Where did the week go?

[trystinn]

No really, I have no idea. *scratch head*

Ran to the Commissary today with Alicia, with yet another market list. Alicia, if you were wondering, you were right - I should have bought more milk! And P.S. the dancing goddess statue you liked at the Exchange was Oshun, I double checked.

And just for fun, today's phone call with Mum while I was at the liquor store:

T: Hiya, Mum, just need to verify - you still drink Hendricks Gin, right?
M: Why yes, yes I do. How on earth do you remember that? *completely amazed*
T: That's sort of what I do, Mum. What type of Vermouth do you like?
M: Oh anything is fine, honey, your father and I aren't that picky. It's so wonderful that you're already thinking of us.
T: So Gallo Vermouth? *teasing*
M: Absolutely not! *sounding horrified*
T: Martini & Rossi? *eye rolling*
M: Yes, but only a very small bottle or you'll have it forever! Now, what are you paying for Hendricks, I don't want you buying retail for us.
T: About thirty for the standard bottle.
M: Oh well, that's fine, then. *completely relieved*
T: It's still Spanish olives?
M: Why yes, but just pimentos, nothing silly like stuffed with almonds or anything.
T: Check, standard martini olives. Gotcha. With lots of olive juice because you like your martinis dirty.
M: I just don't know how you remember all this. *perplexed*

Alicia has met my folks, she understands. Poor dear.

FYI: I worked my way through college bar tending. I could tell you the regular drinks of nearly everyone in my very Irish family at the drop of a hat. Then there's all those memory workshops, subliminal memory builder tapes, etc. Mum had me go through as a kid. Some days I think she cries herself to sleep wondering why I'm not working for some government think tank. Sorry, Mum, too busy practicing witchcraft! Speaking of which, yes, I promise an occult-related post this weekend *cross both my hearts*.

Comments

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

If I may recommend - get a tarot deck like the Morgan Greer, Rider-Waite, Robin Wood, etc. that has the universal keys to learn the cards. Much easier than working a deck without keys, which forces you to memorize each one.

[thevillainsmind.livejournal.com]

Well mine's based on your standard deck. It's got all of the same cards and suits and all. The book that I bought to learn with uses the Rider-Waite in its illustrations and although my pictures are different, the bottom of each card says what it is, and the suits and pictures are clear as to what they are.

Unless I'm misunderstanding "keys". What do you mean by that?

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

The keys are the universal symbol set for tarot. A.E. Waite wrote the definitive book "The Pictoral Key to the Tarot" that goes in depth explaining them. You can usually manage to find a free pdf copy of this book online. Once you learn the symbols, learning the tarot usually becomes faster and deeper.