It must have been sometime during the Witching Hour, before the blue Gloaming was upon us, as we tramped down the hard-packed dirt road while being whipped with a bit in my mouth, the bells on the bridle jangling and tinkling, sending a sweet melody of discord to Mother Moon high above, when I realized that I loved this place. I looked over and ( Read more... )

I am now gone until the 30th. I will be at Festival. You wish you were.

I saw the Transformers movie and the latest Harry Potter (Order of the Phoenix) this week. All in all, the fanboy in me is pleased. Transformers was a blast, action-packed and good graphics, good use of giant extraterrestrial robots and a liberal sprinkling of sexual tension and humour throughout. Well done. And Harry P. was, well, what can I say? ( Read more... )

Bertha Vanation. Aw yeah. Anywhozzle, why oh why do I *still* hang out Downtown in Bristol on the 3rd of July?! It is always a clone of the same ole tired scene; overcrowded clubs/bars/whatevers that charge like 10 bucks to cram another poor soul into it's messy mass, then overpriced drinks and crappy music and literally no room to even do a nice ( Read more... )

Oy vey, I am exhausted. Cosplaying is hard work! I am finally getting my s*&t together and working on my 2 new costumes, Alex from A Clockwork Orange and the Goat Lord (partially my own design, the head was donated). I *just* spent seven hours shopping, but the ALex prototype is ready for a showcase. This is the reward for dating costume designers ( Read more... )

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...is a very special time. Everything seems to stand still, and, according to Wikipedia, "the name is derived from Latin sol (sun) and sistere (stand still), because at the solstice, the Sun stands still in declination." Seeing as this is the day when events are seemingly at a standstill, this is oft a time for deep reflection and thoughtfulness on ( Read more... )

...so I'm waiting for the friggin' heat to come on as I continue to procrastinate about doing things. I really should be reading my textbook on Southeast Asia so I can be prepared for class tomorrow night, but I don't wanna. I have many other things I'd rather be reading, or even doing. I *did* take care of a few minor things on my To Do list today ( Read more... )

I *just* took another Political Test recommended by one of my former students and I ended up right in the same spot (Liberal Left) as the Dali Lama. Go figure.

The Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: -6.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.74

http://www.politicalcompass.org

I live in the freakin' Blue Belt, fer Chrissakes!!! Check it out.

Paleo-Liberal
You scored 75% Personal Liberty and 45% Economic Liberty!

A paleo-liberal believes in low to moderate government intervention on personal matters and moderate government intervention on economic matters. They tend to be opposed to war, police powers and victimless ( Read more... )