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08:43 JohnLupa : hello
08:45 JohnLupa : and hello
08:46 ustreamer-57382 : hello/nick dreago
08:46 ustreamer-57382 : It’s quiet tonight, that’s unexpected.
08:46 JohnLupa : !topic Welcome to Lupa’s
08:47 JohnLupa : well its still a little early
08:47 ustreamer-57382 : ah, ok
08:47 ustreamer-57382 : *is patient*/nick dreago
08:48 JohnLupa : well you have to do it without typing anything else first
08:48 ustreamer-57382 : oh, d’uh!
08:48 JohnLupa : I will start some music so everyone has sound
08:49 JohnLupa : anyway Hi Dreago
08:49 dreago : Hello!
08:49 dreago : Hi John, Hi Lupa! Is the former brooklyn tarot reader
08:49 dreago : here too?
08:50 JohnLupa : formerly a tarot reader or formerly from brooklyn?
08:50 dreago : the latter, sorry, I have my mom chattering in my ear.
08:51 JohnLupa :
08:51 JohnLupa : Lupa will be on shortly
08:54 LavenderBlues : hello room
08:54 JohnLupa : hey lavenderblues
08:54 LavenderBlues : haha I’m always excited to see what color they give me. I’m green today!
08:56 JohnLupa : Sorry..I am just trying to get things ready for the gal
08:56 JohnLupa : she makes me do everything
08:56 Lupa-544 : Hi everyone
08:57 Lupa-544 : I’m not from Brooklyn Dreago
08:57 JohnLupa : she even made me come over and type that
08:57 Lupa-544 : you’re so weird John
08:57 dreago : No, the other one, there were three last time!
08:57 JohnLupa : yep
08:57 Lupa-544 : OH… did you watch when Paul and Saleena were here?
08:58 Lupa-544 : It’s just me tonight.
08:58 JohnLupa : Just US
08:59 LavenderBlues : hahaha aw, John, you’re so abused
08:59 JohnLupa : I know
08:59 JohnLupa : poor little me
08:59 JohnLupa : but I did make some silly intro titles for this show and made sure I gave myself a credit
08:59 JohnLupa :
08:59 Lupa-544 : poor John. Are you reading cards tonight as well?
09:00 JohnLupa : I will read your…….
09:00 Lupa-544 : I meant to say I’m the only tarot reader.
09:00 JohnLupa : well ok
09:00 Lupa-544 : ok people… I’ll be over at the table in a minute
09:00 JohnLupa : I take back my umbridge
09:05 ustreamer-42017 : hey, it’s zilla I’m here. Ohh I like the music
09:05 ustreamer-42017 : hi
09:06 LavenderBlues : come out of the shadows, ustreamers!
09:06 Cailie : cute!
09:07 LavenderBlues : that’s the tiniest deck I’ve ever seen! I guess you would have to just shake the cards up in a bag
09:07 Cailie : my second time
09:07 Cailie : i’m just back to listen to john’s voice
09:08 JohnLupa : thank you Cailie
09:08 Cailie : what deck are you using tonight, luna?
09:08 Cailie : lupa**
09:09 Cailie : i suck at typing
09:09 zilla-2426 : I have hardly “seen” you since Ireland. I hope you had a great time
09:09 JohnLupa : we had a wonderful time
09:09 JohnLupa : it was hard to come back
09:10 zilla-2426 : LOL
09:10 LavenderBlues : I have a question lupa
09:10 zilla-2426 : Don’t make me pigsnort in front of my husband
09:10 LavenderBlues : It’s a follow-up actually, from a question you answered for me last week.
09:11 LavenderBlues : I’d like you to answer it, if you don’t mind, and then I’ll tell you how it fits in with last week.
09:12 LavenderBlues : Can you tell me about my mom’s work situation and how you see that coming about in the near future?
09:12 LavenderBlues : If you need me to be more specific I can.
09:12 dreago : I’d like more specifics, but I’m just nosy
09:12 dreago :
09:13 LavenderBlues : hahaha I’ll at least give them after the reading dreago
09:13 fibrowitch : hi sorry I’m late
09:13 LavenderBlues : hey there fibro!
09:13 JohnLupa : hey fibrowitch
09:13 fibrowitch : hi lavender, hi john
09:14 fibrowitch : sorry i am late i was busy cleaning my room
09:14 JohnLupa : well as long as its all shiney and clean
09:14 LavenderBlues : Lupa, how about a final clarification card(s) about legal matters, regarding the same situation?
09:17 zilla-2426 : it was great!
09:17 LavenderBlues : hahaha, I can give details now or I can let others ask some questions and just tell you later. It’s up to you
09:17 LavenderBlues : Okay, sounds good
09:18 LavenderBlues : you definitely are
09:18 Cailie : i have a question too, if that’s okay…
09:18 dreago : health or love, health or love, hmmmm
09:18 zilla-2426 : Scott is watching a baseball game
09:18 fibrowitch : the red sox and baltimore played at 3
09:18 Cailie : i don’t want to ask when or where, but i was wondering if you could give me some insight into my next significant relationship (i’m not in one now)…
09:18 fibrowitch : baseball is important to
09:19 fibrowitch : it’m my religion you know
09:19 Cailie : oh i did type something
09:19 Cailie : maybe it didn’t work?
09:19 Cailie : i said…
09:19 Cailie : i don’t want to ask when or where, but i was wondering if you could give me some insight into my next significant relationship
09:19 Cailie : (i’m not in one now(
09:20 Cailie : ohh sorry
09:20 zilla-2426 : Danny Boy always makes me cry.
09:20 Cailie : the video froze
09:20 Cailie : i was born april 19th
09:20 Cailie : 1985
09:20 Cailie : at 825 pm
09:20 LavenderBlues : Well, last week you did a reading about my dad’s job security and if he would have to move in order to keep his job. You said that strong women in his life would be able to keep him going and you didn’t see him having to move. You pulled the queen of wands (top card) and one of the other cards was
09:20 Cailie : i’m aries, scorpio ascendent, pluto rising and ruling
09:20 fibrowitch : oh <censored> i was already married when u were born cailie
09:21 LavenderBlues : queen of disks. I immediately saw both of those cards representing my mom’s energy and the fact that she recently started a job and thought that your reading meant that because of her hard work and extra income, that that would save them. Then I talked to mom on the phone recently. She is very
09:21 fibrowitch : ? I picked up 2 new tarot decks this week. ‘the goddess oracle’
09:21 Cailie : lol fibrowitch, i wish i was married
09:22 fibrowitch : and fairy oracle by sulamith wulfing.
09:22 fibrowitch : have you used either deck
09:23 zilla-2426 : Can you see my Mother having any kind of personal growth? Becoming any easier to live with? She is going to spend the summer with my sister so we can get counciling to deal with her better.
09:23 JohnLupa : ok fibro
09:23 LavenderBlues : much a tomboy and she enjoys really hard labor. It’s like crack to her! lol she works at a warehouse where they make and ready cardboard and she works so hard that she was promoted to permanent hire faster than any other employee they’ve had. She is the only woman on her shift. But she’s been
09:24 JohnLupa : and ok Zilla
09:24 Cailie : ooh, thanks!
09:25 dreago : That sounds promising Lavendar!
09:25 fibrowitch : fairy oracle is by wulfing
09:25 fibrowitch : neither are tradational decks
09:25 fibrowitch : i just liked the art work.
09:25 dreago : Oooh, zilla, mommy issues. I feel your pain.
09:25 LavenderBlues : (Oh, this is what I thought of when you gave your reading. But when I talked to her after the reading I thought more of it.)
09:26 fibrowitch : i was looking for the deck you like to use but can’t find it
09:27 LavenderBlues : dealing with a LOT of sexism from some of the men she works with. Their harrassment has grown to the point that one guy she works with is telling her that she should keep records and take legal action if things don’t change. He actually was a witness for a woman in a similar situation previously
09:27 dreago : he’s right
09:28 dreago : and she’s lucky she has at least one coworker standing up for her.
09:28 LavenderBlues : and helped her win 2.1 million. Mom does NOT want to be the whiny girl, and she does NOT want to be the “jump on the get-rich-quick legal bandwagon” type, but these people are picking on her so much she feels like the jr. high outcast and she has cried herself to sleep because of it. I hate it for
09:28 JohnLupa : Lavender I am going to save this chat for lupa to read this after the show
09:29 fibrowitch : lavander, she does need to start documenting the harrassment
09:30 zilla-2426 : You know, you put it the way I feel it. SHe has doneThank you Lupa. You always give me good insights.
09:30 LavenderBlues : her because she loves this job, but she hates what she is dealing with. I would hate for her to have to sue or go through that “train wreck” but if it turned out positively then it could really change my family’s lives. And definitely keep my dad from having to move in order to not lose his retire
09:30 LavenderBlues : ment.
09:30 fibrowitch : i discovered a lot of decks have the same names
09:31 LavenderBlues : Sure thing John, thanks so much.
09:31 LavenderBlues : You guys are right, and her friend at work and I are really urging her to document all of this at work. He’s going to be a very important ally to her and there are others who support her as well.
09:31 fibrowitch : has she spoken to human resources about the problem
09:32 LavenderBlues : So Lupa, I think your reading was very accurate.
09:33 LavenderBlues : She has spoken with her shift manager several times, finally spoken with the general manager. I believe HR is located in a corporate office somewhere else. I think that’s coming next if the managers don’t do anything. The problem is, it is practically impossible to pin down what they are doing.
09:33 fibrowitch : i have this great 4 book set called ‘the tarot encyclepida’
09:33 dreago : I have a question! But actually I have two, I don’t know how to pick. Flip a coin? Oh, and I also have an update from a previous reading, if you are curious about how things turned out.
09:33 fibrowitch : sorry bad spelling
09:33 ResaResa : i can ask one
09:33 ResaResa : the usual
09:33 zilla-2426 : Could I pick one up at Borders or is it better to go to a specialty store. SOmetimes people tell me the deck has to feel right to them.
09:34 dreago : Really! Eeeee!
09:34 dreago : Update too?
09:34 dreago : Okay: let’s start with health
09:34 LavenderBlues : It’s discreet, but very noticible. Definitely difficult to stop.
09:34 dreago : My ladybits have mutineed
09:34 fibrowitch : i would like to ask about my writers block. do you see an opening for me to start my writing again
09:35 LavenderBlues : Okay, I’ll stop flooding the room now.
09:35 dreago : the doctor is talking thyroid tests, hormone tests and a scary sounding hystosonogram
09:35 Cailie : ladybits?
09:35 Cailie : ;P
09:35 fibrowitch : don’t say flood, i live on an island
09:35 zilla-2426 : ladybits sounds like a cracker
09:35 dreago : I’m freaked out. My family has a history of uteruses that go on strike.
09:35 dreago : Yup, hystosonogram.
09:36 dreago : So…..what the hell is going on?
09:36 janniegirl : hey yall
09:36 JohnLupa : hey Jann
09:36 dreago : Not specific enough?
09:36 dreago : Of course, of course.
09:38 dreago : Hmmm, I am in my saturn return, 5th house
09:38 ResaResa : what am I doing wrong re: relationship and what should I do going forward?
09:39 zilla-2426 : I don’t want to sound silly Lupa but my cat is just staring at you. apparently Thunder says hi.
09:39 JohnLupa : a cat with taste
09:39 zilla-2426 : he is watching intently
09:39 ResaResa : luminous doom?
09:39 ResaResa : oh shite
09:40 LavenderBlues : yay! luminous doom! the two words everyone wants to hear in a reading j/k
09:41 dreago : Right up there with challenging surprise
09:41 fibrowitch : brb, my dinner is ready.
09:41 zilla-2426 : I think luminous doom sounds poetic
09:41 JohnLupa : ok we will hold your question fibro
09:41 zilla-2426 : besides you can’t get wine without rotten grapes
09:41 ResaResa : okay yes it makes sense. Thanks!
09:42 ResaResa : (luminous doom still scary!)
09:42 dreago : update: remember I asked about my apartment hunt?
09:42 dreago : You guys said that I was out of my element……
09:42 dreago : and that I would have to strive
09:42 dreago : Well, you guys were right. Totally.
09:42 zilla-2426 : Can I get a tarot deck at Borders or should I look for a specialized store?
09:43 dreago : It took two months struggling with the potential landlord to get our fave apartment
09:43 fibrowitch : i’m back
09:43 JohnLupa : so you got one? thats great
09:43 Cailie : robin wood <3
09:43 dreago : The main issue is that my landlord is of a differenth ethnicity and class than I am. He didn’t want to rent to me. Or so I thought. (I still think this), but he was happy to rent to my husband who is not my ethnicity.
09:43 fibrowitch : i love that deck
09:44 Cailie : i want a rohrig deck but they’re impossible to find
09:44 JohnLupa : wow
09:44 LavenderBlues : oh yuck dreago, no fun.
09:44 JohnLupa : yaaaaaaaaaaay fibro
09:44 mace42canuck : i m having a hard time finding employment that fits me is there any hope for me in future ??
09:44 JohnLupa : fast eater
09:44 dreago : Also, the landlord isn’t very organized, so on top of all the possible “isms” he just kept forgetting stuff- like losing our credit report and such.
09:44 fibrowitch : eating infront of the computer
09:44 LavenderBlues : Lupa knows all!
09:45 mace42canuck : ty
09:45 dreago : The landlord and I have a lot of interaction, because I’m sure, much to his dismay, I am the one in charge of the household, not my absent minded husband
09:45 dreago : So we’re trying to work together, but it is like we speak completely different languages. We both think each other is crazy.
09:46 zilla-2426 : Lupa really is brilliant. She can really take a snapshot of what is going on and show it back to you but in a whole new light.
09:46 JohnLupa : very nice thing to say? can I use it on the website?
09:46 dreago : He is very “traditional”, despite being young, so he directs a lot of questions to my husband, who is a)rarely home b) doesn’t know, doesn’t care, because I take care of house stuff.
09:47 dreago : But I’m here and it will take Court action to get me out! Woot!
09:47 dreago : That’s it.
09:47 LavenderBlues : LOL
09:47 JohnLupa : Lupa will read that when we go off video soon
09:48 zilla-940 : sure.
09:48 zilla-940 : sure, I’d be pleased.
09:48 JohnLupa : thanks
09:49 mace42canuck : weird the journeyman reversed is like i have a trade skills welding but dont have a ticket ty lupa
09:49 fibrowitch : i was wondering if she saw an end to my writing block
09:51 fibrowitch : drawing?
09:51 fibrowitch : did i miss something
09:51 zilla-940 : Do you think I should get a book on tarot as well or will there be a booklet included?
09:51 dreago : my 2nd question, love: My husband and I are going through typical midlife marriage issues, except we’re young (we’ve just been together 13 years). We’re not on the edge of divorce or anything (I think anyways), but I’d like something to hold on to.
09:51 Cailie : okay, i’m going to be an impatient aries XD
09:51 Cailie : when will hillary finally GIVE UP?
09:52 zilla-940 : lol Hillary will give up when she is dead.
09:52 zilla-940 : She is in till the bitter end
09:52 Cailie : bah
09:52 fibrowitch : so how do i get my name in the drawing
09:52 LavenderBlues : She has learned from Gore
09:52 Cailie : stupid bint
09:52 LavenderBlues : you are in, fibro
09:52 JohnLupa : you are in it fibro
09:52 JohnLupa : everyone in the room is in it
09:52 fibrowitch : hey i like Gore
09:52 LavenderBlues : john included you
09:52 LavenderBlues : I do too!
09:52 Cailie : better than kerry
09:52 fibrowitch : thanks. my brain is dead tonight
09:53 fibrowitch : did i get my question answered?
09:53 dreago : I held on to your reading about the apartment when we were “striving” with the landlord, so a few thoughts about what is on the horizon, would be good. We are thinking we will go into counseling to work some stuff out. Better communication, more emotional expression, some family of origin stuff .
09:53 dreago : So we can have kids on the same page. You know, be a good parenting team.
09:53 dreago : Good Luck everyone!
09:53 LavenderBlues : LOL
09:53 fibrowitch : NNOOO
09:53 LavenderBlues : I’ve got the luck of the irish
09:54 zilla-940 : yesssss
09:54 dreago : Nah, Lavendar is Lucky. It’s the “L”s
09:54 fibrowitch : wwaaaaa sniff sniff
09:54 zilla-940 : Ohh I saw the bags they were lovely
09:54 LavenderBlues : There are great online resources as well
09:54 LavenderBlues : for tarot
09:54 JohnLupa : we still have a few left for sale on the site
09:54 dreago : Zilla: Tarot for your Self, is a GREAT book.
09:54 Cailie : rachel pollack <3
09:55 Cailie : 78 degrees of wisdom
09:55 fibrowitch : if your on lj there is a good tarot community there
09:55 JohnLupa : I am going to play the opening credits again now in a minute so lupa has to cringle when she sees it on the archive
09:56 zilla-940 : sure. I’ll pm you.
09:56 LavenderBlues : I love “Tarot Basics” if you want something to quickly reference during a reading. Not the best for committing meanings to memory, but great for use during a reading when you aren’t familiar with the cards yet.
09:56 fibrowitch : i cheated and put the meanings in my palm
09:56 LavenderBlues : by … Jonannes Fiebig and … Evelin Berger? I think?
09:57 Cailie : idol results… who wants ‘em?
09:57 janniegirl : is there time for a general card for little ole moi?
09:57 JohnLupa : go for it
09:57 JohnLupa : yes jann… you are the last one though
09:57 Cailie : Idol ’08 showdown:battle of the davids!!
09:57 janniegirl : okay
09:57 janniegirl : thanks
09:58 zilla-940 : John Atlanta 8 Phillies 6
09:58 dreago : Like I said above, we’re gonna go to counseling.
09:58 JohnLupa : about time we won a game away fro home
09:58 fibrowitch : good luck dreago.
09:58 dreago : But I guess I need to move sooner rather than later.
09:58 dreago : Thank you!
09:59 janniegirl :
10:00 fibrowitch : phone, i’m gonna vanish early. love all to next week.
10:00 LavenderBlues : wow I missed out on that today
10:01 LavenderBlues : later fibro!
10:01 fibrowitch : bye
10:01 JohnLupa : bye fibro
10:01 dreago : bye fibro, good luck on the writing!
10:01 janniegirl : metoo!
10:01 janniegirl : thank you!
10:01 dreago : yup
10:02 zilla-940 : Yeah. Goodnight
10:02 LavenderBlues : Thanks Lupa! LOL
10:02 ResaResa : wow look at that
10:02 ResaResa : all fancy and stuff!
10:02 dreago : Ha! The sparkly cloud is so OG Star Tre
10:02 dreago : Trek
10:02 Lupa-544 :
10:03 LavenderBlues : I *love* the slightly crooked glasses
10:03 janniegirl : awww that music makes me wanna cry
10:03 Lupa-544 : Our poor long suffering fans
10:03 ResaResa : I’d like to thank the academy…
10:03 ResaResa : you like me, you really like me…
10:03 Lupa-544 : jann i did a podcast today
10:03 Lupa-544 : lol
10:03 janniegirl : no way?!
10:03 Lupa-544 : It’s on the journal page
10:04 janniegirl : cool
10:04 Lupa-544 : John made me do it
10:04 janniegirl : whatd you talk about ?
10:04 ResaResa : how did it go?
10:04 Lupa-544 : me of course
10:04 Lupa-544 : *laugh*
10:04 dreago : Neat!
10:04 janniegirl : silly me..I thought you might be talking about me
10:04 Lupa-544 : it’s just an intro
10:04 Lupa-544 : Oh I’ll have to do that one soon Jann