but following Neil Gaiman’s life as i vaguely do has gotten me following Amanda Palmer’s somewhat (unsurprisingly as they are engaged), and i don’t know what possessed me but a couple of weeks ago, i clicked on a link and visited the Dresden Dolls’ Myspace page for a little bit of musical edumacation.

suffice to say … holy crap.

i am so very impressed with the Dresden Dolls and also with AFP’s solo stuff. and i am surprised too, because she has such a strong voice, yet she manages to portray such vulnerability, and she comes across as so passionate, earnest and powerful, even as she’s made up like a mime.

the only downside to it is that the music is so emotive and often sad, that i find myself unable to do much while i am listening, so background music, it is not. and i don’t have as much time as i would like these days for additional things that don’t fit into the background.

totally worth checking out.

* blog title from ‘Coin-Operated Boy’ by the Dresden Dolls *

it is more important to me that people, including myself, conduct themselves in a way that is considerate and respectful, and less important who is right and who is wrong.

sometimes i get stuck on the right and wrong issue, and sometimes i am not very nice in a debate (and that disappoints me, and i aim to better myself so it doesn’t happen), but overall, my ideal is the above.

lots of people don’t seem to agree.

or maybe it’s just because people’s ideas of appropriate conduct are so much more subjective than the issue of right or wrong.

but i think if you’re focussing on who’s right and who’s wrong, you’re totally missing the point of human interaction.

but maybe that’s not the point that others are seeking.

hmmm.

Thoughts of what we were invade
The miles that stand between, we can’t separate
You’re all I hoped you’d become

Sister I see you
Dancing on the stage of memory
Sister I miss you

Fleeting visits pass, still they satisfy
Reminders of the next overshadow goodbye
Our flames burn as one

All I am begins with you, thoughts of hope understood
Half of me breathes in you, thoughts of love remain true

Here we are again saying goodbye
Still we fall asleep underneath the same sky
You’re all I knew you’d become

Entwined, you and I, our souls speak from across the miles
Intertwined, you and I, our blood flows from the same inside

All I am begins with you, thoughts of hope understood
Half of me breathes in you, thoughts of love remain true

I see you, I feel you, when I close my eyes
I see you walking there… I see you dancing in my mind

I’m in London still

I took the tube over to Camden to wander around
I bought some funky records with that old Motown sound
And I miss you like my left arm that’s been lost in a war
Today I dream of home and not of London anymore

I’m in London still

You know it’s okay, I’m kinda happy here for now
I think I’ve finally grown up and got myself a lover now
And if I ever come home and I, I think I will
I hope you’re gonna wanna hang at my place on Sunday still

Oh yeah I hope you will

Cause I’m in London still

You know we got it sorted, yeah we really got it down
To a fine art on Sunday in a sleepy Sunday town
I wonder what I’m missing, I think of songs I’ve never heard
I’m dreaming of your voices and I’m dreaming of your hurt

I’m in London still

~ Human Action, Ludwig Von Mises p. 676.

“Capitalism is the only system based on the recognition that each individual owns his life. Capitalism is the only social system in which individuals are free to pursue their rational self-interest, to own property and to profit from their actions. It entrenches individual rights, limited Constitutional government, and political/intellectual/economic freedom.”

full text here: http://celebratecapitalism.com/bernstein-declaration-english

“Are you bothered by the continuing trend of government infringement on our liberty and rights? Do you want to do something to stop creeping socialism and the expanding welfare state?

One thing you can do, when everyone seems to be denouncing capitalism and wealth, is to proudly celebrate it. As it turns out, there is a holiday just for this purpose. Capitalism Day is the first Sunday in June …

The idea that profit making is moral goes against thousands of years of social conditioning. A really simple way to overturn this thinking is to gradually create a world in which the celebration of individualism and capitalism is expected (even if the moral basis for this social system is not accepted by everyone).”

full text here: http://www.cleverlikeafox.com/capitalism-day-cards/

International Geek Pride Day was first celebrated in 2006 to honor the anniversary of the original release of Star Wars in 1977. The holiday that claims the right of every person to be a nerd or a geek, Geek Pride Day is now celebrated with festivals and parties all over the world.

Created in 2006 at the first celebration, these ‘geek rights’ might have you wishing that Geek Pride Day was every day:

1. The right to be even geekier.
2. The right to not leave your house.
3. The right to not like football or any other sport.
4. The right to associate with other nerds.
5. The right to have few friends (or none at all).
6. The right to have as many geeky friends as you want.
7. The right to be out of style.
8. The right to be overweight and short-sighted.
9. The right to show off your geekiness.
10. The right to take over the world.”

IT IS A VERB.

Examples:
* That guy’s ignorance really affected my level of calm.
* All this rain is really going to affect my ability to do my gardening.
* The death scene in that movie really affected me.

It can be used as a NOUN in ONE situation - in a psychology sense - in that situation, it refers to feeling.

Example:
* When she was told her son had died due to her incompetence, she took the news with little affect.

–

Definition of Effect: the outcome of something; power to produce an outcome; a phenomenon; an impression; someone’s stuff etc.

IT IS A NOUN.

Examples:
* Slapping that guy seems to have had no effect on his desire to use correct grammar.
* It’s all about cause and effect, kids.
* Call it the Butterfly Effect if you so wish.
* I didn’t expect those changes to have that sort of effect.
* Get your personal effects and get out of my face.

ONLY used as a VERB when directly referring to bringing about an effect.

Example:
* I wonder how my workmates feel about those changes I effected.

Hardcore Junkie (61% - 80%)
While you do get a bit of sleep every night and sometimes leave the house, you spend as much time as you can online. You usually have a browser, chat clients, server consoles, and your email on auto check open at all times. Phone? What’s that? You plan your social events by contacting your friends online. Just be careful you don’t get a repetitive wrist injury…

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]]> http://avarice.brokengod.net/2010/05/19/are-you-addicted-to-the-internet-meme/feed/ http://avarice.brokengod.net/2010/05/18/counting-bodies-like-sheep/ http://avarice.brokengod.net/2010/05/18/counting-bodies-like-sheep/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 07:01:36 +0000 chellie http://avarice.brokengod.net/?p=2084 finally, 2 1/2 weeks ago, i got my tattoo. you know, the one i’ve wanted for years but always found excuses not to get?

this is what i got. i would post a picture of the actual tattoo but a) it’s not healed yet and b) i can’t be bothered :)

it’s on my upper left arm, and hides under my tshirt sleeve. but you can see it if i wear a singlet, or an off the shoulder shirt.

it didn’t hurt much getting it done. i think it hurt more the first few days after, while it was healing. but it is in a fleshy place, so while i’m pleased it didn’t hurt, i’m not terribly surprised.

i love it so much. *beam*

plus i’m super pleased i went and got it done, even though i was terrified. this must be progress. or something :)

* title from ‘pet’ by a perfect circle *

half my life ago, i didn’t imagine i would make it to this age. i couldn’t picture life out of high school, out of my parents’ direct influence, out on my own as an adult.

and i certainly never imagined i would be where i am today.

it’s fascinating how expectations can vary so dramatically from outcomes.

my life is more than i ever expected, and only a few points short of what i would consider perfect.

i think that is remarkable.

i also find it interesting that based on that observation, i’m not deliriously happy.

but again with the expectations.

i’m nearly 30 and i’m only now really figuring out what being happy means.

sometimes i feel like i have been asleep most of my life, and it is only the last few years i have really seen the world. there is so much i am only just beginning to understand.

people say that when you stop learning, you start dying. i never really understood that before.

but i think i do now.

*title from ‘asleep at the wheel’ by the bloodhound gang *