Over the past few months, those of us who love to watch TV have had to deal with the ramifications of a writer's strike. Our favorite shows ended their season too soon (HEROES) or simply went on hiatus (Desperate Housewives).
I found my self relieving the "no new tv blues" in several ways. First, and the one I should be proud of, I read some books. I found an author who quickly became a fav....Michael Schiefelbein...and what does he write you might ask. Well, I've read two of his books...Vampire Vow and Vampire Thrall...so yeah he writes vampire fiction. Not just vampire fiction but hot erotic vampire fiction. Some people might be offended by his books due to the fact that Jesus Christ has a recurring role in this saga of Victor Decimus. I am not one of those people and, yes erotic horror...especially about vampires...is just good reading!!!!
Besides reading, I also dusted off the ole GameCube controller and played some video games. Actually completed two that I had not beaten yet....X-men Legends and Marvel's Rise of the Imperfects. Ahhhh a good martini and some senseless virtual superhero ass-kicking action....FUN FUN FUN after a long day at work!
Speaking of martinis, I also perfected a new favorite tini of mine....I'm just not sure what to call it....so I'll just call it mine for now. I use Voyant (a chai cream liquer), some Mexican coffee liquer (whose name escapes me) and some vodka...SHAKEN not stirred. AHHHHHH refreshing...and for an extra twist...sometimes I use some orange flavored vodka.
So where was I....books, games....OH YES....one thing that I'm not completely proud of....I watched...gulp....I watched...oh hell, I'll say it...I watch reality tv. Yes, I fought it for years but I broke down and watched. So I can now say that Project Runway and Make Me a Supermodel are must see shows for me. I must admit that Project Runway is quite entertaining. First the creativity of those competitors is astounding. Granted...lot of it is trash but it is creative trash...plus...the show has one other thing going for it...RAMI...don't believe me? check him out http://www.myspace.com/ramikashou
I can justify the Project Runway viewing (I'm serious...check out Rami) but justifying Make Me a Supermodel...well it's not as easy. It's a ridiculous show with mostly ridiculous contestants (Franki, Perry) but still....there is the subplot of young handsome gay Ronnie's love for the married prison gaurd turned model Ben. All I'm gonna say is that at least their on BRAVO...which adds a little more class (DO NOT BURST MY BUBBLE...OK....). And in just a few weeks....BRAVO unveils the new season of Top Chef.
So maybe I watched some reality TV...at least I didn't watch those oh so boring game shows on NBC and Fox AND....I didn't watch that unnecessary American Gladiators remake.
Ahhh....and the season of no new TV was blessed by some amazing re-runs. And I'm not talking about re-runs of current shows. No...I'm talking CLASSIC RERUNS....reruns of shows like The Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith Show (back when Barney was still on....) and of course...I Love Lucy. It says something that shows produced in the 50's, 60's, and 70's are still funny as shit today. Doubt me? Take a look at this and tell me it's not funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBcdRDB14e0
"Are you tired? Run down? listless? Do you pop out at parties? Are you unpoopular?"
Enough rambling for now.....Hasta La Bye Bye!!!!
The God
Friday, February 22, 2008
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The Goddess
DECLARATION OF THE FOUR SACRED THINGS
The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth.
Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbols of the interconnected systems that sustain life, we know that nothing can live without them.
To call these things sacred is to say that they have a value beyond their usefulness for human ends, that they themselves become the standards by which our acts, our economics, our laws and our purposes must be judged. No one has the right to appropriate them or profit from them at the expense of others. Any government that fails to protect them forfeits its legitimacy.
All people, all living things, are part of the earth life, and so are sacred. No one of us stands higher or lower than any other. Only justice can assure balance: only ecological balance can sustain freedom. Only in freedom can that fifth sacred thing we call spirti flourish in its full diversity.
To honor the sacred is to create conditions in which nourishment, sustenance, habitat, knowledge, freedom, and beauty can thrive. To honor the sacred is to make love possible.
To this we dedicate our curiosity, our will, our courage, our silences, and our voices. To this we dedicate our lives.
Taken from The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbols of the interconnected systems that sustain life, we know that nothing can live without them.
To call these things sacred is to say that they have a value beyond their usefulness for human ends, that they themselves become the standards by which our acts, our economics, our laws and our purposes must be judged. No one has the right to appropriate them or profit from them at the expense of others. Any government that fails to protect them forfeits its legitimacy.
All people, all living things, are part of the earth life, and so are sacred. No one of us stands higher or lower than any other. Only justice can assure balance: only ecological balance can sustain freedom. Only in freedom can that fifth sacred thing we call spirti flourish in its full diversity.
To honor the sacred is to create conditions in which nourishment, sustenance, habitat, knowledge, freedom, and beauty can thrive. To honor the sacred is to make love possible.
To this we dedicate our curiosity, our will, our courage, our silences, and our voices. To this we dedicate our lives.
Taken from The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
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