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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
10:52 am	Look I did it! (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
2:45 pm	Show Tonight! Come See Us! We should go on around 9 p.m. or before, we are the 1st band - call me if you're coming and I will advise you! ;) (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
8:50 pm	I'm still alive The 2nd jump went really well this morning, despite my having been up since like 4.30 (grumble grumble insomnia grumble). This time it was more exhilarating, especially when I exited the plane - I could see the ground below me and had time to savor the feeling of just falling through nothing, tumbling over and over, before we stabilized in the correct position. I had the same tandem instructor as last time, and I made it clear that I was not scared and was up for any acrobatics he cared to try while in harness with me. So after we stabilized in freefall, he spun us around several times and apparently I did well at holding my arms and arching my body right - he gave me the thumbs-up a lot. This dude has been skydiving since 1970 and is an ex-Green Beret, and I really like him. When I told him that I wanted to take the training to become certified, he seemed to respect that and told me a lot of stuff about how to store a parachute and take care of your equipment, and some stories about dives he made in the military, etc - it was really cool. We didn't get to twirl around and play with the parachute much this time because the plane dropped us into the wrong side of the wind, or something, and we had to concentrate on landing close to the target area. Then I spent the rest of the day working and about 3 p.m. had The Allergy Attack from Hell, which is still going on. I can't breathe through my nose at all and my whole face itches on the inside. I often joke about being allergic to work, and i KNOW i'm allergic to something in my office building, but jeez. A few hours in the office usually isn't enough to do THIS to me. Anyway --- to those of you who knew I was skydiving again, I'm safe and sound. To those who didn't (or who didn't know about the 1st jump, LOL), I'm safe and sound. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
12:40 pm	GIVE THANKS FOR METAL - November 19th (this Thursday!) "GIVE THANKS FOR METAL" (Canned Food Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank) WHERE: The Rutledge, 410 Fourth Ave, Nashville TN 37201 WHEN: Thursday Nov 19th 9 p.m. (we are the second band). Doors open at 7.30, we think. PRICE: $5 if you bring 2 cans of food. $10 if you bring no food. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
9:13 pm	... Nothing ends. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
9:48 pm	All things are ready... Thou fierce gentle Lady All in black, Mother of destruction, creation, love, The feast is ready to begin. Your table is set With the blood of pomegranates Split open by blade like sacrifices Giving their life, the seeds of rebirth, So that we might eat and nourish our blood. The walls of your holy temple Are hung in the colors of your country: Green and gold, red and white, Black and black and black. The altar is prepared With fresh flowers and dried spices For prayer and devotion. The songs are composed, Songs of joy and praise, Ready for human voice to give them life. My necklace of skulls Is in my hands, my prayers Already on my lips. Let us eat. Let us consume. Let us communicate. Let us commune. Just on the other side Are our beloved dead, Who know our names Even as their names are on our tongues. Beloved ones, I have seen you in this life, A poor reflection in a mirror, Mortality. I wait to see you again, face to face, And to truly know As I also am known. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
2:54 pm	Thingy on Sunday OK, this is as close to an official invite as my tired self is gonna give, If you can, want to, and are able, come to my house around 5 p.m.-ish this Sunday 11-8-09 (assuming I survive the sky dive and am not in the hospital or anything, ha ha). Bring either meat or something that reminds you of blood/the blood harvest? (i will have pomegranates), and be prepared to celebrate blood/life/death/your beloved dead and Kali. I don't know quite what's gonna happen or how long it's gonna last (probably not very long?) or how formal it will be, but I know FOR SURE there will be singing/chanting and eating involved. If you want, bring a floor cushion or folding chair, but I have a feeling we may have enough seats for everyone. Invite absolutely anyone who you want to who you think would like it. You don't have to RSVP, but if you aren't there by 5.30-ish and I haven't heard from your butt, I'm turning off the phone and we are starting without you. :) Sound fair? OAN --- several of you have told me you will either be there or are planning to be there, but just so we're clear, this is the kind of thing I would/will? do completely on my own even if no one was there with me, so if you can't make it, don't sweat it. Kthxbai. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
5:45 pm	My Little Soul... My little light Is going to shine Shine out so bright And illuminate your mind My little soul Will leave a footprint This little voice Is going to sing I have no choice It will infinitely ring My little soul Will leave a footprint I'm channeling the universe It's focusing its love inside of me A singularity My little words Are going to sting Haven't you heard The pain and joy they bring? My little soul Will leave a footprint I'm channeling the universe It's focusing its love inside of me A singularity Your little eyes They're going to see I can't disguise The beauty inside me My little soul Will leave a footprint --- Depeche Mode, "Little Soul" (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
1:43 am	Emily's birthday... Emily's birthday came and went. October 24th, 1979, 12 days after mine ... I know she is resting in peace. I had waxing and a party and band practice, and .... was too busy to think much. But nevertheless, I did think about it. Nothing I could do would commemorate this occasion properly, I feel, but doing nothing also seems out of the question. I feel Called to host a seasonal ceremonial thingy that involves a lot of Kali Mama-Ji comfort/love, meat (yes, says the vegetarian), pomegranates/blood=life (there is a Hindi word for pomegranate that relates to their belief that that fruit is good for the blood ... and it IS high in iron), and a celebration of death ... including honoring our beloved dead. Maybe the weekend of Nov 7th. Stay tuned. Maybe that will be what I Need. I know Emily doesn't need it. But I do. I still miss her, almost 2 years after her death, and I know I always will. The hole her death left will never be filled. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
5:19 pm	YOU KNOW YOU'RE INTO YAOI WHEN.... OK, bearing in mind that I haven't *seen* any official "yaoi" ... yet (my copy of the anime and the 1st 2 mangas of FAKE arrived last night, but I haven't had a chance to look at them), this is funny. I guess I am enough of a fan of boy-on-boy goodness and I have read lots of yaoi stories/fic lately, this was just funny to me. You know you're into yaoi when you go to see Julie and Julia with your 2 best friends, there's a scene where the young heterosexual couple starts kissing, and your first INVOLUNTARY thought/comment is "Ach ... het." (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 24th, 2009
10:01 am	Gig Tonight No picture this time sorry! :) I know this is short notice and I apologize. *grin* My band, Circle of Signs, is playing at Coco Loco on Nolensville Road again tonight, Friday, July 24th 2009. Cover – unknown – I will try to find out ASAP. If you’re interested in coming let me know and I’ll get the info to you. Time – we will go on between 10.30 and 11 p.m. Come if you like! Call me with questions! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, July 6th, 2009
5:02 pm	COME TO THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO: You! WHERE: The Rutledge, 410 4th Ave South, Nashville TN 615 782 6858 WHAT: Circle of Signs Show! Me! My new ELECTRIC HARP! Story! Dancers, make-up, lights, flash, the WHOLE NINE YARDS!!! WHEN: Friday July 10th 2009 (try to be there around 9-ish!) WHY: Because THIS IS OUR SHOW and PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF G-D IF YOU ONLY COME TO ONE COS SHOW THIS YEAR, LET THIS BE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cover: I think it's either $5 or $7 Pretty please COME TO THIS SHOW!!!!! We REALLY need a large audience for this one, SRSLY AND FOR REAL, SHOW UP ALREADY!!! *grin* And see the nice picture????? (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
1:33 pm	Memeage - from wintermoon Rules: 1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper on their Livejournal. (You know... if you want) 2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper! 3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on! In the series Fullmetal Alchemist, alchemists seek to understand and make use of the universal principles behind life, death, matter, energy, and change; they are scientists first, artists second --- and I am, too. I see Life itself, my life, and especially my sobriety, as an act of alchemy - first, that perfectly ordinary and at the same time completely miraculous fusing of spirit, energy, and matter into this body ... then the substance of my very soul, WHO I AM, transmuted by-me-yet-not-by-me into something completely different - lead into gold - for "the same man will drink again". This beautiful screencap (one of my 2 faves in the whole show) is from the pilot episode: there is a young girl being deceived by a priest who has convinced her he can bring back her dead boyfriend. In a fit of emotion, Ed, the main character, tears off his cape and shirt to show her part of the price HE paid for attempting to bring the dead back to life - he lost his right arm, which is now made of automail. Even though he keeps his automail covered most of the time (long sleeves and gloves), he feels so upset by her plight and the priest's deception that he has to show her physical proof that she is being lied to, that bringing back the dead doesn't work, that she must move forward instead of dwelling on what is lost ... he says, "I told you, Rose ... Get too close to the sun and you burn." (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
8:36 am	CIRCLE OF SIGNS TONIGHT at HYPERICON Price is 10 bucks to get in anytime after 6. Our show is at 10.30, so if you wanna do con stuff for 4 hours and THEN hear us play, it's a great deal!!! See y'all tonight maybe! -Kalida- WHAT: Circle of Signs at Hypericon (local comic book/gaming/etc convention) WHERE: Days Inn Stadium, 211 North 1st St. Nashville, TN 37213, 9th Floor Ballroom WHEN: Sat, June 6th, about 10.30p.m. is our show. (Panel discussion with us at 3.30 p.m. that same day) (The Con itself is from 2 p.m. Friday till 3 p.m. Sunday) For more info, go to Hypericon’s site, www.hypericon.info or just google them. (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
5:36 pm	look a parody! http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/144535.html#cutid1 (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
9:43 pm	GUESS WHAT! my band ... CIRCLE OF SIGNS ... should be on the Local Buzz (102.9, Nashville) tonight!!!!!!! TURN ON THE RADIO !!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEE-HAW!!!!!!! (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
4:28 pm	A song I really like "Lament" by The Cure Today there was a tragedy Underneath the bridge A man walked cold and blue Into La Ment The sky coloured perfect As the man slipped away Waving with a last vanilla smile Somewhere at a table Two drowned fools Smoking, drinking water as they talked Of how they loved our lady And oh the smell as candles die One more ice cream river body Flowed underneath the bridge Underneath the bridge The river flow on my ice cream body Flowed underneath the bridge (Comment on this)
4:11 pm	Excerpt from a book I like. ( From Eldest by Christopher Paolini ) (Comment on this)
Friday, April 10th, 2009
4:54 pm	poem ... not sure what to call it as I am once again puzzled by your actions, puzzled by my re-actions, stunned by the presence of tears in a day that was so far mere numb apathy, it occurs to me a picture finely detailed in my mind so clearly and sharply defined a writhing, shapeless mass of scars on scars on scars, too thick to feel anything and a delicate gun barrels pointed inward all razorwires thin as thread and hairtriggers set to fire at the slightest touch both are one and both are me (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, April 6th, 2009
3:50 pm	Get it while it's hot meme The first five (5) people to respond to this post will get something made by me. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations so please read the Pay it Forward terms carefully. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. (No refunds… no exchanges!!!!) What I create will be just for you, with love, from me. It’ll be done this calendar year (2009). I will not give you any clue as to what your pressie is going to be. It will be something tangible in the real world, not something cyber. It may be weird or beautiful. I may create something totally unbelievable. (Or I may not. Unbelievability is in the eye of the beholder.) Either way it will be a surprise. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange. In return, all you need to do is post this text into a note/post of your own and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to it. Please send your mailing address if you don’t live close to me! IMPORTANT: This offer is null and void if I do not see you post your own note to pay this forward. (10 Comments |Comment on this)