The Saturday 8! This week’s

August 31, 2002

This week’s survey: “Fly Me To The Moon…”

1. When was the last time you watched the sky and how was it?

The last time I truly contemplated the sky was on Wednesday of this week, and it was great! I was lying on my back, on a blanket in the grass. The sky was a crystal blue color and there were puffy cotton-ball kind of clouds slowly cruising by. As I was enjoying it all, I recalled what my friend The Count told me once about his pre-school teacher letting all of the children lie on little blankies in the grass and look for familiar shapes in the clouds above. She let them do this during their scheduled naptime so they could fall asleep if they needed to. Isn?t that wonderful?

2. If man in the moon was real, what does he look like? What does he do up there?

Oh, I always envision him to look a bit like Santa Claus, but without the white beard. As far as I know, he sleeps all day. However at night, he runs the only Starbuck?s Coffee Shop in outer space. He keeps all of those aliens giggling and hopped up on caffeine, dontcha know.
3. Have you ever made a wish when you saw a falling star? What was it?

Yes, I have. The wish I made was a request to always have love in my life. It came true!

4. Which one do you like better? The moon or the sun? Why?

Well, I like them both for their valuable contributions to life as we know it. However, I have a special affection for the Moon. The Moon has witnessed my prayers, kept me company on long drives during the night, and watched over me as I fell in love. That gently glowing orb seems like a lifelong friend in many ways. There is also a mysterious, sensual quality to the Moon that the Sun just doesn?t possess, and I have always been intrigued by that.

5. Imagine now you are walking under the moonlight. Where were you now? And who you were with? If you were with someone or some people, what were you doing now besides walking?

Hmmm. Interesting. This is the scenario that came to my mind:

I am with a group of people, some of them family members, some of them not. We are working in crop fields ? all kinds, it seems. Squash, pumpkins, corn, potatoes. Freezing weather is coming soon so we can?t rest at night. We are all cold, tired and dirty, but we must work by the light of the moon to gather as much of the crop as possible in order to make it through the winter.

Wow. I wonder if that was a flashback of a previous life?

6. Is the moon female or male? Why do you think so?

Definitely female. She is constantly changing in shape and color; she has regular cycles; she has a quiet and gentle influence. She can be charming, flirtatious, demure, and mesmerizing. I regard all of those qualities as feminine.

7. Who are the stars for the moon? Are they friends or family or strangers? Why?

I believe the stars are little brothers and sisters of the Moon. She adores them and they look up to her.

8. Have you ever wished to go walking on the moon? Not like what Michael Jackson did, but Neil Amstrong, of course … If so, what would be the first thing you did once you were there?

Haha! I have actually thought of this quite often. The first thing I would do is fall backwards into a big pile of the soft dirt on the surface and flap my arms and legs to make a Moon Dust Angel!

Yes, I know. I am a dork. :)~