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[Jan. 7th, 2010|12:50 pm] |
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I should make a long post but I'm probably not going to as I'm at work.
Holidays were long but useful. I received many lovely gifts. I'm reading one right now. Sweet little book called The WHole Beast: nose to tail eating. More in ref to this later. I also finally got a cake turntable which was broken in yeaterday and I love long time. For the hottie Tim I received another new pipe and one from Pat as well. I can't wait til it warms up so I can break them in. Too freaking cold right now. Lots of other sweet sweet gifts too. My mother sent me some new clothing which is super comfortable and nice.
So back to my new book. I think I want to have a zombie themed party. I'm rather fond of zombies and I just found some lovely brain recipes. Together this would be a lovely thing.
My laptop is having serious issues and might be fubar. Which is bad, very bad, since I cna't afford a new one.
I gutted a bunch more of my books which Kt took a bunch. I think I will try and sell some of the others then then freecycle the remainder. Unfortunately, with my computer down nothing gets done quickly. I can only do so much between calls. I need to actually make sure i stop watching Brit TV and get Jeff to help me with the Beheomet. So much stuff to do.
it is very cold at work. |
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| Ten years in Review Meme |
[Dec. 31st, 2009|04:09 pm] |
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So almost every one is doing a ten years in review post.
My memory tends to blank out painful or harsh things in my past so there are huge black chunks in my memory. I'm not sure what to post so I guess this will have to do. Here is what I can remember:
( 2000-2009 ) |
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| Jase or Shal! |
[Dec. 31st, 2009|01:35 pm] |
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SHAL or JASON if you get this let me know okay! |
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[Dec. 31st, 2009|01:33 pm] |
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Seo is bored
Seo wants to be done with work.
Seo wants to start partying BYE style.
BOREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
*sighs* Seo may have had too much coffee. Maybe...
Seo can't stop talking about herself in thired person.
Oh Fuck, Seo finds that damned annoying.
*grumbles* Bored... |
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| You have no idea how many of you he saved. |
[Dec. 29th, 2009|12:22 pm] |
About a week ago, I had an angry post aimed at people who could, and probably would read it. You never saw it because something more important came to mind. The memories of someone I respect and miss at this time of year. So, instead of rage, there's something more.
A Sextet of Blades
He left a set here, when he had to leave.
Katanas. Five of them. And a broadsword.
I was asked once, “Why so many?”
So I smiled and explained it while I cleaned them.
“The broadsword was what he had when we found him.
Raw strength, power, and a passion to use it.
He pledged that sword in those first days,
when we wouldn't accept leaving him behind.
The first katana was acquired as he refined himself..
A symbol of him taking other teachings, and finding a home.
His second katana was his third sword. A binding of three.
A commitment that endured much.
Even cracked, this one is strong. Even chipped, this one still cuts.
The third katana, He forged himself. The first, but not the last.
From the chipped pieces of the second, and the new metals he found.
To this day, He appears to favor this one in a fight.
His forth katana he forged as a man.
Knowing what he wanted, shunning what wasn't needed.
Committing to things because he knew in the end they would bring him his dreams.
His final blade was forged of sacrifice.
Made with an understanding that to protect what he swore to,
this one would have materials he didn't like.
More blood and tears went into this one than any other
and he dies a day whenever it cuts
But when there is no choice, he pulls it without hesitation.
Without regret.”
I put this one pack on the stand and move to a lone blade.
“And that one?” I'm asked.
“This one...This is the blade I draw whenever he draws one of his.
The blade drawn to stand by his side or to guard his back.
This is pulled to honor his path, and to remind him that when he fights,
….He never fights alone”
-Bluewind out.... |
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| Death Penalty: To Kill or Not to Kill |
[Dec. 29th, 2009|01:15 am] |
To kill or not to kill? Yeah I know, hearing me, one of the most blood thirsty people out there, even pondering this question is a little bit weird but ponder it I shall. I was watching Netflix tonight, Penn and Teller's Bullshit (BTW Penn and Teller are amazingly hot and funny yummy combo) and one of the episodes was on the death penalty. Now I'm not saying that 30 minutes has magically changed my mind but it is a subject I do think upon frequently and the show made me want to chat about it a bit.
I am, at present, a proponent of the death penalty. I have no problems with being a murderer by proxy. I do not feel that every special fucking snow flake in this world must be preserved nor does the idea of an innocent life being extinguished bother me. I'd be happy to push the fucking "Death Here" button and grab a burger and fries on my way home to kiss the kiddies. Death does not bother me. The morality of killing people is not something that keeps me up late at night. But I am beginning to think that for all that I may change my mind on the death penalty.
Humans, though the religious right hates to admit it, are evolving at breakneck speeds and have been for some time. We change and grow and mostly it is toward becoming a more encompassing society and animal (though I know some people will debate whether this is a form of evolution at all, let's skip over that bit right now). I'm not sure if I'm for or against this really but I guess I'm mostly for it. I will pine about the good old days but really I'm a child of change and I like today as much as I liked the past. This interest in the world changing is what makes me want to let the death penalty go. I think it is right and normal for humans to be moving away from that cutthroat mentality though I will admit the rampant pansyness of it all makes me taste bile. I'm not a hippy. I do not believe in turn the other freaking cheek. I believe and enjoy death and mayhem. I'm a very basic girl. I like sex, food, and a bit of violence/death but controlling our baser instincts is going to be what truly changes the human species.
Humans have mostly changed by changing the world around them to suit their needs. They have reformed the world and live everywhere. If we are to survive as a species we must get off this fucking rock and spread across the stars. There are too many ways to kill us all if we are all bunched up. Part of that getting off the planet is learning to not shank one another and learning to become an even more social animal (terrifying I know). The death penalty, by its very nature, is not something that will bring us all together as a species or even as a country. We cannot say "killing is wrong" and then kill people. Paradox is fun but does not build a stable society or so far has yet to do so. And I'm not gonna get into the whole killing innocent people nonsense because that is not an issue about the death penalty so much as an issue based around the failings of our justice system. And that is a far more tangled mess.
If we want to survive as a species we must learn to get along well enough to get out of here. Like siblings bonding long enough to move out and find their own places. I'm not saying we should sing kumba-fucking-ya but we must stop killing and raping and hurting each other for at least a few decades. And you have no idea how hard it is for me to say all of these things. These are all things I like and cherish but I'm not stupid and I can read the writing on the wall. The days of stabbing some dude, taking his wife and raping her for fun and profit are over. We need to move on and part of that means we don't get to kill people. Not even the fucking crazy ass fucks out there in this world.
Does this new found understanding mean I'm going to be a kinder, gentler Seo? Fuck no. I'll shank your stupid ass if you piss me off. What it does mean is I think I'm going to give up on societal sanctioned murder. I'll be my own happy little hypocritical self but society as a whole needs to move away from such things. Maybe we will get off into the stars anyhow but it won't be as easy. It is time we woke up and let go of our need to hurt things. Be they things not like us or things that hurt us. There are so many other roads open to us some of which are alternatives to state sanctioned murder. Some are just as "bad" and some are better. I'm beginning to believe that the road we travel now is not a bad road, just an old out-dated one. Anyhow we shall see. I do not like the idea of giving up on the death penalty. An eye for an eye and killing those who have proven they cannot function in our society feels right and normal. But change should be scary. Really big changes that can make ore break a world should scare you down to your toes and make you taste bile. Leaping toward becoming better is not a risk free venture but humans are not as successful as they are because they stuck to the shallow end of the pool or stayed up in the safe trees. Let's dive for the best fish and climb down to poke lions with sticks. Not because of some intangible morality but because that is what evolution and change is all about being something amazing.
Anyhow what do you guys think? Stick to the trees eating berries and chasing down monkeys for food or shall we climb on down and get the good stuff?
((LOL Of course because I'm me I thought up tons of counter arguements but this isn't a few-hundred-words-will-fix everything sort of issue ^_~)) |
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| Class Description |
[Dec. 28th, 2009|01:36 pm] |
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Oh yeah here's the class description. I also suck at these:
Warding is the metaphysical protection of an area or object. In Introduction to Warding we will discuss the basics, toss in a bit of history, then tear through some warded boxes to discover a few fun techniques. |
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[Dec. 28th, 2009|01:17 pm] |
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I'm gonna go head and do the WS at the HK gather (or well apply and ask if I can). For the freaking life of me though i hate writing these damned descriptions for my little blurb in the gather booklet.
*Grumble* I want to just write "I'm the Seo, 'nuff said" but I doubt that would fly. Soooo I'm gonna have to think up something more professional beyond 'yeah been doing this shit for years. I know a fuck load. Come and have fun at my WS'
oh and I must have this book -- Cookin' with Coolio. Looks to be hilarious and fun.
Oh well off to write an intro and do like real work. Or actually take my lunch since this post has taken me forever to finish.
Alright this is what I'm going with: Seorgia has been working in the metaphysical and occult communities for over 15 years. She has taught several classes mainly involving energy construct work, sexual metaphysics, and metaphysical philosophy. As a semi-active member of the otherkin and therian communities she has helped plan and coordinate several events. At present, she is continuing her studies in New York, USA.
what do you think?? |
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| And the verdict is..... The nook! |
[Dec. 28th, 2009|12:33 am] |
My mother has been talking about getting me an eReader for my birthday (have I mentioned how much I love my mother??). Anyhow now I'm trying to pick one out. There are bunches of pluses and minuses and I'm not quite sure which to go with. Right now I'm actually leaning a bit toward the Nook oddly enough though I originally gave serious consideration toward the Kindle. I'm liking the look of the Nook and the expansion slot which lets me migrate things around. Sony is driving me crazy with a horribly annoying website written in flash which works for shit. They are almost out of the running due to sheer annoyance.
OKay I moved past that and really I think I'm hooked on the nook. Yes, it is a 1.0 system which makes me want to run away from it while going toward it. I expect in two year it will be freakishly amazing. Actually I said a few years ago when the Kindle came out that it would be a good five years before we saw something bite-your-knuckles-and-weep good and I think we are about on track. But I want an ereader. I spend 98% of my reading timing reading something digital. I have shelves of books and the last time I touched any of them was ages ago. I'm getting rid of them all. They take up too much damned space for the amount of time I spend using them. Speaking of which, anyone want some books?? Free to good homes everywhere. I'm gonna cut down to my rare books and anything I can't find digital.
So the nook it is me thinks. Of course now I feel horrible even mentioning it to my mother with the fucking car dying. *sighs* I should just tell her not to get it for me. Fucking car. Had it towed in today. I started her up and she purred like normal so I'm wondering if there was a dampness issue. I hope it was something simple like that. Of course if they can't hear what was wrong with it before I'll be forced to try and describe it Grrrrrr.
Oh and who is coming out for New Year's Eve?? We are having the usual kick ass amazingly huge party. Come one, come all. |
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| Cakes Substitutions |
[Dec. 27th, 2009|06:20 pm] |
My children were very manic when I got home and begged to use their new aprons (well the girls anyhow) so I decided to bake a bit of a quick bread. I went with the pound cake (not a quick bread but I didn't find one that called to me). Well I didn't exactly look to see if I had all the ingredients needed before starting. I ended up making substitutions to more then half the recipe. It is now baking, we shall see how it turns out. The following would be the normal recipe followed by the modified recipe:
Proper Recipe(ganked from the Alton Brown cook book):
8 oz Unsalted Butter
2 cups Sugar
3 lg Eggs
5 g Vanilla Extract
14 1/2 oz All-Purpose Flour
3 g Baking Soda
3 g Salt
1 cup Buttermilk
The Modded Recipe (ganked from my creative brain):
8 oz Unsalted Butter (so far so good)
2 Cups Sugar (yep had that)
1 lg Egg and 100 g Tofu (only had one egg...)
Vanilla Extract (Um a big dash as I added while Gwendolyn stirred)
14 1/2 oz Cake Flour (because I walked past the big freaking bag of AP because it was in the wrong spot)
3 g Baking Powder (Um I grabbed the wrong can...)
3 g Salt (yay I grabbed the right can!)
1 cup Evaporated Milk with a dash of White Vinegar (didn't have any milk or buttermilk)
a bunch of chocolate chips (the girls wanted to add them and I just had Gwen pour until it seemed enough. I'm betting about 3/4 cup)
The cake is all nicely baking and I have some slightly calmer children who are setting the table for dinner. LOL the cake batter has a slightly citrus flavor which I'm betting is from the vinegar. *chuckles* This shall be fun. |
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| Workshops -- HK |
[Dec. 27th, 2009|11:52 am] |
I was thinking of the Khep gather the is coming around in a few months a couple of days ago. I really enjoyed running a work shop last year. Sort of thinking I want to run another. This all came about when I was teasing my friend about running a workshop entitled "Reconciling Your Past Lives with Your Present". All sorts of fun things came up like "Well i was an elven princess! Good I'm glad well in this life you are a librarian, Take out the freaking garbage." Haha very funny and all that. But this led me to giving a few things some serious thought and I decided I think I wanna run a workshop on warding.
Not only does this segway very nicely from the constructs WS I did last year but it is another one of my pet loves that you don't see very often. You have tons of workshops on Sheilding and while Warding is a variety of sheilding the logistics of it can be sharply different. Anyhow what do you guys think? I don't think I did all that badly last year and I do enjoy running WSs.
For format I was thinking something similar to last year but with more discussion. The hands-on part would consist of several warded boxes with items placed inside. The point would be to bust through the wards and take a look inside to see what the objects feel like and the wards. You learn lots of actually tearing wards down or trying to poke holes in them. I was thinking of setting the level at anyone how wants to come can. The beginner bits would be light but most of the things you can break down and work on piece by piece.
Anyhow lots ot iron out but not a bad idea. Any thoughts?? |
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| And what goes up must come down.... |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|05:48 pm] |
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And because what is good must come with pain-- my car is broken yet again.
It started stuttering (best description I can give) on the way home today. I inched home at 20-30 miles per hour. It was a fun drive.
I have two days more in my work week and I cannot call out. Car goes in on Monday. Hopefully I can get it towed early in the morning. Actually I may have it called in tomorrow night after work just so I can not worry about that. *sigh* I'll have to work out amongst people who can drop and pick me up over the next two days. Fortunately we have an extra hand on deck with Matt home and the kids don't have religious school so that I suspect will be the least hairy thing. My mother is gonna cover the charges.
I just want to fucking scream or cry or curse a whole lot. Such a fucking crap year. |
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[Dec. 26th, 2009|12:02 pm] |
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everything is very oddly filtered today. sort of like I have a camera in my head but nothing is set right. Like the film speed is too high or too low or the wrong fit. This analagy would make more sense if I knew more about filming things but i think it still translates.
i learned that wine and liquor makes for a very weird drunk.
and we are too busy at work for any more post and I'm losing my train of thought repeatedly.
bye |
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