Sundays are nice around here, as it is the last day I must be away from my workshop and out in the world to furnish myself with lucre.
Work is generally pretty slow on Sundays, and I'm able to watch other fans of digital entertainments go through some of my favorite diversions. Today it was Final Fantasy IX, Oracle of Ages, and Super Luigi Galaxy.
Last night I went to see Muse in concert and it was...astounding. An experience, and one I wish I could share with you, all of you, even those who will never read this. The songs were well chosen, the band was fantastic, multi-talented, and their showmanship is...something else entirely. The stage design and the flow from one set to another was astounding. I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite as powerful as the way the graphics worked with the band, the music, and the light show. I do believe they employ a wizard of great skill.
Before Muse played, we were treated to a live show by Passion Pit who, while I enjoy them, needed a different venue. I do believe they'd be much more entertaining in a small venue as the singer's voice was mangled by the acoustics of the Staples Center. The music, though, was enjoyable for the most part. My hat's off to one of their band members too; he was playing a snare/cymbal combo, a mixing deck, and a keyboard throughout the set at various times, even switching mid-song. Very impressive.
Now, I relax. I have an Exalted soiree to arrange on Tuesday and on Monday I'm being visited by a beautiful woman who seeks to be entertained by and in turn entertain my company.
For now, I shall leave you with your thoughts, dear reader.
Good faith, good learning, good night
The Magus
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
A Return
Aha! Hello my empty room, my deliriously empty room! Oh, how I have missed the simple act of writing upon the board here but, alas, the spells I used to update this tome were stolen from my by a vile proxy in my work place.
However, I have found a way where I might make my thoughts known once again.
So much has changed and, yet, so much stays the same.
In short, the politics of my country, the United States of America (and Her many Outlying Territories) have become confused and rampant with idiocy and derision. I daresay that there will be no good choices come the time to cast our ballots in November for anyone. Already we are seeing that the Democrats are too weak-willed and fractured to utilize their strength, the Republicans utilize fantasy, hyperbole, and outright lies to support their ruinous positions, and, like all years, the third-party candidates cannot even be heard in the din of the body politik.
In my personal life, I continue to fight loneliness. I had a brief visit from my dear lover, I had a brief and intense rekindling before the embers died with one I cared about deeply, a chance fling over the aether with another, and now I am courting a new woman who sees intelligence and seeks enlightenment in similar fashion as I do. Such is exciting but, still, my own sheets still long for more warmth. In time, I remind myself. Perhaps, though, I'll need to seek out partnership in other ways.
In my professional life, it trudges and I seek new employment. It is too far to travel, too hard to work, and too taxing to return to. Until I no longer need the filthy lucre of this earth, however, I'll need to fight the pain and suffering that is engendered in my position. I'm seeking employment with the Magic Kingdom, though, as well as the caretakers of the World of Warcraft, so wish me luck!
In my writing, ah yes, the most important part of all, I have names, I have ideas, but they have not born out in words yet. I feel it welling up inside of me, preparing, but it is not erupting yet. With nurturing growth, we should see it soon. The first glimmers of my book.
In other ventures, I am contemplating opening a restaurant/bar(/club) thing. The bar would be a Victorian fantasy, steampunk in design and execution, with quality and experience the focus rather than just alcohol. The restaurant will be a digital wonderland where the only paper allowed are paper napkins and the odd receipt. They would be served together under the auspice of "Digital Dreams", with the restaurant arranged as a view into the future, while the bar is a vacation into an alternate past.
That is all for now, dear friends.
The Magus
However, I have found a way where I might make my thoughts known once again.
So much has changed and, yet, so much stays the same.
In short, the politics of my country, the United States of America (and Her many Outlying Territories) have become confused and rampant with idiocy and derision. I daresay that there will be no good choices come the time to cast our ballots in November for anyone. Already we are seeing that the Democrats are too weak-willed and fractured to utilize their strength, the Republicans utilize fantasy, hyperbole, and outright lies to support their ruinous positions, and, like all years, the third-party candidates cannot even be heard in the din of the body politik.
In my personal life, I continue to fight loneliness. I had a brief visit from my dear lover, I had a brief and intense rekindling before the embers died with one I cared about deeply, a chance fling over the aether with another, and now I am courting a new woman who sees intelligence and seeks enlightenment in similar fashion as I do. Such is exciting but, still, my own sheets still long for more warmth. In time, I remind myself. Perhaps, though, I'll need to seek out partnership in other ways.
In my professional life, it trudges and I seek new employment. It is too far to travel, too hard to work, and too taxing to return to. Until I no longer need the filthy lucre of this earth, however, I'll need to fight the pain and suffering that is engendered in my position. I'm seeking employment with the Magic Kingdom, though, as well as the caretakers of the World of Warcraft, so wish me luck!
In my writing, ah yes, the most important part of all, I have names, I have ideas, but they have not born out in words yet. I feel it welling up inside of me, preparing, but it is not erupting yet. With nurturing growth, we should see it soon. The first glimmers of my book.
In other ventures, I am contemplating opening a restaurant/bar(/club) thing. The bar would be a Victorian fantasy, steampunk in design and execution, with quality and experience the focus rather than just alcohol. The restaurant will be a digital wonderland where the only paper allowed are paper napkins and the odd receipt. They would be served together under the auspice of "Digital Dreams", with the restaurant arranged as a view into the future, while the bar is a vacation into an alternate past.
That is all for now, dear friends.
The Magus
A Quick Aside About Politics
The Constitution isn't the Bible.
Please, those of you in America, preach this every day of your lives. The Constitution was written by a body that included Christians, Diests, Agnostics, and Athiests. It was written to be irrespective of religion, if not fully areligious. It is not immutable, it is not enshrined by the Law of Moses as a divine authority, and the United States is not, and was never intended to be, a Christian nation. Our founding fathers made this very, very clear over and over again during the formation of our nation.
Please, please remind people that the Constitution isn't the Bible. Please, please remind people that our greatest thinkers saw God as a part of the problem in England's political system and political environment. Please, please remind people that, in 1796, our Congress unanimously approved the Treaty of Tripoli (or, longer, "The Treaty of Peace and Freandship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary");
"Article 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
We're not a Christian nation. We're an independent nation of thought, reason, and logic. We were created to be the ultimate ideal of a secular host, one that draws its strength not from the powers of God, but the powers of men. One founded by the people, for the people; not founded by the grace of God for those of His "chosen faith".
The Magus
Please, those of you in America, preach this every day of your lives. The Constitution was written by a body that included Christians, Diests, Agnostics, and Athiests. It was written to be irrespective of religion, if not fully areligious. It is not immutable, it is not enshrined by the Law of Moses as a divine authority, and the United States is not, and was never intended to be, a Christian nation. Our founding fathers made this very, very clear over and over again during the formation of our nation.
Please, please remind people that the Constitution isn't the Bible. Please, please remind people that our greatest thinkers saw God as a part of the problem in England's political system and political environment. Please, please remind people that, in 1796, our Congress unanimously approved the Treaty of Tripoli (or, longer, "The Treaty of Peace and Freandship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary");
"Article 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
We're not a Christian nation. We're an independent nation of thought, reason, and logic. We were created to be the ultimate ideal of a secular host, one that draws its strength not from the powers of God, but the powers of men. One founded by the people, for the people; not founded by the grace of God for those of His "chosen faith".
The Magus
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)