tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31205612024-03-06T21:26:03.005-08:00The Prophet LilithPersonal updates, science news, progressive & queer politics, metal album & concert reviews, SubGenius rants, and anything else of interest. Now with 30% more STUFF.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.comBlogger572125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-62483650522341528002012-12-14T11:27:00.001-08:002012-12-14T11:27:53.098-08:00Why I Hate Social Networking, Part 75325<div class='posterous_autopost'>Facebook: "To avoid overwhelming users and servers, we only show the most popular posts, using an elaborate algorithm that incorporates likes, shares, and views. Oh, and being paid to show it helps, too."<p /> <div><span class="GRcorrect">Tumblr</span>: "We fix that problem by limiting posts to 50 per day, per blog, and by encouraging queued postings. Oh, and blocks help too."<p /></div><div>Twitter: "120 <span class="GRcorrect">chrs</span> @ a time. Plus users get used <span class="GRcorrect">to Fail</span> Whale. LOL!"<p /> </div><div>Google+: "l wish I had that problem."<p /></div><div>MySpace: "What problem?"<p /></div><div>Me: ...For a bunch of social networks, you are all pretty goddamn antisocial.<br /> <span class=""></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-1429302872970451222012-11-24T19:55:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:55:08.013-08:00Christmas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"> </span> And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p> </p> <p /> <p><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"> </span></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-82860049094848260252012-11-24T19:54:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:54:09.171-08:00Christmas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"> </span> And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p> </p> <p /> <p><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"> </span></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-27498239247376840672012-11-24T19:52:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:52:30.991-08:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <div> And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p> </p> <p /> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-70403394823241827982012-11-24T19:51:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:51:28.940-08:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <div> And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p> </p> <p /> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-74756644923773325752012-11-24T19:31:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:31:16.198-08:00Chrismas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"> </span>And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"> </span></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-75934906968361681152012-11-24T19:30:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:30:16.082-08:00Chrismas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"> </span>And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div>Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div>Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>metal christmas song "xmassacre"</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div>XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div>And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"> </span></p> <p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-5981480780266654752012-11-24T19:16:00.003-08:002012-11-24T19:16:58.403-08:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... <span class="GRcorrect">or</span> on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Relient K - I'm <span class="GRcorrect">Gettin</span>' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">SkaldGrim</span> - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">metal</span> <span class="GRcorrect">christmas</span> song "<span class="GRcorrect">xmassacre</span>"</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">Nekrogoblikon</span> - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">Spalien</span> Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "<span class="GRcorrect">xmassacre</span>" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-70167288581051460312012-11-24T19:16:00.001-08:002012-11-24T19:16:00.380-08:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. </div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... <span class="GRcorrect">or</span> on a radio show. *ahem*</div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wi_lbouE-3E?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Relient K - I'm <span class="GRcorrect">Gettin</span>' Nuttin' for Christmas</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1z1jXEU5GYg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">SkaldGrim</span> - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dEoktmYKjYA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">metal</span> <span class="GRcorrect">christmas</span> song "<span class="GRcorrect">xmassacre</span>"</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3003igLzNI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4W81AvDsVY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">Nekrogoblikon</span> - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOsSo9ZdzNw?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-LBpza5UNP4?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qiF8wKobF68?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="GRcorrect">Spalien</span> Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZyGzzZoGMLE?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Steel Panther - Sexy Santa</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LMQgzc3tw1c?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.</div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">XMAS HELL 2011: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">XMAS HELL 2012: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> <p /> <p /> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "<span class="GRcorrect">xmassacre</span>" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-83232268316239979942012-08-22T11:27:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:27:12.235-07:00IRON SKY--A Review<div class='posterous_autopost'>I neglected to mention one pet peeve I have--not with <i>Iron Sky</i>, but with the way some of my friends described the movie. <p /><div><span class="GRcorrect">Goddamn</span> it, <i>Iron Sky</i> is NOT <span class="GRcorrect">steampunk</span>.</div> <p /><div><span class="GRcorrect">Retrofuturistic</span>? Maybe, from the point of view that the Nazis focused on helium-3 fusion, <span class="GRcorrect">antigravity</span> craft, and nuclear howitzers, but stuck with vacuum tubes for their computing needs.</div> <p /><div>But, really, for all my troubles with accepting <span class="GRcorrect">steampunk</span> in terms of how it approaches <span class="GRcorrect">retrofuturism</span>, I have <span class="GRcorrect">equal problem</span> with those who dub any <span class="GRcorrect">retrofuturismn</span> "<span class="GRcorrect">steampunk</span>."</div> <p /><div><span class="GRcorrect">Steampunk</span> is Victorian <span class="GRcorrect">retrofuturism</span>, got it? <span class="GRcorrect">Dieselpunk</span> would be more apt for <i>Iron Sky,</i> if only because both Dieselpunk and Naziism <span class="GRcorrect">arise</span> in the dawn of the Modern Era. But really, <i>Iron Sky </i>doesn't propose going back in time and giving Nazis advanced science--it just presumes the Nazis developed scientifically in far different ways than the rest of the world. So I have problems accepting <i>Iron Sky</i> as <span class="GRcorrect">retrofuturism</span> in the first place.</div> <p /><div>But. It. Is. NOT. <span class="GRcorrect">Steampunk</span>.</div><p /><div>GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-22424231098785161172012-08-22T11:14:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:14:02.402-07:00IRON SKY--A Review<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><i>Note: I try to avoid any major spoilers throughout, but if you would rather not encounter any spoilers, just go see the movie. It's well worth it, and not just for the laughs.</i></div><p />Helium-3 is an isotope of helium that lacks a neutron. It can be used in the presence of high temperatures to fuse with itself to produce ordinary helium plus two free protons per reaction. Those protons, carrying a positive charge, can be contained electromagnetically, and through interactions with the electromagnetic field, be used to directly produce enough electricity to sustain the field with ample left over for consumption. In short, helium-3 is a clean, non-radioactive fuel source, and if we can find it in abundance, our energy needs could be met for centuries. And it so happens that the Moon probably has helium-3 in greater abundance than can be found on the Earth, thanks to the Lunar surface's direct exposure to the solar wind. This much is absolutely real and quite serious--and it's a large part of why both NASA and the Chinese wish to return to the Moon, this time to stay.<p /> And that's where <i>Iron Sky</i> starts.<p /><div>I know, I know, this movie is billed as a comedy--and a black comedy at that. After all, what could be more far-fetched than the idea that the Nazis established a hidden colony on the Moon at the end of World War II, mining and utilizing helium-3, developing their industry and super-science, and biding their time for revenge and the establishment of a Fourth Reich? This is the stuff of conspiracy theories--it's no surprise that believers in Nazi UFOs happen to be Holocaust deniers as well. Nor is it a surprise that Nazi UFOs--in the form of the "Advanced Supersonic Aluminum Nazi Hell-Creatures from Beneath the Hollow Earth"--appear in the dogma of the Church of the SubGenius, which has mocked conspiracy theories of all sorts from its inception. But, while moon Nazis are the stuff of raving madmen on street corners as illustrated in the movie itself, there remains a very serious, and tragic, subtext--one that drives the black humor more so than the Nazis themselves.<p /> Because, really, <i>Iron Sky</i> isn't about moon Nazis. It's about US--specifically, <i>the </i>US.</div><p /><div>It's easy to laugh at the idea of Sarah Palin--or at least someone looking remarkably like her--becoming President. But this wouldn't have been funny except that, having been selected as John McCain's running mate, if the electoral college vote went only a little differently, she would have in fact been a coronary shy of the Presidency. But the President in <i>Iron Sky</i>--played with appropriate <span><span class="GRcorrect">campiness</span></span> by Stephanie Paul--is not just someone to mock. Her candor reveals much--a desire to maintain power, for herself first and for her country second, and a willingness to use any means, including propaganda and war, to hold onto that power. Between her and James Washington--the first African American on the Moon, a former model rather than an astronaut who admits to being a publicity stunt for the President--much can be said about the shallowness of American pretensions of diversity. We may now have minorities in greater roles in our evolving history, but the overall power structure hasn't changed, and those without power are still manipulated for the benefit of those with power. The President's throwaway laugh line about the Nazis being the last enemy "we beat in a fair fight" is a frank and bleak reflection on how America has used military power since WWII, and if you think about it, it is tantamount to an admission that we <i>replaced </i>the Nazis.</div> <p /><div>Incidentally, Laibach fans will no doubt have noticed that the President's symbol is in fact the symbol Laibach has used for their projects ever since the release of <i>Volk,</i> an album of songs based on national anthems. The presence of that symbol is more than a nod to the soundtrack composers, for Laibach <span><span class="GRcorrect">are</span></span> "no humble pop musicians," to quote one of their songs, but consummate multimedia performance artists. Since 1980, Laibach's stock and trade have been in bending totalitarianism to the purposes of art--a historic reversal of the use of art to promote totalitarianism. Laibach has long been accused of being fascists, although their ideology has been kept shrouded, with only the <span><span class="GRcorrect">externalities</span></span> of totalitarianism on display. Ultimately, Laibach <span><span class="GRcorrect">deconstructs</span></span>--and, as a side-effect, dismantles--totalitarian impulses, as is evident in their influence in politics in their region, where they were seen originally as a threat to Yugoslavia's Communist government, then heralds of the dissolution of the Yugoslav union, and finally prophets of the Balkan War that followed. <span><span class="GRcorrect">Since</span></span> Laibach's <i>Opus Dei</i> album, they have kept an eye on the relationship between the United States and Germany. For the first single off <i>Opus Dei</i>, Laibach underscored America's unspoken tendencies to totalitarianism by taking "One Vision," a song from the <i>Iron Eagle</i> soundtrack, translating it to German, replacing Queen's rock rhythms with the esthetics of the military march, and renaming it <i>"Geburt Einar Nation"</i>--"The Birth of a Nation," borrowing from the title of yet another film that portrays American nationalism through the eyes of a Ku Klux Klan sympathizer. Thus, with only a little effort on their part, they turned a bit of Hollywood jingoism into a full-blown accusation. They have revisited this "German-American Friendship" (a Laibachian reference to their industrial brethren DAF) on <i>WAT</i>, and again on <i>Volk</i>, repeatedly pointing out that while Germany had fallen and was struggling to learn from its tragic history, America was oblivious to its own descent and seemed unwilling to learn, either from Germany's example or its own.<br /> </div><p /><div>I posit that the President's use of Laibach's real-world symbol as her own in the movie is a warning: Things are not as they appear. While the members of Laibach dress in strict uniforms, perform with discipline, and raises the specter of a lack of freedom--all in the name of challenging those who would usurp freedom --the President is surrounded by American flags, dresses and speaks like the common American, and seems to glorify freedom--all in the name of usurping that freedom for her own gain. And the President has no qualms about using Nazi propaganda (handily supplied by Renate Richter, the scholarly, virtuous, but naive Nazi played by Julia Dietze) and war (provided by Klaus Adler, the presumptive future<span style="line-height: 17.766666412353516px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">Mondführer who unwittingly takes Renate to Earth to meet the President in their preparations for <span class="GRcorrect">invasion</span>) to brighten her election prospects. In a way, she--not </span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17.75px;">Mondführer</span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17.75px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">Wolfgang Kortzfleisch, portrayed by Udo Kier as the over-the-top Nazi evil one might expect--is the "bad guy" of the movie, as she ultimately accomplishes what the Nazis could not.</span></div> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">But, ah, Renate. Sweet, kind-hearted, idealistic Renate. She is presented as the Nazi's expert on Earth culture, but all she knows are Nazi distortions. Her first encounter with James Washington is actually touching--as she was born on the Moon she had never seen a black man before, but her curiosity overwhelmed any racial prejudice she might have been taught. Indeed, having grown up on the Moon, she seems to be blissfully unaware of racial prejudice at all. And it is through her connection to James Washington that she begins to discover the truth about the belief system she had always known. Meeting Nazi skinheads on Earth completes her disenchantment with National Socialism, and she urges John to help her stop the Nazis before <span class="GRcorrect">their</span> <span class="GRcorrect">superweapon</span>--the appropriately named Gotterdamarung--destroys the Earth. My only disappointment with her character is in how she is so preoccupied with stopping Gotterdamarung that she never realizes the damage she had done on Earth by enabling the President. It would have been nice if, in all her remorse for being a Nazi, she also demonstrated remorse for helping make America more Nazi-like. But, I guess it could be argued, that would have got in the way of the dark humor of the movie.</span></div> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">In stark contrast, there is the President's campaign manager, Vivian Wagner, played by Peta Sergeant. Where Renate wants the best for everyone, Vivian is cynical and calculating and willing to do whatever it takes to help the President--and by extension, further her own ambitions. This is underscored in one of the early scenes in the movie, a parody of the famous upbraiding cum temper tantrum scene in <i>Der Untergang,</i> with Vivian <span class="GRcorrect">taking</span> Hitler's place, and also by the eagerness in which she seduces Klaus Adler. By the end of the movie she looks and acts as if she came out of an old SF serial--just as campy in her evil as </span><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17.75px;">Mondführer</span><span style="line-height: 17.75px;"> Kortzfleisch, but with lots more black leather. It's easy to get excited about her fighting Nazis until you realize she's no better than the Nazis she fights.</span></div> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">I haven't talked much about James Washington, except in reference to his being used for PR purposes and his relationship with Renate. Let's just say that the Nazi scientists try to make him into a Nazi--in more ways than one. I really would rather not give much away beyond saying that it both lampoons Nazi racial theories and ruins <span class="GRcorrect">Washington's life</span>--and does much more to advance the plot, and the relationship with Renate.</span></div> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">In all my seriousness I neglected to point out that the dark humor isn't all obvious. The movie is full of <span class="GRcorrect">Nazi</span> in-jokes, from references to Richard Wagner's operas and names selected from Nazi history to pop culture references--alongside <i>Der Untergang</i>, references to <i>Dr. Strangelove</i> and especially <i>The Great Dictator </i>can be found throughout. And of course, Volkswagens <span class="GRcorrect">prove</span> to be as ubiquitous on the Moon as they are on Earth. If you are a WWII buff or know your war movies, there's a lot of material to keep you on your toes. And don't be surprised to find Pink Floyd references in the score--"Dark Side of the Moon," get it? Hell, there's even jokes about pubic hair trends and their resemblance to a certain leader's facial hair. The movie is dense with jokes both obvious and subtle, and this movie promises to be one of those where each new viewing will reveal details missed the last time around.</span></div> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 17.75px;">Is it worth seeing the first time, though? Yes, if you enjoy <span class="GRcorrect">campiness</span>, you can enjoy it strictly on that level. It's not terrible science fiction either, although it intentionally goes for the absurd. But my suspicion is that, after you've seen the movie, if you think about everything that happened, you won't be laughing quite so hard.</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-31446921423354306912012-08-19T14:18:00.001-07:002012-08-19T14:18:02.885-07:00A Match Made In... Um, Some Afterlife Or Another....<div class='posterous_autopost'>Check this out. My nails match my hair. <p /> Look at them. LOOK.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/efu7QZ7SoVzd6YbPVh6lvvsL5hG2ZKtfMysEEZFHEliLaVwsFIfcHPS2Bzok/2012-08-16_17.24.04.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-08-16_17" height="667" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/Oo0Pod5BUoKbQvNGPUAuXitCx1AMIUFjpIMxiDWusS3KiOHcgohXoJ5iQJKg/2012-08-16_17.24.04.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/qnCQ9oBKdsK59YnZvniubELltnzcWcHgceQVy2Z2Al9kcEWEEnuSqk5y5Nh8/2012-08-16_17.26.52.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-08-16_17" height="667" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fxAMOi5iTFeSuejVFmcufc0vrp76lhh37n6Mvth1petR2i5HO4V865c219en/2012-08-16_17.26.52.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/sznnpSujYjrFRTONLoCbh5wM957CPqmBSsuoWggsZFbCKBaxdmXkapnfh6Fl/2012-08-18_13.43.36.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-08-18_13" height="667" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/A4Z2gOJh1JJjmTsWm2uyBw6LDVc9pvir0SxR6jzr2pBLKHTcfTqF17t77Oge/2012-08-18_13.43.36.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/WlfFPxUEIOpIsTFLsX4267xYM8euXv6QuywGTxTamRq20ciL8XqPhdNTLN5J/2012-08-18_13.46.04.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-08-18_13" height="667" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/t7IlZexFOVha3NN5CzdAj9jzubRAQR3wcIV2nvhQlwbYMVOevuanKPi48tLl/2012-08-18_13.46.04.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/a-match-made-in-um-some-afterlife-or-another">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-81145782087883456272012-07-19T19:35:00.001-07:002012-07-19T19:35:33.792-07:00Spiked Spiked Heels--Pt. 2, Completion<div class='posterous_autopost'>Having committed to a design, I printed out some equilateral triangle <br />graph paper (I used <a href="http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/">http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/</a> as a source) <br />then cut it into a sufficiently small rectangle, containing all the <br />dots I'd need for the spike pattern. I taped them to the vamp of the <br />shoes, and once I was happy with how the dots lined up vis-a-vis the <br />shoe, I used a pin to poke little holes in the surface of the shoe. <br />These were my guide holes. An awl was then used to make bigger holes, <br />which were widened with a Phillips-head screwdriver. (Next time I do <br />something like this, I'm using a leather punch--it'd make for cleaner <br />holes in less time and with less work.) I also made holes along the <br />back of the heel in half-inch increments. <p /> Then it was just a matter of pushing the screws through the hole, <br />tightening the spikes upon the exposed screws, and then covering the <br />screw heads with moleskin so they don't dig into my feet. <p /> The results speak for themselves. While my GF calls these "overkill" I <br />call these relatively understated and classy compared to a lot of <br />pumps festooned with spikes. <p /> For now I'll forego any colorization, and I'm already looking into <br />possible patterns or vendors for spats and/or gaiters. <p /> You gotta admit, these are HOT.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/DDRqLCH7Mb3crHG7s3tRtvANePbEz8UGY0ggt6N0IknzY8ETr0WVzvMYfvNm/2012-07-19_19.09.55.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/98luW15DkZqzdUwlDFjbungxtCnuy4SVsWtGL9ibqGpezwhc3zYGAb1KCZqi/2012-07-19_19.09.55.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/VfOwJTInX8x8AEvy7gY2nQnXTf3QTK7r9MnewifMEjeu3WSEJOOsatVjiqiy/2012-07-19_19.10.37.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/ScF8IB0EsDguzVB9CBo30Y9tOdgVCLji2YJIL60phiRG8TgHiRUOxxs0e1xh/2012-07-19_19.10.37.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/pYUOPjnwtYebXL2pYSVb6UMgkRSyx2n8JyEVBtJPR59SpQHVRStL7bxTpDYw/2012-07-19_19.11.42.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/GCfAqraax9sTjtJ81vuamQKa9DNDopk4UaV5MPwvkurOIzBgsa5mmHiHcu10/2012-07-19_19.11.42.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/OtATI6ujnzVqhsmkZTMI4KuSMNoQrLSdsJv7ADflppn7r6DuoNKSCn0eX9xa/2012-07-19_19.12.10.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/E51AaI9DmDRSmwhPDCCXySN0VHkCbzuPVN0Bvj1GFSCexSM2GTFx6J1In1UL/2012-07-19_19.12.10.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/MOGbTmZXgV3EIG4NLPb9uJBfTZpoVC6fQ8ni8eo2hxWMgdxHgTLksfOTNH32/2012-07-19_19.14.53.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/BWu4CWiAU4NxkhTDrOoLj4X8DDuUkNlylOck2DYn1cO1OtPT6ffV1TDAohv9/2012-07-19_19.14.53.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/J1m2x4vBnyrFMDpUxYgTMw0NQvPNKxqXtLjYPmkwyiaogfUQEtuzqu00PT9t/2012-07-19_19.16.06.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-07-19_19" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/TMqJNAciwSItVwkR6SL1YaDbEgHudmI7UtDX0rfYPuct58bXQ7ikoh3ec631/2012-07-19_19.16.06.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/spiked-spiked-heels-pt-2-completion">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-70084386072232701232012-07-18T10:33:00.001-07:002012-07-18T10:33:02.783-07:00Spiked Spiked Heels--Pt. 1, The Planning<div class='posterous_autopost'>I like the idea of putting spikes on a pair of spiked heels. I dislike <br />most of the attempts to do so to date, which in my mind really overdo <br />it with the spikes. Plus, I'm a woman with large feet and a small <br />budget who refuses to wear a pair of heels that cause her feet to hurt <br />within minutes of putting them on. DIY it is, then! <p /> First, to find a pair of heels that meet all my requirements: They <br />have to be comfortable, stylish, understated, inexpensive, and a <br />little wider than my normal shoe size. That seems like a tall order, <br />but I found a pair that work. <p /> They need to be a little wider than normal because, rather than gluing <br />easily broken plastic spikes onto the shoe, I'm going old school and <br />using nickel screwback spikes. Then to protect my feet and stockings <br />from the screwbacks, I'll apply a layer of moleskin. Any slack in the <br />shoe should be taken up this way. Also, the moleskin should help keep <br />my feet in the shoes, as heels tend to slip off unless there's some <br />sort of strap or lacing. <p /> On the vamp I plan on applying spikes in an elongated hexagonal <br />pattern, reminiscent of a jewel, with three longer spikes in the <br />middle surrounded by shorter spikes. I've taken pics of the design I <br />have in mind, taken while experimenting with designs. (I'm considering <br />a second version of this shoe, only with the spikes forming an <br />inverted pentagram, but that will come later.) <p /> As these shoes have a seam along the heel, I plan on adding spikes to <br />run along the seam--two short spikes at the top and bottom, and two or <br />three long spikes in-between. <p /> For now I'll probably wear these with my spiked boot chains--as my <br />burlesque bra and bustle will also have spikes and chains, it should <br />give a nice unified look that way. Eventually, though, I may get <br />spiked spats to wear over the shoes. <p /> I may wind up using red spray-on tool grip--which is a liquid rubber <br />compound that dries to a durable coating--to add features, such as <br />coloring the stiletto heel and possibly adding some color to the toe. <br />I'm undecided on that route--but if I go that route, I will probably <br />eschew the spats. If I go with the spats, though, I could have them in <br />red for when I'm going with the red version of the outfit, and have <br />black spats for when I'm dressing in black. Decisions, decisions! <p /> At any rate, I'm eager to hear your comments and suggestions!<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/gqut4OXWyo5jSeKIPVGvisSInJDT2hi3gCgEE6MSRtMLWiFUGVsNWT4jpdGx/IMG_20120702_210055.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120702_210055" height="321" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/TZvMdrO2rgP5qN0VCtHofFbK2VmE0HqUtZTO5ehLblfebIaHQdB1iqgGIj4V/IMG_20120702_210055.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/9Q5JMI1PXzWTSHNNZS2hTlfOhNvvrKRsYIwhFfytvv8smNLGRvXn26NT0AbS/IMG_20120702_210117.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120702_210117" height="292" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/Nf4uu3E79USxsachqZet83lM8lrKTDAgeExF5xfOZDVogn5ilqhqXEF4A8Nz/IMG_20120702_210117.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/EPmLF0SKWTSfUTk2M4522jsQ0meDXEOHdRAcWi6omFPh4tialPUvo6gJpcJf/IMG_20120702_210139.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120702_210139" height="534" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/Zk9rhrj4SXAGBh7mYeVFZFEstDyJFP4jDcuqjXh0L8THJX4pZ18kU8G57iQX/IMG_20120702_210139.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <img alt="094017_6_490x490" height="350" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/OQLbMoyMnwpG4jpx8tU6JcUimVK63fVNTIpjA6QTwDuoLtGGlGBpAviQkw5K/094017_6_490x490.jpg" width="490" /> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/spiked-spiked-heels-pt-1-the-planning">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-6110668494281752592012-07-11T22:13:00.001-07:002012-07-11T22:13:01.699-07:00The Most Awesome Makeup Bag EVER<div class='posterous_autopost'>Because, as the burlesque MC known as the Dyke With The Spikes, this <br />is just how I roll.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/AvX8yqbZBiZwej2UbPWPFuDF07sIkxPxOgmXWDFPGKgeTt8YAClepVkf5DFE/IMG_20120711_220540.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120711_220540" height="375" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/gT9yHuEVw3r1AEdpiRz26OiIv4nBfGE8AkQ94aSmjeRxGHlwy9QZKCsqonqY/IMG_20120711_220540.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/0t1l81Dqhjb5JoHUCcXpW8B16kjcPKCfBieTqMrxW3wgmLnQyXUevmA5MkvR/IMG_20120711_220653.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120711_220653" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/G7M8oFEQy3bU5LEozSRVsMRewlLYZORwIU3pRp1d5m5YOvFpjFe4LUtxOoiC/IMG_20120711_220653.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/the-most-awesome-makeup-bag-ever">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-16222046986266549872012-06-01T06:51:00.001-07:002012-06-01T06:51:02.699-07:00The Wrongful Hearth of Identity<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <p>(With many belated thanks to Carl Sagan, whose poetic visions of scientific endeavor still sing to me in my dreams.)</p> <p>We treat genitals as if they are extraordinary. Sometimes we approach them with religious awe; at other times, we shun them as if from them all evils flow. But what makes genitals so magic that we grant them such power?</p> <p>The genitals, in essence, are an intricate complex of glands and organs--but there are other complexes of glands and organs far more intricate, like the brain or the gastrointestinal tract. The genitals create hormones necessary to the regulation of life and growth in animals, with profound impact on moods--but so do the hypothalamus and thyroid glands, among others. The genitals include specialized glands for producing fluid--but the liver and pancreas do likewise. The gentials produce specialized cells capable of independent, albeit short-lived, existence outside of their origins, and can be frozen, thawed out, and returned to its original purpose--but bone marrow does this as well, and in even greater quantities. The genitals rest, by happy accident, at a dense juncture of nerves, bringing possibilities of pleasure through manipulation--but so does the neck and shoulders, which also respond happily to caresses and nibbles.</p> <p>But we humans add one more characteristic to genitalia that do not exist, as far as we know, in any other species. We assign them meaning--specifically, social meaning. While we generally don't see genitalia aside our own with great regularity, we imbue the genitals, and the effects that come from them, with great significance in our everyday lives. To them we attribute identities, roles, and dogmas that do not take into account any other capacity of the person. We mold our expectations based on our assumptions of what's between our legs. And we expect others to meet those expectations, no matter how ill-suited.</p> <p>We over-generalize when it comes to the genitals. For such a complexity of organs, we presume such simplicity in its variations, an either-or dichotomy that fails to acknowlege that complexity by its nature bears forth variability. Our dogmas prevent us from recognizing, as we do with other organs, that each person has a different stasis--that what is ideal for one person may not work so well for others. Our tasks, then, if we are seeking truth, is to embrace the variations that rigidity of thought insists isn't there--but which scientific endeavor tells us are there all the same. Just as our souls were once falsely enshrined in the heart, so our identities' hearth kept without reason in the genitalia.</p> <p>If we are to be free, we must begin to challenge the ancient notions of only two sexes, two genders, created directly by the hands of God. We must allow for a multiplicity of genders, unmoored from unquestioned assumptions. We must embrace facts of existence that religious leaders have previously considered heresy or blasphemy: Your genitals do not make you who you are. The only organ that can do that is in your head. In that organ, the brain, lies everything that gives people their personality, their sociability, the meaning of symbols, and the ability to deduce facts from unambiguous evidence. And here also lies the very notions of sex and gender which we must put to the test, and if found wanting, discard for better notions that conform to facts. Our brains is where our sense of self and identity lie--and where we must challenge dogmas contrary to that sense. </p> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-17300503919443626592012-04-26T12:29:00.001-07:002012-04-26T12:29:42.636-07:00My Other Problem With the Term "War Against Women"<div class='posterous_autopost'>I'm deeply opposed to the GOP dragging this country back 60 years as if things really were better when the only people who could get ahead in society were able straight white cisgender men of means. <p />But "war against women"? I have a few problems with that term, in case it wasn't already <a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/a-question-of-womanhood-and-uteri">abundantly clear</a>.<p /> But this time around I'd like to focus on the use of the word "war" here. I can't help but think it is dangerous that we'd frame this dissolution of liberties as a war.<p />Let's look at other "war against" phrases: The war against terror. The war against drugs. The war against pornography. The war against poverty. The war against alcohol.<p /> There is no doubt that these so-called wars were declared by politicians with a sincere if misplaced concern about real social issues. But there should also be no doubt that when you call efforts to improve social issues a war, you make people defensive, and they start looking for enemies. It's rather hard to build common ground when stuck in an us-versus-them mentality. Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110316_prejudice.htm">that mentality appears to be ancient</a>. Fortunately, it also appears to be flexible if we allow ourselves that flexibility.<p /> What we should be doing is ridiculing anyone who thinks that holding back well over 50% of the population--cisgender women, transgender women, trans men, genderqueers, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, people of color, people of disability, the impoverished, and those deprived of education--is anything other than a pathetic attempt to cover up their goddamn insecurities. In the long term everyone benefits when everyone <i>can </i>benefit.<p /> That's not a war. That's common sense.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-79800403429609820812012-04-10T20:40:00.001-07:002012-04-10T20:40:17.438-07:00Norwescon 35<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="gmail_quote">I didn't take a lot of Norwescon pics, but I did take some I really liked. Oh, and there's one someone else took of me that I guess is OK. ;)</div> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/89EIABePvXh969HRydoA2FLfg0M9XUZsE6d1Q6crxKKCMjvgSrAzS86x4Imy/2012-04-05_12.28.19.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-05_12" height="667" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/wvk5GwoiOTvnJDNR0PELAmW8gsBz5HfIpLxwrpsz61m1GMGDiS4WNAZVoTh6/2012-04-05_12.28.19.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/vBhi1a1YKxpwoP6UvAGDIkHMdBALm2nFedMel8ZrmE2IMAPb3qIplQVv5VmM/2012-04-05_18.47.50.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-05_18" height="375" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/7FiYLTVsgJEdfUO27Oo06nzVEnDiyJhkl4X6LvNhmVtoLGhL9Wot4tvmxbAW/2012-04-05_18.47.50.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/d8o6RHmiiDxyR53TmEynTqmDSXnq42ZM0rQPiI47uu9PZa9j90fjhsXPhU9P/2012-04-06_13.04.41.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-06_13" height="375" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/2JH4cVY2fUVIqMSAQUmoCyE0HziFjQGRe8CXPw5lflIRxrOn0dsqXf1812ku/2012-04-06_13.04.41.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/QS4eXpscAXXj827gK7iE9n3EVKQxyyRtnVX1CnevEXs5rk3U7Kt1xZT6Pwhk/2012-04-07_12.27.56.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-07_12" height="375" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/GDnEYcMS1ah7fNwqPQ564SjiBqAvZGafP61Hf7OnPXYCJGvhmjK1q0LnwKyX/2012-04-07_12.27.56.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fjgvFUOXcZFhqmEWYyJKay3NoKXZ10hGKi15YA29f7FIb542BC4Wg1VEmyfa/2012-04-08_01.10.19.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-08_01" height="667" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/JtvUmKDX2giO5XU5wmnod6hzlRWzIC5rMMEBEU25jjglPKdLRwnpVHv40voy/2012-04-08_01.10.19.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/gTApVZ66iKQJsTuT4VptD6auIl5C2P21kzhV8w4mpCJbH4MdKjSOkJcQzHjI/2012-04-08_01.10.52.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-08_01" height="667" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fPaJNtxHmupVjHCpVEYwydWbQ8txlUHf0rEECWIiqePj11BIbXpYMuoWaeQj/2012-04-08_01.10.52.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/cjTk0bk9lVM6hGcHPhyK1Cs9YSKHECfh7jD9hXsrB4yo776QxNyAYqijy3VA/2012-04-08_01.12.41.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="2012-04-08_01" height="667" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/xFjRN6iGy24o48SDYasTsZ4QFu4h4S5jZF01ctkcPpQfQ4bEF6huAupsskNI/2012-04-08_01.12.41.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/norwescon-35">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-14063016810039617512012-03-31T12:32:00.001-07:002012-03-31T12:32:40.558-07:00My Podcasting Setup<div class='posterous_autopost'>I know some people have been curious about how I record <a href="http://deadgoddess.com/" target="_blank">Hymns to the Dead Goddess</a>. I'm still fine-tuning my setup, so there's room for improvement here, and I'm sure my comments will mainly be of interest to audio recording geeks. Nonetheless, here is the setup I use....<p /><div>I use a CAD u37 USB condenser microphone. It's not the world's best microphone but it's solid and works just fine for my needs. If you noticed the reddish gunk around the power LED--that's nail polish. I was trying to mask the LED a bit so that, if I left it on at night, the light wouldn't keep the whole room needlessly lit. Even with a couple coats of polish, the LED light is so bright that it cuts through the polish. Overkill, mayhaps?</div> <p /><div>I've used coat-hanger-and-pantyhose windscreens before, and they work fine, but for this setup I wanted something a bit more permanent, with a relatively easy way to replace the screen should it get ruined. You may notice there are already runs in the screen. If I were doing this over again and had an even more limited budget, I probably would have found a small, lightweight crochet hoop and used that instead. But the cost of the windscreen was worth it for the gooseneck and stand clamp, which helps greatly.</div> <p /><div>I could have used a desktop mic stand, but I like to be able to move my microphone around as needed, so I use an instrument mic stand. Because the base is a bit narrow, I have an A-clamp holding it to my desk for extra stability. It's nice to be able to raise the microphone out of the way when I'm done recording, or adjust the microphone position when I am.</div> <p /><div>The grey pad behind the microphone is acoustic foam, which helps to reduce room echo. It helps to make my voice sound a little warmer because there's less high-pitch reflections bouncing back. It's designed to be adhesively mounted to a wall, but I don't have a convenient wall for it, and besides I'd like to be able to reposition the foam as needed. So it's free-standing, propped up with--yes, I know--a green plastic folding table. VERY high-tech and professional, I know.... Hey, it works.</div> <p /><div>I've stuck with iTunes, despite my misgivings with Apple in the past several years, because it provides a Grouping tag that lets me flag which bands have women as members. As you can imagine, that's very helpful for my podcast! I also use iTunes to determine the playlist order using a very simple formula: Start with a strong, aggressive song, slowly transition to any slower or more delicate music, and end with an epic finish if possible. I then pay attention to the last 30 seconds of each song and how it transitions to the initial 30 seconds of the following song, just to make sure there's no jarring segues, and tweak as necessary.</div> <p /><div>When using my mic I record using Wavosaur, simply because it's lightweight, supports VST, and can adjust pitch without resampling, which can make things sound a bit jerky. (Confession: I adjust the pitch of my voice 50 cents, or half a semi-tone, partially to trim a few seconds off the introduction and partially to boost the treble in my voice slightly. It's a very subtle change, but I like the effect.) I also use the CompEQ-V VST plugin, which helps me adjust the voice's sibilance, levels, and timbre. I only started using this plugin recently, but the end effect is that Ss are less harsh, the volume of my voice is more consistent, and any flatness that comes from using the acoustic foam is reduced. In short, it makes me sound a bit more professional.</div> <p /><div>Any adjustments to the audio files--songs, spoken word, etc.--are done in Music Editor Free, which I favor over Audacity because of the user interface. I also do any mixing here, as well as compiling all the audio into one large file. A drawback to Music Editor Free is that it seems to apply joint stereo when saving MP3 files, even when you told it *not* to do so. I hope this gets fixed, because while joint stereo is great for compression, it's lousy for fidelity, especially if you're trying to preserve panning from the left channel to the right, or vice-versa. In the meantime, I save the end result as a WAV file, and then use VLC (not shown) to convert the WAV to the final MP3 file that I upload.</div> <p /><div>Through it all I save everything I do in the highest possible quality WAVs possible, and only at the end compress to 128 kbps MP3 for the sake of bandwidth. This reduces artifacts that might come up in the process. I also use LAME to create the MP3 files, since LAME is optimized for music, whereas the default MP3 format uses the proprietary Fraunhofer algorithm that is great for spoken word but lousy for music.</div> <p /><div>I hope you audio tech geeks are satisfied. Maybe now I can concentrate on actually, you know, making the podcast.... ;)</div> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/xMLzYalJK6GDf0JVLAXKQxLAmpLNI1DbrunqBftqBlVSBvgXWyGMdgDB2tHs/IMG_20120331_112046.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120331_112046" height="375" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/mENyHEfsYUZKj2jIEF45XswpQS8ZYOWbkWSKX6RCTiMdC8tpXo96RoE3Xcbv/IMG_20120331_112046.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/5MrwjC7eX448MGtfLwrLp8i6P7GCCbbxHk0f4besgCLFzKQViadmDZhDoU3K/IMG_20120331_112109.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120331_112109" height="375" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/s5j661SkXIpgoUGyu57u2aVUeSB5fRGBY07fPQyjth5B4O5OKLBwJLuWeLJm/IMG_20120331_112109.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fsHnX2zzQxQCYsuTbyKGkOehUWducdjw815US6F2nQJWWamtRLFEhD581jRD/screenshot.png.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Screenshot" height="281" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/plWMzVSf8K7oTM9vUcQ9BPlOmow2WUFt9hpLTKQUQaHuEnpJv0P5J4uLuneV/screenshot.png.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/my-podcasting-setup">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-78455862874160956162012-03-25T14:23:00.001-07:002012-03-25T14:23:41.571-07:00How Many Boots Do I Own?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="553497660" height="306" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/ixiomnsDxCmIrpgvzabJdfptdfbcJBfgkbjiImfwkekDjJDDjdcycIuDFhJg/553497660.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="408" /> </div> </p>Some claim I have a fuckton of boots. This is demonstrably false.<p>This box can hold 0.25 metric fucktonnes, and yet with nearly all my boots inside, there is still room for my wellies, which I will keep in my closet for now.</p><p>Even with conversion factors, that is still less than one of your stinking imperialistic fucktons. So there, neener.</p><p>And some dare say I have too many boots...! HA! AS IFŠ</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-5540730599309253862012-03-23T01:33:00.001-07:002012-03-23T01:33:37.839-07:00A Question of Womanhood and Uteri<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>(TRIGGER WARNING--discussions of transphobia, violence, and sexual assault)</div><p />Serious question time: Why do oh so many of you presume that "woman" = "uterus"?<p /><div>I know, I know, I've brought this up again and again--here on this blog, on Facebook, on Twitter, in private conversations. But it is my obligation to keep saying it, for reasons that should be clear, if not already, then by the end of this post.<p /> I have a lot of friends who swear they would never, ever, in a thousand years, blindly accept what they're told by their parents, or their schools, or the TV, or even their friends. But on this matter, they won't admit that they've already done so. They'll simply state, "Because it IS." They'll accept, without reflection, everyone else's word on the gender of a body part.<p /> We wouldn't gender a foot, a lung, or a kidney. It'd be absurd to do so. But when it comes to the so-called "reproductive organs"--which are used for a lot more than reproduction, and in many cases never used for reproduction anyhow--we're eager to make an exception.<p /> Never mind that there are women without uteri. Never mind that there are people with uteri who aren't women.<p />Ah, but sex and gender are different things, right? Don't we have a loophole here? After all, you may reason, you may have a trans friend who once told you glibly that sex is about your body but gender is about your identity. At one confused point in my life, I might've been that trans friend, trying to be helpful by claiming gender and sex weren't the same thing.<p /> But no. HELL no. </div><p /><div>When I said sex and gender were different, I was terribly wrong. As Asher Bauer <a href="http://tranarchism.com/2010/11/26/not-your-moms-trans-101/">once pointed out</a>, the terms we use for sex organs are as much socially constructed as the terms we use for gender. So all you're really doing by insisting that there's a difference between sex and gender is moving the goal posts. And doing so lets you get away with murder--literally.<p /><div>The cruelty of this artificial dichotomy between sex and gender leads to so-called "trans panic" defenses where a cisgender person says they were deceived by a trans woman who didn't say who she "really" was. It leads to trans women being told that, because they weren't "born women," they won't be allowed into women's homeless shelters--and, since there are few gender-neutral shelters, they will likely have to choose between the risk of being assaulted in a men's shelter or freezing to death on wintry streets. It leads to hospitals refusing to help dangerously ill trans folk of all genders because the doctors and nurses are too fixated on what genders belong to which organs. It leads to assaults on people--not just trans folk--because someone thought someone else was in the "wrong" bathroom. In short, saying sex and gender are different things enables violent transphobia.</div> </div><p /><div>Do you get it yet? Nearly all of us--me, likely you, certainly our parents and our schools and the TV and our friends--have enabled transphobia because we couldn't let go of this notion that certain body parts belong to certain genders of people. <i>I'm culpable too. I'm guilty.</i> Hence my obligation--my endless atonement, on behalf of all those impacted by transphobia far worse than what I've endured. Hence, too, my moral outrage: In light of how most of us have allowed this tragedy to continue, we insist on clinging to the concepts that abet the tragedy. </div> <p /><div>Worse, in this society, we are prone to excuse the gendering of organs on the grounds of what others do, which is a morally reprehensible excuse in the first place. We, as a society, are quick to ignore the deadly effects of transphobia because we are quick to assign genders to behaviors. </div> <p /><div>Witness how rape is discussed; we assume the rapist is a man, the victim is a woman. That's not always true in the first place. But the assumption gets extended to feminist discussions of trans women, where suddenly--despite the horrific rate at which we get raped, too--we are accused of "raping" women's bodies since we are "really" men and thus appropriators of women's experiences. It also gets extended to discussions of trans panic defenses--if we didn't make it abundantly clear enough that we were trans, our sexual partners aren't fully consenting to have sex with us, and thus were raped.</div> <p /><div>Instead of merely dealing with the typical blame-the-victim shaming that comes after rape, we trans women are also accused of being perpetrators. How's that for a catch-22?</div><p /><div> And then--get this!--we're sometimes told that since we obviously "chose" to be trans, we have to accept the transphobic consequences. As if we'd choose this. As if we're somehow oblivious to how this society treats people like us. As if we are somehow morally bound to pay the price for the sacrosanct place society created for gender definitions.</div> <p /><div>When someone mentions the "War on Women," I want to agree that there is a cultural war on women--trans and cis alike--and that we should stand together, united against this threat to our lives. But then they start talking about specific body parts that I don't have and can't get, and it's clear from the discussion that they won't stand with me. It's also clear that they won't stand with trans men either, who may in fact have the exact same body parts and the exact same resulting health issues.</div> <p /><div>And here is the tragic irony: If I bring all this up, they want to know why I won't stand with them.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-41140336636382966512012-03-21T15:49:00.001-07:002012-03-21T15:49:48.280-07:00OMG CHIBI LILITH<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="794422299" height="600" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/DEJmbxGDmrciwuAuciDEvexszroIbDqfDeIIqoimJbxHCvhGFitHktHJIcFF/794422299.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="453" /> </div> </p>As drawn by my friend and fellow SubGenius, Suds Pshaw.<p>TEH DORBZ! <3</p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-88415555890207990842012-03-09T11:54:00.001-08:002012-03-09T11:54:26.118-08:00Slottet i det Fjerne II<div class='posterous_autopost'>I thought I'd share what the castle looks like in daylight, with greenery about. Also, some close-ups of my avatar just for giggles. <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/F8bM2utNmdox12uV9vh8BuxAkX8R2J8unXUHxtBuxCKtZtSHnNzNmeuu8Xej/secondlife-postcard.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard" height="289" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/FwgM6oty7PV39oyz5Tyt0poCriGxbDZVRc9IcjAEUbl8ttt9VBiw6dIeolRv/secondlife-postcard.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/qkADjAnnM1ec6tU8JIMsWHMEyGB9zeYkZr7FtT0YDuHpKAdvLSW1DnmgILXW/secondlife-postcard_1.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_1" height="289" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/XBDyPK2NnrAbsHse54GTZ2ICA2ang5BHgqbiSnSexHZiKQtigbESdikYvD94/secondlife-postcard_1.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/5r9d5onjo7rkKn0megCwCPKt5XSOSXEGqdj24khipcswgzfS7td1tit9bsPp/secondlife-postcard_2.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_2" height="289" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/bPOpWCd1bVlhQiTXTFXo9CYfaHrW6n23HSRV6pglkqMMYkWesfafwmMTzU1U/secondlife-postcard_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/KWEekQNC3k4vzntcju4TqGCwUnJsIg9yCNzWSl6PrgNpwpmor2BjP7lHj1hl/secondlife-postcard_3.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_3" height="289" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/GWwV4ATLArzgdsGedIItOTHcFcvREbtBemM5294j8Oz88UreEMfckgHAyPFs/secondlife-postcard_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/HsJfObX2jAtJn46jNd5CXm7O8YyMWFwYT5WmwKJOtzHBohk5nJESgEDv2D9V/secondlife-postcard_4.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_4" height="289" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fDK3GqXFAilaX4ZApyErvBm8TkxLd0pfdxX3NuGmV3coBhSsb5S8AkHXVz2E/secondlife-postcard_4.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/slottet-i-det-fjerne-ii">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-20146113346833203872012-03-08T19:55:00.001-08:002012-03-08T19:55:35.702-08:00New Boots, Red Boots, Hot Boots<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I may well have more boots than skirts. Now ask me if I'm bothered by that.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/uL3SsTpXItYlYAM82bfX2A6q2GsDa0AdNXHavtkOJduXH8inGGzgPY3o8SFL/IMG_20120308_183910_edit1.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120308_183910_edit1" height="667" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/MaKLqLmBZlnECpFigIP35ZP5SFKpVnQBcAgDQCpRLiSd94ji7IVHdV8rE5qz/IMG_20120308_183910_edit1.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/MmiRwFVXfDgiB0byjNuxU9vpMq9T7499GeOGtfCDTEEK5Sv0mR6EnqINfbfh/IMG_20120308_183954_edit0.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120308_183954_edit0" height="667" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/qO071l57upCq3yGn0C0CKBHicefjcWCaPaNKahc4jSNfB5jfR2M6eR1AfXGB/IMG_20120308_183954_edit0.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/OBenA7EdIdTi3HLpD9Tb04wDx5EKv2iTBCTQLTX0j31b7W8imdWFiTBhmfgG/IMG_20120308_184030_edit0.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_20120308_184030_edit0" height="667" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/bvsmRDN5x3vEwVeeeUg4gfY5S9UlwudEtFM8LYu52hNcUnskUow2sDZxVybT/IMG_20120308_184030_edit0.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/new-boots-red-boots-hot-boots">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120561.post-87508890897228169042012-03-06T23:54:00.001-08:002012-03-06T23:54:35.353-08:00Slottet i det Fjerne<div class='posterous_autopost'>(With a tip o' the horns to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS64Y0IS0yU">Darkthrone</a>) <p /><div>I've been setting up a gothic castle in Second Life, surrounded by lovely snowy peaks. The perfect place to torture prisoners, host metal concerts--whatever strikes my fancy!</div><p /><div> Oh, and I'm showing off my latest mesh hair, latex, and boots.... :)</div><p /><div>Castle: <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Gothic-Spires-Castle/940475">https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Gothic-Spires-Castle/940475</a></div> <div>Mountains: <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Skybox-Environment-Rezzer-MEDIUM-TRANSFER-version/2826158">https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Skybox-Environment-Rezzer-MEDIUM-TRANSFER-version/2826158</a></div> <div>Hair: <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Alice-Project-Persuasion-SE-Mega-Pack/2988539">https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Alice-Project-Persuasion-SE-Mega-Pack/2988539</a></div><div>Corset/Latex: <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/KaS-CorsetSystemDress/3019958">https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/KaS-CorsetSystemDress/3019958</a></div> <div>Boots: <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PO-Mesharah-Boots-Black/3256021">https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PO-Mesharah-Boots-Black/3256021</a></div> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/eeK1JV13U0HXFgwSEZdosDwLVAWShLnFjGRG0SeHyd5cmq4CZk6BuYavywOM/secondlife-postcard.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard" height="289" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/fJ88C58Qy2FmBnMSUO9kZ2382zeQ1DTJVbkmV39SPUvhxf7JHUEUpyyvJC7t/secondlife-postcard.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/GVtD0YtTknp8wuntAAMpq0HArTek3OIjIAvudLoMTO5Fe7xtTKVU30NUj4Jr/secondlife-postcard_7.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_7" height="289" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/X06R5Bz759xhEgiMIi3JzRafPPVDlKSyG9BWAx0aH1CqvjiPRUxyJo4eSrU7/secondlife-postcard_7.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/ZvYVJ64C3o3jHIOvjDcDGmJtJzDFTht3359GRgng8fKPPNCHHaBPtCa5SMIC/secondlife-postcard_6.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_6" height="289" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/vd2Jzu40My0tR6LbUSM7eRaPLMsVMPuJRccTnp4VEJmvPqU7SeH4Tl6KFx5B/secondlife-postcard_6.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/too9xmNZZDwvngYVH0aExObCwWXpNvCFRyk6SdXnLdAX6VP8v1GPttHwNGvV/secondlife-postcard_5.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_5" height="289" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/LiFM37HNWmvSd0xo4tSTko3TKhi3kdJWFVkSYI5oREtlp6RGSfxz8XAJb8HL/secondlife-postcard_5.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/YAtKCMv76j37mOjw6zRR6kx3GJEfJfF8SrvinfD3CccCokD4m704PBXOLugo/secondlife-postcard_4.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_4" height="289" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/YCej3hxW4HLz8eRASA4g94IEANZrwZkyymAGqJ4ifUsmhitASqGoIXhB9frp/secondlife-postcard_4.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/zN0hv3GnUDBUqZ1C9r9IU1B5nxxohiAG2iWrcz3VSAi7qQ1LI3YTxWlYtvPw/secondlife-postcard_3.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_3" height="289" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/nI2WS9ZQWPaKx5pkJEXUTInUwaytG5MXrIi5B0EiVQy3RThbsLLrxG8yisRl/secondlife-postcard_3.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/sxg1fZVF7pbxiaIxRPDudoINR7Siqy0B0vLQoy0IUmR9uXlkffQzaonCw85B/secondlife-postcard_2.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_2" height="289" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/BvIZ5XPD16KqFN3q9q2ISITSC5qRSaJlFxJtiHAgzQqc8LdEV9i54xnl3BVP/secondlife-postcard_2.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/yF9VV7pItTAGnQVA4WwTa99lPHULJoM7Lbqbr2z8g77cJZFuByXPF5twOFUW/secondlife-postcard_1.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Secondlife-postcard_1" height="289" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lilithvf1998/ke9NYgLkNoq6leMqYA58GhQZD2iInnOLZrMLoardLk3VIcsnbYtHY864hUZk/secondlife-postcard_1.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://lilithvf1998.posterous.com/slottet-i-det-fjerne">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690276095782469783noreply@blogger.com0