dense time

Today seemed to be made up of many ten to twenty minute segments all involving completely different topics. A kind of pack-and-stacked day with improbable amounts to achieve. It all worked out without flapsi hapsi, but I could tell it was borderline.

Anyway, I shall be looking for some 'white space' in the next day or so.
Tag: time

heat

After two weeks of driving around with a broken car heater, today was garage day.

I've been relying on no frost each day and so far been lucky, although yesterday was a close call.

At ten o'clock the service man called to say they may not be able to fix it, because they probably needed a special part. Tonight I got the car back, switched it on and yippee it was warm. Now I can leave the chattering teeth classes.
Tag: car

moonage daydream

Terry, Steve and John had decided to find a bar. Normally, I would join them - we each know too much about each other - but on this occasion I couldn't. Colin became their fourth accomplice and I headed elsewhere. Didn't think more of it until around 1:30am, when I had a bizarre momentary flash of Terry reading tarot.

Next day, I run into Steve and Terry and mention the moment. Turns out they'd met a woman with cards and Steve had paid her ten euros for a reading. They were going to read Colin, but he didn't want to. So they picked John. The woman was drunk and was mainly making up anything. Terry knew something about it and explained a key card selected and its description.

They told me the story, but not the card. Later I speculated and checked with Terry in an email : eight of cups. It was.

So:

1) How did I get the flash that this was happening?
2) Who was the drunk woman actually reading? the person who paid or the person selected?
3) How did I get the card right without knowing it, or anything about Tarot? There's lots of cards in a full deck?
4) Turns out another key card was 'the moon', so what does it all mean?
5) Harmless entertainment, or what?

Tag: mystic, tarot

Happy 4703

One point three billion people in China and their relatives throughout the world have been celebrating Chinese New Year this weekend. Its the Year of the Dog and 4703 in the Chinese calendar. The starting day varies because it requires a New Moon and ends with the full moon and Lantern festival 15 days later.

Luckily this house is clean because the Chinese would put away all brooms, brushes, dusters and so forth so they don't accidentally clean away good luck. The firecrackers send out the old year and welcome the New and doors and windows are opened to ensure the old year goes and the new one can get in.

It is the Chinese custom to think in the positive and therefore set a positive agenda for the new year.
Tag: china, new year

momentarily at rest

The first day since before Christmas without complex agenda. So nice to chill and catch up on a few things, including an extensive read of other peoples' blogs.

A special 'cheers' to the guitarGAS folk, who seem to be talking my language as I grapple with chords and other guitar esoteria. The Cheats and Tips section is just right!

Tag: blog, guitar, music

planetary waves

So, if you have already joined the Federation, now is the time to join Planet Rashbre. Go on, you know you want to!

friday?

I had this perfect dream

06:45 Alarm Call - TV boots up playing Fleetwood Mac - getting louder until I switch it - and the one in the next door room - OFF. Get ready for day and throw last few items into wheely bag. Down to the Rej Juan Carlos checkout and met by driver to take me to airport. No coffee to this point. Get tagged, clear security and find a small bar past the busy one. Small coffee, sit and think of the mysterious red lady from the Ramblas, like a piece of Salvador Dali artwork, or was it a dream?

Tag: barcelona, spain, catalonia

almond bread

We spent some time today talking about divine forms derived from the chaos of fractals and it made me think of this stairwell in the Gaudi house. I leaned over the edge of the roped off part to get this picture, which has a sort of cosmic quality, don't you think?
Tag: barcelona, spain, catalonia

barcelona builders

Even the builders in Barcelona look cool. I started Tuesday at 06:45 and it really zinged through again into the wee small hours, but at around 02:30 I made my escape in order to be able to enjoy the next day. This turned out to be good judgement, based upon the looks on the faces of those who decided to keep going until 07:30 Wednesday morning.
Tag: barcelona, spain, catalonia

gaudi flamenco

An busy day for me today, but excellent that we could round it off with a party, which was at Gaudi's house in central Barcelona. Here's a photo from my phone, which gives a small idea of the flamenco dancing and below is a picture of the outside of the magical building in the later part of the evening.

Tag: barcelona, spain, catalonia

shaken, not stirred

And a late evening, during which Tim appeared at around 03:00 to pose in this atmospheric picture. By this time we were getting the hang of Barcelona hours.
Tag: barcelona, spain, catalonia