FAIRY TALES

I just had a very pleasant, and then strange experience.  Maybe strange isn’t the word – let’s just say that as I was needing something, someone answered.

I went out on a mission today. I took all our plastics, cans & paper to the recycling center and then set out for a definite purpose: to find charms for my bracelet, specifically a dragon and a fairy, which symbolize Beach and me. I chose a jewelry store on a whim as I was driving by. I had to turn around and go back in the other direction and cross on-coming traffic which is a nightmare when beach tourists are in town.  Anyway, I met two very interesting women who work in this jewelry store. The first lady (her name is WENDY) pored through their catalogs with me to help me find a fairy charm.  We weren’t successful.    We found plenty of angels, mermaids, even the Grim Reaper(!!!) but no fairy. We found a dragon but I wasn’t happy with the detail. The second lady, Margaret, became involved and the two decided to make it THEIR afternoon mission to find a fairy and a dragon for me! And get this – Wendy told me that Margaret is especially interested in fairies because she has seen them. Yes, really seen them. Wendy suggested that the two of us get together sometime with a glass of wine and talk about the fairies. Margaret didn’t say no, but it wasn’t pursued either.

 I talked with these two ladies for approximately one hour. We talked about the ocean and how spiritual an experience it can be to be on the beach absorbing the beauty and wonder of the ocean; how it makes people get a sense of the larger “real” world, not the “fake” world as one lady put it. Then I told them about Second Life! That my name in the virtual world is Fairy, that I met a guy there who likes to wear dragon AVs, that we decided to meet in RL and that because we met first in SL I am living where I am today and that we are engaged. BLEW THEIR MINDS!!! They then decide to have a mission during lunch – to go to SL’s website and register new accounts! lol

I was driving back home after this pleasant experience, and I was feeling pretty good. Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” came on the radio and I cranked it up and felt even better. I was thinking about how much I enjoy life, how much I love life, pondering the amazing fact that Beach and I found each other in SL, how we want to make RL as wonderful as we can with each other…and my thoughts took a sharp turn and I began thinking about Mike, my deceased brother, about how he had so much pain in his life. Suddenly I was overcome with grief. As I pulled my car into our driveway, I was suppressing tears and trying to stuff those feelings back inside, telling myself that I love life and I deserve to be happy - even with him gone now. I parked and turned off the car. Then my cell phone rang, I heard Ozzy belting out “All aboard….hahahahaha” as ”Crazy Train” is my ring tone! I thought that was so…hmmm, I’m not sure what the word is. Its like the incoming call (with Ozzy singing) was a reminder to me, and an A-OK for me to enjoy my life.  Turns out, the caller was Mike’s son and I told him I was so glad to hear from him. (Very good timing).  We had a very nice talk, caught up on some things and made tentative plans for us to get together next time I’m in town.

 Now I’m logging off to wrap some birthday presents for a very lovable dragon.  

Fairy