That 10, 9, 8 etcetera meme

TEN FIRSTS
First Best Friend: A girl named Terri.
First Screen Name: Tinhuviel!
First Pet: A dog named Lobo
First Piercing: ears in 1989
First Crush: Ike Eisenman, the dude who played Tony in the movie Escape to Witch Mountain
First Record: "Black Water" by the Doobie Brothers
First Car: A maroon 1973 AMC Gremlin with yellow running stripes
First Love: Andy
First stuffed animal: I really can't remember. I did once have a stuffed Duchess, the mama cat from The Aristocats.

NINE LASTS
Last Alcoholic Beverage: A strawberry daiquiri made with Captain Morgans spiced rum.
Last Car ride: Driving over to Diane's earlier this evening.
Last Movie Saw: Star Trek: Nemesis
Last Phone Call: I talked to Diane earlier this evening.
Last CD Played: "Facing Future" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Last Bubble bath: When I was a kid.
Last time you Cried: A few days ago upon watching the end of Return of the King.

EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS
Have you ever dated one of your best friends: No
Have you ever been arrested? No
Have you ever skinny dipped: Almost
Have you ever been on tv: Yes.
Have you ever kissed someone, and then regretted it? No.
Have you ever had a sex dream about someone? Doesn't everyone?
Have you ever had sex? Yes.

SEVEN THINGS YOU ARE WEARING
1. My electric hot pink sweat pants
2. A brown flannel shirt
3. Hunter's socks
4. Granny panties, white
5. My raggedy Birkenstocks
6. A hair tie
7. A bobby pin

SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY
1. Woke up
2. Gathered my notes and essays having to do with The Chalice
3. Gave Shmoop her medicine.
4. Added more phone numbers to my new cell.
5. Went over to Diane's for a short period of time.
6. Took off the trash

FIVE FAVORITE THINGS IN NO ORDER
1. The Internet
2. Sleep
3. Movies
4. Working with animals
5. Singing

FOUR PEOPLE YOU CAN TELL ALMOST ANYTHING TO
1. Aunt Tudi
2. Todd
3. clumsycake
4. green_goblin70

THREE CHOICES
1. Black or White: Black
2. Hot or Cold: Cold
3. Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
1. Go to England
2. Act

ONE THING YOU REGRET
Not taking care of that baby blue jay the way I was supposed to, which resulted in its dying. I was 5. That's not the only thing I regret, but that is the driving force in my quest to care for animals today. Guilt is a wonderful motivator.

Preparations, Playlists, and Peripherals

I've created a primary playlist for my pending writing venture.

I haven't completed it by a longshot, but it's a beginning. It is, of course, comprised primarily of Shriek music, but there's also some Fluke, Thomas Dolby, Jan Hammer, KLF (nods enthusiastically to the wonderful wraithenjade), Ultravox and, of course, Rob D.

Despite Cadmus being born from my twisted thoughts while listening to "Deeply Lined Up," his true theme song is "Clubbed to Death" by Rob Dougan. The majesty and darkness of this song matches Cadmus' stride. It's fluid and royal in nature, held together with a liquid menace that is also quite inviting, calming even. I expect I'll be listening to "Clubbed to Death" quite often over the next few weeks. Actually, I find it comforting that this song defines Cadmus more than any other, especially a Shriekback song. It proves that, despite his origins, Cadmus is sentient unto himself and doesn't depend on anyone, perhaps even including myself, for his existence. Maybe that shouldn't so much a comforting thought than an alarming one.

I also need to add some Enya and Oingo Boingo to the mix, although I'm seriously considering not even including Orphaeus Cygnus in The Chalice. He was, after all, a peripheral character at best created to juice up the back story that never fully gets told. But it would be a shame not to find some way to include his being scalped and even crucified by Cadmus Pariah, especially after the latest nugget of insight brought to me by falkenna. No, I don't want to see Orphaeus suffer. I rather like Orphaeus as much as I adore his patron, but......

I'd like to include "Sea Theory" on the playlist, but I've lost the demo I had and am waiting my chance to order the new Shriek CD. I don't know if I'll be sent a complimentary copy, but I will most assuredly be buying one regardless to help The Great Cause. Far be it for anyone to ever call me a freeloader. That just won't do.

Over the past few days, I've been reading over the notes I've made over the years, revisiting Kelat and Thanatos, and wondering if some will see the parallels in what was once my attempt to deal with communing with my soul mate and knowing that I'd literally have to die in order to have another chance to be with him. There's a special pain that comes from such a realisation, a distinct deathwish attitude. Some of this material I've not read in a decade. I look at myself now and how much healthier I am and I wonder if it's wise to even rekindle the story of Kelat and Thanatos. How can I not, though? It's a central theme.

The struggles between love and duty, passion and independence, the Old Ways and the New Religion, good and evil, right and wrong, life and death, freedom and karma. They're my struggles that I still haven't fully addressed. Maybe it's time. Maybe not. At least now, I'm willing to try.

Stolen from the lovely maradia

MERCHANT

You are a Merchant, the
ambitious business tycoons of fantasy.
Merchants are very intelligent and cunning.
They are adept with numbers and in dealing with
people. Their hunches about their businesses
are usually right. They have a knack for
knowing what people or thinking. They are very
perceptive, and very ambitious. Driven and
hardworking they will not stop until they've
achieved what they want.

Color:
Red
Animal: Tiger
Gem: Ruby
Symbol:
Coin

Image:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5772843/


Who would you be if you were a character in an epic fantasy? (beautiful pictures)
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The Dumb Supper

I am not having a Dumb Supper this year to honour those who've gone before. For some reason, I don't feel it is appropriate for this Samhain. Yes, I will honour the ancestors as a great Whole Unknowable Power from whence I came and of which I am a part, but I am not comfortable with the looking back of it all. I want the new year to be new and I want the essence of my Samhain observance to reflect that.

So. No Dumb Supper.

I'm not very certain how I will observe Samhain, but it won't be the way I've done it in years past.