What was trending at Chez Rock Vixen
during the month of April, 2024
Diego and I shared a birthday and I lit a white candle that day in his memory, letting it burn until I closed up shop and went downstairs for the evening. I still miss you, my Panther Boy.
I pulled a Magickal card for the coming year. (It’s now wallpapering my laptop screen.), and the following week we embarked on another wine-tasting trip: “Under the Tuscan Sun” (Total Wine).
I have fully embraced seeds. Currently I have more sprouts growing on the windowsill – right next to some lettuce seedlings! Target is selling organic mushroom kits. Of course, I couldn’t resist… I’ve now got mushrooms growing! The kit is more expensive than purchasing the mushrooms at the Farmers Market, but it’s kinda fun. So, more for the experience than the end result. However, I’m very behind in repotting houseplants, especially the Carnies, so I’m making a concerted effort to push forward on those projects. The Concrete Jungle is shaping up but there’s always more to do.
There is always something to do.
A gardener should have nine times as many lives as a cat.
– Vita Sackwille
My Spin Workouts are rockin’ to the point that I now feel comfortable choreographing my own – done to Rock/Mëtal, of course!
Earth Day 2024: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide
“As Earth Day approaches, prepare for the annual spectacle (Bread & Circuses) of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled by military aggression and imperial ambitions, all under the guise of national security.”
Let us take a moment to reflect and contemplate on our thoughts and actions. What lies are we conveniently buying into? I for one reject the empty rhetoric of “environmentalism”.
Oh, and the New Moon/Solar Eclipse happened on the 8th and (surprise, surprise) the Earth’s still in one piece. (Though the eclipse was unlucky for some, it was very lucky for me.)
A thing may vanish into the ether when no longer needed,
such as crystals or a protection spell scribbled on a scrap of paper…
What’s Rockin’ My World (4.1.2024)
Plant Lust::Hellebore ‘Onyx Odyssey’
80’s Blast::Doro
The Barbarians (1987)
Dracula (1979)
The Mummy (1932) ~ All good mummies need a cat sidekick!
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ~ Black kitty cameo | Unmasking the Death’s Head Reveal
Wolfen (1981) ~ Ginger cat alert
Near Dark (1987)
Byzantium (2012)
The Conversation (1974)
The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
The Invisible Woman (1940) ~ White cat, Black cat cameos
Howl (2015)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Bats (1999)
Tim Allen Rewires America (1991)
More Than Honey (2012)
Inside the Mind of a Cat (2022) ~ Netflix
Tango & Cash (1989)
NBA
MLB
Hair Nation Deep Cuts (Sirius)
Cardio Playlist (YouTube)
The Jamie Oliver Channel (Roku)
Young Sheldon Seasons 6-7 (Netflix & CBS)
Two and a Half Men Seasons 1-8 (Peacock)
Cats 101 (Roku)
My Cat From Hell (Roku)
obé Fitness Spin Workouts (Roku) ~ Cardio workouts that really challenge me.
Laramie (Roku)
Rock Vixen
An online collection (hosted on our local library’s website) of some of my favorite books. It’s PUBLIC and available to everyone. (No membership or sign-in required. Ever.)
Shadow of the Vampuss (Karen Mahoney & Alex Ukolov)
Wild Creations (Hilton Carter)
“We have a cat? Wait, we do have a cat. I’ve seen her. Her name is…Player.”
– I’m Not Really Here (Tim Allen)
Masters of Deception (Zander C. Fuerza)
Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity
(Prof. Claudia von Werlhof)
Earworm
♫♪ Keep it purrin’ love! Keep it purrin’ love!
Don’t stop it now, don’t stop it, no, don’t stop it now, don’t stop it! ♫♪
Ramses’ Caturday Posts
I have this same condition
Exercise Cuts Heart Disease Risk by 23% Related: My Cardio Playlist
Spring Traditions and Celebrations: The Past, The Present and the Future of Farming.
What Happened to Romantic Love? ❤
A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Kombucha can mimic the effects of fasting in the body.
New Solar-Powered Desalinator keeps producing clean water without needing sunshine
EPA (finally) finalizes limits on PFAS in drinking water
3D anamorphic art
Exhibit: Guantánamo: Art in Captivity
From Namibia to Gaza – with Love ❤
Shakira slams Barbie movie 👍, says it is ’emasculating’.
Real women taking a stand
Man has heart-warming friendship with young fox he cured of illness
A San Diego wildlife sanctuary is proud to report that two of the 69 tigers rescued from the infamous collection of the ‘Tiger King’ are thriving at their Alpine, CA location.
Nature IS amazing, adaptable, and badass:
- Red-billed oxpeckers are named after their main trade: providing cleaning services to ungulates.
- Swan couple reunited after one went to a treatment centre for some time
- Indigenous Rangers Photograph Blind ‘Marsupial Mole’
- In a world first, marine biologists were able to have a
discourse with a humpback whale- Spotted Water Hemlock: Hiding in plain sight, it’s the most violently toxic plant in North America.
- The ferocious Mantises of Uruguay – they’re ALL female
Did you know?
- Every living thing on this planet is made out of carbon
- Since 1998, the California Turtle and Tortoise Club has been rehoming Desert Tortoises who find themselves displaced by energy companies or housing developers.
- 10 US rivers are listed as endangered
- Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand’s celebrated conservation success stories
- April 19, 2018: World’s oldest spider (43 years) died
- There was a prehistoric Salmon that grew nearly nine feet long and sported tusk-like teeth
Coming back from the brink!
- Sophora toromiro
- Straw-headed bulbul
- Javan Tiger, formerly thought to be extinct.
Related: Cats are like Puzzle Boxes::Tiger- Mexican Wolf
- Australasian bittern
Your Tarot card for May
Well…well…well…
Two Major Arcana cards in a row: The Chariot last month
and now The Tower turns up for May.Major Arcana Tarot cards represent karmic influences and big archetypal themes. Unlike those of the Minor Arcana, these 22 cards carry lessons that are unavoidable. In other words, you have no choice in the matter and must face whatever will be thrown at you.
The Tower is the Planetary Trump of Mars (ruled by Aries) and symbolizes sudden upheavals and dramatic change that forces us to re-evaluate EVERYTHING. This card is also called the “Tower of Truth and Liberation”. The destruction of the old and obsolete is necessary in order to make room for something better, and The Tower does this by giving us a swift kick in the ass – or by knocking us upside the head with a brick. Illusions are being stripped away. People are going to reveal their true selves.
Trying to hold too tightly to the status quo can prove disastrous. Instead, roll with the changes…
ℳ –
House M - 
re: NBA playoffs: Go New York, go New York, go! I haven’t been this excited as a Knicks fan since I was a kid watching Patrick Ewing and the old “Beast of the East” squad in the 90s. And they’re doing it all without Julius Randle, an All Star who was giving them 24/9/5 before he got injured.
re: Byzantium. Been meaning to give that another watch recently. For some reason not long ago the scene where Saoirse Ronan was trying to convince a woman (her teacher?) that she was a vampire, and the woman wouldn’t believe her. It’s my second favorite Gemma Arterton movie after The Girl With All The Gifts.
re: War. Congress just overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make it illegal to criticize Israel. Not people of the Jewish faith or ethnicity, but Israel itself. It strips universities of funding if there are anti-Israel protests and includes the broadest, most First Amendment-fucking definition of anti-Semitism that virtually any criticism of Israel could be construed to violate the law. I hope the senate has more sense, and I don’t care which party they’re from, any congress member who voted in favor of the bill should be voted out immediately.
I’m getting very tired of people characterizing basic human empathy as hate speech, as if Palestinians are not human and opposing genocide is tantamount to Nazism. I used to wonder how people could stand by during various genocides and not say anything. Now I understand. I hope the ICC case against Netanyahu, Gallant, Gantz et al goes forward and arrest warrants are issued against them for crimes against humanity, so they can’t travel to 98% of the world’s countries without fear of answering for their crimes.
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