Charissa’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2008)

Charissa’s comments from the Axis Mundi X group.

::::applauds the smartness in the room:::::

thanks for snopes-ing is Jacksters. My mom sent that to me this morning and I totally fell for the CNN news text at the top. I really should know better than to believe what my mother sends me. She's a terrible N00b.

wiki is wiked.

HA! Yeah!!! what he said.

so there.

OMG! I turned Bunny into the Hunchback of Watson!!!

:::::hides her wand:::::


::::whistles and wanders away:::::::

CNN News
9-25-08

The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc.

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The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots . most people probably know this already.

What you may not know and should know is the following: once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used your pool) since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots, this is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables which are practically plastic?

We do hope that this information can be passed on to as many people as possible in the hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed. Chlorine is a very well known carcinogen. Please let us make this information available to as many people as possible. If you care about your family and friends, pass it on.

what hump?

::::the Charissa witch reels to a country tune:::: wheeeee!!!

Oh noes! You blew up Teh Bunny!!!! Now she's gonna have to be The Bunny Bot.

Heh.

::::curses Nick with being sodomized by a polar bear dressed in a clown mask this winter::::::

psst.. Rusty... I actually kind of like some country music. shhhh... don't tell anyone.

Yay KD!!!!

Nick... damn dirty ape.

Rusty... ha ha ha ha ha... yes indeed. Even when no one is around to enjoy it. ; )

Dude, I'm so not banging Charlie Brown. Now you've polluted another of my childhood enjoyments. Bastard!

I agree... they sort of poke America with spoon, like a badger, but they haven't really wrestled it to the ground and bitten off it's tongue.

Nick... I'm going to be Kali for Halloween. I will have Heather take pictures when I'm dressed up tonight, scaring all the kids who come to my door for treats. Ha ha ha ha.

::::smishes Bunny:::: You understand my secret soul!!!

Nick... I'm doing NaNoWriMo starting tomorrow. I'll be giving you a word count on a daily basis. My word count today (from when last we spoke) is 4500 (appx). I'm finally feeling enough better to return to working on the novel. Man this bug has kicked my ass.

Thanks for continuing to ride me like a tinkers dam.

Little Britain is so damned funny I laugh even when I am horrified, which is most of the time.

Rusty... my use of the term 'pagan' to describe myself has many nuances. I enjoy using the term as a way to reclaim it's integrity. It has been a perjorative for hundreds of years used by the Abrahamic religions to describe non-Judeo-Christians. But to me it is more than that as well. My belief system and religious practices center around what can be described as shamanism. I subscribe to the Neo-pagan belief that immanence (the incarnation of the divine) is everywhere. That God is literally contained within all of creation. This belief is informed by my understanding of quantum physics, as well as my direct religious experiences which have included visions, buddhist meditation, taoist tai chi, and neo-pagan rituals. I think I can also say that the work of Joseph Campbell was also influential, in helping peel back the layers of metaphor contained in all religions throughout the world, helping to provide an understanding of the archetypes which are present in all religious teachings.

In terms of my direct religious experiences, they have mostly centered around encounters with Pele, the Goddess of Fire, and similar incarnations of the Divine which wear a female face. However, in more recent years I have also had significant encounters with the male face of the Divine, the G-d of the Abrahamic traditions, much to my surprise. While I have a deep and abiding respect for Jesus, so far he has not been a significant visitor to my inner life.

I've also been know to identify myself as a witch. But I have found that many people identify that term with Wiccan practices, which is much too formalized for my taste. I hate calling myself a shaman, it's so damned pretentious. So I stick with pagan, for want of a better term.

If you are looking for great spooky literature to read tonight, here are some classics on line:

The Raven:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Hallowee...

The Spider and the Fly:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Hallowee...

Halloween by Robert Burns:
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Hallowee...

Tam-Lin:
http://poetry.about.com/library/weekl...

Darkness by Lord Byron:
http://poetry.about.com/od/poems/l/bl...

Ulalume by Poe:
http://poetry.about.com/library/weekl...

Goblin Market by Rosetti:
http://poetry.about.com/library/weekl...

Legend of Sleepy Hollow:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/b...

The Monkey's Paw:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/b...

The Black Cat:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/b...

The Fall of the House of Usher:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/b...

The Tell-Tale Heart:
http://classiclit.about.com/library/b...

I dunno... let's see... what about

Soap
The Odd Couple
South Park
The Office
Friends
All In The Family
Seinfeld

But for me personally, nothing beats Month Pythons Flying Circus. Funniest. Stuff. Ever.

I wonder if a woman has only ever had lesbian sex she can technically still be considered a virgin.

Nick... prove that it is NOT at least in part (and by part I mean a significant part) human caused.

Kristjan... the Catholic Church teaches that people like me will burn in Hell for Eternity... how is that not hateful? Their actions in the world have the consequence of being hateful. They promote prejudice and discrimination, they promote the subjugation of women, they promote ignorance, they promote population increase in a world that is already horribly overpopulated, especially in the developing countries.

These are just the short list of the hate the Catholic Church practices on a daily basis.