And all I can think is that this has been a really great weekend.
I had Friday off and I got a lot of stuff done including, but not limited to- my last edits for the upcoming Photo Show at VAL- Through the Looking glass, I got my prints made and they are wonderful, I went to the Wellness doctor (where I won the gift certificate) and they told me what is wrong with my back and how to fix it (more about that in a later post) and then I went to Hobby Lobby and got all the matboard that I will need to frame all five of my pieces. Then we went to Denton to this club named Haileys. Carrie has always been trying to get me to go there- literally, for years and I refused- lol. I finally broke down and went because RaMbLeR RoSe was playing. This is a very cool band that my friend Christina and her husband Tom started a few years back. I had never gotten to see them perform because they live in Austin. Since they were playing a denton show, we went and had a good time.
I took a lot of cool pictures and the whole time she was on the stage all I could think was that if someone had told me ten years ago that we would be in the positions that we are in now, I would have laughed.
If someone had told us that quiet, shy Christina would be in denton with a band that she and her husband had started in Austin where they had moved after getting married a few years ago, and that I would be working a Psychic Fair and hanging a photo show that I effectively curated for the Visual Arts League of Lewisville, we would have laughed them out the door.
We were so young.
It was really great to see her. Her mother was there as well and I have always enjoyed her company.
I got pretty hardcore buzzed off of four beers. It was nice because I was happy and relaxed and that is proof of my much improved diet. lol
Saturday morning we woke up and had breakfast at this place called the Snooty Pig, which was a little wierd, but the company was good. We went with another gay couple who is involved with Stonewall Denton and Denton PFLAG. So that was nice.
Then I went to the psychic fair and had a blast.
I love Miracles of Joy. There are so many people there who I connect with and I absolutely feel at home. I met more people this time, and I had AMAZING PEOPLE sitting across from me.
I got a HUGE HUG from Joy as soon as I saw her, so that was really very nice. She has a really great energy that I thoroughly enjoy.
I met this guy named Matt who teaches some of the Channeling Classes at the store and we had a really great conversation about his approach and journey into Channeling and where I am at. He was a nice guy.
I had such amazing people sit for readings. I got all of their emails and I will be contacting them in the future for readings. I met a lady named Lin and I am pretty sure that we have had past lives together. The energy play between us was pretty intense and she was REALLY easy to talk to. She does spiritual clearings as well and we had a lot to discuss. She said that as soon as she walked into the store, she latched on to me and couldn't see anyone else. She said that the reader she was going to go to was busy so she just walked over to me and started talking. She owns a natural pesticide company and we bonded over the fact that Doritos are totally unnatural and probably not a great thing to put in your body. I know that sounds trite, but trust me- it is a big deal. We talked about pesticides and all that stuff causing cancer- especially in our pets. In short, she was amazing and we talked for a while after her reading.
But then I did that with all of them that day. It was beautiful. I met an art professor who was the president of TVAA for a few years. Crazy stuff was going down. The last two readings I did I felt myself slipping far far away, as if I were down a long hall and I heard my voice saying things I didn't know where they were coming from. I was coming out of my head, but I really felt like something was talking through me and It was EXHILARATING. I think it was a definite step closer to channeling. I talked to Joy about it and she seemed to agree. I told her thanks for giving me the opportunity to do this and she said that a voice told her my name and she didn't ask questions. She just knew that I was supposed to be there.
It was a really great fair and I would do it for free because I learn, but it is also nice that for the seven readings I did, I got 115 dollars for it. And VALIDATION from each client. I would feel like I was floundering for meaning and would falter because their face would look so blank, but then I would see it break and they would either shrug or look amazing and then they would tell me that I was dead on. The last lady and her son said I was even using expressions that they would use. I was picking up a lot of energy. It was crazy. And I love that I am getting used to it.
After the Fair I went to the gallery to close up the intake for the show. I got a few pieces submitted. Then Eloy and I went to snuffers to have dinner and then I came home and spent the rest of the night framing and matting my pieces for the show. They turned out really great.
I woke up this morning after about five hours of sleep and got everything into the car and got to the gallery at about nine ten. Dan Flake was already there and it was a pleasant morning. We got lots of good artwork in and we ended up getting both the Photo Show and the Member Show hung. They look great and the only bad part was one of the volunteers that was helping us apparently suffers from a somewhat narrowminded view of the world and the confident assuredness that she is correct in it.
She is not. She was acting like I was worthy of her pity because I am in a good healthy relationship and cant go away for my masters. I called her on it. It was odd. A good healthy relationship is a lot harder to come by than a masters degree. I have a good thing going here and I do not want her pity or anyone elses. I am good.
She made several other comments through the day and I just came to the conclusion that she is one of the few people that I just do not and cannot like. I don't dislike her, but I was relieved when she left. It was awkward and it made me feel bad, but every time I tried to say something to make it better, she would put her foot in her mouth again and I would just stop talking. It really wasn't worth it.
She either has a lot of Karma to clear in this life or she is just starting out.
I don't know.
I am in bed and everyone just started snoring, so I am out of here for the night.
