“REQUIEM, n. A mass for the dead which the minor poets assure us the winds sing o'er the graves of their favorites. Sometimes, by way of providing a varied entertainment, they sing a dirge.”

 Ambrose Bierce, the Devil's Dictionary

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

It is with mixed feelings ( Read more... )

“The artist is still a little like the old court jester. He's supposed to speak his vicious paradoxes with some sense in them, but he isn't part of whatever the fabric is that makes a nation.” William Faulkner

Gentle Readers,

It was my great pleasure to visit the Evergreen Rose Republic this weekend.  It was my fortune that the weekend I selected to ( Read more... )

On Friday, the evening of January 16th 2009, the great and powerful Gangrel Overlord Nathanial Green hosted a gathering.  It was an old cabin in the woods Seabec and marvelously decorated.

It was a glorious gathering widely attended by the region.  Many were intensely curious about the Werewolf Hunt hosted by Nathanial Green and it was the talk of ( Read more... )

Sorrow
Imperial Harpy of the Nelson Imperium
The Lord of Laughter
The New Flesh

OOC:
Carthian Status: 3, Mekhet Status: 3

Read about the New Flesh here: http://carthian.cam-wiki.org/The_New_Flesh

See Sorrow's Harpy Reports here: ( Read more... )

Fear and Loathing in Olympia: A Brave New Year 01/01/2009

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days of old long past.
---Auld Lang Syne

It was the first evening of a new year and the triumphant Prince Vasili Rostov held a bold celebration.

Olympia is known across the region as a place one ( Read more... )

The time between Christmas and the New Year is a quiet time for the mortals.  This reflects in kindred society as well.  Something about this time brings out a mellow streak.

It is also a time when mortals and immortals alike begin to truly feel the pressure of the elements.  Vampires in remote areas begin to feel their beast keenly and a ( Read more... )

Vancouver is one of those cities at the cutting edge of kindred society.  The Evergreen Rose is an interesting experiment of kindred government worthy of the Carthian Movement.  It is the rare vampire institution that has clear and defined laws and rules.  It is exceptionally rare to have such a Republic continually enforce those laws for the ( Read more... )

Fear and Loathing in the Northwest: A Christmas Miracle (12/11, 12/13, and 12/19/2008)

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders,
You've got garlic in your soul.
Mr. Grinch.

I wouldn't touch you, with a
thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, Dr. Seuss

It has been a busy time in the ( Read more... )

Fear and Loathing in the Nelson Imperium: (Olympia 12/4/2008 and Kitsap 12/5/2008)

As the nights in the Northwest become longer, the air becomes quite cold and bitter. The blood slows and many sleep through the winter.

On Thursday, Prince Vasili Rostov held an intimate gathering at the Rostov Interfaith Gathering site. It was a very well behaved ( Read more... )

Fear and Loathing in Vancouver: 1 Gentleman, 36 Knights, and a Fog Demon 11/28/2008

To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

The Art of War, Sun Tzu

On November 28th 2008, Prince Graham Wellington hosted yet another gathering in the fine city ( Read more... )