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[May. 6th, 2008|11:11 am]
Might I just mention:

I hate Mac

Not just a passing hatred, oh no, this is a core hatred, a thing that should not be, I find myself wanting more than anything to wipe the machines from the face of the earth...

Also, I hate change...

I have been in a foul mood all day, I'm not sure why, I have been doing really well for the last few days, but I woke up cranky and having everything change on me at work just makes it worse...

Not to mention that I am not getting enough hours...
And I still have to figure out where I'm going to live...
And I still have to figure out how I'm going to afford to replace all the things I have lost...
And I still have to make sure that I can even afford to live in Bloomington for the next two years...
And I still have to figure out how to afford to keep playing the SCA...
And I have to try and keep my car running so I can make it out to SCA events to use all the things I spend money on...

grrr... It is a day of grrr...

I actually managed to bust my ass enough to pull down some good grades this semester, I am impressed considering everything that happened over the last few months, it took a lot, but I pulled off my 3.0 somehow...

Things still suck at home, it seems that no matter what I do, things just keep getting worse, but at least I am granted a small repast for the next couple of weeks, I guess that is something...

just grrr... that is all...

And I hate Mac...
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Yoinked for the Win [Apr. 25th, 2008|12:03 am]
I am in an odd mood, too much Lakhota translating in one night I think...

I yoinked this from the ever great [info]roivassusej who brings us the wonders of the "Bacon Flow Chart" and now this...

I will be nice, and place it under a cut for those of my reading audience (looking at [info]nauraki) who may have a small issue with certain members of the Arachnid family...

Not Arachnaphobe Safe )
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That's very amusing [Apr. 25th, 2008|12:01 am]
Just for Axis I decided I would play with a little name generator...

I find the result rather great:



Your Rapper Name Is...



Humpin' Alchemist


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Axis of Evil finds Urban Decay [Apr. 23rd, 2008|05:42 pm]
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Monday night, April 28th

Axis of Evil
Jake's Bloomington

The best of Goth, Industrial, EBM, SynthPop and more from local and regional DJ's returns to Bloomington, this time, with a twist:

Axis of Evil presents Urban Decay.
A testament to the changes of urban life and society. A tribute to the urban underground. A treatment for the decay of the streets around us.

With:
9-10 - DJ Hearsay
10-11 - DJ Ravenwolf
11-12 - Sister Midnight + Mister Grey
1-2 - Freeze Etch
12-1 - DJs Nazrin Lorhall + MC Vicious

A mix of cultures will find your ears and move your feet on Monday, be there because...

You will dance!
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Whole Lotta Shaking Going On... [Apr. 18th, 2008|11:22 am]
You know, it is an unusual sensation to be in the top floor of the tower at the library when the ground shakes... hehe, kinda weird to feel that...

As long as the tower doesn't fall down until after I leave for the day, it is all good!

Makes me wonder how secure these buildings are against tremors? Maybe I shouldn't think about how structurally stable a giant limestone tower is...
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[Apr. 18th, 2008|08:49 am]
You know, sometimes I hate having the senses of a wolf... nah, that isn't true. But it is somewhat annoying to wake up five minutes before an earthquake because my "wolf sense" is tingling and start looking around about the time the junkyard dogs behind my place start barking. Oh well, I must say that it has been many a year since I was in an earthquake, and this one was pretty unimpressive (especially since the last few I had been in were in San Fransico!)

So maybe it is a sign of things to come, shaking everything up, I can run with this as a good omen...

And then go down to Kentucky tonight to go drinking with my SCA friends and then stabby stabby on Saturday!
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RIP Eli Biedermann 1995-2008 [Mar. 30th, 2008|01:19 pm]
I will miss Eli. Eli was the greatest dog I have had in a long time. Black Lab Great Dane mix, and so smart.

We got him when we were working with a group called AIM-HI (Animals in the Military Helping Individuals). AIM-HI specializes in training animals for placement with Vets and Dependents that need assistance. They would open and close doors, turn things on and off, get phones, carry things for people, etc. Eli made it through nine months of training before being washed out. Eli had a bad habit of thinking horses were big cranky dogs that needed to be played with, Squirrels were Dog Toys, and Cats were a lite snack. Needless to say when Eli dragged the maniquin up and down the stairs three times chasing the cats they had let loose, they decided he would be too hard to place.

We brought Eli home and that was that.

I remember how many different ways he always proved just how smart he was. I was out mowing the yard one day and Eli wanted to come out too. I wouldn't let him so he sat at the sliding glass door for a few minutes barking until he knew I was looking at him. Then very calmly, he hopped up and slapped the door lock down, locking me out of the house. With a very smug look, he turned and climbed on the couch and laid down.

Then there were the times when he wanted to play and I was watching TV. He would sit down right infront of the TV and cock his head to one side. That was the warning look. If I failed to acknowledge him then he would turn around and hit the power button, turning off the TV. He would turn back around and sit patiently waiting to be tended to.

Eli had started getting tumorous growths a few years back. We had been able to remove them all and he showed no signs of any difficulties. A week or two ago my parents noticed a change in his eating habits. It was found that a tumor had begun forming in his jaw. It had eaten its way through the bone and muscles on one side of his jaw, and forced his tongue to one side. My parents called me yesterday and let me know that the tumor had burst and the bleeding would not stop, they put him down yesterday afternoon.

Its just one more thing pilling up. It makes me wonder what else is going to fail now, what more is going to pile up on me and weigh me down. I guess I can only wait and see how much worse this year is going to get, see what else the Goddess feels I can loose.
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SCA [Mar. 27th, 2008|11:42 pm]
Well, I had a most wonderful night fighting in my brand new linen armor shirt... ahh, not falling over from wearing eight pounds of leather is wonderful!

With the money currently invested, and the fact that if I don't get out of this miserable place more often I will just go insane, I am going to attempt to resume my SCA plans. Money is horridly tight, but I'll deal, besides I have a brand new Long Sword I am going to need to play with very soon!

So, first up will be Grand Tournement of the Unicorn in Oxford, OH on April 12th.

Anyone else heading that way? Daytrips or hotel? Anyone in the Cincy area looking at going up that a Lothair might come by to visit and crash with on Friday night before hand?
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Axis of Evil [Mar. 25th, 2008|06:12 pm]
It was a most wonderful set last night, the floor was packed, the music was on, and I was burning it up, if I do say so myself! I got to play just about everything that I wanted to, I got lots of knowing looks and fists in the air, and somehow the irony of it all was still lost on some people… oh well, what’cha gonna do?
My thanks to everyone that made it out and danced their legs off, everyone that entertained me at the bar, and everyone that watched me get drug around by beautiful women wanting to do shots with me… Yeah, it was a good night.

Axis of Evil, March Set List

Ramshackle – Eyes, Lips, Body [Mekon Vocal Mix]
Collide – Slither Thing [Amish Rake Fight Mix]
Snake River Conspiracy – How Soon is Now?
The Last Dance – Once Beautiful
Puscifer – The Undertaker [Renholder Mix]
Abney Park – White Wedding
MDFMK – Get Out Of My Head
Girls Under Glass – Grey in Grey [Wolfsheim]
The Cure – Burn
And One – You Don’t Love Me Anymore
Wolfsheim – Find You’re Here [Single Edit]
Emilie Autumn – Liar [Manic Depressive Mix by ASP]
VNV Nation – Epicentre
Gravity Kills – Guilty [Juno Reactor Remix]
Nimbus – When Doves Cry
The Cruxshadows – Sophia [Radio Edit] *by request
Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone [DJ Tatana Mix]
Front 242 – Happiness [Dance Mix by Underworld]

I had originally considered posting up the lyrics from many of these songs as well, but that seems a bit drawn out, and really, if you don’t get it by that set-list, you never will! Here are a few choice snippets that I love so much:

Lyrical Bits )

I think most everything else is pretty self explanatory.
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Axis of Evil March 24th [Mar. 20th, 2008|09:03 am]
Hey all, times are set of Axis of Evil:

9-10 - Freeze Etch
10-11 - Hearsay
11-12 - Nazrin Lorhall
12-1 - Ravenwolf
1-2 - Catravine

I better see you all out and read to dance by Midnight!

Anyone have anything that they just HAVE to hear? Let me know ASAP so I can make sure I have it with me.
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Axis of Evil, March 24th [Mar. 18th, 2008|09:03 am]
It is that time again,


Axis of Evil
Bloomington Longest Running Dark Dance Night returns to celebrate Zombie Jebus, Shagging Bunnies, and oddly addictive candy eggs.

Monday Night,
March 24th 9pm - 2am
21+ only please
$4 at the door
at Jakes
419 N. Walnut
Bloomington, IN

A night of dark dance music featuring yours truly and some of the best DJs in the area!

This night is going to be a special night, a musical backhand, a gothic opera, hell, a great time to dance!

Good drinks, great prices, dark dance music, beautiful people, and more, why wouldn't you be there?

You will dance, and always remember:

"Bunnies are for shagging and eggs are for fertility!"
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Thoughts and what not [Mar. 16th, 2008|11:46 pm]
Move along unless you really want to know what is running around in my head...

Read more... )
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SCA Plans and things falling apart [Mar. 12th, 2008|12:11 am]
All SCA plans I have previously listed are on hold pending cancellation now.

My apologies to anyone that was counting on me for anything, as it seems that I will be more than likely unable to attend anything now.
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SCA to do list! [Mar. 4th, 2008|05:02 pm]
20 yards of 2 layer punch tested linen... it is mine...

hehe... Time to attach myself to a sewing machine for a few months and say good-bye to the Lothair roasting leather armor!

To make:
3-4 Linen Armor Shirts
1 new Court Shirt (full period construction)
2 sets of fighting Hosen (quasi-period construction)
1 Set of Court Hosen (full period construction for that one)
2 sets of fighting Wams
1 set of Court Wams
1 Waffenrok
1 pair fighting boots/shoes
1 pair court shoes
2 sets of new heavy fighting clothing

To Repair:
Leather doublet getting ragged at one seam, need to fix that
current fighting shirt's gussets are coming out
Leather pants should be cleaned and packed away
Heavy Armor needs to be reconditioned and restrapped
Heavy Helm padding needs to be redone
Heavy shield needs to be restrapped and repainted
Heavy sword needs to be stripped down and re-tipped and resecured to the hilt

To Purchase:
Underarmor (I am probably going to cheat on my fighting hosen and just make outer hosen of whatever will hold up well and use the underarmor to make sure I am abrasion resistent)
Buckler (metal, undetermined size)
Katzbalger Short Sword
Messer Long knife
Possibly a new Heavy Helm and bits of new arms and legs if the price is right
When time and money allow, the matched dagger to my Rapier

For the Workshop:
Must make more Pistols
Must make more Muskets
Must make more, more, more ammo!

wow... that is going to take a while! good thing I have until July!
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[Mar. 1st, 2008|08:58 am]
Has anyone ever noticed that occassionally LJ will decide to redo something or modify something without telling you? I'm not even talking about a code issue, but like the fact that half of my friends page dissapeared for no reason... I know there were a good bit more people on it the last time I looked, and now... poof... everyone is gone.

I guess I could take it as a very interesting metaphor for life, or I can just keep posting about random things like this to keep myself from going into a rant...

Back to trying to figure out who is gone... I wish I could remember people's LJ names better.
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[Feb. 20th, 2008|11:27 am]
I have spent the majority of the night, and most of the day trying to answer questions, figure things out, etc... I have a great big rambling post that I want to put up... but I wont, not my style to give in to my impulses.

I'll put it this way,

Infinitas, unbounded. Often shown as two interconnecting concentric shapes.

Two states of being, both connected, neither ending as the other begins

A cycle of movement

sometimes one way, sometimes the other

No matter what is done at one point, you will always end up at the other given time.

How does one stop the cycle of infinity? Why do our actions never change the inevitable outcome?

Two states of being, for infinity

Love and Pain Eternal

Wolfsheim - Kein Zurück
Weißt du noch, wie's war
Kinderzeit... wunderbar...
Die Welt ist bunt und schön.
Bis du irgendwann begreifst,
Dass nicht jeder Abschied heißt,
Es gibt auch ein Wiedersehen

Immer vorwärts, Schritt um Schritt ... Es geht kein Weg zurück!
Und Was jetzt ist, wird nie mehr ungeschehen.
Die Zeit läuft uns davon, Was getan ist, ist getan.
Was jetzt ist, wird nie mehr so geschehen.

Ein Wort zuviel im Zorn gesagt,
'N Schritt zu weit nach vorn gewagt.
Schon ist es vorbei.
Was auch immer jetzt getan,
Was ich gesagt hab´, ist gesagt,
Und was wie ewig schien ist schon Vergangenheit.

Ach, und könnt' ich doch nur ein einz'ges Mal Die Uhren rückwärts drehen,
Denn wieviel von dem, was ich heute weiß, Hätt' ich lieber nie gesehen.

Dein Leben dreht sich nur im Kreis,
So voll von weggeworfener Zeit,
und Deine Träume schiebst Du endlos vor Dir her.
Du willst noch leben irgendwann,
Doch wenn nicht heute, wann denn dann...?
Denn irgendwann ist auch ein Traum zu lange her.
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Movie Night [Feb. 17th, 2008|05:52 pm]
Impromptu Movie Night

Tonight, at Casa de Lothair

9pm for:

Knight Rider...

Yes that's right, I am that much of a dork, but I grew up watching that show all throughout the 80s and I am curious what they will do with it.

So, come one, come all, bring some booze, bring your fond memories of shows from the 80s and hang out and enjoy the Big Screen, Surround Sound goodness that I have to offer you!

And as a side note: Don't ever go back and watch shows that you remember from Childhood, just leave those memories happy... poor, poor A-Team...
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Axis of Evil [Feb. 17th, 2008|05:47 pm]
I'm not DJing this time, but just incase people don't know about it:

Axis of Evil
Monday Night at 9pm
Jake's Nightclub
419 N. Walnut
Bloomington, IN


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I must be a part of this… come forth Pop Culture Mavens and discuss! [Feb. 14th, 2008|06:25 pm]
1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Italize it when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions.
6. One movie guess at a time. Give people a chance to guess before you steal all of the awesome! Comments are screened to let people guess.

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1 - “If his unpleasant wounding has in some way enlightened the rest of you as to the grim finish beneath the glossy veneer of criminal life and inspired you to change your ways, then his injuries carry with it an inherent nobility, and a supreme glory. We should all be so fortunate. You say poor Toby? I say poor us.” Gone in 60 Seconds, brought to us by moonandserpent and sissy_alicia

2 – “The ship brought me back. I told you she won't let me leave - she won't let anyone leave. Did you really think you could destroy this ship? She's defied space and time. She's been to a place you couldn't possibly imagine. And now... it is time to go back.” Event Horizon as answered by roivassusej and others!

3 – “Well, let me explain the New World Order. Governments and corporations need people like you and me. We are Samurai... the Keyboard Cowboys... and all those other people who have no idea what's going on are the cattle... Moooo.” Hackers answered by feyangel who seems to want to try and answer all of them!

4 – “But my cousin Walter jerked off in public once. True story. He was on a plane to New Mexico when all of the sudden the hydraulics went. The plane started spinning around, going out of control, so he decides it's all over and whips it out and starts beating it right there. So all the other passengers take a cue from him and they start whipping it out and beating like mad. So all the passengers are beating off, plummeting to their certain doom, when all of the sudden, snap! The hydraulics kick back in. The plane rights itself and it land safely and everyone puts their pieces or, whatever, you know, away and deboard. No one mentions the phenomenon to anyone else.” Mallrats, from the comic reading, sega playing golconda2

5 – “Yeah, she was in great pain! Then we cut off her head, and drove a stake through her heart, and burned it, and then she found peace.” Bram Stoker's Dracula, by akra_brigid and an army of others!

6 – “All right, let's sum up. This year in history, we talked about the failure of democracy. How the social scientists of the 21st Century brought our world to the brink of chaos. We talked about the veterans, how they took control and imposed the stability that has lasted for generations since. We talked about the rights and privileges between those who served in the armed forces and those who haven't, therefore called citizens and civilians.” Starship Troopers from the ever knowing Ninja_turbo!

7 – “No questions. No answers. That's the business we're in. You just accept it and move on. Maybe that's lesson number three.” Ronin, from corporatepiracy, the one quote I didn't think anyone would get!

8 – “I don't gripe to *you*, Reiben. I'm a captain. There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down. Always up. You gripe to me, I gripe to my superior officer, so on, so on, and so on. I don't gripe to you. I don't gripe in front of you. You should know that as a Ranger.” Saving Private Ryan, from the knowledgable whoaderus

9 – “Cause the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet and you bet big, then you take the house.” Ocean's Eleven, as answered by kniedzw

10 – “Now, dicks have drive and clarity of vision, but they are not clever. They smell pussy and they want a piece of the action. And you thought you smelled some good old pussy, and have brought your two small mincey faggot balls along for a good old time. But you've got your parties mangled up. There's no pussy here, just a dose that'll make you wish you were born a woman. Like a prick, you are having second thoughts. You are shrinking, and your two little balls are shrinking with you. And the fact that you've got "Replica" written down the side of your gun...” Snatch by the talented x_turkish_x
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[Feb. 14th, 2008|09:58 am]
I hate Valentine's Day... with an utter passion... even more this year than most it seems...

grr...

Trying to keep my brain busy by figuring out if I am going down to the Candlemas event in Lexington on Friday night or just waiting until Saturday morning.
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