This will, I’ve discovered, become a 3-part series. Last night, I sat down to finish the painting on the Voodoo Jar by completing the other side with Agwe’s veve. Immamou is the name of his ship. It’s strange, but I hadn’t thought of this until it reoccurred to me last night while painting, but Agwe is said to be a…
Category: New Orleans
Voodoo Jar, Part 1
In the interests of pushing our energies toward a successful facilitation of The Move, we have started making a Voodoo jar for that purpose. I call it a “Voodoo Jar” but it would fall more into the category of a “Witch Jar” or hoodoo, or your basic variety of root magic. The Witch Jar, or…
Interview Update
My brain, in the cramped confines of my skull, has been pacing back and forth like a squirrel on crack since Monday. Did we get it? Are we going? J’s phone interview with his employment prospect in New Orleans went very, very, VERY well. They were on the phone together for over an hour, and…
On the Prowl
For jobs, that is. Jobs in New Orleans. I am two days into an initial job hunt. Too early to tell, too early to hear anything back. But, so far so good, I say, since I feel like I am finally rediscovering the job-search groove. I’ve not had to look for new employment in 11…
Claustrophobic Pink Cookies, with Beads
The last couple of nights, when I’ve finally gone to sleep and not been wakened by my neighbors or my pacing dog, I’ve had some uber-random and somewhat goofy dreams. Like standing on a foggy bricky street corner with a handful of dream-friends (people I’ve never met in waking life) and showing them the really wild…
Rambling Wandering Weekend Mind
Earlier, I had an overwhelming desire to ramble about my peaceful weekend, and it turned into a book/film report. Let me try this again. I seem to have lost my ability to Sleep In past a certain time of morning. This includes weekends, and even days that I am sick. Part of this is that…
Sneaky Saints Fan
Well, actually, I’m NOT a sneaky Saints fan at all. I am, in fact, typically a fairly brazen Saints fan. Today, though, I’m walking in two worlds. It is Casual Broncos Day here at work, which means everyone can wear their Broncos Swag and be all excited. Since MY team is playing this weekend, too,…
Open Gateways
I’d been feeling very nervous lately. The prospect of uprooting an entire life and moving it nearly across-country and starting over again is a big one. My husband J and I have already made a couple of tentative steps toward getting our ducks in a row. I had the “we’re going to try to move…
Follow Your Crazy 