Friday, November 14, 2003
The myth of the day is...
Coyote,the trickster.
Selfish bastards
People want to live in the desert. So they destroy the desert so that they can go live in it. And then drive its inhabitants into the city, where they're ill equipped to survive. Really rather terrible. But I suppose they have a nice view, or whatever.
Catkillers.
Catkillers.
There's a coyote in my neighborhood
Saw her up close and in person. And not in the most flattering of circumstances, we'll just leave it at that.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Thought I'd share my joy...
Hee, hee, hee!!! I was finally able to do it! I beat the stupid invitation! As you can see, I'm still brain fried from work. There are 2 sets of newbies on the call floor this week. One just out of OJT and one just starting OJT. I am one busy girl. My newbies have told me repeatedly these past two weeks that the final week of training is completely useless and that I, and my fellow IHD reps, taught them more in the first two days we had them. It's sad that that makes me feel so good. Oh, well... Happiness to all!
Discord
Left in daylight,courted in dreams
the elusive touch remains
just below the surface of waking
tangibly unreal
A ghost of Christmas Never
but true all the same
You can feel it on your tongue
and taste it in your spine
It smells like laughter
The realest thing that never was
No one can take
that paradox from you
And though we laugh about Lot's wife
there are other kinds of salt
There are oceans and there are tears
The salt-sweet acrid taste of her bloodied,broken heart
as she becomes the sacrifice
Drink deeply of her goddess cup
And you will wane
But you will live again,my friend
Though after the first death there is no other
Eyes fringed with secrets
Soft lips holding back whispers
There are things known
not yet in any book
She has magick enough
To turn worlds
There is
more danger in her childlike brow
than in the kindled flames
of a thousand suns
And she will burn brightly yet
the elusive touch remains
just below the surface of waking
tangibly unreal
A ghost of Christmas Never
but true all the same
You can feel it on your tongue
and taste it in your spine
It smells like laughter
The realest thing that never was
No one can take
that paradox from you
And though we laugh about Lot's wife
there are other kinds of salt
There are oceans and there are tears
The salt-sweet acrid taste of her bloodied,broken heart
as she becomes the sacrifice
Drink deeply of her goddess cup
And you will wane
But you will live again,my friend
Though after the first death there is no other
Eyes fringed with secrets
Soft lips holding back whispers
There are things known
not yet in any book
She has magick enough
To turn worlds
There is
more danger in her childlike brow
than in the kindled flames
of a thousand suns
And she will burn brightly yet
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
rem sleep rebound
Strange,vivid dreams again. I awoke with words in my head and strange music...
My favorite expository movie quote (paraphrased)
From Bram Stoker's "Dracula":
"Van Helsing knows more about obscure diseases than anyone else on the planet."
Now there's a book about it.
In case you were wondering what I wanted for Christmas...
"Van Helsing knows more about obscure diseases than anyone else on the planet."
Now there's a book about it.
In case you were wondering what I wanted for Christmas...
Tracklisting For "Cowpunk Noir" Mix, forthcoming...
1) Drew Got Shot -Scud Mountain Boys
2) Black Eyed Man -Cowboy Junkies
3) 7 Months,39 Days - Hank Williams III
4) Designs On You -The Old 97s
5) Walkin' The Streets In The Rain -Pagan Holiday
6) Simple Song - Lyle Lovett
7) Waitin' Round To Die -Townes Van Zandt
8) Snake Mountain Blues -Townes Van Zandt
9) Friend Of The Devil - Lyle Lovett
10) Some Rainy Day You're Down -Pagan Holiday
11) Alone So Far -The Old 97s
12) Cocaine Blues - Hank Williams III
13) Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park-Cowboy Junkies
14) Cigarette Sandwich -Scud Mountain Boys
15) Pop Country Really Sucks - Hank Williams III
16) Am I Too Late? -The Old 97s
17) If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
2) Black Eyed Man -Cowboy Junkies
3) 7 Months,39 Days - Hank Williams III
4) Designs On You -The Old 97s
5) Walkin' The Streets In The Rain -Pagan Holiday
6) Simple Song - Lyle Lovett
7) Waitin' Round To Die -Townes Van Zandt
8) Snake Mountain Blues -Townes Van Zandt
9) Friend Of The Devil - Lyle Lovett
10) Some Rainy Day You're Down -Pagan Holiday
11) Alone So Far -The Old 97s
12) Cocaine Blues - Hank Williams III
13) Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park-Cowboy Junkies
14) Cigarette Sandwich -Scud Mountain Boys
15) Pop Country Really Sucks - Hank Williams III
16) Am I Too Late? -The Old 97s
17) If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett
Stargazing
Celebrities no one seems to like but me:
Emma Thompson, Is a bit of a goddess I've always thought.
Kyra Sedgwick gets double points in the "Six Degrees" game.
And Aidan Quinn ... well, I've just always had a thing for Aidan Quinn.
Emma Thompson, Is a bit of a goddess I've always thought.
Kyra Sedgwick gets double points in the "Six Degrees" game.
And Aidan Quinn ... well, I've just always had a thing for Aidan Quinn.
Buying some sunshine
It was raining and I took the girls out to get milkshakes today. I used to work at a Baskin Robbins and milkshake sales always skyrocketed on rainy days for some reason. The owner used to say people were trying to buy "a little bit of sunshine." Rather sweet and wise, I guess, although anything else she ever had to say to me was along the lines of "Why can't you make the waffle cones right?" Or "You can't put so much whipped cream on the Sundaes...we're not made of money here." This was back when I was in college,of course. God I need to get back to school.
"I suppose I should collect my books and get on back to school
or find my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool...you try to keep me amused,but I feel I'm being used..."
"I suppose I should collect my books and get on back to school
or find my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool...you try to keep me amused,but I feel I'm being used..."
Adventures in HTML
I've gone out and bought a book called "Creating web sites for Dummies" therefore confirming my idiocy to the world. But it comes with a basic HTML primer, which is really what I wanted, along with 8 other primers and a shiteload of free trial software of various web design programs, etc. Don't know whether it's worth learning all this tripe, but I've been picking up little bits of html knowledge as I mess with my blog templates (rather like the french one learns from candy packages) and have become curious as to what it all means. Rather like taking the training wheels off a bicycle, I suppose. Except I never learned to ride a bicycle, so perhaps that's a bad example...
Ugly website, great interview...
Old interview with the now defunct band "Scud Mountain Boys," which later spawned the Pernice Brothers.
William Blake Tarot
Man of Painting: Getting on top of practical aspects of the situation. Taking a pragmatic outlook at what needs to be done. Using calm and caution in a highly charged situation. Taking a conservative yet colorful and personal approach. Total concentration on the task at hand. Bathing in the light of life. Not holding back from direct experience. In the creative process: Test and refine your ideas or product to see if it works as planned; be practical yet innovative.
Nine of Music (Happiness): Learning to "Be Here Now." Ability to evoke what you want or need. Emotional fulfillment. Sensual or sexual gratification. Overflowing awareness of life's bounty. Spontaneous love and happiness. Self-indulgences. Wishes fulfilled. Appetites satisfied. In the creative process: You are at your creative best, blessed with a vision of life that is extravagant and blissful.
myth of the day
detritus
Nine of Music (Happiness): Learning to "Be Here Now." Ability to evoke what you want or need. Emotional fulfillment. Sensual or sexual gratification. Overflowing awareness of life's bounty. Spontaneous love and happiness. Self-indulgences. Wishes fulfilled. Appetites satisfied. In the creative process: You are at your creative best, blessed with a vision of life that is extravagant and blissful.
myth of the day
detritus
You shall Know Our Velocity
Full review forthcoming. Initial impressions? Compelling, Couplandesque. Found the middle part to be distracting and overly contrived but it certainly made for an interesting perspective on the rest the narrative. Sometimes feels like a crackerjack response to a really strange creative writing assignment. Still, overall I liked it. Another watershed moment in the history of Gen X literature. Reflects that sarcastic-but-sensitive, overly analytic inner voice so typical of young geniuses of my demographic. That aimless yet hopeful search for meaning in the universe. Kind of the viewpoint of "the glass is half-empty, but eventually we might find a pitcher from which to refill it."
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
The Twilight of the Gods
Myth of the Day:Ragnarok
Pronunciation
{rag'-nuh-rahk}
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Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all morality will disappear. This is the beginning of the end.
The wolf Skoll will finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth [into] darkness. The stars will vanish from the sky. The cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock will raise the dead.
The earth will shudder with earthquakes, and every bond and fetter will burst, freeing the terrible wolf Fenrir. The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury as he makes his way toward the land. With every breath, Jormungand will stain the soil and the sky with his poison. The waves caused by the serpent's emerging will set free the ship Naglfar, and with the giant Hymir as their commander, the giants will sail towards the battlefield. From the realm of the dead a second ship will set sail, and this ship carries the inhabitants of hell, with Loki as their helmsman. The fire giants, led by the giant Surt, will leave Muspell in the south to join against the gods. Surt, carrying a sword that blazes like the sun itself, will scorch the earth.
Meanwhile, Heimdall will sound his horn, calling the sons of Odin and the heroes to the battlefield. From all the corners of the world, gods, giants, dwarves, demons and elves will ride towards the huge plain of Vigrid ("battle shaker") where the last battle will be fought. Odin will engage Fenrir in battle, and Thor will attack Jormungand. Thor will victorious, but the serpent's poison will gradually kill the god of thunder. Surt will seek out the swordless Freyr, who will quickly succumb to the giant. The one-handed Tyr will fight the monstrous hound Garm and they will kill each other. Loki and Heimdall, age-old enemies, will meet for a final time, and neither will survive their encounter. The fight between Odin and Fenrir will rage for a long time, but finally Fenrir will seize Odin and swallow him. Odin's son Vidar will at once leap towards the wolf and kill him with his bare hands, ripping the wolf's jaws apart.
Then Surt will fling fire in every direction. The nine worlds will burn, and friends and foes alike will perish. The earth will sink into the sea.
After the destruction, a new and idyllic world will arise from the sea and will be filled with abundant supplies. Some of the gods will survive, others will be reborn. Wickedness and misery will no longer exist and gods and men will live happily together. The descendants of Lif and Lifthrasir will inhabit this earth.
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"Ragnarok." Encyclopedia Mythica.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/ragnarok.html
[Accessed November 11th, 2003.]
Pronunciation
{rag'-nuh-rahk}
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Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all morality will disappear. This is the beginning of the end.
The wolf Skoll will finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth [into] darkness. The stars will vanish from the sky. The cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock will raise the dead.
The earth will shudder with earthquakes, and every bond and fetter will burst, freeing the terrible wolf Fenrir. The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury as he makes his way toward the land. With every breath, Jormungand will stain the soil and the sky with his poison. The waves caused by the serpent's emerging will set free the ship Naglfar, and with the giant Hymir as their commander, the giants will sail towards the battlefield. From the realm of the dead a second ship will set sail, and this ship carries the inhabitants of hell, with Loki as their helmsman. The fire giants, led by the giant Surt, will leave Muspell in the south to join against the gods. Surt, carrying a sword that blazes like the sun itself, will scorch the earth.
Meanwhile, Heimdall will sound his horn, calling the sons of Odin and the heroes to the battlefield. From all the corners of the world, gods, giants, dwarves, demons and elves will ride towards the huge plain of Vigrid ("battle shaker") where the last battle will be fought. Odin will engage Fenrir in battle, and Thor will attack Jormungand. Thor will victorious, but the serpent's poison will gradually kill the god of thunder. Surt will seek out the swordless Freyr, who will quickly succumb to the giant. The one-handed Tyr will fight the monstrous hound Garm and they will kill each other. Loki and Heimdall, age-old enemies, will meet for a final time, and neither will survive their encounter. The fight between Odin and Fenrir will rage for a long time, but finally Fenrir will seize Odin and swallow him. Odin's son Vidar will at once leap towards the wolf and kill him with his bare hands, ripping the wolf's jaws apart.
Then Surt will fling fire in every direction. The nine worlds will burn, and friends and foes alike will perish. The earth will sink into the sea.
After the destruction, a new and idyllic world will arise from the sea and will be filled with abundant supplies. Some of the gods will survive, others will be reborn. Wickedness and misery will no longer exist and gods and men will live happily together. The descendants of Lif and Lifthrasir will inhabit this earth.
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"Ragnarok." Encyclopedia Mythica.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/ragnarok.html
[Accessed November 11th, 2003.]
Slavic Runes of the Day
The question being, what to keep mentally focused on:
Jablko(the apple tree):
Knowledge,health and the fruits of one's labor.
Kretalinia(meander):
Harmony,motion,water,waves,immortality,eternity.
myth of the day
detritus
Jablko(the apple tree):
Knowledge,health and the fruits of one's labor.
Kretalinia(meander):
Harmony,motion,water,waves,immortality,eternity.
myth of the day
detritus
Monday, November 10, 2003
remnants...
If remnants are not enough, I shall give you tokens
the moon and sun in effigy
an orchard of an alphabet
vampire kisses
scent of sandalwood
a taste of peppermint and salt tears
the moon and sun in effigy
an orchard of an alphabet
vampire kisses
scent of sandalwood
a taste of peppermint and salt tears
Imrpovised recipe of the Day...
Variation on Shrimp Diablo:
Hungry and sick and in need of protein and spiciness, I have become quite resourceful. Put some linguini on to boil. In another saucepan, sauteed about 3 oz of cooked frozen shrimp in a little bit of olive oil and greek seasoning (could substitute garlic) along with a packet of red crushed peppers (garden variety pizza delivery packet)and some bell pepper strips. One could also add olives or mushrooms if one were so inclined. To this, I added about two cups of plain marina sauce and then simmered the whole thing for about 10 minutes until everything was warm. Served over 8oz or so of linguini, it has a nice bite to it, makes roughly three to four generous servings. Me, I'm doling it out to myself for lunches over the next couple of days. Remember, kids, you can always get a bag of medium tail off shrimp at Trader Joe's for $4.99 to keep in your freezer for your stir-frying enjoyment. And one could also do this with leftover cooked fish or chicken or pork cut into nice little strips. Or clams,for that matter...
Hungry and sick and in need of protein and spiciness, I have become quite resourceful. Put some linguini on to boil. In another saucepan, sauteed about 3 oz of cooked frozen shrimp in a little bit of olive oil and greek seasoning (could substitute garlic) along with a packet of red crushed peppers (garden variety pizza delivery packet)and some bell pepper strips. One could also add olives or mushrooms if one were so inclined. To this, I added about two cups of plain marina sauce and then simmered the whole thing for about 10 minutes until everything was warm. Served over 8oz or so of linguini, it has a nice bite to it, makes roughly three to four generous servings. Me, I'm doling it out to myself for lunches over the next couple of days. Remember, kids, you can always get a bag of medium tail off shrimp at Trader Joe's for $4.99 to keep in your freezer for your stir-frying enjoyment. And one could also do this with leftover cooked fish or chicken or pork cut into nice little strips. Or clams,for that matter...
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