(musings from an upstart crow)
Head held skyward
She intones the sacred rhyme
Silver glinting at her throat
Dagger in hand
The daughter of time
Gazes wellwise
Alert for future echoes
Ripples gifted
From mother to loyal acolyte
Still and quiet
And forgetting her own name
She drinks deeply and
Accepts the burden
Imbibes the water
Which has turned to tears
Swallows them
To make them whole again
(June 2003)
The Arizona Daily Star apparently has a smartass for a headline writer. The latest infraction was this little gem: “Vatican Cracks Down On Sinners.” The online version just states “Vatican sharply curbs liturgical role of lay people during Mass.”
I don’t have to be up today, and so, of course, I cannot sleep. Though I suppose I can always ensure that the rest of you don’t sleep for quite some time either. Here’s some Cthulhu links…
The misadventures of “Hello Cthulhu”
Cthulhu Sex Magazine: Blood, Sex and Tentacles
Is Osama Bin Laden a Cthulhu cultist?
And last, but not least:
the Cthulhu Jack Chick parody and the controversy that it engendered.
Apparently, Jack Chick Publications threatened legal action. Silly me, I thought that parody was protected under U.S. copyright law…
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Reyne d’Epee (Queen of Swords): The essence of air behaving as water, such as a refreshing mist: A person gifted with both keen logic and natural intuition, giving them uncanny powers of perception and insight. One who easily sees past deception and confusion to the heart of a matter, and understands both sides of any argument. The embodiment of calm, forthrightness, and wit, in the face of even the most trying circumstances.
Four of Swords (Truce): A time of tranquility and intellectual repose in the midst of a great struggle. A temporary retreat from stress to regather inner strength, reaffirm convictions, reorganize thoughts, and formulate a new plan. The need for vigilance in a moment of calm. May suggest a withdrawal from the material world to find spiritual guidance.
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Check it out, all six blogs in one page! It’s like the opening credits for the Brady Bunch!
If you’re bored and restless and in need of distraction, I’ve got new stuff up in my other incarnations. Or if you’re weary of the self indulgent verbosity that is Corbid, check out some photoblogs and the ever informative Neil Gaiman (his journal is like “The Daily Show” for webgeeks).
Soon, this too shall pass…
Sophie Crumb is way cooler than her dad, in my humble opinion…
…ice cream cones and escalators. What does it all mean?
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Six of Swords (Science): A daring expedition. An excursion or trip. Courageous act. Show of bravery.
The Empress: Feminine fertility and power. Civilization. Domestic tradition. Family and childrearing. The active, fecund aspect of the anima. The mother and the queen, on earth and in heaven.
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Heated some butter in a dutch oven, threw in about 1/4 lb of frozen shrimp and a dash of Cavendar’s Greek Seasoning, added a handful of chopped bell peppers and sauteed everything for about 5 minutes or so, mixed in 1 cup of uncooked rice, cooked for about a minute more, then added 1 cup orange juice, turned the stovetop down to low, and covered the pan. Let it all simmer for 30 minutes. It was very lovely and fragrant and didn’t taste at all sweet or anything, like you’d be afraid it might.