Happy Groundhog Day!

I still don't know if Mr. Potgut (potgut = westerner's pet name for rodent like creatures such as whistle pigs (pica's), marmot's or groundhogs) saw his shadow today and I really don't care....why? Because tomorrow I'll be headed to warmer climates....at least temporarily. Yay.

But until then you get another weird dream...or at least pieces of one.

I think this is actually a few dreams mixed together and I only remember certain things...I remember being in a very large haunted house...not a scary haunted house but I did get the general sense that there were dancing ghosts (think ballroom of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland)...with lots of colors in the green and purple ranges. I also remember being in Alaska...going on an odd tour in which we saw wolverines...however they were more like the doglike grass monster in Lady in the Water and were pitch black....and they were really mean. They looked like they had been scribbled into my dream with a charcoal pencil. Very odd. That's all I really remember that I can describe. It was just plain weird, again.

4 days....

Only 4 days until I'm on my way to warmer climates.

Too excited for words.

Trying to get International Law Paper #5 draft re-write finished.

Cannot concentrate.

More weird dreams...

I've been watching too much science fiction lately. Last night I had a very weird dream about firestorms coming not from forest fires...but from the sky. It was sort of a mix of Terminator 3 and the episode "Rapture" from Battlestar Galactica. Very weird.

Yesterday my step-brother's mom died from her battle with breast cancer. He's only 14 and the death was a little sudden...we all knew she was terminal but we didn't know she was so close. He was up until early this morning crying. It's going to be tough the next few months. I can't imagine how bad it might get around here...it worries me.

Things are just about ready to go for my cruise. I've just got a few things left to organize and then I'm out of here Saturday morning for a flight to Texas...I'm planning on coming back with a very nice sunburn. I say that because I tend to burn and then tan...I know..you don't have to start...my doctor gives me enough crap about my skin care regimen and the lack of sunscreen. I'm just not religious about putting it on...I really should stop being so lazy about that.

Nine of Swords

The Nine of Swords card suggests that you should try to contain your emotions until you have everything in order. Later you can retreat into your comfort zone and let it all out -- the regret or guilt that sticks like a thorn and keeps you from confronting shattered romantic illusions. Be aware that the fear or sorrow hanging over your head could be taking its toll on your love life or relationship. If this torment is recurring, realize that it isn't about what you have done to deserve this, but more about the natural consequences of something you have been unable to see clearly until now. This is about that moment of painful yet necessary realization. You know you can't go on like this anymore -- there is no going back. Inevitable change must come.

Happy Halloween!

The Judgment card reversed suggests that circumstances that may seem out of your control, but that may be connected to the past. Deep feelings of discontent may require you to make a choice to take action on blind faith or bail out. It may not be enough to simply be loving or charitable, hard working, smart or kind. You may need to be strong as well so that you can turn experiences into wisdom and healing that can guide, liberate or offer relief to those who look up to you.


I am currently residing in my mom and step-dad's basement.

Nearly all of my belongings are sitting in a storage shed.

And I'm just plain exhausted.