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well, all that's left now is the happy ending.
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- Aug 4, 2005
NOVEMBER 4, 2012 Part One
#StuckAtGinas12: The Bonus Chapters!
#StuckAtGinas12: The Bonus Chapters!
The next day, again we slept in. Shocking, I know! We decided we were going to go back to Sarasota because we wanted to go see a psychic together and there was one doing readings at Elysian Fields, which is this awesome store that has spiritual things and stuff. I don't really know how to describe it, but the point is, there are psychics there and it wasn't that expensive. Gina & I believe in stuff like this. For me, it's mainly because I've experienced psychics genuinely predict things in the past. We've never done it together though, so we decided now was the time!
I called and made an appointment and we headed to Sarasota! Right away I loved the store because there was a plaque that said "Remember who you are." HELLO LION KING QUOTE! That sold me on the place.
I made Gina go first because psychic/mediums make me extremely nervous. I've just had so many crazy things happen in my life that you would not even believe and I feel like as soon as they see me they are going to be hit with that mess. So I was nervously reading books and playing with stuff during the 15 minutes that she was in there.
When she came out, she had this look on her face like she had just seen an elephant fly basically. And I was like, "OMG. How was it?" She replied, "It was perfect. He knew everything. OMG, go." Right away I was like OH MAN THIS IS GETTING REAL and I went in there basically shaking. I was just like, why am I even here, I don't want to know what ridiculous situation is going to bestow itself upon my life next. Like, I can't deal with this.
Well, as soon as I went in, I got comfortable because I just liked the guy. He had a welcoming presence. I barely told him anything about myself, just my name and birthday.
I don't remember all the details now (I wrote about it when I first got home, but unfortunately I can not find where I saved that), but I can tell you that he knew so much about me and it was scary. For some reason, I wasn't uncomfortable though. One of the main things he knew right away was that I was in show business, and he said he saw it working out for me but only if I keep going and make it happen. He really stressed that I had to put the effort in, and that he saw it REALLY happening in a big way, like that is what my life is going to be. He said that he saw me as a kind of "Taylor Swift" artist. Which I was not thrilled with because I am not particularly fond of Taylor Swift. But he clarified that he saw me writing a lot, writing my own music (like Taylor does? I guess?) and other material, whether it be TV or movies or plays, whatever, he sees me writing. He asked if I was a writer already and I said yes. He mentioned that I do a lot of things well but I was going to have to work hard at them and get better. He just kept stressing for me to keep going. He also magically knew I was into improv, and he told me to specifically keep doing that.
He said that I'm way too hard on myself, like WAY too hard on myself, even though I actually really do like myself when I'm separate from all the noise. That sent chills down my spine because that's exactly how I feel.
He said he saw me moving in the near future and it is going to be someplace sunny. He then asked if I wanted to move. Basically, he would predict something that I was already thinking, and then ask if that was what I was wanting. And every time the answer was yes. The more we talked about moving the more he was like "They're really telling me that you are going to move. You are definitely going to move." I don't know who THEY are and I didn't ask because ~*they*~ were ridiculously on the money and I just... it was creepy.
He kept talking about Chicago. I have no contacts in Chicago or anything like that, so it was really weird. Throughout the reading he just kept saying it. "I keep getting Chicago." I kept trying to figure out what that would mean in my life, but I've never even been there. Then he suggested that maybe I was going to be in the play Chicago and we both laughed but who knows. I've been wondering about this ever since because he was so right about almost everything else that I'm convinced that Chicago has to mean something. The only thing I can think of is that it would be Second City, the famous improv theatre in Chicago, but I don't think I would specifically move there for that when we have UCB right in NYC. So that's up in the air.
He mentioned that a period of healing was going to go on soon and whatever I was going through was going to end over the next few months. He was actually wrong about that.... things got worse before they got better. But that's another story.
He asked me if I was in a relationship and I said no. He said that I didn't really want a relationship which was correct. He said that I would get one when I moved but probably not before then and it was mainly just going to be a fun relationship.
He brought up a certain date that was in the coming weeks and said he saw something happening on that date, something changing. He asked if the date rung a bell and I said no.
At the end he asked if I had any questions. At the time I had been #StuckInDisney of course and I was really wanting to move there. I didn't name Disney specifically but I asked in general about moving somewhere and having a job I've always wanted to do that might be related to entertainment and may not be. He said that "they" were telling him that it would be good but only for a season or two. Which was again right on the money b/c literally my whole life I've wanted to work in Disney for the Fall-Winter of one year.
The other question I had was about someone I know who I was just confused about. Like I didn't know if they belonged in my life or not and if so, where? He asked me for the name so I told him and then he asked for the person's birthday. I thought about it for a second and I realized the birthdate was the date HE HAD JUST TOLD ME, the one in the coming weeks that was going to bring a change.
We both started cracking up out of shock. But I was freaked out.
He took a moment to think after that and then he told me that this person was a good person but they go through a lot of depression and then named specific personality traits of theirs. Again, I was freaked out. I mean, this person was not even in the room. There was no way he could have known if they were depressed or any of the other characteristics he named. I could have easily been talking about another friend of mine who is happy all the time, but no. He knew exactly who I was talking about and he MAGICALLY fed off of this person's energy or SOMETHING. I mean, he was bringing up PERSONAL stuff, DETAILS. INSTANTLY. All I had told him was the name and birthday. I know there are "psychics" who ask the right questions and just kind of read you from what you say and your body language, but for this man to pull these specific details about a friend of mine out of the air like magic was absolutely astonishing. I was aghast.
He then told me again that this person was good but we both really needed space from each other at that time. BOY WAS THAT TRUE!
After that it was time to wrap it up. I thanked him and got up. He said to me, "Have fun today! Go to the movies." I was like OKAY and then I left.
Gina and I went to Starbucks and discussed that insane experience. She told me that he was ridiculously accurate with her as well and knew details about her mom and other things he could not possibly have known... except he did. We were both just kind of dumbfounded and basically in love with this psychic because we had both wanted to find a good one for years and it's obviously a very difficult thing to find because of the mass amount of fakes out there.
The funny thing was, we kept mentioning the psychic's name all day and for the rest of the trip. I don't want to post it here but let's just say his name is Kevin. We just kept saying stuff like, "I guess we can do this. Kevin would have warned us not to." or "We should go to the movies. Kevin wouldn't steer us wrong." I mean, over and over we just kept saying it because we are dorks. So then we realized that since he is genuinely gifted, he was probably picking up on us repeating his name 1,000 times. Oops. Sorry, "Kevin."
We left Starbucks and headed to our dinner destination!
This is my "Hi, I'm in Florida!" pose.
BFFAEAEAEs!
Follow this path and you'll find O'Leary's Tiki Bar, which quickly became one of my favorite places.
Not only do they have awesome food, but the restaurant is located on the water. There is live music and THERE ARE DOGS EVERYWHERE.
This is literally I want in a restaurant and IN LIFE. Food, water, music, and dogs. DONE.
It reminded me of the Polynesian, too! OH THIS PLACE.
We went inside to order and were given pagers. We then walked outside and found an empty table right by the water. Immediately, I started freaking out over all the dogs. Since this is an outdoor restaurant, dogs are welcome and so many people bring them. One thing everyone knows about me is that I am beyond obsessed with dogs and I always have been. Literally, I think there is nothing in the world better than dogs. There is a reason why dog is God spelled backwards, okay? My dog of 14 years, Pooh Bear, passed away 2 and a half years ago and my life has never been the same since. One thing that happens now is that I cry almost any time I am around dogs. I just love them *so much*, I can't even explain it, it's like when you meet your soulmate and the world stops except I am like that with EVERY DOG. And they were everywhere. I could not even deal. I was so happy.
This was the view from our table!
AHH I love it here.
Then our buzzers went off! I went to pick up our food and came back with a DELICIOUS tray! Well, the tray wasn't delicious (or maybe it was. I don't know, I didn't taste it) but the food was!
Gina got a veggie burger (left) and I got a "non-veggie" burger as we called it. Oh my God it was SO GOOD. Seriously one of the best burgers I've ever had. I didn't eat a burger at ALL during #BirthdayFestivus13 cause I was waiting to have another one of those babies. And the fact that it came with curly fries.... omg. OMG. This perfect meal.
We were happy. YAY.
Did I mention the sun started to set? The insane beauty of this place is a little distracting. There's just so much. The gorgeousness, the food, the dogs. I was in love.
Behold, one of the best dogs ever.
What's awesome is that all the dogs just kind of hang out and a lot of them play around and all of them are cool and there is no problem. This dog was playing frisbee with a human and did a fantastic job of retrieving the pink frisbee even when it was thrown far out into the water.
That's the thing about dogs. They never get tired of anything. You wanna play frisbee for the next 15 years? Go find a dog. You're set.
See her out there? There she is, back out in the water finding the frisbee. What a good girl!
I'm looking forward to reading more!
That was AWESOOOOMME!!!!
You really are an artist. 
Quite a talented writer. Keep up the fantastic work.
Here's a cute kitty for you.
Oooh, and a dancin' doggy!
Amazing detail without being boring in any way is a remarkable thing to do, and you it to perfection.
My favorite chapters were the ones you wrote about 
