"God does not burden a soul beyond capacity. Each will enjoy what (good) he earns, as indeed each will suffer from (the wrong) he does. Punish us not, O Lord, if we fail to remember or lapse into error." - Surah 1:286 ( Read more... )

Things have been rough lately.

enigmaticae and I have had a difficult time of late. I've been sorting through some intense personal issues, and slowly realizing just how utterly, completely, thoroughly they've invaded how I interact with other people, including, and especially her. I've been confronted with the ramifications of my actions and my inactions, ( Read more... )

enigmaticae has been gone the last few days, and I miss her terribly. I've been neglectful about writing about it here, but I should state that she has been a major part of my life over the last year. Her patience with me has been that of a saint, and her love and support have been beyond incredible. Each day I can't believe how lucky I am to be in a ( Read more... )

Freedom! Lakota Sioux Indians Declare Sovereign Nation Status

Threaten Land Liens, Contested Real Estate Over Five State Area in U.S.West Dakota Territory Reverts back to Lakota Control According to U.S., International Law

WASHINGTON, DC - December 20 - Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status today in Washington D.C ( Read more... )

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I can't figure out if this guy is insane, or violating the rules of "just because you can, doesn't mean you should", or maybe he's overcompensating for something?

I'd say he has a lot of free time, but he probably does. Hell, he'd need it to decide which of 145 different operating systems to boot into that he managed to install onto one machine ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pyjRj3UMRM

Miss South Carolina puts it all into perspective in the Miss Teen USA pageant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALIARHHLII

So, yesterday, I was obsessed with the video of NMKY, by Gregorius, aka "The Finnish version of YMCA."

Today, I've managed to rediscover Armi ja Danny's I Wanna Love You Tender, which, rumour has it, was choreographed by Solobodan Milosevic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ( Read more... )

There are too many of you I want to e-mail this to, so I'm just going to post it here.

http://www.youtube.com/v/lCgrG35-3js

I think this, more than anything, explains the Scandinavian Metal scene.

(if it isn't watchable here, watch it at YouTube - they're doing site maintenance ( Read more... )