The Random Ramblings of Klytus

1. Having a laptop to use when my PC died.
2. Flash drives.
3. Backups!
4. Arby's.
5. Champions character creation.
6. Healing.
7. Feeling Balanced & Centered.
8. Doing good.
9. Feeling at peace.

Current Location: my room
Current Mood: good

My desktop PC has, once again, taken a dive. It's been doing this off and on for the past few months. Even replacing the A/C power supply seems to have been a short-term solution. I smell ozone from the power supply, but why would a fairly new unit fair so soon? Either I got a bum unit, or there's a short somewhere causing the darn thing to go down. I did lot of the usual, and not so usual, troubleshooting, but to no avail. It'll probably start up normally in a few hours or by tomorrow, but the time has come for me to bite the bullet and face the fact that the time has come for me to replace this thing. The system is a first generation dual-cord processor that I bought myself for Christmas in 2005 with a wad of bonus money. I've upgraded the sound card once, and video card at least twice, since then.

The trouble, of course, lies in the age-old question: how am I going to afford it?

Current Location: my room
Current Mood: annoyed

1. A three-day weekend.
2. A wonderful visit from cinema_babe.
3. Organic, Amish raised, rib eye steaks - über yummi.
4. Playing with fire.
5. Healing.
6. Reiki.
7. Rest.
8. Getting chores done.
9. Making plans for next weekend.

Current Location: home
Current Mood: good

( Sometimes, we make problems far more complicated... )

Current Mood: pleased

Words from jennhen11

Honesty/Truth
Divorce
LDRs
Path
Vacation

( What they mean to me... )

Current Mood: good

1. Still feeling centered and grounded.
2. Feeling loved.
3. Weekend gaming.
4. Having pathweaverdana over to meet my friends.
5. Listening to pathweaverdana and keetara buzzing about weaving.
6. A day well spent with squire_liz.
7. Healers healing healers.
8. Finding and purging yet more crud within me.
9. Having a queit night ahead of me.

Current Location: in my head
Current Mood: good

Words from whillow

Reiki
Partners
Gathering
Fire
Life

( What they mean to me... )

Current Mood: good

"Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you."

From selkiesyrin...

Epiphany
Need
Path
Depression
Inner Child

( What they mean to me... )

Current Mood: ecstatic

In my post about my experiences at FSG, I made mention of the fact that someone I did a fire-touch on felt an effect far beyond the simple heat from my hands. This strikes me, because I was not trying to create an effect beyond the simple sensations of the touch. It has me wondering if this is something I can make use of deliberately: can fire-warmed-hands enhance the effects of my Reiki?

Of course, lacking a ready-available source of strong open flames, I've not been able to test it. My current abode lacks a fireplace, and I'm more than certain that my landlords would raise objections if I started doing things like building fires in the back yard, or on the deck, or igniting acetylene torches in my room. I could always try just using an open source of heat, like a stove burner or the toaster, but again, that could cause eyebrows to be arched, as that sort of thing is very wasteful of electricity and energy. Never mind the fact that simple heat lacks the symbolism of, and resonance with, fire. Then again, experimentation is all about testing that sort of thing out, isn't it?

So let me ask my Gentle (or not-so-Gentle) Readers: any suggestions for ways I can do this sort of thing safely in the comfort of my own home? Or must I resign myself to doing such only when bonfires or cookout grills are available?

EDIT: To clarify, I'm looking for something I can have easy access to when I am doing Reiki or healing. I need to have the heat source be such that I can get my hands hot to the point of painful, then almost immediately apply them to the skin of the subject. This heat dissipates in seconds, so anything where I'd have to move back and forth would not work. And since being outside isn't always optimal or possible, something portable that can be used indoors would be ideal. Granted, what I'm looking for may not be practical, safe or even possible. Still, No harm in asking if anyone out there has better ideas than me :)

Current Mood: curious

Ask, Kly. Ask for whatever you want.

Ask for help. Ask for clarity. Ask for insight.

We're always there. You're always answered. 10,000 Strong to do your will.

OK?
The Universe

And then give thanks, Kly.

Universe,

I have, indeed, been asking for those very things for the past few weeks. And lo and behold, I've been getting them.

I've also been giving thanks, because I know how important that is.

But, since it can never be said too often...

... Thank You.

~ Klytus

Current Location: in my head
Current Mood: good

1. Still feeling Centered and Balanced.
2. More good weather.
3. A good day at work.
4. Meditation.
5. Reiki.
6. Getting my Usui Reiki Level One certificate.
6. A quiet night on my own.
7. Plotting for gaming this weekend.
8. Relaxation.
9. Having groceries in the house again.

Current Mood: good

1. Feeling Centered and Balanced.
2. Good weather.
3. Solving the prank my co-workers pulled on me in my absence in less than 5 minutes.
4. A slow day at work.
5. Reiki.
6. Getting my full FSG story posted.
7. Seeing pathweaverdana tonight.
8. E-mails with dansr.
9. Being there for my friends.

Current Location: Balanced
Current Mood: good

My last post was essentially a bullet-point list of my FSG experience. For those with the patience and interest, here's a more complete exposition of my trip. I'll not share every detail, mind you, as some of it is private (even for a friends-only post) and the rest involves folks who would not be comfortable with certain details being shared. I've also reserved the more esoteric and spiritual stuff for a limited filter.

( Onto the story... )

Current Location: Balanced
Current Mood: beyond words

1. Free Spirit Gathering (FSG) 2009.
2. Having the vacation time saved up to go to FSG...
3. ... and to take an extra day-off to recover.
4. Four full days with no computer access - and not missing it.
5. Tents for privacy.
6. Cabins for ugly weather.
7. Portable chairs.
8. Telesma.
9. Kiva.
10. Dancing.
11. Fire circle dancing.
12. An environment where public nudity is normal and accepted.
13. Naked hugs :)
14. Meditations on feeling, giving, and receiving, unconditional love.
15. Learning to hug better.
16. Being purged, cleansed, and healed.
17. Learning Reiki (finally!!!)
18. Learning to heal...
19. ... and having a real knack for it.
20. A growing aptitude for energy work.
21. Making new friends.
22. Understanding, and appreciating, the effect I can have on others.
23. Re-connecting amicably with radiant_one.
24. Time well spent with loved ones (pathweaverdana, ravenrose and selkiesyrin).
25. Working through some rough spots.
26. Tantric Shamanism Breathwork... oh.my.GOD.
27. Transformations.
28. Laughing as I've never laughed before.
29. Finding my Path.
30. Feeling charged, centered and balanced.
31. Going home.
32. Eating out.
33. Finally getting my replacement cell phone.
34. Being under-budget.
35. Finding a message of gratitude for the value of my feedback in acoa.
36. Doing laundry on a week's worth of damp, dirty clothes.
37. A nice hot shower.
38. Petting the kitties.
39. Getting caught up.
40. Sleeping in my own bed in a climate-controlled room.
41. No need to get up early tomorrow morning.
42. A better me to share with the world.

Current Location: in my head
Current Mood: beyond words

Tomorrow morning, I shall not only be taking my first real vacation in ages, but I'm taking it at my first ever visit to Free Spirit Gathering. I've been hearing about this for years, but things just didn't come together to make it happen until now. Not only do I have enough leave to do this and other things I want later on this year, but pathweaverdana and ravenrose, two of my sweeties, will be there as well. In addition to spending time with them, there are plenty of workshops I'm very interested in - most notably the ones on Reiki and healing. Some of the ones on spirituality appeal to me as well.

If fortune smiles upon me, I will be far more well-grounded, have some new spiritual paths to explore, and have new things to share with people. Worst case scenario, I get to spend a week with those who are nearest and dearest to me and make new friends. So, regardless of the final outcome, I am looking very forward to this.

I will be disconnected from the internet for the duration, and will likely have unreliable cell-phone service. I do not consider that to be a problem. The toughest part is simply going to be getting enough sleep tonight so I'm awake for the drive tomorrow...

Current Location: my room
Current Mood: excited

Alas, as it has been over 3 months since I've actually played, and as my finances have seen much happier times...

... earlier tonight, I canceled my WoW account...

... and deleted all of my characters.

~sigh~

No great loss to the WoW-verse, all things considered. My highest level character was only 37th level, and that wasn't even the mage of my namesake.

Still, this wasn't easy. I did put a lot of time and effort into playing this silly game. Of course, that's the trap, isn't it? Once you've spent time in it, what a shame to lose what you have earned, so you stay in forever and ever and ever.

Parting is such sweet sorrow...

Then again, if I'm too busy to play WoW because I'm dating, I'm not exactly missing out... ;)

Current Location: home
Current Mood: mixed

( I work in tech support... )

Current Mood: bemused

Jun. 10th, 2009 06:07 am For keetara

Happy Birthday!!!

May it be a good one. :-)

Pretty darned accurate.

You Are Imaginative

You are a creative, innovative person. You're not afraid of great risks. Right now, you are seeking peace and tranquility in your life. You are drawn to people who are passionate and deep. You feel like there are many major things in your life that need to be changed. You find that any decision you have to make needs to be slept on... often for multiple nights.