LIFE & DEATH (or how I died in my dreams)

 

Obviously, this is a triggering post. Please exit now as I will talk about car accidents, suicide, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.  This is a very serious topic to Gen Xers, Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Zers.  Please leave now.

So this week, the week I am writing on (the end of August 30th). It has been one death after another. Shit take after shit take. We lost our beloved Dolly Parton to a brief round with cancer. We lost Tim Curry at age 80 after he endured a battle with a stroke, which paralyzed him. And lastly, we lost voice actor Peter Cullen (known for 80s cartoon Transformers as the voice of Optimus Prime. But also, I know him as Murky Dismal in Rainbow Brite).

From RainbowBriteCo's Facebook page. Artist credit unknown. Please email me at hi@samanthajeantate.com for credit! Please prove you created this illustration!

My special friend, Steve, got into a car accident today, August 30th.  The story: He had a blinking yellow light (which in American driver's training, which means proceed with caution). The other driver who was a total DUMB ASS?! Had a blinking STOP LIGHT! STOP MEANS DO NOT GO EVEN IF IT IS BLINKING1 DUMB ASS!!!

The driver hit Steve on his driver's side.  And totaled his truck. Steve is okay.  No one got injured, luckily (although I think the dumb ass who was going at the blinking red light deserves something bad! But I am a Christian woman!). So not only is this going to set Steve back a pretty penny on his journey to becoming a sobriety coach. Which he told me last night that he was planning on enrolling in the spring if he could come up with the money for it.  Hey Alcoholics Anonymous...if you're listening...give Steve a break and make him a sobriety coach already!!! Give him his damn training FOR FREE! He went through your program! he knows the ins and outs! He even refuses to be around my parents because THEY SMOKE CIGARETTES!! And for heaven's sake, my dad smokes weed for medical reasons! IT'S LEGAL HERE IN MICHIGAN!!

Life isn't fair at all you guys. I could have lost the person I love most in this world. I still am in love with him. And I will forever be devoted to him. Friends or more or enemies. 

What I Got RIGHT about the Seven of Swords! (and what I got WRONG!)

 

- Cheating? Maybe.

-Manipulation? Maybe.

- Strategizing, holding cards close to your chest, carrying as many "Swords" as you can without hurting yourself? YES!!!

Anxiety, holding things in, and stress manifest physically in the gut very quickly. The Swords suite in the tarot is about communication and your mental health, to put it bluntly.

Whatever is going on "up there" in that squirrely-whirly brain of ours...we can feel it in our gut.

The Seven of Swords is renowned for being known as the "CHEATER CHEATER PETER PUMPKIN EATER" card. It is also a card of WARNING that you are manipulating a situation or even a relationship such as a friendship, or even you are abusing something or someone.

Most beginner tarot readers, think the Seven of Swords is all doom and gloom. But really, it is a reality check.

Here are some journaling prompts I think that will help you tune into the Seven of Swords:

- What do you see on the card? Describe the card outloud! Say it LOUD and say it PROUD! Notice the symbols on the card, what's going on in the background, the colors, etc. Say it ALL out loud! Record yourself with your phone or even journal it!

- How does this card genuinely make you feel, emotionally?

- Now...check in with your intuition.

- What messages or feelings or even what is your third eye (in-between your eyes and only do this if you are mentally stable!!) telling you?!

- Decide. Who needs this message? You? Or the collective? Or both? Honestly, the message can be both for a special person in your life who gets you. Or it can be just something you post on your social media such as Instagram (use #tarotreadersofinstagram for traction!).

And that my friends, is how you interpret a tarot card that is as heavy as the Seven of Swords.

Some tarot "experts" may disagree with my process but oh well!!! Especially ones who have PUBLISHING CONTRACTS with Llewellyn or whatever. That's how I was taught.

THis post was brought to you NOT by A.I.!

Reasons Why I Identify with Daffy Duck (and not Bugs Bunny)

 

DISCLAIMER: Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny are properties of WARNER BROTHERS. This is NOT satire! This is how I FEEL ABOUT A CARTOON!  There is no COPYRIGHT HARM IN THIS!!

Buckle up, kitties, grown-ups, inner children! This is gonna be REAL!

If you have NEVER watched a single LOONEY TUNES cartoon, I feel REALLY SORRY FOR YOU! Looney Tunes are way better than freaking DISNEY "Silly Symphonies" and any Mickey Mouse cartoon! (My Opinion!)

Seriously, who hurt you?!

These are my TOP 10 REASONS why I love Daffy Duck, and why I identify with him THE MOST out of ALL the Looney Tunes characters!

Are you ready for it?!

Here we go...

My Top 10 Reasons Why I Identify with Daffy Duck (and not Bugs Bunny!)

"Bugs Bunny is a saint." - Lola Bunny from The Looney Tunes Show, season one, episode 2, Members Only

"That's what he wants you to believe! But Bugs Bunny is bad!" - Bugs Bunny or some stupid crap like that because Bugs was dressed as "an ugly woman" and he tried to keep away from Lola in the second episode (and maybe later down the road, there will be a post on why I identify with Looney Tunes Show Lola and NOT Space Jam Lola!)

Now...can I please write the damn post, brain? LOL.

1. Daffy can be selfish.

2. Daffy NEVER gets applause for his acting or jokes. I, too, am never "backed up" or applauded because I speak hard truths! And I know I'm funny as hell!

3. He tries REALLY HARD. Matter of fact, TOO HARD!

4. He's a freaking people-pleaser! As evidenced in The Looney Tunes Show

5. He cracks me up! Even from the very beginning in 1937!

6. His character in The Looney Tunes Show REALLY CRACKS ME UP!!! (See Best Friends season one, episode 1.)  

7. He's a black DUCK! With a THING around HIS NECK!! (I have psoriasis or eczema...who the hell knows!!) We're in Big Truffle - season 2. Rebel Without a Glove- Season 2.

8. Oh my god, why do I have to keep explaining shit that's really funny to me?!

9. Oh my god, Sam, shut up!!!

10. No, I WON'T. BECAUSE DAFFY DUCK WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE LOONEY TUNE!!! (and It is LOONEY TUNES, NOT Looney Toons).

A Very Boring July

 

*Plays Back In the New York Groove by Ace Frehley*

After a very boring July, I'm happy to say I'M BACK! Back in the New York Groove! Am I richer? Heck no! Did I almost kill myself? Heck No! But I seriously lost my coolness. And I am feeling tons better!

So much better, I wrote some poems about my certain friends with benefits. Who better get his sh*t together soon! Because I'm tired of games. I'm too independent for a relationship. Too exhausted and traumatized for a situationship, AND TOO BORED TO BE SINGLE!! (I didn't write that, someone else did. Probably AI but I did not generate it in AI).

So without further ado, here are some gems I wrote during Cancer Season and the beginning of Leo Season (Cancer Season: June 21st - July 22nd. Leo Season: July 23rd - August 22nd).

And you all BETTER BE NICE TO ME ;-) Or civil. Or Kind. Whatever. I don't respond to NASTINESS. I don't really care if my writing TRIGGERS YOU. I honestly don't care if you hate my guts! 

Enjoy!

DRAGON'S HEAD

By: Samantha Jean Tate

He is my dragon's head.

He is my north node.

He saw me when I felt invisible.

Reassured me when I was freaking out.

He reflected my shadow when I was terrified.

He defended my name in a crowded school

Like a knight and shining armor.

He made me see what was missing all along

That he was secure in himself

And in me!

This poem is about my synastry chart with my friends of benefits. One of our Junos is in each other's 9th house of learning/long distance/higher education etc. Juno is your marriage partner in astrology. The North Node is also known as the Dragon's Head. The SOUTH NODE IS KNOWN AS THE DRAGON'S TAIL. He is so a part of my "Higher Learning" because we went to high school/secondary school together! And had a couple of classes together our sophomore year! And he supposedly noticed me in 8th-grade probably because I literally shut down mentally. I was in a severe depression and had suicidal THOUGHTS and threatened suicide on AOL in summer of 1999. And none of my "friends" or teachers believed me. Except maybe Mr. Parker and Mr. Faculak. Eighth grade was the hardest year of my life EVER.

YOU ARE...

By: Samantha Jean Tate (Inspired by Winnie the Pooh)

You are smarter than you think

Hotter than you believe

And capable more than you know.

This one is more for me than my special friend. Because damn it, I used to weigh 255lbs. in 2010. That was my highest weight ever. And now I'm 184lbs! My long-term goal weight? 150lbs! Period.

"The quietest voice in the room, is usually the one who has thought things through." - Me. I had that random thought about my GOOD FRIEND. He is so wise. He tells me not to give a fuck about what people think. He tells me I need to relax. And I swear to God, I had a dream when I was on my vacation he said "I will see you once you get some rest". The dream felt like a visitation dream (look that up! Preferably written by French Quarter Medium Maria Shaw).

Lovesick

By: Samantha Jean Tate

I hope it's not a summer fling 

I hope you will fall for me

Because I sure have fallen for you.

I'm scared to give again

But I'll be good to you

If you're good to me

And this I swear

By invisible sky daddies and mommies

By the ever changing tides of the ocean.

This one was written 07/23/2026! After a passionate, fun night of watching Blast From The Past with my safe person (one of my favorite movies since I was freaking 16-years old and in a mentally and emotionally abusive relationship with someone from GRAND BLANC!!) And he BETTER LEAVE ME ALONE TOO! HE IS BLOCKED ON EVERYTHING FOR A DAMN REASON!! (Not my Safe Person, SpEcIal Friend, fwb, f*ck buddy, lover, boyfriend, whatever. We know what we have).

A Quote On Cuddling & Intimacy 07/23/2026

"I love when you cuddle with someone and are intimate with someone their scent lingers in your hair, on your body, everywhere!" - Yup, me!!!!! ding ding ding Johnny!! What do we have for our winners??! (probably nothing because seriously my head hurts and I AM NOT RICH OR ANYTHING!!)

i can't breathe

By: Samantha Jean Tate

You're a pain in my head

An ache in my heart

The air I CAN'T BREATHE

can't breathe

can't breathe in my lungs

But damn, do I love

You?

Written on 7/24/2026. After telling myself the heartbreaking truth MY DAD told me about MY SPECIAL FRIEND because MY DAD KNOWS LOVE and LOVES MY MOTHER. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS!! "You're wasting your time". - DAD.

"Ok Hazel Grace?" "Ok."

-John Green / The Fault In Our Stars / Gus's Eulogy to Hazel Grace Lancaster (seriously one of my many favorite books and movies!)