"One may cross it once to gain the blessings of fate. Twice, though, and the curse of the fool befalls you. A third time, and you will never again. We have all crossed it from the lands to the west, seeking fortune. To cross back would mean ill fortune, and to try to return again, death." -IXJac ( Read more... )

DISCLAIMER: The following entry will probably contain a lot of statements to the effect of: "Napoleon was the best _______ of all time." I am excluding Jesus from these sweeping praises because, while dwelling in a mortal vessel, He was still God ( Read more... )

I was impatinet and accidentally double-posted my lj magum opus (to date). Sorry. Just read the second one, with the commnet by me.

The kid sat at his computer, in the dead of the night. His whole house was dark, all the lights off so he could hear the music coming from the speakers and so he could see the light burning off the screen. Soft, glowing light, gentle when he wanted it stark and painful. A friend when he was looking for viciousness ( Read more... )

The kid sat at his computer, in the dead of the night. His whole house was dark, all the lights off so he could hear the music coming from the speakers and so he could see the light burning off the screen. Soft, glowing light, gentle when he wanted it stark and painful. A friend when he was looking for viciousness ( Read more... )

I thought this was cool after I saw it on another lj. So I got one too:


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BASTILLE DAY. The anniversary of the first move by Parisian Crowds Seeking Liberty, Equality, and Brotherhood. The recognized Independence Day of modern France, the greatest nation on Earth and the dearest to my heart ( Read more... )

StarCraft (a great game) has made Maloncanth and I like each other a little more, I think. It made Shrike like me about as much as usual, which is to say that he maintains his casual distaste for me. At least now it's because of vicious zealot horde rushes and devious use of dark archons than because I act like a loon. General-G and Rask are too ( Read more... )

Bloom County is, hands-down, on of the best comic strips ( Read more... )

Heavens ( Read more... )