Really? This is your guru, Pollywog?

Boyfriend was just pointing something out to me about our friend and hero, Bill Shatner, (known as The Shat around here). It's fairly political and I hate political but it's good cause so here's a link if'n you're interested.

http://www.williamshatner.com/Article286.phtml

But that's not why I'm blogging. I'm blogging because it's quite dismaying to find that one of the most inspirational phrases that gets you through a day comes from the Star Trek guy.

I don't know how many of you have heard the Henry Rollins/Bill Shatner tune "I Can't Get Behind That". It's poetry, people, pure poetry. Couldn't find a link to the song itself, but here's the lyrics. Anway, at the end, Rollins seems to check how that recording of the song turned out and asks "Yeah, Bill, can you turn around and do one more?" And Bill replies.....

ALWAYS CAN DO ONE MORE.

Well, jeez-o-pete, if Bill can do one more, I can certainly do one more. It applies to everything. One more day of work. One more paper for school. One more smile at a parent who's bitching and moaning about something or other. One more credit card bill. Bill meets them all with a can-do attitude. Works the other way, too. "Have one more beer, Pollywog?" "Always can do one more." See? It's friggin' brilliant. Dr. Phil ain't got shit on you, Billy.

Yes, it's true. When I find myself in times of trouble, William Shatner comes to me speaking words of wisdom.....Always can do one more.

Thank you, thank you, Mr. Shatner. I will not fail you.

Why, Oh Why, was I not informed of this?

I was helping a kid find a book at the library yesterday when there, like a gift from the book gods, was this....

Yep, that's right. Your eyes do not deceive you. They're vampires. They're pirates. And what does Pollywog love in this world? Yep, vampires and pirates. How did this get on the shelf without my knowledge? What sort of sick twisted world do we live in where I was not presented with this book post-haste?

I've only read a chapter or two. Not all that bad for young adult lit.

And, to further supplement my joy, it's a series!!!!

Vampirates....mmmmmm.

Back by popular demand...

I have been commanded to blog. The problem is this. NOTHING TO BLOG ABOUT.
My life has been very very dull as of late. Um, let's see. A list of all the nothing going on...

1. I turned in a midterm yesterday that was very hard because it was about ethics and I kept thinking myself in circles.

2. The thermocoupler on the water heater has gone kaput so we are showering this weekend with a combo of solar camp shower and water heated on the stove.

3. It has rained the last two days.

4. There is a spider on the ceiling and the cats are going crazy over it.

5. Boyfriend is making banana bread with walnuts in it so I can't eat it because I'm allergic to walnuts.

6. No fireworks for the Fourth. (There were some in the neighboring town but they stopped after three because they set the forest on fire.) We had a barbecue with my sis and her family. There were mojitos.

I swear, Braids, there is nothing going on worth blogging about. I will blog enthusiastically when there is, hand to God.