Catinon ★

On Needy People

Posted on February 1, 2018 by catinon

I remember a caption to a photo in a local newspaper last year saying that a group of people (officers or other) were helping out “needy people” by volunteering to serve dishes at a soup kitchen. Kudos to them and all, but people who are less fortunate than you have exactly the same needs as you– the need for clean food, clean water, clean air, and clean shelter.

That caption irked me then and it still does today, though I’m on a different end now. I deal with needy people every day at work as a cashier at a glorified grocery store. People who “need” bags because they forgot their own. Don’t you know your own reusable bags (cloth, preferably) have greater structural integrity, speed up the checkout process, and minimize the need for virgin resource extrapolation and wasteful energy use? Entitlement and privilege, I can’t stand it sometimes.

Save a young sapling and bring your own fucking bags, please.

Poem: Universal Law

Posted on January 7, 2018 by catinon

Lyrics:
I’m cutting out the meat so I go against the grain
I wanna be released from the burden of the pain
That causes others suffering–after all, we’re all the same
And duh, doing unto others is the nature of the game
It’s the Golden Rule that binds us on this here earth now as we trod
Karma ain’t always a bitch if you give your life to God
Pay it forward if you got it, if you don’t then ask for help
We’re a living breathing organism and you ain’t no single cell
We got talents, they be plenty, yeah they’re out the wazoo
Got a problem? We got solutions and we’re all here for you
We are rootin’ for the win, we believe that you can do it
Build your dreams, yes you can, focus the mind then go pursue it

Organic IS the Only Way

Posted on December 20, 2017 by catinon

In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to choose
Because in a perfect world, it is safe to assume
The farmers and regulations only want for us what’s best
But no, to “make more money” they spray toxins to kill the pests
Funny, how it works, since the toxins kill us too
They get into our bodies and the earth becomes polluted
We suffocate and die a slow and cancerous death
Our genes and our lives are never fully expressed.

That’s not a perfect world, or at least it’s not to me
But I believe we can change using the power of money
To become conscious consumers– we can all play a part
Put your money where your mouth is if you want to protect your heart.
❤

ConTENTedness

Posted on April 5, 2015September 16, 2017 by catinon

In the comfort of my own bed
I’m not comfortable
In my claustrophobic tent, though
I was content.
Releasing happy sighs
I didn’t know I had
Until other people heard
And smiled at my unspoken word.
In that tent
In the jungle
In Africa
I was at peace
For three weeks
In my skin
In this life
In that tent.

So. far. away.

Artificial Living

Posted on November 19, 2014September 16, 2017 by catinon

Fake awake
 Caffeine my fiend
   Living in this dream

In the Beginning,

Posted on October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 by catinon

Nic created the headers and the worth.

…Except that God created the people and the infrastructure and the means to make the headings possible and the story worth sharing years before Nic even knew she wanted to create a website. But this is the next step in Nic’s adventure in the big wide world. First post, woo! Testing, 1, 2, 1, 2.

Let’s see how this [post/page/website/journey/life/world] turns out. Shall we begin?

🙂