Five Questions from Yoko

Posted by Ace on November 14th, 2009 filed in memes
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Here’s the five questions that Yoko asked me:

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Five Questions from Nickykaa

Posted by Ace on November 14th, 2009 filed in memes
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Yoko is running a meme on her LiveJournal account where you can either ping her to ask her five questions that she will answer, or you can ask her to ask you five questions, and then answer them on your own journal, offering the same conditions to your readers.  LiveJournal refuses to play right now, though, and their formatting sucks ass, so I’m cross-posting here, where I’d rather post anyway.

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Better Late Than Never

Posted by Ace on April 30th, 2009 filed in memes, poetry, Tales of the Interregnum
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April is apparently National Poetry Month, at least according to Nickykaa, who tends to be apprised of such random matters.   He claims that if you love poetry, and you’ve got an on-line journal, you can best celebrate this fact by putting up a poem thereon.  And as it is still April for another 2 hours and 45 minutes, and oh look!-  I have an on-line journal!-  I will obey the Orbital Mind Control Lasers and capitulate.

It is the first poem I turned to, in a book I purchased less than half an hour ago.  You may make of that what you will.

Wake up lovers, it is time to start the journey!

We have seen enough of this world, it is time to see another.


These two gardens may be beautiful but

let us pass beyond them and go to the Gardener.


Let us kiss the ground and flow like a river

towards the ocean.


Let us go from the valley of tears to the wedding feast,

let us bring the color of blossoms to our pale faces.


Our hearts shiver like autumn leaves about to fall,

in this world of dust there is no avoiding pain or feeling exiled.


Let us become like beautifully colored birds

and fly to the sweet land of paradise.


Everything is painted with the brush of the Invisible One

let us follow the hidden signs and find the Painter.


It is best to travel with companions

on this perilous journey only love can lead the way.


We are like rain splashing on a roof

let us find our way down the spout.


We are like an arched bow with the arrow in place

let us become straight and release the arrow towards the target.


We have stayed at home scared like mice

let us find our courage and join the lions.


Let our souls turn into a mirror

longing to reflect the essence of Beauty.


Let us begin the journey home.

–Rumi (transl. Azima Melita Kolin & Maryam Mafi)


Lexicon

Posted by Ace on October 29th, 2008 filed in memes
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House phrases that have evolved as a result of shared video-game playing and media viewing with Jack:

Cowboy Ending: any cut-scene at the end of a game or movie involving a large sunset as the back drop.  (Jack is more of a purist in this respect;  he refuses to apply the term unless the backdrop also includes cactus or mesas specifically evocative of a Western.)

Meanwhile, in Tokyo: humourous descriptor applied to any cut-scene involving gratuitous destruction of the environment (a la Godzilla).  Can also be interjected as a non-sequitor in any conversation, if followed by appropriate screaming and pantomime.

Explodamo: enemy whose primary mode of attack is to approach the main character and then blow up, especially one that can later be used by a player with the correct upgrades as ammo in his own attack, or to manipulate the environment.

In the Can: phrase denoting a power-up or other asset held in reserve for later use.


Omnivore Meme

Posted by Ace on September 7th, 2008 filed in memes
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Infection courtesy of The Ballad of Yoko.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.

The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
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