The more we stay the same. This has been an interesting week -- one telephone call and one email from people from the dim and distant past.

The first was a phone call from a woman that used to frequent my universe. She called to tell me she has cancer of the liver and is not long for this world. She says she's calling to thank me for impacting her life in a positive manner. This is mildly surprising since our limited interaction wasn't anything special or earth-shattering. We chatted a... read more

It's been a while since I posted anything here. I've been killer busy with getting my tribal jewelry inventory posted to eBay. I've almost decided that the Black Tassel website will be retired in favor of eBay where I can get a whole lot better exposure.

My preparations for this year's Renaissance Faire gigs is going slowly -- dratted money situation. Everyone wants money when I don't have any! LOL! I'm certain I'll pull it out somehow. Both Jihan and I have been working overtime crea... read more

My friend, Cat, is getting ready to receive her SCA Pelican rank. She is SO deserving of this recognition. Congratulations!

In other news, life continues to be work, work, work,. I'm making a major push to get some of this ~stuff~ posted to eBay so I can reclaim my workroom! LOL! Maybe one bead at a time, but I'm working on it.

I spent ALL day dicking around with the medical community! First, I play 20 Questions with a pharmacist for the steroids-providing firm. Then I play 20 Questions (same questions, almost verbatim) with the Home Health nurse from the same firm. This was follwed by a rousing interlude of Who-Snatched-The-Test-Results with the Neurology Department and an equally thrilling round of Where's-The-Doctor-When-You-Need-Him.

Probably the highlight of the whole flippin' day was a a conversation wi... read more