When one doesn’t remember how to log in and add a new entry, they have clearly neglected their blog for WAY too long! Sorry if anyone’s been disappointed by my absence. I figure it’s the holidays and all, so I’m hoping it’s forgivable if it’s even been noticed. And I know a couple of people have no
ticed. Thanks for the gentle prodding. I’m still visiting my family for the holidays and it’s always so hectic. In a good way, I guess. So many people to see, things to do, etc. On the other hand I always feel like I’m disappointing someone every single second that I’m here because I can only be so many places at one time. Anyway, I just watched Slumdog Millionaire and I simply loved it! Please go see it, if you haven’t already. It is so beautiful (in a gritty, painful way), and inspiring. I actually was a contestant on “millionaire” quite a few years ago. Seeing that set and hearing that music always elevates my heart rate a bit, so at times this movie really had me on the edge of my seat. It also left me full of faith and gratitude and awe. It reassured me that all of the things that I’ve been through that were less than pleasant (downright painful some of them-but nothing like Jamal’s), and all of those that I have yet to face, are leading me to my destiny. “It is written.” It is written that I be born biracial. That my black mother and white father divorced and I began to see things in black or white. It is written that I witness the joys and the sorrows of both of these worlds and have come to realize without a doubt that we’re all cut from the same cloth, so to speak, and that the things “they” tell us to keep us separate are illusions of this world. That I find the pursuit of banishing them (the illusions meant to separate, not the people perpetuating them for that is just a habit they learned) to the nothingness from whence they came to be my deepest passion and most fulfilling endeavor must be written. I never looked ahead and saw this chapter coming. I had no idea. But it is written.
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Awww..Tiff! No need to apologize for having a life! I’m glad to hear that you are getting the opportunity to spend time with your family during the holidays. That is important. I think I will check out that movie. I don’t have to go back to work until next week so I have plenty of time. You were on “Who wants to be the next Millionare?” Wow.
Happy New Years!
Tami
PS. You both are 2 ADORABLE….
Thanks Tami! I think you’ll really enjoy the movie! I hope you’re enjoying your time off and time to yourself. Did you mention that you don’t really like dogs, but your daughter wants one and Indy makes you consider it? Well, I highly recommend the breed! He’s the best little guy! I love dogs tho.
And, yeah, I was on “Millionaire.” Daytime millionaire tho. With Meredith, not Regis 🙂
Fortunately -on second thought, UNfortunately-the “time to myself” is coming to an end. She’s due back some time this evening. Just kidding, I’m smiling! About the dog…I have not told her my plans yet because I am still pondering. This will be a MAJOR step. Though I am coming around and leaning more on the plus side. I have had dogs throughout my childhood thanks to my dad. I can also thank him for passing his love for dogs down to my daughter. Thanks for the encouragement.
Have a nice day,
Tami
Wow, I’m only just discovering your blog. I also saw Slumdog Millionaire. It mixed the tragic, comedic, and inspiring really well.
yeah i notice that u been gone for a while. but i agree with tami u dont hav to apologize for having a life. we still luv ya! 🙂 i never heard of that movie. imma have to check it out. do u write poetry? cuz towards the end ur words had a great low to it when i read it. im thinking the title should be “it is written”. just a thought. 🙂
I need to see that movie ASAP. There are so many movies out that are on my list right now – I feel like I could see one every night for the next two weeks!
Hey Tiff,
Don’t worry about taking your time to blog. Your posts and videos are always worth the wait. I hope you have to have a year full of victories and joy.
One of my favorite quotes is from Batman Begins. It is the one, “Why do we fall down? In order to learn to pick ourselves back up.” There are also a few from Dune I like such as:
“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
Ehav, I love that last quote! Thank you for sharing..I’ve been thinking about fear a lot lately. Also, is it totally weird that I get excited when I see you, Tiff or the Mixed Chicks online, that we all hang out at the same sites/blogs? It makes me feel the little community in my web life. How cute.
Tiff, ditto on the guilt about not posting. I hope the time away means you had a lovely holiday! I actually just thought of you and wandered over. I stared a blog and then confused it for a journal. So I’m revaluating why I want to have one and then I’ll post. I felt major guilt for not writing though.
It is written…we are here wander on our paths..and the Slumdog soundtrack is amazing.
Hey Martine,
Dune provides a lot of interesting quotes. Frank Herbert had some really interesting insights he used for the books. The quote on fear meant a lot to me the first time I came to Israel in 2004 and after when I was trying to put my life back together. I am going to do a video blog about it since it was a MAJOR turning point in my life. As soon as I get a new computer I will do it.
I feel exactly the same way when I see things from various people like you, Tiff, the Mixed Chicks, etc. I can’t wait until one day when I visit the US and meet everyone from our on line community. Maybe I will be able to make it to one of the Mixed Roots Film Festivals.
thanks for that chea! i did change the title. i don’t write poetry intentionally, but sometimes things i write turn out a little poetic. i’ve got nothing on you 🙂
ehav, i love the quotes! i don’t do “resolutions” but for ’09 my motto is faith, not fear. the funny thing is that i was obsessed with the movie dune for a little while when i was young(er), lol. i don’t remember that much about it now, so i find those quotes and their relevance to my life right now kind of astonishing.
hey martine. i’ve realized that i really don’t know what this blog is for. what it means to me. what i want it to be. so i have a hard time coming over here. i’m glad i started it. i want to do it. i just don’t really know exactly what “it” is.
i love our online community! i get excited too. when i listened to the last couple of mixed chicks chats i was so bummed that i wasn’t able to tune in live because you were there!
slumdog rocks!
I’ll add my name to the list of getting excited when I see everyone! After meeting Heidi and Fanshen last summer, i took the plunge and started a blog.. but then, like you Tiffany, I had no idea what i wanted it for.. so I’ve sat on it for the last 6 months until now.. My ’09 plan is to find my blog/internet voice… Here’s hoping!
Glad you’re back=)
Hey Tiff,
Yeah, I am also not into new Years resolutions. If I decide that there is something that I really need to do I just do it. When Dune came out I was so into it. It really served a sort of purpose in my life for so many years, and then when I got to a certain phase I no longer needed it. That is at least parts of it. I had the original version, almost 3 hours I think, on DVD, but before I left America I gave it to a friend who seemed to need it more than I did. We were both fans of deep quotes. I find the quotes in the book to be a bit more complete. In the theatrical release they chopped some of the quotes a bit.