Den of the Celtic Kitsune

Knitting, restaurant reviews, social issues, and the general life and adventures of a kitsune of Celtic descent.

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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Friday, May 25, 2007

Well, drat

It's been an interesting week. The yarn store called to say that the color yarn I'd ordered has been discontinued. And oh the drama at the office. One half of the pregnant couple was given notice on Wednesday. Whether this sticks or the boss relents doesn't really matter because it's made the atmosphere that much worse. It's gotten to the point that despite the anti-anxiety medication, I'm back to hiding in the bathroom or my car periodically. Of course, no one there knows that because in the face of the pure dislike being directed at me, I don't dare show any weakness. Yes, you guessed it. As far as I can divine without actually asking, I'm being blamed for this whole situation. Well, pardon me. I didn't hog-tie them and force them to miss work to the point where attendence is the reason for dismissal nor did I force them to lie--multiple times. Of course, because I have an absentee boss and there is no official "supervisor" I'm the only one catching them in their lies. *shrug* Oh well, not my problem for much longer. June 12th and a month off is so close I can taste it. Until then "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming"

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