October 2011
Marriage. Songs. Heteronormativity →
Okay, so. Weddings, right? Just the other day (yesterday? Friday? Who knows, anymore), I was thinking about the line in the song “Single Ladies” which goes “‘Cause if you liked it, you shoulda put a…
Party. Wedding →
Wedding today. Party last night. Both were very good. I got very drunk, which is something I’ve not been able to do, in quite some time, and desperately needed. But… I am very tired. I have……
Occult Consultancy →
So you know that I’m a trained researcher, right? Says so on my CV, and everything. Well, I’m just putting this out there: I will consult with you on occult issues, if you need the research done. Be…
First day of work →
Maybe it was the shit sleep, but today felt at least twice as long as the amount of time I was there. Last night, starting around 3am, i had dreams about waking up to go to work. Not nightmares…
'"Are you God?" "No, I'm awake"' →
Zilla Rocca - [Devil’s Pie]—- Here, before I go study for the GRE, I’ll explain everything you need to know about magic. Magic is about speaking to the universe in the language in which you…
So, I got a job. Also: Banishing rituals →
Starting Wednesday, I’ll be training as the new cheese monger at Alon’s Bakery in the Virginia-Highlands. Even though it is just part-time, I am thankful for a mercifully short period of being…
On Cars, Craps, and the Origins of Coffee →
So, yesterday, we— beinglord_of_smoking, unknownbinaries and I— went to the K&G suit warehouse up by Howell Mill Rd to get the former a new suit or two. While there, I…
Car shite. GRE Shite. →
kidneythieves - [F2theF]—- State Farm just came by to document the damage (or lack thereof) on my car, and while they agreed with me that the likelihood of my having caused the other two cars to…
Magic Talk. →
Today somebody asked me “What are your thoughts on the Ontological status of Magic/k?” To clarify, Concrete, Particular Magic/kal acts have an effect, but we first have to come to a “proper”…
The Ping Pong Ball Joke: →
Okay, so there was this kid, right? He was in elementary school, and his dad told him, “Son, if you do well in school, I’ll get you a present, the greatest present you’ve ever Seen.” And so the kid…
Unemployed →
I was let go from the coffee shop, today. It was said that I was “not doing my share of the work,” even though A) I always ask if people need help; B) I always keep an eye on the door, the counter,…
Well, that's good news: I'm a Teacher. →
As of today, I will be a part-time instructor of philosophy at Kennesaw State University, for their spring semester, teaching at least one section of their course, “Ways Of Knowing.” I will design my…
Borgesian Magic →
Jorge Luis Borges was one of the creators of the “magical realism” tradition. As such, it can be almost guaranteed that he did not “believe” in “magic,” as such. One of the primary purposes of at…
Cybernetics And Bionics →
First, read this: ‘Paralyzed man uses mind-powered robot arm to touch’; and watch this Follow-Up With Video at NewScientist. And then there’s this: ‘Monkeys grab and feel virtual objects…
Open Source Protests: Properly-Leveraged Diveristy... →
First of all, don’t read the misleading headline on this article: ‘In a prior interview about the matter with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Lewis said, “It’s okay,” and that “they didn’t…
Car Accident →
Car Accident, three people, I was the last, trying to blame it all on me. On the whole? Today sucked balls. If the circumstance-interfering angels were watching, the events of today would be a great…
How to Find Me When I Have A Dead Phone →
My phone is, how you say, Irreparably Smashed To Fucking Bits. Last night, it was hanging from its car charger cord, as I exited the car, and it got caught between the car door and the frame, when I…
Regardless of my job, I am a Teacher. →
Today, I was notified that my name has been forwarded to the Chair & Assistant Chair of Kennesaw State University’s History & Philosophy Deptartment for consideration and final determination. As I…
Build Yourself →
So. Cybermagic, anyone? Come on. Let’s build some recursively iterative systems of knowledge generation and physical perceptual enhancement. I mean… We Are those, but let’s consciously leverage…
Ask Me Anything →
http://www.formspring.me/Wolven Read those. Then ask me anthing.
Spell Life →
Today, I want you to imagine everything you do— every word spoken, every gesture made, every action taken, every song chosen, every sentence read— as a component in a spell. The Way in which you…
