As I found myself pulled by my powercord, I couldn't help but think that the floor was a long way below. Little did I know that I would see it sooner, faster and closer than I ever thought possible. I hung there suspended in the air thinking, "I hope this is not as painfulas it looks." What seemed like hours later, I saw my battery compartment pass my monitor. In the next instant I received the news that gravity was not dead. And I, yes I was grounded.
Uh oh. In Lesson One as one of the things that I mentioned that was "evil" in my mind was smoking in public. Did I EVER get slammed for that. Egads. Not a great start, and now I have to worry about blowing my first impression. Guess I'd better be REALLY careful in future.
Ok. This is very strange. I was accepted to the Athames Edge Clan of the Coven of the Far Flung Net of the Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca today, July 11, the anniversary of the death of my favorite cockatoo, and a day I've hated ever since. What does this mean? Hmmmm. I am so confused.
Anyway, here's the note I sent as an introduction
Thanks, Fae. Hi everyone. Thanks for allowing me to join the clan. I'm trying to add a yahoo ID, but currently yahoo seems to be in a hostile mood and keeps telling me try again in some construct of 10 minutes that I've not yet translated :-). I'll keep trying. It's bound to make a mistake and let me register at some point.
In the meantime, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a 42 year old married mother of a lovely daughter, am owned by two cats, and borrowed by two dogs and three parrots. I am currently involved with Internet legal issues, concentrating on consumer's rights, while writing children's books, teaching scuba diving, teaching flying (in airplanes currently), and otherwise having a good time with life.
I developed an interest in alternative "religions" upon being asked not to come back to Sunday School classes at the age of 7 for asking too many questions that the instructor couldn't answer. I figured then that Christianity wasn't going to "do it" for me, and that there must be something out there that appreciates curiosity, has more than "one true way," and can actually say "I don't know" without expecting lightning to strike.
I began reading Wiccan and Neo-Pagan books and studying on my own 25 years or so ago now. Finding an Internet based Coven is a Goddess-send to me, given my insane schedule and desire to learn as and when I can. I'm really excited about the opportunity to learn and "meet" others who are on the path. This is really great :-).