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June 24th, 2009

03:05 pm - Renewing OL I see that it's coming to be about that time: time to renew my Oak Leaves subscription. There was a while when I couldn't really afford OL, but man, I missed it terribly. It's a great little Mag, with all sorts of great items in it (and, often, on it), and the various editors we've seen have done a great job adding their own touches to it here and there ever since cortigiana took over the editing years ago. I've also enjoyed writing for it and submitting things: speaking of, I probably ought to look at what more I can scrape together to submit here soon! Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: busy Current Music: "Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane Season", - JB Tags: adf, articles, friends, hotties, oak leaves, writings

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May 9th, 2009

07:56 am - Passing Div2, and a review of my work for a change Wow. I got an e-mail about a week and a half ago from Ian Corrigan saying that my Divination 2 papers were "exemplary" . . . I admit, I had no such thoughts myself. I thought they would be somewhat average. Among the comments he returned to me were these: I should write a booklet on runes based on my answers to Req 5 A short article such as "Are the Runes a Magical Alphabet?" should be submitted to OL The creation of a bind-rune I did for one reading was, and I quote, "good cunning-work." This is an awesome phrase to me He and I go in completely opposite directions when it comes to public ritual, though: while you'll rarely hear me offer the names of runes, often giving only an interpretation, Ian only gives the name and translation and lets folks figure out the meanings on their own. I thought his final comment was best, though, as when speaking about a rune reading that we did in public that had a major affect on ADF (that one truly cold Yule when the Grove was first founded; some of you may recall it), he said: Almost like there was something wyrd going on, innit? Just. . . wow ;) Over the last year or two, I've become a lot more in-depth with my reviewing, returning positive comments along with negative ones (should they be necessary) and trying to help the student flesh things out if they'd like to. It's nice to get a response like this one, because it helps to verify that the system I've been developing is something worth doing. I don't really feel that I can just say, "Oh, you passed." I find it important to highlight certain parts of the piece that I really liked, and discuss what I liked about them. By the same token, we can't just say, "Oh, you didn't pass. Re-write it." If something doesn't pass, I always explain why, and offer suggestions for passage if I can. This sort of reviewing takes a lot more time, though, and sometimes it's downright hard: I've occasionally come across something so bad that I didn't know what to do with it and had to struggle to find some positives to return. Rare as that is (it's probably happened twice in the past several years), I've believed it important enough to ensure that I've done all I can to make it happen. Attempting to do this little thing is part of what I do to make ADF a bit brighter, and receiving a review back that's along those same lines makes me feel great about what I'm doing with reviews. Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: creative Current Music: "The Wino and I Know", -JB Tags: adf, articles, books, clergy, ctp, divination, friends, mentoring, oak leaves, reflections, rituals, three cranes grove

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December 31st, 2008

12:12 pm - Time to start planning for festivals! Some days, I walk arm-in-arm with a fox dressed in the clothes of a man and carrying many hidden things I was thinking today of the festival circuit, and how it looks these days. A lot of festivals have the same presenters, over and over again. I mean, how many times have you gone to a festival, looked at the schedule, and said, "Damn, that Michael J Dangler guy is presenting again? Don't they have anyone else?" There was a real sense of pride when Oak Leaves published several issues without anything written or submitted by me (except a filk I didn't write). . . It was good to see the mag run on its own, without me writing articles or editing the pages on the back-end, a sort of feeling that all the work I did for that rag was worth it in the long run. I have begun to wonder if the festivals wouldn't be the same way: what would happen if I went a year without presenting at a festival, but just went to the festivals as a participant and hung out? I already mostly hang out at certain festivals: Wellspring rarely sees me give a presentation, and Summerland hasn't seen a presentation of mine in a few years. But then, at other festivals I have presented nearly every year: Trillium, Desert Magic, and Midnight Flame (where I, along with Skip and druidkirk, was once the entire program). I do not mind paying to get in to festivals, so the main perk of presenting (free festival admission) isn't so vital to me as it might be for others. Indeed, as a presenter I've paid where I could, and I've never made festival admission a requirement for giving a workshop. When cash has been tight (as it often is), I've occasionally really wished that a festival would pay my way for a workshop, but I've never made a big stink about it. The kicker to all of this is that I would really, really like to see new people given a chance to give presentations, and to see people who haven't presented in years come back and give presentations on new material. While I am always happy to fill a spot on a program (or, as has happened in the past, headline a festival bill), I really want to see opportunities go to more ADF members, even if it means I get to hear myself speak less (tragic, I know). Maybe this is the year to do that. Maybe I just need to hang out and be there for other members of ADF: the ones who need a presentation slot in order to attend a festival, the ones who have great ideas that need to be heard, or the ones that are just tired of hearing me ramble on about things. My festival schedule is currently: Trillium, Desert Magic, Wellspring, Summerland, and Midnight Flame. I hope to sit in the audience at as many of those as I can manage. I'll hang onto some materials and have a presentation ready to go, but I'll offer to present only as a back-up in case they can't fill their schedule or someone doesn't show, rather than snatching a good slot early-on. I wonder if I can manage to get to a few more festivals, as well? As the Buffett Oracle sang to me this morning, "Only time will tell." Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: working Current Music: "Richard Frost", -JB Tags: adf, articles, buffett, chronarchy.com, divination, festivals, friends, oak leaves

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July 3rd, 2008

04:20 pm - Necromancy Many of you know by now that Diablo III is coming out. Which means (of course) that I'll have to buy a new computer in order to run the damn thing. But there's been a lot of talk about what's happening to various character classes. There's speculation that the Witch Doctor class has replaced the Necromancer (and speculation that this speculation is all bunk, of course). The Necromancer is, by far, my favourite character class in Diablo 2. Anyway, to avoid writing an entire entry about a game that was announced less than a week ago, I'm going to just say what the point of this little post was about, anyway: I'm thinking about writing an article on necromancy for the Samhain issue of Oak Leaves. I think it would fit nifty-like there. Besides, I haven't been able to get anything into OL for a very long time. I feel somewhat guilty about that, actually. Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: satisfied Current Music: "Delaney Talks to Statues", -JB Tags: articles, diablo, necromancy, oak leaves

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March 30th, 2008

06:00 pm - The Dedicant Path Through the Wheel of the Year has been updated! A new edition of The Dedicant Path Through the Wheel of the Year (often known simply as "WotY") is now available. Resources have been added, some sections have been expanded, typos have been found and fixed, and submission information has been updated. For those looking to finish the requirements for the DP documentation, this book will walk you through all eleven requirements in a 52-week period, offering homework, resources and reading for every requirement, and explanations and breakdowns of the requirements to help you understand exactly what the exit standard is asking. Hard copies are available for $12 on my CafePress store, and they come wire-bound so that they lay flat for easier working. Buy it here: http://www.cafepress.com/chronarchy.35511346 The book is *still* free for download from the ADF site, too! You can find it among other supplemental publications here: http://www.adf.org/members/training/dp/publications/index.html [The .pdf file at the above address is also now full of live links: no more copy/paste from the document! Just "click and go!"] Thanks to all those who have offered feedback, encouragement, and support on this book over the years, and a *huge* thank you to all the Dedicants who have taught me so much over the time I've been in ADF! (This isn't the only book announcement you'll see from me this week. . . Watch our Grove site, 3cg_blog, ADF-Announce, and Oak Leaves for the next announcement!) Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: satisfied Current Music: "Off to See the Lizard", -JB Tags: adf, books, cafe press, chronarchy.com, dedicant path, mentoring, oak leaves, three cranes grove

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April 23rd, 2007

02:23 pm - Some days, I'm more Jewish than others, it seems. . . So, apparently I'm now Jewish, and this is a bad thing? (special thanks to sleepingwolf, who was astonished to stumble across this reference to me and my OL "editorship") Somehow, someone on the "Vanguard News Network Forum" revealed me as part of the "Jewish problem". On one level it's disturbing to think that someone has my name and thinks I'm part of some imaginary problem or conspiracy, but this is balanced by a very heavy amusement at the fact that while I'm part of the problem, the guy is leaving it to everyone else to guess my "ethnic origin", because he obviously can't think of any other people in ADF who *might* be Jewish, but needs one more to prove his point. I dropped the quote behind the cut, as well as the link, because I don't want to cause anyone's work to wonder why they're looking at white supremacy websites, but I quoted it in full, because damn: it's not every day that you get lumped in with a bunch of people who are actually pretty darn cool and even chosen by God. I mean, the guy practically blessed me (in a weird way) by insinuating that I'm Jewish. For the record, I'm not the editor of Oak Leaves, either. For the most part, this kind of stuff is weirdly frightening and amusing to me. It's frightening for all the obvious reasons, and the frightening aspects of it should not and cannot be understated. But the reason that I find it amusing is because, you know, people actually believe this stuff. That alone is just so improbable to me, so deeply and abysmally idiotic, that I cannot help but think, "Gee, it's like their whole life is one huge, insane joke that doesn't end!" Either way, I'd rather be kinda Jewish than all stupid. I think I'll have gefilte fish for dinner. ( Weird and stupid anti-semitic posturing, along with link to source, behind the cut. . . ) Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: weird Current Music: "Pre-You", -JB Tags: adf, amusement, friends, oak leaves, reflections, shenannigan shillelagh, stupidity

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February 28th, 2007

11:15 am - Burritos and Oak Leaves Well, it's official. I've now gotten more positive comments on the article "The ADF Core Order of Ritual as Mexican Burrito (and Other Things in Your Grocery Store)" that appeared in the last issue of Oak Leaves than anything else I have ever written for that publication. The main thrust of the article is that I compare ADF ritual to a couple of foods, particularly a Mexican burrito, an Oreo cookie, and a sandwich. The Mexican burrito is the solitary rite, the Oreo is the large public ritual, and the sandwich is the small-group ritual. I had a teacher back in high school, Stan Czaplak, who was fond of informing the class that "if you stretch a metaphor too far, it snaps." Well, of course he was right, but it seems that I somehow managed not to break this particular metaphor. It was quite fun to write (I admit, I was starving when I dove into it). Most comments that seem to come back are from people who thought that the COoR was restrictive or too structured, or that it could never fit their hearth culture. The point I really wanted to make was that the COoR really is a very simple thing, one that is actually very flexible and that can contain almost anything. Sure, it's got some rules, but that's what rituals are: they're rules and regulations that create an outcome. The nifty thing, though, is that the rules are extremely flexible (like, say, a soft tortilla that encases your beans) in most cases. In the end, it's good to know that folks enjoyed it, but it's better to know that folks actually got something useful out of it. Phrases like "the article made some things click for me" are my reason for writing these articles, and it feels good to get them. So thank you all for giving me the chance to write them, and for taking the time to read them. Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: thankful Current Music: "Changes in Lattitudes, Changes in Attitudes", -JB Tags: adf, amusement, articles, friends, oak leaves

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January 3rd, 2007

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December 29th, 2006

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December 6th, 2006

10:19 am - Gifts for the holiday season. . . Some confusion appears to have sprung up around what I might want for Christmas/Yule/Solstice/Saturnalia/Kwanza/Hanukkah/Ramadan/whatever. I'm pretty easy-going and don't actually require gifts (while I like getting them, I'm never going to be miffed that I didn't receive anything), but I get bugged by people from time to time about what they can get me. At least six people have asked me what I want, which leads to the central issue: I want something that you want to give me. I don't really like holidays because people get all consumed by getting someone something because it's a holiday and they're supposed to get someone something for that holiday. It's part of why I have so many problems with birthdays, particularly my own: I don't like the expectation inherent in the system. Of course, informing people on good ideas sort of causes problems with my general preference of not telling people to get me things, or telling them exactly what to get, but hell, I figure I'll make a general post that includes some ideas in particular and some definite no-no's. Things I might be interested in: A subscription to Oak Leaves. Mine ran out and I couldn't afford to re-up. (My membership # is 2328.) A subscription to The Clergy Journal. It's a really good journal that deals with the practicalities of running a church and being clergy. I read articles from the journal online (we have them in OSU's Journal archive), but of course the archive isn't up to date. Something from my Amazon.Com wishlist. More time with the paid acct. on LJ. It's nice to have, I admit. Cash, of course, is always welcome ;) Things not to get me, ever, are these: Stuff for my altar. I know you mean well, but whatever it is, unless I've specifically asked for it (and I have done that once), I don't want it. No, really: I don't want it. I don't care how cool it is, I'll never use it. Things that are more expensive (or look more expensive) than you can afford. The gift will just make me feel guilty. LJ userpics or storage space addons. I'll never use them. Things that stink, like candles and cologne. But the best gifts, honestly, can't be described or listed or shown. They just happen, they're thoughtful, and they're useful (or novel). Example of an excellent gift? mazisexton sent me a priests' "last rites" kit from the Vatican, as well as what appears to be a vampire-repellant kit. Why is it a good gift? Mostly, it showed that she was thinking of me; that she knew enough about me to know, deep down, that it was something I desperately needed (even if I had no idea until I opened the box); and it reminds me of her. I may never use it, but I'll always treasure it. Hope that helps some :) Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: blah Current Music: "Margaritaville", -JB Tags: adf, clergy, family, friends, hotties, oak leaves

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09:10 am - Articles for Oak Leaves When I first read the article on miscarriages four weeks ago, I wanted to re-write it for Oak Leaves with ADF in mind (it came from a Christian-leaning clergy journal). Last week, I ran the original article by mazisexton, who agreed that the source material was an excellent starting point for such an article. I think I'll be working that article up in the very near future. It's an important one to me for a variety of reasons, and I really want to write it. The next issue of Oak Leaves involves "Magic and Ritual" as its primary theme. With the Initiate Program coming out and the new Core Order of Ritual being talked about, I realize that the timing couldn't be better. Of course, we have to make sure that some articles are written about those topics. . . submission deadline is 1/1/07, barely 3 weeks! I have suddenly realized that I really need to get busy, and soon on essays relating to these topics. And so should all ya'll out in LJ-land, because you know you have something to submit. . . Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: amused Current Music: "Up On the Housetop", -JB Tags: adf, articles, friends, hotties, ip, lj, oak leaves, rituals, writings

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April 10th, 2006

01:23 pm - Focused Intent Today's lesson is in focused intent. When I left for lunch, wandering down toward the Union, I realized that, while I had my copy of OL to proof, I didn't have anything to write down corrections. Too far from my office to go back and not near enough to High Street to go buy a pen, I remembered an exercise from Prometheus Rising designed to show you that reality can changed simply by believing that things could occur. This particular exercise involved believing that you'd find quarters every time you went out on the street. By visualizing, believing, and seeking, you would notice a higher number of coins than usual, and I believe that RAW left it up to us to decide whether there actually were more coins or whether you were just noticing more of the ones that were already there. I took this particular exercise and modified it a bit, seeking to find a writing instrument before I made it to the Union. I visualized my empty pocket having a generic writing utensil in it, and visualized writing with one. I wasn't too picky about what kind of writing utensil I'd find: a pen, pencil, or crayon would be fine: just something I could underline and circle stuff with. About midway across the Oval, I found my writing utensil, but I also found out just how dumb it was not to focus your intent properly. There, lying in the grass, was a big, fat, pink piece of sidewalk chalk. Not very useful for proofreading and marking up paper. I gave the chalk a kick and re-evaluated my intent. Now, I wanted a pen. And I had half as much time as I did to find the chalk, because I was over halfway to the Union. So I continued to visualize and think and look. I crossed College Ave., and as I rounded the last corner to the Union, I noticed something in the dirt: a black and grey pen with little UPS symbols in red. I picked it up, dusted it off, and scribbled in a corner of my OL copy. And it wrote. In solid, bold ink. I thought about my intentions, and the focus I had on them, and realized that sometimes, you need to enchant for exactly what you want, not a ballpark idea. Sometimes, no matter how little you care about exactly what you get, you realise once you have it that what you got doesn't do what you want. So if you want it, be clear, or you simply won't get it. Current Location: Southeast of Disorder Current Mood: amused Current Music: "Honey Do", -JB Tags: chaos magic, discord, oak leaves

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April 3rd, 2006

09:51 am - Ah, Shamanism: What a fun term! Last weekend's discussion of shamanism on ADF-Druidry (in which I was amused to find myself called a snob for stating that ADF doesn't call things "mumbo-jumbo") was fun, but today, latexpussy pointed me to a similar discussion that sort of encapsulates how it went. I think I would like to write an article about the usage of the word "shamanism," but I'm not keen on my opinion being the only one represented (even if I do think I'm completely right, of course), and so would be interested to get someone to write a counter article, and then we can synthesize a third article from that. It's not like Oak Leaves couldn't use the submissions, ya know? :) ( For those who missed it ) Current Location: The Monkey Queen's Lair Current Mood: amused Current Music: "Christmas in the Caribbean", -JB Tags: adf, articles, oak leaves, shamanism

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March 27th, 2006

03:54 pm - Wow, the world is a lot lighter today. . . A few weeks ago, I created a page specifically for ariansdreams, so that she could check out the opening and closing of the Gates as I do it in solitary ritual. I think I'll also submit it to Oak Leaves. I submitted a number of items to Oak Leaves and began another essay. I've gotten responses on some of my GSP work (some of which was rejected, though small changes will fix most things). I spent a quiet week actually getting things done on a personal level for a change. Tomorrow, I'm giving a presentation to PSA about Creating Magical Entities, and recommending strongly against the book Creating Magickal Entities, which just isn't very well written, isn't very basic and isn't very advanced; weirdly, though, it's also not very in the middle. I can actually say a lot about what it isn't, but very little about what it is. Speaking of presentations, I'm also giving a fun presentation at Desert Magic on amulets. I've been doing some shopping for materials (because everyone is going to get to take one home) and finding some really good ones. I'm also finding good examples, and I really like to talk about amulets. Did you know that the words "amulet" and "omelette" are related? They are! I'm very, very much looking forward to Desert Magic. Spending the time in the desert is one of the highlights of the year for me, and the company is better every year, and this year promises to be no different (and maybe even better than before in aggregate). :) druidkirk has me back in the stables, which amuses me to no end, but at least it's air conditioned. I'm really looking forward to that pool that's always at 90° F. I sent packages across two oceans today, one with a final destination in Korea and the other destined for England. I love to mail packages. . . More are being created and put together. I'm kinda floating right now, mostly because I'm really happy, and really relaxed. The stress of the past two weeks is. . . gone. . . More stress is coming, but not yet. I think I'll take my shoes off and go walking this weekend. . . And put up my hammock, drain & refill the hot tub, and get those margaritas flowing. Current Mood: relaxed Current Music: "Cheeseburger in Paradise", -JB Tags: adf, articles, chaos magic, drinks, festivals, freedom, friends, mailing, oak leaves, psa, writings

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March 1st, 2006

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January 11th, 2006

03:28 pm - So much going on, so little time to do it in. . . Last night, out with tesinth and singingwren, I managed to get my first reasonable meal in weeks. Even when my parents were in town, I avoided eating my fill. . . They don't need to know just how hungry I've been recently. It's something that will, I know, pass, as things do. And tesinth knows why I couldn't get my fill of steak fries at Red Robin. I realized recently that part of the problem is this damned calorie-reduction kick that the world is on. How on earth do people who need high calorie diets manage in this world? And if the calories are high enough, the sodium is through the roof, and I watch that most closely in my food intake. I'm hovering around 1,000-1,500 calories short (depending on the day) of what I want and need to be eating, I think. Cutting out fast food in the interest of saving money has highly affected that, and I'm steadily losing the ground I made up after being sick, in terms of weight. I've got a book nearly finished for the Dedicants. Those who have seen it seem to like it, and I expect to finish it this weekend (along with two or three Oak Leaves submissions) and then move directly onto another (this time non-ADF) project while waiting until the next weekend to start on another ADF project. This morning, though, I was plesantly surprised to find myself with a hot new LJ friend, so life is looking up. Full stomach, a book nearly finished, and women. . . life is good. Current Mood: amused Current Music: "The Wino and I Know", -JB Tags: adf, articles, dedicant path, friends, hotties, hound dogs pizza, mentoring, oak leaves, writings

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January 7th, 2006

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December 1st, 2005

07:03 pm - My friends talk a lot :) Well, 940 friends entries later, I'm caught up. Or I would be, if I retained more than about 10% of that. But I read it all. Of course, there were certain people I retained a good deal more from. Thanks for the surprise, mayden_dor. I did need that. Today, though, has been interesting. A couple of ups and downs. You know, someone once asked me if I was bipolar. At the time, I figured he was wondering if both my feet and my head were cold at the same time. Now, I just laugh at the suggestion. I'm about as normal as the next person. Over the past week, it's been pointed out that my openness will get me into more trouble as time goes on. It's already led to some loss of some important things, drawn complaints, and seriously affected friendships. It's a frightful thing when plain honesty can get you into deeper shit than you can find on any farm, especially when all you're doing is trying to work shit out that's confusing you to no end. But I realized something about the gossip that I want to have about me: I don't want any of it to come from my own mouth. I don't care what people think I've done, who they think I've done it to, or how dirty they think it was. I will, in fact, encourage you to make up stories as I always have. I simply don't want to lead them onto the conclusion through outright offering of that information. Take those shadowpuppets, for instance: that night is one of my fondest memories, but damn if it's anyone's business what happened. Now, if you want to make up a story, feel free. I even hope to hear about it! You just aren't getting any information from me. So some people will find things off-limits with me. I don't mind what you make up in your own mind, but I won't be party to some of it. This isn't really a change: some things have always been off limits. But it's a conscious effort for the first time in a long time. If I don't make this effort, I'm going to lose more than I already have. (i.e. expect more cryptic posts that can't be guessed at.) I think that the real issue is not at all that I'm worried about myself, but about the others who get hurt in the process. And if you think I'm growing up, let me put that to rest: fuck that. If this looks like "growing up," then I'm afraid I'm going to have to call a spade a spade and tell you that you're just jaded. I'm just playing a new game, one which none of you get to know the rules to yet. I'm dropping parts that are now useless and re-emerging with parts that are useful. I will not be told that I'm "gaining wisdom with age" or any useless shit like that. It's been insinuated in the past, and I do not believe that age has anything to do with anything in the real world. Does it in my head, or your head? Sure. But the brightest stars are still in the flush of their youth. I'm not so much "young" anymore, and haven't ever thought of myself as young. Hell, I've always thought of myself as me, and I have to seriously think to figure out how old I am. The young always know their age. If you don't believe me, ask a three year old. There's a deep anger, I suppose, in this post. I'm not sure what brought it on, but it appeared as I was writing it. I was smiling when I started, and now I have a pounding in my chest that isn't at all comfortable. I did something last week out of spite. I did another out of love. They don't balance out, and I'm not sure they were meant to. It was the first time I'd done anything out of conscious spite, and it made me feel rather sick about it. . . but I did it anyway. I wonder who I have to get permission to post my Walking With Fire review to my LJ from? I'm reading Where is Joe Merchant?, a book I took to Austria to hand off to fred_smith; I'll need to send it now, when I finish it. I'm terribly worried about a very close friend. I've written an article for OL and sent it in. I have to call Psyche, or maybe stop by her shop. I'm afraid to check my bank balance because I know what I'll find there: it'll start with a dash, and I can't handle that well. I'm angry with myself for not having trouble with my baggage when my travel partner did. I'm incredibly happy that none of this actually matters. I can feel depression tugging (I've felt it before), and I'm confident that I'll escape it this time, as I have many times before. I wish I knew the name of that girl in Paris, and I know I will if she writes me. I need to finish cleaning up my tickets for work. I need to fill out paperwork for missing extra days. I miss Tina. I'm happy without her. I don't know who I can trust, yet I know perfectly well who I can. I absolutely require the book Wind, Sand and Stars, a title I've often quoted, but never read the work it heads. I want to play a game of dominos. No, I want to win a game of dominos, one on which I've bet $346.32. I need to find someone who can make me a silver knife (smithing_chick?). I also need a revolver. Han Solo and Princess Leia stand side by side on my keyboard, and that gives me some real, solid hope. Now, it's time for home and bed. I'm beat. Or maybe I'll watch The Empire Strikes Back tonight. There's someone I just want to be close to. Current Mood: aggravated Current Music: "Sea of Heartbreak", -JB Tags: adf, buffett, discord, friends, hotties, lj, oak leaves

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10:53 am - A daunting task. . . I admit, I am somewhat afraid to look at my friends pages. I suspect I will do that after work today. I'm looking forward to a good lunch at the Union, I think, where I will edit the piece I wrote for Oak Leaves. I'm currently somewhat unhappy with it, but it'll do, I think. BTW, if you're working on something for OL, please get it in before Jan 1, 2006. I'm tired of seeing my crap in there. Flood the Chronicler with submissions so my name doesn't need to appear. My work is crap, anyway! And fred_smith, good to hear you're alive. Current Mood: amused Current Music: "Waiting for the Next Explosion", -JB Tags: adf, festivals, friends, lj, oak leaves, writings

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November 17th, 2005

08:48 am - A set of goals and some organization Last night before I left work, I got some things thrown together in a list. Actually a couple of lists I've had on my plate for a while, but haven't really put them together. The first is a set of goals and projects: http://www.adf.org/cgi-bin/adf/wiki/view/Main/MJDProjects The second is a specific set of goals for my current project, temporarily titled "Dedicant Requirement Packets": http://www.adf.org/cgi-bin/adf/wiki/view/Main/DedicantRequirementPackets Only ADF members are going to be able to see those pages, but basically the first one includes a list of articles for OL that I'm writing, a list of things to fix in the DP Wheel of the Year document, and a couple of things I need to do for the Grove are listed. The second page includes my basic idea for the packets I'm thinking about. I'm still working on this second one in particular, and will probably sub-divide it into 11 further pages (one for each requirement in the DP). As things slowly taper off here at work (and believe me, the idea that it's "tapering off" at all is kinda funny, given the guy I just had to deal with), I'll have some more time to think about these things. More to the point, once I go off the clock, I'll want to think about things again when I'm off the clock. It'd be nice to daydream about women again. Speaking of women, the brightest spot of my day yesterday was at lunch, when I just happened to see perlgirlju wandering by. It made my day. Inexplicable, but then, my best moods usually are. So thanks to perlgirlju. Current Mood: accomplished Current Music: "A Pirate Looks at Forty", -JB Tags: adf, dedicant path, mentoring, oak leaves, work

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