I know that -for most of my friends- seeing an article about one's hometown show up on the front page of the New York Times would be something of a matter of pride. Not for me. Any time that Conakry (or Guinea in general) is mentioned in the news outside of some small mention in the African news section means that death and unrest hold sway. ( Read more... )

So it ends like this...  The spark of life that sustained one of my personal heroes through over 84 years has been permanently stilled, leaving myself, my family, and the world poorer for his absence.  After a long and grueling battle with bone cancer, exacerbated by old age, my Grandfather died Monday afternoon at about 1:00 PM.  This event was ( Read more... )

A hive mind means never being alone... or having to say you're sorry.

"I said: Hey! Are we lobbing hand grenades kiddo?/ No, I don't think we are/ you're close (so very close)/ but no cigar!"-- Weird Al (Close But No Cigar)

Myself: "Her face did nothing for me."
Taylor: "It did nothing for her either."

"Even dead, clowns are still annoying."-- Dirge (Xombie)

"Your command is my wish."-- Yuri (Red Alert 2)

"Any ( Read more... )

Okay, check this out ( Read more... )

As a thanks to Chevron for answering mine, I reissue his challenge ( Read more... )

Okay, I realize this is vastly overdue, but Chevron requested that I explain my LJ name a while back, and I decided that, having surplus time upon this merry Sunday, I would finally oblige.  Anyway... let's see:  Head of Flame -actually a forced modification of my originally intended name of Flamehead due to the fact that "Flamehead" was already ( Read more... )

A sampling of my favorite quotes for your viewing pleasure:

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."-- Galatians 3:28

"I must keep an eye on the stick of Old Spice deodorant which keeps on moving in the corner of my vision. It's planning something, and after a life-time of it's head being ( Read more... )

Okay first off, click the freaking link ( Read more... )

I had an idea tonight... well, technically this morning. The idea is somewhat ridiculous, like most of my great ideas, but I think this one could actually work. Okay, at it's root, the idea is this: a magazine about us. And by "us", I don't mean us as a crew or even "us" as Mercer students. I speak instead of "us" as a group of people of ( Read more... )