Talked to Aesa

written:  June 05

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I spent most of today scanning broken iPads. I swear the boys at a particular middle school had a competition to see who could destroy their district-issued iPad the most. ::shakes her head:: This one isn’t even the worst of the bunch, and none of these compared to others that I’ve seen over the years that I’ve done this job.

I did message Aesa about the whole Sara thing. I decided to stop worrying about coming across as a “bitch” and just embrace it. ::laughs:: Aesa sent a message back that she has the exact same feelings about the situation and the exact same red flags and has talked to the High Priestess about it and they are dealing with it. She said to give them a few more meetings to finalize exactly what that is going to look like, but that she was 100% on the same page as me. ::huge sigh of relief:: So at least I know now that I’m not the only one feeling this way and that the “higher ups” are working on this problem.

Really, that’s about all I have to report on. ::chuckles::

13 Mil

written: June 04

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My lavender plants are finally sprouting. I was quite late in planting them. Seems everything this year is running a bit behind. ::chuckles::

Today was a super low key day at the Tech Job. Scanning in old purchase orders as PDFs and renaming them to make them easier to find. Though, I did come across last summer’s purchase order for all the iPad brand cases with keyboards and the MacBooks – totaling a little over $13m. I about fell of out my chair when I saw that total. Thirteen million dollars. Wozza.

That would be life-changing to have that money right now. It’s looking like it’s going to cost us around $700 to get the kitchen fixed enough so that we can install our new oven. ::sighs:: Luckily, David stayed home to learn all of this with the handy man. And then David switched the car and house insurance, and is saving $1600 over the course of a year. SO, he found a way to pay for the stove work without having to take money from anywhere else. I swear, David claims he’s a shitty witch because he hasn’t done any magick in ages. But, he friggin’ managed to manifest $1600. Literally OUT OF THIN AIR. If that ain’t magick, then I don’t know what is. ::chuckles::

I need to mark where I want David to drill holes in the moose antler slices so I can hang them. And I need to mark where I want him to drill similar holes in one of my loose deer antlers (haven’t figure out which one just yet – I have a few to choose from). I’ve changed my god representation project AGAIN. I’m going back to making a suncatcher/beaded dangle thing (yes, that’s the proper name I’m giving it). Something along these lines:



So, I just need to pick WHICH antler I’m going to use. Because I’m not allowing myself to buy an antler for this project. I have 6 or so in my closet RIGHT NOW – I can damn well use one of those and save myself $30 or so. The beaded sections will use various green beads. I’ll have an arrow head at the central focal point (literally). The other sections will have bells at the end of the dangle. Or maybe green leaf beads? I dunno on that just yet. but I still have plenty of time to get that all sorted and done.

AND, miracle of miracles, I turned in all my god homework today – excluding the god representation project and the god invocation in ritual (my turn to invoke the god for Coven ritual isn’t until September 29th.

Which reminds me, I really need to get in touch with Shakti as I am supposed to invoke the goddess for our upcoming Litha ritual (June 16th). I need to know which goddess she’s chosen for the ritual, so I can begin working on that invocation. I would love to get that done BEFORE the End of Program exam descends and crushes all brain function. ::chuckles::

Rosary

written:  June 03

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My rosary chain arrived today. It’s gorgeous. I bought 10 feet for about $12 – not too shabby. I only need about 5 feet for the goddess representation art work I’m planning, but I’m sure I’ll find something to use the other 5 feet of it for.

I am toying with the idea of getting the same chain, but with red crystal, and using that to create a “curtain” for the altar section that will house Sekhmet’s icon and painting (by the SUPER amazing Kimberly S.). I would use the beaded curtain to shelter the icon and painting. Though, I would have to figure out something to pull the curtain back during ritual, so I can see Sekhmet. Must ponder this more. ::chuckles::

I finished up all of the projectors tagged, scanned, and re-boxed today. All 425 individual projectors. Then I got to sit around for about two hours, twiddling my thumbs while the bosses scrambled to find something for me to do. I ended up getting on scanning duty. They have purchase orders that need to be scanned into the system from two years ago even. ::chuckles:: So I’m having to remove the staples from the packets and run everything through the scanner. Then staple the packets back together and update the PDF file name to reflect the vendor, the purchase order number, and the department the items went to. Nothing too terribly exciting, but hey, I don’t really care as long as I’m on the clock.

Drama Bomb

written: June 02

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My card I drew today at class (from the Gods and Titans Oracle deck by Stacey Demarco).

I was a bit late to class and Nicki was sitting in the chair I normally sit in. Seriously guys, the ONLY available spot to sit was – can you guess???? Yeah, RIGHT BESIDE SARA. Fuck my life. Honest to god, I should have just turned around and left. She was doing this sigh/grumble/whine thing EVER TIME she exhaled. ::rolls her eyes::

Other than that, the class wasn’t too terrible. No major revelations about the male deity. Though Luna describe the gods as servants to the goddess – that’s their main role in a lot of the mythology – that really struck a cord with me. Maybe viewing them in that light, I can work with them a bit more if I so choose.

Shakti was leading this class and brought with her a few god representations. And lordy, I’ve been making this shit SO MUCH HARDER than it has to be. Hers were very simple and straight forward. And here I’m planning out elaborate things. Great undertakings. ::shakes her head:: So I need to scale down my operations and be more realistic about what I can accomplish in this time frame.

We also made it all the way through class without any major Sara drama. We were literally packing up to leave (Students leave; Initiates stay for their New Moon Ritual) when Sara dropped the bomb – her cousin had commit suicide earlier this week and the family (predominately VERY Catholic) were all discussing what happens after death. Sara was claiming they were stuffing their beliefs down her throat and wanted to know how WE deal with those types of situations.

If this were the only happening, I would be so much more sympathetic. But seriously, it’s a major catastrophe EVERY time we come to class. Something big blows up in her life and she needs someone to ride in and rescue her. Every. Damn. Time. Somehow, every time we come together, the class or the ritual has to be put on hold while she makes everything about herself. And I, who am usually energy ‘deaf’ (meaning, I don’t typically FEEL energy), can feel her just sucking in everyone’s energy. I’m serious. She’s like a goddamn black hole and is just devouring whatever energy people will give her after she sets off a drama bomb. It feels like black tar, just oozing out to everyone. Me? I have shields up for days, so I don’t get any of that crap on me. But she still makes my skin just crawl. I seriously have to say something to the Coven, but I haven’t figured out a way to say it without sounding like a completely callous bitch. Shit, maybe I should just embrace being a callous bitch and go with it. It does have its useful points. ::chuckles:: Maybe I’ll bring this up to Aesa, as I have more of a connect with her from our previous Coven and I’m a bit more comfortable talking to her. That and she knows me and knows that I’m not a completely heartless bitch. ::chuckles::

Antlers and Things

written:  June 01

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My moose antler slices arrived today and they are GORGEOUS. Shame that I will be painting some of these. Though, I do have one left over – in case something goes wrong with the original 9 I’m planning on using for the moon phases – that I want to make into a charm of some sort.
I’ve already sketched out the moon designs. I need to check to see if David has a tiny drill bit that I can use to drill the holes for the eyelet screws. If he doesn’t have one small enough, I’ll have to pick one up.

I mailed out the Leopardskin jasper sphere that Sage Goddess sent me by mistake to a friend here. I had no desire to keep the stone, but it apparently caught her eye big time. So off it went, along with its wooden stand. She was kind enough to cover shipping plus a little extra. And she calls ME the generous one! ::chuckles::

A fabulous storm blew in this evening. So much thunder and huge cracks of lightning. I made sure to put the new resin crow skull, the Harpies’ wand, and the new glass bottle in the window to catch some of that fabulous storm energy. I went ahead and collected enough rainwater to fill the glass bottle. Maybe later on, I can buy a small raven skull charm to add to the bottle.

As of right now, I’ve got to seriously cut back on my spending. I tend to go through cycles of this – where a penny burns a hole in my pocket, begging to be spent on something, and then periods of where nothing catches my eye and I don’t really spend money on anything “frivolous”. I need to get back to the no spending phase! ::chuckles::

Tomorrow is Coven Class – which I’m honestly, mostly dreading. Partially because of Sara and whatever drama of the week flavor she’s bringing to the table. But also partially because it’s over the god. And I don’t care much for male deities. They just don’t play that large of a role in my life or in my Pagan Practice. And honestly, I’d just rather skip the whole thing and no deal with the god OR Sara. Mostly Sara.

All the Quirks

written:  May 31

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A gorgeous crystal lotus candle holder I picked up at Tuesday Morning earlier today. The crystal petals are tinted a steel blue color, which immediately made me think of the Harpies. And I found a pack of gray Thunder Storm scented tea lights (also for the Harpies) that smell AMAZING. AND I found a lightly tinted gray glass bottle with a wood stopper – ALSO for the Harpies. I plan to put either rain water in it or small bones and trinkets for them. So yeah, those Harpies are QUITE spoiled now. ::chuckles::

I checked the tracking on the moose antler slices – I might actually get them tomorrow! And the rosary chain (coming from China) is currently in Chicago. So I might actually get this art project done by mid-June. Woohoo!

I accepted the invitation to the End of Program exam “class” on Canvas (the online portal for the college) today. Talk about some serious panic starting to set in here. ::chuckles:: So I will definitely take advantage of the various workshops they have in there right now, so I can be as best prepared as I can be for the exam. T minus 6 DAYS until I get to begin working on the EOP exam. Hence some of the panic.

Sooooo today, Lowe’s delivered our new oven (our current one is slowly dying). They were supposed to remove the old oven and install the new one. Well….nothing is that damn simple with this fucking house. Apparently our old stove is BUILT into the house. ::sighs:: So yeah, now we have to hire a handyman to remove the old stove and install the new one. So for now…we have our new stove, still in its box, hanging out by the stairs. Oye. And here I had plans to cook sausage balls in the new stove this weekend. Guess I won’t be doing that. But of course it’s something crazy that has to be done to get the stoves swapped out. Don’t get me wrong – I do enjoy our home. But everything is just a little extra quirky it seems. ::chuckles:: Which, I wouldn’t have an issue with, except that it translates into extra work and extra MONEY to do simple things. ::shakes her head:: So we have no idea WHEN we’ll actually get our new stove put in.

I just realized today that I never finished uploading the photos I took back in January at the Falconry Expo in my little hometown to my DeviantArt account. THAT just goes to show how friggin’ crazy this past semester has been, as I got some STELLAR shots. ::chuckles:: So I’ll be working on slowly uploading those to my DA account and then to the various photography groups I’m a member of on there. But I definitely miss doing my photography. I can’t remember the last time I went to the local zoo even. And of course, now that I have the free time to do so, it’s already hitting the 90 degree weather. ::shakes her head::

Godzilla on the Brain

written: May 30

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Projectors, projectors, and more projectors. This is my current project at the Summer Tech Job – 425 projectors. I’m pretty sure I pulled my right thigh yesterday due to the constant squatting and lifting. I should probably pick up some bananas. Honestly, I need to start eating better anyways, given how physical it is.

Luckily, Roni has a mini-frig back in our area and keeps it stocked with bottled water. Now, I’m not a fan of bottled water, but I’ve been drinking those because my body NEEDS it right now. Maybe I’ll buy some that I like, or I could start bringing my Yeti cup with ice water in it.

And I just found out that we are supposed to work tomorrow. The Summer Tech Job is usually Monday through Thursday during the summer, which is what I assumed this week was considered. But apparently, since it’s still May, we’re supposed to work Friday. Ooops. Well, I have a stove being delivered and installed sometime tomorrow, so yeah…I won’t be at work. ::chuckles:: Oh well.

But on the flip side, that also means I won’t be able to go see Godzilla tomorrow, like I had planned. So that sucks. But I’ll see it at some point in theaters. I’ve made that promise to myself. I figure I’ll go sometime during the week that I have my End of Program exam. I’ll get the rough drafts written for the three essays and then go see Godzilla. Then come back and polish the SHIT out of said essays. And maybe go see Godzilla again. And then I’ll turn in the three essays…and then sleep forever. ::laughs::