Day 122: How fame made me rethink things and that's just something I need to do now and then even though I'm tired and hope this blog entry will be ok

Well, when push comes to shove, it really is only those who make themselves known who stand out, but fame always comes with a price, and this is what I have been learning about for a little bit of time now that has existed in my life.

For a few weeks, I had begun to become quite renowned for my expertise on the ways of the Creatures of the Sea, and how the planet we call EARTH can change due to those creatures, and how we humanoids oftentimes need to take heed to the warnings of the creatures of the sea. I had developed what became to be known as a "riot" that would collect around me every morning, noon, and night, as I would stand by a local pizza place that had a fish tank in its window, and I would tell the tales that I ought to be telling to those who would listen with wide ears. Well, I suppose I did become rather comfortable in my new life and my new recognition, answering such questions as, "What are you talking about?" and "Why are you here?" And other such cute phrases that allowed me ample time to explain my purpose.

So you can imagine that it quite surprised me when just last night my adventures came to a halt. I was at my normal post and the manager of the store with the fish tank and sweeping by me and even sweeped on my feet and said a few choice phrases that he always says when he sees me there, but I just smile and tell him something along the lines of its being a "free country" that we live in here in the US of A, and that the creatures of the sea will band together and make him not so happy if he tries to say his choice phrases with more vehemence to me again.

And so as this was happening last night, and my "riot" was beginning to form and people were beginning to throw small presents at me in a sign that they were supporting my work, and I heard their normal laughs and other such kindnesses, and then suddenly a man who is called an "officer of the law" came to me. Well, he seemed to have a lot of information about these laws and told me some things about complaints, and permits, and definitions of riots and crowd control, and all the kinds of things a girl like I just simply cannot keep in her head when she has important issues of the world to think about such as the messages of the creatures of the sea. And so I told him this, and he seemed to think I was trying to make a joke which he did not appreciate, and then one thing led to another and it came to pass that I ended up having to pay a small sum of monetary value so that I would be released to the world at large.

So it has come to my attention that this persecution because of my fame is unjust and unfair, but then I think of all the horrible websites devoted to unflattering pictures of famous movie stars and singers which I won't even give a link to because it would only encourage such persecution of the famous, and I know that is just part of the world that I became a part of.

But I have now left that world, and am back grounded to my normal residence, place of being, and stature. And while fame had its perks, such as the food my fans and followers would toss at me daily, I suppose it had started to block my clearer vision of purpose.

So i have decided to take heed to the real messages of the creatures of the sea and just stop trying to convince everyone of the utter importance. Because a creature of the sea is really more about swimming along and just trying not to be eaten, and hiding in the plants, and sometimes attacking others and eating them, but mostly for food, and since I have food in the grocery store, I do not need to learn from that part of the lesson.

And so my life now has lost its focus, and so I must figure out what my next step will be. And perhaps it really is most important to focus on finding a new best friend, since Kimmy has done the thing she had to do in another country that is not the one I live in. And really, when I get to thinking about this whole thing, the Creatures of the Sea project only allowed me to meet crazy fans, and that's not actually the kind of stable friend you want, so maybe it wasn't such a great idea in the first place, even when I have to just tell you that it's been back in the 50 degrees Farenheit again today which feels rather like April, not May.

Love,
Orch