| Oh for a fucking machine gun! |
[May. 14th, 2008|10:45 pm] |
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Went to work today, don't follow football so I didn't know that town was going to be full of drunk jobless retards who get their kicks watching uneducated retards kick a ball around a field showing off the skills they learned in the ghetto while their friends were at school.
Soccer fans are our national embarrassment as far as I'm concerned. In such huge numbers, drinking in the streets, sounding airhorns, singing songs with no more than 4 lines and no words with more than 2 syllables - treat them the way other countries do - riot police, hoses and mass arrests. Fuck them.
It was almost impossible to work today with all the noise outside. I had to keep the electronic shutter down as much as possible to stop the litter, puke and pissheads from being in my doorway while still maintaining access for my clients. I noticed Jon closed the shop not long after 2pm and frankly I would have done the same, there is no way businesses in the city can trade in these circumstances. People who work in offices were leaving work as early as possible, staying in at lunchtime and leaving the city as fast as possible. Soccer might revenue millions of £££££ but in circumstances such as today, the money they make comes out of other people's pockets.
Fucking disgraceful.
What other sports fans behave in this way?????? NONE! |
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| Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe |
[Feb. 19th, 2007|07:49 pm] |
The Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe is an encyclopedia of the culture of over a hundred of Europe’s trees and plants. Each entry, organised by tree or plant, has bite-sized but authoritive facts – a Schott’s Miscellany on steroids. For each tree or herb:
folk remedies, old spells, superstitions, traditional customs
references in mythology, the Bible
symbolism in heraldry and Western art
role in European secular and rituals and other bizarre lore
It has many strong selling points, in addition to the great subject:
a unique book, nothing like it is on the market
written by two recognised world experts, to academic standard
has the weighty depth of a lifetime investment
elegant presentation box with gilt foil imprinting, matching book covers
has received excellent reviews in the Guardian, Telegraph & specialist press
This two-volume work is already a standard reference for herbalists in its Dutch original, yet it has the lively tone of the “friendly” book of facts that makes people dip into it for pleasure. It would make a perfect gift, too, as it comes in a luxurious presentation box.
The two volumes combined total 1600 pages of information.
Price: £105.00 |
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| Tarot Course |
[Feb. 2nd, 2007|11:30 am] |
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If anyone on here is interested, the tarot course we ran with Mick Frankel last year is on again on 3rd & 4th March. All details are the same as last time. There are already a few people booked on the course so it is definitely on. |
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| Day off! |
[Sep. 27th, 2006|06:31 pm] |
I actually had a day off today. No hypnotherapy clients at Greenways, no working at the shop etc.
What is it about days off where you seem to get absolutely bugger all done despite seeming as though you are busy all day?
Apart from a few household chores and walking the dog, I made a few adjustments to my new website (it's not great but I did this myself with software designed for non-geeks like me!) http://www.okehypnotherapy.co.uk also did some research crap that needed doing, sorted out some changes with yell.com and worked my way through the maze that is the court system in Manchester to find out what happened to the twat who thought it was ok to attack a shopkeeper. It turns out that he is going back to court on 13th October for sentencing but it took several phone calls to find this out.
The move from Holistika to Oke Hypnotherapy / 2nd Floor to 1st Floor should go ahead tomorrow, I have already lost one of my rooms. I desperately need to get this sorted in time for the tarot course which is this weekend. I really do hope this is tomorrow as it means I should have time on Friday to finish it off. |
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| Mystic Night |
[May. 16th, 2006|10:04 am] |
Are any of you guys going to "Mystic Nights" at The Ritz tonight?
The reason I am asking is because I want an idea of how good and how successful the event is, but at the same time I really don't want to go, it's really not my scene. If nobody else is going then I will probably end up going for an hour. I'm also pissed they haven't sent my free tickets so I'm probably going to end up paying if I go which pisses me off some more when I have their frigging leaflets in my shop and when they haven't got back to me about having a stall there. www.mysticnights.co.uk is the website, looking at the pictures of previous events and the entertainment line up, it looks like a pile of shit. |
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| Suggestions |
[Oct. 17th, 2005|06:07 pm] |
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OK, none of this is set in stone but these are a few things myself and Monica have been discussing along with other people involved. None of this is decided for definite and certainly won't kick in at least until January anyway. If, in the meantime, things improve then we may reconsider.
1) Residential courses to go up in price from £350 to £500 due to the amount of hassle involved. This will also mean the concierge can become a fully paid position after the total piss take on the current course.
2) The Friday night moots are now cancelled (this one is definite and immediate).
3) We are considering removing the talks and workshops from the moots. The moots can remain but we won't be running them. The talks and workshops can then be moved to a different non-pub venue in the evenings on variable dates.
4)Prices for talks and workshops will increase and will be priced according to who the speaker is and their expenses, we will also make a commercial profit from them (but a reasonable one). The numbers will be limited, the events will be heavily advertised and entry will be ticket only with advance tickets available on a first come first served basis.
5) Courses that are not financially viable will be axed (the Vodou course may head that way before then by the look of it).
Basically, we are tired of subsidising people who don't give a flying fuck (obviously that does not mean that everyone at the current events are like that!).
I will gradually be around less and less at moots, events and also to a degree at the shop. Monica will be working a few weekends at the shop so that I can finish training some of my own initiates, as well as furthering my own training in other areas.
I know this is a bit of a bitch slap to those who have supported us in everything that we do and we apologise to those people. Unfortunately, the apathy in the pagan and magical communities in general has pretty much pushed us too far now.
Feel free to let us know what you think of these proposals, they have been posted so that people can comment. I've also left this post public. |
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| Make it stop!!!!!! |
[Jul. 29th, 2005|12:26 pm] |
Some fucking loser with way too much make up and vampire teeth is in my shop right now with what appear to be his two "trainees". If he starts talking about "the language of witchcraft" or any of the other bollocks he has so far spoken again, I am finally going to give in and bitchslap him all over the shop. Oh and it turns out he stinks of B.O.
It's getting worse, I am going to fucking kill him any minute now. Luckily Baruch is here - or is that unlucky?
I can feel the "it's not a fucking library, fuck off" shop saying coming along any time now.
This is being typed real time - Baruch is now stuck with them and is being as blunt as usual. Their "guru" asked "it's best to use as many candles as possible isn't it or how many candles should you use" His reply: "depends what you are doing, how much space you have and how many fire extinguishers you have - it must be hard getting a decent size circle going in your bedroom at your parents house"
Baruch now has his head in is hands and is threatening to go for a walk round the block. I am sitting at the PC laughing.
Maybe I should invite them to the moot on Saturday?
Oh gods I am going to kill them in a minute. LOL Amber-K just walked in hahaha another person to witness this crap |
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| What an entertaining week! |
[Jul. 28th, 2005|11:52 pm] |
This week has been full of much fun and entertainment! As posted earlier, I worked out how to screw an organisation for a large sum of money. Today, I worked out how to screw over more people who have pissed me off over the last 6 months. The deal is done, I have just royally screwed over another organisation and one individual and what's more, I haven't even started using magic against them to back it up yet!
In other news...... in the past week, two very dear and old friends have come back into my life. Last week's business was up by a large amount compared to normal and this week is so far looking even better. Damn I'm having fun and I haven't even started on another little project I have lined up for this weekend :)
I guess I've answered my question from the other day - yes, I am evil ;) |
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| Damn I'm good |
[Jul. 27th, 2005|11:40 am] |
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So, I phoned the council to see why my further discount on business rates hadn't come through yet. Apparently it came through a couple of months ago but seems to have been lost in the post and I've been over paying so I don't have to pay for two months. Damn I'm good, I learnt the system myself, didn't pay a surveyor like most businesses do and in two years I have reduced our business rates bill by........ ready for it...... 70%! |
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| Planes, Trains and Automobiles |
[Jul. 23rd, 2005|10:29 am] |
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So, had a good night out last night but seemed to get more drunk than I normally would for the reasonably low amount I drank. Got the last train home and saw a couple of people I know on it. Next thing, some arsehole who has been listening to our conversation, started on me a) Without cause in the first place and b) For something that had fuck all to do with me, it was over something someone I have never met in my life did! (which was nothing anyway). So, one of my drunken arguments started. Even when drunk this moron was just no match for an argument like this. Eventually, I shut up until he was about to get off the train. I was thoroughly amused at which station he was getting off at (the scabbiest area on that train line) so I made a further comment. The thing that happened next actually appeals to my sense of humour so much that I woke up laughing this morning. The idiot stood there arguing with me not hearing the beep before the train doors close - he missed his station! OK, not normally particularly amusing except this was the last train, when it gets to the last stop, the lights go out and it goes back without stopping. This arsehole had to either get a taxi (not cheap at that time of night) or walk all the way home. The next stop is a bloody long way from his. Damn that made me laugh!
Anyway, not been updating LJ, as usual. It's been an odd week at the shop, takings are up but seemingly by hook or by crook. Busy mornings, quiet afternoons but lots of online orders, telephone orders, cheques from the company mentioned in an earlier LJ entry (even paid me in advance for their next order). Every day has worked out well apart from Thursday which was as dead as a door nail. Also, today has started off well with another nice cheque in the post and a customer in first thing this morning (practically knocking on the door for me to open). Plus, my best customer is due in today to pick up £250 worth of books he has on reserve.
It's also slightly been weirdo week this week. The 17 year old moron who was talking utter shit wound me up but I played nicely even when he said "stop me if I'm going over your head a bit here" - yeah right buddy "White Witch" with his "Satanist" friend, I don't think so. Somehow, after a pause and a long breath I even managed to play nice with him. I can't believe I didn't tear him apart after he said that. Mind you, it was amusing in some ways. Shouldn't speak too soon, psycho stalker girl is due in today to pick some stuff up so there's going to be at least one crazy in today.
In other news, I will be at the moot next weekend. I don't want to be as this is the weekend of my annual pilgrimage to Rock and Blues festival for 4 days. Why aren't I going? Don't even ask but it is shop/moot/PN related and I am absolutely fucking fuming about it. I apologise in advance for any scenes of violence that take place next weekend, don't worry though, any blood spilled is most likely to be someone nobody likes anyway. WARNING - Do not piss me off next weekend!
Why isn't there a "mood" thing on stupid LJ that says "hungover"? |
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| AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!! |
[Jul. 16th, 2005|03:12 pm] |
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I think my head is going to explode! I just can't seem to keep up with everything that's going on at the moment both with the business(es) and social life. I long for an evening when I can just sit and watch TV, I don't think I've managed that for about two weeks. Oh well, might be having a "different" week in August! I've agreed to do a TV show for ITV1 with Granada television where I swap my job, house and life with someone else for a week.
a) I get to do something different for a week that might be interesting.
b) I get to escape from the mayhem round here for a week.
c) I get my businesses (the others open 1st August) on television.
d) People who think they want to own an occult shop will see what it's really like to be here 6 days a week plus at moots, courses, workshops etc out of hours.
e) Hopefully we'll have enough of our "normal" customer base on the TV to show we're not just a bunch of freaks dressed in black with no jobs or a bunch of teenagers trying to be "different" of any other stereotypical image that people tend to have of occultists. They will hopefully see that many occult practitioners come from every walk of life.
f) Hopefully at least one psycho christian will come in screaming abuse so the "born agains" get shown up for being the assholes that they are.
Anyway, the producer is coming here next week so we'll find out if we're definitely on the show and what we'll be doing (probably working on a trawler somewhere near Norway or whale hunting in a rowing boat knowing my luck). |
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| This is more like it! |
[Jul. 13th, 2005|12:44 pm] |
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Today is way more like it! Sorted out some stuff with the Landlord of our new units, have a customer that wants vast quantities of some of our products (they bought a load alrady this week and paid in advance!) so much so that they want to take a written contract with us that will give us a guarantee of quantities of products over the next 12 months. Then, to really make my day, I won £300! |
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| I was in a good mood again but.......... |
[Jul. 12th, 2005|10:58 pm] |
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I was in a good mood again but it just took me 10 minutes to get into my LJ to update it. Not a good day for a stupid website to annoy me (www.nolifejournal.com always makes me feel better when this happens though).
Anyway...... so...... today.......... FFS what a nightmare of a morning. Some dumbfuck who should be executed for the amount of money he must have cost individuals and companies this morning managed to crash his dumbass lorry into a railway bridge (I hope the fucker died!). So, the law on this stuff is that trains can not go over the bridge until it has been inspected by an engineer. Therefore, my 30 minute train journey took TWO AND A HALF FUCKING HOURS! On that route, the trains don't have air conditioning as they are the crappy short distance ones that rely on motion and windows........ it didn't move for TWO FUCKING HOURS IN THIS HEAT. Plus, you have to remember that anyone who works on the railway has an IQ lower than a shoe (either that or the signalmen and management don't listen to them) so rather than wait for 2 hours at a station where the passengers could actually get some air, we waited 500 yards before a station (which was 2 stations before the problem area!). Finally, I get to my destination.......... hot, tired and really pissed off. Next, I rush to my shop which is already opening two hours late only to find that my IQ seems to have deteriorated to that of a rail company employee and I LEFT MY DAMN KEYS AT HOME! So, I then have to rush back to where my wife works to get her set - right back by the damn train station.
I finally opened the shop at 12:15pm! First person to walk in is a dumbfuck who REALLY gets on my nerves, currently owes me money and wants to tell me about how bad HIS DAY IS! Oh really, just fuck off you moron. Second person through the door is a guy I nearly banned from the shop 6 months ago, luckily the lack of the sofas in the back of the shop is partly due to twats like him and he didn't hang around as they have now gone. Then, I see my most annoying customer looking through the window! I think my expression put him off coming in. Then, to cheer me up, one of my best customers (and nicest but I still don't know who he is) came in and spent a reasonable amount of cash. Then, my saviour from last nights awful moot (Naimh) turned up later. Finally the day improved and then half a dozen of us went out drinking.
AND................. I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE TODAY! |
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| WARNING! |
[Jul. 12th, 2005|12:25 pm] |
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WARNING! DO NOT PISS ME OFF TODAY! THIS MORNING'S NIGHTMARE HAS PUT ME IN A MOOD YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ME IN BEFORE. I very much doubt I will make it through today without killing someone. |
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| New Tradition |
[Jul. 11th, 2005|11:24 am] |
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Looking at all the bull**** versions of wicca people seem to make up, I've decided to stop griping about the people that do this and start my own.
Cardboard Wicca is the perfect path for those on a budget. You will however need the following tools:
Altar: This can be made from a cardboard box, in fact it is a cardboard box. This is very easy to make, first get a cardboard box. Second, put your ritual tools in it. When you wish to use it as an altar, remove your tools and turn the box upside down.
Chalice: For this you will need a cardboard box about the size of a chalice. Don't worry if it doesn't look like a chalice or that it leaks, this does not matter as within the next few months one of our initiates will come up with some half arsed excuse as to why the chalice “should” leak!
Athame: For this you will need a cardboard box. Cut two opposite sides from the box. Keep one of these for later and cut the other into the shape of a knife. You may wish to paint this knife black – DON'T! - the paint encapsulates the cardboard and stops the magical essence of cardboard from radiating from your athame.
Wand: Cut a one inch wide strip from the cardboard you had left from the athame. This should be the length of your elbow to your fingertip. This may seem a little unstable to use as a wand but do not be tempted to glue multiple pieces together to make it thicker, the glue has the same effect as the paint referred to earlier. Besides which, this is cheap lazy bollocks wicca, you won't want to be doing all that work! Remember, it's not whether your wand is straight or it flops around limply, it is the intent that counts!
Pentacle/Disc: OK you're probably worn out from all the hard work above now so just cut a 3” diameter disc from any old bit of spare cardboard you have leftover. Don't bother drawing anything on it, you've probably already spent 10 minutes making your tools and let's face it this is just a spin off from wicca made up for people too butt lazy to learn properly, we don't want to arse around any more than we have to.
Box of Shadows: For this you will need a cardboard box a little bigger than A4. This is a “loose leaf” version of the Wiccan Book of Shadows. Just stick all the scraps of paper you write things down on into the box in no particular order. This makes it more difficult for people to read through the secrets of our 15 minute old tradition. If you wish to decorate your “box of shadows” I suggest simply applying a “Documents Enclosed” sticker.
When you have completed the above tools, reward yourself by initiating yourself to first degree. If you are not sure how to do this then feel free to make it up as you go along.
Now that you're an initiate, you are ready to move on to some spellworking so I've included some of the ancient spells we have discovered:
Protection Spell: This was found on an ancient tome that was mysteriously left outside my door one morning. If you think someone is sending negative thoughts of magic to you then chant the following 3 times over: “Return to Sender”
Travel Spell: This is a very difficult spell to cast alone so I suggest getting someone to assist you. You will need a very large and sturdy cardboard box. First, make a few holes in it to let air in. Next, climb inside the box and get your assistant to tape it up. Your assistant must then evoke the mighty UPS – this entity usually demands offerings in cash or by credit card. The easiest way to summon UPS is by telephone. Your assistant should then let the representative of this deity know where you would like to travel to. This spell works far better if you write the ancient words “Handle With Care” on the box, also known as the lesser banishing ritual of the bruised arse.
Invisibility Spell: This one was also found on another ancient tome left on my doorstep. Simply chant the following 3 times: “Gone Away”. This can also be replaced by similar spells such as “Not at this address” , “deceased”, or “try number 37”
Once you have successfully carried out these magical operations, you are ready for second degree initiation. Second degree is where many of the “inner secrets” of cardboard wicca are revealed to you. Therefore, this must be carried out by myself either in person or by “distance initiation”. There is however, a charge of £500 for second degree initiation, payable by bankers draft, cash or cheque. This may seem like a lot of money but you have already saved much by following this path. Also, the “wealth” spellworking will be revealed to you as you progress from second degree towards your ultimate goal of “third degree High Priest/ess. One you become third degree, you are able to start your own “coven” or “warehouse” and sell out all inner secrets of this 15 minute old tradition. |
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| Ow my head |
[Jul. 11th, 2005|10:11 am] |
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Personal reminders:
1) Drinking 10 days in a row makes day 11 feel like shit.
2) Drinking the night before a tattoo makes you bleed more.
3) Heavy shading with lots of water mixed with the inks makes you bleed more.
4) It's too hot to bleed
5) It's too hot to feel de-hydrated from drinking alcohol
I'm hot, I'm tired, I'm sore, I'm hungover and my head is so far up my arse today that I can see the world through my rib cage.
Oh well at least there were cheques in the post today and no invoices. In fact, a pretty decent days takings before I even opened the door. Can I go back to bed now? I don't want to deal with people today, I am going to be really bitchy, I just know it. |
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| Really not good at this LJ thing am I? |
[Jul. 8th, 2005|03:54 pm] |
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Just to say I haven't forgotten about LJ! I've just been a combination of busy and can't be arsed!
I'll update properly at some point over the weekend (I so won't, I'm in the shop tomorrow and at the tattooist on Sunday afternoon and having dinner with friends Sunday evening). |
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| Slowly getting behind on LJ already! |
[Jun. 29th, 2005|12:10 am] |
OK so I was slowly getting behind on my LJ posts before the damn shop computer finally gave up on me yesterday (it's been on it's way out since the day we got it!). Hopefully it should be back tomorrow evening and it appears all the files have been saved!
Anyway, I've already forgotten yesterday....... it was yet another of those quiet days where fortunately the few people who came in bought enough for us to have a good days trade despite being bored.
Today was similar but was still a good day for a Tuesday (historically the worst day of the week!).
Tonight's hypnotherapy client reminded me why I love being a hypnotherapist! Her problem should take about 3-4 sessions, I made major headway in just the one session and have basically already changed her life for the better. Based on the progress made this evening, I am sure I can completely cure the problem in just one more session! Although, she found the session so relaxing and enjoyable that she admitted she will be looking for problems so she can come back more often! Her husband sat in on the session and actually ended up in trance too. He has now booked a session for him because he was so impressed! The thing that is even more impressive is that two other hypnotherapists she has been to previously failed to get her into trance at all!!!!! Damn I am good at this (although a little too good in some respects as I am sorting out so many clients/patients in just one session, I can't help feeling I am doing myself out of business........ maybe I should up my prices?). Why the hell didn't I think of doing this sooner? I spent years trying to think of an alternative career to my sales/marketing. Although successful, I was stressed out and working long hours and constantly trying to think of something else to do that would still pay decent money. The hypnotherapy pays well, I love doing it and I am not just helping people but in some cases (the aforementioned client tonight) making their quality of life phenomenally better! It's the perfect job for me!
As previously posted.......... anyone want to buy an occult shop?
In other news............ a couple of weeks ago a woman walked into my shop and I felt something was just not right with her. Today she came back in and started screaming "you're going down, all of you, you're all going down" and then legged it! The worrying thing is that she had a young child with her (about 4 years old). I wonder how her mothers behavious will affect her in the long run? Reminds me of someone I used to know in a bizarre kind of way! |
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| Decisions Decisions Decisions |
[Jun. 25th, 2005|10:58 am] |
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So, having still not heard about the unit next door and being an impatient person, I decided to find the answers using a pendulum. Actually it was more a case of the rather long Vodou service I've done early this morning from the shop has left me in a slightly weird state and (not unusually) I noticed how ridiculously "in tune" I am today but don't have my tarot cards with me so decided to get a couple of answers using a pendulum.
So, the questions/answers were as follow:
Should I sign a lease for the unit next door?: YES
Will I be offered the lease at this point in time?: NO
Should I sign a lease on the unit two doors down: NO
Should I sign a lease on the units over the road as originally planned: YES
(I was slightly more specific than above but don't want to post the actual addresses on here).
So......... it will be interesting to see what the guy next door says today. Although Ogoun did already have designs on me having the three floors over the road plus the unit I am in plus the unit next door. Oddly enough, that would make 5 units :)
There's a workshop and a moot on this afternoon/evening. I'm not really in the mood for it today so may the gods help anyone who pisses me off or tries to cause a bad atmosphere at the moot. This does appear to be behind us now in the last couple of months, it had better stay that way! |
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| PaganCon |
[Jun. 24th, 2005|02:39 pm] |
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Sorted out camping at PaganCon this year rather than just having a stall and then going. I'm really looking forward to it. I think there are now 8 of us camping, should be a good laugh plus there are loads of people going who I know and a few old friends I don't see much of nowadays.
In other news.......... the shop has actually been very normal the last few days - no weirdo's, takings are ok, nothing special but certainly on target, hypnotherapy is getting quite busy now and still waiting to hear about this other damn retail unit.......... roll on tomorrow.
Haven't been doing much in the evenings this week, it's been too hot so I've mainly been chilling at home with cold beers. Won a DVD player in some daft competition and my wife won "Best Actress" in a one act play festival (yet again). |
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