ST. ANDREW'S DAY

Today is the feast of St. Andrew: http://www.twoheartsdesign.com/prayers/standrew2.html

CYBER MONDAY

Today is Cyber Monday. Wonder if I skewed the numbers by doing most of my online shopping on the weekend?

'TIS THE SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING

"Of all the Sunday nights in the year -- in the Hamptons particularly -- the Sunday night that marks the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend is conceivably the loneliest."

John Irving

PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE

First Mom tells me about the muder-suicide in Falls Church (see yesterday)

Then I get to work and feel a strong compulsion to act out violently against three asshole co-workers, the worst offender being the one who threw out my dinner before I got a chance to eat it.

Shortly after that I find out the 14-year-old daughter of a high school classmate was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. To make it worse she has developed temporary diabetes from the steroid treatment and has had a huge amount of necrotic tissue removed from her nasal cavity.

Kind of puts it all into perspective.

'TIS THE SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/a/u/1/-JDx8JGKUBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzDKHhZe5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8uITiZ60kQ

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#p/u/20/W221l0_kmfo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z27FKwupds

http://www.hulu.com/watch/39122/barney-miller-experience

http://tinyurl.com/yduo7po

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOHc0HefWiE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2fgTknS-XE&feature=PlayList&p=CEC878B8E5D3098B&index=3

A BOLT FROM THE BLUE

Just found out about a murder-suicide in my hometown. I was about seven when it happened, but just learned about it about an hour ago.

Before that there was a fatal accident on Idylwood Road. I thought about it last time I drove there.

AIRHEADS REVISITED

Have been watching "Brideshead Revisited." It's one of those long shifts. Amazing how money, booze and religion can fuck people up. And people say MY religion fucked ME up.

WEEK 48

A pretty good week, weatherwise, healthwise and financially. And a lovely thanksgiving -- good to see my friends happy and healthy.

LET THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON BEGIN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPaGQEskSKM

BLACK FRIDAY

Did required shopping online. Saved anywhere from 15 to 20 dollars. I rock.

THANKSGIVING

Happy Turkey Day! I am thankful that Mom, the cat, the pigs and I are still alive. And reasonably healthy.

GIVING PREMATURE THANKS

Surfing the web for Black Friday deals. There are four things I urgently want/need, and no really good deals on any of them. Yet.

THE MILLS OF THE G-DS...

...may grind slowly, but they do grind. Almost 13 years later they've arrested a suspect in the murder of Sharon Moskowitz. I almost moved into a condo on that street.

MUSIC BOX

Rented Music Box: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100211/

At least my father never killed anyone, to the best of my knowledge. And he fought on our side, not the Axis. Hearing that trials can take years is not encouraging.

Interestingly, people think I am Romanian. And I get called "Gypsy," "Gypsy bitch," etc.

I AM SO LUCKY

I have not one, but THREE invitations for Thanksgiving. Four if you count Always Our Children.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/a/u/1/Px9IOPto7pw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF1rKZNCBhg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-6LlPukbp0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRVm_TAE24A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#p/u/20/W221l0_kmfo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSvIRjEDpoc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUX6S7h03PI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JhozFhHIWA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2JEz0VqHac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZfPDH88374&feature=PlayList&p=CEC878B8E5D3098B&index=2

MY BABYSITTING SERVICE

Ok, I am being paid to baby sit a radio station, but not the staff, dammit.

WEEK 47

Some progress in all areas, careerwise, weatherwise, healthwise.

HOW EMBARRASSING

My Biotone tube makes a farting sound.

"IT'S NEVER LUPUS"

Hugh Laurie

But sometimes it is. This afternoon I massaged a lupus patient. She had been on steroids, which made her skin pit.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT...

...like Christmas. Saw a Metrobus with a Radio City Christmas show ad. The red neon is such a nice contrast against the beige concrete of NW DC/Downtown Silver Spring.

THE PURPLE FLOWERS II

The purple flowers make me happy. So do the pink ones. And the yellow ones.

FUNNY STORY II

I am evidently developing a following among the homeless. A couple hours ago a homeless-looking guy on M St said "that's the tarot card lady." A woman in line behind me asked for my card.

It would be even nicer if I could develop a following among people with money.

"IT AIN'T OVER...

...'till it's over."

Yogi Berra

So I'm having an absolutely shitty night which just get worse. Then I'm hustling readings in Adams Morgan and some nut job says to me "you're scaring me, lady." I can't resist. I start running after him, waving my hands, making Curly "woo-woo" noises. Which cause the guy to flee in terror, getting a good laugh from at least two people.

Made my night.

THE DISEASE MODEL

They say alcoholism, drug addiction, compulsive gambling, depression are diseases comparable to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, kidney disease. And that we shouldn't be mad at people with these conditions because they're sick.

Then it dawned one me why I have trouble with it. Because a person with cancer will seldom throw or break things. A person with diabetes usually won't call you names and hurt your feelings. And a person with kidney disease probably won't embarrass you in public.

MATTERS OF THE HEART IV

Saw the cardiologist yesterday, came back with better news than I'd feared. Or hoped for?

WEEK 46

Busy week with bad weather and possibly bad news to end it. I guess the biggest thing was the execution of John Muhammad.

A CITIZEN WITH THE SAINTS

Today is the feast of St. Frances Cabrini: http://catholicexchange.com/2009/11/13/96894 She was older than me when she came to America and even older when she became a citizen.

CLOUDS (OR WATER) ACROSS THE MOON

Scientists say water on the moon: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/13/AR2009111301986.html

MORON THE MOON

Did a reading. Got this for what action to take: the Moon: http://bit.ly/2sWZ2G

And this outcome: the King of Cups: http://bit.ly/1Cgxg7

COLD NOVEMBER RAIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwu7ixmQk0c

And Friday the 13th to boot.

MAGIC BEANS II

Hmmm, got magic beans. Now I'm told I need magic franks. It never ends. >Sigh<

VETERANS' DAY

Today is Veterans' Day. Weird to have a federal holiday on a Wednesday.

MAGIC BEANS

"...And then he woke up, and there was this, this big plant outside his window, full of possibilities and stuff..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AloVORW3TYI

Lisa Kudrow

"I've got magic beans...I'm fine."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87sppOYf-8

Jennifer Aniston

STEEL CLAW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tis2dUZeI-g&feature=related

It's just a television wonderland
It's one more fairytale about a rich bitch
Lying by the swimming pool
Life is so cool
Easy living when you make the rules
Last Friday was the first time
It only took about a half a minute
On the stairway It was child's play
The odds turn out even when you give up believing in the Cold law,
steel claw
Try to get on board you find the lock is on the door
Well I say no way
Don't try to keep me out or there'll be hell to pay
I don't know who's right or who's wrong
It really doesn't matter when you're lying in the gutter
It's a see saw
A long battle with the cold law
Is what you get for messing with the steel claw
The politicians have forgotten this place
Except for a flying visit in a black Mercedes
On election time
They cross the line
And everybody runs to watch the pantomime
If they could see what's going on around here
So many people hanging onto the edge
Crying out for revolution
Retribution
The odds turn out even
When you give up believing in the Cold law,
steel claw
Try to get on board you find the lock is on the door
Well I say no way
Don't try to keep me out or there'll be hell to pay
I don't know who's right or who's wrong
It really doesn't matter when you're lying in the gutter
It's a see saw
A long battle with the cold law
Is what you get for messing with the steel claw
Sometimes I think I'm going crazy
Sometimes I do a line, makes me laugh
Makes me wanna take a joyride
On the high tide
Sometimes I'm contemplating suicide
Meanwhile Eddy is on the west coast
I know he's making out with some sweet senorita
Up in Frisco
You and I know
The odds turn out even
When you give up believing in the Cold law,
steel claw
Try to get on board you find the lock is on the door
Well I say no way
Don't try to keep me out
or there'll be hell to pay
I don't know who's right or who's wrong
It really doesn't matter when you're lying in the gutter
It's a see saw
A long battle with the cold law
Is what you get for messing with the steel claw

Paul Brady

I CAN'T HELP IT...

...if I have potty mouth. I went to a Catholic girls' school.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/a/u/1/Nckf3Q-c_7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DdHapH6E2Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMxGvl_PNGo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq-VVKIE6pw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgsdEw54rNo&feature=PlayList&p=23D1240ABA2D9530&index=0&playnext=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdno8N0liPI

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#p/u/24/77EJ2zsPZRw

http://www.youtube.com/user/taylorswift?blend=2&ob=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0LjshfEaqU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhAHPY0nXNY&feature=PlayList&p=CEC878B8E5D3098B&index=0

JUST FOUND OUT

A guy I dated in Delaware mentioned some LGBT activities. Hope I didn't make him gay.

CHE SERÁ SERÁ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc

Heard this in Starbucks the other day. The first version of this I remember was the Chipmunks' version. Is the future really not ours to see?

WEEK 45

The big things: the Phillies losing the World Series, the Fort Hood shooting, my big pig getting sick and everyone else getting sick.

I AM A MASSAGE THERAPIST...

...and a tarot card reader. So if your chair is uncomfortable, I am using too much pressure or not concentrating on the right area, tell me. I don't want to hear about it from my boss or on the Internet.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE...

...for such vile odour.

Chad

A NEW LOW

Or darn near it. Ended up driving to fucking Petworth, or Brightwood or somewhere around there. No parking in front of the house as promised and I had to walk up a flight of nasty, dirty narrow steps and massage the guy on the bed. And he didn't tip.

Almost as bad as the fat guy in Mount Fucking Pleasant who told me his groin was dry and asked me to put oil on it.

WE AIN'T GOT NO BUNNY

Last time I had blood drawn the whole puncture site got a nasty red. Kind of like when years ago I got chomped by a rabbit.

This time S put Saran wrap around the site and wrapped tape around it so the tape didn't actually touch the skin. Dr. S says no one in his office would bite me and there are no rabbits there.

MOVE OVER, HOUSE

After watching House and his unconvential treatments I suspected my big pig had another UTI, or at least bladder sludge. Maybe she was just dehydrated. Last UTI resulted in a drive across the Potomac to the E-vet plus a huge bill. Both her regular and specialty vet are out, so while I waited for them to get back to me I made sure I fed her up and gave her plenty of oral hydration before work.

Then when I got home I put a white paper towel in the bottom of her carrier and gave her a ride around the block in the car. This resulted in some museum-quality poops and some urine that was almost free of blood (better than a couple hours ago).

ALL SOULS

Today is All Souls Day. I actually went to church yesterday and lit two candles, prayed for everyone I could think of.

"FOR ALL THE SAINTS...

...who from their labours rest."

I almost forgot today was All Saints' Day.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#p/u/3/hzowVUd4ue0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2X2k2V0twM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK2u4y7J58I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAV3bOJaQuY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a26wikMQdik

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/flydiscovery/?action=view&current=102_3203.flv

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#p/u/25/KQg4wsWaLOw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bap-oZI-Grc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBVXsoxeLiA&feature=PlayList&p=C90A4142A0BC7426&index=12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClPv5wjAR4A