Soldiers have always had it rough.

Anthem for a Doomed Youth What passing-bells for these who die as cattle ( Read more... )

It's Easter. Which means not only is April coming soon, but also another less known "holiday" for a given value of the word. Otherwise known as "Qing Ming Jie", a Eastern tradition of grave sweeping that falls mere days after Easter, to respect those who died, as well as commemorate certain tragic events that have also fallen on that date. (The ( Read more... )

--> Because this rhyme keeps coming up in things I read. George Orwell's 1984, Neverwhere fanfictionAn English nursery rhyme tied in with churches across London. Also associated with a game much like 'London Bridge is Falling Down' and ends with a tug or war ( Read more... )

I've seen this floating around various journals on LJ, where you post the first sentence of the first post of each month. I hadn't realized that I even had a post for each month. It's funny to see the gradual change in my entries, how this shifted from more of an online agenda to something else.

Janurary: Nox Arcana, just can't get enough.
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