Just in case you were wondering: pouring hydrochloric acid down the drain is FUN! Also, when large pieces of mineral deposits chip off porcelain all at once... well, it's very satisfying. ;-) Aren't you glad you came all the way to my blog to read THAT? LOL.
posted:5:47 PM | link |

Happy Birthday Karlynn! May your cake be slathered with your favorite frosting and may your day be slathered with fun and festivities! *grin*
posted:9:11 AM | link |

Part of a reading from an online tarot card site today: See if you are still being influenced by the part of yourself that cuts short your enthusiastic, optimistic impulses. Do not deny this pessimistic tendency. Failing to recognize the truth only causes repression that flares up in another part of our psyche. Instead, seek to understand and accept the hesitation and the fear you may feel, and come to terms with them. Then you can put some old emotions in their rightful place--out of the way.

I have always been rather optimistic in that I would KNOW when I was going to get what I want. However, there have been some areas where, for most of my life, I have NOT gotten what I wanted, and optimism there is kind of a foreign body. I want to say that I'm "cautious" because that sounds reasonable, but I can't let myself get away with it. It's not caution, it's hesitation to really commit out of fear of disappointment. One good thing is that while I'm looking at this aspect of myself it DOES feel kinda... stale. Like another old habit. But it's a comfortable habit that has allowed me to believe in the illusion that I was somehow safe as a result of adopting that stance.

My mind says, "But what you are WANTING hasn't shown up yet!" and once again that does sound reasonable, doesn't it. However, I can also feel that there ARE those enthusiastic and optimistic impulses inside here, and those impulses, to me, are based on the energy coming in. And yes, the energy coming in has not "shown up yet" in physical form. But I've been getting really good at reading that non-physical energy - except in this case where I've been avoiding what it's trying to tell me.

I don't suppose I can let myself get away with "cautious optimism"... or maybe I can - that would be a way to start letting myself FEEL it without feeling like I'm being too foolish. Then I can also show myself that feeling it won't kill or hurt me. See - I want to learn to FULLY trust my impulses and intuitions because when I do, they're always right. Often I'll even act on them when the reality of the situation seems quite different and it always works out perfectly. I want that in this arena too.

I suppose it's also no 'coincidence' that I woke up with that Huey Lewis song in my head, "It's all right - have a good time - cuz it's all right..." Well - I'm working on it!
posted:9:09 AM | link |

Seemed to take almost a whole day to have the new items on Ebay LISTED there - kinda makes a '3' day auction seem like only 2 days - next time I'm going for a '5' day, I think. Bleh.
posted:8:57 AM | link |

I'm entering the fascinating world of retail! (I always want to say "frame nudging" a la Simpsons when I start a sentence with "fascinating world of" *grin*) I'm selling some of the silk and velvet pouches that my friend Sharon makes with her painted and embroidered, MAGICKAL designs on them. I was inspired by this beautiful wall hanging she made me as a gift - the world needs more beautiful things in it. :-)

Some of the pouches are already up at Ebay - you can see the entire selection HERE (with links to the Ebay pages) - others will be up on Ebay by tonight. Go take a look!
posted:12:26 PM | link |

Happy Halloween everyone! :-) To read up on the origins of Samhain, here's a reasonably good article with lots of good tidbits of info I didn't even know! (link via Wren's Nest) And while tom oranged up his web site (cool jack-o-lantern photo!), my site was already orange-ish - LOL. I have a large orange glass pumpkin votive candle holder that I'll light later on, and I'll snack on some Milky Way MIDNIGHTS - Mmmmmm. (We don't have trick-or-treaters way out here - but we DO have a dead boar skull on a post as decoration *grin*) And lastly, if you're looking for a bunch of really cool witchy or magickal or faery greeting e-cards to send to people today, click here!
posted:9:28 AM | link |

I might be changing my domain registrar for all of our domains - does anyone have a registrar they'd recommend? I'm looking for: about $10/year, good communication/feedback, quick 'whois' update results, etc. Please leave a comment if you have an idea on this! Thanks! :-)
posted:8:55 AM | link |

Tom's domain is loading slowly because of router trouble it seems, and because the Out of Context Quotes on our page need to access HIS domain, that slows us down as well, which is why you might be noticing that this page is taking a while to load (too). But that's okay - we'll stick by ya tom - no one can do Out of Context Quotes quite like you can - LOL! Ducks ARE naturally curvy, aren't they! ;-)
posted:8:19 AM | link |

Need a little confidence boost in the middle of the day? Now it's easy with the Automatic Flatterer!! Just type in your first name when asked and click Ok and get ready to feel FANTASTIC! ;-)
posted:8:04 AM | link |

I mentioned Lindows a few days ago - a (currently 'vaporware') operating system that's based on Linux and would run Windows programs. Here's another article about it, that explains why it would be such a cool idea and why microsoft and the hardware industry might NOT like it. Either way, if it works, it would allow us all to have a cheap, stable, OS, EASILY upgradable, that requires MUCH less computing power AND runs our favorite applications. It would also save most of the us the expense of having to buy NEW VERSIONS of the software that DOES have a Linux version in order to migrate. There are still a lot of ideas swirling around - I'm just rooting really hard for the Lindows team - this is definitely something I want to create in my reality! *grin*
posted:7:20 AM | link |

It's rather reaffirming to get a clothes catalog in the mail and realize that you've been sewing clothes VERY similar to what they offer. Not that I thought I was making any kind of FREAK clothes or anything, most of the pieces being pretty basic, but it's reaffirming anyway. And it's kinda funny seeing a basic tunic shirt out of cotton fabric go for $38 when I've been making them for like $5 tops - LOL.

Lately, I've been working on something a little more complex, which is turning into a kind of artist's shirt made out of (my mother would die) PALE PURPLE (I won't say lavender, I won't) crinkly fabric. I made poofy sleeves with drawstring closures and everything. I wouldn't usually get pale purple fabric of any kind, but the fabric was there, was on sale, and it looked... intriguing - as much as a fabric can be intriguing.

Anyway - soon I'll create a life to justify the nicer clothes I'm making now. Isn't that how you do it - clothes first, then lifestyle? Yes? ;-)
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