Author: Saille

Who am I? On the surface I'm a nature-loving dirt worshipping hippy in search of a good adrenaline rush. That's all I have for now.

Question to those who want some type of amnesty for illegal immigrants….

What are you going to tell the people in other countries, who are trying to come to this country legally, when it comes time to tell them that their petitions are on hold because quotas were filled by the people who broke our border laws?

Seriously, I’m curious. I’ll even let you guys post anonymously here.

Scorpio for this week:

Have you ever wondered about the X-ray glasses advertised in comic books and sold by mail? They allegedly allow you to see through people’s clothes, maybe even through their skin to the skeleton beneath. You Scorpios now have the next best thing to that cartoon technology. Your eyesight is especially keen–so much so that you’ll notice many things that have previously been hidden from you. Not only that. You’ll be especially adept at discerning the real stories unfolding beneath the official stories. You’ll have the ability to decipher people’s unconscious motivations and secret agendas. It’s almost like you’ll have a psychic version of X-ray specs.

FreeWill Astrology

Fun, now only if they can wear dress whites and get that sun angle right….right poisongirl? *eg*

Not sure how to shake this….

Started my first day at Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. My boss was taking me around and introducing me to the people he knew. First guy, was a long-time client, since we first started there. Well, he decided to “break me in” with a 5 minute. What I didn’t see, was the confused look on my boss’ face and the concern. At any rate, half-way through the 5 minutes, he complains that he doesn’t like Shiatsu, he likes the kneading. Please keep in mind that this guy is easily 200+lbs and is a solid rock, as he’s an ER nurse. So kneading, within 5 minutes is out of the question as I couldn’t grab onto anything. 5 minutes run up, he claims it wasn’t 5 minutes. I tell him if that’s the case, then the clock in the room is running extra fast because he was in the chair and I was working on him at half after and it’s now 25 till. He then proceeds to tell me he absolutely hated my work and based on those 5 minutes, he’ll never get a massage from me again because I didn’t give him enough pressure, nor did I use the techniques he wanted me to use. That shot my day to hell. He went to my boss to complain, and my boss called him on the 5 minute thing too, also pointed out that 5 minutes was nowhere near enough time to really work into a muscle, and that I have regular clients larger than him who laud my abilities to break-up their tension. I don’t know why this is bugging me, maybe just the way he said it. Or maybe the fact he didn’t tell me he didn’t like shiatsu. I create my sessions around what my clients like. If I know they like certain techniques more than others, I’ll use them, or I’ll start at different points than normal. I can’t believe someone would be so quick to judge and tell me I suck based on 5 minutes. The worst part, is that I know he went back to his nurse station and told everyeone there I’m not worth it. Word of mouth is the worst means of running clients away. Thankfully, the AFLAC Cancer Center nurses love me. If I can figure out when he gets off shift, I’ll start hitting up the ER and get everyone else, and hopefully turn that bad rep around. :/

This was posted on the Atlanta LJ, but hey, why not take it national? As I know most of my readers are from everywhere but Atlanta….

So how ’bout it? Raise a glass of Guinness for May 5th celebrations instead of a tequila.

Scorpio for this week:

I have a rabid appreciation for your efforts to make this world a steamier, wilder, more lyrical labyrinth. Thank you for all the entertaining mysteries you conjure so regularly. You are a true Puzzle Master, both in the sense that you create beautiful enigmas and that you solve seemingly impossible riddles. Having said that, though, I want to beg you to ease up on the drama for a while. Now and then there come times when you get so heavy and thick with obsessive longing and complicated emotions that you’re in danger of imploding. This is such a moment. So lighten up, please. Consider indulging in the pleasures of harmless fun and frivolous diversions for a few days.

FreeWill Astrology

This seems to be a summer trend so far….I think I like it!

Ok, so I haven’t posted much of substance of late. This year started off with a bad bang, and my only escape from it was getting out of the state or hitting the mat. I’m happy where I’ve gone so far, but damned, it still sucks a bit.

Anyway, so this year has been a year of love. The idea of it, the applications of it, what I’m looking for, and how I’ve lost it. See, back in November, someone who barely knew me was able to point out the fact that I was unhappy, and someone with that little knowledge of me seeing it hurt me. So I made the decision to start doing what made me happy – hitting the mat. During this time, my Zoomie and I skidded to an impasse that caused us to step back from our relationship so we could both focus on fixing ourselves. Shortly after, my Scotsman and I hit our own impasse. Our relationship set-up wasn’t making him happy, and seeing him unhappy and knowing that I was standing in the way made things worse for me. So we stepped back from where we were at, so I could focus on what I needed to, and he could focus on his things. We started arguing less and working together a lot better. Unfortunately, we were furthering the chasm between us and it hit home to me while I was on vacation in Cali. I think this is the first vacation for me where I was intentionally talking to him every chance I could, and we decided we needed to talk more when I got home to fix things. So, we’re giving things another go. Not sure how well I’ll do, as it’ll mean learning to refocus and learning how to settle down a bit. I’m willing to give it a go, as I’m not ready to let him go yet. Unfair, yes, but fact is, we both love each other way too much and I don’t think he’s quite ready to let go either. So, this next year will be a growing experience for me, to make sure he and I can mix our lives together, somehow.

Ok, they want to be in this country illegally. So they write a new anthem, sung to the Stars and Stripes, but in Spanish? Can someone please clue them in? Apparently telling them to stop flying the Mexican flag (symbol of the country that can’t support them), didn’t hit home hard enough. Call me strange, but if I was going to go live in another country, and either try to become a citizen or legal worker of that country….I’d at least start working on learning the language and abiding by the laws. Not make the people who are citizens learn my language and my laws. *shakes head*

How do you segregate yourself out of society? Prove how much different you are. *sigh*

Scorpio for this week:

The Sun and Mercury are lighting up your astrological House of Relationships. Uranus, the planet of awakening, is animating your House of Creativity, and is in a sweetly harmonious aspect with the expansive planet Jupiter, which is invigorating your House of Beginnings. What does it all mean? You have a fantastic opportunity to experiment with the ways you conduct your intimate alliances. I suggest that you have major fun as you introduce previously undreamed-of innovations into your three best bonds.

FreeWill Astrology

Hehehehehehehehe, FUN!!!!!!

In all the years that I’ve participated in male dominated sports, or on all-male teams, this is the first time that I almost had to leave the mat in tears. I have no idea how I managed to keep it together, outside of the fact I’d have to ask permission to leave, and explain why. There was no fucking way I was going to say “I need to leave because I’m about to cry.” I don’t know how I got through the last three partners either. Though, my last two, I actually started getting a bit more aggressive and going for stuff, which helped a bit.

BUT GODFUCK! Guys, I don’t give a flying rat’s ass if you don’t want a girl in the gym. If that’s the case, either go to class at a different time, or suck it up because she’s not going to leave to assist your fucking ego the size of a peanut shard. You earn yourself no points by strong-arming us, and you don’t help us learn anything. As much as I enjoy the knowledge that I can now make it through a class like this, and survive the set-up. I’m pissed about the fact that I learned jack-shit to nothing, if it weren’t for two of my parnters seeing my weaknesses and asking me if I wanted to work them while I was with them. One even taught me a few new moves. Seriously, if anything I took away from this experience at this point, I’ve taken greater appreciation for my teammates, my training partner and my instructor. Because they fucking rock my socks. They don’t look at me and go “You want me to roll with a girl?” They see it as a good opportunity to work their technique and work with someone who’s more flexible, smaller, and more likely to get out of subs they can slap on a larger person with no problem. The best roll I had this entire week, was with a pro-level fighter, because he wanted to roll. He didn’t want guys being a blanket, he just wanted to roll and it was all technique. I mean, I suffered through each workout, pushing myself, knowing that the next workout would be easier. Today I made it through a 1.5 hour class with only 2 breaks for water. I did full conditioning and sucked it up and kept going on the rolls. I learned nothing outside of those two guys helping me out today, and I feel like I wasted my fucking time with it.