good day, kinda

so simon went to Comic con today. i was able to get a pass for him at the new job. he left really early. i have been getting reports all day. he is lovin' it.
i have had a completly solo day and really relished it.
i stayed awake after he left at 7 and got up, looked up all the yard sales - called my sis cause i had a feeling - sure enough she was way down. i asked what she needed and the kids need clothes and she wanted a purse. so i set out with a passion. scored a ton of darling clothes for my niece and got some hip cool boy clothes for my nephew. found 3 purses for my sis, one of them a Kate Spade for 5 bucks. came home packed it all up and shipped it. it cost me more to ship then i spent and i got some very good deals. for me i found a great pair of cargo pants and a lovely hippy swirly skirt. i found a tin-tin book for simon that he doesnt have. all in all, very satisfying.
paid bills, took a bubble bath, went to the grocery store and the 99C store. i love that place. had a phone conference with an old client - did some consulting and will continue to freelance for him. its a good project and we can use the $$. if all goes as planned, we really hope to be able to buy a little place this fall..even if it is tiny, i dont care, i am tired of stressing over paying rent. plus, i would love to be able to decorate a place the way i want for once in my life.
one glitch - the doorbell rang and it was this woman and her son just turning up for a visit. this woman is a very powerful psychic that i have gone to off and on for years, but she is so trippy. i had her over for dinner a while back and she really rubbed simon the wrong way, and she stayed forever. i do care for her but she started calling at all hours, wanting to go clubbing(which i dont do) wanting simon to help her out with stuff, hinting that she needs money. it got so strange and felt really wrong. so i just stopped returning the calls. i am a person that needs down time and alone time with and without my partner. i felt drained by her like she was drawing energy from me and i have learned to listen to those voices. anyway, today she stayed for about 45 minutes and would still be here had i not literally said you have to go now. plus her son was with her and it was a little tiny bit scary. i was so proud of myself for listening to the voices and acting on it. when she left, she begged me to call her back, to go do stuff with her. its really hard. i have alot of respect for her psychic abilities - she is the real thing, but i cannot give her what she is asking for. she is really smart and very beautiful and powerful, so i dont understand what the deal is. she knows simon doesnt like her and she kept wanting to talk about that. i was gobsmacked but hope i handled it with some kind of grace. i do not want to be mean to anyone and this is a difficult situation.
reading a luscious scary book, so back to it, with my glass of wine. simon will be home in a bit, but i have to admit, its been cool to blast my music and have some solitude. i am surrounded with folks all day long now in the new job and we were around family and friends all week in the UK with the exception of our one day in London,

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From the Eastern Cemetary The Eastern Cemetary has tons more angels. it seems that angels were seen to be 'obvious' and kind of tacky - the Western Cemetary was where rich folk were buried and that is where you see more symbolism in the stones and crypts; for example an overturned torch(extinguished life) or a snake swallowing its tail(everlasting life). i do love the angels though - like this one

from Highgate

sleeping overgrown grave we could hardly get to - a sleeping angel on her side