Building

I got rid of my car today.

It started having some engine problems last year and blew a rod some months ago, but I had been unable to make any decisions on it. This is something of a problem with my family, which is more like a clan, and decisions have to be considered by everyone. My father and brother-in-law immediately stepped in to assist, but their plans of actions don't quite live up to their good intentions. In the end, I took control of my car and made the difficult decision not to spend more than it's worth on engine repairs. I junked it today.

I don't think of myself as a particularly materialistic person, but I was really attached to my car. It was a nice, comfy minivan with lots of space, which I've loaded with suitcases, camping equipment, Disney souvenirs, beach gear, and lots of people. I've driven it all over the state and it was thoroughly an extension of me with it's green color, Goddess bumper stickers, and pentacles and flying witches dangling from the rear view mirror. I didn't like seeing it impotent and covered with dust at the shop, knowing it will soon be taken apart and sold off piece by piece.

The bright side to all this is that I haven't been feeling the pinch of rising gas prices and that, hopefully, I'll have the chance now to buy some cute, fuel-efficient, little car. I don't know when that will happen though and, for now, I'm grateful my sister lets me use her car so often.

Another relationship coming to an end is that between my computer and I. I've had this one for eight years and have performed several upgrades on it and has now become another Frankenstein creation, but it's basically reached the end of its circuit. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a new one last night. I expect it in a couple of weeks.

And if all that wasn't enough "new" this week (and it's only Tuesday), last night I did something else I've never done before. I gave some free tarot readings online. I like tarot a lot and want to build my skills reading the cards, but I don't have a lot of opportunities to practice. There is no lacking of tarot readers in Witchdom and I don't have any non-Pagan friends.

Reading tarot online was completely foreign to me and I was a little skeptical, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I signed on to AOL, opened my own chat room, and gave about four readings over an hour. Much to my surprise, it went really well. My four querents were very receptive and pleased so I felt good. I'll do that again.