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Lainie is the most kick-assedly splendid woman in the world. That may sound like quite a compliment, but this gal is wicked. She is hilarious, smart 'n' stuff, beautiful, knows all sorts of interesting things you can use in day-to-day life, and is generally amazing. I love this bitch with all my heart.
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"Sekhmet"
Before
the beginning
When there was everything
When there was nothing
When out of the void
came matter
When man and animal were one
When the Goddess had no face
When a lioness was the face of the Goddess
Lady of the beginning
Beautiful unhuman eye
Giving life to two lands
Self contained
She who is the source
She who is the mother of images
Out of the great silence
Roamer of the Desert
Destroyer of appearances
Devourer and creator
She who is
and is not
Beloved Sekhmet
Sekhmet is usually depicted with a lioness' head and a woman's body. She was the solar goddess, connected with the astrological sign Leo and lived in the hot desert. She was considered the "Eye of Ra" and sat as the serpent on his brow where she guarded the sun god's head and spat forth flames at his enemies. Although Sekhmet is seen as ferocious, she used her powers protectively; there is no evidence of her provoking conflict. She is a goddess of power, protection and sexual passion.
From: The Dark Goddess: Dancing with the Shadow - Marcia Starck and Gynne Stern
Sayanara 2006
(blog entry)
Next year there's gonna be a cruise happening over the holidays and I'm gonna be on it. I figure with the amount of money obligatorily spent on family and friends each year, I could put toward me, a person who will completely appreciate my efforts...
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Dedicated to the One I Shove...
(blog entry)
Pet Noir on sale at amazon.com
www.sfist.com/archives/20...n_oleary.php
I just learned that Mari dedicated her portion of the book to me. Although, she did make it clear a few minutes ag...
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The Secret Life of Bees
(blog entry)
An excerpt from this book pulls at me. It breaks my heart just a little.
"The whole problem with people is..."
"They don't know what matters and what doesn't," I said, filling in her sentence and feeling proud of myself for doing so.
"I was g...
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Ramblings
(blog entry)
While I'm not a big Ani DiFranco fan, I found myself bopping along to "Good, Bad, Ugly" just a minute ago. I've never heard it before. A truly cute ditty that touches a piece of me in a somewhat strange yet understandable way, it made me laugh and...
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The Blue Place
(blog entry)
Lately I’ve been thinking about “The Blue Place” by Nicola Griffith. It’s funny…'''it’s been over three years since those men attacked me and I still think about it everyday. Not as a victim (both the mental and physical scars have healed) but w...
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about me
Questions posed to Lainie in the recent past...
WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Little Debbie
WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO DRINK IN THE MORNING?
Scotch.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF JEWELRY?
A motorcycle.
WHAT IS YOUR SECRET WEAPON TO LURE IN A POTENTIAL MATE?
A blowpipe and a poison-tipped dart.
DO YOU HAVE A.D.D.?
I have P.M.S.
NAME 3 THOUGHTS AT THIS EXACT MOMENT?
I don't multi-task.
NAME THE LAST 3 BIG THINGS YOU BOUGHT.
1. A second motorcycle (apparently one wasn't enough)
2. A new camera (I lost the one I bought in November while riding my new motorcycle)
3. A second trip to Kauai within a five-week period (nothing else to do)
CURRENT WORRY?
If I have my chonies on backwards.
FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?
Lying under a book.
LEAST FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?
Lying under a bookshelf.
WHAT SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
One that advertises: "Beer: now less expensive than gas!"
WHAT IS THE LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO?
Bauhaus - Kick in the Eye
WHAT DID YOU FEAR WAS GOING TO GET YOU AT NIGHT AS A CHILD?
Mom.
WHAT'S IN YOUR POCKETS RIGHT NOW?
A hatchet and some duct tape. Why?
LAST THING THAT MADE YOU LAUGH?
Hearing about when Andrea stuck out her index finger to show Mari a papercut and Mari, not knowing what Andrea was doing, pulled her finger instead.
BEST BED SHEETS YOU HAD AS A CHILD?
Reynold's Wrap
WHO IS YOUR MOST SILENT FRIEND?
Silent friends are deadly friends. Wait a minute. I'm thinking of something else.
DO YOU WANT KIDS?
Definitely. I just need to find a good mother for the thing.
DO YOU WISH ON SHOOTING STARS?
I wish on shooting sprees.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITIE BOOK?
I'm reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand right now. An intelligent book. The female character reminds me of a past girlfriend who told me to read it. Makes me smile.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY?
Vodka
WHAT SONG DO YOU WANT PLAYED AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus
WHAT SONG DO YOU WANT PLAYED AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"C'mon shake your body, baby, do that conga!" - Gloria Estefan
WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT?
Uh...oh boy...um...yeesh! Who wants to know?
WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING?
Where'd I leave the hatchet?
IF YOU HAD A MENTAL DISEASE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Mad Cow Disease.
ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?
wh...uhhh...d...ummmm...hmmm. I don't appreciate the insinuation that I have a fear of committment (I hope my partner doesn't read this).
Next year there's gonna be a cruise happening over the holidays and I'm gonna be on it. I figure with the amount of money obligatorily spent on family and friends each year, I could put toward me, a person who will completely appreciate my efforts. Totally selfish, I know, but as I get older I realize that selfishness is my preferred way of being.
We took a great ride on the bikes over the holiday vacation. Went out to Tioga lake and around those parts before ending up in Fresno at my cou...
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Pet Noir on sale at amazon.com
www.sfist.com/archives/20...n_oleary.php
I just learned that Mari dedicated her portion of the book to me. Although, she did make it clear a few minutes ago that the "dedication" is actually a public apology for a mishap that occurred between me and her Kitty six years ago which caused me permanent disfigurement and years of post-traumatic stress. By making her apology public, she has left me no choice...
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An excerpt from this book pulls at me. It breaks my heart just a little.
"The whole problem with people is..."
"They don't know what matters and what doesn't," I said, filling in her sentence and feeling proud of myself for doing so.
"I was gonna say, the problem is they know what matters, but they don't choose it. ... The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters."
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While I'm not a big Ani DiFranco fan, I found myself bopping along to "Good, Bad, Ugly" just a minute ago. I've never heard it before. A truly cute ditty that touches a piece of me in a somewhat strange yet understandable way, it made me laugh and shake my head with the absurdity of how my own thoughts parallel her words at times. I don't really understand the whole "poetry on a bathroom wall" verse though. It must be some profound intellectual creativity thing that surpasses my intelligence....
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Lately I’ve been thinking about “The Blue Place” by Nicola Griffith. It’s funny…'''it’s been over three years since those men attacked me and I still think about it everyday. Not as a victim (both the mental and physical scars have healed) but with an understanding of fear and a visceral awareness of evil that could have only been learned through experience. Anyway, I can’t remember the quote from the book exactly but the author had said that pain is just a message that triggers one to get...
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