Over the last 6 months or so I have been selling stuff on eBay. Partly because I need the money, but partly because there is just so much junk in my house that its hard to move.

This morning, as I packed and addressed almost 40 parcels, I realised that being surrounded by unnecessary material posessions is not unlike the human condition of being totally and utterly backed up. Yes, I just compared several dozen pairs of shoes and mountains of CD’s to a bowel obstruction.

Looking at the empty shelf where all those items sat while awaiting postage, I feel a lightness of being that only comes when something else goes.

The scary thing is, that now I look at everything I own and fantasise about making it go away. Think how much less dust there would be! Think of the space I would have! Think of the money that stupid people are willing to pay!

Next up is a basket of clothes, more shoes, several books, more CD’s, surplus make up, and a lot of miscellaneous items that I no longer want. Oh, and a few engagement/wedding presents… but that’s what happens when you ask for money and get a cocktail shaker and a third fondue set.

Since my own words seem to be failing me right now, I wanted to share 3 reasons why Mimi Smartypants is my All Time Favourite Blogger™. All from the same post too.

On Sarah Palin:

DO NOT CARE. Do not even care enough to work up the hate. If the Republicans thought I would vote vagina just because I have one, they were wrong and that’s pretty much the end of that story.

On Muslim Garb:

…my brain kind of went into fantasy-world where I wished for there to be a whole underground subculture of Darth-Vader-obsessed, observant-Muslim teenage girls, with a Facebook group and a manifesto about wearing black and being bad-ass and serving Allah and so forth.

On 5 Year Old Daughter:

Sometimes she strips down after school but throws on her bathrobe, it is like sharing a house with the Small Lebowski or something.

Real entry coming soon. Promise.

Porn star name (first pet, first street where you lived): Sarah Salisbury

Rock star name (favourite pet, current car): Jinx Falcon (sounds better than Jinx Sirion)

Gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Vanilla Sneakers

Native American name (hair color, favourite animal, favourite hobby): Blonde Elephant Knitting (err..?)

Soap opera name (middle name, city where you were born): Solveig Sydney

Star Wars name (first 3 letters of last name & first 2 of first name, last 3 letters of middle name): Booam Eig

Stripper name (favourite perfume, favorite candy): Envy Me Clinkers (HA!)

TV Newsreader name (grandparents first name, any town that starts with the same letter): Vivien Valdez (yes, I had to Google to find that one!)

Spy name (favourite season, favourite flower): Autumn Iris

Cartoon name (favourite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing now): Mandarin Jeans

Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast, favourite tree): Pikelet Berry Cherry Blossom