Because I attend an exclusive, prestigious, private university for graduate school, I stumble along amongst long shadows stretching along the Serengeti marble halls. Rich, thin, shiny, pretty women meander past me by on their slender, Nordic, giraffean legs, and I am as a squat chimpanzee in their midst -- clever, amusing, far more able to use tools, yet not half as majestic. Sometimes, in classes, we interact. I feel as if I travel in Pigpen's cloud, for my nails are clipped and short, and tiny continents with chipping borders appear on each finger, instead of glossy, manicured, monochromatic squares. My hair, unfashionably frizzy, is self-cut and a few weeks overdue for a $7 color out of a Garnier box. My $12 shoes have about breathed their last, as I shift about the desk in my Wal-Mart pants. Still, maybe opposable thumbs and the ability to throw verbal poo at their mystification at crazy tables-full of statistics is worth being grotty. Sometimes. ----------------- I can't d...
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"In Celtic astrology, you're an Alder. The animal symbol that accompanies this tree is the fox. The ancient Druids say Alder people are courageous, adventurous, charming, energetic and self-reliant. However, Alders may be prone to impetuousness and too much risk-taking; they may also need to work on their diplomacy skills."
Hazel was my #4.
Okay...I just made that up.
I wish I was the redwood. ;)
Steve~
I think the Alder is a really sacred tree, Violet. Or at least it seems like I read that somewhere.
So does that mean you want to be the biggest, or oldest living thing, Steve?