(musings from an upstart crow)
Dreamt I drove by an office building and saw my old friend Matt. Then I saw another, closer, friend of mine, who was damned happy to see Matt. Then my ex showed up and he and that friend attempted to beat the crap out of each other and I started to interfere but then I … Read more
Eight of Swords (Interference): Chagrin at the unforeseen consequences of prior decisions. Criticism, censure, and the imposition of external restrictions. Confusion leading to powerlessness. Inability to focus on the crux of a problem and free oneself from a difficult situation. Being hamstrung by a past failure or humiliation. Seven of Pentacles (Assessment): A pause to … Read more
…that I didn’t need him anymore.
…when I’m just kind of defeated coming in the door. My soon to be ex-spouse has gone nutfuck and won’t see his own children because he thinks it will punish me somehow. I have overdue library books and overdue videos and paperwork that should have been mailed in ages ago. I have a returned check … Read more
Was entering in an order request at work the other day, and one of the itemswas a tie dye kit listed as:Tie Dye Kit With ShirtTie Dye Kit No Shirt.Lucky for me I made a last minute sweep for accuracy, because I apparentlyhad entered the following:Tie Dye Kit With ShirtTie Dye Kit No Shit.I’m sure … Read more
Women tend to be assigned a social role and expected to stick with it. Ifyou are strong and assertive no one recognizes the sweetness in you. If youare warm and sweet and loving no one ever takes you seriously or thinks youcan take care of yourself. And so it goes. From time immemorial. Corbid’s Blog: … Read more
..but I’m seriously digging on Casablanca right now…. Corbid’s Blog: http://members.cox.net/corbid/exponentialdetritus.html
An outtake from a commentary posted at hipmama: “‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’ — we understand that scorn to be one of sexual rejection. But what results when a woman’s intelligence is disdained just as cruelly? Gifted young women like Monica {Lewinsky} dwell in a purgatory of thwarted ambition. They find that … Read more
Excoriate [ik·SKOR·ee·ayt’, ik·SKOER·ee·ayt’]1. to wear off the skin of, as a person or animal; abrade 2. to censure or denounce very strongly: “When Kendra decided to excoriatethe administration’s policies in an editorial for the local paper, sheacquired some powerful enemies.” noun forms: excoriation, excoriator