good day, kinda

[scotchegg]

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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[a-valan-che.livejournal.com]

she stayed for about 45 minutes and would still be here had i not literally said you have to go now.

That does not bode well.

It's been my experience that psychics (clairvoyants, mainly) fall into one of these categories:

The Sage
The Charlatan
The Storefront
The Psycho

The Sage - the man on the mountain or woman in the woods. They know the answers, they just wait for you to ask them. Quiet dignity, they take their gift seriously, don't do "parlor tricks" and rarely charge for their service.
The Charlatan (or carny) - They'd like you to think they have a gift and will cold read or spy for information to convince you of their lie.
The Storefront - perhaps real but embellishes or withholds information to ensure repeat business. Take their advice with a grain of salt.
The Psycho - Not sure if it's an imbalance that opened their mind in the first place or some experience during the course of it but some just seem... shattered (for lack of a better word). Talk too fast, too loud, try too hard for your attention and admiration. Don't know if it's unsurety or fear or something I can't quite put a finger on.

Most psychics will recognize others (even if they don't realize they are yet). The way you describe her reminds me of Poltergeist and the way the psychic describes the lost souls being drawn toward the little girl. Like she's drawn to you, your abilities. Her son? Perhaps to seem less threatening?

i cannot give her what she is asking for.

Are you referring to the being her "pal" part?

[scotchegg.livejournal.com]

she wants me to be with her, to hang out with her, to talk on the phone for hours,to go places, etc. its like she tries really hard to always complement everything about me, my house, etc. but she always slips something in about how i have a husband, she doesnt, i have nicer things, my son is more successful than hers, her troubles are huge, mine are not - its just too strange. she has severe epilepsy, so she cant drive so she is dependent on her son, who is so dyslexic he cannot keep a job. he is a sweet kid, but has alot of problems.. i have heard that alot of psychic powers get unleashed by epilepsy, but that they can be out of control. i had another really wonderful pyschic that i studied with along time ago. she discovered her powers through a NDE, but her energy was much more steady and strong, rather than erratic. she also studied alot and her life was tough too. it seems like those with super strong powers in that area have a tough time dealing with basic day to day.
it is really hard for me to be dismissive with a person, but today was the last straw for me. she knows i love cats and she rescues feral cats - she asks me everytime i see her for any extra cat food i have to help her with the animals. its just too much.

[a-valan-che.livejournal.com]

another really wonderful pyschic that i studied with

Studied... what?

she discovered her powers through a NDE

I just recently realized that's how I did. From all things, the extras on the Final Destination II DVD. Drowned and revived. Never thought the two things had a correlation.

its just too much.

The less that they give, they're takers. The line has to be drawn somewhere. I have a very giving nature and when someone takes advantage of me it really hurts. No one to blame but myself I guess.

[skellykitten.livejournal.com]

Her abilities can't be that god if she doesn't know she's making you uncomfortabe.
But really- she sounds a little scary, and you probably would do better to stay away. You're gut instincts are usualy right.

[a-valan-che.livejournal.com]

found a tin-tin book

As in Rin-Tin-Tin?

[scotchegg.livejournal.com]

this is tin-tin: http://www.tintin.com/uk/
he is a little french boy that goes on grand adventures with his dog -on of simons favorite set of books when he was little.

BTW, the bath bombs are lovely!

[a-valan-che.livejournal.com]

little french boy

French? Cowboys are American!

the bath bombs are lovely

The eucalyptus mint is great when you're sick and you get that "sore all over" feeling.