1 day ago
Today, we celebrated Hermeia Eriounia, a modern festival dedicated to Hermes Eriounios (Hermes the Luck-Bringer). We ate with an image of him on the table, serving him the first and best portions of two dishes we made ourselves (one spicy, one sweet). Poetry was also recited in both Greek and English, along with prose in Tagalog. After supper, we left our humble offerings out in the fields.
As with everything, we constantly remind ourselves that ritual is just theatre without practice. Hermes values real wit and daring over chanting.
1 day ago
Pardon the profanity but… ANAK NG PUTA, 17 LANG ‘YAN?? (Son of a bitch, he’s only 17??)
I’ve really got to start working out. If a 17 year old can do it, a 23 year old can, too.
Hail, Our Noble Wolves
No offence to the fans, but if it weren’t for the wolves, I wouldn’t have enjoyed New Moon. Perhaps it’s because of the new director or perhaps it’s because I’m too old to appreciate cinematic cheese but the first half of the film almost put me to sleep. Srsly.
But it wasn’t the beautiful wolf-boys that did the trick for me if that’s what you’re thinking (though I certainly appreciated those scenes all the same). It was the positive image of werewolves that stole my heart. As far as I know, this is only the second Hollywood film that’s portrayed werewolves as actual wolves (not bipedal wolf monsters) and as noble protectors (not vicious man-eaters). The other film is Blood and Chocolate.
No thanks to Hollywood, a lot of people seem to think that the actual werewolves of myth are as heartless and monstrous as their cinematic counterparts. The wolves I know are noble, loyal, and a source of spiritual strength.
I say this because I belong to a wolf clan, as well - one devoted to the God Ares (another misunderstood personality). So, here’s to more films starring noble werewolves!
Religious Right, Catholic Bishops Seek To Impose Religion On All Americans Through Law, AU Charges - Americans United «
Quote Americans United:
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today expressed grave concern about a renewed push by a coalition of conservative church groups to impose religious teachings on all Americans through government action.
At a press conference today, Religious Right leaders and Roman Catholic bishops unveiled a joint statement criticizing laws that allow reproductive choice and same-sex marriage. The “Manhattan Declaration” indicates that participating religious leaders will defy such laws if they conflict with church doctrines.
Disgusting. What part of plurality and diversity, and the fucking separation of politics and religion don’t these people understand? (link via Hrafnkell Haraldsson)
Not too many people realise this, but when they wear Oxford shirts, suits or ties, they’re not being global; they’re being very, very English. Can’t nations just agree to wear their own native fashion in formal events? (photo via BBC News Day in Pictures)
2 days ago
'Hobbits' are a new human species, according to statistical analysis of fossils - ScienceDaily «
Quote ScienceDaily:
Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using statistical analysis on skeletal remains of a well-preserved female specimen, researchers determined the “hobbit” to be a distinct species and not a genetically flawed version of modern humans.
My Tolkienite self is wishing for the next discovery to be a tall, lean, pale-coloured hominid species that may have developed an advanced civilisation to cope with arboreal living.
3 days ago
This is Estonian actor Johann Urb. Without Googling, from what very recent movie did he appear in?
Westya
Devotee
“Rome was never Rome
until virgins tended a communal fire.
A home is not a home
until a hearth is surrounded with love.
The dead are not free
until flames consume on the pyre.
The eyes cannot see
until the fire of light pours from above.
May we feel the live-giving warmth
that fuels all things from end to start;
May we recall that Vesta is
not merely hearth, but also heart.”
(Acknowledgement of Vesta-Hestia by Phillupus)
May we always pray with a good fire.
Teabaggers punk'd by anti-racists who get them to cheer rant against European-American immigrants - Crooks and Liars «
I FUCKING LOVE YOU, ROBERT ERICKSON!!! Columbus Go Home! Columbus Go Home! Columbus Go Home!
Seriously, though, I don’t think “white” Americans should be deported to Europe. I don’t think anyone can own the land. And I don’t think the current Europeans would want their exiled kinsmen back, anyway.
None the less, these European-Americans who think they’re the “real” Americans should be given a fair reminder that they, too, are immigrants themselves.
Girl bullies guilty of fall death - BBC News «
These kids are unbelievable. Although I don’t remember being bullied at any age, I feel for those who have (or had) to put up with bullies. I feel sorry for the bullies, too. Isn’t it confirmed that most bullies are actually lonely creatures, deep inside?
What’s sad about these particular bullies is that they seem to feel no remorse at all. What kind of environment could breed such things?
4 days ago
Kailangan pa bang i-memorise ‘yan? (That’s popular Filipino for “duh”.)
Gay Puerto Rican Teen Decapitated, Dismembered, and Burned - Towleroad «
This is sick. Pure barbarism. Both the crime and the police investigator.
