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mars-onthe-moon · 3 years ago

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Hey Mars, thank you for the last chapter ! It was good as always !!

I have one question: what is your Bill!Loki like ? :o I know you mentioned him as Lucifer too and im still not over how well that lore works (plus confirmed by the simpsons lmao)

Take care !

Yes we have a freakin trickster god icon on our hands… And Jesus XD

I also love that google’s first suggestion for Loki is literally this… “a cunning trickster who has the ability to change his shape and sex” Which is also too perfect??? Like did Alex mean to open this multi-verse, multi-mythology can of Alaskan Bull Worms? Idk but I like to believe he’s a reincarnation of Bill too i.e. he knew what he was doing.

AnD cAn We TaLk AbOuT hOw LoKi iS AsSoCiAtEd WiTh ThE rUnE ᛒ (B for Bill hehe) which is represented by birch! As in Axolotl’s poem referencing: Watches from with in birch trees?!!!

Lmaaaao not this actually being the real reason I studied comparative religion.

Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma; Loki bar flærða tíma - Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub; Loki was fortunate in his deceit

To be honest, I think I lack the most knowledge in Norse mythology. Greek and Roman is where I mainly found my interests as a kid and I got some Christianity and Judeo-Christianity under my belt so I can argue with those special relatives. For divination I mostly use tarot, though I do own a few sets of runes that I try to pick up from time to time.

I think it’s very interesting too, you have mention of Æsir or Jötunn which I guess are like gods and giants? It reminds me a lot of Judaism and Islam where angels would mate with giants and create offspring known as nephilim which were djinn or demons. In Judaism they are also called fallen angels.

You’ll see this alignment with Eve and the garden of Eden and the apple as well.

There is the garden of Eden and then you have Idun, The Norse goddess of spring (life/plant life) and apples/fruit, meant for the gods that provided immortality.

Then you have apples/figs being used as the device that caused Adam and Eve to be exiled from the garden.

Adam and Eve were the first two humans (poor Lilith) which are eerily similar sounding to Ask and Embla, Norse’s first two humans.

On the tree of knowledge you have the snake/dragon either seen as Lilith or Lucifer/devil tempting Eve and at the bottom of Yggdrasil you have the dragon entity, Nidhogg as well. This could be associated with the devil as a punisher like character that tortures or feeds on corpses of damned souls in hel/hell. Hel being the daughter of Loki (ayyyy we back on track).

I guess I’ve never really thought about what Bill would look like visually as Loki. I guess just as close to Norse myth. Same with attitude. In my story, when Bill calls upon Ax is reincarnated, Ax always gives him a choice. He can try again as Bill, a form that is kind of Bill’s main identity or he can create a new reality and reincarnate there as a different god, creating these different mythological dimensions which humans/prophets tune into and bam there’s your religion and Bill’s your uncle… and literally everything else. So he’s all knowing, but he also can’t recall everything from these fractured forms because Ax can see an OP character coming from a mile a way and needs to add some restrictions. These other forms Bill takes, like Loki, would remember very little of Bill except for Déjà vu and therefore I just imagine them like how it’s written in myth. I am in love with the idea that Bill is the force that propels these mythologies forward, each time he burns a world, he’s forced to take a new form and in a weird si-fi logic way, that’s how we get religions.

I think it fits so well because all religions have influenced one another in some way and so we get these really specific things aligning in beliefs that seem completely different. A fun (but totally nerdy) game to play is to start out with one religion and compare it to another and then another and see how far away you can get from the original. The end product still will loop back into the first one in some way.

Also on Jan 8th we say goodbye to Xolotl our evening star and welcome Lucifer the morning star as Venus takes her inferior conjunction spot in the dawning sky. You go Aphrodite!

Hopefully that answers ur Q… probably more than you wanted to know woops 😅 Also thanks for the chapter feedback! Glad it went ok!

#bill ci the all seeing eye #bill ci the triangle guy #bill cipher #gravity falls #billdip #human bill cipher #bill x dipper #fanfic #the simpsons #mythology #three points where two lines meet #I could literally talk about this all day so I will stop now

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sussex-nature-lover · 4 years ago

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Tuesday 16th February 2021

Normal Service and some Out of the Ordinary News

I’ve got to say that I don’t quite know where my head is at lately, let’s blame disturbed sleep shall we - might as well. I’ve been doing my customary waking around 2-3am and then napping, waking again around 5-6ish for the day and watching the cricket, which has taken up the best part of the morning. Although that makes the days seem long, they’ve been full and my blog has ended up being written piecemeal here and there and then being rather last minute. Inevitably errors occur when you write that way and I haven’t made the time to read through properly before pressing post. Usually I’m fairly meticulous, but I’ve ended up rushing, so I’ve resolved to do better. Side-note to both my football and the England crickets teams, you should do the same. Liverpool FC play tonight in Hungary, 8pm our time should you need to know (Champions’ League)

Yesterday was a very dull and grey day, cold, but not nearly as cold as of late. We had to go out to the Pharmacy and so took the car on a run just for the sake of keeping it in action.

We came back via the village where the younger Ms NW went to school and it was a very neat little journey. The hedges have had a really good cut.

It was just around this point in the lane where Crow and I did our second synchronised Woaaaaaa Woaaaaaaa of the week so far - that always makes us laugh. The first had been at a low level swoop behind our top shrubbery bed - couldn’t see what it was, but we thought it was the Buzzard. Yesterday it was an absolutely gorgeous Kestrel that flew from one side of the lane across the front of the car and off into the distance. We saw enough to register the lovely markings and beautiful chestnut colouring. I took a few other pictures of some nice looking cows and a field absolutely covered by Seagulls but to be honest they’re not all that exciting, so I’ll just leave the thoughts there.

What was exciting yesterday and I’ll go so far as to say, terribly exciting, was a brand new bird in the garden. Seriously, I can hardly believe it, so settle down and enjoy with me one of the most delightful and tiniest birds we’ve had here.

Let me set the scene, I was standing at the sink under the window, just pootling about and tidying things and a bright flash of red took my eye. I presumed Goldfinch, which would’ve been unusual as it’s been a while. But no, it wasn’t that pillar box type of red, it was more a deep and bright ruby pink. Chores abandoned and camera at the ready I took as many photos as I could considering that A) it was quite poor light and it was drizzling and B) this little bird hardly stayed still. Suffice to say I have A LOT of very blurry pics.

Enough introductory waffle, this is what I saw

Ladies and Gentlemen, a Redpoll. I have to say that its Latin name is absolutely charming. Carduelis cabaret. Isn’t that wonderful? It certainly lives up to that descriptor in my opinion, as every angle is a feast for the eyes.

Wikipedia says

The genus name Acanthis is from the Ancient Greek akanthis, a name for a small now-unidentifiable bird, and cabaret is the French name for a type of finch

That turns out to be somewhat disappointing really. I prefer to stick to my imaginary idea of them being an actual theatre show-stopper.

Anyway after establishing the Redpoll bit, as so often in the birding world (and the rest of the natural world to be fair) it all gets rather complicated.

For size perspective: House Sparrow and Redpoll. I said they’re tiny didn’t I

The full name for this species is actually the Lesser Redpoll, as relatively recently (year 2000) it was classified as a separate species from the very similar Common Redpoll (also called the Mealy Redpoll) which, despite the name, is not common in the UK at all.

Lesser Redpolls breed in the UK, whereas Common Redpolls are winter visitors only and generally just to the eastern side of the UK. There are subtle differences only between the two species, but it is the Lesser Redpoll that’s much more likely to be seen in gardens across the UK.

I’ve put a really excellent video towards the end of this blog which should make things clearer.

As you can tell from the shape of the bill, Redpoll is a Finch, a small Finch. This is particularly interesting as I keep bemoaning how we lack Finches here and yet last year we saw more Goldfinch in the garden than we ever have before; not big numbers, but more frequent visits. We had the return of a Greenfinch and evidence they’d had young and of course, lately a male Chaffinch has been here a lot. Apparently Redpoll will often flock with Siskin - another relatively common bird, but again, one we’ve not spotted in our garden. There’re probably loads in the woods who only come to the garden when we turn our backs!

SIZE GUIDE:

1.5–12.5 centimetres (4.5–4.9 in) long with a wingspan of 20–22.5 centimetres (7.9–8.9 in) and a weight of 9–12 grams (0.32–0.42 oz). The bill is short, conical and sharply pointed and is pale yellow with a dark tip.

Little Lesser Red Poll making the distant Robin look huge

Obviously all the information I have is collated from various searches I made on the internet: I read that the UK population of this lovely bird went into rapid decline since the 1970s and now stands at about 10% of the known figures at that time. There is no sound evidence currently available as to why, but studies have focused on the reduction in young forestry plantations, especially non-native Conifers (a favoured nesting location) and possibly a lessening of Birch trees. To counter that though, I have also read that since around 2010 there has been a marked increase in sightings in gardens. In the Spring the Redpoll will feed on insects and source caterpillars for its young, but in the Autumn and Winter it’s a seed eater, particularly enjoying the fine Niger seed which is suited to its small beak. It seems more people are feeding the birds in their gardens and Niger seed in particular is being employed more frequently as it attracts the colourful little birds.

Lesser Redpoll GB breeding population was estimated at around 220,000 breeding pairs (2016) but they are doing particularly well these days in N Ireland which boasted an additional 40,000 pairs.

The species is now listed as red status in the UK (see below)

Absolutely beautiful from every angle

You can just make out a small black bib in the photo above and from what I’ve read this is a male bird already displaying breeding colours, as seen by the extremely red-pink breast. It could be said it’s fairly ahead of the game with its timing.

More information from an outside source Here (pdf) which is a British Birding Association article from 2010 with some excellent photographs.

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LISTING STATUS EXPLAINED:

The Red Listed birds are not necessarily terribly low in number - for example the Common House Sparrow. Starling and Song Thrush are in this category because of population decline.

Red List Criteria

Globally Threatened

A Serious Population Decline In The UK Between 1800 And 1995

A Decline Of At Least 50% In The UK Breeding Population Over The Last 25 Years Or Over A Longer-Term Period

A Contraction Of At Least 50% In The UK Breeding Range Over The Last 25 Years Or Since 1969

The RSPB say

"We use the red list to prioritise our action. We use it to identify which species need help immediately and take action. So, if there is research to do to find out what the problem is, and how to tackle it, then we’ll do that, then once we know what needs to be done to help them we’ll get on with it, whether it’s land management, species recovery projects or lobbying government.

"Prioritising is vital as we don’t have money and resources to work on everything, even within the red list we can’t prioritise action for all 67 species. In some cases we have to just keep a watching brief on a species until we have more resource to take action."

"The first step is considering what to do in your own outdoor spaces to create better habitats for wildlife. Those who have a garden could consider wildlife friendly gardening - create a pond, plant pollen rich flowers, or plant shrubs with berries for birds.

"Most of the data we use is collected by volunteers –if you know a little bit about birds you could get involved in data gathering with monitoring schemes, such as those run by the BTO in partnership with the RSPB."

I’m going to have a think about what projects we can embark on this Spring to help our garden birds even more and then, well, who knows what species might turn up. Even after 20 years here, there’s something to marvel at every single day.

WHAT ELSE DID I LEARN TODAY?

Mount Etna has erupted. If you look at this Twitter thread you can see photos and video

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#Redpoll gardenbirds nature naturephotography #volcano Mount Etna

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wishfalls · 7 years ago

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character / fic tag

uh @theshipden tagged me in this ages ago n i fuckin forgot to do this cus it was cool also hey @axolotlspoem im taggin u in this but u dont have to do it,, ur like my only other mutual on tumblr lmao

Fictional characters you most relate to?

- Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)

- Pidge (Voltron Legendary Defender)

- Todd Chavez (Bojack Horseman)

- Gwen (Camp Camp)

- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls) ((i, too, want to overthrow this dimension for a gnarly party))

Book you can read over and over without getting tired of it?

- Gone by Michael Grant (the whole series tbh)

Whats your favourite comfort shows/movies?

- Gravity Falls

- Monsters Inc

- Death Note

Which fictional characters(s) are you most defensive over?

- Bill Cipher

- Bill fucking Cipher

Show you fell out of love with?

- Rick and Morty (the fuckin cringey ass fandom made me kinda :/// to it now,,,)

Show you’re most excited for?

- A Series Of Unfortunate Events S2

- Bojack Horseman S5

- Camp Camp S3

What’s your aesthetic?

- forests, cabins in the woods, books everywhere, smell of smoke from campfires, cryptid hunting, cool autumn breezes

people also associate me with the ocean which is weird cus i dont rly like water or being near it,,, too vast and scary for me

and i guess i have a darker aesthetic,, but idk i feel like im an autumn dude and i love the forest and trees and birch trees?? and just wandering through a forest for ages sounds like a good plan rn

Favourite fanfic tropes?

“oh of course the guy i hate happens to be my fucking soulmate” or enemies to friends to lovers,, i love fuckin highschool/college au’s too,,,

#woop #nat rambles

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owlsfreedom · 8 years ago

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Hedgerows are the living boundaries of our landscape. They create an invaluable habitat, rich in pollen, nectar, fruit, leaves, and berries, and provide essential resources for a range of bird, mammal, insect, and invertebrate species. Hazel dormice (one of our rarest small mammals), shrews, bank voles, hedgehogs, stoats, badgers, bees, butterflies, spiders, bats, and a range of birds such as tits, yellow hammers, wrens, robins, chaffinches, and whitethroats, find food and shelter in their green embrace. They also act as windbreaks, help prevent soil erosion, and form 'wildlife corridors', which species can use to move from one isolated habitat to another. The more diverse a hedgerow, the more species it can support and so our ancient native hedgerows, containing green and growing hedge plants such as blackthorn, hazel, hawthorn, dogwood, oak, ash, wych elm, wild cherry, elder, birch, crabapple, blackberry, honeysuckle, rowan, traveller's joy, and field maple, are to be treasured ~ although they have suffered a marked decline as field sizes and monoculture farms have increased. It is telling that, in a recent study, it was found that bumblebees foraging in hedgerows would rather stay on the side of a busy road than on the side of a field farmed using modern methods. There are around 28,000 miles of hedgerow in the UK, many of which are considered to be ancient or 'species-rich'. Aside from their trees and creatures, they also support a rich diversity of wild flowers; common mallow, dog rose, red campion, hedge bedstraw. bluebells, bugle, common vetch, henbit deadnettle, common woundwort, cow parsley, cowslip, foxglove, dog violet, garlic mustard, dandelion, meadow crane's-bill, ragged robin, meadowsweet, nettle, dog daisy, self-heal, teasel, meadow buttercup, yarrow, yellow rattle ~ even their names are a meditation and a prayer. Hedgerows hold many echoes of our far-away history. The first hedgerows were created in the Neolithic Age, 4,000 to 6,000 years ago, some still date from the Bronze and Iron Ages, and many more were created during the enclosures of the 18th and 19th centuries. It has been estimated that many of the hedgerows thriving in our countryside today are more than seven hundred years old, having been planted in the medieval period. Many are built on older banks, ditches and earthworks. Not all of that history is kind and the Enclosure Acts led to the ending of many traditional rights to mow hay & graze livestock and to open fields and commons being divided up by hedgerows and fences and taken from the people to be held in ownership by the few. It is a deep grief to me that we have been divided from the land in this way and that our wild, anarchic hawthorn, so deeply connected with the otherworld and faery lore, has been one of the most common trees used in hedgelaying and therefore used against us to keep us from our beloved earth. But all of that history matters if we are to understand where we have come from and are truly to be the 'people of the land'. And I like to believe that the hedgerows, rather than taking the land away from us, have retained just a little bit of wild that we might otherwise have lost. Boundaries, whether physical or psychological, are difficult and tricksterish things and these wild edge places are never going to do what they are told or be what they were intended to be. Which brings me very beautifully into my second 'B', the Welsh goddess Blodeuwedd, who certainly carries that shapeshifting trickster energy within her, and if I was asked to choose a 'Goddess of the Hedge' it would most certainly be her. When I first heard the Wild Feminine calling to me it was through her story and she has been a constant companion and deep teacher since. Like the history of the hedgerow, her story as it is presented to us is not an easy one and, just as the hedgerow has been used against the people of the commons, she has been used against women. The story of Blodeuwedd, whose name in English means 'Flower-Face' (also an ancient Welsh name for an owl), can be found in the fourth branch of the Mabinogi, a collection of Welsh mythological tales written down by monks in the 13th and 14th centuries but which carry within them a much older oral tradition. In the tale she is created out of nine flowers; the oak, broom, meadowsweet, bean, burdock, nettle, chestnut and, my favourite anarchist, the hawthorn, as a wife for Llew Llaw Gyffes, who has been cursed by his mother to never marry a human woman. In order to gain kingship over the land, Llew must marry a woman as representative of the sovereignty of the land. However, like a hedgerow, Blodeuwedd, with her dual nature of flower and owl, is not so easily tamed. Although she marries Llew she falls in love with another man, Gronw Pebyr, and they plot to kill her husband leading to a train of events in which Gronw himself dies and Blodeuwedd is turned into an owl as a 'punishment'; “You will not dare to show your face ever again in the light of day, and that will be because of enmity between you and all other birds. It will be in their nature to harass you and despise you wherever they find you. And you will not lose your name - that will always be "Bloddeuwedd (Flower-face)." ('The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Will Parker). A fuller version of her story can be read on the Welsh & Celtic Myths and Legends page here. It is possible to write a whole book about the layers and depths of meaning contained within Blodeuwedd's story. However, for now, I am mostly interested in her role as a 'boundary keeper' and in how we have so often made attempts to tame her. When I first mentioned my new devotion to Blodeuwedd to a Pagan friend her immediate reaction was to say, “Oh, well she is a warning to women about our unfaithful nature”! Even then I found it hard to believe that this was all that the wildly spinning vortex of petals and owl feathers that was the Blodeuwedd I had come to know was about. In our culture we are very used to thinking in a fixed and dualistic way, with everything being either/or, good/bad, dark/light and this is how we create our boundaries of mind. A healthy and living boundary must be permeable, allowing new ideas in and allowing old ones to fade. This is the same whether we are talking about the boundaries that we use in our own lives to keep ourselves safe or a boundary in a field, which would be a poor one indeed if it didn't allow a dormouse or two through! In our dualistic way of thinking we find it very easy to label Blodeuwedd's 'flower self' gentle, sweet, non-threatening, and 'good', whilst her owl self is considered dark, murderous, frightening, and 'bad'. Like the domestic apple we have tried to tame Blodeuwedd and make her manageable but this interpretation shows little understanding of the nature of flowers or owls. If we are truly people of the hedge/edge, then we will certainly not leave it at that. First, let's consider the nature of flowers. Of course, we humans find them very beautiful and, as they bloom throughout the year, they carry us along on an enchanting tide of smell and colour. And the enchantment that we feel is a clue to the purpose of a flower, which is to 'enchant' or to lure pollinators. Blodeuwedd is indeed 'the honey to the bee' and flowers, just like the goddess created from them, are not there just to be pretty. Flowers are the sexual organs of plants, employing any means at their disposal to ensure that the egg is united with the sperm. Indeed the blossom of the hawthorn, one of the primary beings of the hedge and also one of the flowers used to create Blodeuwedd, are said to have the smell of a sexually aroused woman and have the reputation of being an aphrodisiac in Arabic erotic literature. We have only to look at the art of Georgia O'Keefe or Judy Chicago, both of whom used flowers to represent female genitalia, to see a different aspect of what a flower might be. Perhaps, in exploring the deeper nature of flowers, we are beginning to break down the dualism that has controlled Blodeuwedd's story and see through some tiny gaps in our richly fertile hedge? So to the owl, Blodeuwedd's second nature. In the story her transformation into an owl is explained to us as a punishment for her betrayal of her husband and certainly owls have a challenging reputation in many cultures. In some African tribes, owls are linked with death, bad luck, and evil. These same associations exist through Native American, Mesoamerican, and Arabic mythology. However, in the West, the owl is more often seen as a bird of wisdom, whilst retaining some associations with death and bad luck. Many of these 'darker' aspects are also associated with femininity and with women, as is wisdom which in Christianity is given the feminine name of 'Sophia'. Maria Gimbutas traces the veneration of the owl as a goddess to the culture of Old Europe, which refers to a time between the Mesolithic and Bronze Age periods from roughly 7,000 BCE to 1,700 BCE. My own fondness for owls was increased when it was pointed out to me how low they fly when they are hunting and I have come to think of them as our own 'hedge-riders'. And so we see that, if we are hedge-conscious, it is impossible to pin anything down to one meaning. In the hedgerow, which was once devised to control nature and the people of the commons, there is also a song of such chaotic, joyously disordered, and wilful wildness that it, and the people who love it, can never be controlled. And in the goddess, who was conceived of by monks to give us dire warnings about the treacherous nature of women, is a being of wanton beauty shining with nectar and looking at us with the wise, deep eyes of an owl (and maybe with a sharp talon digging into our flesh). Both teach us of the edge, in ourselves and in our society, between what is domesticated and tamed and what is wild and unbound. I pray that we will all ride that hedge with our wild wisdom intact and that our thoughts will always allow through a dormouse or two.

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stone-man-warrior · 6 years ago

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August 5, 2018: 3:22 pm:

August 5, 2018: 3:07 PM:<br><br>The usual suspects today. Monroe Screen Actor... StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T18:22:38-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-05T18:22:38-0400

August 5, 2018: 3:07 PM:

The usual suspects today. Monroe Screen Actor Guild Seventh Day Adventist Vatican terrorist soldiers working with Wesely Crowel Screen Actor Guild Seventh Day Adventist Vatican "Flock" family terrorist soldier for "Rig-Run-Down" service to attempt to run me over with a large, late model, Ford Crew-Cab Pick-Up truck at the Mailbox. The truck is very dark green, so dark that it appears to be black. The only ones who know the truck is green are those who are very observant, or those who can read the information printed on the title of the truck. The Very Dark Green Paint is most likely a custom factory color option. It is likely that the Very Dark Green paint on the Big Crew Cab of Crowel is a "One-Off" paint job, and not available off the lot. Don't be confused with the "Out-of Town-Terror-Big-Black-Ford" at 445 Bell cannibal terrorist cell. The theme could possibly be Garden Party by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band. ===================================================== "Garden Party" I went to a garden party To reminisce with my old friends A chance to share old memories And play our songs again When I got to the garden party They all knew my name No one recognized me I didn't look the same But it's all right now I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone So ya got to please yourself People came from miles around Everyone was there Yoko brought her walrus There was magic in the air 'N' over in the corner Much to my surprise Mr Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes Wearing his disguise But it's all right now I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone So ya got to please yourself Lott-in-dah-dah lot-in-dah-dah-dah Played them all the old songs Thought that's why they came No one heard the music We didn't look the same I said hello to "Mary Lou" She belongs to me When I sang a song about a honky-tonk It was time to leave But it's all right now I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone So ya got to please yourself Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah) Lot-in-dah-dah-dah Someone opened up a closet door And out stepped Johnny B Goode Playing guitar Like a-ringin' a bell And lookin' like he should If you gotta play at garden parties I wish you a lotta luck But if memories were all I sang I rather drive a truck But it's all right now I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone So ya got to please yourself Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah) Lot-in-dah-dah-dah 'N' it's all right now Learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone So you got to please yourself Songwriters: Ricky Nelson Garden Party lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC 1972

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StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T18:37:38-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-05T20:02:00-0400

Sunday. I like this one. This is pre-invasion music. Some clues as to the band trying to inform the public of the impending invasion are evident in the information provided at Wiki-Pedia. If you view some old videos of the band "Free" performing live, or doing interviews, or on early Music Video recordings, you will notice some things that are better left to your own judgement and observations. Please pay special attention to Paul Kossoff, the guitar player. Notice his behavior. Notice the way he moves and responds to the amplifiers. Mr. Kossoff shows signs of captivity training. He appears to respond in ways that suggest he was kept in confinement and forced to learn he instrument. That's is my impression, what do you think? ==================================== "All Right Now" Writer/s: ANDY FRASER, PAUL BERNARD RODGERS Publisher: COHEN AND COHEN From the Album "Fire and Water" 1970. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-woha There she stood in the street Smilin' from her head to her feet; I said, "Hey, what is this? Now maybe, baby, Maybe she's in need of a kiss." I said, "Hey, what's your name? Maybe we can see things the same. "Now don't you wait, or hesitate. Let's move before they raise the parking rate." All right now, baby, it's a-all right now. All right now, baby, it's a-all right now. (Let me tell you now) I took her home to my place, Watchin' every move on her face; She said, "Look, what's your game? Are you tryin' to put me to shame?" I said "Slow, don't go so fast, don't you think that love can last?" She said, "Love, Lord above, Now you're tryin' to trick me in love." All right now, baby, it's a-all right now. All right now, baby, it's a-all right now B-side "Mouthful of Grass" Released May 1970 Format 7-inch single Recorded January 1970, Trident and Island Studios (London, England) Genre Hard rock[1]blues rock[1] Length 4:14 (single version)5:31 (album version) Label Island Songwriter(s) Andy FraserPaul Rodgers Producer(s) Free Dio, after outing Ozzy, and joining Black Sabbath Vatican Soldier Tony Iommi, in a song called "Heaven and Hell", referenced the ideas of this song by Free. The lyrics of "Heaven and Hell' are interesting in mind blowing ways once understood by non-Vatican soldiers. The lyrics include the musical verse: "Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer And it's on and on, on and on and on and on and on and on and on" There is much to be said about the song by Black Sabbath, under the leadership of Tony Iommi, without Ozzy Osborne, and with the Vatican plant replacement, Ronnie James Dio. Love, referred to in the song by free, is the outward expression of opposition to being fooled by someone, a dominant male, trying to take advantage of a feminine victim under the guise of love. The victim refuses to be taken by the ways of the dominant male hunter, but rather succumbs to the inherent desires of her own human needs. The dominant male is not concerned with the methods or details associated with taking the victim, the end result is all that is important to him. The dominant male has his way, unspoken in the song, but is successful. The Feminine victim in the song by Free is taken, her needs are served, and she chooses not to "kiss and tell". The feminine victim in the Free song is not aware that she has been victimized... fooled. She will never admit it, she is too proud.

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T18:59:12-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-05T19:01:53-0400

Sunday: Warp in the Higgs-Field: Squirrel with a nut. Yesterday: Lonely Rack. Dollar in the apple tree.StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T19:09:15-0400August 5, 2018: Sunday: Incoming call from American Medical Response. No message was left. Terrorist cart drivers looking for victim pick-up instructions. "Blone".

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T20:30:11-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-06T04:05:24-0400

August 5, 2018: 5:02 PM: Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell From the album of the same name. ========================================= Sing me a song, you're a singer Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil The Devil is never a maker The less that you give, you're a taker So it's on and on and on, it's Heaven and Hell, oh well The lover of life's not a sinner The ending is just a beginner The closer you get to the meaning The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming So it's on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell I can tell, fool, fool! Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer And it's on and on, on and on and on.... They say that life's a carousel Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well The world is full of Kings and Queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams It's Heaven and Hell, oh well And they'll tell you black is really white The moon is just the sun at night And when you walk in golden halls You get to keep the gold that falls It's Heaven and Hell, oh no! Fool, fool! You've got to bleed for the dancer! Fool, fool! Look for the answer! Fool, fool, fool! =============================================== "Heaven and Hell" Song by Black Sabbath from the album Heaven and Hell Released 25 April 1980 Recorded 1979 Studio Criteria Recording, Miami, Florida Studio Ferber, Paris Genre Heavy metal Length 6:58 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter(s) Ronnie James Dio Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Bill Ward Producer(s) Martin Birch =================================================== This album, Heaven and Hell, may be the single most powerful studio recorded album ever produced. The music driving, and driven. The lyrics are meaningful, powerful, and thought provoking. The songs are the pinnacle of the Pope's Pointy Hat. If there is one song, only one song that could be used to universally decipher all of the terrorism in all of the world, Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath lead by Tony Iommi, and fronted by Ronnie James Dio is that song. Ozzy Osborn would not do as he was told. He was not a bad guy, is not a bad guy. He was replaced when he would not behave. Ronnie James Dio outed the seated prince of darkness and took over as King. Even the King has a superior ruler, Toni Iommi. Mr. Iommi is the unsung Prince of Darkness". He uses an axe, a guitar wielded like an Excalibur under the direction of the Vatican. The Guitar weapon sounds are the ammunition that is fed into the cannon, a stack of one-hundred watt, tube driven amplifiers, that when aimed by a skilled operator, can literally remove the heads of anything in it's path. Tony Iommi is indeed a skilled operator and he uses a cross to aim with. Cross-hairs. Hair bands. Glam rock. Rock of the ages equals Rock of the eighties, Rock of the A.D.'s where A and D are not only the obvious abbreviation, but are likely to represent the tips of Mr. Iommi's fingers that were cut from his hand by the Pope himself as a means of making certain that he remains submissive to the Vatican and reminded eternally of the "Toss" of the tips of his fingers, and of the "After Death". Tony Iommi's Guitar is the equivalent of a musical guillotine. Metal/Rock & Roll. Ozzy Osborne was attacked by the Seventh Day Adventists and was destroyed from within his own home. A woman, sent by the Vatican, under the guise of his manager, married him, and took the wealth he generated, took his focus, took his children... her children, and redirected all of it in directions unintended by Mr. Osborne. Mr. Osborne was unaware that he had been victimized. When he realized what had happened, he chose not to "kiss and tell". Ozzy Ozborne was too proud to save himself by exposing the truth. Mrs. Osborne is a Seventh Day Adventist operative. The Osborne's were sent out to pasture and given a television show as a punishment. "Too proud to live, too young to die." ~Quoted from the song "Cherokee People" by Paul Revere and the Raiders" I'll be expecting representatives from Yngvie Malmsteen, or his enormous Ego as a result of this entry. Mr. Malmsteen is similar to Mr. Iommi. Yngwie Malmsteen is the master of the Marshall Amplifier Stack Assault Weapon of Mass Destruction and is cut from the same cloth as Mr. Iommi. Mr. Malmsteen uses signature scalloped fret-board on his Guitars, suitable for gripping the neck and wringing out the last drop of sonic harmonic feedback. The music I love is driven by terrorism. It is also the music you love. I continue to love the music while being mindful of it's nature, and respectful of those who create it. ===================================================== From Wikipedia: Osbourne in 2012 Born Sharon Rachel Levy[1] 9 October 1952 (age 65) Brixton, London, England, United Kingdom Residence Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England, U.K. Malibu, California, U.S. Nationality British Occupation Music manager, promoter, businesswoman,[2] television talent competition judge, talk show host, author Years active 1979–present Television The Osbournes The X Factor America's Got Talent The Talk Spouse(s) Ozzy Osbourne (m. 1982) Children Aimee Osbourne Kelly Osbourne Jack Osbourne Parent(s) Don Arden Hope Shaw Website Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy; born 9 October 1952)[3] is an English television host, media personality, television talent competition judge, author, music manager, modern impresario, businesswoman, and promoter, and the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne. She first came into public prominence after appearing in The Osbournes, a reality television show that followed her family's daily life. Osbourne later became a talent show judge on shows such as the British and original version of The X Factor, from 2004 to 2007, 2013, and 2016 onwards. She also was a judge on America's Got Talent from 2007 until 2012. Homepage

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T20:34:49-0400

August 5, 2018: 5:32 PM: There are performers in the world, and there are those who watch the entertainment. When those who watch, the audience, are entertained, they dance. Will no one bleed for the dancer?

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T21:38:52-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-05T22:29:35-0400

August 5, 2018: 6:18 PM: The Screen Actor Guild Heroin Dealer at 601 ""MyStreet" is making the kinds of noises that could be defined as "the throw before the toss". The kinds of noises that carry through a neighborhood and are made by the tinkering, sharpening, cobbling and crafting of some kind of a thing. This kind of activity of crafting something was once a welcomed sound. Now, the sounds of creativity are the sounds of destruction. Crafting and hobby activities are Forbidden here. No one is allowed to engage in hobbies, music, or any kind of enjoyable pass-time and that notion is strictly adhered to. With the notion that the activities that are being done at Dietrick Screen Actor Guild heroin terrorist family cell are forbidden, and with the personal experience of the results of repeated attacks from them, I know that in the coming hours or tomorrow, there will be some kind of an attack. Some kind of a contraption is being made or maintained at the location. There was, however, a call for soldiers, chickens as they call themselves when being called to weather a storm, to discontinue activities, go dark, return the the coup to roost for a while and weather the storm. There was also a suggestion that this is a good time to maintain equipment, repair broken tools, weapons, contraptions, and that there are specialists available through normal channels to help with repair and maintenance of equipment and such. Perhaps they are just making a new blade for the pneumatic, ram driven, electric guillotine. There are more than one ram driven guillotines in the area. They require maintenance and lubrication from time to time. terrorists must put some oil in the grooves periodically so the blade comes down nice and smooth. The electric guillotines are automatic, they reset themselves and operate at about six chops per minute. Victims are guided through the guillotine's as they walk through doors in bottle-neck areas of shopping centers, vertically. This is real terrorism, not the kind that is seen on television. This is the USA. This is home. I don't like it. Maybe they are just doing a brake job over there. Maybe. Today's entries have included two kinds of Guillotines. One is a metaphor of the use of a Guitar as a weapon, and the other is a fabricated blade that travels along a vertical, grooved, framework and is a modern, electro-pneumatically driven replication of the same equipment of antiquity. Don't be confused, there are two kinds of similar weapons being discussed on today's entries.

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T21:54:04-0400

August 5, 2018: 6:50 PM: The fires in the nearby area have started up again. I don't know exactly where the fires are burning, but visibility is limited, there is smoke in the air and hovers at ground level, and the scent of smoke is present. The Fire Fighting equipment and manpower proving unsuccessful at stopping the impending Salvage Timber Sale that happens every year. The Baby is still on Fire.

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T23:09:38-0400

August 5, 2018: 8:04 PM: Dietrick Din is currently being followed by Monroe scary lawnmower service. They read this page. "Fuck-Off somewhere else Monroe!" Go back to Quebec! So it's not all that scary to see and hear someone using a lawnmower, until you realize that it is all intentionally designed to terrify. And you have already lost your children and entire family to the terrorist bastards. When terrorism is the norm, people become terrified, and in turn, terrified people become fearless. Absolutely terrified.

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-05T23:31:59-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-05T23:38:27-040

Sunday: Warp in the Higgs-Field: Baby Dinosaurs. Jurassic Driveway. Silurian Epoch. Gravel Gobblers. Don't stand on the casino floor, you have to keep Mooooooviiing. (Rick Wakeman: Journey to the center of the Earth.)StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-06T00:46:26-0400Sunday evening: 9:38 PM: Unbelievable: If my radar is working the way it usually does, then, Mr. Hagar is upset. If so, he would be upset about Joe. Joe, if you are familiar with this page, also is Aaron Porter. Mr. Porter did not make it, he checked out. That would be why the Weebles were Wobblin' yesterday. The world works in mysterious ways. Local representatives of terror town made the announcement moments ago... announcements are sent through the trees, treasonous bastards use the trees as an echo chamber. It's complicated, but I get the message.

StoneMan .Warrior - 2018-08-06T03:08:47-0400 - Updated: 2018-08-06T05:07:18-0400

Sunday night: 11:12 Pm Religous Noises: My recent entries into this page are a glimpse into my thoughts as time passes. Readers have seen a quick and decisive focus on the source of the problems that exist. It is clear, suddenly, that the conditions I experience in Oregon are present and are advancing world-wide. Eastern Asian countries are currently under attack and have been for some time. If those Asian countries succumb to the advances of western USA media and entertainment, then, they will be conquered and consumed by them. To be fooled into accepting the ways and manipulative means by which the Western Entertainment industry advances is to be consumed by the Vatican in the same way that South America was taken by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th Century. Eastern Asia must resist the advances or be rendered extinct as a people, a culture. Readers of this page have noticed, in just a few days, that my focus has been drawn squarely, and swiftly, on the Vatican as the source of the Worlds Greed, and the source of all of the hatred that is dividing everyone, from everything, as they always have done. Now, the Pope uses heroin to keep his soldiers loyal to the cross... to the Vatican... to the Bible... loyal to the Holy Heroin and free of the Jones that comes to those who fall from the cross. The Pope gets his Heroin from the spoils of the War in Afghanistan, from the United Nations, from the Allied Forces, the Pope's Poppy Plantation. The war against ISIS, and all of the other Boogie Men such as Osama Bin Laddin, are all a hoax and carried out as a Happy Heroine Hunting Ground where US soldiers are killed and replaced with Pope People, some of whom are the news media anchors and reporters world-wide, and others are the movie stars and musicians we worship, and most are the young men and women that used to be our sons and daughters who returned from war as impostors. Why is there an Easter Bunny in Christianity? Why is there a fat bearded man wearing red and white pajamas in the chimney in Christianity? Heroin, it's because of heroin, and the exploitation of your children's vulnerabilities. All of the wars that the US gets involved in are at places where there are Poppy fields, and oil, and they are always in places that are not Christian based cultures. We must stop the advancement of the Poppy Plundering Papacy. The soldiers of the Vatican use divide and conquer techniques over a blanket of fear. They lay down the fear, then use that as a foundation to advance a division wedge, thin and pointy at first, and then driven in until the thick, wide part of the wedge is sunk deep into the substrate of fear that they created. When the division provides a suitable door for entering, wide and non threatening to them, they enter with bandwidth of manpower, equipment, and more fear, taking everyone and everything along the way. The crusades have never ended, the crusades have simply been washed from the history books of current events, or rather, current event history accounts have not recognized the contemporary social catastrophe's as products of the same crusade of antiquity. The Pope's Pointy Hat is a lethal weapon, a wedge used to divide and conquer those who bought the story of Heaven and Hell, a terrifying horror story. Those who buy it, get what they pay for... don't buy in. The Christians bloody crusade has never ended, it continues to advance devouring entire cultures of people along it's bloody path. The children who are left in it's wake are trained to be soldiers of the Vatican, and are forced to advance an agenda that was responsible for killing their families. The Vatican, in this way, has absolutely nothing invested in the advancement. They consume, recycle, reuse, redirect, remove, and replace everything. The only investment they have is the nominal cost of continuous brain washing of the populations of the world through the television, newspaper, internet and other media, media that they conquered and took over long ago. Such annexed media is actually a cash-flow generator through advertising revenue, and is used to promote the Bible. This Bible promotion is done subliminally, it is not straight forward, and is designed to set the world up for consumption by the people who bring the brain washing... the Vatican feeds us what they need in order for us to be ripened to be killed by them. Religious Noises. The Vatican is the worlds teeth, the people are it's food. The Vatican is the vat in which meat is blended, and prepared for consumption. They use the Bible as a table setting, where we sit and then eat our own children. They have absolutely nothing but the cost of printing the Bibles invested. In return, ten percent of the earnings of every church goer is requested, and then used to kill those who provided the tithing. The USA has been consumed, I am convinced it is a done deal and only a matter of capturing a few remaining Americans for consumption. Did Mr. Putin get my message? The Vatican is at his house, and they brought Bibles.

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10 Gifts To Buy Yourself This Christmas, Because You Know You’ve Had Your Eye On A Few Things

10 Gifts To Buy Yourself For Christmas, Because You Know You've Had Your Eye On A Few Things

Just because people say it's better to give than to receive, doesn’t mean you have to play martyr and deny the fact that when you wake up on Christmas morning to presents under the tree, you’re pretty damn excited to rip off the wrapping and see how your loved ones chose to spoil you this year. You work hard, and probably don’t play as hard as you deserve, so it’s not a crime to scope out gifts to buy yourself for Christmas. Trust me, friends, you've earned it.

And don't you dare think, even for the tiniest of milliseconds, that splurging on yourself is in any way . Think of it this way, OK? Gift exchanges are wonderful, and I'm sure you're very appreciative of any present a friend or loved one goes out of the way to give you. But, unless you make a detailed wishlist or Pinterest board and send them out for reference every year, I'm willing to bet you don't receive everything you want.

If you a) have the funds and b) are constantly adding and deleting a specific item from your digital shopping cart, allow yourself the luxury this holiday season and treat yourself. Here are a few special gifts to buy yourself for Christmas this year, because you deserve a little TLC and spoiling, too.

1Eye Masks

Honest Hazel

Eye Gels - "TRY ME" - 3 pack, $12, Honest Hazel

I will not hesitate to admit that I am a sucker for cosmetic trends on Instagram. Lime Crime, Dose of Colors — you name it, I've tried it.

Lately, however, viral makeup products have been pushed aside, allowing real skincare goodies shine though. I'm all about self-care these days, so once I spotted Honest Hazel's eye gels all over the health and wellness social accounts I follow, I knew they'd be at the top of my wishlist.

2Artisan Teas

David's Tea

24 Days of Tea, $45, David's Tea

To say that I'm a tea addict would be the understatement of the year. I come from an Irish household where tea time was served the time, and on average, I'd probably sip down about three cups a day.

Over the years, I've expanded my palette well beyond traditional black brews, and I personally find joy in sampling new flavors, which is why this advent calendar of loose leaves from David's Tea has me working my way up on my husband's "Nice List." In each miniature compartment, you'll find a tiny tin of single-serving delicacies like cream of earl grey, silk dragon jasmine, and white cranberry bark. Now sounds like a delicious way to kick off the new year, no?

3A Cropped Hoodie

Gymshark

Women's Cropped Hoodie in Pale Turquoise, $38, Gymshark

I've been a fan of Gymshark's since the very beginning of my fitness journey. If you're a fan of Lululemon, I'd definitely go out on a limb to say this brand is the slightly more affordable version.

Gymshark leggings are bae, and their sports bras fit nice and snug, but I've been eyeing this turquoise hoodie from the second I got wind of its release. Obviously, cropped anything is associated with warmer weather, but when you're killing it at the gym, this is definitely a staple piece for any high-intensity wardrobe.

4The Perfect Makeup Kit

tarte

Limited-Edition Magic Star Collector's Set, $49, Tarte Cosmetics

Purchasing high-quality makeup adds up fast. For an all-encompassing set, you're generally spending over $50, but thankfully, Tarte's giving the gift of affordable cosmetics to its loyal customers this holiday season.

This limited-edition set is comprised of all the essentials you'll need to perfect a full face. With 25 exclusive matte and metallic eyeshadows, the brand's signature clay blushes, highlighter, bronzer, and every tool necessary to master a wicked cat eye and bold lip, this is the dream set every beauty buff deserves to treat herself to this year.

5Succulents

4" Live Assorted Succulents Set of 4, $49, Urban Outfitters

Not all of us were born with a green thumb, OK? I know myself, and even though I love the look of plants, I definitely am not one for maintaining them.

This succulent set from UO is perfect for anyone who adores the homey aesthetic plants add to their space, but is admittedly sort of forgetful when it comes to trimming thorns and daily watering. TLC requirements are minimal with these lovely blooms; just make sure they're strategically located where they can soak in the sunshine, and water once in awhile for nourishment.

6Earthy Apothecary

Hello Crisp

The Earthy One Gift Box, $48, Hello Crisp

I recently came across Hello Crisp and instantly fell in love with the brand's cozy, minimalist aesthetic. They offer a range of themed gift boxes catering to unique personalities, and this earthy blend stood out to me as the perfect wintertime treat.

Each product is hand-selected and made by artisans that are environmentally friendly and produce high-quality goods. The Earthy One is comprised of a black pepper birch wood cedar candle, a body lotion that harmonizes notes of vanilla and greenery, as well as a warm apple-scented soap bar enhanced with amber and wild lavender.

7A Graphic Sweatshirt

Wholesome Culture

I Know Guac Is Extra, But So Am I - Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt, $35, Wholesome Culture

Guac may be extra, but it's worth it — and so are you.

I love graphic tees and sweatshirts emblazoned with phrases that are not only catchy, but speak to my soul. Avocado speaks to my soul my stomach, so Wholesome Culture's crewneck truly says it all. Plus, their sizes seem to run a little roomy, which is optimal for post-holiday dinner lounging.

8The Gift Of A New Hobby

We Are Knitters

Avanto Beanie - Knitting Kit, $49, We Are Knitters

I realize that knitting is often associated with a vision of a grandmother in a rocking chair with balls of unraveling yarn at her feet, but We Are Knitters is making this craft cool again, and I personally want in on the fun.

The site is divided into levels of expertise, so if you're a beginner, there are tons of kits to get you started. The Avanto Beanie kit is technically a two-for-one special if you think about it. Not only will you be honing a new skill, you'll also have a chic piece of headgear to sport all winter long.

9Book Club Membership

3-Month Membership, $44.99, Book of the Month Club

If you prefer books over people, there's a club for that. Share your joy of enticing plots and genius character development by gifting yourself a three-month membership to Book of the Month Club.

The process is simple: Choose one or multiple of five titles showcased each month, and have them shipped to your door (sometimes the brand sneaks a surprise inside your bundle), and enjoy!

If you're looking for a book club that's a little more engaging, Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss launched their own exclusive association where readers can purchase Belletrist's monthly pick and discuss via social media.

10A Fancy Planner

Erin Condren

Erin Condren 2018 Hardbound LifePlanner, $30, Amazon

I wouldn't exactly call myself cheap, but I'm definitely not the type of girl to pay a visit to the mall on a weekly basis and waste money on material things I don't need (except books — you can never have too many books).

When it comes to planners, though, I've been known to splurge. Some people look at $30 for a planner and think it's outrageous. I, on the other hand, am drawn to pricey notebooks and will gladly drop a few bills on a hardbound planner clad with pages dedicated to setting goals and organizing schedules.

Erin Condren's life planner comes in three designs: watercolor splash quote, painted petals, and floating florals. It's also huge, with 164 pages to doodle, take notes, and plan your entire 2018. Is it worth the big bucks? For you, I definitely think so.

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10 Gifts To Buy Yourself This Christmas, Because You Know You’ve Had Your Eye On A Few Things

10 Gifts To Buy Yourself For Christmas, Because You Know You’ve Had Your Eye On A Few Things

Just because people say it’s better to give than to receive, doesn’t mean you have to play martyr and deny the fact that when you wake up on Christmas morning to presents under the tree, you’re pretty damn excited to rip off the wrapping and see how your loved ones chose to spoil you this year. You work hard, and probably don’t play as hard as you deserve, so it’s not a crime to scope out gifts to buy yourself for Christmas. Trust me, friends, you’ve earned it.

And don’t you dare think, even for the tiniest of milliseconds, that splurging on yourself is in any way . Think of it this way, OK? Gift exchanges are wonderful, and I’m sure you’re very appreciative of any present a friend or loved one goes out of the way to give you. But, unless you make a detailed wishlist or Pinterest board and send them out for reference every year, I’m willing to bet you don’t receive everything you want.

1Eye Masks

Honest Hazel

Eye Gels – “TRY ME” – 3 pack, $12, Honest Hazel

I will not hesitate to admit that I am a sucker for cosmetic trends on Instagram. Lime Crime, Dose of Colors — you name it, I’ve tried it.

Lately, however, viral makeup products have been pushed aside, allowing real skincare goodies shine though. I’m all about self-care these days, so once I spotted Honest Hazel’s eye gels all over the health and wellness social accounts I follow, I knew they’d be at the top of my wishlist.

2Artisan Teas

David’s Tea

24 Days of Tea, $45, David’s Tea

To say that I’m a tea addict would be the understatement of the year. I come from an Irish household where tea time was served the time, and on average, I’d probably sip down about three cups a day.

Over the years, I’ve expanded my palette well beyond traditional black brews, and I personally find joy in sampling new flavors, which is why this advent calendar of loose leaves from David’s Tea has me working my way up on my husband’s “Nice List.” In each miniature compartment, you’ll find a tiny tin of single-serving delicacies like cream of earl grey, silk dragon jasmine, and white cranberry bark. Now sounds like a delicious way to kick off the new year, no?

3A Cropped Hoodie

Gymshark

Women’s Cropped Hoodie in Pale Turquoise, $38, Gymshark

I’ve been a fan of Gymshark’s since the very beginning of my fitness journey. If you’re a fan of Lululemon, I’d definitely go out on a limb to say this brand is the slightly more affordable version.

Gymshark leggings are bae, and their sports bras fit nice and snug, but I’ve been eyeing this turquoise hoodie from the second I got wind of its release. Obviously, cropped anything is associated with warmer weather, but when you’re killing it at the gym, this is definitely a staple piece for any high-intensity wardrobe.

4The Perfect Makeup Kit

tarte

Limited-Edition Magic Star Collector’s Set, $49, Tarte Cosmetics

Purchasing high-quality makeup adds up fast. For an all-encompassing set, you’re generally spending over $50, but thankfully, Tarte’s giving the gift of affordable cosmetics to its loyal customers this holiday season.

This limited-edition set is comprised of all the essentials you’ll need to perfect a full face. With 25 exclusive matte and metallic eyeshadows, the brand’s signature clay blushes, highlighter, bronzer, and every tool necessary to master a wicked cat eye and bold lip, this is the dream set every beauty buff deserves to treat herself to this year.

5Succulents

4″ Live Assorted Succulents Set of 4, $49, Urban Outfitters

Not all of us were born with a green thumb, OK? I know myself, and even though I love the look of plants, I definitely am not one for maintaining them.

This succulent set from UO is perfect for anyone who adores the homey aesthetic plants add to their space, but is admittedly sort of forgetful when it comes to trimming thorns and daily watering. TLC requirements are minimal with these lovely blooms; just make sure they’re strategically located where they can soak in the sunshine, and water once in awhile for nourishment.

6Earthy Apothecary

Hello Crisp

The Earthy One Gift Box, $48, Hello Crisp

I recently came across Hello Crisp and instantly fell in love with the brand’s cozy, minimalist aesthetic. They offer a range of themed gift boxes catering to unique personalities, and this earthy blend stood out to me as the perfect wintertime treat.

7A Graphic Sweatshirt

Wholesome Culture

I Know Guac Is Extra, But So Am I – Unisex Crewneck Sweatshirt, $35, Wholesome Culture

Guac may be extra, but it’s worth it — and so are you.

I love graphic tees and sweatshirts emblazoned with phrases that are not only catchy, but speak to my soul. Avocado speaks to my soul my stomach, so Wholesome Culture’s crewneck truly says it all. Plus, their sizes seem to run a little roomy, which is optimal for post-holiday dinner lounging.

8The Gift Of A New Hobby

We Are Knitters

Avanto Beanie – Knitting Kit, $49, We Are Knitters

The site is divided into levels of expertise, so if you’re a beginner, there are tons of kits to get you started. The Avanto Beanie kit is technically a two-for-one special if you think about it. Not only will you be honing a new skill, you’ll also have a chic piece of headgear to sport all winter long.

9Book Club Membership

3-Month Membership, $44.99, Book of the Month Club

If you prefer books over people, there’s a club for that. Share your joy of enticing plots and genius character development by gifting yourself a three-month membership to Book of the Month Club.

The process is simple: Choose one or multiple of five titles showcased each month, and have them shipped to your door (sometimes the brand sneaks a surprise inside your bundle), and enjoy!

If you’re looking for a book club that’s a little more engaging, Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss launched their own exclusive association where readers can purchase Belletrist’s monthly pick and discuss via social media.

10A Fancy Planner

Erin Condren

Erin Condren 2018 Hardbound LifePlanner, $30, Amazon

I wouldn’t exactly call myself cheap, but I’m definitely not the type of girl to pay a visit to the mall on a weekly basis and waste money on material things I don’t need (except books — you can never have too many books).

When it comes to planners, though, I’ve been known to splurge. Some people look at $30 for a planner and think it’s outrageous. I, on the other hand, am drawn to pricey notebooks and will gladly drop a few bills on a hardbound planner clad with pages dedicated to setting goals and organizing schedules.

Erin Condren’s life planner comes in three designs: watercolor splash quote, painted petals, and floating florals. It’s also huge, with 164 pages to doodle, take notes, and plan your entire 2018. Is it worth the big bucks? For you, I definitely think so.

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The Daily Thistle

The Daily Thistle – News From Scotland

Thursday 28th September 2017

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. Clear skies are back again this morning for Bella and I as we set out to explore the streets of Estepona our home, we sit on the southern coast of Spain, where the waters of the Mediterranean divide the continents of Europe and Africa.. Today, the moon hangs suspended over the ocean and as I stand here on the shore line it’s amazing to think that both the earth and the moon depend on each other, all of our tides our weather, love songs and poems...... Before we get to the news I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a new Facebook page “The Land Called Scotland” it’s run by the same people that bring you The Daily Thistle and its sister page The Daily Tulip, well worth a visit and a like, excellent stories, amazing photographs and lots of thing about Scotland that most of us never knew.. and with a membership fast approaching 40,000 perhaps you should take a look… https://www.facebook.com/groups/LandCalledScotland/

WARNING PLAN FOR 'BUS-ONLY' LOW EMISSIONS ZONE IN GLASGOW WILL TRIGGER MASSIVE FARE HIKES…. BUS operators will be banned from driving in Glasgow city centre by the end of 2018 unless their vehicles meet the toughest European standards for emissions, under plans to radically improve air quality. Pollution is estimated to cause around 300 premature deaths in Glasgow a year. The city council is now seeking approval for plans to establish Scotland’s first Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) by the end of next year, but the restriction would initially only apply to buses. Environmental campaigners said it was “very disappointing” that the LEZ would not also apply to lorries and vans from the start, while bus companies warned that it could lead to fare hikes or exacerbate congestion if operators were forced to axe services and passengers reverted to cars instead. The plan means bus operators will be required to purchase new buses which meet the cleanest ‘Euro 6’ rating for nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particulates, or retro-fit existing buses with equipment to bring their emissions down to a compliant standard. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport estimates that the cost to the bus industry will be in the region of £10-17 million, although taxpayers are likely to foot at least some of the bill through schemes such as the Scottish Government’s Green Bus Fund. Papers which will be voted on at the council’s Sustainability and Environment committee next week state that restricting the LEZ to buses in the first phase “promises the most significant immediate benefits for air quality in the city centre”. It said buses generate 70 to 80 per cent of nitrogen oxide in highly congested parts of the city centre, like Hope Street. It is thought that the LEZ will cut levels of nitrogen oxide in these blackspots by around 20 per cent. Councillor Anna Richardson, convenor for sustainability and carbon reduction, said: “We know there are 300 premature deaths a year in Glasgow as a result of poor air quality. If that isn’t a reason to make you want to act, then I don’t know what is.”

BUYERS WILL NEED £1 MILLION TO GET THEIR HANDS ON SCOTS GRAND DESIGNS DREAM HOME…. A STUNNING Scots home picked as one of the greatest ever to feature on Channel 4 series Grand Designs has gone on the market for almost £1 million. The custom-built, ultra modern home was built by Richard and Pru Irvine and completed 10 years ago after a mammoth construction project. The couple’s progress was charted by a crew from the Channel 4 programme and presenter Kevin McCloud later described it as his dream home. The glass fronted five bedroom property in Pathhead, Midlothian, is set against 18th century lime kilns and its floor to ceiling windows offer panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. It also boasts two kitchens, an indoor garden, a TV room, a large drawing room, cloakroom and a boot room. The garden consists of a large barn, a swimming pond, a patio with pizza oven in the kilns, a wild flower meadow, an orchard and a large fruit and vegetable garden. Hope House has received awards from the Saltire Society and Edinburgh Architectural Association. It has now gone on the market for offers over £925,000. Earlier this year, when asked to pick his personal highlights from Grand Designs, McCloud singled out the project. He said: “Richard and Pru wanted a modern building, but it had to fit in with its surroundings. “So the house had a hat made out of wooden shingles, rather like a lid, but still achieved the purist white crystalline thing. I liked that, and the way it nodded to the vernacular. It was a resounding happy medium.” After viewing the completed building, the presenter said: “It’s a great building and to be honest, this is what I’d want. I don’t say I want many things in life, but this I want.” Mrs Irvine told how they are now selling up as they are planning to move to the Isle of Colonsay. She said: “We will be very sad to leave. The house is beautiful, it has an incredibly calm and lovely feel to it, and we have loved living here. The building project was wonderful and it was a fantastic experience."

SEABIRDS NEST ON REMOTE ISLANDS AFTER RAT-CATCHING BLITZ…. The country’s smallest seabird has set up home on remote islands in the northwest of Scotland for the first time as a result of innovative conservation tactics. Tiny storm petrels have now begun nesting on the Shiants, a few miles off the coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, following a major extermination project to kill a plague of black rats that had overrun the isles. After the rats had been wiped out, ornithologists used a novel technique to attract the birds – speakers were set up to broadcast recordings of storm petrel calls, to signal a safe place to settle. And the measures seem to be working, as the unmistakable sounds of real, live storm petrels has been detected from underground burrows on the islands and nesting behaviour has been witnessed. “The churring of a storm petrel is very distinctive, and we’re delighted that it has been recorded on the Shiants this summer,” said senior project manager Dr Charlie Main. “While we are still some way off the islands being officially declared rat-free, these calls indicate that all the biosecurity work we’re doing to keep these islands predator-free and make them ideal breeding sites for seabirds is paying off.” The latest developments mark an important milestone for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project, which is funded by the European Union. The initiative, a collaboration between conservation charity RSPB Scotland, nature agency Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Nicolson family, which owns the islands, began in 2014 to provide safe breeding grounds for globally threatened seabirds. Dr Andrew Douse, policy and advice manager for ornithology at SNH, added: “Storm petrels only occur on islands without rats, which means that they are very vulnerable to the effects that arise from invasive species such as these. The Shiants are an ideal breeding location for storm petrels and hopefully they will go on to become an important stronghold for this species.”

BID TO SAVE LAST ‘GRANNY’ PINES WITH LINKS TO CALEDONIAN FOREST…. A bid has been launched to save the nation’s last remaining ancient Scots pine trees with ancestry dating back to the last ice age. Conservationists plan to restore 50 areas of struggling native woodlands, mainly made up of lone ‘granny’ pines that are over 200 years old. These geriatrics are some of the last remaining survivors of the iconic Caledonian Forest, which once covered 1.5 million hectares of the country. But experts fear these historical specimens will die out, due to a lack of new seedlings to replace them. And if they disappear, some of Scotland’s best loved indigenous wildlife could also be lost. The Scots pine has been designated the country’s national tree. It formed the backbone of the country’s native woodland, alongside birch, rowan, aspen, juniper and other species. The forests are also home to many rare plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in the UK. These include the critically endangered capercaillie, red squirrels and crossbill. Conservationists at the charity Trees for Life, which is based near Loch Ness, have already secured £150,000 of funding towards an ambitious restoration project from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, one of the largest independent funding bodies in the UK. Now they have mounted an appeal to raise a further £20,000 in order to start the regeneration work. “The Scots pine is Scotland’s national tree and symbolises the Caledonian Forest – but the last fragments of these ancient pinewoods are dying,” said Trees for Life chief executive Steve Micklewright. “Without action, the chance to bring back the wild forest could slip away forever, with only the skeletons of these special trees revealing where a rich woodland once grew. We are determined to ensure these trees are not the last generation of Scots pine in these places. “This project is one of our biggest and most crucial initiatives ever, and every donation will help save these precious fragments of our natural heritage.”

SCOT WHO FOUNDED CANADA REMOVED FROM BANKNOTES OVER ‘GENOCIDE’…. The Scot who founded Canada is to have his face removed one of the country’s banknotes amid a row over “cultural genocide”. Sir John A Macdonald, who negotiated the deal that established the Canadian state and served twice as Prime Minister in the late 19th Century, has featured on the country’s $10 note since 1971. But demands have been growing to scrap anything bearing his name because of the way he treated the indigenous population. His replacement on the $10 note will be civil rights activist Viola Desmond, who in 1946 stood her ground in a whites-only area of a Nova Scotia theatre, receiving a fine and a jail sentence. It comes as the country looks to honour past heroes who have fought for social justice and human rights. The new series of notes will be released by the Bank of Canada towards the end of 2018. A bank spokesman said: “Viola Desmond was a woman who broke down barriers, who provided inspiration to Canadians on social justice issues and showed that each and every one of us, individually can make a difference.” President of Historica Canada, Anthony Wilson, added of Macdonald: “Many native leaders have argued that so long as he and other past oppressors are still honoured the path to reconciliation will be incomplete.” Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LandCalledScotland/

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of the tiny European Storm Petrels…..

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Thursday 28th September 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air��and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

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