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And for everyone else on my friends list, you can probably safely ignore this post.

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Your Score: Holy Golden Chao

You scored 20% Paranoia, 34% Chaotic, 30% Dominance, and 16% Anti-Prismatic!

You're a pope for the Principia Discordia.

You have joined a chaotic cult. No-one rules, no-one leads, hell there isn't even an overall goal. You all just go around finding the most stuck-up cult/power out there and generally mess things up for them.

There's something about Atlantis and dolphins as well that seems to get your rocks off, but whatever.

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Link: The Which Cult is for You? Test written by keepyourfork on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test View My Profile(keepyourfork)

I can't afford to donate myself- times are pretty tight for me right now- but someone on my friends list is fundraising for the Special Olympics by doing a polar bear plunge. I figure the least I can do is spread the word, so if you support the Special Olympics, here is something you can do to help.

http://mar-y.livejournal.com/271197.html

This is an important thing for everyone who eats food to know about.

Nothing says fall around here like homemade apple pie. And I have one in the oven.

Made with apples hand-picked from the tree by Yamgirl.

Fall goodness. :)

Okay, this was forwarded to me through one of the email groups I belong to. I think it's important for those who have experienced this kind of discrimination to share their stories, so if this sounds like something you've experienced (even if it was many years ago) please consider doing so. Also if you know anyone else that might be able to contribute, please pass this on to them. I'm making this a public post to reach as many people as possible.

Although I hate to even have to bring this up, I must add one caveat. I am not familiar with the journalist in question and cannot personally vouch for him; if this is a concern for you I recommend you do your own digging around. I have a busy life and can't go around snooping on every journalist that comes across my desk. However, the fact that he is on good terms with the leader of the PAC that sent this on to me would seem to logically indicate that he is at least friendly to the cause and has behaved fairly in the past.

In the hope of civil rights for ALL,
Onyxhealer

P.S. Please don't respond back to me with your answers. Well, unless you're hoping to start a conversation just with me and the rest of the lj community or something, but I'm not going to take on the responsibility of passing on information through these channels. It would be better if you send them directly to the journalist.

Here's the email with a few questions about mall curfews:


Do you have any unpleasant experiences with mall curfews
to
share? Have you, for instance, been detained, arrested, questioned,
frisked as a result of curfews at malls you've visited?
When kicked out of a mall, have you experienced any
inconveniences: no way to get home; gotten cold or ill from exposure to
the elements; been attacked or assaulted while waiting for someone to
pick you up?
Are you someone of color (African American, Hispanic etc.)
and do you feel that you've been targeted because of your race?
Are you or someone you know considering a lawsuit against
a
mall and on what grounds?

Telling people to leave the premises because they get into
a
fight or become disruptive is one thing; but when the civil rights of
young people are systematically violated because they are a relatively
helpless group, then it's quite another matter.

Thanks
Joe Pereira
Wall Street Journal
Boston, Ma.
617-654-6701

If you like Star Wars, this is pretty amusing.

"There are many students who are troubled and many who have a fascination with death, but it doesn't mean that they are going to kill people."

Robin Kowalski, psychologist - speaking against the desire to use psychological profiling as a way to prevent future Virginia Tech-type massacres.

Well, I'm glad somebody pointed that out. As if goths didn't catch enough shit after the trenchcoat mafia thing- while Latin-Americans who wear conservative clothes were NEVER profiled after the incident with the Menendez brothers- I would hate to see those with morbid tendencies or those who write about violent topics singled out for suspicion and discrimination.

After all, then we'd have to remand William Shakespeare, Laurell K. Hamilton, and hell, Quentin Tarantino- to mental institutions, "just in case."

Force those who write about violence or death into mandated mental health treatment, and no one will write about violence or death. Not even to make meaningful statements about our society, not even if their only goal in writing is creative expression and social commentary.

It's just a few steps away from book burning.

White and Nerdy Purity Test
Version 1.0, created by Onyxhealer (see my page on lj!) If you copy this test, please copy it in it’s entirety giving credit to the author of this test, or else tiny gremlins will crawl out of your closet, do your hair, and eat you up with cookies and milk. Choose… wisely.
This test is to prove not only how nerdy you are- there are already some great tests out there for that- but also how “white and nerdy” you are, in accordance with the lyrics of Weird Al Yankovic’s song “White and Nerdy.” For ultimate fun, take this test with all of your nerdy friends, comparing your scores afterwards… but if that’s not possible, curl up with some bubble wrap and have at it!( Read more... )

Today is the Ides of March. It seemed to come sooner than the last one.

I thought about writing a poem- something along the lines of "Remember, remember, the fifth of November"- but November is a lot easier to rhyme with than March. I mean, really, what rhymes with March? Starch? Parch? Arch? So... I could write a poem about a thirsty person who eats a lot of carbs. Hrm. Hardly worthy of the Ides of March.

Anyways, poems, when done a certain way, have a tendency to sound far too pretentious.

So instead of writing about inventions of the Romans, built with stone- and despite the fact that no power on earth will cause March to rhyme with "remember" - I will say that I certainly do remember, and I note the day.

ÉOWYN: The women of this country learned long ago that those without swords may still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain.

ARAGORN: What do you fear my lady?

ÉOWYN: A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them. And all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.

–The Two Towers, LOTR

I've taken some people off my friends list who I have NO contact with, nor do I ever expect to ever have contact with them in the forseeable future. If they have an issue with this, this would be a good place to leave a comment and open a dialogue. However, I rather suspect their journals are inactive anyways.

And if you're reading this, odds are it isn't you.

Oooh, I just noticed I have a bunch of red e-roses on my profile! I am loved! - or at least liked quite a bit. The giver was anonymous, so I shall refer to them as my Secret Admirer. *smiles* I am tempted to demand of my friends that they fess up, but perhaps whoever it was wishes to remain anonymous.

Anyways, thank you Secret Admirer! You are sweet! You made me smile! You even made me do a double take!