Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Misc Updates from the Other Side

It’s been a long while since I had anything to say. About anything really. Since I no longer travel for a living, there’s not really all that much to report as far as day-to-day goings on are concerned. Sometimes this … Continue reading

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Gifts from the over the Rainbow

Those of you how know me know how long I have wanted a dog. I grew up with dogs, and I still miss my girls every day. The thing is, the girls were bassets, and they were *huge*, and a … Continue reading

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The Next Ten Minutes of 41….

Have you been inside the museum? We should go… Meet the dinosaurs ~ The Next Ten Minutes It’s….been a long while since I’ve written anything. To be honest, that’s because I haven’t felt like I have a great deal to … Continue reading

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A Ship, A Sub…and 111 Years – [06/25/2023]

“When you’re in very deep water, you’re dead before you realize that something is happening, so it’s just not a problem.” – Paul-Henry Nargeolet 111 years ago a grand ship slipped beneath the ocean, taking with her 1500 souls. Her … Continue reading

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Technicolour Dreams – [04/29/2023]

Tonight I saw the local theatre college’s production of Joseph And the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and I had…an odd reaction. I cried. Don’t get me wrong, they were…mostly happy tears.  I did a production of Joseph many years ago and … Continue reading

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Everything Is Beautiful At the Ballet: Core Memory Unlocked

Up a steep and very narrow stairway To a voice like a metronome […] Everything was beautiful at the ballet Raise your arms and someone’s always there Everything was beautiful at the ballet I was pretty.. I was happy… I … Continue reading

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The Most Wonderful Time – Victoria, BC – [12/25/2022]

It came without ribbons It came without tags It came without packages boxes or bags It doesn’t feel like a year since last Christmas. I think that honestly this year I am emotionally ready for last Easter! It has been … Continue reading

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Invitation to the Picture Show – [09/24/2022]

There’s a light…over at the Frankenstein Place… Over a decade ago, I walked off the stage for the final curtain call of Kaleidoscope Theatre’s production of The Rocky Horror Show. I had no real idea at the time, that it was … Continue reading

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Choose your Own Path

It’s been a long while hasn’t it? I wish I could say I have something mind-bendingly interesting to report, but the truth is life just continues on in it’s normally abnormal course. Sometimes I think I have some idea of … Continue reading

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They Don’t Get It – [03/10/2022]

The time has come, you understand to talk of many things… I’ve been doing a whole lot of thinking lately as to why certain things make me so…angry isn’t even really the right word. Disgusted. Disgusted is a good word. … Continue reading

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