Yellow Rose's Garden

Scorpio
The Shape of Things to Come
Professional and personal change are stressed this November, and it's better to be bold and take the initiative than to stand still and simply react. You find yourself more comfortable in your own skin now, making you more alluring to others.

Interesting, no?

Here are the highlights:

We celebrated 29 years of marriage on Sunday.
We did Thai for dinner on Saturday afternoon.
I handed out candy on Saturday night.
The boys had their annual "Halloween" RP on Sunday.
I have two pieces to post/finish for LT. I have other characters creeping into my head.
I need to get with a couple of RP buddies to sort a few things out.
I have the Monday drill to do. It's a recycling week.
No idea what I'll fix for dinner. I'll think of something.
I have this much progress achieved in NaNoWriMo

763 / 50000 words. 2% done! It'll be posted somewhere or other.

Let's start with ... Happy birthday mummm!

I stare a blank screen and cursor flashing at me while I try to remember what it was I wanted to write about. Usually I've had an idea in mind and when I finally get around to sitting down, I forget half of it and stare somewhat goofy faced wondering what I was doing! Scary innit, but that's what getting older and letting your mind go lax can do!

Here's one of the things on my mind today. Does anyone on my FL crochet? Sew? Do needlepoint or cross-stitch? I know there are communities out there to discuss that kind of thing, but this is my LJ and I'm asking! Anyone do other arts and craft work? So, discuss!

Every time I go to a hobby/craft store, my husband's worst nightmare, I think, is don't let her find a NEW hobby! This is list of what I dabble in:
Cross-stitch
plastic canvas needlepoint
embroidery
jewelry making and other bead work
fabric painting
Dollhouse miniatures
Making doll clothes, accessories, and furniture
floral arrangements
Candle making
soap making (melt and pour, I'm not ambitious enough to try cold processing nor do I want to work with lye)

There are probably piles of things out in the cabinets needing homes and screaming... MAKE SOMETHING WITH ME!!!

I never really picked up on crochet or knitting, but evidenced by the mention of doll things, I prefer working in small scale. That remind me, I need to ask Mom if she still has that loom set and if she does and wants to get rid of it to send it out.

Something to think on for today:
Your dreams are more than just random firings of the brain, CATHY. They can indicate unresolved issues, stresses, deep desires, and lost memories. Further, they can prove instrumental to understanding yourself, and even in solving problems. Many advocate keeping a dream journal, given the power within your subconscious and all that can be learned from it. Consider examining your dreams of late. Analyze them to see if there is something you need to recognize.

I had this dream the other night... and I think I need to write it up. Sunday might be a good time.

( Things that have been hiding in my e-mail: )

I realized that there are several notifications in my mailbox for the random facts meme, so I need to get my finger out of my ear and get that done! Also have some comments to answer for LJ that have been sitting there a while.

Let's start with:
Your horoscope for November 17, 2008
Your financial situation could be undergoing vast upheavals now in a positive direction, probably as the result of career advances. This process is likely to continue today, CATHY, as social events could put you in touch with valuable contacts. It might be a good idea to just listen to others today and not try to formulate ideas of your own, or make any final decision. Too much input could lead to mental overload and therefore lack of focus.

( And, now, on with the mayhem! )

Yes... it's after midnight, so yes, it is.

Current audio book is Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline. I still have Flesh and Bone: A Body Farm Novel (Body Farm Novels) by Jefferson Bass and Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton. I had an abridged edition of the latter and decided to try the unabridged to see if there's a difference when there's more to the story.

My Horoscope for today is a hmm thing.
Enough of this drivel; let's get to the heart of the matter. This is a good day for you to dig deep and uncover the source of what is beneath it all, CATHY. No one is going to be able to prove you wrong. Your emotions are sensitive and your ego is grounded. You will find that the masculine and feminine sides of your personality are working harmoniously in order to make you feel self confident and bold.

So, I have some catch up writing to do and soon. When RP scenes should be played out but get held up for whatever reasons, you have to compensate and move along to catch things up.

( Patronus Quiz! )

Stolen from toadgirl
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And.. for those that are around my age... a memory of our childhood from youtube, hopefully it's a fond of one for you as it is for me!
It topped the charts at number one for four weeks in 1969.
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I finished the boutonnières, they are pictured here. I think they came out nicely.

2:21 PM

It's pouring out there. Wouldn't you know it, the minute I have my boxes ready to head for the post office, it started up.  There's one box of wedding stuff and another box heading off to Indiana. As Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, "It's always something."

2:31

Rain stopped.. time to run!

5:09 PM

Shopping done, boxes mailed.

This is getting weirder and weirder:
There is apt to be a prevailing pessimism today that you should try to steer clear of, CATHY. Don't get sucked into other people's drama. You have your own ongoing saga to worry about. Instead of pessimism, view these negative thoughts and feelings as constructive criticism. You will find that your power of concentration is much stronger than usual and you can be very efficient in your actions.

That's the third or fourth horoscope that caused the infamous record scratch noise in my head.  

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Tuesday.

Last night the power went out two or three times. Talk about frustrating. I gave up on my Monday RP because I was already feeling crappy and the power failures just added to the head spinning. Ugh.

I still feel like bleh or as some would say.. Blecky or is that blucky? Either way, I feel like shit. You don't want the particulars on that.


6 PM

I feel a bit better, thank heavens for good herbs. No, not illegal ones. Laundry is in gear, master bedroom and bath are cleaned up. Living room is picked up. Need to do kitchen, dining room, and office. Need to get spousal unit onto cat detail. I do not clean litter boxes. I clean stinky dog. Son needs to do his room and bath.

Have to get to the library and return a pile of things. In the meantime, I have bought enough audiobooks, movies, and books over the years to keep me busy.

I picked up the DVD of Celtic Woman. These women have amazing voices, but honestly, it's the violin/fiddler player that has me enthralled. She gets so into the music and is all over the stage, that energy just seems to surge into the singers as well as the audience.

Not getting into the yard yet again, wet yard.

6:56 PM

Office and dining room done. On short break before doing the rest.

8:44 PM

House cleared up... dinner is all that's left to do then, of course, clean up the dishes.
Been drizzling on and off, just started to pour out there.

So... follow behind the cut for today's things that makes me go hmm...

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The new year is new and, yet, it's already old because a day has past and the second is already waning.

I am slowly realigning my old filters and incorporating the posts into either private posts or absorbing them into more mainstreamed filters, so... you might be able to read more than you were able to before or not as much. Weird, I know, but when LJ said I was trying to exceed my limit on filters, I figured it was time to start streamlining. As I have said before, if you can no longer access a post that you commented to, etc., and would like a copy, yell. Meantime, the filter realigning is done up to March 2005 and the tagging is up to May 2003. I know, it's probably crazy to go back through all of these entries, but in doing so, I relearned and remembered things.


My horoscope for 2 January:
Some promising new enterprises may be presented to you today, CATHY, and you might want to get going right away on one of them. However, starting work may depend on someone else's contribution - and that person could be taking their own sweet time. This could be frustrating - but wait it out. Don't give in to the temptation to lose your temper. What you want will happen. You'll just have to be patient!

I'm going to try to be patient and see what comes of this. There are many things I would like to accomplish, but something about that rings true.

In the last week or so, I have been surfing eBay for craft patterns and ideas. It's not like I don't have a ton of things already, it's just... I need the spark. In my travels about that multinational auction/flea market, I found something from straight out of my childhood. This is Debbie's Dream House from Deluxe Reading, who also made the 6 inch tall fashion doll named Dawn, and I owned one as a girl. I still have most of the furniture.  

( Picture of the house behind the cut )
While I was doing research I found this wonderful site with all sorts of dollhouses on it. If you've known me for a while, you know that I'm a microphile, that means I like miniature objects, feel free to further translate that to dollhouses in 1/12th scale and their furnishings. Now, those of you that are fellow Simsaholics might go to that site and squeee just like I did. Most of those older dollhouses have simple lines and translate easily into homes for Sims.

Started at 3:30 AM
Still sick but slightly improved. Still hacking up crap. Now along with my head, my mouth hurts. :/

Attention span of flea or something.. Then again I should be cleaning up my house and end up coughing like a maniac

I have a few story ideas rolling in my head. They should go on the ME board, but I'm not sure, yet. I need to get my act together on the story for Rhi, but Collie's is almost ready to pop. The more I listen to certain music, the more images I see. 

8:04 PM

As for ME, I wish someone would just post, "the good guys go in, pummel the Redcaps, Dimitri ends up dead as do a few others, someone offs the big bad guy, the rest are left to go home, bury the dead, and put the pieces of their lives back together as best they can." I mean, we already know that not only does Irina not get the revenge she came for, but ends up looking like a blithering idiot when Dimitri ends up dead. Irony... avenging one mate costs another. Some of the party is probably going to end up with their thumbs up their asses because these are WW Redcaps not traditional ones, so other than the OCD need to finish it and see it done, what's the point? Lesson learned there, never date anything in a group scenario, otherwise the outcome is already known and in most cases acted upon.

My horoscopes over the weekend: "If verbal communication doesn't suffice, CATHY, look to the written word for effective expression. The spoken word can be far easier to misunderstand or to come out wrong. They can get caught in your throat and leave you at critical times. Writing however gives voice to your thoughts without pressure or interaction. It's a clear path to speaking your mind when you're ready. There's time to think before saying. Try this - you'll be surprised at how effective it is."

And:
"Your dreams are more than just random firings of the brain, CATHY. They can indicate unresolved issues, stresses, deep desires, and lost memories. Further, they can prove instrumental to understanding yourself and even in solving problems. Many advocate keeping a 'dream journal' given the power within your subconscious and all that can be learned from it. Consider examining your dreams of late. Analyze them to see if there is something you need to recognize."

So, here's a little written communication.

What do you do when you've laid all your cards on the table and don't get adequate replies/rebuttles to your questions/comments/demands? Do you press harder, because it means a lot, or say screw it and just let go of whatever it was that meant so much to you because you are tired of feeling ignored and are tired of not being worth a fight as the saying goes? I mean really... if I am not worth an effort on someone's part, what's the point in trying? Discuss.

Please note that all replies are screened on this post, so  please reply without fear of your thoughts being shared with anyone but me.

Other than being sick and needing to clean house, life at home's been good. Kevin bought me the last book in Series of Unfortunate Events!!!

So... last night I went to bed with a few stories in my head. As sometimes happens, I had a dream that I remember parts of.

( Dreams about RTers )

This was Monday's horoscope:
Circumstances of the day may result in some tricky situations for you, CATHY. You may be caught between a rock and a hard place. The instinct to make war or make peace with any given issue is making you restless. On one hand, you may want to smooth things out in a reasonable manner, but on the other, there is a part of you that is eager to declare all-out nuclear warfare.

I had some differences to settle, I think it went well without hitting nuclear warfare. Sometimes you just have to air things out, get past what's on the surface and get deep into the core of things to begin to heal them.

While I was out with Kate and David on Sunday, I broke down and bought The Notebook on DVD. I've developed a great fondness for the story. I'd been looking for a used copy, but either they haven't been offered for sale, yet, or sold out. So, I bought it and that's that.