My Brother's Wedding Day

Today my little brother is getting married. The good part is that Jeff only had 2 patients, so they let him take the day off. So I won't have to go through this alone. It really sucks that I'm not gaining a sister, I'm losing a brother.

I did get online to post yesterday morning, really, but I sat here at 9 AM and realized nothing had happened yet to write about. Mostly yesterday I talked online with Paul, and he helped me work on my character for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG he is going to run when school starts. Here's my profile so far, including the stats Paul came up with:

My Character for Paul's Buffy RPG

Saoirse Morgaine Campbell

She is a high school sophomore in Twilight, WV. Her mother, Meghan, raised her alone. She and her mom are Wiccans. Her mom is an herbalist, and also a political activist. Saoirse has been taught to fear "the man" by her mom, and local politics and environmental issues are normal dinner table discussion. Sometimes Saoirse voices her opinion on this issues at inconvienent times and makes people angry. Her mom has a beat up old van and in the summer they go to pagan festivals (the nudity is optional) and sell clothes they've made and herbs. Her mom sells some of her herbs through a mail-order occult supplier. They don't have a lot of money. Her mom does work part-time during the winter, when the growing season is over. Saoirse packs her lunch everyday. They grow as much of their own food as they can in window boxes and in a little garden plot. Their house is a little run down, but cozy.

There are very few other Wiccans in the area, so Saoirse has a lot of friends online. She's not a computer whiz, she uses it primarily to email and chat with people she meets in the summer. And she goes to the public library to use it, since she and her mom don't have a computer, and couldn't afford Internet anyway.

Physically she's in pretty good shape, the van's poor condition encourages them to walk most places, or take mass transit where available. (Saoirse rides the school bus) Plus the mostly vegetarian diet helps with avoiding that teenage demon, acne. Her teeth are a bit crooked, couldn't afford braces. She wears skirts most of them time, they're just easier to make than pants. She has wavy dishwater blonde hair, and hazel eyes. Freckles on her nose in the summer. She's pretty comfortable with herself, talking to boys isn't a big deal because she has never met any in Twilight she'd want to date.

The spells she knows and uses are for luck and protection. To remember the right answer for a test, to keep the van running, to keep vandals out of her locker, etc. Love spells are a big no-no, even though if anyone at school talks to her, it's usually to ask for that or a Tarot reading. She stopped giving thoughs after a few too many things came true. She predicted the car accident that killed two seniors her freshman year. Her favorite subjects in school are biology, english and home economics. She constantly petitions the cafeteria to offer a vegetarian option, and got her biology teacher to help start a recycling program. A lot of kids at school think her mom grows pot, so once in a while she gets asked for that. Her mom has always encouraged her to stay away from drugs, though, "The 60's were fun, sweetie, I just wish I remembered more of them."

Most of the time not having friends at school doesn't bother her. Her mom is her best friend, and they have always had fun together. But Saoirse does want to get out of Twilight, and move west or south or north or anywhere where there are more people like them. She and her mom do fight about that sometimes. But Meghan always says she feels like the land needs them in Twilight. If they weren't there to fight against the corrupt politicians, and the close-minded people, who would be?





Character Notes

Character Type: White Hat
Life Points: 36
Drama Points: 20

Strength 1
Dexterity 2
Constitution 3
Intelligence 3
Perception 3 (1 level from Artist quality)
Willpower 5 (1 level from Artist quality)

Qualities (10 + 5 from drawbacks)
Sorcery +2 (10)
Artist (writing, sewing) (2)
Hard to Kill 2 (2)
Contacts (Internet Wiccans) 1 (1)

Drawbacks (6)
Teenager (2)
Misfit (2)
Minority (Wiccan) (1)
Resources (Below Average) (1)

Skills (15 + 1 from drawbacks)
Art 3 (1 level from Artist quality)
Computers 1
Knowledge 3
Notice 3
Occultism 1
Wild Card (Sewing) 3
Wild Card (Wiccan Theory) 4

Well, It's almost shower time. And I should eat breakfast. Mainly because my mom refuses to break bread with the new in-laws, we'll be missing the reception food.

Thank Goddess Jeff Sr and Beth and my mom and dad seemed to like each other on their first and only meeting thus far.

Merry Part and Blessed Be.

Janis is back up North!

My witchy mentor and all around cool person, Janis Trubic, is up from Florida this week! I am so excited, I have missed her a lot. Some of you may know her from Baily's Beads, she's also a hell of a writer. Jeff and I are going down to Sheffield to visit her today.

I left work early yesterday due to feeling extremely not well. After discussing my symptoms with Jeff, I think I have been getting migraines. Since I've already cut out caffeine, I guess the only other choice is to eliminate my other source of stress. I have to kill Tonya.

Just kidding. Mostly. I did bring some chamomile tea to work to help me de-stress on my breaks. I may go to wal-mart and have them loosen up the stems on my specs. Sometimes it feels like they are squeezing my face.

Well, time to start the day. Merry Part and Blessed Be!

Another interesting name: Kameron Snowden. It sounds like a good name for a WoD character, maybe a Qualmi, or a Wendigo.

Be A Goddess!

I am working through a new witchy book. The first lesson contains a prayer that I wanted to share. It does a good job summing up the way I feel about Wicca and the Goddess:

I know the laws of Nature are you, Lady
Keep me mindful that I step upon your body,
with your feet,
that my sorrows are your sorrows,
and that a healthy priestess makes all things sound.
I feel your breath in the wind, and your hand in mind
Keep my sincere
Give me to your work
which is to be joyous and to tend all things
because all things live,
of themselves
and with your spirit
Your will through mine, so mote it be.

And now I'm supposed to discuss with friends, or write about what I thought.
The second line is the thing I like best about Wicca. Everyday I feel my religion, and the Goddess around me. I can feel the earth pulse under my feet, and the wind and rain are her breath and tears and sweat. "Keep me sincere" is something that I think we all struggle for. It is hard to be honest all the time, we try to not hurt each others feelings, and sometimes do more harm that way. Sincerity is a hard quality to achieve. How often do you tell the people that you love how you really truly feel? Probably not as often as we could. "Give me your work, which is to be joyous and to tend all things" I love that the Goddess's work for me is to be happy and try to make everyone else around me happy too. Think of how great the world could be if everyone tried to make one other person really happy everyday.

Well that's all my thoughts for now, I'm at work. Just trying to get back to what my b-log was originally for, to share my thoughts on things, not just what I had for breakfast (Honey Buzzers)

Oh, another strange customer name: Tamothea Gamble. Not limerick inspiring, but it does sound like a good name for a halfling rogue.

Merry Part and Blessed Be!

Of fonts and fancy stickers

Yesterday mom and I went and ordered invitations for my wedding reception. So soon I'll be calling people to ask for mailing addresses. Some I have, some I don't. The invitations are neat. They're called seal and send. They have a rip-off and send back RSVP card. So this should be a no-brainer for everyone, including me. We also ordered pretty red napkins, and got some decorations from Cara Blum's mom. Cara's wedding colors were red and white, so they had a lot of neat stuff.

Lots of calls today, so short entry. Hope everyone had a good weekend!