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R T Kraken

Victus puteus est optimus ultionis

About Me



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My Interests

I like Single Malt Scotch. I like Art in all it's incarnations, photography, painting, music, cinema, the works. I like girls in clunky shoes. I like girls who don't turn all wishy washy as soon as you get them into the restraints. I like poetry but I hate most poets. I like cats who like themselves. I like to sit on the roof. I like to be where wood, stone and water come together. I like PDAs. I like nerdy girls and smart girls and short girls and smart nerdy short girls. In particular I like smart, nerdy short girls in clunky shoes who enjoy PDAs. .. Get this counter at reddragondesigns.net

I'd like to meet:


Emperor Norton

Gaius Julius Caesar

Edward Gorey

And, of course...

Gustav Klimt...

But since they are all dead, I think I can wait a bit longer.

Music:

Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard, Anhour Brahem, 45 Grave, Bach, The The, Monster Magnet, 9VoltRevolt, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peter Murphy, The Damned, Nick Cave, Bach, Tom Waits, Bel Canto, Son House, Sisters of Mercy, Husker Du, Vivaldi, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop, Mozart, Muddy Waters, Dave Brubeck, Bauhaus, The Misfits, Johnny Cash, This Mortal Coil, Bob Mould, The Mission UK, The Sex Pistols, Ravel, Skinny Puppy, NIN etc. etc. etc.The Ting Tings - Be The One

Movies:

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Television:

I Claudius, Ken Burns' Civil War, HBO's Rome, Farscape, Firefly, Law And Order, Law and Order:Special Victims and (Gods help me) Justice League.

Books:

The Longships, The First Man in Rome, The 12 Caesars, The White Goddess, A Brief History of Time.

Heroes:

Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, James Whistler, MLK, Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar (except for that whole trashing the Gauls thing), King Leonidus...And of course Emperor Norton

My Blog

Housework 2

I never thought I'd be this excited to fix a toilet.
Posted by R T Kraken on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:11:00 PST

Housework 1

I ripped the hideous carpet out of two rooms last night.  I was very pleasantly pleased to find that the hard wood floor underneath was not only lovely, but also in quite good shape.
Posted by R T Kraken on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:22:00 PST

Smoke up the backside

I've had enough of brutal honesty. I've had enough of brutal everything. For now, I think I want folks to blow smoke up my ass. Lie to me. Reassure me. Smother me with insincere compliments. Trust me...
Posted by R T Kraken on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:24:00 PST

Life is beautiful

It's important, sometimes, to have someone that you love remind you that you are utterly disposable.It helps to give you the necessary perspective to continue the struggle of day to day life.
Posted by R T Kraken on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:56:00 PST

Cheesy metaphors

I have determined that love is a lot like Synchronized Swimming.  I really enjoy watching it, I admire those who can do it, but I, myself, do not have the necessary skill set to participate. ...
Posted by R T Kraken on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:34:00 PST

Have I mentioned how much I love my house?

I suppose by now you've seen the pictures of my house.  I'm completely in love with it.  In my head I already have every room decorated and the whole back yard landscaped.I'm very much looki...
Posted by R T Kraken on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:52:00 PST

Lazarus, come forth!

Every familiar face I see puts me right back in that hospital bed.Every conversation turns into goodbye.The horror rushes back in and I reach for whatever painkiller I can find.  I can't do this ...
Posted by R T Kraken on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:10:00 PST

Im a tool.

Upon further review, I believe this particular post was a mistake.I have, accordingly, taken it down.
Posted by R T Kraken on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:34:00 PST

Plus minus

My pain, such as it is, is much akin to a missing limb. I only ache for what isn't there anymore. I lost so much. Well, I didn't really lose it. I traded it for what I have now. But what is it that I ...
Posted by R T Kraken on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:33:00 PST

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.

I'm thinking about getting a vasectomy.  I'm thinking about it petty seriously.If you want to bear my offspring, now is the time to speak up.
Posted by R T Kraken on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:36:00 PST