Lynx

[shanmonster]

Stories I've started, but never finished:

- a retelling of Job's story from his wife's point of view
- the tale of the Witch of Endor
- Macbeth from the witches' perspective
- the tale of Baubo, from her worshipers' point of view

And sometimes I do finish the stories, like these:

- the birth of the Big Dipper, from Callisto's point of view
- Cain's story
- a hardcore porn story about a Malkavian "robot" and her muscular acquaintances

Some day, I may write another story. In the meantime, I've been reading up a storm. I just started We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. As a rule, I like dystopian stories.

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And as for this photo, maybe it's all part of "Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective." Could Paris Hilton have been having us on all along?

I doubt it.

Link time.

Nine Inch Nails' MySpace: Much to my surprise, I find I actually like a couple of the new songs here.

Face of Farming: "Thousands of Chinese students have taken part in a giant piece of performance art to pay tribute to the country's farmers." Creepy and powerful (thanks, Benoit).

The Mirin Dajo case: "n 1947 a Dutchman, Mirin Dajo, demonstrated to audiences in the Corso Theatre in Zurich, that he could allow an assistant to plunge a fencing foil right through his body, even through vital organs, without any apparent harm" (thanks zombienought).

Untried cancer drug bought on web: I see both perspectives on this, but honestly, if I was suffering from terminal cancer, I'd want to give it a shot, too.

No sex please, we're daddy's little girls: "It has all the ingredients of a wedding. The proud tuxedo-clad father, the frosted white cake, the limousines and an exchange of vows. But there is no groom and the girl in the long gown is no bride. She's daddy's little girl, there to take a vow of chastity."


Six-Foot Chocolate Jesus Most Anticipated Easter Work At Gallery: Water to wine, Jesus to chocolate.

Chernobyl-based birds avoid radioactive nests: "Birds in Chernobyl choose to nest in sites with lower levels of background radioactivity, researchers discover, but how they can tell remains a mystery."

Gorgeous Cloud Tree: Fabulous photography (thanks, f00dave).

Arab Lesbians Hold Rare Public Meeting: Their definition of public is obviously not the same as mine. "Security was tight. Attendance was by invitation only, and reporters were not allowed to take photographs, use tape recorders or identify people."

Dog Performs 'Heimlich' on Choking Owner: Colour me skeptical.

Comments

[sorceror.livejournal.com]

Re Mirin Dajo: how, exactly, did he discover that he could stab himself without dying? Is this, like, Unbreakable in the 40's?

[silverfae.livejournal.com]

...and the word for today *is* creepy.
Vows between fathers and daughters, with rings and all? eeuuw.

Hell, forget the creepy!

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

Might as well hang a sign around their daughter's necks: "Fresh Meat." Ack!

Re: Hell, forget the creepy!

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

Well the most inspiring part of that article is:

"88 percent of pledgers wind up having sex before marriage."

So I say, let the Party Balls roll!

Re: Hell, forget the creepy!

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

Imagine the irony of a girl giving her purity ball ring to her boyfriend.

Re: Hell, forget the creepy!

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm imagining it, alright...

[idiolekt.livejournal.com]

"Purity balls" was my nickname in high school.

Coo coo for Cocoa Christ

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

Do you reject Jesus, and all his empty calories?

Re: Heimlich dog

[montecristo.livejournal.com]

I'm skeptical too. It is a well known fact that some dogs are so horny that they will use any excuse, such as their owner's incapacitation, to...well, you know...

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

If Hilton were following those words, she'd hold the
book upside down, a la George Bush.

There is a Chinese gold farmer joke in here somewhere.

I think by "public", they mean that it's being held in
a public space, where they could be stoned, raped, or
have acid thrown on them.

[starsorstreet.livejournal.com]

"Arab Lesbians Hold Rare Public Meeting" annoyed me not only for the reasons you mentioned, but because there are many arab women all over the world who do not have this kind of experience. The article is talking about Israeli Arabs, but the title and other wording sounds like it's talking about everybody. I get annoyed when news articles paint all arab and/or muslim experiences with the same brush. Not to diminish their obvious difficulty with being out with their sexuality, but you know.

[starsorstreet.livejournal.com]

Oh, and have you seen Master Po? http://youtube.com/watch?v=aVqghj6nGBo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=aVqghj6nGBo).

It's... interesting

[blindedbytruth.livejournal.com]

Dont go to church on sunday
Dont get on my knees to pray
Dont memorize the books of the bible
I got my own special way
Bit I know jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more

I fall on my knees every sunday
At zerelda lees candy store

Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied

Well I dont want no anna zabba
Dont want no almond joy
There aint nothing better
Suitable for this boy
Well its the only thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate jesus
Can satisfy my soul

(solo)
When the weather gets rough
And its whiskey in the shade
Its best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But thats ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait

Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me

Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied

How I came to friend you

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

tdj posted the Chernobyl birds story, and credited you. I looked at your LJ, found other things of interest, and friended you.