Lost on the Moon

Showing some love to any Bronies or (fellow) Pega-Sisters in the house!

If you don't understand, then, well, you don't understand. That's cool. Just be tolerant. That's all anyone asks.

High Five Bay

Coming this summer to FOGNL, it's High Five Bay! Humans and sharks team up to patrol the waters of Luau Lagoon to stop pirates, poachers, polluters, smugglers, and other unsavory characters from putting a damper on the good times. Look for action and adventure with a splash, only on High Five Bay this summer!

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Animal Anarchy

KHEL 666

Lily's Posterous 

Lost Beneath the Surface

Undead in the Netherworld

Favorite Musicians of the Netherworld: Bon Scott

9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980

I was just 15 years old when Bon Scott died. It devastated me. AC/DC was my favorite band, and let me confess a little something to you. I loved Bon. Yeah, I know how cheesy that sounds, but I did.

Talk about a match that never would have worked out in reality, that would have been it. But I loved him anyway. I had always been a good Catholic girl, but when I hit my teens, I started to go a little wild.

I wasn't wild with boys, contrary to popular rumors that I had eight abortions by the time I was fourteen. No, seriously, that was a rumor spreading around about me. I don't know how it started, because I was incredibly naïve about sex. I thought a blow job was blowing in someone's ear, and I wondered why the hell anyone would find that activity enjoyable.

I knew how babies were made, but I was scared to death of doing the act that made babies. I didn't want a baby, and I had heard that it hurt like hell to have sex the first time. (At this point I still believed that pain with sex for women was because of Eve and the original sin, and I hated the bitch for it. What I didn't admit was that I was also pissed off at God for being such a douchebag as to do this to women because of Eve being an asshole. Believe me, I was very indoctrinated.) Nonetheless, I did daydream about doing said act with Bon Scott, and I figured I was going to hell, but I liked him (and AC/DC's music) so much that I figured my immortal soul was a small price to pay.

When I found out that Bon had died, I walked through the little Peyton Place town that was home to me and my misery, feeling terribly lost. Nobody in that town understood me. My parents didn't understand me either. I felt like I was an alien who had been lost from another planet and ended up in this fucking miserable place. I was very bullied and very lonely, and I felt like I'd just lost the love of my life. Well, I had, though he didn't know he was.

Bon was known as a nice guy, even if he was a bit of a randy sort. I would dream about him sometimes. I like to think that maybe he felt a little sympathy for a silly, unhappy girl who had a huge crush on him. Maybe he wanted to show me that I had a friend after all. Who knows. The older I get, the less I know.

Though Brian Johnson is fabulous and I can't imagine anyone else filling Bon's shoes, there will never be another Bon Scott. He was one of those people that just can't be imitated. I think one reason Brian worked out so well is because he wasn't trying to imitate Bon. He was just trying to do the best damn job he could.

Brian believes that Bon came to him one night in spirit and stayed for about an hour, helping him finish the songs he was struggling to write. He has said that he doesn't like to talk about this much, because people think he's crazy when he tells this tale. I don't. But I am kinda crazy.

So today, if we'll have a moment of silence for...

Nah, that's not the way we do it in the Netherworld!

If we'll turn it up to 666 and drive down the Highway to Hell, that's the way to honor Bon Scott in a fitting way!

Ronald Belford Scott: Never imitated, never forgotten. Rock in peace!

The Mobile Vlog and Mobile Homes

Come ride along with this guy. It's fun! At the end of the Vlog, he poses the question: Would you rather rent or own?

Here was my answer.

I enjoyed "riding" with you. I just want to warn everyone, do not every buy a mobile home. Do not ever buy a mobile home. And I repeat, do not ever buy a mobile home. I am stuck with this money pit and its 15% interest mortgage which I bought out of desperation in 2001. I was totally ignorant and it seemed like a good idea at the time. But now I have not only $650 a month mortgage but $550 a month lot rent. They raise that shit every year without fail. Bad deal, People! 

At this point in time, I am also stuck needing to buy a new car because the clutch in my car that has 200,000 miles on it has gone south, and it isn't worth it to pay $2000 to fix it. I'm driving my late father's old truck right now. It's a good truck, but I really need a vehicle of my own, because this is the auxiliary vehicle that I share with my mother.

So...yeah.

Lest you wonder why I never have any money.

In Celebration of Quorthon's Birthday

Today is the 47th chronological birthday of the inimitable Quorthon, a favorite citizen of the Netherworld. Hail! Let the celebration commence!

Thomas "Ace" Börje Forsberg was born February 17, 1966 in Stockholm and died June 7, 2004 in Stockholm. He was a pioneer of the Death Metal and Black Metal genres. A highly talented musician, he played numerous instruments and often mixed his own tracks.

Quorthon suffered from what sounds like cardiomyopathy. He was only 38 years old at the time of his passing.

In spite of his rather private personality, Quorthon was known to be very considerate to his fans, never acting as though he were some sort of "rock star." He considered himself to be a musician, not a "diva" in need of worship. He had a sense of humor about the sometimes ridiculous rumors that circulated about him and the sometimes outlandish (and pornographic) pictures that some fans would send him.

Gone too soon but not forgotten, the talented Mr. Forsberg's music will live on forever.

 

The Plot to Kill Lincoln

Good stuff for history buffs!

It's my Birthday and I'll Flash You If I Want To

So I got this on my Google browser this morning. Cool!

They do this Flash Fiction Friday thing on the Mr. Know It All blog. So I'll do one for the sheer fuckery of it.

It's my 48th birthday, and that is not fiction.

Never could figure out why people think they have to lie about their age.

I'm not getting any younger, and neither are you.

I wrote a book once, and that is not fiction, though the book was.

 

 

 

Lemuria and the Seven Headed Beast of Revelation

The video was created using portions of James Churchward's Lost Continent of MU.

These can be found here.

I have long been fascinated by the stories of Lemuria and Atlantis, and this interest became part of the story line in my unfortunately ill fated book. I believe that there well may be sunken land masses which have not yet been discovered and I believe that the people must have had an amazing and wonderful mythology which would have been on par with civilizations such as ancient Greece and ancient Egypt.

What I do not believe at this point in my life is that the Lemurians and Atlanteans had contact with beings from outer space, or that they had flying machines and Jedi-like magic.

I did, however, used to believe this very strongly.

I'm not trying to dis anyone's beliefs. I can only state that I find no compelling evidence that this is plausible.

 

The Biggest Loser and Progresso Soup: An Unhealthy But Not Surprising Combination

I had this to say to Progresso Soups on their Facebook page when they were bragging about their collaboration with The Biggest Loser, a hate-filled show which is in no way about health. We'll see how long it stays up there and how much hate I get launched at me for telling it like it is.

The Biggest Loser is in no way about health. It is about winning a weight loss competition, pure and simple. Any health care professional worth their salt would tell you that techniques such as dehydration and forcing people to exercise while injured or until they vomit are in no way conducive to good health. Eating only 1000-1200 calories a day is a starvation diet, and is also in no way conducive to good health. People need to stop swallowing the pill forced down their throats by the multi-billion dollar diet industry which equates health and thinness. Those who really want to get and or stay healthy would be wise to check out the Health at Every Size approach. I am completely opposed to the extremely abusive and hateful tactics utilized by The Biggest Loser. If anyone thinks they give a flying crap about the contestants, you've been had. By the way, Progresso, when are you going to stop using monosodium glutamate in your products? Many people are extremely sensitive to this very unhealthy substance.

Amazons: The Ladies and the River

Etymology Gal explains how the Amazon River got its name, and gives us a little history of the warrior women.

There are a lot of Axe Man groupies in this video!

In modern times, "Amazon" is often used to describe a strong female who is probably larger than the average woman. 

In a scenario from our Crazy Fanfic Mashup blog, Bill Hudson says of Ellen Ripley:

""Don't tell her I said this or she'll probably kick my ass, but even though she's this tough Amazon woman who could stomp someone's head in if she needed to, she's one of the most totally vulnerable people I've ever met."

Ellen Ripley (portrayed by Sigourney Weaver) is around six feet tall, which is much taller than the average woman. The character is a reluctant warrior who would really rather be left alone to live her life in peace, as opposed to a character such as Xena the Warrior Princess, who seeks action, adventure, and ass-kicking.

Little bit of fangirl geekage for y'all there!

I hope you've been enjoying these Word Nerd videos. I've enjoyed sharing them.

Lily

 

 

Lucifer, Lobsters, and Other Lovely Literary Licks

Etymology Gal explains the origins of some well known words.

Sleep Attacks: Neural Dysfunction, Entities, or Something of Both?

The "hag attack" is a fairly common, uncomfortable and frightening occurrence wherein the sufferer cannot move and feels as if something is holding him/her prisoner.

While something of this phenomenon can be explained away by waking up during the portion of sleep when the body is paralyzed, I think it is short-sighted to completely dismiss the idea of attacking entities.

I have suffered from waking during the paralyzed portion of sleep since I was in my teens. This is, in retrospect, also when my bipolar disorder onset, so I am not sure if there is any correlation there.

Much of the time, the sensations that I suffer can be explained away by the physical phenomenon of waking while still paralyzed. However, I have also had experiences which lead me to believe that at least some of the time, there is an attacking entity. There have been times when an entity has temporarily entered my body, and I will speak bizarre words in a distorted voice much deeper than my own.

I know that what I am describing cannot be validated by current scientific methods. But I feel that a true scientist takes all possibilities into account, rather than pooh-poohing away any idea not in keeping with present conventional wisdom.

Magick Lessons: Lamashtu and the Left Hand Path

Thanks to certain lies spread by the Christian church over the years, anytime someone talks about the Left Hand Path, they are seen as being "evil," sacrificing puppies to Satan at midnight while raping baby bunnies, and all manner of other nastiness along the same lines.

While it is my understanding that Lamashtu is not a particularly nice deity, like Kali, she can be helpful if met on her terms.

Rather than viewing deities and realms such as heavens and hells as "good" or "evil," I view them as dark and light. Dark is not evil. Dark is simply dark.

A further misunderstanding which requires clarification is the mistaking of Lucifer and Satan as being the same entity. Lucifer is not Satan. The name Lucifer simply means "light bearer." Thus, he is not a dark deity at all. He was originally associated with the "morning star," which is the planet Venus as seen at dawn. In Greek mythology, he is known as Phosphorus.

Open your mind and check out the video, if you wish. While you may not care to follow the techniques described, it is quite educational for anyone who studies mysticism and/or mythology.

Lily

Cross posted to:

Lily Strange's Posterous

Lost Beneath the Surface

Undead in the Netherworld