I can't remember the last time I received two letters on the same day, but it just happened tonight. One from Kirk and one from Liz. And I am bouncing all over doing the happy letter dance.

It's only nine-thirty, but my cold is acting up and I haven't slept well for two days. I think I'm going to bed really early tonight. I only just now got Rosa to bed--or well, about ten minutes ago, just long enough to read a drastically cut-down portion of my friends list and write a few comments. I know, I promised myself I wouldn't do that, but I couldn't resist.

I'm feeling really good, otherwise, though, and I think I'll manage to sleep better tonight.

I was really bad today about reading. Well, first of all I was getting obsessive about my email again, hoping for mail from certain people, and then even when I managed to get away from that, I found myself reading some documentation for my project, just because it was there. I could easily have procrastinated doing it--I had plenty of other work to do--and in a normal week almost certainly would have. This is not a normal week.

Over lunch I had a tarot reading from Jill. I wish I had written down the reading, but I didn't think of it until she'd already shuffled the cards back together. My question was "what does 2002 hold for me?" and the answer, the future card, was "Bounty". I was not asking about finances but about love, and everything pointed to a very good, very full year with many blessings. That was wonderful. Other points of interest were a strong indication that I have a spirit guide trying to reach me and lead me somewhere, and when we did another spread on that, a very strong indication that my spiritual and mundane lives need to be more closely unified. I think the Artist's Way is a vital step in that direction, and I think I'll be working with someone on encountering the spirit guide.

The fact that a lion has been breathing in my face for two nights trying to get me to do something was a pretty good attention-getter. As I told Jill, I don't often See things until they hit me in the butt. This was almost as good. It isn't every day you get kept awake by lion breath all night.

For the smart-alecks among us, tarot reading is allowed. Even if there are words on the cards, and there are, on her deck, it is a very intuition-based exercise. It was interesting too, because a mutual friend of ours, Suzanne, was also there, and Jill read her cards also. Not even really knowing what Suz's personal situation was, or even having heard the first half of the reading (I arrived late), I made what Jill felt were some very good guesses on what the cards were saying. Unfortunately we don't think Suz really wanted to hear it.

Why I was late: I wasn't even planning to be there at all. I had gone to the license bureau to get plates for my car. Unfortunately, I didn't have all the necessary paperwork (Ray had last year's personal property tax receipt that I needed), and they sent me away again. So I called Jill, she was still in the office, and invited me to tag along. I'm really glad I did, that reading was very encouraging.

Has anyone else noticed what a good, round, full number 2002 actually is? It seems very auspicious.

Aside to dj, in the first reading the 'spiritual influence' came up King of Wands, a fire card, I forget what it's "word" was, but the instantI saw it it made me think of you. I'm not quite sure what that means, except to point toward the Artist's Way again. (Redheaded man with a short beard, robed in red. Can you say Bleys? I knew you could...)

Didn't go out, didn't have guests, stayed home with Rosa, and then after she went to bed, saw in the new year over IM with Liz. Thanks for the company sweetie.

I haven't said anything today, been too busy living to write about it. ::grin:: Let's see, what did I do today.
I got up to do morning pages, but owing to being awakened at 2:00 by a car alarm that went off in a piercing continuous tone for ten full minutes, and actually getting out of bed to investigate in case it was a fire alarm, I didn't get up right away when the alarm clock went off. I got up at seven, started writing, and Rosa woke up half-way through. So then I had to feed, clothe, and entertain her until Ray arrived at 10:30 to pick her up. I finally wrote the other page and a half then, and it was actually good because I was much more awake and able to concentrate on what I was doing. That's when I found the affirmations.
At 1:00 I left to go meet Marina and Drew and see Lord of the Rings, and thus the subject line. I was on the edge of my chair for three hours--and I've read the books 30 times! Further comments in another post, and I'll hide them in an lj-cut. I'm too tired tonight.
After the movie I hung out at their house for a while, talking about the movie, books, other movies, politics, etc etc. Marina is pregnant and wasn't feeling well, so I mostly talked to Drew. He and I seem to share the same tastes in books and movies (we're always swapping recommendations and lending each other things to read) so I quite enjoy talking to him.
I'll see them again Tuesday for Christmas dinner and presents.
And just for dessert before bed, a little IM conversation with Liz and another with Jay. And dj too. To top off a very good day.