I'm alive...
barely, after spending the weekend working at Monster Mania Con 2... it was, shall I say, interesting..? I'll give you the gory details later in the week after I get my head screwed on right.

Well, the great, unwashed mass of imbeciles have decended on New York City to do the best they can not to distrupt the Republican National Convention, but to once again make it so very obvious just what kind of folk support the Democratic Party (by the gods, I hate using that name... they are anything but...).

I can't imagine that the economy is doing so bad if all these people have jobs that will afford them the luxury of time off and enough money to travel to NYC to try to distrupt the convention. Either that or they're the typical lot of low life, Birkenstock and tye-dye wearing wailing babies who manage to support themselves sucking off the Government tit, so their time is their own to waste as they like. No matter... an asshole is an asshole, no matter what kind of pants are covering it up.

And, before I go back to work... many thanks to Acidman for making me laugh with this...!

see you this evening.

pearls before swine...

shithead...

The Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped eight hundred gallons of human waste into the Chicago River while driving to a show, showering unsuspecting tourists in a boat on the river with the filth. I suppose he was going to a show where he took every opportunity to trash President Bush and his environmental policies. Typical Democrat asshole...
This is my last post until Monday, I will be busy working at the Monster Mania Convention, doing security and generally helping out with the guests and crowds. Last year it was goths galore, so I'm looking forward to mingling with my kith and kin again this year. Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the beautiful full moon on Sunday, it's the full Sturgeon Moon!
see you next week!
pearls before swine...

I know...
you've been waiting all day for this... yes, it's another mind bending, breath taking episode of This Old Lair...
So, after much hemming and hawing, we picked out the paint for the kitchen. A light medium green and a slightly darker medium green. Yes, two greens. None of that boring monotone paint for us. This decision was driven by the shape of the kitchen and the amount of natural light that makes it's way in. The breakfast nook/plant room has a very sloped ceiling that is about eleven feet on the inside wall, going down to about seven feet on the outside wall. It gets a lot of light on that huge inside wall, so we decided to paint that wall, which is oriented facing west, the lighter green, as well as all the other west or east facing walls in the entire kitchen. The darker shade is on the north and south facing walls, which are the only walls that have cabinets. The darker green really sets off the white cabinets and the light green accents the rest of the room and is almost a dead match for the green depression glass knobs and drawer pull on the cabinets. I painted the light green walls last weekend and they came out real nice. I spent most of the day Saturday running around and driving my daughter back home to Philly, so by the time I was ready to start painting the rest of the walls it was around seven thirty or so at night. I was trying to work up the motivation do start and decided that a pot of coffee was in order. Strong coffee. Really strong coffee. So, I set it to brewing whilst I got everything together to paint. I set up the CD boombox in the kitchen, put on new roller covers on the various size rollers and stirred up the paint. I started drinking coffee and painting. These were the bitch walls, meaning they are mostly cutting in around all the cabinets and outlets and brush painting all the little slivers of wall that peek out here and there between mouldings and cabinets and such. I also had to pull the countertop off the cabinets on one wall and pull the base cabinets out, roll on the first coat, then put everything back so I could do the same with the range, refrigerator and base cabinet that separates them. I'm getting really good at moving appliances... Anyway, I finished up the first coat around one AM, cleaned up and spent the next few hours listening to music and trying to feel tired. No luck. I was up most of the night and finally crashed about four, only to wake up at six. I ran out and picked up the Sunday paper, some bagels and a huge cup of coffee and came home and started all over again with the second coat. I'm amazed how good it came out, considering how jazzed on caffiene I was. Of course, using liberal amounts of that wonderful invention, blue painters tape, helped keep the corners nice and sharp and kept the paint off the cabinets. I have to say, I was a bit skeptical about the color combination, but it's really starting to look like a kitchen out of the thirties. The rest of this week is a wash as well as the weekend, as I need to get some other things done before I spend the weekend working at the Monster Mania Convention. Next week, I'll start laying out the guidelines for the tin ceiling in the kitchen, so I can start putting that up... stand by for stories about that, I'm sure.
Well, I'm beat. I mowed about two-thirds of the grounds proper when I got home tonight, I have to finish it tomorrow night so I don't have to worry about it while I'm at the convention. So, it's off to have one more Guinness for a night tonic and then off to the Land of Nod.
I bid thee have a wonderful eve'.
pearls before swine...

hmmm...
something to ponder... are we the god's monkeys..?
pearls before swine...

a quickie...
no, it's not what you think, ya little piggy...
here's some cool links I got today:
Bloodfire.com..., home of the hysterical KinderGoth comics (thanks, Mr. Harper!)
and
Nethercraft.com..., creators of some of the most astounding cast resin statuary for your home and garden.
Enjoy!
Check back later tonight for another exciting chapter of This Old Lair, in which I do even further battle with the kitchen remodeling project... that's if I manage to stay awake after chasing the lawn mowing machine around the grounds of the Manor when I get home this evening...
later.
pearls before swine...

just for goths...
and other cynical folk who see as little sense in those damned "motivational" posters that seem to mysteriously appear in your workplace...

I added a link in the sidebar under "Food for Thought".
Buy their stuff. Demotivate!
pearls before swine...

it's amazing...
how a sight or a sound can trigger a memory. This one wafted in and out when I was listening to the local college station during the ride home tonight. It's the last damned California story I'm going to tell, mostly because I need to clean out the mental attic and definitly because it was the end of California, forever.

California ended on March 1st, 1973, on the beach at the end of Avenue G. Everything you owned was packed in your car, the apartment over the luncheonette emptied out, hollow and melting like a jack o'lantern on a late November front porch. No ghosts could live there, it was a place too sad for haunting, we carried our ghosts out with us, quietly as always. We met up on the chilly beach just after noon, when the fog had been blown over to try out Japan by the landward breeze. I couldn't talk. You wouldn't. Not that we ever did that much, our conversations were mostly visual. You stuck you hand out from under the red and white striped blanket you wore wrapped around you and took mine, only for a moment and then let it drop. You buried your face in the side of my arm and cried. I could only look down at your always bare feet, so tan and so tiny and watch the sand crush up between your curled toes. It half covered your pink nail polish and made your toes look like lost bits of coral. You turned away from me and walked away and I didn't watch you go, but I should have. And so it ended a block from where it began, with a late night cup of coffee and a glance. It was real quiet when California died. I was never party to the death of a place before. It wasn't nice.
pearls before swine...

Goth Olympics...
I've been watching the games in Athens over the past few days (in between bouts of kitchen remodeling), and, while the athletes are very impressive, I was wondering what the Goth Olympics might be like...
The opening ceremonies would, I'm sure, start at least an hour late, and most of the audience would shuffle in halfway through the festivities... Nothing much would really go on, just a lot of black clad gothies milling around, trying to avoid bumping into each other in the veil of clove cigarette smoke, trying to pick each other up. It would probably go on all night and the place would have to be cleared of gothies who've crawled under the seats and nodded out to avoid sleeping in the sun.
The medal events would be most interesting...
1. Synchronized Nail Polishing. Unlike the regular Olympics, this would be a co-ed event... As a matter of fact, I think all the events are co-ed...
2. The Goth Triathalon...
First event: hair teasing. Highest pile wins.
Second event: picking out an outfit. Shortest time picking out the most layers of clothing wins, but points are deducted for anything white or freshly laundered...
Excessive amounts of cheap jewelry are mandatory, but do not add anything to your score unless they are something cool, like bracelets that throw off sparks when they rub against each other, or rings mounted with your baby teeth...
Third event: leaving for the club. This is a time-trial event. The contestant who fucks around the longest before calling all their friends for a ride is the winner... (re-doing your makeup for the fifteenth time does not count... hear that, guys?).
3. Couch jump. Everyone lines up at the front door of an apartment and when the door is thrown open, the race is on! The first one to land on the couch and crash out wins. Style counts; knocking over faux stone gargoyle statue or falling over coffee table adds to your over-all score. Points are deducted, however, if you remove your boots before crashing out.
4. Emo toss. Each contestant grabs a cute little emo boy or girl by the ankles, twirls them around a few times and throws them into traffic. This is a good one, everyone wins!!!
5. Hammer Throw. This is an event for couples. Goth boy/girl pisses off their significant other Goth boy/girl, resulting in full blown argument, during which 20.oz claw hammers are made available to help you get your point across. You get the picture. In this one, I think, everyone looses...
6. The Pout, Sigh and Moan. This event takes place in your parent's/girlfriend's/boyfriend's place, by sitting on the sofa, arms crossed, staring blankly into space and letting everyone know you're one sullen little gothy boy or girl by thrusting out your bottom lip, sighing and moaning in increasing amounts until your parent/girlfriend/boyfriend gets the picture and pays some attention to you. The longer you can ignore the attention from aforesaid parent/girlfriend/boyfriend until they throw up their arms in total frustration with your silence gets you points, with style points awarded for holding the back of your hand against your forehead whilst emitting long, plaintive wails.
7. Up all day, sleep all night. Yeah, right. Forget this one...
8. Disc toss! Contestants get into their maroon 1986 Toyota and upon discovering their little sister left her Pink CD in the player, they throw it out the driver side window, going for distance. Killing birds in flight, braining the old lady across the street or forgetting to roll down the window and fracturing a wrist can only add to your score.
9. Javelin throw. Goths and long, sharp pointed sticks..? I think not.
10. Goth gymnastics. Contestants consume the usual amount of beer, vodka jello shots and sloe gin shooters upstairs at the club, then try to negotiate the metal spiral stairway down to the bathrooms with untied boot laces and ten inch spiked heels. Being able to feel anything below your neck at the bottom of the stairs means either your routine was something short of impressive, or you didn't have enough of those shooters...
And then, the premier event of them all... The Marathon!
Everyone goes to the diner and drinks coffee, drinks coffee and then drinks some more coffee until either the whole event falls apart into a huge argument over the merits of Peter Murphy with Bauhaus versus Peter Murphy post Bauhaus, or someone pops a temporal blood vessel and goes four up under the table. Extra points are garnered for the following:
A. Stuttering while asking to bum a cigarette from your friend.
B. Hands shaking too much to light the cigarette you just bummed.
C. Hands shaking too much to hold the cigarette that you just bummed and couldn't light.
D. The most black fingernail polish chips on your teeth from chewing on your nails, because sticking your fingers in your mouth is the only way to stop your hands from shaking...
E. Forgetting to blink.
F. Most trips to the bathroom.
G. Fidgeting... This includes involuntary thrusting out of your legs from under the table and tripping the waitress or kicking your friends.
H. Realizing that, while sitting with head in hand, staring at your reflection in the window for the past hour, that you have drooled the front of your shirt soaking wet...
I. Sticking someone else with the bill...

There are no closing ceremonies, everyone by now has lost interest and has gone home.

pearls before swine...

I'm done...
There's 86 days left until the Presidential election. I'm tired of listening to the attacks on the President. I'm tired of the media attacking Kerry. I'm tired of the rhetoric and the lies and the bullshit. The only thing that counts is what lever you flip on that day in November. I know what I'm going to do. I hope you do, too. Vote with your brain, not with your heart. It's too important a decision to be swayed by popular opinion. If you let someone make up your mind for you, then don't bother to vote, it's a wasted opportunity. And, if you're too lazy to vote, well, you're an asshole and the bigger part of what's ailing our country.
There's some great links in the sidebar you can visit to help you decide. If you'll notice, both major parties are equally represented.
I'm taking a few days off. I need to go sit inside the circle and rekindle my relationship with the Goddess and the Great Horned One and re-align my soul.
be well.
pearls before swine...

some facts...

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES
10/11/02
Vote to pass a joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq.

Senator John Forbes Kerry did not vote.
6/25/2004
Vote to adopt the resolution that would condemn the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/14/2001
Vote to pass a joint resolution that would authorize the president to use all necessary and appropriate force against parties responsible in any way for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Defense:

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
8/10/1988
Vote on an amendment to provide $27.14 million in humanitarian aid to Nicaraguan contras and establish procedures for congressional consideration of President Reagan's request of $16.5 million worth of stockpiled military aid to the contras.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
5/11/88
Vote on a motion that would allow the Senate to reconsider an amendment that had been tabled [killed] in an earlier vote. The amendment would have reduced funding for the strategic defense intiatiave [SDI] or 'Star Wars' missile defense program from $4.5 billion to $3.8 billion for fiscal 1989. The difference of $700 million would go to NASA for the purpose of building a new space shuttle.


Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
8/1/91
Discontinue production of B-2 bomber.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/18/92
Cut $2,686,572,000 from the bill for production of additional B-2 stealth bombers, halting production of the B-2 fleet at 15 planes instead of the 20 planes requested by the administration.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/9/92
Reduce the defense spending levels for smaller weapon projects by $8.8 billion in fiscal 1993.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
9/21/93
Kill a proposal to terminate the Selective Service System.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
9/10/93
Postpone the 1995 military base closing round until 1997.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/9/93
Cut the Ballistic Missile Defense program from $3.4 billion to $3 billion.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
8/10/94
Eliminate funding for Trident II submarine-launched missiles.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
7/1/94
Cut $150 million for additional B-2 stealth bombers.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
8/3/95
Amendment to take out program for loan guarantees for military equipment and weapons exports.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
9/10/96
Vote to adopt the joint House-Senate conference report authorizing $265.6 billion for defense activities in fiscal year 1997.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
6/26/96
Vote on an amendment to reduce the authorization for defense spending.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
6/9/96
Vote on an amendment to reduce funding for a national missile defense program.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
6/4/96
Vote to consider a bill to require the deployment of a national missile defense system by 2003.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
5/15/96
Vote on an amendment to reduce 1997 defense budget authority in the bill by $8.3 billion.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
1/26/96
Pass revised version of the defense authorization bill, after veto

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
10/30/97
Vote on a bill disapproving President Clinton's line-item veto for 36 projects in the fiscal year 1998 Military Construction appropriations bill.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
7/9/97
Vote on an amendment to require a report on costs and savings from past military base closings.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
6/19/97
Vote on an amendment requiring the president to disclose yearly the total amount spent on intelligence funding.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
4/17/97
Vote to pass a bill making unlawful the acquisition, transfer or use of any chemical or biological weapon, among other provisions.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
6/25/98
Vote on an amendment to make it more difficult for the administration to close bases without Congressional approval, that have at least 225 civilian employees, and to prohibit closing bases within four years after realigning them.

Senator John Forbes Kerry did not vote.
10/14/99
Vote on final passage of a bill providing funds for defense spending in Fiscal Year 2000

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
5/26/99
Vote to allow one round of military base closures beginning in 2001

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/13/2000
Vote to table [kill] an amendment that would require sanctions against China or other countries if they were found to be selling illicit weapons of mass destruction.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/14/2001
Vote to pass a joint resolution that would authorize the president to use all necessary and appropriate force against parties responsible in any way for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
10/10/2002
Vote to pass a joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq.

Senator John Forbes Kerry did not vote.
11/12/2003
Vote to adopt of the conference report on the bill that would authorize for fiscal 2004, $401.3 billion for defense and national security spending.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
10/17/2003
Vote to pass a bill that would appropriate $86.5 billion in supplemental spending for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, in Fiscal 2004.

Senator John Forbes Kerry did not vote.
5/22/2003
Vote to pass the bill that would authorize $400.5 billion in appropriations for defense, military construction and defense-related work for the Department of Energy

Senator John Forbes Kerry did not vote.
4/3/2003
Vote to pass the bill that would appropriate $79.5 billion in fiscal 2003 discretionary spending for military operations in Iraq, homeland security, and international counterterrorism activities.

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues:

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
1/12/1991
Vote on the passage of a joint resolution to permit military force in Iraq under specific Congressional instructions.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
10/21/93
Prohibit funding for U.S. military operations in Haiti without congressional authorization.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
7/14/94
Reject a proposal to establish a congressional commission on Haiti.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
7/1/94
Require the president to end the U.S. arms embargo of Bosnia.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
6/29/1994
Require the president to seek congressional authorization before ordering military action against Haiti.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
9/29/1995
Vote on resolution to restrict use of ground forces in Bosnia.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
7/26/1995
Pass bill to lift U.S. participation in Bosnian arms embargo, under certain conditions.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
3/5/1996
Final passage of bill to seek international sanctions and strengthen the U.S. embargo against Cuba

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
7/23/1997
Vote on a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the blockade of a U.S. ship in Canadian waters

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/24/1997
Vote on a motion to delete a ratification condition to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty that would require that U.S. ratification be postponed until nations with offensive chemical weapons programs or nations determined to be state sponsors of terrorism ratify the Convention.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/24/1997
Vote on a motion to delete a ratification condition to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty that would require that U.S. ratification be postponed until the Chemical Weapons Convention had been amended in two sections dealing with technology transfer of chemical activities and chemical weapon defenses.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/24/1997
Vote on a motion to delete a ratification condition to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty that would require that U.S. ratification be postponed until Russia has met four conditions, including ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention and a commitment to cease all chemical weapons activity.


Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/24/1997
Vote on a motion to delete a ratification condition to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty that would require that the president use rights provided under the treaty to ban inspectors from nations suspected of supporting international terrorism, or from nations that have violated U.S. nonproliferation laws in the last five years, and prevent such nationals from visiting the U.S. for purposes associated with the Chemical Weapons Convention.


Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
4/24/1997
Vote on a motion to delete a ratification condition to the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty that would require that U.S. ratification be postponed until the president certifies that treaty compliance is effectively verifiable by the U.S. intelligence community.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
7/30/1998
Vote to table an amendment that requires the President to decrease the number of U.S. troops stationed in Bosnia to 6,500 by February 2, 1999 and to 5,000 by October 1, 1999.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
6/24/1998
Vote to table an amendment to prevent further funding of U.S. ground troops in Bosnia unless Congress votes by March 31, 1999 to continue deployment.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
3/13/1998
Vote to pass a resolution calling on the United Nations to create a criminal tribunal to prosecute Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, genocide and other violations of international law.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
10/10/2002
Vote to pass a joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq.

In 1991 he voted against a bill that would allow military action against Iraq, then in 2002 and 2003 he voted for military action against Iraq... my, how the wind doth blow...

pearls before swine...

the terror meter is running...
I don't think that terrorists are going to waste time retrofitting limos or hijacking helicopters to stage the next attack...
they have a ready fleet of vehicles at their disposal...

these vehicles are, for the most part, invisible. they've become such a part of the scenery in every city in the country that you don't even notice them until you need one. and, who would think twice if you saw a taxi with a driver who appeared to be from another country? a thousand taxis, each carrying five hundred pounds of explosives, spread out across a major metropolitan area would do devastating damage.
I do not feel safe...
pearls before swine...

This Old Lair...
work on remodeling the kitchen continues... or should I say it goes on and on and on..? We did make an interesting discovery yesterday, though. I had to remove one of the ancient doors that separates the kitchen from one of the small utility rooms in order to square off the top, which had a distinct rise from one side to the other. After doing so, I then had to remove the trim on what used to be the high side so I could trim it to match and when I pulled it off, I discovered the remnants of some very old wallpaper.

It's interesting that we're trying to recreate the atmosphere and look of a kitchen from the 1920's and discovering that at some point in the Manor's past, this very cool Art Nouveau / Art Deco wallpaper once graced the walls. We're trying to decide how to work this design into the new kitchen, maybe as a stencil somewhere.
Perhaps the spirits that share the Manor with us are guiding our hands in this...

pearls before swine...

from Gut Rumbles...
read this...
it says a lot about regular folk's take on the situation in our country today, rather than the crap from the left-wing socialist whiners...

pearls before swine...

oh, yeah...
this guy, too.
pearls before swine...

I don't know why...
I haven't linked this fellow yet, but I have now. I like him.
You will too, I'm sure.
later.
pearls before swine...

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pearls before swine...

traitors all...

so, Mr. Springsteen. I guess that while sitting on your questionably talented ass in your multi-million dollar Rumson, NJ, estate, you couldn't think of anything better to do with your celebrity than jump on the "let's trash the President" shit wagon, huh? Nice. You and your ilk make me want to puke. I've long had a disdain for musicians and performers who feel they can use their station to broadcast their particular "political" message on a captive audience. And, it doesn't matter which party or program they care to bray about, I don't want to hear your bullshit while sitting in a seat I paid dearly for. And please don't go on about how it's a movement to get people out to vote, I'm quite sure that it's going to turn into, not a "support John Kerry" festival, but a "trash George Bush" orgy. Well, all I can say to my readers is, "consider the source". Here's a group of people that have made quite a good living on your wallet, if you're so inclined to support their music (which I am not) and they're using their (your) money and "fame" to wage war against the President of the United States. I've said it before and I'll no doubt say it many times before this is all over, it's been leaders with balls who have made our country a nice, safe and profitable place for you to ply your talents. It's been leaders who've taken it on the chin standing up for your right to express yourself that have laid the groundwork of those freedoms and it's leaders like President Bush who will keep this a place that abounds in those freedoms, in spite of whining, insipid assholes like you and your pals. In short, Bruce and friends...
go fuck yourselves.
pearls before swine...

wheee..!
new music! The Bloodhound turned me on to a new little music shop in the town he haunts, so I went to check it out and dropped a roll of the elusive spendiferi on a bunch on CDs:
Rocket from the Crypt - "Hot Charity"
Television - "Television"
Chavez - "Gone Glimmering"
The Melvins - "Hostile Ambient Takeover"
French Kicks - "One Time Bells"
Songs:Ohia - "Axxess and Ace"
Songs:Ohia - "mi sei apparso come un fantasma"
Should be enough to get me through the weekend... maybe.
I really love the fact that at some point in my life I realized, after taking up, learning and getting bored with too many instruments, that I am a perfect Audient...
hey, someone has to listen to the music, don't they?
later.

pearls before swine...

new link...
in the sidebar under Spooky Things... "They're coming to get you, Barbara..!"
Check it out. Fun horror movie reviews and instructions on making a killer Zombie cake for you next goth garden party...
later.
pearls before swine...

damn...
I wish I'd thought of this...
"Monday, August 2, 2004 will serve as Bobblection Night, sending baseball fans to the polls in seven different ballparks. Fans will choose between a John Kerry or a George W. Bush bobble-head doll. The candidate’s doll that runs out first will be declared the winner of that ballpark. From New Haven to Minnesota, South Dakota to Florida, the event will be an early indicator in this Presidential election year."
What a great way to elect a president... got it all over the Magic 8 Ball...
rats...


pearls before swine...

oh, my...
me thinks Erin has blogger angst... like I said, blogging happens to be my current form of communication with the world at large. It's convenient. It's cheap. I can spill my guts if I need to, I can rant and rave on this binary soap box without having to face any actual debate, I can tell what little secrets I can afford to tell and generally spew worthless bilge and blather and get away with it. And, the greatest thing that's come out of all this is that I've gathered a bunch of blogging friends; people whom I will probably never get to meet face to face, which is too bad, but that's how it goes. Over the years I've been reading blogs and the few years that I've been writing one, I've never ceased to be amazed at the intellegence and humor and variety of opinion that are offered up every day, sometimes several times a day, all for the taking. I read about twelve or thirteen blogs every day, including Sweet and Sour Goth. As a matter of fact, it's the third one I read every morning. And I check up on goings on at night. I would miss it if it ended, but that's a decision that Erin has to make for herself.
And, as far as the content goes, I've enjoyed everything I've read, whether it's about hanging with her friends at school, going four-wheeling with her mom or thrashing about whether or not to continue. (Remember, Erin, it's summer... if you're like me, the best comes out during the long, dark winter nights...).
So, that's that...
Oh, maybe sometime I will write about the grief and bullshit of being a middle aged goth... like how much fun it is to go food shopping early Sunday morning after being out all Saturday night, all done up with black bondage pants, knee high bondage boots, a black tee shirt that says "I'm not staring at you, I'm studying my prey...", three (yep, count 'em) three ponytails, nailpolish, earrings, bracelets and rings, being trailed about the store by one of the managers, in spite of shopping there for almost twenty years...
Being asked by a total stranger, "What are you supposed to be?". (I always give my stock reply: "I'm supposed to be home cleaning up the blood, but I ran out of paper towels... what are you supposed to be?").
Or having people just stop in their tracks and stare at me walking by when I go downtown.
Having not only the manager of a hotel, but a security guard immediatly descend on me when I walked in the door to go to a meeting of the Monster Mania Convention staff.
But you know what, it's all just part of the way. If it really bugged me, I'd get a haircut, wear polo shirts and tan Dockers with deck shoes. (no, on second thought I'd just stick my head in the oven if it came to that...).
Anyway, there's more to blog about than that. Whether anything I write is worth reading, only you can tell me that.
Hang in there, Erin. We'll all stand by what ever you decide.
later

pearls before swine...