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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
conversations!:
Me: (blowing nose for the umpteenth million time): Oy Gevalt!
Robyn: The Air Conditioner probably doesn't help?!
Me: No, it doesn't.... it's responsible for continuing to spread those coodie-pollenites! *snurffle* (that's the sound of trying to sniff when your nose is totally stuffed and irritated.)
What does Ragweed DO for this world anyway??? Someone give me one good positive point about ragweed and I will be okay.... but until then.... RRRRGGGHHH!!!
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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
I've been a cleaning up code.... so YOU haven't seen anything really different or that noticeable.... but my site is getting "freshened". It makes me happy when I can get the code for certain items corrected or cleaned up so that I don't get the "Done but with errors" message on my site.... it's a bummer to get that!
OH... hey.... I want to remind ALL VISITORS to post to my
 ... GUESTMAP.... I love seeing where people around the world visit me.... so START POSTING PEOPLE!!! ;)
more fun later!!
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Monday, September 29, 2003
I had a great day at work... got to express myself to the person I wanted to talk to.... felt good about being straight forward with what is going on in my head.... I feel so much better about things now... excited at the same time! STOKED! :)
I do deserve to feel this great about life. It is my life afer all! :) I choose to be happy about it. Staying GOLD! I actually took the advice of a fellow blogger (Rob)... thank you for the words!!
And then this evening I did something spontaneous.... YES, Kelly did something SPUR OF THE MOMENT!!! I decided to go to Borders with another fellow blogger (Zoe). It was so much fun wandering around borders looking for various things and finding fun in all the things we were doing. We both have a very strong interest in Tarot... so it was cool to go through the "I have that set" comparison of what each have. I really enjoyed spending time talking with each other and showing each other different books.... Making fun of some and showing real interest in others. We each picked up a new Mini Tarot Book......complete with Mini Cards too!! Too cute! After the book store we hit Starbucks... mmmm... coffee.... Zoe isn't a big fan of coffee itself, so she had a chai. I had an incredible time.... :)))
And now for the fun of going through the books that I purchased. I picked up some resourceful books.
Life is going well....
be well!
kmc posted this at: 09:22 p.m.questions/comments?
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Am I too trusting? The downside to that is being GULLIBLE... or am I being too skeptical? Could someting really incredible be happening to me? WILL that something actually happen? or am I being too hopeful? I don't know where my trust begins and the skepticism begins. It is almost a vicious circle. I want to believe it's real.... I just have some things pointing in the opposite direction that make me feel like I've been, am being, duped. But, I am aware that I open myself up to it.... I allow it..... for the chance that something really incredibly wonderful can happen to me.
I will keep an open mind. I guess everyone who reads will find out soon enough..... along with myself, how things end up going in my life.
STAY TUNED! hehehe!
kmc posted this at: 09:51 p.m.questions/comments?
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Okay, I can officially say that I did NOTHING yesterday. Well, I went to get coffee and got sidetracked by Gabriel and Dana's yardsale... (bought two cute self-watering pots for african violets)... and then I went for my coffee. Other than that... I've been having a fabulous time trying to figure out why my sweet little Macintosh is acting up on me for no reason. I almost feel like doing a clean sweep... if I had an external hard drive I would save all of my photos and documents and do that. There, I have officially added somthing to my neverending "to do" list. JOY. Played a little Diablo II actually got bored fairly quickly on that.... for one who can play for hours on end, am I sick??? Okay, so technically I can't say I did 'nothing', but it felt like a nothing day... vegetable!
Got excited at one point when someone logged onto a messenger that I had open.... but we couldn't chat... plans. It's a bummer because we used to chat a lot... I am so stoked that Tim has come back into my life... it's odd how certain people may be quiet for long periods of time, but somehow they come back again and again. I try to analyze it. He is an extraordinary friend with whom I can have any conversation and it's okay, it's fun. The thing I find a little difficult right now is the timing of availability to talk, so we don't get to have those fun conversations, or indepth conversation... I kinda miss it!! Or as with the regular pattern that has been occuring.... I just think that he isn't able to "be there" for it, which makes me feel a bit "brushed off." I worry about statements made that may end up being empty ones, and I have a hard time dealing with that. Honesty is big for me.
(Somewhat of a seperate issue) Why is it that honesty seems to be such a difficult thing? I so often hear, from people who've kept things from me or who've lied to me, "I didn't want to hurt you." Well, the lie, that is what hurts.... because intuitively I already know the truth... I just wish that it could be stated from the beginning. I practice that... I am brutally honest with people sometimes.... but in those moments, more often than not, I hear gratitude for my honesty. I feel the same way. I don't need super-heros to "save my emotions"... I take care of that... only I can do that. What I require from everyone in my life is honesty. When someone asks how my day went... I automatically think they honestly want to know, so I go through how my day went. I get very put off by the "rubberstamped" statements that feel about as friendly as a loan officer stamping "approved" or "denied" on an application.
OY! venting moment.... I guess that has been building up among a few people that I have been interacting with... but I wonder why it is that I stay in contact with those types - after all, it is my choice... maybe part of me thinks that I will learn more about how I interact... have I been this way in the past? Is that my lesson? Food for thought, I guess.
Well, off to work I go... more on my thoughts later.
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Thursday, September 25, 2003
I really like that the poetry is flowing again. I almost feel like creativity is spilling out of me... like it is making me stop and write or type out what is sitting at the tip of my head... it is a great feeling to see it as it is being typed.... and even re-reading it once it is finished. I need to get a little "new" star to put next to my Poerty link so that people will know when I've posted new poetry... I am not always one to announce ... only recently I've done that. Mostly because it is surprising me too... it's like finding artwork that you never knew existed. I never really considered myself to be a poetic sort. :) it's new, it's fun!!
kmc posted this at: 01:36 p.m.questions/comments?
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Plum Ruby Review (guidelines page)
This is a great link that Sean sent to me.
"The Plum Ruby Review is a nonprofit online literary arts journal highlighting
both emerging and established writers and artists.
The journal is published every two months in December, February, April, June, August, and October.
Submissions are accepted year round. Unfortunately, there is no remuneration."
So, for all you aspiring artists, hobbyists, writers, bloggers, whoever.... this is a great idea to send your works to.... get noticed. I've decided to submit a few of my poems....who knows!?! I feel all inspired now to try to get my photography organized a little differently and submit a few of them. The possibilities!! I will put this link up on my sidebar for easy access for anyone.
Gotta run.... got poems to write!!! ;)
kmc posted this at: 7:46 a.m.questions/comments?
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Okay.... spooky is.....
Hearing one of the cats in the boarding section hissing all of the sudden.... when no one else is here at the office with me...... !!!
dreaming....that's it..... the cat must be dreaming!!!
kmc posted this at: 07:35 p.m.questions/comments?
Monday, September 22, 2003
Oh, I forgot to mention... I've added to my POETRY page. I keep thinking of things throughout the day, and this time I typed it up and posted it!!! Sometimes the poems are very short, but they are an element of clarity for me.
Take a peek and let me know what you think.
ciao!
kmc posted this at: 12:33 p.m.questions/comments?
Monday, September 22, 2003
Saturday was great! I had a nice RELAXING, NO-STRESS day. Met up with Terry at the Steaming Bean and just meandered around all day doing different things here and there. Lunch at Del's was fun! Buzzed into downtown SLO for some impromptu shopping.... picked up some candles (Jasmine and Lily of the Valley scents - YUMMY!)... found a book at a cute little bookstore next to Amnesia... can't remember the name of the place now.... (see Rob, it's not the time of day thing... just brain fades everywhere!).... anyway.... it's a book called Doing Nothing by Steve Harrison. I am looking forward to reading that.
I found a bookmark at Two Hands Gallery that very appropriately states something that I feel to be true... "Open your hands if you want to be held" - a quote from Rumi. That touched my quite deeply. I see it so often in others and then it donned on me.... "others" are mirrors....so, why I see it so often in others is because it is an attribute that I, myself have not seen in looking at myself. I enjoy giving attention to people.... but so often, I do not open myself to receive it back. It's not that no one will get close to me... it's that I don't let them. This was also discovered through a conversation with Carol when I was up north at her house. She is an incredibly wise woman who has such an insight to me. I trust her words and criticism (not that it is always criticism)... I value her view. The reason things seem to keep "failing" is because I am the one who chooses who comes into my life. And for some reason I keep choosing people who are "not available" to commit to a true relationship... but only temporary ones. I learn a great deal from each of these relationships albeit short ones... but I am aware that I choose these people. When the time is right, when that lesson has passed... then, I will be blessed with the companion with whom I am meant to spend my existance. The thing is ... I know right now at this very moment... I am not looking for THAT relationship. I am observing myself. I still interact with people and date... it's just with a very different perspective. This view is much more open and less judgmental. I give myself permission to have fun... and I don't have to go into instant relationships... I have permission to stand back and really observe everything. Allowing my intuitive feelings to work... allowing myself to take the time to see what it is that I want in life... not just in a companion.
Wow, tangent! All that from a bookmark! This onion has LAYERS! hehehe!!
Well, back on the previous storyline.... Saturday turned out to be a lot of fun. Terry met up with me later at home and we watched Bringing Down The House. Very cute movie! Steve Martin was classic! Always enjoy his performances. And Queen Latifah was spectacular as well.... wonderful performer!
That was followed up by an evening at Harry's in Pismo Beach.... not that I am a big fan of bars, but it was fun to go watch the band and as always... PEOPLE WATCH! Oh, my .... it is quite different to go there and just observe. Entertaining in itself.
Sunday was a nice relaxing start to the day, went to work around 1pm and finished up around 6:30pm.... was happy with the progress of work done.
The evening was funny... I had tons of issues with my phone (Verizon cellular) and then with my brain.... mixing up numbers and then not thinking of the easier way to handle things.... I made such a huge ordeal out of trying to make a call. Issue was resolved and everything turned out okay. What a way to end a day! LOL.
be well.
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Friday, September 19, 2003
I read my horoscope this for this week (Sept 18 - Sept 24) Rob Breszny's Free Will Astrology from the San Luis Obispo New Times
Capricorn:
To borrow a phrase from the old astrology columnist Stella Spambottom, this is a week you could make the boogie man cry. That's because your anger is smarter and your fears are weaker than they've been in many moons. You also have access to a high level of courage, which is made even more potent by the fact that it's rooted in quiet confidence, not blustering egotism. As you fight evil in the coming days, your forceful actions will no doubt be fair and enlightened. On behalf of the cosmic powers, therefore, I aauthorize you to induce tears in the boogie men, out-of-control tyrants, and the devil himself.
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Well, I guess Diablo better get himself a box of tissues.... cause I've had it with "him"!!! Curious what that horoscope speaks of..... I guess, I will just wait and see!
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Friday, September 19, 2003
I've reconnected with a friend this week. It was one of those situations where I was terribly confused about who I was talking to, so I just dropped it kind of out of fear..... but after much clarification... I now have a better understanding of how/where my mistake occured. It's great to be talking with him again. We have always had a wonderful time chatting, emailing... and although he lives far from me, it's such a great friendship that it feels like he's always right there for me. That just goes to prove that the perception of distance truly is in the mind. With the both of us being so busy, it's going to be a while before we can catch up on all the "what's been going on?" stuff. On a cool note... he is going to be opening a bar soon... I am so happy for him... that would be the most fun thing to do.... I had thoughts about opening a dance club... but never really looked into it seriously. So it's cool to see someone I know actually going through with it and making it real. I hope to be able to make it to the Grand Opening!!
I am surprised and happy that it is Friday already!!! This week FLEW by... but, that is also good, because I am going to VEG-OUT on Saturday... recoup time finally from my vacation. Saturday morning will consist of gently getting out of bed and making it to the Steaming Bean in Shell Beach.... after that, I may head down the street to the park at the beach.... and just sit there. Meditate. And of course, take lots of new pictures ... you can always see something different in the same place that you visit. Everything changes, nothing stays the same. The joy of life! Everyday is something unexpected! That is what I like about living without expectations... you are always surprised.... and regardless of the situation, you always learn from it. I am at another incredibly peaceful point in my life ... peaceful, yet I am absolutely ecstatic about how I feel. Looking at me you would see this docile creature just sitting there with a grin on her face.... but looking past the physical there are fireworks of energy and emotions and life just bursting all over. I am in love with me... and that is something that doesn't happen too often. I am usually so critical and base so much of what I feel about me on what I perceive others to feel about me. And as much as I care about "others" and their feelings... it is nothing compared to how I feel about me. Getting to know me. Imagine living with someone for 31 years and not really knowing them.... this is my epiphany... I am. Anything further than that is a description, or a judgment.... therefore.... it is simple.... just be.... I am.
Hugging all of you! thank you for stopping by!
be well... or just BE.
kmc posted this at: 01:55 p.m.questions/comments?
Thursday, September 18, 2003
I borrowed this meme from Zoe.
Sum up your thoughts about me in one word and leave it in a comment. Then post this in your journal to find out what everyone else thinks of you.
I was very happy to meet Zoe.... I am very interested in getting to know her more.... and not just reading the blog... ya know... hanging out.... going to events! Thanks for the cool link!!!
kmc posted this at: 08:48 p.m.questions/comments?
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Okay, so it was a small turnout yesterday for the good old Webloggers Meetup... three of us.... but on a great note... we had a good time and great conversation. A couple of ideas came up. I was really pleased to finally get to meet Zoe. Woodencracker was the other attendee. It was fun... I took some odd pictures while back in the Garden area of Linnea's. We shall see how they turn out. I am going to see if I can get one of the ideas we discussed up and running. It would be a fun interactive thing.... stay tuned!
short post ... I've got more work to do. OH, hey, I came up with a new slogan.... don't know who for.... but it was kinda cool because it is sooooo ME, since I drink a lot of coffee..... so here it is:
"Coffee.... keep the zombie alive!"
It just really applies to me this week with the whole sleep deprivation thing that I've done to myself! I will catch up on Saturday! DAY OFF.... from work, from vacation.... YAY!
now back to work! ;)
kmc posted this at: 06:24 p.m.questions/comments?
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
okay.... wrapping up the remainder of my personal holiday... after spending the day in San Francisco Wednesday and then into Thursday as well, I went back to the East Bay with Sandy to have dinner with her and her friend... also named Sandy. We went to have margaritas at a cute place called La Pinata. It was great conversation and a great "girls night out!"
Friday, I headed out to Carol's in Montclair (the Oakland Hills). She was going to be baby-sitting the dogs that weekend. The day was incredibly warm, so, we went for a small walk up the hill to get a view of the entire San Francisco Bay... I forgot to grab my camera before the walk...but I will go visit again, so eventually I will get the image uploaded to my PHOTOS page. We then took her older dog, Kersee, to the vet for it's initial visit to a homeopathic or naturopathic vet (the vet uses chinese herbs as well as some western medicines)... it was great to see this kind of medical alternative for pets as well as humans. So after getting the medicines and going home, Kersee was started on her medicine routines. We took off to have dinner at a great sushi spot in Oakland... can't remember the name... wow, I can't believe I forgot it! Anyway.... superb food! I had eaten there once before with Carol and Michael when I was last in the area. After this we were going to go see what was playing at the theater in Emeryville... the new AMC was fully functional, so we thought about seeing a movie there... after showing up, the movie that we wanted to see didn't start until 10pm or so and we wouldn't get out until after midnight.... the dogs were in the car so we opted to just go home and watch "A Man Apart" or something like that.... Vin Diesel.... it was ... uhm.... okay.... it seemed very long in getting to the point. Full of action... but a little too long in the middle for me. Carol almost fell asleep too!
Saturday... got to sleep in.... it was one of the great things about being on vacation the entire week... I slept in almost every day.... but usually had late nights or active, very active days.... so the sleep was needed! We decided to go to San Francisco to the Asian Art Museum...I have posted a few shots from my visit there... blurry, but I couldn't use the flash on my camera. I still had a great time! We spent almost 4 hours there... it is just FILLED with beautiful artifacts and an audio that goes along with certain pieces in the exhibits. I will definately go again.... and again!! From the Museum, we had researched some vegan restaurants to go visit... so we went to Herbivore on Divisadero. I had a grilled portabella mushroom sandwich with fries and a salad. Carol had a spicy chicken wrap .... it was Asampra or something like that name.... but she said it was fantastic... a little too spicy for me! :)
From there we figured we could try the movie theater again... this time we choose a different movie, Magdalene Sisters... I will write a review of this movie separately... I have a lot to say about this incredibly stirring and emotionally intense movie!! We both went home buzzing with conversation from the movie.
Sunday was a relaxed morning... we went to a crepe restaurant near the Rockridge BART Station ... I guess that is considered Oakland. They make the most exquisite crepe combinations. Sweet and omlet-like ones as well. From there we were going to try to make it to the Comedy Day in San Francisco, but the parking was soooooo incredibly difficult that we just decided to go up to Filmore Street and buzz around the shops there. We went into the Betsey Johnson store.... very cute and wild fashions ... but WOW expensive. It was fun to browse around. We walked up a few blocks on one side and then turned and walked back down ... quick, fun! And then one last stop before I headed back home myself.... Montclair Village. We stopped at a couple of places and I picked up a couple of small items. I was ready to head home now.... an incredilby fun, fulfilling, spectacular week of visiting family and friends.
And this is just a quick summary from memory.... there are numerous tiny details that I had hope to capture on my camera.... so be sure to check out the PHOTOS page.
I'd like to express my thanks and love to everyone that I got to visit. It was sooooo much fun and I am so happy that I had the chance to visit each one of you! You all mean so much to me and I will stay in touch!!
be well.
kmc posted this at: 11:11 a.m.questions/comments?
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
the details of my trip are only temporarily delayed in getting put onto my site.... busy girl since I got back.
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Sunday, September 14, 2003
I have got a lot of writing to do! I need to sort things out on paper first, then I will write it down.... to sum it all up.... VACATION WAS SPECTACULAR!!!!
kmc posted this at: 09:59 p.m.questions/comments?
Friday, September 12, 2003
Having a great time! I've spent Tuesday & Thursday at Sandy's house... Wednesday was ALL day in downtown San Francisco! I started out at 8am and just kept walking around.... first I started out from Sandy's office where she works on Pine Street and then headed down to the Ferry Building... from there I just kept right on going to Pier 39. It was nice to experience Pier 39 so early in the morning... I could see all the shops (not all open) and then I was able to get some nice pictures as well. Visted the Sea Lions for an extend amount of time... funny to watch them! Then, I walked back down to Second Street to meet at noon. I met up with David and we started off with SUSHI!!! I took him to my one of my favorite places that I had gone to for a better part of my time working in the City. It was fabulous!
From there we started meandering through the streets, me showing him places I had been... work, play... and he likewise telling me of places he had stayed while working in the City. We made our way to Union Street and decided this would be a good spot to stop... I had an appointment a couple blocks away at 77 Maiden Lane to get my hair cut so he said he would hang out in the park.
I absolutely adored the lady who cut my hair! She listened to what I didn't currently like about it and how I thought I wanted to fix it... and she did pretty much what I wanted! And, of course, the massage that you get when they do the hairwashing part.... OH!MY!!... I enjoy the pampering! An hour later and I was out the door to go find David again. Not to terribly hard to do... the orange shirt was easy to spot! :) Found him in the park and we sat there for a while relaxing the feets.... (I'd been going since 8am... and now it was 3pm)
Then we were off again, this time treking up Powell.... to Nob Hill.... for those of you who don't know what that means.... imagine... 35 degree grade sidewalks...UPhill... blocks! I have not been working out enough to say that I am in fair shape... I was hurting going up that hill... and once you reach the top of one hill.... that's right, you have to go back down.... equally as fun on the legs!! Of course, Mr. Stairmaster-every-night-45minutes was just breezing along... :)I was having a great time throughout it all. After going down hill for a while we had passed a coffee shop and decided to stop in there... right across the street from the cable car museum. Very busy corner. It was nice to sit and chat and watch. After sitting for a while we decided to keep heading off towards Fisherman's Wharf. Still DOWNHILL. UNTIL... we hit Lombard Street...and I happened to mention, "oh, hey, I was going to try climbing up to the top of that street earlier today"... his quick response "Let's do it now then!" And up the hill we went to be able to say that I've walked up Lombard Street (the squiggle part!) I took a picture at the bottom and then after sitting and resting my poor body, another picture at the top. Another great scenic spot atop yet another hill in San Francisco. And as sore as I was, I wouldn't stop going and would do any of it any differently. From there we walked down a bit further and had Ghiradelli square to the left and Fisherman's Wharf straigt ahead... he recognized, however, the brick building the the right... "There's a pub in this building that has almost everthing on tap"... We round the corner and a short distance up the street and we hit Cannery Pub (I think that was the name of it). It was 6pm by then so we decided it would be the perfect time to stop for a pint. Not that I really drink that much beer... but there were a lot of choices. So I had an IPA and we sat there relaxing and having some fun conversations! About an hour later we headed out again, this time looking for the Zagats guide for San Francisco... we passed by a large gift/souvenier and liquor store... he HAD to get me something there if they had it... well, the didn't have "it" but he found me another great Belgium beer... of the beer that I do drink, I am most fond of the Belgium beers. He was looking for a specific Trappist Munk produced beer (no, not Chimay). And, we were able to ask the clerk at the counter the whereabouts of a specific restaurant by looking up in the city guide that he had behind the counter. After getting the street address for Plumpjack's we headed out in a taxi to get there quickly. We actually went to Balboa Cafe... the more relaxed atmosphere and still great food with all the same choices of wines. After a lovely dinner, we were going to attempt to go get his car from the garage he had parked at... the ticket he had didn't list the hours of the garage, so in the taxi ride back to the garage he mentioned it the car was not available... I would be forced to help him find an available room in the city...yikes! Sure enough, the garage closed at 8pm... next task.... find room. Luckily he was a platinum member with the Marriott... so that was the first stop, hoping there was room (Oracle was using the same hotel this week). And, as luck would have it (after the lady checked his membership level) the did have a room that he could use but only for ONE NIGHT... hello... that was all that was needed. He still had the hotel room in Santa Rosa as well.... ouch. Any way.... why look at a less than desirable situation as "bad"... we headed up to his room to check things out and then I thought I would take him to 111 Minna, my favorite club.... up, up, to the 37th Floor we went... straight out of the elevator, there was the room. Not hard to find at at all... and then opens door.... HOLY SHIT!!! THIS WAS A SUITE.... I mean a SWEET suite too!!! I was huge... it had to the far right a dining room with a service area or two.... a small "sitting" room next to that with the stereo built into the cabinets... and then next to that on the far left was a living room with the bar behind that... there was a decent sized toilet room to the immediate right of the entrance. (We opened doors and turned on all kinds of lights... all with jaws just hanging in awe)...then up the half spiral stair case.... to a small overhang that had a small table and two chairs to sit and look at the city with it's view of the Oakland Bay Bridge and a large part of the city. Straight behind that was the huge canopied bed and directly behind that was a master bathroom that was equally as awe-striking as the rest of the place... huge jacuzzi bathtub, walkin shower, closed walk-in toilet room with a bide(biday)...yeah, you know the little toilet thing that washed the bum!!! I don't know how many times I said "wow"... I was just struck! And, with his platinum membership they get gifts... so we had a half a bottle of Beringer Merlot and brie cheese and crackers. DAMN! This was unbelievable... he, of course, said he had never had a room like this before either.... his normal stays were all planned so, he got normal rooms like everyone else... we assumed it had to do with the sell out of the other rooms and this one being the only thing left. Again.... WOW. The room normally rents for $750/night... he got the room for $179.... HELLO! OMG! WOW...
more later.... I need to get over to Carol's house... it's almost 11am here.
kmc posted this at: 10:55 a.m.questions/comments?
Monday, September 8, 2003
Well, so far things have being going very well!! I am so happy that I got to visit my sister, brother-in-law and the baby!!! I have pictures galore.... I will try to get one posted while I am online right now. Found a "hot-spot" in Emeryville.
Needless to say, I have plans to come back to Sacramento in October for an event that Kathleen wants me to attend.... she also knows it is an event that I would find very intriguing! It's the Witches' Ball... not that you have to be a witch, wicca, or anything of the sort to attend, just an event focused around those beliefs and the rituals and celebrations at that time of year. I met the woman who founded the whole event and she definitely is a woman of profound energy, Debbie, at Earth Central in Loomis California. And the event is October 25th.... for anyone who would be interested in going... do contact Debbie through her internet site and purchase tickets to the event... it is said to sell out EVERY year!
Well, right now I am just passing a little bit of time and getting my daily fix of coffee! :) Two birds, one stone... love being on vacation and just going whenever! I will give more details when I get back from my vacation and I have a little more time to reflect on everything. As for now, I am going to go find 6 photos to post of my nephew on my Fotolog!!!
kmc posted this at: 05:00 p.m.questions/comments?
Friday, September 5, 2003
Alrighty, people.... today is the beginning.... ROAD TRIP'N IT - North bound! Don't think I have been lost if I don't get to a point to post here. I will do my best to play and keep notes so I can update this journal after (or during if I get a chance)... SO, here's the game plan right now:
Tonight (Friday 9/5/03): Drive up (6hrs) to Sister in Sacto... hit pillow and instantly fall asleep!
Saturday 9/6/03: Spoil my nephew as much as I possibly can!! catch up with my sister... take the family out to dinner at Outback Steakhouse (it's kind of a tradition each time I visit)! Just chill most of the time with them.
Sunday 9/7/03: Spend another day with sister and family taking pictures, spoiling nephew, enjoying the time off with family.... spoiiing nephew.... I have an agenda here! :)
Monday 9/8/03: Head off to the Bay Area sometime in the morning (sister has to work...); meander between cities, stopping if I feel the urge to see what's new in the road I used to so frequently travel. Eventually arriving at my friend's house in Alameda to stay with her and her two daughters. Spend the evening catching up!
Tuesday 9/9/03: SLEEP IN!! Ah, the joys of being on vacation! And, if I don't get to sleep in then I will probably go play in Berkeley (my old neighborhood too North Berkeley or Albany). They have cute shops on Solano Avenue in Albany... I will go wandering! And then back to Alameda for the evening again... see if there is somewhere fun to take them for dinner.
WEDNESDAY 9/10/03: Gonna spend the ENTIRE DAY in downtown San Francisco!!! I have a haircut appointment at the salon I used to go to when I lived/worked in the area.... that is early afternoon... I hope to be meeting up with a friend who has been a "penpal" I guess for about two years now. I am looking forward to spending the day visiting with him... we will hit my favorite sushi restaurant... and of course, 111 Minna Art Gallery/Night Club in the evening! Eventually I will pry myself from the City and either head back to Alameda or off to Montclair to stay at Carol & Michael's house. SLEEP!
Thursday 9/11/03: I plan on spending the day again in SF taking digital photos of people who exemplify the "rememberance" day that has been made into a Holiday called "Patriot Day"... mostly capturing images of people this day. Then when Carol get's off work, I will spend the rest of the day with her and possibly find a place to go to dinner there too.
Friday 9/12/03: more of the same.... maybe ... mostly relaxing and visiting places I used to go... maybe IKEA this day!!
Saturday 9/13/03: Go play along the coast taking pictures and visitng odd spots. Then up into Mill Valley and stopping at ecclectic coffee shops and gift stores.
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that's as far as I have planned..... and let's just see how close I stay to that schedule! HA!
kmc posted this at: 7:25 a.m.questions/comments?
Thursday, September 4, 2003
I keep hearing good news left and right! Just today I heard that an acquaintance from my past, Simone Bell, is engaged to be married!!!! How wonderful! It is so nice that so much good news and happiness is surrounding me... I have such a blessed life. Even with all of the "bumps in the road"... I still am very happy with where things have come to be in my life. Goodness abounds. And all this fabulous news is proof that all is well.
It makes any negative things that happen to be occuring right now seem so tiny and unimportant. Life is a well of goodness.
be well!
kmc posted this at: 01:44 p.m.questions/comments?
Thursday, September 4, 2003
Okay... the baby horse thing... I was sitting at work and have a window right beside me and I see the technicians and the animal owners bringing the animals into the larger viewing pen (recovery area?) outside.... and then I could see the baby horse! They are so adorable... perfect miniatures of the adult! And, it had to be either same day or just the day before that it was born ... it was still experiencing the wobbley standing still stance. But it would get this burst of happiness and go bounding a few feet away to test out the cool things it was standing with... ah the discovery of LEGS and jumping! It was cute because the mother was busy following it closely to make sure every step was protected. At one point it must have lost it's stance and it started stumbling backwards, almost cartoon like and the mother was right there to assist with finding the balance and a still point. It had a stlightly startled look ... but only for a brief moment as, again, it bounded a few feet away ... getting used to those newly functioning legs. I enjoyed the curiosity, the courage to keep trying, the joy of the unknown, the tenacity for learning how to make everything function together! And it was sweet to see the mother who was always near, but never overly protective... just there to give a secure assistance to stabilize... very alert and aware of the baby's whereabouts.
All of this in a small amount of time.... it was wonderful to see! Animals are fun!
Then just last night I actually saw bats flitting about a small stretch of the street I drive to get to where I live. I had never experienced seeing bats that near to the ocean. Not that I doubt they could survive.... I had just never seen it previously. They are QUICK! How did I know they were bats? Birds don't maneuver like that. There is just a unique way that they fly that is just amazing... I've been told that when they are doing that, they are actually catching bugs. More interesting facts.
Well, that was it... off to another day to soak it all in.... :)
kmc posted this at: 06:29 a.m.questions/comments?
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
I like to track where my traffic originates for my site visitors.... and so far the standings are as follows: (Top 5 - since 7/21/03)
207 -- unknown (these are the ones who just type in my URL in the explorer bar... cool)
49 -- BLOGS BY WOMEN list
38 -- Woodencracker.com links page
28 -- Pitas.com update entries page
27 -- CosmicVoid aka "by the hedgerow"
Blogs by Women is "top blog" by 11 !! Hey that's my favorite number! I really appreciate the traffic generated from all of these sites and the many other sites that make up about 8 "pages" of information on my site tracker.
So this is just a thank you post! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
I have a post later that I want to give a "preview" .... last night while working I saw some of the first steps of a baby horse... I was soooo in awe of the cute, courageous steps of the little baby!
more later!!! ;)
kmc posted this at: 7:12 a.m.questions/comments?
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
Had a fabulous holiday weekend! Let's recap... for those who'd like to know... :)
Saturday:
After my working on the Interpretation of the astrology chart, I had gone into the beating heart of the night in Pismo... I finally met up with someone I had been talking to for a while... we hit it off and had a great time!
Sunday:
Was taken to Denny's nearby to get some food into a rather tipsy tomy... again we continued with conversations which seemed to flow so easily... we have a lot of views and interests in common.
So, yes, I did eventually go home and try to squeeze in a few hours of sleep before having to head out to work at the Veterinary Clinic... wow, Sunday felt like a long, long day! :) but it is all good!!
Sunday evening I spent with Heidi and the family... my surrogate family that has adopted me. It was nice to have some relaxing evening hours visiting and being entertained by the children, Nick and Madison. They are all very dear to me. Oh, and they purchased a new car on Sunday after taking off around 9:30 in the morning, she had called me at 4:30 that afternoon to tell me she was signing papers for the purchase! I am so happy for them. The other vehicles had been giving them troubles, so it is sooo wonderful that they now have a very secure and reliable vehicle for Heidi and the children.
Monday - the HOLIDAY!!:
Well, after an incredible night's sleep... (it get's so quiet out where they live.) We slowly made it through the morning... Heidi was out doing a double check of all the features and options that appeared on the purchase of the vehicle so that when they take it back in for the detailing and tow package, they can make sure to ask about any missing items or any other issues. It was fun finding all the compartments, buttons that do certain functions, how to deal with the folding seats and such. Nothing like playing with a new toy!!!
After dealing with that for a while, I was able to take off with Heidi to the Halcyon Store for their 20th Anniversary celebration... they had a tarot reader available to give free readings for customers who wanted them. The other great thing was that everything in the store was 15% off!!! woohoo! I picked up a new divination deck... kinda similar to tarot, but a little differnt. I like them a lot ... deals with the four directions as "Winds" and the features of each direction. I am still learning about them. I also picked up gifts for the children and a little pen for Heidi. We had our hour of fun! And then we went back to their house and played with the cards real quick. Then we headed off to Oceano for some time at the park for the children... they fed the ducks bread and then went to play in the little playground area. I tried to capture some unique pictures in the area while they were playing and of course pictures of the children too! After the playtime, we headed back to their house for a BBQ dinner and then I HAD to get home myself. I had a fantastic time visiting them. So, I had done well... when I got home I did my email check, site check, all those kinds of checks and then phoned a friend. Then it was an early night to bed! Had to catch back up on the sleeping time!!!
All in all a very productive and incredible weekend. I am very pleased with how things are going in my life. I am incredibly blessed, I am very aware of this!!
And now I share blessings with all of you who read my site. Thank you!
be well!
kmc posted this at: 1:21 p.m.questions/comments?
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