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Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone!
For my LJ friends who are not familiar with the United States tradition: Today is our annual Day of Thanksgiving, an official holiday where all citizens are encouraged to take the day off from work to share a feast with family and close friends and express thanks for the good things in life. (The tradition is based on a legendary feast which ( Read more... ) -
I hope this wasn't the circumstances that Gödel was referring to...
Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was one of the greatest matheticians of the 20th Century... and is considered by many experts to be one of the greatest logicians of all time. He had a singular mind that was capable in finding the flaw or defect in any system, be it mathematical or institutional. Indeed, his most famous work, known as "Gödel's ( Read more... ) -
UPDATE ON ELLAKITE'S "HEALTH" (JOKING)
(Saying right up front: the following is meant as a "gag" for therealljidol. The described injury has *NOT* occurred to me in Real Life.)
November 4, 2016
A fixture of The Real LiveJournal Idol (therealljidol) is no more... and a much-beloved meme is likely to follow suit as a result.
On Monday, October 4th, 2016, swirlsofblue invoked the "FRIST!" meme. As usual, ellakite tried to vent ( Read more... ) -
THE REAL LIVEJOURNAL IDOL -- SEASON 10 SIGNAL BOOST
So, THE REAL LIVE JOURNAL IDOL (LJI) writing competition is starting up *YET* *AGAIN*I'm sure that most of my LJ Friends are already familiar with the competition through my previous participation, but for those of you who aren't: It's a free "contest" that encourages creative writing of all sorts... and it's an excellant way for aspiring authors ( Read more... ) -
Pardon me while I CrypticJournal
It's a simple statement of fact: My life resembles THE CHERRY ORCHARD, but there is not enough love in the world to drive me sane. -
Mysteries for a Sunday Afternoon
Once again, I'll be doing a lot of travelling today ( Read more... ) -
Strange goings-on in the night
I will be doing a lot of travelling this evening.
First, I'll be flying over to England to visit Exham Priory, a picturesque estate that has recently been restored to its former glory, though I have heard rumors that it suffers from a major rodent infestation (based on the scrabbling noises that have been heard coming from behind its walls). ( Read more... ) -
REVIEW: The 8th Annual H. P. Lovecraft Festival (Part One)
Because someone explicitly asked me to post my opinion of what I saw at an early performance of THE 8TH ANNUAL H. P. LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL, I am doing so now. Overall, I generally enjoyed the presentations that I saw... but I will also admit that there were issues with both of them ( Read more... ) -
The end draws nigh.
We truly are living in a strange aeon.
Tomorrow evening the stars will align, sunken R'lyeh will rise from the ocean depths, and after vigintillions of years of waiting great Cthulhu will be loose again, ravening for delight... thus bringing an end to humanity's pitiful reign upon this sorry excuse for a planet.
But before I am driven hopelessly ( Read more... )