Balancing Good News/Bad News

 

Another Two-Fer, Why Not?  So, we woke Sunday Morning to the Phone ringing like Hell from Mexico, not a good Sign, it was very early, that meant Bad News for sure.  *Le Sigh*  The Guys had retrieved The Daughter, several Hours before, but, she's been Psychotic due to all the Stress... and quite Drunk upon arrival... since where they are is an American Mecca for Party Central... not a good combo.  She'd had to remain Sober with the Kiddos and sorting shit out with Salvador and Social Services... so... was I Surprised that she hit a Bar and down too many Four Locos upon arriving?  Nope.  *Le Sigh*   I knew that once released from all the heavy responsibilities, she'd likely Let Down and Fall Apart, not a huge Surprise at all, expected in fact.  There's Heavy Stuff she plans to tell me when she's Safely Home in fact... so I know the Story had deeper layers than she let on while there.

So, she promptly lost her Purse and Passport, probably in a Mexican Taxi... she got into a fight with Andrase... and... they were not able to Manage her whilst she was on the Crazy Train and now without Documentation to Cross back over!   Hence, the hysterical call to me, they didn't even want her in the Truck to bring her back and were a Hair's breathe from just leaving her behind to avoid Drama and a Headache or being Stopped by Immigration!?   They didn't want problems getting themselves across the Border or to have to be Handling her on the Crazy Train and risk whatever that wrought.  Nobody wanted to get Arrested.  That had been my Mandate when the Guys left, make sure nobody gets Arrested!!!  *Smiles*  Most folk would think that's not a Tall Order... they would be Wrong.  She's been in many a Mexican Jail and in Regions she's well know, they ignore her so they don't have to Lock her Up.

I had to have Two mostly tense hysterical calls from her and several FB Messenger Chats with both Guys to smooth things over, calm things down, especially her, which I have lotsa Experience at.  She didn't like that I was MAD... becoz Too Drunk... Losing your Purse and Passport... getting in a Fight with Andrase... are you fucking kidding me?   All the blame was not hers alone, The Men were being... Men... and too much drinking all around had happened.   Some of what they got into it about that she had Issues with, well I was more in her Corner than theirs... so, I wasn't all Team Dudes either.  Especially with their Threat to just abandon her there!  So, I did have the Come To Jesus that I better not have to make a Trip to the Border... or worse... all the way to the Coast in Mexico!!!  And not have EVERYONE accounted for arriving Safely Home without having to Take this Show On The Road and outlay the expenses to deplete Money I don't really have.

Andrase finally relented and said she'd just really pissed him off and he'll try to bring her back... yeah, she does that to us all... what's "New" Homes?   Just put her Ass in the Back Bed of the Truck if you have to, so you don't have to LOOK at her or be within Reach!   And I told her to lay her Ass down in the Truck Bed and don't even look out or in their Windows!   Yes, it got that infantile, to the "He's Looking Out My Window... Her Hair Is On My Side" complaints of Yesteryear!  But, you have to know your Audience and the level of Mental Illness you're Dealing with.  I reminded him that he and The Son had Promised me nobody would get Arrested and I expected that Promise kept!

  She did go from totally Psychotic on Call No. One, to Calm and Cooperative by Call No. Two and some Gallow's Humor.  *Whew*  So, we were off The Ledge and someone Jumping at least.   Then, I expressed that I better not have to drive my Ass down to Mexico dragging your Dad along and leaving your now Hysterical Teen Daughter behind here!!!??  Which, didn't really know how logistically Taking That Show On The Road would go if I had to?   I don't wanna get Arrested in Mexico either and I told them all, not only don't I wanna BE in Mexico, I fucking don't even wanna BE in the United States right now, Capeesh?!  *LOL*  Stress like this I don't Need if they expect me to stay on the Tracks without careening Wheels Off the fucking Rails too?

So, they're not back yet, but, Hopefully got back into the U.S., One and All?   Likely she'll have some Identity Theft now, another obstacle to overcome, but, we Deal with each Crisis as it comes.   Not like her Brother can scold her, he loses his shit all the time and she does too, it's always Why I HOLD their important Documents FOR them.  That way we're not constantly replacing them and Dealing with the complexities of just not having them for a while until they can be replaced.   I really do have to get her some Mental Health Services when she returns, this has been a LOT for her to unpack, process, digest and Deal with on her own with the mess her Ex left behind in Mexico.  I couldn't do much to assist her and she held up pretty good considering.  So, One Psychotic Break and One Alcoholic Bender during all the time she's been there, pretty Miraculous really.

I had Intended to have a Laid Back Pleasant and Fun Sabbath... Silly Woman!  I have to remain On Call here just in case they don't Manage her all the way back to Phoenix?  *LOL*   The Son had Texted me to fill me on on the Side of Team Men after everything got smoothed out.  He hadn't even wanted to bother me with all this and Hoped by Morning things would have Sobered Up and Mentally Regulated, but, they hadn't.  After, while too Drunk, she realized she'd Lost her Purse and Passport, she'd Melted Down on the Guys, blaming them.  The Son wouldn't Engage her and went to Bed, but Andrase apparently Assumed he could Engage and handle it... he was Wrong.  *LOL and Eye Roll*  So, things Escalated to the Far Side of Crazy Schizophrenic Paranoia and in that Condition, no way was a Border Crossing with her looking Possible or Probable.

I think he Assumed threatening to leave her behind would snap her back, it definitely didn't, it enraged her instead, not good.  So, they urged her to Call me and loaned her a Phone so she could do the Crisis Hotline Thang, Twice.  The 2nd Time was actually a Butt Dial, or mebbe God and Baby Jesus Dialing, not sure?  *Bwahahahaha*  They didn't even know that Call went thru for about Five Minutes... and then I WAS able to be The Voice Of Reason... or Demonic Possession as Dark Dawn took over and Handled the Call... not sure about that either, but, it Worked... so... whichever and whatever.   If Dawn Of The Light don't Work, Dark Dawn usually steps in and I become a Scarier Version of myself that usually gets the Attention needed to Solve a Situation.  So, now there is less Trouble in Paradise, but, it is a Shitty Sunday Morning. Again, Fun Times.  *Le Sigh*

A Pity, it's a gorgeous glorious Day outside, quite Warm, even tho' I did have to relent and turn the Heater on Last Night since Temps began doing a Nosedive Outside to where it got into the Mid-60's inside, too Cold for this Desert Pack Rat.  *Ha ha ha*   Well, I accidentally turned it up too high with the new Insulation and Ductwork we now have and Princess T came out of her Room wailing for me to come see how Hot it was in her Bedroom!  It was Radiating Heat out the Closed Door and Underneath it like a Blow Dryer on High... and when you Opened the Door, like a Dry Sauna!  *LOL*  Our Boudoir too and she was worried Grandpa had Passed Out?  *LMAOROTF*   So, I turned it down to 71 Degrees and now it seems Warm enough without Frying any of them.  *Smiles*

It's Early Afternoon and I've just done some Housekeeping and Blogging, some News Watching, Balancing Good News/Bad News as best you can in these turbulent time and Situations.  I haven't gone into the Antique Mall to pick up a Check or foof my Showroom or Locked Case in well over a Week now, so, it could be a Hot Mess... and I got a Truck full of Inventory to take in.   I just don't wanna risk to be asked to come in and Work a Shift and I don't wanna Deal with People either.   Any Peopling right now, not a Good Idea in Real Life, too many Random People to bump into.   I can Manage this Community in The Land Of Blog just Fine, you ALL Rock and so few Negative Exchanges likely to happen here than Real Life either since you can Moderate Who and When.

The Kids just rolled in, all Safe and Sound, everyone Reconciled.  *Whew*  Other than "The Incident", it had been a good time.  In fact, they were in one Bar with Dancers and Andrase said he thought he was throwing Ones and it was Twenties, so Staff cleared the place for them like they were Celebrities... for he and The Son.  I Laughed and said, you know, they probably thought you were Kanye and Kim's Brother.  *Bwahahahahaha*   So, all of us were Laughing our Asses off coz that's not out of the Realm of Possibility.  Once locally, at an Event, someone The Son knew from Work, thought Andrase was a Famous Rapper and that The Son had just had a pix taken with a Celebrity, we thought it was Hilarious!!!  So... anyway, everyone is now in Good Spirits and Calm is Restored... no more Trouble in Paradise for now.  *Winks*

UPDATE:  By 3:00 P.M. we were getting a Call from the Resort in Mexico that the Taxi Driver had found and returned The Daughter's Purse and Passport!!!   So, we're coordinating the Return of it all now... whew with a Reward for the Honest Guy who remembered her of all his fares!!!  Apparently, becoz she talks to everyone and is fluent in Spanish, she'd developed enuf of a rapport the Taxi Driver is willing to get everything back to her the best way he can.   So, hopefully what he is able to do to send it will ensure arrival of it and reimbursement then can be made to him.   It would be expensive to replace her Passport alone, so, this is a Lucky Break and there are Methods to send it to where she can receive it.  The only other suggestion he had if she didn't have a Peace about it going by Bus Mail, is, he could hold it for a Month if she thought she'd be back to the Resort area to pick it up... but, that's less likely.

I remember when we were Vacationing there Years ago, becoz Tourism is the primary Income for everyone there and American Tourism in particular, if you lose something there you have more of a likelihood of it being recovered and Honestly returned that here in the U.S..  I Lost a Camera there and had it returned by a Woman Selling Rosaries on the Beach Years ago, she ran after me upon finding it.  She wouldn't accept a Reward so I just Bought a bunch of her Rosaries, Bless her.  Seems the Locals are still overall, that Honest and Helpful to this Day.   What American Uber or Taxi Driver would go to as much trouble as this Taxi Driver clearly already has?  Yeah... most wouldn't bother.  She's relieved and working things out with the Guy now, so, Hopefully will have everything back.

I just watched a NetFlix Movie "The Frozen Ground" {2013} with Nicholas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, 50 Cent and John Cusack, based on a True Story of an Alaskan Serial Killer.  I remember when that all happened in the 1970's thru 1980's with Serial Killer Robert Hansen, the Butcher Baker.   He had at least 17 Victims and as many as over 30.  Only One 17 Year Old Survivor, which makes the Movie particularly Chilling since you know it's Based on True Events that are quite horrific, he Raped, Tortured and then Sport Hunted these Girls, quite the Psycho.  Sadly, Law Enforcement didn't pursue a lot of the Cases due to most of the Victims being Working Girls, and tho' they knew who he was, proving it took the dedication of someone who picked up the Case Years later and was relentless about getting Justice Served.  He was given a Sentence of over 400+ Years without possibility of Parole.   And a Brilliant Female Comic's Hour Special, who I'd never seen before and just Loved!  I'd tell you her name but I can't find her even on Google dammit!

Anyway, after the Event on Saturday we swung by my Friend Nan's Antique Mall "Everything Goes".   I got this Vintage Chalkware Carnival Kitsch Midway Prize from my Friend Minnie, along with a Bunting she made and I Photographed a bit of a few Pixs Below.  I've Bought some of Minnie's Fabric Buntings before and often used them in my Showroom Displays or in my Art Studios.   I've made and Sold some Vintage Fabric Buntings before too, great way to use Cutter Vintage Fabrics and Trims to Repurpose them no matter how small the pieces are you've Salvaged.  "Rusty Saturday" had some of their Christmas Merch out, but I'd come for something specific that they won't be Fabricating anymore and only have a few left of.  They gave me a Deep Discount on it's Purchase, which I appreciated, they know I've bought them before to use in my Art Studio for Artful Fabricated Storage of Smalls or to Display things.

A few Pixs Below it's the tallest Tiered Silver Trays, with Ornate Lamp Parts and Antique Crystal Doorknob Topper.   Yes, The Man could Fabricate something like this FOR me, but, will he?  I have all the Parts to do it but letting him around Power Tools without Supervision he could now hurt himself or forget Safety Prompts, so, I just would rather Buy it from a Fabricator Vendor Friend now instead.   Every time I Buy one he always tells me he could have made one for me... I know Honey... but, we don't have enuf Immortality for all the Projects I want, that you could do for me, Right?  *Winks*   Listen, even when he could still do them, he often delayed doing them to the point I'd just fucking Buy them anyway, Okay... but, we don't even GO there with his levels of Procrastination, since, it's always been his M.O. to Procrastinate.  I just got used to it and I'm more inclined to ask someone to do something for me who'll hop right on it and get it Done.  Patience is not one of my Virtues, Okay?  *LOL* 

So, the Tiered piece on the Far Right of the Pix Below is Mine now, very Heavy, like a Boat Anchor, very tall, Three Tiers High.  I took some Closeups once I got it Home, also Pictured Below so you can see some of the Details and Construction.  I just Love Upcycled Repurposed Fabrications like this.   I Collect lots of Salvage Pieces to Fabricate some becoz eventually I might start doing it again, it's been a long time and I want to make a Workshop to do it and take some Classes for what I don't yet know how to do, like Soldering.   I have no Idea Why this Fav Vendor is claiming not to be making them anymore, they've always Sold Well, but, perhaps don't have the Time to anymore, or the Salvage Items to Create them aren't as plentiful as they used to be?  Sometimes parts do surge in Popularity and then hard to Source as Salvage Cheaply anymore and become scarcer.   I know even in Chazzas, Old Silverplate they want too much for now... it used to be Dirt Cheap.

And even Old Lamps are making a comeback, so Buying them to Rewire and use as a Period Piece, or Cannibalizing for the sum of their Parts, is getting more Expensive.  If you've seen Modern Lamps lately, you completely understand Why... crap made and mass produced to a point there's nothing Special about the Modern Lighting and it's not extraordinary in the least.   Plus, they don't last... if you've Bought anything New, it falls apart or quits Working.  You can get something made 100 Years ago that's in better Shape and will last longer than it's Modern contemporary, even without a Restoration of it!   The one piece of my Bunting is in the Pix Below.   There's about 10 Triangular Fabric Pieces in various Black and White Fabrics.   Matches some of the Import Collectibles I've got that are predominantly Black and White Primitive Pottery, Mud Cloth Fabric and Ethnic Art.

Below is a couple Closeups of a Wooden elaborately Hand-Painted Egg with an Asian or more likely an Indonesian Art Style I Bought.   The Details on the Art are Amazing, coz, it's only a Mid-Sized Wooden Egg, a little larger than a Chicken Egg, probably more the Size of a Goose Egg.  There's a Female Painted on a part I didn't Photograph, so has a Man and Woman in Traditional Dress plus the Two Dragons and the Blue Creature which looks like some Primate or other Fantasy or Mythical Cryptid Creature Dressed Up... perhaps Ahool?   Looks like Ahool to me due to the Batlike slash Primate Features and Coloration.  Some portray the Creature as a Giant Bat while others claim it's a Flying Primate, living in the Jungles of Java and about the size of a One Year Old Child with a 12 Foot Wingspan.   Sightings since the 1920's that even Naturalists claim to have seen this Creature, so, it could or might actually Exist?  If it exists it could be a remnant of Living Dinosaur and it's Name comes from the Sound it makes that is distinctive from Known Species.

I'm fascinated by elusive Creatures said to exist, or to have once existed, and are often Portrayed in Art that goes back Centuries, and is often passed down in Oral History for Generations too, it's intriguing to me.   The fact the Stories endure and alleged Modern Sightings of some things mirror the Ancient Stories and Artistic renditions, sometimes going back to Petroglyphs, is Interesting even if you're a Skeptic.  I have a blend of Skepticism and Belief... that we don't know everything, haven't discovered everything on this Planet or what's Beyond it... so, anything could be Possible or even Probable, I just don't know.  I find consistency in many Witness encounters that are unlikely to be just coincidences and have gone on so long before we could Share Information Globally, or Culturally, that... well... I can't dispute, disprove or prove any of it.  So, the Verdict remains Open.

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Hoping you mostly have Good News my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian