I’ve been struggling with finding a subject for today’s post, and I still don’t have one. I didn’t want to wait too long, because given the way my brain has been lately, I’d probably forget to post. And I did that recently, and I didn’t notice until the following month, and I felt like a Bad Writer for forgetting to post her monthly blog. So.
I could talk about COVID-19. We’re in the second wave here in Michigan, and our governor/health department just scaled us back again. We’re not on full lockdown yet, but that is coming if things don’t improve. Our case numbers are higher than they were in March when we had our first lockdown. People aren’t masking up or following protocols and it’s hurting everyone. Today when we went to the vet to get our cat fluids, we saw an older man approach the vet doors without a mask on. I approached, keeping my distance (because that’s what you’re supposed to do), and he took off. I think he felt my dirty look through my mask, or maybe my fury was coming off me in waves. Or maybe he had to leave. I dunno. But I was relieved because I didn’t want to be anywhere near him. And that sucks. We’ve been reduced to running away from our fellow man because he or she might be infected and we do not want to get sick. Never dreamed I’d ever be doing that in my lifetime. It feels like I’m living in a damn sci-fi movie.
I could talk about my upcoming minor surgery next Monday. I have to get a COVID test. Never had one before. I am a bit nervous. I’m worried that it’ll be unpleasant, but I know it’s important to know before I go in. The surgery needs to be done — not an emergency, but I wanted to get it over with — and I was going over my schedule and I realized that there are some things I’d need to do ahead of time because I will probably not feel up to working on Monday. Which means I will need to do more these next few days and on the weekend to compensate. Well, nothing new there. I always work weekends. I’m used to it. I just need to make a note to fit Monday’s stuff in there as well.
I could talk about the Tarot, which was last month’s topic. Yesterday I got the Three of Swords, which is typically the card of heartbreak. Last time I got that card, my cat got sick. So I am bracing for something like that to happen. Today’s card was the Knight of Cups, the card of “a romantic person who’s lost in fantasy” basically — which could point to me, lol, because I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about story plots these days. I have been writing a bit for NaNoWriMo, which is great. But I’d like to do more after November and I have some ideas. So I think that’s what it’s referring to. Maybe. Or it could be Trump with all his craziness. But I don’t really see him as a romantic. He’s not the right age to be the Knight, either. Come to think of it, neither am I. I’m more the age of a Queen. Hmmm. I just realized that. So who on earth could be the Knight?
It could also be pointing to simply energy or a situation, so maybe that’s it. Court cards (Pages, Knights, Kings, Queens) have always been tricky for me. Sometimes it’s obvious who they are or what they are referring to, but sometimes it’s just a mystery.
In one of the Facebook Tarot groups I’m in, someone brought up the idea of reading playing cards. That’s something I’ve always been interested in. I think it would be harder for me, though, as I use the pictures on the cards as a guide for interpretations and my intuition. With playing cards, there aren’t any pictures, but they do correspond to the Tarot cards, suits and all. So it’d be interesting to try. I have over thirty Tarot decks, and I’ve asked for…four or five…for Christmas. I also have my eye on a few for after Christmas if I get any gift cards. It’s a bit of an addiction. There are so many beautiful decks. And they all have their own feel and personality. Yes, truly. I know that sounds crazy but it is absolutely true. I use different decks for different things like writing, my own readings, daily draws, general readings, because of that.
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So, I think I’ve babbled enough. Not a lot of fluff today, but hopefully nothing to horribly depressing. I’m still hoping we pull out of this virus situation and get back to normal sometime soon. As Kit mentioned in her post, it feels like time has gone by super slow, that weeks feel like months. I so agree. I am anxiously awaiting 2021. It’s got to be better.
What’s on your mind today?