Mixing it up with The School of Doom

From The Vampire Tarot by Nathalie Hertz, I have drawn Temperance and the 5 of Cups today.

I managed to finish the work from yesterday after I got home last night. Well, to be precise, I spoke to my agent about another project I am connected with first and also fitted in a coke at the pub across the road with one of my good friends, Clare. I haven't seen her in weeks and even though I had a busy evening ahead of me, didn't want to pass up an hour in her company. The weather was stifling and after returning from my work in the school, I thought I deserved a diversion. It was lovely to see her and finally catch up. Dumb and Dumber were in the garden screaming their heads off with one of their dumbed down mates, so popping across the road to meet Clare prevented my already rising stress levels from escalating.

I woke up early this morning and took the vampire deck to the bottom of the garden. My mum and dad have never really concentrated too heavily on the end of the garden, but it is my favourite spot. Since my friend was coming around, I dragged the mosaic table down there beforehand and shuffled the pack. It was very hot again and it is a lovely place to shuffle, reflect, and drink my coffee, while the traffic hums on the road behind. I might make it the place I draw my cards each day, weather permitting.

Due to the conversation I had with one of my agents last night, I wasn't surprised to see today's cards, but my stomach did drop all the same. In a nutshell, it would seem that I still have a lot of days left on one contract which need to be timetabled. With not very long until the end of term, I am worried that if this doesn't happen soon, I will lose those working days and therefore the money. My agent has tried her best to sort this out, but so far, finding a place for these seven days on the school rota has been difficult. As you probably know, anything I try to sort out with this school (let's call it The School of Doom) takes forever to get finalised and the staff in charge have been less help than they could be. On top of all of this, the main guy in control there suggested cancelling the exhibition that my boys have spent the last three months working towards. This is where the 5 of Cups comes into play. Look at those spilt cups of blood and the dark night outside the window. Will I lose both my project exhibition and the seven days work? I need that money to carry me through the Summer and the pupils will be so disappointed if their work is not shown. I think that yesterday's cards showed some understanding of this situation.

Temperance looks at the perfect mix. I like the red-head in this card. I can imagine her mixing up the cocktails in a goth bar, can't you? There is something about her which strikes me. It is in her eyes; she looks kind of sad and they reach out to the viewer, almost begging for acceptance. In this draw, she seeks balance. I think that this card represents my agent and the guy in control at The School of Doom. Together, they need to work out some kind of solution to the problems. At the moment, I can only sit and wait until they come up with something together.

I worked from home today. With so many costumes to work on for the other project I am involved with, my friend Sarah kindly offered to come and help. So while I sat and sewed, she cut the pattern pieces out. We really did as much as we could and seven new garments are hanging in my room. It was so good of her to assist me, so to thank her, I took her across the road for lunch. Even though we were tired by the end of the working day, it wasn't an ordeal, since we chatted and laughed throughout. In the past, I have helped her with her work when she has needed me. I have noticed that we work well together.

My boyfriend was still unwell today. Even though he hasn't been to the doctor, it would seem that he has had some kind of bug. I haven't seen him since Sunday, but with all I have had to do, it has probably been for the best. We just spoke on the telephone and will see each other tomorrow evening. After a full day of work, I am slightly whacked. A storm has wiped both the heat and the prospect of Dumb and Dumber playing in the garden away, so my plan for this evening is to leave the windows wide open, light some Nag Champa incense, and get a little more acquainted with The Vampire Tarot.



Illustrations from The Vampire Tarot by Nathalie Hertz