Pandora's Casket

Sunday and there is a Law & Order marathon on all day & night. Does it get any better than that? Hell, no!

I made some fetish faces last night while laying in bed. They turned out OK. Have to see what htey look like once they are sanded and painted. Now to figure out how to make the bodies for them. I usually make one continuous body but trying something slightly different this time. I was going ot paint but a lot of my paint for items is old and icky. Need to purchase some others this week.

I bought some charcoal disks for the mini smudge kits. I only have a few disks left in stock and need more than I have.

The cauldrons are all waiting to be filled and pics taken. Today no matter how I feel I am filling them. As tomorrow is the 1st I have a goal and a schedule for this product. Being sick like this is pissing me off. Maybe I should take a vacation and stay at the Venetian hotel. Now that would be a nice break away.

Well, guess I should go over my list and get ready to piddle around in the smelly room. haha

Only a few more days until I can put the cauldrons up on Ebay. They are already up on my store on RavenOaks Mystical Products

I found a complete listing of products for the cauldrons, coffins and mini cauldrons. Did not know that I had that. All I have to do is paste and copy that in my Ebay and store front and boom finsihed. How lucky was that?

Today I will lay out the props for the photos to be taken. Going all out this year instead of just slapping them up. These are good sales this month and want it to look good. Ahh the cost of business

Had a terrible night last night. Woke up at 2 am in so much pain that I nearly cried. Took more meds and fell asleep at 3am.

Really cold right now. Even the boys complained when they got up.

Oh well have a couple of orders to get ready to go out. Plus there are a sale or two ending on the Bay of E so I will get them ready for shipping also. Hopefully they will pay today and I can get them out same day.

I'll tell you I have been through at least 10-15 coffee units in three or four years. No not by breaking the carafe but the unit it self.

I have purchased expensive ones, cheap ones and poof broken in less than 3-6 months. Although I did have one that I believe lasted over 6 months that was an off brand.

I was selected to purchase a Senseo coffee pot for only paying the shipping. Shipping was only $15 so I thought what the heck

Now, I just purchased a coffee pot for $10 for the kitchen (again) and another pot that is more for an office or party that is a 36 cup from I believe the 70's. The one that is older is great. Plug it in and it perks. The other one, well, it is now slower than slow at making the coffee and I think already on its last leg.

Back to the Senseo. I love the sleek design and that it makes coffee by the cup. You can make 2 cups or a mug at a time also. I have the machine in my room where it will not be broken.

The pitfalls of this machine? Well, the pods are high cost. Worth it to me though. I have actually cut down on my coffee intake. Another thing the unit is a little noisy when warming the water up.

I like it though and it was worth the money. Would I spend the $70 - $80 for one? I doubt it but then again I am cheap.

Last night Nicky asked me something rather strange. He asked if he was Norms ex child or grandchild. I was stunned and OK angry because I knew that it was something Norm said. I explained no and that was silly that his dad said that. Being 7 Nicky didn't have the entire story as he doesn't listen to all the stories and things around him. Especially if he is bored. Norm just doesn't think. I guess they were at a car lot because he had gotten one of those "try the key to see if you win" offers. Told the salesmen something like Nicky was his grandson. Hmmm, odd but not for him.

Talked to Shay last night a little. My mouth was aching and I cut it short.

Have to finish up my orders for shipping today and then start all over. My mouth hurt in the middle of the night and woke me up. Nearly cried with the pain. Wish it would stop

Today is Mabon for those that are Pagan, Wiccan or of any other New Age belief that celebrate this holiday Sabbat.

Today is the day when we are to give thanks to those things that have come to us during the year. Yes, this is good or bad. For with the bad, hopefully we have learned good lessons.

Since this is the second harvest, we are now preparing for our end of the wheel or year. This would be considered somewhat our Thanksgiving. Well, without sticking our hands up a turkeys butt and the HUGE dinner we are forced to make in November. haha

For those that are winter children (I am one of those) the Samhain is the time when we come back from the underworld and resume our rightful place with the energies that have been in hibernation. The winter months for those of us that have the nocturnal inside are rejuvenated and are ready to proceed with the energies and abilities that we have been storing and practing during the solar months when our energy is at its lowest.

What do I say? It is time for the Nocturnal Winter Children to kick some mystical ass and send our servitors out to re-gain our powerful place in the shadows.

Have a Merry Mabon

If I didn't feel so crappy I would pull out all the Halloween deco's and start. Maybe I will Monday but this weekend I am strictly going to work on my site to get it completely looking normal.

Last night I finished the powder section. After the first page it was gravy. hahaha

Samantha emailed me a FYI (god I hate that) that mom's computer is down and she is buying a new one at the start of the month. At least I know that she is OK. I bet it killed Sam having to write to me in that big bold font. Why do people do that? I mean would you write a professional letter like that? I say NO. So why send it to people like that? Idiots all of them

Need to get dressed and start my oils. Some are easy and should be able to whip out to ship today.

My eye hurts and is leaking all over the place. Charming really

I am pooped. I worked on the web site until nearly 11 and then my stomach hurt so bad I thought I was going to die. Obviously I didn't as you may be able to tell but it felt like it.

It is looking better though. Right now I would love to go to bed and just sleep another two hours or so.

Yesterday was talk like a pirate day. Made me laugh. Arrr, it did matey. hahahaha

Well guess I will begin working either on the Bay of E or the site.

Mom still has yet to reply. Hmm, makes me wonder

I would like to know how these track backs work. I really do not understand those at all. I see that Infected Loser is a 5 rating now. Which is really kind of cool.

Need to finish up the newsletter and the clubs to send off by Tuesday. Would like to get them all completed so I do not have to think about them until October. Samhain is the fun issue. Well, at least to me. I think that I am almost done with Mabon issue. Unsure though really.

I have to update the sites this week also. Ebay really screwed me this weekend. The store front always does well over the weekend with the sales. But oh no they had to screw around and have some tech problem that did not issue the update to have the sales on the store front. Which in all my complaining I do depend on for the money. Which puts my funds behind. SOOO, now I will have to do an auction of items that I did not want to do.

Maybe with the money that I earn on the auctions I will be able to buy discount home theater seating. Which is something that we need in the Great Room

I am looking forward in sleeping in my own bed and watching Law and Order. I swear I have been on withdraws over not watching that show. hahahahaha I sure hope there is a marathon on with all them starting tomorrow. I know that on Tuesday there is. hahahahaha I am so there for that.