Well the football season is over, well at least for us mere mortals it is over. The bloody Weevils managed to make it into the Finals but they won't get far, it was only cos the Maggies won, which I did feel that they would so I did actually pick them to win. They usually play best when it is the last match and they have nothing to lose. So our year is over, and by default the Weevils made it to 8th spot, but no one ever gets very far from 8th spot, and they can't play outside of Domain so it is just a delay of the inevitable. And though I picked the Maggies it wasn't enough for me to get into the prize money. The curse of Chiron proved to be too strong. I finished in 4th spot, it was my best finish since before Mother's death when Chiron entered my Ascendant sign. You need to be in the top three to win any money.
Now 33 days until Cancun I am on the home stretch, using all of my Virgoan skills and energies to maximise my savings. Hopefully no more catastrophes until then. I have all my air tickets and lodgings booked and paid for, so am just saving for spending money and tours. Things like food, etc, will all be cheaper than in Perth. In most places in the world it is cheaper than in Perth. So the day to day living expenses during my time in Cancun is expected to be a lot cheaper than in Perth. So I certainly won't be starving!! So just a matter of logistics as to getting to the various Mayan sites in the area, those famous Mayan pyramids that we always see on National Geographic, yes I will actually going to be there. I really have no idea what I am going to do once I get to Cancun, but I am certain there be tours available to the Mayan sites, they are world famous. It's unlikely I be hiring a car, not real keen on the idea of driving in Mexico though it can't be much worse than driving in Perth!! And I will probably end up getting lost, not sure about the road infrastructure. So would prefer to let someone else do the driving, as in Bali. I had a driver in Bali and it was cheap. Not sure how it works in Mexico, it's a lot bigger country, and some of those Mayan sites are several hours drive away. So I guess I will find out once I get there, I am sure I won't be the first lost tourist my motel had to deal with, they will certainly have the relevant info otherwise they wouldn't be in the business.
The only major thing I need to do before the trip is to arrange travel insurance, what I always do, being of Virgoan energies. We Virgos like to prepare for all possible scenarios. You don't need a visa to get into Mexico. So just need to figure out what I will take with me aside from my crystals. It is always hot in Cancun, it's in the tropics, much like being in Darwin, except more exotic being in the Caribbean region. So shouldn't need much in the way of warm woollies, not like when I was going to the UK where it is always cold. So should be able to travel lighter and need only one piece of checked luggage though the airline allows two. But being on my lonesome, taking just one piece of checked luggage aside from carryon will mean less to carry around while in transit. Mexico will be my 10th country visited. In 1998 I went to Singapore, Hong Kong, USA and Canada so that is 4 countries. Then 2015 New Zealand became my 5th country visited. Was back in the USA in 2016, then it was England and Wales with the stopover in the UAE, so three more countries makes it 8 countries. Then of course Bali a part of Indonesia, that was country 9. So Mexico will be country 10. My stopover will once again be the USA, LA to be exact, my 3rd visit to the USA. So indeed I visited the USA more than any other countries. But until a year or so ago I never thought I be visiting at least 10 countries in my lifetime.
Rambling on now....... last thing..... my car battery is still alive, so still have use of the car. Just have to last 33 more days, but knowing that the battery could fail at any time. So each extra day is a bonus.
Now the Sun is transiting through Virgo..... and not looking forward to the time when the Sun reaches 26 degrees Virgo, that was when I came to this planet after spending paradise in Taygeta..........
So will sign off now...... until the next significant event, whenever that is........
My Cancun trip site, complete with travel cartoons and other info.......
My Cancun Trip
Blessed Be.......
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Sunday, 20 August 2017
Updates and Catastrophes
I suppose it's about time for an update...... I will never get over the catastrophic loss of my data from the catastrophic hard disk failure as consequence of the curse of "The Three Weeks". So am currently running on limited computing resources with not enough data storage space hence no comics and less than regular updates, which will be so until I get myself a new $100 hard disk which won't be happening until after my Cancun trip due to other catastrophic hits to my savings plan which I will not go into here. As it is said you can never have too much spending money while on vacation, so with just six weeks to go, all available finance are being channelled into my Cancun savings - Australia's very high taxes notwithstanding aka my car and trailer regos and other tax-related bills. But I am a Virgo, I can do anything if I put my analytical mind to it, and I will have ample funds for spending money and tours while in Cancun.
Now grappling with another catastrophic event - Mercury's retrograde, the ruling planet of Virgo appearing to go backwards when viewed from planet Earth hence "retrograde". Computer and electrical problems, and also transport related problems, often occurs during Mercury's retrograde, and I am staring in the face a potentially catastrophic electrical problem which also involves transport.
Last Friday night when I went to the convenience store for a bite to eat, being my Friday night habit, my Virgoan analytical eyes noticed the dashboard light in my car was unusually dim. This can mean only one thing - the battery is about to die. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt to prove it!!! The first sign of impending battery failure is dim dashboard lights.
Being a member of the RAC, one of my Virgoan things, insurance against catastrophes, when the battery dies I just call out the RAC to check it and determine if I do indeed need a new battery, then they deliver and install the new battery on the spot while taking away the old battery for recycle. However, this will cost me several hundreds dollars, and I cannot afford any more hits on my Cancun savings plans. So if and when the battery fails which will be a matter of days as it doesn't take long for it to die once the dashboard lights goes dim, well I will just live without a car for these next six weeks to Cancun. Not a problem since being in a place within walking distances to all kinds of shops, supermarkets, and the train station.
Problem is, this will interrupt my plans to clear out my storage unit, that I DO need a car for. I was hoping to clear out the storage unit by the end of the year which will save me several hundreds of dollars in rent each month, which means more money for my trips - and to satisfy Australia's very high taxes!!!
As per my Virgo tendencies, it is PANIC first and think later. Anxiety is hardwired into the DNA of Virgos. Panic is what we do best, we Virgos are experts at panicking. The panic being that the battery catastrophe will add two more months of storage unit rental, being well into 2018 before I could get my unit cleared out.
Then after I finished panicking and lay down exhausted in my bed for the night, my Goddesses must have spoke to me in my dreams, for an idea came to me. My current estimates of when I will get my storage unit cleared out is based on making one trip to the unit each week. This balances the need to push on with the task of clearing out my unit ASAP and the need to save petrol so not to spend too much on this very expensive substance before my Cancun trip. Petrol is very expensive in Perth. However AFTER I come back from Cancun and get the battery replaced, there is nothing to stop me from going to the unit MORE than once per week, indeed I could go TWICE per week, since my goal is to clear out my unit before I go on any more trips. Therefore I could STILL achieve the goal of clearing out my storage unit by the end of this year thus having 100's of extra $'s per month available to me by the start of 2018. No more need to panic.
Meanwhile am preparing for the day I go attempt to start the car only to find the battery is dead. It's not a matter of IF but WHEN this will happen. The signs are there, as per my Virgoan powers of observation. Not only the dashboard light is dim, but it is now taking 3 to 4 turns to start the car. It usually takes only 1 or 2 turns to start the car. So the battery could die tomorrow or it could be a few days, perhaps a week or so if I am lucky. So it's a matter of how many more trips to the storage unit I can make before the battery dies. I may try to make two trips this week, it depends on other factors usually time related - it's a 90 minutes round trip to the storage unit and back again WITHOUT gridlock traffic but usually longer cos I tend to go after work when there is usually gridlock traffic. So it ends up being a late night by the time I get back and unload the car. But as I said, really no need to panic cos I could go to the unit more often after I get back from Cancun. Just that we Virgos like to get things done ASAP, we don't procrastinate and we don't like any delays!!!!
Next catastrophe - the football. Well a Magpie catastrophe anyway as we do what we do best - get beaten by other teams!!!! As of before this weekend I was sitting in 4th spot in the office tipping competition. You need to be in the top three to win any prize money. So this is the closest I gotten to prize money since the curse of Chiron kicked in, way back when Mother passed away, when Chiron entered my Ascendant sign Pisces. With just two more rounds to go including this past weekend, well it remains to be seen whether the curse of Chiron still kicks in and I don't make it into the top three. I will know tomorrow how I fared this past weekend, then I will have only just one more weekend. If I manage to stay in 4th spot then there is still a chance, but if for any reason I drop down to 5th or more then forget it, the curse of Chiron kicks in once again. Chiron is still in Pisces but is close to moving out of Pisces..... finally..... that be about 2019, so still another year or so, another year of dealing with the curse of Chiron.
So until next time...... just watch this space if you don't fall asleep while doing so.......
Now grappling with another catastrophic event - Mercury's retrograde, the ruling planet of Virgo appearing to go backwards when viewed from planet Earth hence "retrograde". Computer and electrical problems, and also transport related problems, often occurs during Mercury's retrograde, and I am staring in the face a potentially catastrophic electrical problem which also involves transport.
Last Friday night when I went to the convenience store for a bite to eat, being my Friday night habit, my Virgoan analytical eyes noticed the dashboard light in my car was unusually dim. This can mean only one thing - the battery is about to die. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt to prove it!!! The first sign of impending battery failure is dim dashboard lights.
Being a member of the RAC, one of my Virgoan things, insurance against catastrophes, when the battery dies I just call out the RAC to check it and determine if I do indeed need a new battery, then they deliver and install the new battery on the spot while taking away the old battery for recycle. However, this will cost me several hundreds dollars, and I cannot afford any more hits on my Cancun savings plans. So if and when the battery fails which will be a matter of days as it doesn't take long for it to die once the dashboard lights goes dim, well I will just live without a car for these next six weeks to Cancun. Not a problem since being in a place within walking distances to all kinds of shops, supermarkets, and the train station.
Problem is, this will interrupt my plans to clear out my storage unit, that I DO need a car for. I was hoping to clear out the storage unit by the end of the year which will save me several hundreds of dollars in rent each month, which means more money for my trips - and to satisfy Australia's very high taxes!!!
As per my Virgo tendencies, it is PANIC first and think later. Anxiety is hardwired into the DNA of Virgos. Panic is what we do best, we Virgos are experts at panicking. The panic being that the battery catastrophe will add two more months of storage unit rental, being well into 2018 before I could get my unit cleared out.
Then after I finished panicking and lay down exhausted in my bed for the night, my Goddesses must have spoke to me in my dreams, for an idea came to me. My current estimates of when I will get my storage unit cleared out is based on making one trip to the unit each week. This balances the need to push on with the task of clearing out my unit ASAP and the need to save petrol so not to spend too much on this very expensive substance before my Cancun trip. Petrol is very expensive in Perth. However AFTER I come back from Cancun and get the battery replaced, there is nothing to stop me from going to the unit MORE than once per week, indeed I could go TWICE per week, since my goal is to clear out my unit before I go on any more trips. Therefore I could STILL achieve the goal of clearing out my storage unit by the end of this year thus having 100's of extra $'s per month available to me by the start of 2018. No more need to panic.
Meanwhile am preparing for the day I go attempt to start the car only to find the battery is dead. It's not a matter of IF but WHEN this will happen. The signs are there, as per my Virgoan powers of observation. Not only the dashboard light is dim, but it is now taking 3 to 4 turns to start the car. It usually takes only 1 or 2 turns to start the car. So the battery could die tomorrow or it could be a few days, perhaps a week or so if I am lucky. So it's a matter of how many more trips to the storage unit I can make before the battery dies. I may try to make two trips this week, it depends on other factors usually time related - it's a 90 minutes round trip to the storage unit and back again WITHOUT gridlock traffic but usually longer cos I tend to go after work when there is usually gridlock traffic. So it ends up being a late night by the time I get back and unload the car. But as I said, really no need to panic cos I could go to the unit more often after I get back from Cancun. Just that we Virgos like to get things done ASAP, we don't procrastinate and we don't like any delays!!!!
Next catastrophe - the football. Well a Magpie catastrophe anyway as we do what we do best - get beaten by other teams!!!! As of before this weekend I was sitting in 4th spot in the office tipping competition. You need to be in the top three to win any prize money. So this is the closest I gotten to prize money since the curse of Chiron kicked in, way back when Mother passed away, when Chiron entered my Ascendant sign Pisces. With just two more rounds to go including this past weekend, well it remains to be seen whether the curse of Chiron still kicks in and I don't make it into the top three. I will know tomorrow how I fared this past weekend, then I will have only just one more weekend. If I manage to stay in 4th spot then there is still a chance, but if for any reason I drop down to 5th or more then forget it, the curse of Chiron kicks in once again. Chiron is still in Pisces but is close to moving out of Pisces..... finally..... that be about 2019, so still another year or so, another year of dealing with the curse of Chiron.
So until next time...... just watch this space if you don't fall asleep while doing so.......
Monday, 31 July 2017
The Three Weeks - Horror Weekend
Sundown this evening marks the start of Tisha B'Av which falls August 1 this year, that is tonight and tomorrow!!!! Tisha B'Av is the day when both Jewish Temples were destroyed, first by the Babylonians, then the 2nd Temple by the Romans. This also marks the end of "The Three Weeks", so hopefully things will ease up after tomorrow, especially by the joyous festival of Tu B'Av next Monday on the Full Moon.
Meanwhile this past weekend, the last weekend of The Three Weeks, indeed the weekend during the Nine Days of Av, was a horror weekend of high anxiety. We Virgos are such anxious creatures to begin with, indeed anxiety is hard wired into our DNA, nevertheless, this was the weekend I almost didn't survive.
It all started on Friday night when I was on my way to church. I suddenly noticed the temperature gauge in the car rise to critical for a few seconds before the emergency backup system kicked in and the temp dropped down again to normal. This few seconds however basically wrecked the rest of my evening as it brought back horrific memories of December last year when I had all this trouble with the cooling system in the midst of moving house, throwing my plans into chaos, and having to spend over $1000 to basically replace the whole system!!
So as I sat in church all I can think of is the car and what in Hell's name could be going on with the cooling system!!! Ironically, as if the universe was trying to tell me something, that evening's message was about anxiety and how NOT to be anxious!!!! However I said in my mind, don't you know it's in the DNA of Virgos to be anxious!!!!
Now I try to think rationally, another Virgoan trait, a better one!!!! The radiator, thermostat, head gasket, pretty well all of the major components of the cooling system were all replaced just last December, only 7 months ago!!!! So if anything went wrong with those it ought to be covered by warranty, at least for the parts if not the labour. The other possibility was that one of the hoses has sprung a leak, or a leak elsewhere.
Several things however were weighing on my mind. First the Cancun trip now only two months away. The last thing I needed was to have to spend money on the car, that would take away from money set aside for my Cancun trip since I am basically saving all my spare cash after spending on the essentials - rent, bills and food. And even if the components were under warranty, other things will cost me money, such as probably the labour which is usually not covered under warranty when it comes to car repairs. So I was thinking how could I make my car last for two months until at least my Cancun trip?? Maybe just not use the car until then??
Then there's the other thing. My need to empty out my storage unit, currently an ongoing job which is likely to take me until the end of this year due to my bower bird wife collecting and hoarding items, furniture I don't need, etc. Clearing out my storage unit will save my hundreds of dollars in rental, indeed a few month's rental would be enough to pay for the air tickets to Peru for 2018. And I NEED my car to complete the job of clearing out my storage unit. If necessary I could live without a car AFTER finishing clearing out the storage unit, but meanwhile I NEED my car. If for any reason I find myself without a car, such as, repair job being too expensive, then I be left with my storage unit forever with no means to clean it out.
Now if it is a leak, then where is the leak? How bad is the leak? If it is only a small leak then I could just keep it topped up and hope it lasts until I finish clearing out my storage unit. But if a major leak then it is going to need repairs, which would not happen until AFTER my Cancun trip, and seems destined to throw into chaos my plans to clear out my storage unit.
So as we Virgos would do, all these scenarios and then some continued to rush through my head!!! We Virgos tends to think of all scenarios, including those in parallel universe, and dwell on the worst of these!!!!
My plan for the next morning, after the engine have cooled down, to check the water level in the radiator before I go for my walk. And so after a sleepless night I got up, and after getting ready for my walk, I checked the water level and indeed found it was very low!!!! The system has lost water - or coolant as the case may be!!!! Fortunately I had a bottle of water in the trunk just for such a moment, and it needed nearly THREE litres!!!! That's a lot of water to be lost!!!!
OK it is true that I hadn't checked the water level since December last year. So that is seven months since last checking the water level. So it was possible that the three litres were lost over a period of seven months. But then my Virgoan mind thinks of the other scenario, that is, the leak was more recent, meaning a bad leak, and it lost three litres over a much shorter time.
Well after filling up the radiator, I drove to the Post Office to collect my mail then went for my walk, and there was no evidence of overheating, the temp gauge behaved itself exactly!!! I kept an eagle eye on the gauge, being an anxious Virgo that I am!!!
After getting back from my walk, and driving back home, I would wait for the engine to cool, and before going to the convenience store in the evening, I will check the water level again.
So when I checked again before going to the convenience store, I found I needed to put more water into it!!! Not as much, indeed a little over a litre, nevertheless, it seemed it has lost MORE water!!!!! OMG!!!! It has sprung a leak more recently!!!! Now it is possible that since originally the water level was so low in the radiator, it would have been also low inside the engine. And when I filled up the radiator the first time, it filled up only the radiator and not inside the engine. It would be only when the car was being used again, when I went to the Post Office, that the water inside the engine became filled, hence needed the extra water in the radiator. And when I went to the convenience store, I parked undercover where it was well lit and dry, and when I looked under the car I could not see any water dripping out. And when I drove back out from the parking lot, I did not see any puddle of water in the vicinity of where my car was parked. This tended to support this hypothesis. However being a Virgo I was still worried and anxious!!!!!
So another very anxious night worrying about the car....... until Sunday when I was due to embark on my shopping expedition. With much trepidation I checked the water level again before I went to the shops, and much to my surprise, I found there was virtually no drop in the water level !!!!!! Oh the relief I felt was palpable!!!!!!!
As I usually do when grocery shopping I went to several different shops, and each time I checked for water dripping and puddles under the car, and each time there was no evidence of either. So by the time I finished my grocery shopping I was feeling a lot better.
And then today when I checked the water level again, there was virtually no water loss evident. So it seems all is fine.
The verdict....... if there is indeed a leak, it is only a very small leak that becomes evident only when not checking the water level for seven months!!!!! On a day to day basis there is virtually no leak. So just have to check the water level a wee bit more often than seven months!!!!!!!
Thank my Goddesses for that!!!!!!!!!!!
Meanwhile this past weekend, the last weekend of The Three Weeks, indeed the weekend during the Nine Days of Av, was a horror weekend of high anxiety. We Virgos are such anxious creatures to begin with, indeed anxiety is hard wired into our DNA, nevertheless, this was the weekend I almost didn't survive.
It all started on Friday night when I was on my way to church. I suddenly noticed the temperature gauge in the car rise to critical for a few seconds before the emergency backup system kicked in and the temp dropped down again to normal. This few seconds however basically wrecked the rest of my evening as it brought back horrific memories of December last year when I had all this trouble with the cooling system in the midst of moving house, throwing my plans into chaos, and having to spend over $1000 to basically replace the whole system!!
So as I sat in church all I can think of is the car and what in Hell's name could be going on with the cooling system!!! Ironically, as if the universe was trying to tell me something, that evening's message was about anxiety and how NOT to be anxious!!!! However I said in my mind, don't you know it's in the DNA of Virgos to be anxious!!!!
Now I try to think rationally, another Virgoan trait, a better one!!!! The radiator, thermostat, head gasket, pretty well all of the major components of the cooling system were all replaced just last December, only 7 months ago!!!! So if anything went wrong with those it ought to be covered by warranty, at least for the parts if not the labour. The other possibility was that one of the hoses has sprung a leak, or a leak elsewhere.
Several things however were weighing on my mind. First the Cancun trip now only two months away. The last thing I needed was to have to spend money on the car, that would take away from money set aside for my Cancun trip since I am basically saving all my spare cash after spending on the essentials - rent, bills and food. And even if the components were under warranty, other things will cost me money, such as probably the labour which is usually not covered under warranty when it comes to car repairs. So I was thinking how could I make my car last for two months until at least my Cancun trip?? Maybe just not use the car until then??
Then there's the other thing. My need to empty out my storage unit, currently an ongoing job which is likely to take me until the end of this year due to my bower bird wife collecting and hoarding items, furniture I don't need, etc. Clearing out my storage unit will save my hundreds of dollars in rental, indeed a few month's rental would be enough to pay for the air tickets to Peru for 2018. And I NEED my car to complete the job of clearing out my storage unit. If necessary I could live without a car AFTER finishing clearing out the storage unit, but meanwhile I NEED my car. If for any reason I find myself without a car, such as, repair job being too expensive, then I be left with my storage unit forever with no means to clean it out.
Now if it is a leak, then where is the leak? How bad is the leak? If it is only a small leak then I could just keep it topped up and hope it lasts until I finish clearing out my storage unit. But if a major leak then it is going to need repairs, which would not happen until AFTER my Cancun trip, and seems destined to throw into chaos my plans to clear out my storage unit.
So as we Virgos would do, all these scenarios and then some continued to rush through my head!!! We Virgos tends to think of all scenarios, including those in parallel universe, and dwell on the worst of these!!!!
My plan for the next morning, after the engine have cooled down, to check the water level in the radiator before I go for my walk. And so after a sleepless night I got up, and after getting ready for my walk, I checked the water level and indeed found it was very low!!!! The system has lost water - or coolant as the case may be!!!! Fortunately I had a bottle of water in the trunk just for such a moment, and it needed nearly THREE litres!!!! That's a lot of water to be lost!!!!
OK it is true that I hadn't checked the water level since December last year. So that is seven months since last checking the water level. So it was possible that the three litres were lost over a period of seven months. But then my Virgoan mind thinks of the other scenario, that is, the leak was more recent, meaning a bad leak, and it lost three litres over a much shorter time.
Well after filling up the radiator, I drove to the Post Office to collect my mail then went for my walk, and there was no evidence of overheating, the temp gauge behaved itself exactly!!! I kept an eagle eye on the gauge, being an anxious Virgo that I am!!!
After getting back from my walk, and driving back home, I would wait for the engine to cool, and before going to the convenience store in the evening, I will check the water level again.
So when I checked again before going to the convenience store, I found I needed to put more water into it!!! Not as much, indeed a little over a litre, nevertheless, it seemed it has lost MORE water!!!!! OMG!!!! It has sprung a leak more recently!!!! Now it is possible that since originally the water level was so low in the radiator, it would have been also low inside the engine. And when I filled up the radiator the first time, it filled up only the radiator and not inside the engine. It would be only when the car was being used again, when I went to the Post Office, that the water inside the engine became filled, hence needed the extra water in the radiator. And when I went to the convenience store, I parked undercover where it was well lit and dry, and when I looked under the car I could not see any water dripping out. And when I drove back out from the parking lot, I did not see any puddle of water in the vicinity of where my car was parked. This tended to support this hypothesis. However being a Virgo I was still worried and anxious!!!!!
So another very anxious night worrying about the car....... until Sunday when I was due to embark on my shopping expedition. With much trepidation I checked the water level again before I went to the shops, and much to my surprise, I found there was virtually no drop in the water level !!!!!! Oh the relief I felt was palpable!!!!!!!
As I usually do when grocery shopping I went to several different shops, and each time I checked for water dripping and puddles under the car, and each time there was no evidence of either. So by the time I finished my grocery shopping I was feeling a lot better.
And then today when I checked the water level again, there was virtually no water loss evident. So it seems all is fine.
The verdict....... if there is indeed a leak, it is only a very small leak that becomes evident only when not checking the water level for seven months!!!!! On a day to day basis there is virtually no leak. So just have to check the water level a wee bit more often than seven months!!!!!!!
Thank my Goddesses for that!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, 22 July 2017
The Three Weeks - The Curses Continues
The laptop catastrophe reported on last week, the first catastrophe of The Three Weeks, it turned out to be a catastrophic hard disk failure. This was after the hard disk previously gave no warning whatsoever of any impending failure, it was working perfectly up until that fateful day last Sunday, and it's not like I dropped the laptop or anything!!!! So in one sense needing to replace a $100 hard disk is far better than needing to fix or even replace a $1000 laptop. However, it is the data on the hard disk, now totally and utterly lost, that is infinitely more valuable and cannot be replaced!! These includes my cartoons that I share, my photos, and all of my projects - all utterly gone. All my projects now terminated never to be resurrected. I basically lost a large portion of my online life. This I will never get over. This is why there won't be any cartoons for the foreseeable future, nor regular updates. I am so shattered, I need time to process this. The curse of The Three Weeks is indeed meant to destroy us, just as the Temples were destroyed. The first Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians, then it was rebuilt only to be destroyed again by the Romans, and there hasn't been a 3rd Temple since. So just as the Temples were destroyed forever, my data, projects and indeed my online life has been destroyed forever. Even if by some miracle and the $800 fee for someone to try recovered my data, the projects will not be resurrected. The pain of losing them was too intense, I could not take it the 2nd time. I will eventually come up with $100 to replace the hard disk, which will be sometimes after my Cancun trip, depending on other factors, meanwhile I just have my tablet and my PC stick, both with not much space for data storage so am very limited.
Anyway there has been further catastrophes and near-catastrophes happening since that fateful day as we now into the 2nd week of The Three Weeks.
The next morning after the hard disk catastrophe, I walked to the train station to catch the morning train to work. But when I arrived at the station I saw on the electronic display that the next train was not due for a long time. So I thought, train delays for some reason. So I turned around and began walking back home so to take the car. However as I was walking back home I heard the boom gates, meaning, there was the train afterall!!!! So I raced back to the station and managed to get on the train just in time. It turned out my train did run normally and was on time!!!! The electronic display was wrong!!!! Then the internet at work was out of action for the morning!!!!
The next day as I made my way to work on the train, one of my water bottles in my back pack had a catastrophic leak, the water leaked onto the back of me, making me very cold and wet. When I arrived at work I had to dry the contents of my back pack in front of the heater, and I also had to dry myself out in front of the heater. It turned out the leak was caused by a faulty screw cap which again was perfectly fine up until now. I use the steel water bottles with the superior caps which normally doesn't leak!!!! So once again the curse of The Three Weeks strikes again.
So now with the New Moon tomorrow, we will enter into the more intense "Nine Days of Av", this being the first nine days of the month of Av, being the last nine days of The Three Weeks. More intense catastrophes normally occur during these nine days of Av. So this is a game of survival...... will I survive these last nine days???? Or will there be more intense catastrophes than the loss of my hard disk and the data??
Meanwhile life goes on..........
Anyway there has been further catastrophes and near-catastrophes happening since that fateful day as we now into the 2nd week of The Three Weeks.
The next morning after the hard disk catastrophe, I walked to the train station to catch the morning train to work. But when I arrived at the station I saw on the electronic display that the next train was not due for a long time. So I thought, train delays for some reason. So I turned around and began walking back home so to take the car. However as I was walking back home I heard the boom gates, meaning, there was the train afterall!!!! So I raced back to the station and managed to get on the train just in time. It turned out my train did run normally and was on time!!!! The electronic display was wrong!!!! Then the internet at work was out of action for the morning!!!!
The next day as I made my way to work on the train, one of my water bottles in my back pack had a catastrophic leak, the water leaked onto the back of me, making me very cold and wet. When I arrived at work I had to dry the contents of my back pack in front of the heater, and I also had to dry myself out in front of the heater. It turned out the leak was caused by a faulty screw cap which again was perfectly fine up until now. I use the steel water bottles with the superior caps which normally doesn't leak!!!! So once again the curse of The Three Weeks strikes again.
So now with the New Moon tomorrow, we will enter into the more intense "Nine Days of Av", this being the first nine days of the month of Av, being the last nine days of The Three Weeks. More intense catastrophes normally occur during these nine days of Av. So this is a game of survival...... will I survive these last nine days???? Or will there be more intense catastrophes than the loss of my hard disk and the data??
Meanwhile life goes on..........
Saturday, 15 July 2017
The Three Weeks - First Major Catastrophe
This morning my laptop has totally fucked itself for no apparent reason. Therefore I no longer have a laptop. Much of my data, such as my cartoons and other things, were on the laptop has now been lost forever. This is going to take me a while to adjust. So for the foreseeable future there won't be any more regular blogs or other updates. This is a major catastrophe from which I will never recover.
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Football - Higher Scores When Not Picking Magpies
Well last week proved that one gets better results when not picking the Magpies, especially when my Weevil voodoo doll is also working!!! I actually gotten 8 correct picks, my highest weekly score this year. It was the Tigers who let me down.
Now let's see if I can build on this result or whether the curse of Chiron will kick in again......
First up on the Friday we have the Saints and the Bombers. Would like to think that the Bombers can win this one, indeed they CAN win this one especially being fresh from a Magpie meal. But will they win or will the Saint's divine guidance prove too much........??
Next the Cats and the Hawks. Question is, will the Cat's claws dig deeper than the Hawk's talons? The Cats may prove to be a little more nimble.......
The Power at home should prove to be a bit too powerful for the Kangaroos
And the Magpies will most likely wilt under the intense heat of the Suns.
Now the all-Sydney match seems destined to be a titanic struggle. Will the Swans prevail, or will the Giants rise to the occasion? This is the case of who will be the better team on the day.
The Demons and the Crows, both dark entities, the Crows may prove to be a little darker and send the Demons back to Hell.
Now on the day of the Sun, and hopefully the Tigers won't let me down this time, surely they could beat them Lions.
The Blues and the Dogs..... hmmmmm....... perhaps the Blues unless the Dogs becomes a bit more leaner and meaner.
Last but not least the Derby..... Dockers and Weevils, and I am betting that my Weevil voodoo doll will once again perform its job.
Some comic relief for an intense but mostly good thus far week..........
This is true...... !!!!!!
I guess that is how they figure out how weird I am...... !!!!
When ETs comes to visit planet Earth ;)
One way to escape the high cost of housing in Perth......
Now I know why Adam ate that apple !!! ;) ;)
When Virgos discusses relationships.......
Dealing with karmic relationships........
My darkest secrets....... ;)
Pedestrian crossings in Perth.......
Virgo dating experiences...... doomed even before the start!!!!!
Now let's see if I can build on this result or whether the curse of Chiron will kick in again......
First up on the Friday we have the Saints and the Bombers. Would like to think that the Bombers can win this one, indeed they CAN win this one especially being fresh from a Magpie meal. But will they win or will the Saint's divine guidance prove too much........??
Next the Cats and the Hawks. Question is, will the Cat's claws dig deeper than the Hawk's talons? The Cats may prove to be a little more nimble.......
The Power at home should prove to be a bit too powerful for the Kangaroos
And the Magpies will most likely wilt under the intense heat of the Suns.
Now the all-Sydney match seems destined to be a titanic struggle. Will the Swans prevail, or will the Giants rise to the occasion? This is the case of who will be the better team on the day.
The Demons and the Crows, both dark entities, the Crows may prove to be a little darker and send the Demons back to Hell.
Now on the day of the Sun, and hopefully the Tigers won't let me down this time, surely they could beat them Lions.
The Blues and the Dogs..... hmmmmm....... perhaps the Blues unless the Dogs becomes a bit more leaner and meaner.
Last but not least the Derby..... Dockers and Weevils, and I am betting that my Weevil voodoo doll will once again perform its job.
Some comic relief for an intense but mostly good thus far week..........
This is true...... !!!!!!
I guess that is how they figure out how weird I am...... !!!!
When ETs comes to visit planet Earth ;)
One way to escape the high cost of housing in Perth......
Now I know why Adam ate that apple !!! ;) ;)
When Virgos discusses relationships.......
Dealing with karmic relationships........
My darkest secrets....... ;)
Pedestrian crossings in Perth.......
Virgo dating experiences...... doomed even before the start!!!!!
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Cancun Trip Falling Into Place
I finally taken another major step towards fulfilling my Cancun trip. I've booked my lodging. This was one thing that this anxious little Virgo was very anxious about. Lodging in Cancun is expensive, well being in a tourist town and on the Caribbean coast. I knew I needed more time to save my pennies for the lodging after paying for my air ticket, but being of Virgoan energies I was also worried about leaving it too late, that if I don't book early enough then it be more difficult to find especially the cheaper lodgings.
So I decided that I am going to somehow find a place to stay in Cancun and to book it. There was no way I was going to stay in a hostel, not after my Hawaiian experience where lodgings there were also expensive. I vowed nomatter how expensive private lodgings are, I will never again stay in a hostel. Must be me getting old but a private room with a private bathroom is something I will not compromise on even if it means paying a premium for it and wiping out the rest of my vacation budget.
It turns out I was about to enjoy the benefits of loyalty. For my trips I have been using one particular website to book my air tickets and lodgings as the site was able to find the cheapest lodgings available. And I'd get points when I book through them. Well it turns out I had enough points for quite significant discounts on my lodgings in Cancun, and furthermore, I would get up to 30% off due to me having used the site before. So was able to find a nice cosy little lodging in Cancun, it was still expensive but I had discounts amounting to several hundreds of dollars, so I ended up scoring a great deal on the lodging which made it a lot more affordable for my budget.
It's rated 3-star which was higher than my Bali lodging which had a 1-star rating. The Cancun lodging at what is called the Suites Rosas, sounds quite exotic, must be the Spanish influence. I think Mexico has Spanish influence if my memory serves me correctly. And it seems a cosy little place with only five apartments. And it has free wi fi!!!! That is the most important thing after the private room and bathroom!!! Nevermind about the separate dinning and kitchen area with fridge, microwave, stove, TV with cable channels, king size bed, and a balcony\patio!!! Actually this apartment will be positively spacious compared to where I would normally stayed during my trips. Because I always go for the cheapest apartments, it would always be just a single room with bathroom attached, no kitchen facilities though the ones in America would always have a fridge albeit a tiny little bar fridge and a TV, and no separate areas for dinning. It would almost like being back in my own apartment though with fridge added!!!! As we all know I don't have a fridge in my apartment. And this cosy little spot in Cancun is located downtown which means it will be close to shops, supermarkets, etc, and not far from the beach. It seems Cancun is not a big place so pretty well everywhere would be close to the beach, within walking distance from most places, certainly from downtown area. And this hotel offers 24 hours airport transfers, so they will pick me up from the airport, and when the end of my Caribbean vacation comes to an end, they will drop me back at the airport.
So I now have the essentials of the trip all booked and paid for, that is, the air tickets to and from Cancun, somewhere to stay in Cancun, and transportation between the airport and the hotel. Now am much happier. We Virgos do get so anxious about things, so feeling a lot better about having these most important - and most expensive - parts of the trip all taken care of.
Now just the incidentals. The tours to the Mayan sites, whether I go on tours or excursions, or whether there are just the transportation available. Cancun is a tourist area so almost certainly be several options available for visiting these Mayan sites. The hotel should be able to advise me on this. And of course other incidentals such as food. I don't think there is any food or room service at the hotel which is why it is relatively cheap, but being downtown in a tourist town, there is sure to be plenty of options available, and with kitchen facilities in my apartment, it be just going to the supermarket for grocery shopping. And being not in Perth it is sure to be cheaper. Everywhere is cheaper for food and most other things than in Perth.
With the major accomplishments completed for my Cancun trip, here are my very accurate card readings for this week.......
My cards for another momentous week with Tzom Tammuz and the Helical Rise of Sirius happening.
-Queen of Pentacles - Determination - A person of intense determination and goal orientated. She is willing to help anyone she considers worthy of her investment. A realistic, capable, determined woman. A sense of responsibility will win her over.
-6 of Wands - Victory - A successful conclusion to overcoming a large challenge. Well deserved sense of accomplishment. The battle won in spite of obstacles. Time to be proud.
-13 - Power Of Attraction - Time to conceive, create and embark on the process of transformation. Have recently completed a cycle of manifestation and now ready to embark on the next level. Positive and constructive energy is unfolding now. I will attract whatever is needed to complete this work.
Two of the cards seems to confirm an important accomplishment in relation to my Cancun trip, that is, I have completed the booking of my lodging in Cancun. Therefore the critical aspects, indeed the two largest expenses associated with any trip, the air tickets and the lodging, are now confirmed and paid for. It has been a battle to achieve this with my savings plan, with many setbacks such as the catastrophic month of May, however the victory has finally been achieved. My vacation is basically now booked and paid for.
The Queen of Pentacles may refer literally to a woman who may help me with my plans though I have no idea who she may be. More likely this is figuratively referring to my Goddess spirits, that they will help me achieve my goals as long as I take responsibility and don't blame my problems on the planetary alignments or lunar dates.
The Oracle concludes that I am well set up for the next stage of saving and preparation for my Cancun trip, that is, saving the funds necessary for expenses associated with visiting the Mayan sites and whatever else I am called to do while in Cancun. Either any organised tours or just transportation, entrance fees, etc associated with the attractions. And of course spending money, food, and the other incidentals that comes with being on vacation in a foreign country. Also the travel insurance that will need to be organised. The Oracle assures me that I will attract the resources necessary to accomplish these goals, and that all will be in place for my trip in due time.
-------------------------------------------------
Another reason why it's a good thing I have finalised the essential aspects of my trip before now. The dreaded "The Three Weeks" begins this Tuesday on Tzom Tammuz. As we know, The Three Weeks is when calamities often befalls the Jews, and those who were Jews in past lives - ME!!!!! This is the period of mourning for the destruction of the Jewish Temples. Tzom Tammuz, which falls the 17th day of Tammuz, this Tuesday, was when the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem in AD70. The destruction of the 2nd Temple happened three weeks later, hence "The Three Weeks" inbetween the invasion of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. It turned out the Babylonians destroyed the 1st Temple 500 years earlier on exactly the same date on the lunar calendar - Tisha B'Av, the 9th day of Av. So as in previous years, I will be keeping updates on any calamities that may befall me during these next three weeks!!!! At least I won't need to be doing anything else for my trip, except continue on with my savings plan, until much closer to the trip in October.
There is another event happening now at this time, which relates to another of my past lives, and may help mitigate against the effects of The Three Weeks. That is the Siriun New Year which was celebrated in ancient Egypt. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, and also where I was during at least one of my past lives. Indeed one of my four Goddesses spirits in my apartment is from Sirius. The Egyptians were visited by Siriun ETs many thousands of years ago, the "cat people". The domestic cats today are indeed Siriun hybrids, which is why the Egyptians used to worship them.
The helical rise of Sirius each July heralded the flooding of the Nile, essential for the agricultural cycle thus the supply of food. So Sirius was seen as an important God who provided for the Egyptians. Sirius is actually a 3-star system though visible as only one star from Earth. The 2nd and 3rd stars were discovered only in more recent times with powerful telescopes and computers. However the ancient Egyptians knew about the three stars and they didn't have telescopes or computers back then. How did they know? The Siriun ETs, the cat people, who came to visit them, and were worshipped as gods. The 3-star Sirius system is indeed the origin of the Trinity doctrine in Christianity - three Gods as being one God. We have the Triple Goddess in Paganism, and other Pagan trinity beliefs.
Now the Siriun New Year cycle began with the Sirius and Sun conjunction, that is, the Sun passed in front of Sirius. That happened last Friday. Next is the helical rise of Sirius, when the star moves out from the glare of the Sun and becomes visible again just prior to dawn. This happens this week on Thursday. This was when the ancient Egyptians marked the New Year, when Sirius became visible again, and was seen from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, and coincided with the flooding of the Nile thus the start of the agricultural cycle. So was seen as a time of good fortunes and new starts in life.
So since one of my past lives was spent in the Siriun system, indeed around the 3rd star, I am hoping this event will mitigate against the effects of The Three Weeks. Indeed it seemed to have sparked my good fortune in being able to book my Cancun lodging. Last Thursday, the Sirius Sun conjunction, was also payday, so was able to deposit funds into my various accounts as part of my Cancun savings plan. Then when the funds cleared, I was on Saturday night able to book my lodging, and with the discounts I had just enough funds in the account used for the air tickets and lodgings to cover the payment for my hotel booking.
Oh yes I now have a website for my Cancun trip.........
Cancun Mexico Trip
Now lets see how this week will pan out.........
My sleep patterns........
A valid question !!!!
Yes always a pizza !!!!!!!!
The women in my life back then seemed to have whole storage units of baggage !!!!!!
Story of my love life !! ;)
These annoying questionnaires after purchasing items online.......
Ancient technology ;)
Now in the 21st century.......
What hippies and star seeds says instead of "praying" ;) ;)
My bower bird wife..... hence my very full storage unit !!!!!!
Not as bad as being a Virgo !!!!!
So I decided that I am going to somehow find a place to stay in Cancun and to book it. There was no way I was going to stay in a hostel, not after my Hawaiian experience where lodgings there were also expensive. I vowed nomatter how expensive private lodgings are, I will never again stay in a hostel. Must be me getting old but a private room with a private bathroom is something I will not compromise on even if it means paying a premium for it and wiping out the rest of my vacation budget.
It turns out I was about to enjoy the benefits of loyalty. For my trips I have been using one particular website to book my air tickets and lodgings as the site was able to find the cheapest lodgings available. And I'd get points when I book through them. Well it turns out I had enough points for quite significant discounts on my lodgings in Cancun, and furthermore, I would get up to 30% off due to me having used the site before. So was able to find a nice cosy little lodging in Cancun, it was still expensive but I had discounts amounting to several hundreds of dollars, so I ended up scoring a great deal on the lodging which made it a lot more affordable for my budget.
It's rated 3-star which was higher than my Bali lodging which had a 1-star rating. The Cancun lodging at what is called the Suites Rosas, sounds quite exotic, must be the Spanish influence. I think Mexico has Spanish influence if my memory serves me correctly. And it seems a cosy little place with only five apartments. And it has free wi fi!!!! That is the most important thing after the private room and bathroom!!! Nevermind about the separate dinning and kitchen area with fridge, microwave, stove, TV with cable channels, king size bed, and a balcony\patio!!! Actually this apartment will be positively spacious compared to where I would normally stayed during my trips. Because I always go for the cheapest apartments, it would always be just a single room with bathroom attached, no kitchen facilities though the ones in America would always have a fridge albeit a tiny little bar fridge and a TV, and no separate areas for dinning. It would almost like being back in my own apartment though with fridge added!!!! As we all know I don't have a fridge in my apartment. And this cosy little spot in Cancun is located downtown which means it will be close to shops, supermarkets, etc, and not far from the beach. It seems Cancun is not a big place so pretty well everywhere would be close to the beach, within walking distance from most places, certainly from downtown area. And this hotel offers 24 hours airport transfers, so they will pick me up from the airport, and when the end of my Caribbean vacation comes to an end, they will drop me back at the airport.
So I now have the essentials of the trip all booked and paid for, that is, the air tickets to and from Cancun, somewhere to stay in Cancun, and transportation between the airport and the hotel. Now am much happier. We Virgos do get so anxious about things, so feeling a lot better about having these most important - and most expensive - parts of the trip all taken care of.
Now just the incidentals. The tours to the Mayan sites, whether I go on tours or excursions, or whether there are just the transportation available. Cancun is a tourist area so almost certainly be several options available for visiting these Mayan sites. The hotel should be able to advise me on this. And of course other incidentals such as food. I don't think there is any food or room service at the hotel which is why it is relatively cheap, but being downtown in a tourist town, there is sure to be plenty of options available, and with kitchen facilities in my apartment, it be just going to the supermarket for grocery shopping. And being not in Perth it is sure to be cheaper. Everywhere is cheaper for food and most other things than in Perth.
With the major accomplishments completed for my Cancun trip, here are my very accurate card readings for this week.......
My cards for another momentous week with Tzom Tammuz and the Helical Rise of Sirius happening.
-Queen of Pentacles - Determination - A person of intense determination and goal orientated. She is willing to help anyone she considers worthy of her investment. A realistic, capable, determined woman. A sense of responsibility will win her over.
-6 of Wands - Victory - A successful conclusion to overcoming a large challenge. Well deserved sense of accomplishment. The battle won in spite of obstacles. Time to be proud.
-13 - Power Of Attraction - Time to conceive, create and embark on the process of transformation. Have recently completed a cycle of manifestation and now ready to embark on the next level. Positive and constructive energy is unfolding now. I will attract whatever is needed to complete this work.
Two of the cards seems to confirm an important accomplishment in relation to my Cancun trip, that is, I have completed the booking of my lodging in Cancun. Therefore the critical aspects, indeed the two largest expenses associated with any trip, the air tickets and the lodging, are now confirmed and paid for. It has been a battle to achieve this with my savings plan, with many setbacks such as the catastrophic month of May, however the victory has finally been achieved. My vacation is basically now booked and paid for.
The Queen of Pentacles may refer literally to a woman who may help me with my plans though I have no idea who she may be. More likely this is figuratively referring to my Goddess spirits, that they will help me achieve my goals as long as I take responsibility and don't blame my problems on the planetary alignments or lunar dates.
The Oracle concludes that I am well set up for the next stage of saving and preparation for my Cancun trip, that is, saving the funds necessary for expenses associated with visiting the Mayan sites and whatever else I am called to do while in Cancun. Either any organised tours or just transportation, entrance fees, etc associated with the attractions. And of course spending money, food, and the other incidentals that comes with being on vacation in a foreign country. Also the travel insurance that will need to be organised. The Oracle assures me that I will attract the resources necessary to accomplish these goals, and that all will be in place for my trip in due time.
-------------------------------------------------
Another reason why it's a good thing I have finalised the essential aspects of my trip before now. The dreaded "The Three Weeks" begins this Tuesday on Tzom Tammuz. As we know, The Three Weeks is when calamities often befalls the Jews, and those who were Jews in past lives - ME!!!!! This is the period of mourning for the destruction of the Jewish Temples. Tzom Tammuz, which falls the 17th day of Tammuz, this Tuesday, was when the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem in AD70. The destruction of the 2nd Temple happened three weeks later, hence "The Three Weeks" inbetween the invasion of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. It turned out the Babylonians destroyed the 1st Temple 500 years earlier on exactly the same date on the lunar calendar - Tisha B'Av, the 9th day of Av. So as in previous years, I will be keeping updates on any calamities that may befall me during these next three weeks!!!! At least I won't need to be doing anything else for my trip, except continue on with my savings plan, until much closer to the trip in October.
There is another event happening now at this time, which relates to another of my past lives, and may help mitigate against the effects of The Three Weeks. That is the Siriun New Year which was celebrated in ancient Egypt. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, and also where I was during at least one of my past lives. Indeed one of my four Goddesses spirits in my apartment is from Sirius. The Egyptians were visited by Siriun ETs many thousands of years ago, the "cat people". The domestic cats today are indeed Siriun hybrids, which is why the Egyptians used to worship them.
The helical rise of Sirius each July heralded the flooding of the Nile, essential for the agricultural cycle thus the supply of food. So Sirius was seen as an important God who provided for the Egyptians. Sirius is actually a 3-star system though visible as only one star from Earth. The 2nd and 3rd stars were discovered only in more recent times with powerful telescopes and computers. However the ancient Egyptians knew about the three stars and they didn't have telescopes or computers back then. How did they know? The Siriun ETs, the cat people, who came to visit them, and were worshipped as gods. The 3-star Sirius system is indeed the origin of the Trinity doctrine in Christianity - three Gods as being one God. We have the Triple Goddess in Paganism, and other Pagan trinity beliefs.
Now the Siriun New Year cycle began with the Sirius and Sun conjunction, that is, the Sun passed in front of Sirius. That happened last Friday. Next is the helical rise of Sirius, when the star moves out from the glare of the Sun and becomes visible again just prior to dawn. This happens this week on Thursday. This was when the ancient Egyptians marked the New Year, when Sirius became visible again, and was seen from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, and coincided with the flooding of the Nile thus the start of the agricultural cycle. So was seen as a time of good fortunes and new starts in life.
So since one of my past lives was spent in the Siriun system, indeed around the 3rd star, I am hoping this event will mitigate against the effects of The Three Weeks. Indeed it seemed to have sparked my good fortune in being able to book my Cancun lodging. Last Thursday, the Sirius Sun conjunction, was also payday, so was able to deposit funds into my various accounts as part of my Cancun savings plan. Then when the funds cleared, I was on Saturday night able to book my lodging, and with the discounts I had just enough funds in the account used for the air tickets and lodgings to cover the payment for my hotel booking.
Oh yes I now have a website for my Cancun trip.........
Cancun Mexico Trip
Now lets see how this week will pan out.........
My sleep patterns........
A valid question !!!!
Yes always a pizza !!!!!!!!
The women in my life back then seemed to have whole storage units of baggage !!!!!!
Story of my love life !! ;)
These annoying questionnaires after purchasing items online.......
Ancient technology ;)
Now in the 21st century.......
What hippies and star seeds says instead of "praying" ;) ;)
My bower bird wife..... hence my very full storage unit !!!!!!
Not as bad as being a Virgo !!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)