Saviour Machine, Blind Guardian, Cradle of Filth, Celldweller, Circle Of Dust, Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, Dark Tranquility, Nightwish, Evanescense, Lacuna Coil, Trivium, Soilwork, Ego Likeness, Cruxshadows, Carfax Abbey, Therion, Deathklok, In Flames, Slayer, Voivod, Lamb Of God, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Blue Oyster Cult, Fleetwood Mac, Loreena McKennit, Rammstein, Vas, Azam Ali, Kreator, Hypocrisy, Nile, Black Sabbath, Demons & Wizards, King's X, Delerium, Children Of Bodom, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Corvus Corax, Akira Yamoaka, Yoko Kanno, Megadeth, Slayer, Fear Factory, Type O Negative
And now, one of my favorite songs ever from Saviour Machine, my favorite band in the world. I believe in my heart that every word of it is true.
Movies
Pulp Fiction, Akira, The Grudge, Kairo, Tetsuo The Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, Kafka, Star Wars, The Passion Of The Christ, The Lord Of The Rings, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Mirrormask, The Fountain, Persona, Dune, Dune (TV version), Children of Dune, Dark Water, Resident Evil, Pirates Of The Carribean, anything Monty Python, Shakespeare In Love, Time Bandits, Silent Hill, Crash, Wolf Creek, V For Vendetta, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Aliens, Strange Days, The Silence Of The Lambs, Panic Room, Audition, About Schmidt, The Shining, Donnie Darko, The Secret of NIMH, Bladerunner, Indiana Jones trilogy, Hellraiser, Hellraiser II
Television
Lost, Family Guy, Venture Bros., Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Medium, Snapped, Frisky Dingo, Metalocalypse
Books
Frank Herbert, Margaret Atwood, Franz Kafka, H.P. Lovecraft, C.S. Lewis, Stephen King, Jorge Luis Borges, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Jordan, Jacqueline Carey, Morgan Howell, Mark Z. Danieliewski
About me:
The headline pretty much says it all. I have been acting since I was fourteen years old and possess a B.A. in theatre. I am also a guitarist/bassist and have done some theatrical sound design work. My main ambition now, however, is writing. I write mainly fantasy, science fiction, and dark fantasy erotica. My debut novel Apocalypse Woman was released through Aphrodites Apples in 2007. However, with that publisher's untimely closing it is now looking for a new home. Despite my dark leanings in music and writing I'm actually a very silly person. My sense of humor takes a little getting used to. But don't worry, I'm fully housetrained and won't bite. I'll mainly be using this page to promote my work so it might not see a lot of regular action, but keep checking in. You never know what I might decide to unleash upon the world!
“To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self... this is to have succeeded.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ah, Tyree. I hope that you and Mel have the most wonderful of Thanksgivings. I'm so thankful that I got to know you, and I'm so glad that you still live around Kansas City so that I can visit in person whenever I am out to see the family. You've been such a blessing and I always value your opinions, advice, insight and friendship. I miss chatting and commenting more often with you, maybe that will be a 2009 resolution of sorts. Anyways, have a wonderful holiday and know that you guys are always in my happy thoughts even if I'm being scarce. I'll just have to call sometime. :)
[Wednesday Addams as a Native American, ad-libbing during a Thanksgiving play] Wait! We cannot break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the road sides, you will play golf, and enjoy hot hors d'oeuvres. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They have said, "Do not trust the Pilgrims, especially Sarah Miller." And for all these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.
WHEREAS the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be served, and
WHEREAS it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and
WHEREAS the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on November 11 and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.
'Twas the evening of Samhain, and all through the place were pagans preparing the ritual space. The candles were set in the corners with care, in hopes that the Watchtowers soon would be there. ... In all of our workings, we'd almost forgot, but we had purchased candy (we'd purchased a LOT), ... And so, as they flocked from all over the street, They all got some chocolate or something else sweet. .... As we prepared to return to our rite, One child more stepped out of the night.
She couldn't have been more than twelve or thirteen. Her hair was deep red, and her robe, forest green with a simple gold cord tying off at the waist. She'd a staff in her hand and a smile on her face. No make-up, nor mask, or accompanying kitsch, so we asked who she was; she replied "I'm a witch. And no, I don't fly through the sky on my broom; I only use that thing for cleaning my room. My magical powers aren't really that neat, but I won't threaten tricks; I'll just ask for a treat."
We found it refreshing, so we gave incense cones, A candle, a crystal, a few other stones, And the rest of the candy (which might fill a van). She turned to her father (a man dressed as Pan) and laughed, "Yes, I know, Dad, it's past time for bed," and started to leave, but she first turned and said "I'm sorry for further delaying your rite. Blessed Samhain to all, and a magical night. "
Following is an excerpt From Vic Soctotra Daily Socotra
Mabon's day is primarily a harvest festival, since at the time of the equinox it is the end of the grain harvest. But it celebrates something else, something older than agriculture. It celebrates the forest deep and the creatures that live within it. This is the mating season for deer, and marks the beginning of the hunting season in many places. In British folklore this time of year is associated with Herne the Hunter.
Herne leads a wild phantom chase through the primal forest, heralding confusion and change. In one tradition the Fall Equinox is called "the Night of the Hunter." The Mabon-fest also can mark the death or departure of the God in His yearly life-cycle, and the Fall Equinox has also been identified as the "assumption of the Crone," when the dark face of the Goddess assumes her sway over the world of darkness. The Crone will rule until the return of the Maiden in February, the half-Equinox called Imbolc.
If this season of the dying of the green belong to the God, it is only because he is perfectly blanced with the Goddess. There is no hierarchy of sex or gender in the natural world, since we are equally necessary to its turning. If this Equinox is the province of the hunter, it is only because the Mother has earlier given life.
"A Pagan employee will celebrate a nature-based, polytheistic religion "Pagan ethics allow personal freedom within a framework of personal responsibility. The primary basis for Pagan ethics is the understanding that everything is interconnected, that nothing exists alone, and that every action has a consequence. There is no concept of forgiveness for sin in the Pagan ethical system; the consequences of one's actions must be faced and reparations made as necessary against anyone whom one has harmed. "There are no arbitrary rules about moral issues: instead, every action must be weighed against the awareness of what harm it could cause." "Because Pagan religious systems hold that theirs is a way among many, not the only road to truth,and because Pagans revere a variety of Deities among their pantheons, both male and female, a Pagan employee will believe that each person is free to choose his or her own destiny. "
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