tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161574782024-03-23T12:53:34.393-05:00NiNi-BlogDreaming it, living it, blogging it.NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-61189975807145330402007-02-26T12:24:00.000-06:002007-02-26T12:26:59.490-06:00Moving to a New Home....Okay everyone [if anyone still cares], I'm moving <a href="http://www.corvo-music.com/netcropolis/">here</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.corvo-music.com/netcropolis/">Please update your links</a>, and consider me "back to blogging."<br /><br />I'll be chatting with you all on YOUR blogs soon! [Gotta update my blogroll and get my links updated in the new home].<br /><br />I hope your 2007 is kicking booty so far! <br /><br />I've missed you all very, very much.<br /><br />xxx,<br />-NiNi<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-159098329226191782006-12-15T14:05:00.000-06:002006-12-15T14:09:25.922-06:00If Necessity is the Mother of Invention...Then I declare stagnancy as the mother of <span style="font-weight:bold;">re</span>invention.<br /><br />I'll be coming back soon, and you won't even recognize this place once I've returned. I think I'd like to make this blog into something with actual content, rather than a "dear diary, today I..." type of journal. <br /><br />G is setting me up with my own home computer for Christmas, so now I won't have to choose between the band and a personal online life when I only have sparce computer time to spare. Now the time I have for online work will be less touch-and-go, so... it's a perfect time to re-think this and to re-work it.<br /><br />Until then, I'll probably only log on every so often to check in.<br /><br />I hope that you all are having a beautiful holiday season so far!<br />[I'm doing much better than when I last logged on, here]. <br /><img src="http://www.corvo-music.com/smilies/happy.gif"><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-25375059065971464182006-11-14T13:30:00.000-06:002006-11-14T13:35:40.883-06:00Trying to Come Back...MacReady's birthday is this Sunday. We're going to take a walk down his favorite route, and put together a shadow box in his honor. He is the last thing I think about at night, and the first thing I think about in the morning. I even heard him bark one night... it was his playful, naughty bark and I actually found it comforting to think for a few moments during lucid dreams that he is still with me.<br /><br />I also wrote a poem for him. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Lady and the Wolf</span><br /><br />You loved me like a child<br />So completely and so endless<br />Your golden hair and ocean eyes<br />Stopped me cold; left me breathless<br /><br />No questions asked,<br />No judgments made<br />No walls of preconceptions<br />You saw through me for miles<br />And walked them in protection<br /><br />So when you had to leave<br />You took a piece of me<br />And now that you are free<br />Please reach out to me<br /><br />Through the rain<br />Through my tears<br />Through the night<br />Through my dreams<br /><br />From inside<br />An untamed star<br /><br />-NiNi Burkart, November 2006<br /><br />I'm seriously considering [again] closing down this blog. I just don't really know what the point is anymore.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-15900648923855650602006-11-02T10:03:00.000-06:002006-11-02T10:12:19.911-06:00Grave ExpectationsI wonder if the dress code at work would allow me to put a paper sack over my head and wear a sign that says, "DON'T WANNA TALK, I'M GRIEVING." <br /><br />Sure would be nice.<br /><br />I don't mind being back at work, I just feel deeply antisocial. When people get used to people with big smiles and effervescent personalities, they come to expect it. Right now, I just want to be the total opposite of that.<br /><br />Then again, it's good to know that people care. I'll look at it that way. I guess it would be worse if nobody noticed that I'm not the usual happy-go-lucky "me" lately. I'll try to remember that every time I feel like I need to force a smile. I don't think they expect that of me, I think I expect that of me... [quit that, NiNi].<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-16767206137179080112006-10-27T11:40:00.000-05:002006-10-27T11:53:55.936-05:00Say Hello to the Official Masters of Horror Ghoul<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/2854/1972/1600/moh3_800x600.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/2854/1972/320/moh3_800x600.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Some good news for me got lost in all of the sadness this week.<br /><br />On Tuesday, I was signed on as <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/" target="_blank">tvguide.com's</a> "official" blogger for <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/mastersofhorror/home.do" target="_blank">Masters of Horror</a> and <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ghost_whisperer/" target="_blank">Ghost Whisperer</a>. It's not a raise or promotion, but great exposure and a high profile platform for me to get my "real" writing out there. The <a href="http://nini-blog.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-caprica-i-hardly-knew-ye.html" target="_blank">Battlestar Galactica entry from the other day</a> was my writing sample. The editorial director loved it, and welcomed me on-board immediately. I'd wanted to blog regularly about Galactica and Masters of Horror, but Galactica was already taken. I can still blog about it unofficially over there, which I'll probably do when I have the time.<br /><br />My first <a href="http://community.tvguide.com/forum.jspa?forumID=700010826" target="_blank">Masters of Horror entry is posted today</a>, complete with a poll. Feel free to stop by and read it. I'd love for it to become a popular "underground" blog for tvguide.com. Let me know your thoughts, and visit me over there often, okay?<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-7144413243486689082006-10-26T10:06:00.000-05:002006-10-26T10:22:14.348-05:00Feeling Pretty Raw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/2854/1972/1600/mac_up.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/2854/1972/320/mac_up.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Thanks so much for your comments yesterday, everyone... it is very comforting to receive thoughts and cyber hugs during such a difficult time... <br /><br />I'm pretty much trading off hysterical crying with just feeling plain ol' numb. I really had a hard time vaccuuming around "his" area last night - the place in front of the couch where his bed was, where he laid at my feet every night and where we gathered around him during his final hours of consciousness. I had to stop. I know it isn't true and it probably sounds melodramatic, but I felt like I was sweeping "him" away... I wanted to see his hair tufts and I wanted to smell him... it seemed like a betrayal to clean up after him, but we needed to restore balance and order to things... for whatever reason, I had a really hard time doing that last night. <br /><br />We only spent two hours at work, then G and I left. G treated us to dinner at Lanna Thai, which was SO medicinal. He also bought me Season 1 of The Addams Family on DVD, which we kept on through most of the evening, to cheer us. We also bought a plant in MacReady's honor. It's called a "Louisiana Red." We thought it would be a great choice because we always called him our "Big Red." Several years ago, G's mom had painted a wonderful porcelain husky statuette for us, and made it look like Macready's coloring... I don't think I could ever convey how grateful I was to have that last night. I put MacReady's collar around the statuette's neck, and put it in front of "his plant." We'll be adding a nice framed 8x10 photo of him, his "clay paw print" and a section of his favorite blanket into the shrine. <br /><br />I've been trying so hard to replace the images of him drifting away with the images of him being cute, naughty and funny... but it's hard. The memory of their death is so clear and raw at first, and that's the hard part. I have had many moments of giggling since yesterday, though. That dog was such a character, and as the memories of putting him to sleep fade away, I can guarantee that much laughter and fun memories will take over and replace the pain. <br /><br />Of course, the kitties knew that something was wrong, so they piled up on top of me and loved on me a lot. If we didn't have them, it would have been even more difficult to be home experiencing that void he's left. To say I miss him terribly is an understatement. I feel so empty without him. He was such a part of me, and it hurts like hell to lose him. But you know... it is better to have loved and lost, then to never have loved at all. The love and affection between me and my pets is most definitely two-way... and my life is better for it, loss and all.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-34121024168192874132006-10-25T14:42:00.000-05:002006-10-25T15:03:48.510-05:00MacReady is Gone<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvo-nini/235298599/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/96/235298599_7bff61fc42.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NiNi's Sleepy Pup" /></a><br /><br />We had to put MacReady to sleep this morning. He was my first dog, and we fell madly in love with each other at first sight [just like how his daddy and I fell at first sight]. I am absolutely heart broken.<br /><br />His cancer returned. We gave him a really happy extra year. He was in his mind, and left his decaying body in total peace. We all slept on the floor together last night, like a slumber party, and he died with me, G and his favorite blanket. He reached a comatose state at home, so he wasn't even aware of anything by the time we got to the vet, which was comforting, because his last coherent memory was at home with us.<br /><br />The vet assistant does a sweet thing for pet owners. She's putting MacReady's paw print into clay for us, complete with his date of birth and death and his name. It'll be so nice to have that in loving memory of him. He was such a momma's boy, and I'll never, ever forget his blue eyes, his love of snuggling with me, his mischievous spirit, and the way he worked day in and day out to protect his pack. He was an amazing guy who loved his family so much, just as his family loved him.<br /><br />The photo above was taken on a night when he and I had so much fun... it was 3AM, and we were laying on the floor together in the media room, just listening to music and snuggling. He really had a good run. Greg and I had promised him and each other that if the cancer returned, we wouldn't let it utterly destroy him, and we held to that promise, even though it was a very difficult. <br /><br />Goodbye, my sweet boy. My Pooky Bear. I miss you already.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161644518021362672006-10-23T17:59:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:52:12.548-05:00Halloween Squidoo LensOh great, I've found another addiction. It's called Squidoo. You'll just have to see it to understand it [if you don't know Squidoo].<br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/gothicmusician/" target="_blank">Click on this link and take a look at my Halloween lens</a>! There's videos, a "monster poll," lists of movie recommendations and "TV Scream Listings." It is WAY fun, and I'm WAY addicted. Take the poll and give me a "star rating," would ya? If you decide to set up a lens on any topics, let me know so that I can "lens roll" you!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161643929917438962006-10-23T17:46:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:53:34.638-05:00New Caprica, I Hardly Knew Ye<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/desktop_starbuck_1024.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/320/desktop_starbuck_1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The fleet is going to hit the fan. They're reunited, no longer divided, and now this war has taken on dimensions that no one was prepared for. Is it any wonder that every Friday, I find myself wishing that Battlestar Galactica were eight hours long? I can hardly stand it when each episode reaches another jaw-dropping end; I want the show to continue for the rest of the weekend! Then again, the intensity and real-life parallels of the show could leave me a bit exhausted with that much exposure... I don't want to admit it, but I s'pose a weekly dose is all that I am emotionally prepared to handle. Oh Lord, it's hard to be a Galacticaddict!<br /><br />Speaking of emotionally prepared, I have to say my biggest shock of this week's episode was watching Saul "put his wife to sleep." All along, my feelings towards Ellen Tigh have been similar to my feelings for Gaius Baltar. They're both characters that I love to hate and hate to love. At one time, I even thought that maybe Ellen was a cylon! She's obviously so toxic, especially to Saul, but at the same time, I can't help but empathize with her, because just enough of her humanity shows its face when least expected. That's one of the great things about this show's writing: these writers don't let us get comfortable with seeing the characters in black and white. The lines between hero and villain are often blurred, and a Science Fiction show becomes one of the most eloquent social commentaries one could ever be challenged with. <br /><br />This was one of the few times that Ellen's toxic actions were seemingly motivated by love – at least, her selfish version of it. On the surface, I understood that in her warped mind, "she did it all for love," so I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. But when I "consider the Saul," it's obvious to me that he would have rather died in that prison than jeopardize The Resistance. Had Ellen really known her husband and felt true love for him, she would have chosen a different kind of sacrifice to help him. Maybe she would have taken up arms with The Resistance, rather than use her womanly assets as a weapon. Even though her acts seemed like love, it was a selfish, toxic version of it, and Saul had to do what he had to do for the survival of his species. To me, the whole scene when Saul cried for her, telling her "I love you, you know," was such a tangible one. Haven't most of us felt a deep love for somebody toxic to us? And haven't we felt a genuine sense of mourning and loss, even though severing ties with that person is ultimately best for us? I know I have.<br /><br />Toxicity. Ugh. What a relief to see Starbuck stab that Leoben and this time, have a way out before that snake grew another new skin! That is one character that is not in the "gray area" for me. He is creepy, he is evil, and I wanted to take a shower after he forced Kara to "declare her love" and kiss him. Ew, yuck, ew. I’d had a feeling that when sweet little Casey "had fallen" down the stairs, that Leoben pushed her, and now I'm absolutely sure of it.<br /><br />It was a huge surprise to find that Casey was not a cylon-Starbuck hybrid, but a stolen human. The look on Kara's face when Casey and her real mother reunited was heartbreaking and profound. The extent of Leoben's manipulation surprised even Kara, I believe, but so did Kara's newfound understanding of a mother's fierce love and protection. I believe that this knowledge will come in very handy for Starbuck as the war picks up intensity... and be a detriment to the cylons. <br /><br />Three moments gave me the most goosebumps this episode:<br />[Every episode contains many of those moments].<br /> <br />1. Apollo finally growing back some space stones and taking his place as the Apollo we've all known, complete with disobeying orders and saving the mission, despite what "dad" told him to do. "I never could read your handwriting." So perfect. <br /><br />2. Laura Roslin taking her command of the Presidential ship. She looks so graceful and dignified behind that desk.<br /><br />3. Commander Adama's grin as he walked around, cleanly shaven, observing with proud serenity his reunited fleet getting back to work.<br /><br />As the season continues, will all be fair in love and war? Some of the cylons are beginning to understand the concept of "love," and the fleet is back together. Will the cylons' reunion with Hera make them into a greater force than what the fleet is prepared to fight, or will love for this child throw the cylons off-guard and deeply change them? Will Gaius Baltar and Number Six betray the cylons, or stand even stronger on their side? Will Sharon betray The Fleet after learning that she was lied to about Hera's death? Will The Fleet want to fight for New Caprica, or decide to move on and find Earth? Will we see more of Richard "Zarek/Original Apollo" Hatch? [I hope so]! And finally, my biggest question: will this show ever get the Emmy and Golden Globe nominations that it so completely deserves?<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161400053740221262006-10-20T21:52:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:54:37.151-05:00Spooooky Art Contest and Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/niniburkart.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/400/niniburkart.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Thanks to <a href="http://www.brandelion.com/fools/?p=230" target="_blank">Brandelion</a>, I've decided to participate in <a href="http://penelopeillustration.com/" target="_blank">Penelope Illustration's</a> <a href="http://penelopeillustration.com/projects/halloween2006/" target="_blank">Black & Orange Creative Halloween Contest & Gallery.</a><br /><br />I'm admittedly not a very good graphic artist, but I didn't enter it to win; I just enjoyed browsing through the gallery so much, I felt inspired to <span style="font-weight:bold;">try</span> something.<br /><br />My entry is based on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0cb3ZDnebs" target="_blank">"Fantomatique" video</a>, and I'm personally happy with it. I've named it "Necronomicon."<br /><br />If you want to become absolutely amazed and delighted with cute to artsy to disturbing Halloween art in a black and orange palette, <a href="http://penelopeillustration.com/projects/halloween2006/gallery.html" target="_blank">browse through the artist gallery</a> and enjoy! [<a href="http://cyclefreaks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sneffnee</a> will love it because orange is one of her favorite colors].<br /><br />One of my personal favorites [and I swear, it's without bias] is Bran's submission, which is on Page 2. It's the one that says <a href="http://penelopeillustration.com/projects/halloween2006/gallery2.html" target="_blank">"A Flower For My True Love Lost at Sea"</a> - 3rd row down, 3rd thumbnail from the left. I also love the very first <a href="http://penelopeillustration.com/projects/halloween2006/gallery.html" target="_blank">Nosferatu image on page 1</a>. I love so many of them, I'll be browsing through this gallery often well after Halloween has ended.<br /><br />Feel free to point out your favorites in my comments, here!<br /><img src="http://www.corvo-music.com/smilies/creative.gif"><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161398630699981922006-10-20T21:42:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:55:20.616-05:00From FactCheck.org<a href="http://www.factcheck.org/article457.html" target="_blank">Whether Democrats would actually be any less zealous than Republicans about keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists is a matter of opinion which we leave to the judgment of our readers. However, we do note that this ad offers no proof of that</a>.<br /><br />–by Brooks Jackson and Emi Kolawole<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161371893234873842006-10-20T14:08:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:55:57.141-05:00A DedicationTo the two-time anonymous <strike>visitor</strike> twat who is so very fond of curse words that begin with "B."<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-iVokp_tpDo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-iVokp_tpDo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161277735621152082006-10-19T11:40:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:57:56.305-05:00My "Dark Ages"I've received hate mail here before after having expressed my disdain for Fundamentalist Christianity. What many do not realize is that I once was a Fundamentalist Christian. As a matter of fact, the whole reason I wound up in this city was I packed up and headed down South to "serve" as a musician for Christ in one of the largest, most active Fundamentalist churches in the country. My family was horrified and puzzled by this, because even though I was a Catholic my whole life, I'd never been a judgmental right-winger. Why the sudden transformation? What happened to their daughter?<br /><br />Yesterday, I received an email from my mom's boss [one of the coolest guys in the world]! They were having a healthy conversation at work, talking about how seemingly sensible people often get sucked into this radical religious movement, and seem to genuinely lose their minds in the process. Knowing that I was once one of those puzzling people, they wanted my perspective, so I indulged them. This is a looong post, but it's something I've wanted to "let out" on this blog for years. The time and the climate in this country is right for this post. If I get hate mail, that's totally fine, because I was once one of those that would have <b>sent</b> hate mail in response to the post that this is about to be... I understand where they're coming from... it wouldn't <b>validate</b> their judgment of me, but I understand the mindset.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">On 10/18/06, XXXXX wrote:<br />Subject: ????</span> <br /><br />Jeannine,<br />How did you manage to proceed from *RWRRRCThugism to the Devil and how are they related? Actually, even though it may not seem like it, this is really a serious question. We were trying to figure out how come seemingly (at one time) reasonable and rational people end up in the radical religious right with no regard for others. love "S"</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From: JeanNiNi<br />To: XXXXX<br />Cc: Mom and Dad<br />Date: Oct 18, 2006 5:05 PM<br />Subject: Re: ???? Christianity and The Devil</span><br /><br />Wow, what a question! I wish I'd been there in person to join in the conversation! But here's my .02 on the subject in writing. :o)<br /><br />The short story: rational and reasonable people can be brainwashed when they're "fertile" for this crap. All it takes is for one to be feeling vulnerable or lost in life, and it opens up a door for sane people to suddenly become raving lunatics [and zombies] for Christ. Add to that the feeling that they're on a "mission" to "save the world," and they're actually quite similar to Jihadists.<br /><br />My own personal "religious" experience was extremely emotional, and I was very young [and stupid]. I THOUGHT that it was a profound religious experience, but it turns out, it was 100% emotional frenzy. Loud music, speaking in tongues, dancing and intense physical stuff going on in these services. It's actually been proven that it has similar effects on a person's brain as getting brainwashed.<br /><br />So when people think they've felt a "real" hand of "God" touch them, they become brainwashed. The only people that will ever find a way out are the naturally inquisitive and smart ones, who don't just accept things at "face value," and eventually start digging a little deeper, which I [thankfully] did. Also, people who are born into Christian families already have that set of beliefs present in their lives, so it's easy to tip into the Fundamentalist side of it, because it's only a few degrees removed from the non-Fundamentalist denominations.<br /><br />After spending years studying the Bible and witnessing the rampant hypocrisy in Christianity - Fundamentalist Christianity in particular - I realized that 1. The Bible is a book of mythology and parables that shouldn't be taken any more literally than Greek Mythology. 2. "God" as a "big man in the sky" is obviously a patriarchal belief, and a way to subdue women. 3. Christianity has been a political device and a way to control the people for centuries. 4. Christianity is a HUGE money-maker in the Western world. 5. It's all a LIE and I got pissed.<br /><br />SO! That leads me to the "devil connection." For me, the demonic imagery and the darkness present in my art is simply a way to rebel against the lies and to rattle the cages of the people who've lost their friggin' minds. It's not a "literal" belief in "The Devil." If I believed in "The Devil," then it would mean that I still believe in Christianity, because "The Devil" was created by Christian leadership, and used to scare people into submission. So the natural step for anyone in rebelling against this Christian mind-control is to embrace the imagery and the concept of the Devil, just as a giant "fuck you" to fundies. [And it's FUN getting hate mail from them, actually - yes, we've gotten hate mail for being "demonic"].<br /><br />Now, there ARE some VERY cool people that are Christians [my parents are two of 'em], but my anger is at Fundamentalists, not at people who use the Bible as parables of faith, love and who truly follow the teachings of Christ. Jesus represents love, tolerance and forgiveness to many, but unfortunately, it's the "Fundies" that are the most vocal, violent and hateful; because they've now de-humanized anyone who doesn't believe the way they do, so they're capable [now] of great evil in the name of "God." Many Christians will never get to that point, but the ones who do are the most powerful, because they're the most "pro-active" about their faith. They're also great at raising money and positions of power, just like The Vatican. Fundamentalism today is as powerful and corrupt as The Vatican.<br /><br />Finally, I want you to know that I'm not a Satanist and neither is G. I consider myself an eclectic Pagan and a Pantheist, and G considers himself a Pantheist:<br /><br /><blockquote>Pantheism (Greek: πάν ( 'pan' ) = all and Theos = God) literally means " God is All" and "All is God". It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. More detailed definitions tend to emphasize the idea that natural law, existence, and the universe (the sum total of all that is, was, and shall be) is represented or personified in the theological principle of 'God'.</blockquote><br />Also, here's the lyrics to our song "The Devils," which was written by me:<br /> <blockquote>THE DEVILS © 2005 NiNi Burkart / CORVO<br /><br /> It's time to stop this reaching out to me<br /> Blood on your hands won't set me free<br /><br /> {{ YOU'RE SO ON FIRE<br /> YOU'RE BURNING ME ALIVE }}<br /> So how's the view from way up there?<br /> So turned askiew in heaven's glare<br /><br /> [what demon did you choose to be your lover?]<br /> Fear me the gypsy<br /> [what was his name?]<br /> Fear me the strange<br /> [what was the oath you were forced to render him?]<br /> Cast out your friend - your love<br /> [where did you consummate your union?]<br /> All in the name of...<br /> [what mark did the demon make on your body?]<br /> Execute your reason<br /> All in the name of...<br /> Faith<br /><br /> {{ YOU'RE SO ON FIRE YOU'RE<br /> BURNING ME ALIVE<br /> WHEN DID YOU BECOME MY INQUISITION? }}</blockquote><br />This song is basically my response to all of the Christians in my life that abandoned me and judged me when I left RWRRRCThugism. [What a great term]! Also, these questions in the song...<br /> <blockquote>What demon did you choose to be your lover?<br /> What was his name?<br /> What was the oath you were forced to render him?<br /> <br /> Where did you consummate your union?<br /> What mark did the demon make on your body?</blockquote><br />...are all historically documented questions that the Grand Inquisition asked while torturing women during the burning times. WOMEN WERE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS BY CHRISTIANS WHILE BEING TORTURED! Well, why doesn't anyone question the Christian church and condemn it for those horrible times? Isn't torturing and killing thousands and thousands of women just as evil as what Hitler did in Germany? I think so. Yet, nobody in the Christian church even bats an eye at that part of Christianity's history.<br /><br />The first most frightening thing I ever did after I left the Christian [Fundamentalist] church was learn about Wicca and Paganism. It was frightening because I was taught that it was evil. Turns out, their main "creed" is: "If it harms none, do as you will." Hm. Sounds like Jesus' "golden rule," eh? Turns out my pastor was wrong about "witches" channeling demons and casting hexes on people.<br /><br />The second most frightening thing I ever did was dig into Satanism to learn more about it. Let me write out for you the principals of Satanism - this will surprise you [I'm sure] as much as it did me. <br /> <blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Satanic Golden Rule</span><br /><br /> The Satanist does not believe in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic idea of God; the function of God is performed and satisfied by the Satanist him/herself. That is, the needs of worship, ritual, and religious/spiritual focus are directed, effectively, inwards towards the Satanist, as opposed to outwards, towards God.<br /><br /> LaVey [Satanism's founder] proposes instead that as all gods are creations of man, worship of an external deity is worship of its creator by proxy. He suggests, then, that the rational Satanist should instead internalize his god, and therefore worship himself; hence the Satanic maxim, "I am my own god."<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">It follows that Satanism shuns the idea of belief in all other deities as well, including, to the surprise of many, Satan. Satan is viewed as a literary archetype, along the lines of John Milton's epic hero. This archetype is viewed not as a negative figure, but as a positive image of pride and mastery in opposition to servitude, faith, and humility.</span><br /><br /> Belief in any such externalized deities is generally considered grounds for excluding someone as a Satanist, and devil worship in particular is considered nothing more than a misguided inversion of Christianity.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth</span><br /><br /> 1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.<br /> 2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.<br /> 3. When in another's lair, show him respect or else do not go there.<br /> 4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.<br /> 5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.</span><br /> 7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.<br /> 8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.<br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">9. Do not harm little children.</span><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.</span><br /> 11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.<br /></blockquote><br />What? Satanists don't sacrifice children or animals? Turns, out true Satanists do not. Anyone who's commited murder as a "Satanic sacrifice" is just sociopathic to begin with, and "Satanism" was what they chose as their reason to kill. Real Satanists actually live by a pretty respectful "moral code." They're just very hedonistic and self-centered. I myself am a servant by nature; I like to help people and reach out to them, so Satanism just isn't my natural tendency. However, I do respect Satanists and am friends with quite a few. They are some of the most intelligent people I've ever known.<br /><br />Anyway, turns out, all of those stories about Witchcraft and Satanism as portrayed by the church AND the media is [surprise surprise] a way to control the people. And as I learn more about the religions of the world, I grow more and more grateful that I left Fundamentalism behind me... I consider that 5-year period "my Dark Ages." :o(<br /><br />SO! That's my rant for the day. Let me know what you think!<br /><br />Love,<br />JeanNiNi<br /><br />He responded that he learned a lot from this "rant" and enjoyed reading it. My Mom was amazed by it... in a good way. I have a feeling she's not "worried" about me anymore... I know that many people jump to conclusions when an artist's work is pretty dark and disturbing. Believe me, we're actually some very well-adjusted people, mainly because our art helps us channel the dark stuff in positive ways.<br /><br />*RWRRRCThugs = Right Wing Radical Reactionary Rebornagain Christian Thugs<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161184061476514692006-10-18T10:06:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:57:23.062-05:00Religious Right's Assault Grows<blockquote>"<a href="http://www.defconamerica.org/evergreen_taf.html">Our job is to reclaim America for Christ, no matter what the cost.</a>" -Rev. D. James Kennedy</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161097324743328362006-10-17T09:45:00.000-05:002006-10-24T13:59:09.373-05:00The Horror of Amadeus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/amadeus_cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/320/amadeus_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I was thinking this morning about certain movies that I like to watch every year during fall and winter, and of course, in October, the horror films dramatically increase. Sure, we watch horror films just about every weekend anyway, but in October, the DVD player is constantly looping through old favorites and new finds.<br /><br />One movie that I really get in the mood for this time of year is <a href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A1764" target="_blank">Amadeus</a>, and while thinking about getting my DVD out and watching it for about the 40th time, I thought about how this film is actually a horror film for me. <br /><br />The story is based on a Viennese urban legend in which a "mediocre" composer, Salieri becomes consumed with jealousy and driven to murder. The film kicks off with Salieri's graphic suicide attempt, which is visually tattooed into my brain forever. At the core of Salieri's thorough and masterful murder plot is the "ghost" of Amadeus' father, represented by a creepy mask. When Salieri denounces God and the Christian church, the scene is very similar to <a href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:6939~T2" target="_blank">Coppola's Dracula</a>, in which Dracul laments about the very same betrayal. Even though Salieri doesn't shape shift into an enormous bat-demon, he looks just as monstrous in those scenes, and the venom he spouts is just as chilling.<br /><br />Then there's the whole musical underscore. The haunting sounds of choir boys in churches; the frightening scenes from one of Mozart's darkest operas, Don Giovanni, in which the huge ghost bursts through the walls and sings his horrifying refrain. The somber movements of Mozart's Requiem, a funeral mass written for his dead father resounds throughout, and it really gets under the skin. <br /><br />The movie is haunting and disturbing, but so incredibly beautiful at the same time. I even remember our drive home after having seen it in the theater in the '80s. It was dark, cold, rainy and foggy, like the closing scene of the film, and I was thoroughly creeped out to my core. <br /><br />It's a masterful film and absolutely mood-drenched and veiled in what seems like many, many ghosts from Mozart's life, both real and imagined. I highly recommend seeing it if you have not... especially on a cold, rainy night.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161029757876171102006-10-16T15:01:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:13:09.199-05:00My Other Car is a Dragula<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/bumper_sticker.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/320/bumper_sticker.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I created this as a <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo/1949709" target="_blank">bumper sticker and license plate frame</a> <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo" target="_blank">at our shop</a>. I've gotta say, I love how it turned out! I googled this concept and searched for "Dragula" on CafePress before creating it, and didn't find anyone else who'd thought of this, which surprised me. G wants the license plate frame and I want the bumper sticker. <br /><img src="http://www.corvo-music.com/smilies/creative.gif"><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1161026895604785742006-10-16T14:27:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:01:22.553-05:00Total. Chills.<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iYhCn0jf46U"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iYhCn0jf46U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1160750112098866272006-10-13T09:35:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:02:46.450-05:00Our Video For "Fantomatique" is Posted!<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/O0cb3ZDnebs"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/O0cb3ZDnebs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Our video for Fantomatique is up! Please stop by YouTube, rate it and comment! <br /><br />Happy Friday the 13th!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1160582614755866922006-10-11T10:39:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:03:35.160-05:00Battlestar Baghdad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/desktop_keyart_1024.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/320/desktop_keyart_1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>An <a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/blogs/idolchatter/2006/10/battlestar-baghdad.html" target="_blank">excellent article</a> on the opening episode of this season's <a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/" target="_blank">Battlestar Galactica</a>.<br /><br />One thing that remains resonant with me as Battlestar Galactica pushes buttons and explores both spiritual and political themes is that... when we lose our sense of humanity, we lose our ability to thrive and evolve as a species. The only way that the cylons have been able to evolve is to take on human form, and to surprisingly, begin to feel, think and believe things that they hadn't anticipated when starting this whole "birthing" experiment.<br /><br />It's equally as thought-provoking to experience the "human" cylons presenting a whole new "face" of "the enemy" to the fleet/civilians, making it more difficult for humans to kill them without thinking about it first. The same conflict is more and more present as the human cyclons interact with the fleet/civilians. It's interesting that what seems to be de-programming "Sharon" is her capacity to feel emotions like love, trust and recently... loyalty to people that she was once programmed to destroy. It's really an eloquent way to explore these issues without being "preachy" or taking one particular side. <br /><br />I love Galactica because it explores all of the gray areas in some very deep and profound political, social and spiritual issues. These issues are far too complex to be cut and dried, black and white. When we begin thinking in black and white terms, we may as well all be robots too. I'm always so thrilled when art and fiction remind us of these very resonant real-life things... it's why I loved <a href="http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank">V for Vendetta</a>, too... come to think of it, Galactica really has that same epic and profound scale as V for Vendetta... except on a weekly basis, which is great!<br /><br />I'm really pleased that Galactica earned a Peabody Award, because it's been confounding and disappointing to see it passed by at the Emmy's and Golden Globes year after year. It's because Science Fiction has a "stigma" attached to it; it's been that way for years. Nobody on "the boards" of "esteemed Hollywood societies" want to give credit to Science Fiction as a relevant and award-worthy genre. I hope that maybe Galactica can tear down that stigma. I know that Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide have wanted it to take home some awards... maybe that will encourage the rest of the "industry" to take notice and give them the "official acclaim" that's been long overdue.<br /><br />This season looks like it will be the darkest ever, and I cannot wait to see how life on New Caprica all unfolds. <br /><br /><b>SPOILER ALERT:</b><br /><br />What did you all think of the first episode? What do you think is going to happen with Starbuck now that she has a half-cylon daughter?<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1160089480263820032006-10-05T17:36:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:12:30.713-05:00Creepy Crawly Art By Me!I loved to draw when I was little... mostly, I'd draw album art from my favorite bands and hang the art as posters in my room, but I'd also create unique things like fashion designs and harlequin masks, which came purely from my imagination.<br /><p>I've been working my ass off on getting an <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo" target="_blank">online store put up for Corvo</a>, but as G and I discussed our goals, we realized that we didn't want it to be purely band merchandise; we wanted it to be a place to further express ourselves and proudly display our art.<br /><p>I'm sure you've all heard of CafePress.com. It's been around for a long time, and I've seen a few of you sell stuff there. Since there's no overhead to start a shop, this seemed the best way for a starving band to get some t-shirts and stickers created for fans, without paying a ton of money and being stuck with a closet full of stuff we can't sell. Shortly after finishing our first two <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo/1247190" target="_blank">band</a> <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo/1271106" target="_blank">designs</a>, we started to come up with fun and original Gothic designs, which has been so much fun! Recently, I created a New Orleans Vampire themed design called <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=corvo.1832735" target="_blank">"Lost Soul,"</a> and G created a creepy tree design called <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=corvo.1371421" target="_blank">"Strange Garden."</a> <br /><p>For Halloween, I created a new design that I am so proud of, because I finally went out and bought myself a sketch book and illustrated my vision by hand. My idea was to create "wings" made of spider webs for the back of the shirts, and a black widow's "hourglass" for the front. Of course, Edward Gorey and Tim Burton are always huge inspirations to me visually, so... I'm sure you won't be surprised to see how my design turned out:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/1600/web_wings_sample.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/298/624/320/web_wings_sample.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p>I even designed the widow herself! I am like a "proud mommy" with how this drawing turned out, and I'm already scheming to create more hand-drawn designs. The biggest surprise about this store is how I've reconnected with my ability to draw, which was buried a long time ago... I feel like a little kid again, and I'm having so much coming up with all sorts of deviant things.<br /><p>So this is the part where I tell you to buy my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=corvo.1921704" target="_blank">"Widow Noir"</a> t-shirts and accessories, especially if you want something for Halloween that nobody else will have! You'll help G and I with band expenses and you'll be contributing to a greater cause too. -We're donating 10% of sales from the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/corvo/1371418" target="_blank">"Dark Nature"</a> collection to Oprah's Angel Network, to help continue to rebuild hurricane-ravaged areas of the United States. Not only are we donating 10%, we're going to match each 10% made from sales! Since black widows are the creepy crawly side of "dark nature," we've included this design in that collection, which will continue to grow [pun intended]. What's really cool about the Angel Network is that even $5 can go a long, long way. We realized this after watching what she and Jon Bon Jovi had done by building new houses for Katrina victims... and it inspired us to do something on a continual basis for people who are trying to rebuild their lives after having gone through natural disasters.<br /><p>If you have any advice or input on the way we've designed our shop, or regarding ease of navigation, feel free to <a href="mailto:niniburkart@gmail.com">email me</a>. I really want to make this a special place filled with unique and darkly artistic stuff that can help fund the band. What I'm really loving right now is that <b>I</b> want one of everything! It's really satisfying creating the kind of designs that I truly love myself, and would wear or put in my own house. <br /><p><img src="http://www.corvo-music.com/smilies/happy.gif"><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1159911708560837662006-10-03T16:34:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:13:36.679-05:00Perspectives of Fear<blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">From: NiNi <br />To: Husband<br />Subject: Huh?</span><br /><blockquote>"Our school children should never fear safety when they enter their classroom," Bush said.</blockquote><br />Um... I doubt that they're <span style="font-style:italic;">fearing safety</span>. Maybe <span style="font-style:italic;">concerned</span> about their safety, maybe fear <span style="font-style:italic;">for</span> their safety? What a blue-blooded cornhole.<br /><br /><p><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">-----Original Message-----<br />From: Husband <br />To: NiNi<br />Subject: RE: Huh?</span><br /><blockquote>"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 Address</blockquote><br /><blockquote>"The only thing we have is fear." -- George W. Bush, 2006 Address</blockquote><br />--------------</blockquote></blockquote><br /><img src="http://www.corvo-music.com/smilies/angry.gif"><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1159899588457795142006-10-03T13:12:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:23:38.593-05:00Senators: Don't Cover Up for a Child Sex Predator<blockquote>[Contributed by <a href="http://www.workingforchange.com/" target="_blank">Working Assets</a>]<br /><br />Americans were shocked to learn this past weekend that a United States Representative, Mark Foley (R-FL), had been sending sexually-explicit e-mails and instant messages to 15- and 16-year-old boys participating in the House Page (internship for high school students) program. Rep. Foley -- who, ironically, co-chaired the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus in the House -- has now resigned and checked himself into a clinic for rehabilitation of alcoholism.<br /><br />But the members of the House leadership -- foremost among them Dennis Hastert -- were not shocked, because they already knew.<br /><br />It's become quite clear in recent days that several other high-ranking members of the House of Representatives knew about Mr. Foley's despicable (and possibly illegal) behavior -- and took no steps to stop it. At least five prominent Representatives (Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-IL; Majority Leader John Boehner, R-OH; Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-NY; Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-LA; and Rep. John Shimkus, R-IL) <a href="http://rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/15263-1.html" target="_blank">have admitted</a> that they knew of the initial set of inappropriate emails from Foley to a 16-year-old former House page.<br /><br />Could it be that the House leadership cared more about protecting one of their own than protecting the safety of their teenage pages?<br /><br />It has also been revealed that the FBI had copies of these email messages in July -- <a href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=163" target="_blank">yet failed to act</a>. Why? Was the Bush administration more concerned with protecting a powerful ally in Congress than with protecting children?<br /><br />We need to get to the bottom of this matter immediately. The best disinfectant in a situation like this is sunshine -- and lots of it. Who knew what, and when? What laws (such as those prohibiting the solicitation of sexual acts from a minor) <a href="http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/10/various-foley-scandal-items.html" target="_blank">may have been broken</a>, and who may have failed to report such cases to the appropriate authorities for prosecution? The American people have a right to know.<br /><br />Congress rushed back into special session to intervene in the case of Terry Schiavo. They should interrupt their campaigning, return to Washington, and insist on an immediate full investigation and disclosure.<br /><br /><b>Call to action:</b><br /><a href="http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=21455&afccode=n74txt" target="_blank">Click Here to Send an Email to Your Representative to return to Washington immediately for a special session of Congress to investigate the possible cover-up of Representative Mark Foley's sexual-predatory behavior</a>.<br /><br />The Los Angeles Times is now reporting that Rep. Foley's behavior was anything but secret on Capitol Hill.</blockquote><br /><br />You know... Oprah's main issue this year is to get laws put into place to truly bust and <span style="font-weight:bold;">seriously</span> convict child predators. I would love to see her jump all over this Foley situation.... she is just <b>slightly</b> influencial, after all.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1158819184346158412006-09-21T01:13:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:24:27.454-05:00Stolen Babies' Tim Burtonesque Video<b>Stolen Babies</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/5GcZHxXTW90"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/5GcZHxXTW90" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Dammit. I sure do wish that WE'D made this video! I think I like Stolen Babies' music, too.... it's definitely interesting.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1158677695620210382006-09-19T09:53:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:25:27.651-05:00Don't let the Senate let President Bush off the hook for breaking the lawThis week, the Senate is planning to quietly hold a vote that would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans.<br /><br />The bill would let the administration off the hook for breaking the law and make it legal to wiretap Americans, in secret, without any oversight whenever they want to.<br /><br />Democrats and some Republicans are holding strong against it, and if enough of us speak up we can stop it. Can you sign the petition opposing the Republican move to pardon President Bush for breaking the law?<br /><br />[<a href="http://pol.moveon.org/dontpardon/" target="_blank">Please Sign the Petition</a>]<br /><br />Please also re-post this news in your blogs, or forward via email to your contacts! -Thanks.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16157478.post-1158181977925736552006-09-13T16:12:00.000-05:002006-10-24T14:26:55.571-05:00It's Scrobble Time!<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/corvo_the_band/?chartstyle=rayces"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/rayces/recenttracks/corvo_the_band.gif" border="0" alt="corvo_the_band's Profile Page" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping</div>NiNihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08173477044142841137noreply@blogger.com0