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A place for fans of the genre to talk horror--film, tv, comics, books, etc.
Not close enough to Philly or the 'Burgh to join those groups, or maybe your a member of those groups but want to peek a little further afield, but not too far--this is your group. Yay, yay, for PA.
I grew up in Red Lion(Springvale and Windsor Twp to be exact)
Hey, I'm down in Blairsville!
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- About Me
- First and foremost: Don't be offended if I don't respond to IMs. I'm usually either really busy doing something important, or I'm at work, doing things other people deem important. Don't take it personally. I'm also just not a "chat" person. :)
Now, about me.
I do stuff and am interested in things. I'm a vegetarian, feminist, and a Democrat on paper, but a Democratic Socialist in my heart of hearts. Member of Amnesty, ASPCA, NOW, Atheist Alliance International, and give monthly to save coral reefs and manatees. These things are important.
I live with my boyfriend, cat, and travel Spook in Gettysburg, Pa. I'm currently an undergrad senior--English major (concentration in 18th-19th century Gothic), writing minor, but have recently decided to do creative writing in grad school. I'll make another decision for the Phd when the time comes. At the moment, I'm working for a high-end national literary magazine. OooOOOOoo! In my "spare time" I'm doing research for my near-future honors thesis on Sheridan LeFanu and his Swedenborgianism, and writing a handful of short stories. I've also just started a novel, which I'm very excited about.
Other things I am either slowly learning, am saving to learn, or am planning on taking on in the near future: French, getting my PADI certificate, playing piano.
I'm at the gym everyday, because...I like Indian, Asian, and African foods--the spicier the better. I live for garlic. Cocktail of choice: Sweet and Sour Lemongrass Bloody Mary. Beer of choice: Guinness.
Favorite TV: Brit coms--Young Ones, Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Monty Python, Black Books, Little Britain, and a little Irish Father Ted for the offense to Catholicism. I'll also watch M.A.S.H., Flight of the Conchords, and am currently cycling through every episode of Northern Exposure.
I like art flicks and zombie movies. Really, I like all sorts of genres--I have a very soft spot in my heart for horror of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Some fav dirs: P.T. Anderson, The Coens, Altman, Spielberg, Roger Corman (yeah, I said it), Leone, Raimi, Tati, Scorsese, Von Trier, Ashby, Cronenberg, you get the picture.
Active recently on my ipod: Dead Kennedys, Wilco, Spiderbait, Radiohead, Chopin, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Aimee Mann, Rachmaniov, Elliott Smith, Big Country, Elvis Costello, Bad Religion, Jim O'Rourke, Mission of Burma, Pixies, Talking Heads/David Byrne, Violent Femmes, Boomtown Rats, etc.
I read a lot. Authors: Eggers, Orwell, T.C. Boyle, Egolf, Delillo, Hornby, Homes, Chabon, Kundera, McEwan, Moody, D.F. Wallace, Roth, Russell, etc. Blah, blah, blah.. Obviously, I dig on old school Gothic as well: Lewis's The Monk is likely my fav. Comedy: I dig me some Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.
Fav blogs: Atheist Revolution, Crooks and Liars, and I used to like Huffington, but they've gone downhill.
I like to travel. Been to Baku, Moscow, Key West, Edinburgh, London, Oxford, Canadian maritimes, and have driven across the US from PA to L. A. a couple of times. I've lived in Pittsburgh (still my favorite US city), Cleveland, and Los Angeles. I also recently got back from three and a half months of study in Bath, England--I am SO missing my local and my drinking buds. Travel Want-to's: Australia, Iceland, South Africa and Alaska.
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"Non-Believers"
Yesterday's inauguration speech was, in many ways, big. Again, Obama spoke to the nation like the adults we are, which is a refreshing change from having to revert one's mind to that of a child, just to be able to figure out what your leader is saying.
The speech was big in another way:
We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers.
Read the rest...links on blog.
The speech was big in another way:
We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers.
Read the rest...links on blog.
Posted on January 21, 2009 at 11:03am — 1 Comment
Atheists Aren't Real People, We Get It Now
One of the first blogs I check while I'm having my coffee in the morning is vjack's Atheist Revolution, and many times, his posts are the inspiration for my own. Today, that is the case.
Today, he's got a post up about atheists' exclusion from the inauguration. There was a lot of uproar about Obama's choice of Rick Warren to lead the apparent National Delusional Prayer. The LGBT community was quite up in arms, given Warren's anti-gay bigotry and following on the stinging heels of the Prop 8 fia… Continue
Today, he's got a post up about atheists' exclusion from the inauguration. There was a lot of uproar about Obama's choice of Rick Warren to lead the apparent National Delusional Prayer. The LGBT community was quite up in arms, given Warren's anti-gay bigotry and following on the stinging heels of the Prop 8 fia… Continue
Posted on January 19, 2009 at 10:58am —
For Every 'God,' Give to the SCA.
The Friendly Atheist has a brilliant idea for the inauguration.
I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot of God talk over the next week from these four pastors. For every mention of the words “Jesus,” “Lord,” “God,” or “Christ” during the four prayers next week, I am going to make a $5 donation to the Secular Coalition for America — a lobbying group in Washington working to support the rights of non-religious people and educating Congress about the separation of church and state.
Will you do the sa… Continue
I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot of God talk over the next week from these four pastors. For every mention of the words “Jesus,” “Lord,” “God,” or “Christ” during the four prayers next week, I am going to make a $5 donation to the Secular Coalition for America — a lobbying group in Washington working to support the rights of non-religious people and educating Congress about the separation of church and state.
Will you do the sa… Continue
Posted on January 13, 2009 at 1:09pm — 2 Comments
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- At 9:13pm on November 2, 2009,
Hessenroots said… - *poke*
- At 9:25pm on June 7, 2009,
Reality Activist said… - Regional Atheist Beach Cookout this Saturday at Baltimore's Rocky Point
- At 12:03am on January 14, 2009,
freeflo said… - thank you for the warm welcome!
- At 2:47am on January 5, 2009,
markystar said… - thanks for the add request! :)
woo-hoo!
- At 3:02pm on September 28, 2008,
THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER said… - Thanks for adding me as a friend. Beautiful page.
- At 9:59pm on August 28, 2008,
Josh said… - With a picture like that I gotta send a friends request!
- At 9:57pm on August 26, 2008,
Hessenroots said…
- I think someone's been reading your blog and stealing ideas! :P
Science Has No Place in Politics
- At 8:35am on August 22, 2008,
THE GRENADIAN FREETHINKER said…
- At 3:44pm on August 21, 2008,
Hessenroots said…
- with all the militant talk lately it stuck in my mind a bit
- At 3:27pm on August 21, 2008,
Hessenroots said…
- "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. "
- HL Mencken
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It is true that many people take the path of religion to lead them out of destructive life styles.
It is also true that people can do the same thing without a reliance on faith (you just don't hear about it as much).
You sound like a very nice you…
I thought it was utterly brilliant that he said Abbot's offer of a billion dollars for Hobart hospital was immoral!
His refusal of such a ridiculous bribe iis one of the first moral acts I've ever seen from a politician. Clearly the man will have a…
I've seen posts about the 50 commandments of jeebus put out by xtians that cite chapter and verse and you really don't need a commentary to go along with them.
Boy it sure does kill the whole GOP/Tea Party platform.
I'm telling Miss Julie! . . (Sombody wants a spanking!!).
Seems like you could be in danger of getting more than just your tongue stuck, to a dancing pole at the north pole . . .
Just be carefull... I had a similar discussion with my sisnlaw and it almost caused a big rift in my otherwise tightly nit family.
From the article Tommy cited.
"However, religious commentators have criticized Hawking's theorizing, saying he can never hope to explain what is essentially unexplainable."
Well doesn't that kind of invalidate their own "god" theory then? ;p
Anybody else read it? I love the basic premise, and being an atheist means I can appreciate the mythology and not get bent out of shape about the multiple deities.
Wyoming is better than the southeast, from what I've seen. It's still a solid red state, though. My big point was that there are no cities. The closest it has are Cheyenne and Casper, each of which are around 50,000 people.
The entire state barely…
I was in Panama City this past weekend, but I didn't have any free time. I was there for my brother-in-law's pinning. He was promoted to Major in the Air Force. The promotion ceremony was full of God and Jesus references, and the invocation was give…
I saw a video, or a blog post once that listed all the uncomfortable and illogical things that a person must do, according to Jesus' own words, in order to follow him. The list included hating your family, selling all your possessions, etc. I'm pret…
It's been almost a full day, and none of them have responded. I'm hoping that's the end of it, and they have bowed to my superior sophistry. ;-)
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