Equipment Wishlist

So, I have not really been out and done a whole lot this year with school taking a good portion of my time. I am, however, looking to spruce up my equipment and purchase some additional pieces that I have been wanting.

I already have a great digital voice recorder, only problem is that apparently the ghosts in my house think so too. It vanished off my desk and I can not find it anywhere. It was a super Olympus recorder with a built in usb, just stick it in the computer and pull the files directly. Super easy and now it looks like I may have to suck it up and buy a new one... Not my most favorite thing to do but I really need to have a recorder. Along with that, I have been considering getting a spirit box or an ovilus for more "real time" communication. This will be something that is more of a experimental basis and prices can vary around $250 to $300.

I have still cameras but I really want to upgrade and get a full spectrum camera. I just have to decide if I should get a still camera or a video camera. Both have their own perks. The still camera that I really like is from FujiFilm and retails around $300. Now there is a smaller one that goes for about $175 but I have to think about quality vs. price. So, I may just save up for the FujiFilm and make due with what I have right now. Video wise, they go from $100 to $300 and then regardless of still or video, you would still have to put out about $60 to $70 for each light source.

I have to get a new EMF meter. I am thinking about going the digital route just so reading baselines will be easier. At least these are priced easier on the wallet, only around $75 to $80. Sometimes you can get a deal if you buy one with a K2 meter. Now I don't necessarily "need" the K2 but it is just really cool. Plus, you can use it within an EVP session and get some interaction with it. That to me makes for a valuable piece of equipment. That will be another $60 to $65 depending on if I get it with or without the sound alert.

Thermometers are a good investment but with the increase in new toys, buying a regular laser thermometer is kinda outdated. Where a single laser thermometer retails for around $100, now I can pay out a tad more but get a Mel Meter with EMF, temperature, touch, and vibration detection. Good side, this goes for around $150. For $50 more, I would get a whole lot more. Plus the Mel Meter will get a little more in depth during an EVP session as it will go off if a spirit manipulates the sensor.

This one is not really something that I would "need" (see there is that word again) at this moment but it would be extremely beneficial. A thermal camera could be such a great device, especially for catching heat signatures that can not be caught with any other equipment. The only downside to this, these range anywhere from $2,000 to $7,000. I am not really made of money, so this will more than likely have to go on my wishlist and maybe my husband will take pity on me and buy it for my birthday one year.

There are some inexpensive fun stuff that I could get like laser grids and motion sensors but I want to pad out the main equipment first. I will end up picking up a few things here and there as I have the money and will just make due with my older stuff until then. There will be a lot of research done to determine the exact brands and models that I will get. These are definitely not cheap and will take time but it will be so worth it. Especially if things work out and I end up getting the investigation at the Old South Pittsburg Hospital in TN for my birthday next year. Until then, there are tons of places to investigate around here to break in my new stuff.

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Moore House Update

As the weather is beginning to warm up and allow me to get back outdoors, I decided to take a run up to Yorktown and my old stomping grounds. My husband and I had met up with a couple of friends and the notion of the Moore House came up. Well, I had never been inside the building because of the fact that it is usually only open for paying tours. When we all arrived at the location, I noticed that the doors to the house were open and people coming and going.

My immediate interest was peaked and even more so when we discovered that it was open to the public for free!! SCORE! This gave me the chance to go inside and walk around and see if I felt anything that might be present inside.

As we walked inside, we noticed that there has been some major renovations and a lot of newer, more modern trimmings. The downstairs was very quiet and calm. Upon going upstairs, I felt a wave of energy that tightened around my chest. After a few moments the tightness lifted and subsided. There were no other experiences the entire time in the house.

Sadly, I did not have my camera with me as I was really not expecting it to be fully open. Although, not getting much in the way of sensing energy, I really doubt anything would have manifested. My personal thoughts at this time is if there's anything still attached to the Moore House, it is most likely residual. I did not get the intelligent haunt feeling at all. Now this is only after 1 time of being inside the house. This may change if I am able to get back inside and any ghosts want to come out and play... (I will know for the future trips to take my camera!)

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New Look!!

Well I finally got around the the facelift!!

This winter is very hard on me and with all the snow we have been getting, it is making me wish Spring would hurry up and get here already. So what do I have planned for the warmer weather... Well, I am planning a trip back up to Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. I have a great little spot down the Colonial Parkway that I want to get into for an EVP session. I will be investing in an EMF meter, a decent one... I am toying with the idea of getting a K2 meter but don't know if that will be in the budget this time around. I'm going to talk more about the events that happen in my own home... Seeing as how I have something happen every single friggin day/night... I really need a good outlet for the things that bump around here.

I have also been talking about the idea to make a run up to Stafford, Va to the Aquia Church. Of course, my husband looks at me like I have lost my mind when I mention that place. I stopped by on our way up to Maryland and just sitting in the car he was getting freaked out. Supposedly it is one of the most haunted churches in the area... I guess it would be a good trip since I lost my mist figure photograph when my computer crashed a few years ago. So I kinda need to go and try to get something just as good.

I am always looking for places to go and things to see and love hearing about others experiences. So if you have had something happen to you, contact me and let me know!

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Facelift

With my health being an issue this year as well as being diagnosed with fibro, I really have not been able to get out and hunt much. In this case. I plan on giving this blog a well deserved facelift and add new content and delve deeper into the dark realm.

So stay tuned for a new feeling...

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Personal EVP - Part 2

Good news, I finally found a good host for my audios. So now I can share clips.

So for starters, I can relay the EVP that I caught Dec. 12th last year. If you don't remember the back story here is the post... Personal EVP

So let me set up this clip for you... You will hear me ask a question, then a pause before I begin the next question. During the pause you will hear a whisper, literally right before I start the next question. Now, I was alone in the house, no tv on and it was totally silent. I did not hear anything at the time but it sounds to be fairly close to the mic and it registers a lower wave length on my audio program. I am not quite sure exactly what it says but it sounds like "hi" or "Di". Since my name is Diana, that would put it at an intelligent response to my question. I am not sure how much you may need to turn your volume up to since it a bit lower than my voice but it is audible. So here is that audio clip...



Now I admit, this did kinda freak me out when I heard it the first time. It is super eerie knowing that there was no one else here and then to find this in review. So there you have it. My first personal EVP.

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New year, New haunts!

I have been a lazy little girl this winter.... I have sadly not updated my blog here in a while, but I do have some good reasons.

I didn't really get a chance to get outside and get any pictures this winter. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia so that kinda put a kink in my plans. I just couldn't stand the cold weather. Plus this was the snowiest winters we have had in about 10 years. Since I don't drive in the snow, that kinda didn't help either.

But now that warm weather is approaching, I will be able to get out a bit more and get pictures. I am planning a few more runs to Yorktown and down the Colonial Parkway. I will also be making more trips to Colonial Williamsburg, so just bear with me. I really really want to go to Historic Smithfield, but I'm not sure if I will get to do that for a bit.

I am still trying to figure out how to post audio clips so I can put up EVPs. I am not really technological savvy, so its being a bugger. But I swear, as soon as I figure out how to do it, they will be posted!

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Personal EVP

As I have not been able to go out and do much for the past few weeks, since I have been sick as a dog, I've just been staying at home snuggled in the beautiful warm of my electric blanket. Plus the fact that I am still working of getting all of my own equipment and that is taking a bit longer to do with the holidays almost upon us.

Well, last night, I noticed that my one kitten kept looking up and around the top of the bed. At first I didn't think much about it but then I saw her head and body making dramatic movements like there was something there above her. While I didn't see anything, she acted as though there was something there and it was playing with her. She actually leaps up at one point in an effort to grab it. Okay, I thought at first it might have been some dust or maybe a light coming in from somewhere and I didn't think much more about it.

Later that night at close to 11:00pm, she began doing this again. So I decided to do an EVP session since I was alone in the house and there would be no interruptions. So I asked a few questions and did a fairly short session. Upon review of the audio, I come to find out that I have a whisper on the audio. It comes right after I ask the question, "Are you family?" As I ask that question, a low whisper can be heard before I ask another question. I am totally amazed. I am as of yet not quite sure what it says until I get a new set of headphones so I can hear it closer. At this time, it is a one syllable word that sounds like "hi" or even my name, "Di". My mom thought it may say, "yes" but there really won't be a definitive answer until I am able to review the evidence with headphones and snhance the audio. I did clean it up and took out the hiss and crackles and it very evident that there is another voice and it is on a different wavelength to my own. I am so super amazed at this as this is my first personal EVP that I have captured.

The part that really gets me is that I took a photo of one of the doors going into my craft room where I am storing things til after the holiday and I got this weird anomaly on the left side of the door. Here is that picture:
You can see the small little squiggle on the left side of the door about mid height. Now as this was the only photo I shot and I didn't notice it while I was filming, I can not say 100% that it was parnormal, it is however, quite odd. And on that note thought it would be interesting to share. I have no idea what this is and I have never shot anything like this in any of my photography ventures. But I have to throw it out as evidence because I do not have a control picture to go with it since I only took the one, but thought you may like to see it anyway.

As for the audio, I am working on figuring out how to post audio samples in a blog and when I get it reviewed better, I will post it for others to hear as well.

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