May is my favorite month. I 'm a Taurus and proud of it. I'm so Taurus- five planets in Taurus. To many, that might mean I'm stubborn. I like to think of myself as cautious or slow to change. I can and do change. Recently, I have had a major change of heart about Indian food. I had some unpleasant Indian food experiences when I was young and decided I did not like the spices. Well in the last 3 months, I have done a one eighty and now I am loving Indian food. I mentioned Chana Masala ( Chickpea stew) in my last entry. Tonight I finally made a fantastic mango lassi ( yogurt drink) after three attempts . Mango lassi is a nice love drink. Made with fresh mango & cardamon, I added a dash of Vanilla extract. I also used the plain lassi (base drink) from Trader Joes. Add some sugar and blend for 30 seconds. My next step is going to making homemade chutneys. After years- no make that decades of fearing the idea of gardening, have finally started a tiny herb garden. I 'm always buying basil and it is time for me to grow my own. <\/p>\n
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After seeing the Korean film POETRY last month ( twice), I started thinking about writing poetry again. A week later I saw a notice at one of the libraries in my area for a poetry slam. In my personal life, I'm dealing with a few people with whom I'm having serious communication problems. I guess I could write yet another letter to the Universe and offer it up as a prayer. Since my art comes from my life and personal experiences, I decided that I was going to write poems instead. I also wrote a poem about my relationship with sugar ( a very dysfunctional one). The event was video taped and is on the internet so there is no point in me hiding what I wrote. My purpose for attending and participating in the poetry slam was to speak my truth out loud and release the pent- up feelings that have festered because I cannot communicate with certain people. I look at the poetry reading as public purging of my personal demons. This is my personal journey with Pluto at the moment. It is all about communication; writing and speaking my truth as a way to step into the light from the darkness. More therapy- awesome! The healing journey continues. Therapy and I get fame too. Definitely a win-win situation ( ha,ha).<\/p>\n
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It is obvious that I love films ( movies). I like to think it may be for this secret I 'm about to reveal ( although I don't think there really is a correlation) . My paternal grandmother ( whom I named after and died of breast cancer two years before I was born), had someone who was madly in love with her and wanted to marry her. The person was Louis B. Mayer ( before he moved out to California). My grandmother didn't marry him but married my grandfather instead. My grandfather was a French and Spanish teacher at Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. When he passed away in 1974 from a brain tumor, they dedicated a wing of the school in his name. I interacted with my grandfather a few times when I was young. In my opinion, he resembled Louis B. Mayer. Interesting. Speaking of the film industry, I loved the HBO documentary HIS WAY about legendary film producer Jerry Weintraub. The best part of the documentary was the shocking twist about his love life. Mr. Weintraub is a great salesman but his greatest score is definitely his love life. He may be the envy of most men in America. After seeing the documentary I ran to google Mr. Weintraub and find out his astrological sign. He's a Libra so he is naturally very charming and graceful. Libra, an air sign have the gift of gab. <\/p>\n
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For the following original poems by me here is an Artistic Disclaimer from me, Katie Pfeiffer :<\/p>\n
Any resemblance, likeness or similarity to any real or living person or persons is purely coincidental<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****************************************************<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GROUNDHOG DAY <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Groundhog day<\/span><\/p>\n At the post office <\/span><\/p>\n Cupid is in the air<\/span><\/p>\n Unseen <\/span><\/p>\n I feel him<\/span><\/p>\n Cinnamon infused<\/span><\/p>\n Body,breath & hair<\/span><\/p>\n Yet something’s amiss<\/span><\/p>\n Squirrels dance in my tummy<\/span><\/p>\n I walk out,<\/p>\n Crash into you<\/span><\/p>\n My head<\/span><\/p>\n Your chest<\/span><\/p>\n Here you are<\/span><\/p>\n The Karma King<\/span><\/p>\n Reawakened<\/span><\/p>\n King of Cups & Hearts<\/span><\/p>\n Cancer man<\/span><\/p>\n Broad shoulders<\/span><\/p>\n Brown eyes<\/span><\/p>\n Hold my hand<\/span><\/p>\n Not a handshake<\/span><\/p>\n An electric shock<\/span><\/p>\n Pulsates <\/span><\/p>\n Thru my body<\/span><\/p>\n Angels,flowers and hearts<\/span><\/p>\n Swirl around your head<\/span><\/p>\n Confused<\/span><\/p>\n I unintentionally<\/span><\/p>\n Spit on you<\/span><\/p>\n Groundhog Day<\/span><\/p>\n Just like the movie<\/span><\/p>\n Obviously our karma<\/span><\/p>\n Isn’t finished<\/span><\/p>\n Round & round<\/span> we go<\/p>\n What’s the lesson?<\/span><\/p>\n Still don’t know.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ——Katie Pfeiffer <\/span><\/p>\n 4\/21\/2011<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Copyright 2011 Katie Pfeiffer All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n *****************************<\/span><\/p>\n SUGAR<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sugar you are not my friend<\/span><\/p>\n You tease and taunt me<\/span><\/p>\n Seduce my tastebuds<\/span><\/p>\n You promise me energy<\/span><\/p>\n But I always end up crashing<\/span><\/p>\n Fill me with dreams <\/span><\/p>\n But I’m left with empty calories<\/span><\/p>\n and body fat<\/span><\/p>\n Sugar I love you <\/span><\/p>\n Why are you so cruel?<\/span><\/p>\n You mess with mind<\/span><\/p>\n Appear in many guises<\/span><\/p>\n Pastel colors & pretty packages<\/span><\/p>\n You lie still<\/span><\/p>\n Wait for me<\/span><\/p>\n You know I’m weak<\/span><\/p>\n Especially during that<\/span><\/p>\n time of the month<\/span><\/p>\n You know I crave you<\/span><\/p>\n You’ve got the power<\/span><\/p>\n Chocolate crunchy<\/span><\/p>\n Creamy smooth<\/span><\/p>\n You are everywhere<\/span><\/p>\n but you are nothing<\/span><\/p>\n I’m addicted to you<\/span><\/p>\n Sugar, you Devil<\/span><\/p>\n Why can’t you just <\/span><\/p>\n leave me in peace?<\/span><\/p>\n I’ve tried so many times<\/span><\/p>\n to end our relationship<\/span><\/p>\n but I keep coming back<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ———Katie Pfeiffer<\/span><\/p>\n April 20, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n Copyright 2011 Katie Pfeiffer All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May is my favorite month. I 'm a Taurus and proud of it. I'm so Taurus- five planets in Taurus. To many, that might mean I'm stubborn. I like to think of myself as cautious or slow to change. I can and do change. Recently, I have had a major change of…»<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[592,761,602,50,607,587,606,600,598,591,491,593,612,594,601,589,569,608,528,66,595,596,590,613,25,599,597,605,588,72,610,543,609,611,573,604,603],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katiepfeiffer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}