
i realized its a survivor thing
they survived against all odds
gave them a sense of entitlement
on the brighter side
the people of israel
have a joy of life
they dance
eat
party
love
laugh
and dream of one day having peace
but dont expect it any time soon
tel aviv is like a little minny new york
only 230,000 people
not like nycs what is it 8 million?
i always forget
but those 230,000 folks are edgy and fast
and feel more like a million
there are areas of tel aviv like jaffa that are gorgeous
but a bit un safe in places
hence the edge
there are parts of jerusalem that feel as though one were walking in time 4,000 years ago and you are
and there are parts of jerusalem that feel like a cafe in the east village of nyc
there are parts of haiffa that feel depressed and ugly
and parts of haiffa that feel like a magestic palace
and in fact a magestic palace is in the center of haiffa
there is a wine country an hour out of tel aviv
that feels like europe
the north heading towards lebanon feels suburban with strip malls
very new jersey
and shockingly
one of the most beauitiful places to see an amazing view of sky water
cliffs and life
is right at the border literally to lebanon
honestly
i saw so much
but not enough
i needed another week
or a month
plan to go back again and again
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