IS that the bus...or...wtf???

Whooooo!! Cheryl and Carolyn were over to watch my show and about 5 minutes after it was done everything started rattling and rolling, at first we thought it was the bus but THEN the wine glasses started clinking louder and louder, and the movement was getting stronger and stronger! WE WERE HAVING AN EARTHQUAKE!! Just when it felt like it was calming down it became stronger still. Man! We jumped off the couches and just stood there for a second, then Carolyn headed downstairs to find their houseguest, Erin, who is MOVING to San Francisco in mere days. At the time of the shaking Rafael called saying he was on his way home and I'm telling him that we're in the middle of and earthquake. Of course he didn't feel anything because he was driving, but I managed to freak him out so he rushed home. I followed the 2 C's to their apartment and we had chocolate cookies. Chocolate helps after earthquakes as you know. Jerry came out into the hall to check on everyone and we checked on him, everyone was ok, just freaked out! No Helen though and I didn't want to knock on her door because surely she'd start talking about everything except the earthquake.
This was the biggest quake for the 2 C's hitting at a 5.6! Actually, any quake sends the heart racing even a 3.5 because you never know what's NEXT! Talk about spoooooky! After that it was a pretty quiet evening and surprisingly I managed to forget about it and have a decent night's sleep! I did have a major calf cramp this morning though, OU FUCKIN CHIE!!
We're having the Scaryaoke today at lunch time and the costume contest so it should be fun. One office is doing a CSI episode, I guess they're acting out a "Really bad day at the office." Oooh, can't wait. They're having performances at 10, 11:30, 1 and 3. Yeah, it's crazy!
It's truly a perfect morning for Halloween, fog is down to the ground and it's still pretty dark out there.

Electric Lash

Shortly after my visit to St. Mary's I'd been doing (and continue to do) some positive visualization and affirmations. I was slumbering in bed on Saturday or Sunday and in between sleep and consciousness I distinctly felt an electric lash touch the space of my third eye; I even heard the electric hum. My eyes flew open and I knew that this was significant. I told Rafael that if there was something inside me that had potential of doing me harm, it was now GONE! I continue with the healthy eating and the positive vibrations. Now to concentrate on getting Doc Hilbert to up my appointment to January instead of April. C'mon!

Jose Guadalupe Posada and...

The calavera above is by Jose Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist born in the 19th Century. Fantastic artist. I'm lucky to have a rubber stamp with the Calavera Oaxaqueña, dulce!

Spooky, kinda creepy, but also has this great nostalgic feel...like those old, old cartoons from the 30's and 40's. I don't know who created this, but thank you.

More Travels, more shots!

If this strategy won't get the tourists in here, nothing will. Placerville, CA (once known as, yep, Hangtown!)








Museum at Sobon, ehm...a bung is a barrel. I know, I know it sounds dirty!








I was framed!










Cooper Winery, one of the friendliest wineries in Shenandoah Valley!