(Via Kitten Via Facebook)
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? I went through two looking glasses, healed the seven shards of my soul, to the Darke Tower came (there and back again), succeeded at my quest to get a second job as a project manager, went to a rave, learned several stupid things not to do the hard way, had my soul crushed by professionals and got over it.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yes. And Yes.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes. My Sister, and she is quite golden.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No. But as I get older it is only a matter of time now.
5. What countries did you visit? Other countries? None. I could have gone to Canada but I forgot my @#$@#$ passport. However, I routinely visit other realities. Some of which are actually worth visiting.
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? Le Amor.
7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 26, 2011, because that which is sacred was turned into profanity by pettiness, only to be saved by an exceptional friend. June 6th. Because. December 22nd, because I took unto myself a new name.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finishing the Graphic Novel script.
9. What was your biggest failure? Falling a little too hard for a pretty smile that never meant it in the first place, and reaping the whirlwind for it.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? A broken collar bone.
11. What was the best thing you bought? My new duster. It rocketh. And it was cheap too. :)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? The friends that learned to stand up for themselves a little more. The friends that experienced more joy. The family members that forgave and moved on.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? October 26nd. Still MY day no matter the efforts to taint it.
14. Where did most of your money go? Traffic bills.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Finally getting an idea for the 5th novel that I ACTUALLY want to write. Having a direction of where to go again. Having a plan to solve the gaping hole in my life.
16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of An Erupting Volcano Whilst Driving From a Chalice Filled With the Laughter of Small Children
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer?
a) Happier. Barely. b) Slightly fatter since I have only just restarted exercise after a 3 month hiatus due to broken rib and unemployment. Slightly poorer but only just a little.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Reading, Dating, Bow Hunting (metaphorically speaking)
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Buying raffle tickets, putting up with inane stupidity, letting myself be used.
20. How did you spend Christmas? In Atlanta with Family and Friends.
21. Did you fall in love in 2011? No. I had 2-3 serious crushes, but they never knew anything about it.
22. What was your favorite TV program? Breaking Bad.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Hate the person? No. Hate the time I wasted with that person? Absolutely.
24. What was the best book you read? High Midnight. The Thousand Kingdoms. Feed.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Voltaire followed by the Sexual Side Effects followed by Elvis.
26. What did you want and get? 5 physical objects I set out as a goal. I got them all.
27. What did you want and not get? A permanent job. Sufficient enlightened experience.
28. What was your favorite film of this year? Kick Ass. Hugo.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Nothing of consequence. Celebrated with family. 39.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Nothing, because the dark things opened doors to greater joy that would not have happened.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Leather Quasi Fedora, black polished shoes, pressed blue jeans, button down vermillion red shirt, Leather Duster, Sun glasses.
32. What kept you sane? The occasional trip out of Atlanta and I had a little help from my friends and family.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I like Julian Assange, even though he's kind of an arrogant prick.
34. What political issue stirred you the most? OWS
35. Who did you miss? The better question is who did I miss at the end of it, and the answer is...no one.
36. Who was the best new person you met? I have met a lot of rather interesting and fantastic people but I must say the most fascinating is Rob Mosca.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011. If you cannot master yourself, you are a slave.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Storm
(Via Bernie via Facebook)
Note: I am not a secular humanist, though I share elements of its philosophy. If you are offended by treatise on such, this is not for you. On the other hand, it is an excellent treatise on ignorance, which is universal, regardless of one's philosophy.
It also does an excellent job of differentiating science and magic.
Note: I am not a secular humanist, though I share elements of its philosophy. If you are offended by treatise on such, this is not for you. On the other hand, it is an excellent treatise on ignorance, which is universal, regardless of one's philosophy.
It also does an excellent job of differentiating science and magic.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Cows
(Stolen from Stephanie Adams via Facebook)
I stole this from Serella Savenko - to keep myself from falling out laughing at my desk.
*A Cow based Economics Lesson;
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you
want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive.
Not economics-related, more cow-related, but I would add one:
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
You have two cows.
They are spherical and of uniform density.
I stole this from Serella Savenko - to keep myself from falling out laughing at my desk.
*A Cow based Economics Lesson;
SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbor.
COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (VENTURE) CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows.
No balance sheet provided with the release.
The public then buys your bull.
SURREALISM
You have two giraffes.
The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you
want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create a clever cow cartoon image called a Cowkimona and market it worldwide.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You decide to have lunch.
A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
AN IRAQI CORPORATION
Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none.
No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
You have two cows.
The one on the left looks very attractive.
Not economics-related, more cow-related, but I would add one:
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
You have two cows.
They are spherical and of uniform density.
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