I'd love to read a good modern biography of Aleister Crowley.
Or, you could read a really cool bio about Jack Parsons - Crowley acolyte and founder of JPL.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Oct 03, 2011 5:53:38 pm PDT #29866 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cashmere - Oct 03, 2011 5:54:31 pm PDT #29867 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
One of the authoritarian sorts that I work with (who I really like, good guy, just authoritarian) explained to me that it's all about security,
A friend of mine is a city planner for lower Manhattan, including Ground Zero. He said the amount of Security Theater in this country is nauseatingly dangerous.
Kate P. - Oct 03, 2011 5:55:59 pm PDT #29868 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I was a narc buddy for a friend who was moving to a higher level in the Fish & Wildlife Service. The interviewer asked me if she would ever have any reason to commit a treasonous act or if she could ever be compelled to turn against the US (I forget the exact wording of the question), and I said no, and then laughed and said "unless someone threatened her cats!" The interviewer put on a sort of funny smile and said, um, another friend said the exact same thing. So then I had to reassure him that I was joking and no, she wouldn't become a traitor to the US even if someone threatened her cats. I wasn't entirely sure he believed me, but she got the job, so I guess it worked out OK.
Cashmere - Oct 03, 2011 5:56:42 pm PDT #29869 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
There's going to be a new iPhone this month, right?
Amy - Oct 03, 2011 5:57:15 pm PDT #29870 of 30001
Because books.
But ... I want to read about Crowley.
I mentioned Crowley to my editor. She didn't know who he was. I wept briefly. (Wow, nice Freudian slip there. Jesus.)
Also, authoritarian guy's explanation sounds like a massive rationalization to me.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:00:40 pm PDT #29871 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
We here at the Narc Program do not have any sense of humor that we are aware of.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:01:47 pm PDT #29872 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I mentioned Crowley to my editor. She didn't know who he was.
I mentioned Sally Ride to my psychiatrist. She didn't know who she was. I told her that was unacceptable and didn't see her again.
Amy - Oct 03, 2011 6:02:24 pm PDT #29873 of 30001
Because books.
I told her that was unacceptable and didn't see her again.
Good girl.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:03:55 pm PDT #29874 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Maybe it was pretentious?
Amy - Oct 03, 2011 6:05:28 pm PDT #29875 of 30001
Because books.
It's Sally Ride, dude.
Expecting my baby editor to know who Crowley is was probably pretentious. Not that I care. Especially in the context of the occult.
I need chocolate.