Goodbye, beloved Zero shirt…

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I got this at a Smashing Pumpkins concert at the Cow Palace in SF. I sent it to Goodwill. Now all I have is this picture…

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This is where the little skittish boy kitty started trusting me. When I went to sit on the couch, he actually made the effort to come sit next to me and the lady kitty…who I suspect might be his mom. Every time I feed her, she first goes outside to look for him and then comes back with him following behind. So they both get to eat.

I’m slowly gaining his trust.

And the lady kitty…I wondered why she wouldn’t drink water from a bowl. One day she meowed at me the way she does when she wants something…she meows and walks over to whatever it is she wants…like food, to go outside, to be petted…This time she jumped onto the bathroom sink. I turned the faucet on and she started drinking from the stream of water. Now I know how she drinks water.

Tonight I made pumpkin carrot muffins with some pecans. WOW that’s the easiest recipe on earth. I’ll take some pictures tomorrow if I don’t eat them first. But I just thought I’d give everyone the up-to-the-minute news. Everyone meaning…uh…me? Or whoever is out there blog surfing. I don’t think anyone knows about this…nono they don’t. Who reads this anyway? If you are reading this could you please make a comment? I don’t know who I gave this URL to…and it would be nice to find out that I am not actually talking to myself, in this, my positive thinking blog. I think more people know about the blog of horror and doom. Which I will not link here.

Okay…I’ll continue tomorrow! See you then!

[EDIT: "Tomorrow..."]

These pictures were taken at 5 in the morning, so it’s kind of dark. And they look more like droppings that you would see made by the elephants at the zoo. But I assure you they are delicious.

The softer side of the IsleofView–That’s what this blog is. [excuse the title, I just came from Sears] I (mostly) blog here under lots of strict rules I’ve given myself to keep it as positive as possible–as a reflection of the better side of me. I actually have another blog in which I spew all manner of ugliness. Where I keep it very very real. I think…Unless I edited the crap out of it before migrating the positive here. Anyway, I go back and forth between blogs and I really would prefer to write in this one more. (It’s better for me law of attraction-wise.) I go to the other one when I’m about to burst with emotion and doing so is better than having an outburst on an actual person.

So anyway, just thought I’d explain that and keep things positive but at the same time, REAL. Please bear with this post. Just want to prove to myself being positive and being real can co-exist within me and this wonderful blog since I want to phase the other one out altogether…just as I want to eventually phase out the negativity within. Okay, for now, in the interest of keeping things positive, I won’t ramble too deep about this until I develop my powers of keeping it real & positive.

The cat that has taken over

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Anyway, speaking of the softer side, look at this cat!! It has taken over my house! It meows at my door in the mornings to be let in. On my days off, I leave my door open for this cat and it’s little friend to come and go as they please. I even bought cat food.

The cat comes in and follows me around, and tells me “HI”. His meows don’t sound like “MEOW”. They sound like “Hi!”As you can see, he has no collar. But he is too sweet to be a feral kitty. I wonder if he belongs to anyone. I’ve practically adopted it and its skittish little friend for my own. Which I’m hesitant to do. But as each day goes by, I get more attached. I think he senses that I need him. I slept all day today and I feel like he’s keeping an eye on me and guarding me.

[EDIT: Yeah, I think it's a girl. The skittish little one is a boy. It has little tiny nuts. And the name I was talking about before didn't stick and it was just me being dumb for a personal reason other than the one listed. So I deleted that section altogether.]

You are The Moon

There are 2 things I’m good at. Interpreting dreams and reading tarot cards. I use these talents very sparingly since people get creeped out very easily. I need to find more talents, preferably ones that don’t creep people out. I want this blog to be about that search, among other things.

Take this tarot personality quiz and share with me. It’s not creepy, it’s fun! Below is me. The Moon. My least favorite card…at least with Death you know where you stand. Oh well, it’s just a crappy internet quiz anyway…how accurate can it be really…

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery – when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I’m writing this about a month after the whole qigong workshop thing so it’s not going to be as informative and thrilling as it would be if I wrote it as soon as it was over, or while I was going.

First of all, that 4-day workshop was only 70 dollars. I needed to get away from work for a while and I found the perfect excuse to take a couple of days off. With all the things I learned, and all the amazing people that I met, it was worth waaaay more than that. I’ve also since tried qigong elsewhere and to be honest, I didn’t feel like I was doing qigong. It was all sort of freeform and not enough discipline in it for me to know that I AM DOING QIGONG. Normally I like freeform, but not in this case. With all the things that were taught at the workshop, I could actually perceive what’s going on with the energy. When I do other versions of qigong, it’s like I’m just doing exercise.

I remember it being amazing and awe inspiring. Especially when people had visions. I was envious of those who had extremely profound experiences. My most profound experiences included feeling the qi, and falling asleep…and strangely I was absolutely sapped of energy from the qigong. I also had strange dark growths on my face and hands that quickly disappeared after a few hours. One lady assured me this was because the toxins were coming out of my body since I was doing the qigong. I had this dark bump by my eye, which was horrifying to look at but after the nine breath method thing where we were healing the world, it was gone. Now this 9 breath method–it performs miracles. People were totally having visions and grown men were absolutely reduced to tears.

The picture in the previous post is of us waiting to do the 9-breath method while holding hands. That was where all the miracles and visions and things happened. I think it was amazing. I think what we were doing–even just the intention– was absolutely mindblowing. I didn’t have an out of body experience or anything, but to me, the thought that all these people were purposefully sending love and peaceful energy to the world…that is enough. And I came to the realization that there are more people on this earth that care THAT much. That despite all the things that seem to divide us, we are all connected. Always.

The Supreme Science Qigong also promotes the smoothies and the 3 horsepower blender, which I’d prefer to wait on and just use a regular blend until I’ve balanced out all my finances.

I have to say that the music at that workshop was EXCELLENT. You can purchase the CD at devaproject.com.

So now I continue to practice qigong as consistently as possible. It definitely cures me of my insomnia. If you look at what you’re actually doing, it doesn’t appear overly strenuous, but I sweat when I do this and afterward, I’m just quiet, I can’t even say anything or think anything. As if anything else is inappropriate at that moment. Now, granted, I am alone. But normally I talk to myself. It’s amazing how talkative I am when I am alone. Anyway…

No, I am not taking the tests for instructors, which is next week? (I need to double-check.) So outside of the DVDs I pre-ordered I’m kinda on my own with the qigong. Yes I met people there that I hang out with sometimes, but we don’t do qigong together for some reason. Maybe the free practice at the WorldBeat Center, but that’s about it. Ohh now there’s also a myspace-like networking thing for the people that went to the workshops. I think they should call it QiSpace or QiSter. Haaa.

Anyway I’ve rambled kind of ineffectively about this, but I encourage you to go to qigong.com for more information and definitely go to the workshop when they are near you.