2005-10-28

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I'm not sure how well last night's class went. We covered a lot of dry material in a very short time, going around the room with each person reading a paragraph... I'm always a bit paranoid about my research methods, and just hope that I was able to exercise correct judgement in the material I presented to the students. I admitted up front that these were very brief glimpses into the beliefs of various religions about the afterlife, and we got some good discussion going, but still... bleah. I'm just not feeling rather "off" both emotionally and physically, which always makes me nervous and uncertain. Hopefully the "active" portion of my lesson, the ritual on Monday, will go much better.

An unexpected bonus: I received the students' financial contributions for the evening, which went a fair ways toward covering the photocopy costs for the class material. $5 went to buying some Kyphi incense from Holly... mmm, how lovely and sweet it smells! This gives me plenty to burn for both Samhain rituals (on Saturday and Monday).

Received a LOVELY Goddess pendant in the mail from [livejournal.com profile] beckyh2112 yesterday:

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It's on a long black leather cord which will put it at the perfect level to be worn just below the "clergy" pentacle I recently purchased, on ritual occasions. Now I just have to find something equally nice as a return gift. No doubt Radiance will have something suitable... I took notes last night, Becca, so I'll do my best to find something you'll like. :-)

I'll have to find someplace to get photocopies done tomorrow for the ritual that evening. Our local copy centre will be closed, which will probably have me making a trip downtown to Staples to get the copies run off. Grrr. Add that to cleaning the house, picking up a beef roast and potatoes, and gathering the tools and material for the altar, and I'll have a VERY busy day.

I'm starting to worry about my appointment with Dr. S on Monday. What will he say about me going back to Ipsos-Reid? Dr. Enn suggested some adjustment on my medication load, so I expect Dr. S will probably want to have me off for at least a couple more weeks to see it kick in, but still... I'm nervous about going back, and nervous about NOT going back. I'm not sure I'm strong enough internally to take the stress of a regular working day (even though on Tuesday, I was actually able to think about it without fear, and even to look forward to the prospect of going back). On the other hand, I hate being on sick leave. *sigh*

Not sure what I'll be doing this evening -- probably a little cleaning, probably a little work on our next studio project, Joe In The Future (for Heavy Metal Magazine), probably a little bit of AIM chat. I also have to send off a couple of invoices to NBM Papercutz, including figuring out a possible invoicing error where we failed to bill them for a couple of covers. Right now I don't feel very capable of dealing with complex situations, but I'll have to give it my best shot.
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From http://www.almanac.com/food/roasting.php:

Roasting Rules

YOUR GOAL in cooking a roast is to keep it as tender and juicy as possible. These steps ensure success:

1. Remove the roast from the refrigerator at least two hours before you put it into the oven. This gives it a chance to warm up to room temperature and cook evenly.
2. Make sure the oven is preheated before you put the roast in.
3. Do not salt the exterior flesh of the roast. (Salt draws the juices to the surface, so wait until you serve it to salt the meat.)
4. Take into account that bones conduct heat, so bone-in and partially boned roasts require slightly less time to cook through than boneless cuts.
5. Allow about 1 pound of meat per person if a roast contains a bone, and 1/2 pound per person if it is boneless.
6. Always use a meat thermometer -- preferably the instant-read type -- inserted into the thickest part of the flesh, away from bone, fat, and gristle.
7. Before carving, let the roast stand for at least 20 minutes after you remove it from the oven to allow the flesh to reabsorb the juices.


Came across these while considering how much meat to get for tomorrow's Samhain ritual feast (I've got eight folks altogether, so four pounds of meat). Good advice. :-)
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Bast oil warmer:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/BAST-EGYPTIAN-CAT-RITUAL-OIL-WARMER-wicca-pagan-altar_W0QQitemZ5629042922QQcategoryZ1523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Another Bast oil warmer, this one in gold:

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And one in brown:

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Bast altar tealight holder:

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A Bast plushie!

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Gorgeous mummified Osiris statue:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7720583120&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

A tribal bronze fertility Goddess from 19th century Bastar, India:

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Three-and-a-quarter inch Isis and Bastet statues:

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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7360429686&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

A lovely nude Gaia statue:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Mother-Earth-Goddess-Gaia-Nude-Art-Sculpture-Statue_W0QQitemZ5436879424QQcategoryZ553QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Athena, Goddess of wisdom:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Goddess-of-wisdom-Athena-greek-statue-mythology_W0QQitemZ5437076763QQcategoryZ553QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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