Randomness of the Day: Cactus Needles
Location: Home
Mood: Uh-Huh
Music: Saidah Baba Talibah (S)cream
So why are Cactus Needles the randomness of the day? Because I have a huge headache, and the pain is coming through my eyes.
Skeletons in the Closet? Jenn had a huge breathrough with the McKenna's, and got to meet a cousin from Georgia yesterday. I personally have hit the proverbial brick wall in my research.
Halloween is fast approaching, the time for ghouls and ghosties to make their rounds. In honour of this, let me share a ghost story with you.
We have a spirit in our home. Let's call him George, tomorrow he may be Fred, or John, or Jack. As his death was in the papers, I'm not going to give his actual name to protect the parties involved.
Prior to us moving to Barrie, George was killed in an accident at work. The previous owner of our home was one of his bosses. Now...I've had some bosses that I'd really like to make miserable before, but I don't know that I would remain after death, just so I could make their lives miserable.
Within the first week of us being here, George made his presence known. It was as much of a shock to him, as it was to us, that the previous owners had left obviously, because he made his displeasure aparent by playing little pranks.
Within the first week of us being here, George made his presence known. It was as much of a shock to him, as it was to us, that the previous owners had left obviously, because he made his displeasure aparent by playing little pranks.
Ghosts don't bother me, what bothers me, is when you mess with my family. So...we'd be hearing things, seeing things out of the corner of our eyes. (None of us do drugs, drink, or are prone to spontaneous hallucinations) He crossed the line when he started freaking out the kids and Jenn. We tried to move him on, get him crossed over, but he just wouldn't leave. So, we did the next best thing, bound him to the basement of the house. Which happens to be where I live. LOL
George keeps me company, in a "I'm angry and want to stir things up constantly" kind of way. He's not allowed into the area where I sleep, but I've seen him standing just at the edge of the boundry. He tries to freak me out by chasing me up the stairs.
I understand his anger, and why he's doing it. I just don't give him power by ackowledging his antics. He has a sister that he needs to go see, but he's so clouded with anger, that he just can't/won't leave our house. George moves stuff around in the middle of the night, trying to get attention. Bailey used to sleep downstairs with me, but didn't get along with George, so when we got Maud, and he needed to play litter mate to her, I'm sure he was relieved.
I don't want to just all out exorcise him from the house, and he's calmed down a bit since we threatened him with it. He has phases where he's more active than others. Right now, he's in one of those phases, and was actually able to surprise me the other night. I have a habit of walking down the stairs to the basement without the light on. The lightswitch is at the top of the stairs, and to save myself the need to walk up the stairs after I've turned the light on downstairs, I just go blind. Well, the other night, I get to the bottom, and I feel a blast of cold, and there's George, standing right at the bottom of the stairs, looking angry.
I usually try to say something comforting most nights, that night, I flipped him the bird and went to bed. LOL
George keeps me company, in a "I'm angry and want to stir things up constantly" kind of way. He's not allowed into the area where I sleep, but I've seen him standing just at the edge of the boundry. He tries to freak me out by chasing me up the stairs.
I understand his anger, and why he's doing it. I just don't give him power by ackowledging his antics. He has a sister that he needs to go see, but he's so clouded with anger, that he just can't/won't leave our house. George moves stuff around in the middle of the night, trying to get attention. Bailey used to sleep downstairs with me, but didn't get along with George, so when we got Maud, and he needed to play litter mate to her, I'm sure he was relieved.
I don't want to just all out exorcise him from the house, and he's calmed down a bit since we threatened him with it. He has phases where he's more active than others. Right now, he's in one of those phases, and was actually able to surprise me the other night. I have a habit of walking down the stairs to the basement without the light on. The lightswitch is at the top of the stairs, and to save myself the need to walk up the stairs after I've turned the light on downstairs, I just go blind. Well, the other night, I get to the bottom, and I feel a blast of cold, and there's George, standing right at the bottom of the stairs, looking angry.
I usually try to say something comforting most nights, that night, I flipped him the bird and went to bed. LOL
You can believe in George, or not, your choice. Me personally? I've seen to much to discount things. It's one of my gifts. "I see dead people" to quote the movie The Sixth Sense.
And that's it for now. The headache is clearing a bit, so I'm going to go delve into some Genealogy work, and start uploading photos for this week's theme on Flickr.
And that's it for now. The headache is clearing a bit, so I'm going to go delve into some Genealogy work, and start uploading photos for this week's theme on Flickr.
Ciao
Jake
