So tomorrow night JULY 25TH FROM 7-11PM I will be giving tarot readings here:
http://www.alcovearts.com/alcove/section
That's the 5th Anniversary Hairball for Alcove Gallery in Avondale Estates
This is my first time out, and I'll be asking for a suggested donation of $5+ for the readings.
So as an incentive for all of my lovely friends out there, I will give a free reading to the first five friends who show up before 8:30.
So come by and show me some love, and i'll do the same in return!
Rudi and I split up on Sat May 24th.
He is staying with his family (for those that this will mean something to, Lou's) while he looks for a place closer to work/the baby. we're both hoping he'll have luck this weekend looking for a place. I'm staying at the house so that we don't have to break the lease.
This is a permanent thing.
We are not getting back together
There is NOT another person for EITHER of us.
No. No one here has done any one thing that brought this on. There were alot of problems for a long time and that's the best answer i can give.
We're working out a schedule with Render. Right now it's a bit "fly by the seat of your pants" as I'm still training at Gymboree. But I got what should be my permanent schedule this morning, And so far it looks like it will make things pretty easy to straighten out in that arena.
Really what I think we both need right now is for our friends to be there for us, and to be supportive and we work on getting our new lives together.
"To the Native Americans, Spider is Grandmother, the link to the past and future. In India it's associated with Maya, the weaver of illusions.With its gentle strength, Spider spins together the threads of life with intricate webs.Spider knows that the past affects the future and vise versa. It calls us to make use of our creativity and weave our dreams into our destiny."
Someone I hadn't heard from in six months called me today. Somone I once counted on as a friend, who abandoned me when it suited them. Now it's suited them to try and show back up.
But I'm past the stage in my life where my need to be a caregiver to the point of my own needs being ignored is over with. When the conversation was over with I found a little black spider crawling across my arm and was reminded of the passage above.
Sometimes when you can feel yourself hitting bottom and yet things just keep getting worse you're provided with little reminders like that. It helps me to know the Goddess is listening and that this all just another spin in The Wheel.
Good day today.
Planned event was productive and uplifting.
Unplanned lunch with friends was good.
Talking somethings out was a breath of fresh air.
I am an incredibly flawed human. I am most likely more flawed than others. However today I started expressing honesty where I had been lying to myself and to others out of fear and that felt good.
The road ahead isn't entirely clear. It's rather cloudy and frightening to say the least, but I think I know where to start.
Hello All!
After years of reading for myself and for friends I am now offering my services as a tarot reader!
I am currently available for both private readings and for parties. I will come to you.
Private readings are $25 for a 15 min reading.
For parties I will arrive 15 min before the beginning of the party to set up. I will need a flat surface that will be somewhat secluded from the main flow of the party (a table set up in a corner, or on a patio, or a room where we can close the door). A sheet will be provided for guests to sign up and I will go down the list throughout the party, with a 15 min break at the halfway point.
Cost of a party is $25/hr with a 4 hr min.
All appointments/schedulings can be made by emailing brighid_pagan AT yahoo DOT com.Please leave a message with your name, if the email is for a private reading or a party, and a number that you can be reached at. All messages will be returned within 24hrs.
Please pass this info on to anyone you know who might be interested!
thanks guys! I look forward to hearing from you!
The coming Monday, March 31st at 8pm there is going to be a reading of Dikran Tulaine's adaptation of The Bacchae myth at Sketchworks, 3041 North Decatur Road, Decatur 30079.
Tix $5 so we can pay actors. The shows going to run about 1hr 20min
Actors: Bernie Clark, Justin Welborn, Hillary Bolle, Marc Macpherson, Rudi Robinson, Richard Herren, David Webber, Matt Nitzchie and Dikran singing perhaps. The play is about well everything. Not long and not too Greek. And funny too. Mostly Dikran's language with bits of Keats thrown in.
This is going to feature Rudi playing guitar throughout. All his own composition.
Please pass this around folks! This is going to be an great night featuring some really fascinating work. Let's pack the house out!
So much more to come later today, but seriously being able to get a photo like this is the reason why I bought my Nikon.
That said: now THAT is the definition of good press:
Two Men Stabbed At Screening of The Signal
If you haven't seen the movie yet I'd suggest a) get your butt out to see it, and b) don't look directly at "the signal" whenever it appears on screen.
2. Go to IMDb (or Wikiquote, my personal favorite!) and find a quote from each movie. (or in some cases, just remember them.)
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it correctly and the name of the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb/Wikiquote search functions.
1.I don't swear for the hell of it. Language is a poor enough means of communication. We've got to use all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words anybody understands.
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evanthxand stormsdotter3. Religion goes out of favor in 2037 when science discovers the gene that regulates fear
4.
Actor Two: You were real. That's what made you so good to watch...
halfass_johnny5.
Actor Two: I just find it amusing that you came from somewhere.
elemess6.
Actor Two: I can't have coffee, it's on the bad food list you gave to me. What kind of doctor are you?
kittenspeaks7.
Actor Two: Well... you were dead.
elemess8.
Actor Two: I have sworn with my life's blood, none shall pass this way without *my* permission!
Actor Three: Well... May we have your permission?
Actor Four: Well I, uh... I... that is, uh... hm... Yes?
halfass_johnny9. Actor One: What about the rumours that the president had a nervous breakdown?
Actor Two: Nervous breakdown? Look fellows, I'd like to remind everyone that we're still at war here. The terrorists are going to exploit any sign of weakness and it's not a question of if, but when they're going to launch a major attack ending life on earth as we know it, so let's just try to keep a positive attitude.
10.
Actor Two: Dad, you were never dying.
Actor One: ...but I'm gonna live.
elemess11.
kittenspeaks12. As the producer, I can fire anybody I want, and I am fucking fired!
13.
Actor Two: She's planting a pipe bomb?
Actor Three: Okay, two reasons.
kittenspeaks14.
Actor Two: I don't know. He gave you a brain too and you messed that up pretty damn good.
fallenidol15. To be free, one must give up a part of oneself.
She is the most vivacious wonderful woman I have ever met and right now she's in labor at 5 1/2 months with a baby who already has downs syndrome and a congenital hear defect. She is a woman that deserves nothing but the best in this world and right now she's getting nothing but the worst.
It's just a really fucked up world today.
My little boy is three months old today.
I cannot believe it has been that long already. He has already changed so much in such a short time. He's trying to sit up. He's trying to stand. He's desperately trying to talk. .
And his ears are definately my favorite.
I am so proud of him.
It's still not for very long, but last night he definately was setting some personal records.
:-D
Render had his very first swim lesson today! We had such a wonderful time with Bahama (shameless plug alert) of www.bahamaswim.com . Seriously folks, I totally recommend her if you're looking for a swim instructor!
Today was mostly getting Render adjusted to being in the water. We played games getting him futher and further immersed in the water. In the picture above we were getting his mouth in. And he actually went UNDER the water a few times today (yes intentionally). So that was a big acomplishment. I'm so very proud of my little man. :-D
Anyway, click the link for pics of us playing in the water!
I cannot believe he's changed so much in just a month! This is particular one is from Thursday while he was playing in his new excersaucer.
FINALLY got pics uploaded last night. Check it out.
we take it so personally if someone "friend's" us. We take it so personally if our reader list drops below a certain number or if no one comments on our latest post. Do we need anonymous internet validation THAT much? Are our egos that fragile?
Obviously the answer is yes. Otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. Obviously the answer is yes or I wouldn't be typing this.
But what do we lose in exchange. When's the last time I called you? When's the last time you called me? When was the last time we sat face to face and shared a meal or a beer or a coffee and talked about what was going on in our lives? When was the last time conversation didn't involve the latest youtube celebrity video or lj gossip? Sure it's great that Billy from fourth grade found you on facebook. But do you actually care about his three kids and the job he just got at the mall? If his life since high school wasn't an instant read on his profile would you care enough to find his number in the pile of cards from the last reunion, call him on the phone, and ask?
How much do we cheapen the most important moments in our lives by typing them out in little lj blurbs, or twitter feeds? Stephen King said the most important things cannot be put down in words. The play "Six Degrees of Seperation" asks us to question just how many treasured moments we defile by making them amusing anectdotes to be shared as part of polite dinner conversation. How are we defiling them by making them info bytes floating out on the anonymous internet.
And how often do we not say what we should be saying because it's easier to hide in the mundane. How often do we not talk about the heartache that we feel in favor of posting the latest meme? How often do we not write the story floating in our minds in favor of that funny annimation john found on youtube?
Is the internet bringing us closer together or is it building walls disguised with friendships that only survive because I can read your lj once a day?
If I turned this screen off and walked away right now, how many of you would still be a friend in a week? a month? a year? How many of you would disappear into the list of folks I knew once? And if you are one of those people then are we really friends now?
How do we define the word friend in this wide web of a world? Does it change? Or are we just confused because the lines between acquaintance and friend have blurred and it's just easier to forget there is a difference. Because god don't we all want lots and lots of friends. We all want that ticker to break into the tripple digits. maybe then we'll feel whole. or at least that's what we can tell ourselves and all our friends in our next big blog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_BP2M_Lh
that would be my Pops!
One day he's gonna be on a GOOD show and I'll be all excited to tune in. For now this is a step up from "Surface" (bonus points if you actually remember that show) cause not only can you see him (more than just his elbow too...extra bonus points for the internet geek who can find THAT episode of Dawson's Creek) but he's got close ups!
Render is ready to kick butt and take names!
So here it is folks. The birth story told through photos. There's 102 in there so look at it when you've got some time. Also some of you might want to wait till you're not at work as there is some suggested nudity. no actual nudity unless you count side boob.
