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August 11th, 2008
09:54 am - Owwww
So, I pretty neatly cracked my head open on Saturday, banging it with a chunk of force and acceleration against a steel vicegrip on my work bench.
This particular hit wasn't nearly as hard as the last time I really banged my head against something (no concussions, just that momentary, "Man, that hurt. I hit my head. OooOOOhh, crap. . . now it hurts even more!" sort of response). This is probably good, since that last crack did some permanent damage.
It had some affect on me throughout Saturday (Saturday's second post, regarding rune dice, still doesn't have the correct four aetts showing in the picture, and I updated it three times. The third aett should begin with Eihwaz. . . So far it has been Perþo, Elhaz, and Tiwaz). I also screwed up the burning of a full set of rune dice, wasting about $10 worth of materials in the process (a rune tile is worthless if you carve into it incorrectly. . . and rune dice have six opportunities to carve a rune incorrectly).
Tina informs me that the scrape across my head is about an inch to an inch and a half, and the lump appears to be about the size of a silver- or half-dollar.
I was pretty darn coherent on Sunday, and driving to Toledo and back wasn't an issue (don't worry, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) tesinth, I would have let you know if it was). I'm interested to see where this goes in the near future.
Head injuries are interesting, complicated things.
Heh. I believe it is unrelated that I have forgotten the point I was going to make in this entry.
Current Location: Southeast of Disorder
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/angry.gif) annoyed
Current Music: "Island", -JB
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August 9th, 2008
08:39 pm - New rune aetts just appear sometimes . . .
Perhaps the most interesting thing about creating a set of rune dice is the new aetts that are created:
 I love carving these things. Working with divination tools in new, interesting ways always brings things into a new perspective.
Of course, I've never bought the three aett system: after all, why eight? The Norse had a base-12 number system, anyway. Six-rune aetts, eight-rune, twelve-rune, and twenty-four rune aetts are all about as likely as any of the others.
Of course, when I write about six-rune aetts, I'm gonna get blasted to Hel by most everyone who's studied runes even a bit.
Crazy that, no?
Current Location: Southeast of Disorder
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) amused
Current Music: "The Captain and the Kid", -JB
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July 25th, 2008
10:33 am - Discordian divniation . . .
I've recently gone back to looking at the rune dice I have, and am looking at the next Chronarchy.Com update with the possibility of selling them in the near future.
I should point out, though, that everyone already owns an amazing divination tool: Discordian Dice Divination.
You take a six-sided die and roll it. Depending on the number you roll, you compare it against the below chart to determine what the outcome should be:
| 1 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
| 2 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
| 3 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
| 4 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
| 5 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
| 6 | Think for yourself, schmuck |
And Lo, the angel did appear before them, and spake: "Dude, who am I? Your mother?"
(thanks to LMNO for the inspiration, on another forum)
Current Location: Southeast of Disorder
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "I Don't Know", -JB
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July 13th, 2007
08:42 am - Adventures in Currency Conversion
I have previously admitted to being low on cash. How low, one might ask? Well, on Monday morning, I was $24 short of having enough cash to pay my mortgage, which is due on Saturday.
Step one was to sell off all the books I knew I'd never look at or read again. This gathered me about $5 (or approximately a quarter per book). "Okay," I thought, "you're 20% of the way there."
The next thing I thought about was selling sets of rune dice. I've been making these with some industry for a while now, and I have a few sets made up.
( They look like this )
The central issue with that is that it doesn't solve my immediate need (as orders need filling and cash needs transferred and yada/yada/yada and I only have until Saturday to deposit this cash). So I started thinking about other things I could do.
After a lot of thought and a lot of false starts on things (such as selling Discordian Futhark runes on apples ( that look like this ) I decided that I would take the 30 Euros I had down to the currency exchange and get me some real American Dollars!
( In which hilarity ensues, things work out alright, my mortgage is paid, and I get back to work in a reasonable amount of time and even eat lunch )
And all it took was asking the airport to shove a Boeing 757 up my ass.
Current Location: Southeast of Disorder
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Carnival World", -JB
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December 11th, 2006
03:00 pm - Fencing, and got some things done for a change. . .
advance, lunge with parry five. riposte. recover retreat retreat parry three. riposte. counter-riposte. point-in-line disengage. parry four. advance advance advance false prepare retreat. attack in prep. touch. I have been paying attention to the memories of my body recently, the way the muscle memory retains itself even after a full five years almost of not donning a fencing mask. The above is what my body wants to do. Right now. It is a total body memory, but it is not something remembered, but something felt. My body feels that right now, that is the correct action to take.
My muscles twitch and pull at my mind. I shouldn't be sitting at my desk: I should be standing with my right side forward, my hand holding the sabre, protected by the guard on my three and twitching the tip of the blade in a circle should four or five be threatened.
I'm looking for the attack parry riposte counter-parry counter-riposte action. My body wants that more than anything right now.
Over the weekend I managed to complete a few things, particularly these:
- I have blanks with which to make a set of runes specifically for the Grove.
- I have made the blanks romandruid requested for her divination set (bring 'em by on Saturday?)
- My kitchen floor is less cluttered, as is my kitchen counter.
- I went to the zoo on Saturday night.
- I watched movies with creaturetamer and tesinth for most of Sunday on the 100 inch projection screen currently in my basement.
- I cleaned the mouse cages and took care of Tina's menagerie.
I'm interested in seeing the movie Redhead, which is currently playing at Studio 35 all week. It's playing at 11 PM, though, which is feckin' late for me.
It's odd that I managed to finish anything this weekend; I so rarely do.
I'm expecting some mail in the near future, which will then allow me to set a date for me to start working on something new. Part of me is afraid of new things: I always have been, on many levels. But a deeper part of me has always managed to push through that fear, to not be cowed by those who want to shove me back down to where I was.
At work, the guy four levels above me is leaving, which means potential reorganization where I work. I don't know what that means, except that I'm hoping my distance is far enough that should restructuring take place, I'm not structured right out of a job.
I'm pretty sure I need another vacation. Fortunately, one comes up very soon: barely two weeks.
Current Location: Southeast of Disorder
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/wink.gif) quixotic
Current Music: "Sail On Sailor", -JB
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February 6th, 2006
12:05 pm - A smackle of entries. . .
The first entry is from Friday, but every other entry in this LJ entry has been pieced together from other entries that never really stood on their own. Either they were the starts of entries that never got finished (the oldest is from 10/22/2004), or they didn't fit anywhere else. Most of the quotes were just picked up along the way, some being descriptive and some just being worth remembering. Enjoy, and please feel free to comment or answer any questions posed.
I spent Friday night passed out on the floor of my office. I was sick, horribly sick. Everything from my knees to my digestion to my thought processes were painful or in revolt.
I knew I wouldn't be able to drive home in the condition I was in. I pulled out my jacket and spread it over me, propped my bag against the wall, and put my head down.
The world spun when I closed my eyes, but leaving them open brought amazing pain with the dim light.
I was helpless and lost, lying there among the dust bunnies and the layer of dirt my floor has accumulated because the housekeeping staff won't vacuum my office, and won't loan me the cleaner to do the work myself.
I didn't care about the grime. I was too tired.
And so I lay, clutching my stomach and my head, for an hour.
I finally got up when the phone rang. Had Tina not called, I might have stayed the night there. She offered to pick me up, but my pride took over at that point. I decided that I would come home when I was sure I could walk as far as the car.
I made it home that night, but was still in pretty bad pain. I'm not sure what was wrong with me, as I was all right the next morning.
( Read more... )===
Why are the words "musing" and "amusing" not mutually exclusive?
Poll #667829 Poll 15d: Reality Is a Consensus Opinion
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9Is this entry true?
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Richard Frost", -JB
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June 30th, 2005
08:17 am - New Rune Poem?
ceolnamara pointed this out to me today, and she's right, it does interest/amuse me!
And I think it would interest just about anyone into runes :)
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Bank of Bad Habits", -JB
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April 10th, 2004
06:26 pm - Quick intermission. . .
 I've been writing crazy much on this Chaos working. It's not done yet. I have a few more entries to go. I'm sure I've been cursed about not using cut tags, but I've thought about them and I don't want to for these. You might see why in the next post. Someone else is kind of controlling them. But I know I haven't posted much about *me* or what I'm doing, so I figured I'd do that real quick, since I'm temprorarily in my office (momentary panic attack last night that I would screw over my email situation brought me in).
I spent the morning in my back yard. I've been working on my outdoor altar, and it's been slow going. Right now, I'm looking at probably a few more days of work, and *then* I can start with actually building the thing :)
So my next stop will be Lowes to pick up some particular tools and such.
But I'm also planning to go to Outland tonight with aislinggheal and perlgirlju. More properly, I'll be meeting them there. Others should go, too.
*laughs* I'll be clinking around in my pants, which I have always called my "fun pants", but which beautycorrosion has informed me are actually "bondage pants". I prefer to call them "fun pants", though, cuz that gets me a much more amusing reaction. Invariably, people just repeat the words "fun pants" in a questioning way.
These would be the pants I took off at a PSA meeting. :)
Someone should bring a camera.
Oh, and today's side project? Make myself a new set of runes! I'm getting really, really close to finishing these! And I'm very excited!
Today, I have a goatee. Tomorrow I may not. :)
And I have decided I need a haircut. I'd be sexier that way.
( For those who haven't ever seen me, how about some new pictures? )
Current Mood: flirty
Current Music: "It's My Job", -JB
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March 22nd, 2004
06:54 pm - One Golden Apple, some runic indicators, and one hell of a problem.
What an interesting weekend.
First off, I've changed my bio around. Go take a look at it. This week, vampyrecandy gets featured. I'll have another one up next week :)
( Read more. Sunday's Rite, the runic omens, and my problem. Long, but interesting. )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/shock.gif) intimidated
Current Music: "The Pascagoula Run", -JB
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February 2nd, 2004
04:02 pm - Several interesting events:
(Warning: may make the quiz from the last entry a bit less fun. You should all try it first. Real answers posted later.) ( Read more... )
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: "Jolly Mon Sing", -JB
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December 3rd, 2003
08:50 am - Some cuts, some substance
Heard from a girl I haven't heard from in a while the other day. It was nice.
I got a load of stuff edited on the DP last night. PSA had very low attendance, and no one was interested in Twister. Party-poopers.
Can I find someone else interested? I warn you: I'm good.
Speaking of Twister, I found an amusing Twister board: it's a sheet for your bed. I have to admit, that would make for some amusing foreplay.
I've been working out designs for a large Twister board for a while. I don't really like the small dots or the four colours on the mat that came with my game. I want something more. Am I too demanding?
I put the damn cat in the attic last night. I noticed last night that she's given my boys some very bad habits while they were all living together. They fight and wrestle with each other more now.
And that stupid cat also tried to jump onto the chest of drawers where I keep all my extra ritual stuff, and succeeded in breaking 2 brand new glass candle holders, scattering spent matches all over the floor, and denting the wood. She also used my wood floor to sharpen her claws.
WTF? What kind of shady personality traits did Priscilla imbue this cat with? And is she ever going to pay me for taking this cat against my better judgement? The answer to all questions is, "Only the Gods know."
Well, I took a quiz ( check it out )And I read a very amusing comic( see that, too! )
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/sad.gif) disappointed
Current Music: "The Last Mango in Paris", -JB
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November 10th, 2003
05:04 pm - Website Update!
As promised, there's a *huge* update to my website. More than 10 pages that rock!
Check it out!
(The index page tells the main goodies, but you have to search out to find what else I've added).
Please, read the Divination 1 bit and tell me what you think. Esp. if you're into Runes.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/confused.gif) curious
Current Music: "Train to Dixieland", -JB
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November 3rd, 2003
05:27 pm - Did they see me sneaknin' down the fire escape at two last night?
 I'm tilting at windmills, it seems. Always have been, but that's because I know that those windmills really might be giants. . .
I have a terrible cold. I'm shocked I made it through the ritual last night. I have to admit, about 10 minutes before I felt like curling up and dying. I still kind of do.
But then, that's what separates me from everyone else. The feeling isn't worth dealing with.
I suppose one of these days I'm going to get an important feeling that isn't supposed to be ignored, and I'm going to die from it. But until then, I'm going to keep ignoring them.
My dictionary is so much more useful than any stupid spellcheck. Yeah, spellcheck is easy, but you don't *learn* anything from it. Curse LJ's spellcheck, constantly calling me out!
I'm thinking about that ritual. We sacrificed a good load of silver (and other various precious metals). The kids in attendance all helped me throw it into the river afterwords. They seem to really like doing that. Plus, it gets them involved. Winning tiny souls for Pagan Gods. . . Yep, that's what I'm all about.
We need a chant for when the wreath goes around next year. It was too quiet and I'm afraid people were shifting about, mentally and physically.
The thing I dislike about leading rituals is that I can never tell how things are going. Since I don't feel the energy flow so much (except when I'm working something specific that involves me and the Gods alone), I can't tell if anyone else can get it. That's why I fish for comments after these things.
I used up quite a bit more than I expected to. All the Waters of Life were drunk (I had quite a bit of them myself, since you can't dump those on the ground), I was out of oil by the end (that never happens), and I had to re-offer the beer for the ancestors, 'cuz it was forgotten during their sacrifice.
In all, though, this was a pretty cheap ritual, and we brought in a good amount.
The omens were good. A bit troubling, but all around not bad. You can see the Runes on the right. The key was an omen that Lilith saw later that night, when she was driving home. There was a stag off to the side of the road, and she took that to mean that Cernunnos was watching.
I tried to avoid the script as much as possible. I didn't get as far as I wanted to, mainly because I can't get the order of ritual down all the way, and I'm deathly afraid of forgetting to thank someone. That would not be a good idea. I need to spend more time with the liturgy. Maybe I should start recording it.
Speaking of, I found a recording of my Dedicant Oath that I used to memorize it. Of course, my script was stolen (by you-know-who) and I completely forgot what I was going to say, but now I can record it into .wav format and put that on my website. :)
The Grove has grown 50% since Wellspring. 4 more members and we hit 100% more than at Wellspring, which is (of course) occasion for a great boast :)
Brian's back in town. I might have to try to get together with him.
Boy, won't Tina love that. But I think she'd understand.
Paid a crap-load of money to my credit card bill. Not as much as I thought I would, because I don't have all my money coming in that I wanted to for the month yet. That'll change shortly. Then it's off to the bank, because I have to cover my mortgage, too :) I'm fortunate that I don't have any sort of serious balance on that thing. I've seen what it can do to people. I'm just over budget, but I can bring it in line by Christmas, I think. Especially since I don't have to buy everything out of my own pocket for the Grove anymore. That was, probably, one of the biggest drains on my resources. (And I greatly appreciate the help I've gotten from my Grovies since we started this whole thing.)
My car nearly overheated getting to the garage this morning. Now I'm more than a bit worried.
Ah, well. Off to get home. Been a good weekend. Catch you kids later.
Current Mood: quixotic
Current Music: "Volcano", -JB
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