WickedThought

“The reason you can’t write is because you’re emotional and you aren’t writing about your emotions.”
—

This is friggin’ brilliant.
Thank you, Annie.

(from madmoses)

RENO, Nevada (AP) — The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

To quote my friend Jurgen:

“Well, let me remind you, Mr Goodman, that the old days in France are much more famous for the beheading of the ruling class by the citizens.”

Amen, madmoses. Amen.

Those who played in my Vampire game will remember this one.

“What’s he building in there?”

Waits.
Letterman.
Chocolate Jesus.

… I woke up, checked my e-mail and found this:

John, you were elected to membership this evening. Congratulations. I would like to hold your initiation on the 16th, at 7:30 p.m. Please let me know if that is a satisfactory time for you.

I’m gonna be a Mason.

I usually tell this story for Halloween. Here’s a shortened version (for friends only).

I usually tell it for a specific person. This time, it’s for forbiddencookie.

Mary

You know those “anonymous posts” people put in their journals? The “I know who you are and you know what you did so fuck you” posts? I wanted to do one of those. So, this is my version.

Don’t worry, it isn’t about you. But, if you like, you can pretend it is. 😉

Fake LJ Drama

First, Klingons for Christ.

* * *

Second, trekhead is one of the best gamers I’ve ever met.
We’re playing 7th Sea (yes, that 7th Sea). I’m playing a fate witch and trekhead is playing a Castillian scholar. My poor sorte strega knows nothing. She has one Skill–Courtier–and the only knacks that have any dots at all are Fashion and Etiquette; she knows how to dress herself and how to behave. When we met an Eisen swordsman, she asked, “Is that a giant?” She doesn’t even know what Eisen is.

Last night, we’re playing the game and trekhead‘s character is explaining that all of Theus’ creation can be observed, studied, and understood. It is a beautiful monologue, just beautiful. The GM says, “Here’s a drama die.”

THEN, trekhead says, “I spend that drama die and activate my Arcana. Inspiring.” He looks at me. “Which gives everyone who listened to my speech three dots of Natural Philosophy for one round. That includes you.” He points at me. “You understood everything I said about observation, the scientific method, and everything else.”

The GM gives trekhead another drama die. And me? I spend those experience points I was saving on a Specialty: Natural Philosophy.

This is one of the reasons I belong to Jess Club.
But the first rule is, I’m not supposed to talk about it.

* * *

Third, I saw Zorro last night. (Or the night before. I don’t remember.)
The bad guy is gonna use soap to blow up California. I shit you not.

Obviously, the people who made that film forgot the first rule.

Happy birthday brahman_atman!

While petitioning for Masonry, I got asked this question a lot. Seeing as I’ve raised the heckles of many readers of this journal with atheistic rants, I think it’s appropriate to answer the question here. Consider this the “John’s Faith FAQ.”

We spend all of lives,
going out of our minds,
looking back to our birth,
forward to our demise.
Even scientists say
everything is just light.
Not created or destroyed,
but eternally bright.
— Live, They Stood Up for Love

Of course, many are probably not interested, so here’s a cut.