In the Service of Her Majesty The Queen

[Scryler]

This morning while the sun was taking the night out of the sky, but hadn't yet sent the day down to the ground, I heard 3 owls have a hooting contest.

One of them was the owl that's call sounds first like a hawk crying followed by a hoot, another was the Great Horned owl with it's hooooo hooooo hooooo and the last owl's hoot sounded like aaaaahk aaaaahk aaaaahk, but it was definitely an owl and not a crow.

All 3 called back and forth to one another several times. Made my morning, it did.

[GuardianAngel82]

I have a professional question. On Facebook, my niece in Orlando commented on one of her friend's posts about suicide. Here's the text:

(Person's Name) into my brain the bullet will go and as i drop to the floor think more about my pain as my blood flows out of me just think a little of me plz..

I don't know this person, but they seem to be a 14 year old girl who's into emo. I don't know if the poem is her original work or not. The post is from yesterday. I'm not sure this is sincere.

Any suggestions? A hotline number?

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by GuardianAngel82

I have a professional question. On Facebook, my niece in Orlando commented on one of her friend's posts about suicide. Here's the text:

(Person's Name) into my brain the bullet will go and as i drop to the floor think more about my pain as my blood flows out of me just think a little of me plz..

I don't know this person, but they seem to be a 14 year old girl who's into emo. I don't know if the poem is her original work or not. The post is from yesterday. I'm not sure this is sincere.

Any suggestions? A hotline number?

I imagine you've googled it already, but here's what I got off google:

http://www.thefamilycompass.com/nationalresources.htm

It's a list of national hotline numbers. Any national hotline will know the local/state numbers. That's one suggestion.

I'd talk to your niece about it. She may have information about the teen that would be helpful. Most communities (and I'm sure you know this) have organizations with trained personnel that are available 24/7.

Unfortunately, most trained professionals have to report child abuse and if that's the root of the problem, the teen may be very reluctant to talk about anything/to anyone. I'd suggest she go to a pay phone if that's possible where she can be more anonymous until she feels like there is a solution.

Not much help, I know. I don't work with teens and wish I could give you a better answer. I called someone who might have more info and am waiting on a call back.

The only other thing I can think of is to try to find out who it is and call a crisis line in that area and report it, especially if your niece thinks it is serious. Or talk your niece into reporting it if your niece thinks it is serious.

There are suicide sites online with info that may help determine just how serious it is. Just google teen suicide.

[Gaear]

Whatever you're going to do GA82, I'd do it sooner rather than later.

[Scryler]

My friend said more or less the same thing I did.

Yes. Do it sooner.

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night goes well.

I don't feel like writing.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep.
Wake.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night goes well.

A beautiful day out today. Warm, not hot, breezy. Cold in the early morning.

Hotter late this afternoon, but still really nice.

Lexi is a brat. She has discovered the broom. Now, I can't sweep unless she is sleeping. So far, she hasn't done a lot of climbing in the living room on my book shelves, but I have no doubt that she will. She and Alex follow me from room to room. Now Alex never used to do that. He's keeping an eye on Lexi, I think.

In the other bedroom, I have one of those big cat gyms. It's in pretty bad shape, all clawed up (like it was meant to be), but still very sturdy. Alex won't let Lexi on it. The first sign I have seen where he has asserted himself. Interesting.



To all who will sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Two cats and 5 pillows
don't leave much room,
but it feels cosy and
warm and sleep comes
easy.

Waking up is easy too,
with an active kitten
wanting attention.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by Gaear

Whatever you're going to do GA82, I'd do it sooner rather than later.

I'd like to know how things turned out, GA82.

[GuardianAngel82]

Absolutely nothing, as near as I can tell. I don't have any direct contact, they are my niece's friend. I knew something only because she posted to one of this person's updates. FB is not really a very good information or communication medium. It wouldn't surprise me if I never know anything.

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by GuardianAngel82

Absolutely nothing, as near as I can tell. I don't have any direct contact, they are my niece's friend. I knew something only because she posted to one of this person's updates. FB is not really a very good information or communication medium. It wouldn't surprise me if I never know anything.

Did you ask your niece?

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night goes well.

I feel like a ping pong ball.

The weather has been, too. Beautiful yesterday, dreary and rainy today, no sun all day.

One of these days, and I think it is going to be sooner rather than later, my life will level out. Or not. Looking back, I don't think it ever has. So why would I think it will now? Because I want it to. For once, I want it to. I am really tired of here I am up...there I am down...oh there I go up again, following the little bouncing red ball. The one with the fangs.

I have some Lexi pics, but don't have the time tonight to put them up. They will be huge, as usual. Is there some way to cut them down some for the forum?


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:


Sleep with the Lady
in mind. Ask her to
grant peace.

Wake up and ask
again.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[GuardianAngel82]

Originally Posted by Scryler

Did you ask your niece?

Yes. She doesn't know. There have been no further posts of this nature that I know of.

I had already suggested, before asking for advice here, that she stay in touch with this person and try to get them in touch with someone they could talk to on the phone. I'd already talked on the phone with my sister, her aunt, about it. There doesn't seem to be anything else to do. That's why I asked here.

[Emirkol the Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Scryler

I have some Lexi pics, but don't have the time tonight to put them up. They will be huge, as usual. Is there some way to cut them down some for the forum?

Can't help there. Post 'em annyway. And more of that handsome brute, Alex.

J was mightily impressed!

I'll try to remember to get some of my boy, Dopey.

He's too busy being high on catnip now.

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by GuardianAngel82

Yes. She doesn't know. There have been no further posts of this nature that I know of.

I had already suggested, before asking for advice here, that she stay in touch with this person and try to get them in touch with someone they could talk to on the phone. I'd already talked on the phone with my sister, her aunt, about it. There doesn't seem to be anything else to do. That's why I asked here.

There isn't a whole lot you can do other than that. I'm sorry I wasn't more help.

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night goes well.

I made a decision today, one of the few I've ever made in my life. At least the way I look at things. I have decided to stop trying to make something out of nothing. Or almost nothing. I may be a lousy cook, but even I know that you can't make a meal without the ingredients. So sooner than starve to death, perhaps it's time to go shopping.

Speaking of cooking. I bought some more turkey bacon and cooked it tonight. Now I usually burn things. Get distracted and Presto! it's burned. So I put the turkey bacon in the pan on medium heat. I guess turkey bacon doesn't work very well that way. So I had a tomato and turkey jerky sandwich. On toast.

Lexi is doing fine, rampaging through the house like a little black tornado when she is awake and sleeping close by when she has worn herself out. Alex is more needy than he has been. I think his arthritis bothers him a lot, too. Lexi would like to play with Alex, but he is too old to play and maybe it hurts too much to move as fast as he needs to in order to deal with her. Lexi is fast.

I went outside and sat on the porch after the early morning chill had left. The buzzards were back, circling overhead. Buzzards harbor change, so I'm told. And the bees were out, busy at the loquat tree blossoms. As they buzzed about them, tiny white petals fell to the ground, and when I went out again in the late afternoon, the ground beneath the tree was covered with them. There were none left on the tree that I could see.

On the way back in the house, I saw a largish lizard (for the type) on the inside of the screen door between the screen and the glass. Took a little bit of chasing it around before I could get it out and free on the porch.

So the day has gone by and now it is night. I think it will be a long night. I am used to making something out of nothing.


To all who will sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep when you can
and don't worry about
dreaming; dreams come
and go as they will.

Wake up and go sit
on the porch, in the sun.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[GuardianAngel82]

Originally Posted by Scryler

There isn't a whole lot you can do other than that. I'm sorry I wasn't more help.

I was feeling bad about it, too, and was hoping for a better idea. Thanks for helping. (and you did)

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

Wow! 30,000 views. Amazing.

I feel like I should write something spectacular to warrant that...but nothing comes to mind that I feel is worthy enough. A big thank you to everyone who thinks what I write is worth reading.

Maybe most are looking to see if I finally wrote something worth reading...

On our driveway at work, the bunny hopped across in front of my car. I'm sure it's the same one. I don't know why I think so, since it seems like if you have one bunny you'd have several.

I've never seen a single fox though. Not here at any rate. Before they cut down all the trees to clear lots for new homes where I live, I saw bunnies frequently and a fox once. A red fox.

This bunny is lucky...it's avoided becoming dinner for the great horned owl that also lives in the area. I thought bunnies were day creatures, so what's with that? Why is this bunny hopping around at night?

I was outside earlier and something flew past my head, fast enough so I couldn't really see what it was. It seemed about the size of a bat, but I think it's too cold for bats to be flying around. And while I've seen moths here that big, I think it's too cold for them, too. So I wonder what it was?

There is supposed to be another meteor shower tonight, close to dawn. The Leonid meteors. I'll be here around that time, but the shower will not be prolific and I can't stand around outside that long, so I won't see it.

And Harry Potter opens at midnight tonight. Opened. I've never gone to a midnight opening of a popular movie. Some day, I will (or night) just to experience it.


To all who sleep tonight (and aren't watching Harry Potter) on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Ask the Lady to guide
your dreams tonight
while you are sleeping.

And ask Her to guide
your thoughts tomorrow
when you wake up.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[GuardianAngel82]

Spectacular is gone in a few minutes. You've been steadily interesting.

The things you wonder about are things we should all ponder occasionally. Your issues are variations on our issues.

[Hugh Manetee]

I thought several of your poems were outstanding, unfortunatley I never copied them and your thread is too long for me to trawl through.

I saw an exhibition at the British Museum today on the Book of the Dead and the Book of Breath if anyone gets a chance make sure you take it.

There is so much to take in I've got to go back again.

[Emirkol the Chaotic]

Originally Posted by GuardianAngel82

Spectacular is gone in a few minutes. You've been steadily interesting.

The things you wonder about are things we should all ponder occasionally. Your issues are variations on our issues.

Seconded, definitely.

You, O queen, are truly the most popular thread on this site and most deservedly so.

And you been the only constantly long term member we've ever had, how cool is that?

Now, about those cat pics....

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by GuardianAngel82

Spectacular is gone in a few minutes. You've been steadily interesting.

The things you wonder about are things we should all ponder occasionally. Your issues are variations on our issues.

Thank You

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night goes well.

Friday night, almost a full moon.

Very quiet outside. No clunking and banging from the dumpster, no bunny on the road, no stray cat disappearing into the bushes, no dogs running around. Inside, no calls (so far).

Thanks for the nice comments on my writing.

Lexi does not like me going to work. She just sort of stands there and watches me go out the door (fast, so she doesn't try to get out) and rips around the house like a maniac when I come home. Must get boring, I guess.

Alex is being very passive/aggressive. Either that or he doesn't feel good. While he doesn't make any obvious moves toward Lexi, he makes his presence known by being everywhere I am, his eyes on Lexi unless he is asleep.

Nothing really to write about tonight. I think it's going to be a long night, since I've done everything I can already here at work. Who was it that asked for peace anyway?


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the bright earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep is a marvelous thing;
the hours fly by once you
obtain it, yet your dreams
seem to last ages.

Wake up and see how slowly
sleep leaves...how fast dreams
melt away.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[Sergio Morozov]

Maybe, just maybe, Scryler, you should copy all this thread... You know, just in case some server out there burns out...

[Scryler]

Originally Posted by Sergio Morozov

Maybe, just maybe, Scryler, you should copy all this thread... You know, just in case some server out there burns out...

Sure would like to know if there is an easy way to do that...

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

Full moon tonight.

I just happened to glance at our cam screen and saw something undulating across the ground on one of the screens. It was an animal of some kind, but I was unable to tell exactly what it was. I think it was a member of the weasel family, judging from the way it was moving, but it seemed too large for a weasel. I'm getting nowhere with googling it.

If we have weasels in the area, I wish the bunny good luck. What a dangerous place to live...great horned owls in the trees above and weasels on the ground.

I am glad weasels are smaller than I am. (Along with chickens.) Somewhere I read that once they start tracking their prey, they never quit. They hunt by scent. And of course, they are blood drinkers.

Alex does not feel well. He is going to the vet Monday. Lexi was sleeping on my hand when I woke up this afternoon.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the bright earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep hard, dream deep.

Wake up and enjoy living.


May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

Slept almost all day today. I almost always do after the last night I work.

So I have very little to say.

I made some cold coffee that almost tastes like Starbuck's frappuccino coffee. Without even trying to. I normally don't use sugar in my coffee, but I did this time and it was strong coffee with lots of milk. So now I can save some money. I normally stop at the store on the way to work and buy a bottle of it.

Lexi went through her usual snit when I came home from work, but then wound up sleeping a lot while I was. She likes to sleep at the top of the bed, on the other side of the pillow. And likes me to be touching her when she sleeps. So trying to get to my hand generally wakes me up enough to know she's there.

Alex is doing a little better.

And that's it for me.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the still bright earth,

Sleep is healthy.
Being awake is healthy too.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[kio11]

Originally Posted by Sergio Morozov

Maybe, just maybe, Scryler, you should copy all this thread... You know, just in case some server out there burns out...

i dont think we could wipe it out from the internet completely even if we wanted

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

Long day today, but I got nothing of any account done.

I had an interesting dream that will remain a secret.

Half a verse written, that's all.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep and sleep warm.

Wake up in the light
instead of at night.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night.

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

Trying to post a pic of Lexi, we'll see how it goes.

Alex is better, eating more, more alert and interested in things, but still not back to his old self. No pics of him tonight.

Lexi is now afraid of my feet. I tripped over her, luckily didn't hurt her (or me), and she now dashes away when I walk by her. I hope you remembers that feet need room, but I also hope she stops running from them.

Long day, lots of ups and down, a mini capsule of how things go generally in a week's time. Thanksgiving coming up and I have the day off. Nice.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the still quite bright earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Sleep oblivious if that's your wont,
but wake up the next morning
and be glad you do.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night!

[Scryler]

I hope you had a good day and the night went well.

I ran over poor Lexi's tail today with my computer chair. Lexi has had a tough couple of days, I think. I tripped over her and now ran over her tail. She forgave me.

Alex is better. He's eating more each time he eats.

I'm cooking a turkey tomorrow. And most of what goes with it. I have the day off.

I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving, has a great day, lots of food, good friends or family to share it with.


To all who sleep tonight on this side of the earth,

The Nightly Mission:

Take thoughts of love and warmth
with you to bed tonight and curl up
in your dreams.

Wake up to a day of gratitude.

May the Lady smile
on me and you too.

G'Night!