Today was my graduation. It was a little tedious, but not as much as I expected. It was good to see everyone, and to cheer for them as they got their (fake, empty) diplomas. Took me for ever to find my parents afterward - had to stand on a chair, ignoring the security guard who asked me to get down before I hurt myself. "La! I am a graduate! I need ( Read more... )

In Creative Writing 2, we don't have much to do. The anthology has been sent to the printing press, so now we wait. And we play card games. Kelly has a deck of cards that has both gaming suits and short tarot descriptions on them. They're quite nifty. So mostly we play games, but Kelly also likes to fan out the deck and do a one-card fast fortune.

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So I've had a bunch of books on various aspects of Wicca stuck away in my closet for a long time. I always take the utmost care with my books anyway, but these I really barely touched except to page through them. I bought them when I was first getting into Wicca, but never got around to seriously reading them - just bits and pieces. So anyway, they ( Read more... )

[Random title, I know. But it's a line I have stuck in my head from the song "A Heady Tale" by The Fratellis. Listen to it - it's addictive and ironic and savvy!]

Not much to report. Last night I went to the Olive Garden with my mom and dad, to spend the $50 gift card my paternal grandmother gave us. I had some deliiicious fetuccini alfredo, but ( Read more... )

The fundamental element of all magick is belief. Prayer, spells, charms, everything, from every religion - it is all centered in belief. The manifestation of magick is partially psychological. With the belief, the utter conviction that something will happen, it often does. It is a combination of sheer force of will, focusing one's energy on the ( Read more... )

Been feeling very depressed and alone lately. I haven't been anywhere in two days. I barely get out of bed to use the bathroom or find food. I had a freak-out episode today [they really do feel like 'episodes' of sorts - there is a distinct difference in my thought patterns, and the start suddenly and end suddenly some time later; it's a bit ( Read more... )

Shit. I burned my thumb while getting pizza [Digorno three meat cheese stuffed crust, in case you were wondering] out of the oven. It's not bad, though - just a first-degree burn. Ran it under cold water, and it's fine now. Will probably blister by tomorrow.

But it's all good, because I have a Red Bull waiting in the fridge, the right ingredients to ( Read more... )

So my mom learned through the medical grapevine [would that be an IV? ... *throws rotten tomatoes at self*] that you can now get the Gardasil shot for free at free clinics, when it used to be like $300. And I agree with her that it's a very important thing for women to get done - you know the old adage about an ounce of prevention. It's not like I' ( Read more... )

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So last night there was a bit of mom drama. My mom recently just got a new job, as a nurse in a veterans' center, after two years of not working. It's not exactly what she wants, as she definitely prefers surgery to old people care, but at least it's something and she's getting back into the working world. She's currently in the week of orientation ( Read more... )