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Mandrake

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About Me

"Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens." -Jimi Hendrix
..

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

CURRENT MOON moon info
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live." -Mark Twain
(I Dedicate This Quote to The Love of My Life, Dawn.)

My Interests

I am: A Motorcycle enthusiast;
(It's not about the destination. It's all about the journey)

Occult lucubrator;
(How many opportunities does one get to use that word?)

Music aficionado;
(aficionado sounded better than zealot or junky)

Philosophy and Theology instigator;
(No really, I try not to be an arshole. He,he,he,he no I don't.)

Political Devotee and Conspiracy Theorist;
(It's a love/hate relationship) ;

Most important is my family and living life like eating a carton of ice cream.
(It must be devoured with zeal and passion.)

I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death.

Visual aid to my interests:

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein

Turns out I'm a High Priestess.
(I was hoping for something manly like The Chariot, The Devil or even The Tower.) Crap!

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge,
instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge.
She holds scrolls of arcane information that
she might, or might not reveal to you.
The moon crown on her head as well as the
crescent by her foot indicates her willingness
to illuminate what you otherwise might not see,
reveal the secrets you need to know.
The High Priestess is also associated with the
moon however and can also indicate change
or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to
your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

"If God were alive today, he'd be an atheist"
-Kurt Vonnegut

.. I scored as Martin Heidegger,
Nietzsche would have been cooler.

As a "Martin Heidegger".

You are a very wordy person
that believes we classify
objects by their function,
and that community is essential.
Once we are in a community,
then it is possible for us to
differentiate ourselves.
You also might have sympathetic
feelings towards Nazis.

Martin Heidegger


82%

Friedrich Nietzsche


80%

Jean-Paul Sartre


64%

Not An Existentialist


51%

Soren Kierkegaard


51%

Albert Camus


42%
Which Existentialist Philosopher Are You?
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Who comes up with this crap?

I scored as Jigsaw, As a Jigsaw,

You dont enjoy killing people at all.
You instead love to see how far
people will go to live.
However if it ends in a bloody death,
you still sleep with a smile on your face.
You are intelligent, and know how to
outwit just about anyone.
And that spells bad news for anyone who
falls into your games of death and torture.

Pinhead


60%

Jigsaw


60%

Michael Myers


55%

Leatherface


55%

Jason Voorhees


45%

Freddy Krueger


40%

Hannibal Lecter


40%

Captain Spaulding


35%

Buffalo Bill


30%

Candyman


25%
Which Horror Killer are You?
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"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
-- U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864 (letter to Col. William F. Elkins) Ref: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, Archer H. Shaw (Macmillan, 1950, NY)


Apathiologist- Person who really doesn't give a crap about your god, goddess, Pantheons, or what ever.

Which religion best fits your beliefs?
I scored as "Other" (apathiologist)

Other (apathiologist)


88%

Witch (tree hugging dirt worshipper)


81%

Atheist


79%

Taoist


73%

Agnostic


67%

Satanist (Anton LaVey)


60%

Buddhist


44%

Muslim


31%

Hindu


30%

Jew


21%

Christian


20%

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"The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities". -Kahlil Gibran

CadaverForSale.com - How much is your body worth?

"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy"? -Mahatma Gandhi

My Famous Last Words Will Be:
"So, you're a cannibal." What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?

"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar." -Gaius Julius Caesar

I am an ENTP personality type. The Visionary

As the visionary you are charming, outgoing, friendly. You make a good first impression.
You possess good negotiating skills and can convince anyone of anything.
Happy to be the center of attention, you love to tell stories and show off.
You're very clever, but not disciplined enough to do well in structured environments.

In love, you see everything as a grand adventure. You enjoy taking risks for love.
And if things don't work out, you're usually not too much worse for the wear!

You would make a great entrepreneur, marketing executive, or actor.

At work, you need a lot of freedom to pursue your own path and vision.
How you see yourself: Analytical, creative, and peaceful

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Detached, wishy-washy, and superficial What's Your Personality Type?

"The less their ability, the more their conceit". -Ahad HaAm

Great, so I went from High Priestess to a freak'n fairy.
I hate these stupid quizzes.

Which Shakespearean Character Are You?
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I scored as Robin Goodfellow

Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, loves to have fun at other people's expense. He is the author of the phrase, "What fools these mortals be!" Sure, you may think he's just a faerie, but he's the friggin' coolest faerie in the whole bloody forest. He feels bad when he does something genuinely wrong, but doesn't when its all in good fun. Point of advice: pay very close attention to what you do to prevent those nasty little mistakes.


Robin Goodfellow


88%

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark


69%

The Scottish King Macbeth


63%

Richard III


50%

Benedick


50%

Romeo the Montague


38%

Othello


31%

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." -Johnny Cash

I'd like to meet:

Tom Waits, Justin Sullivan (New Model Army) , David Eugene Edwards (Sixteen Horsepower) , Michael Gira, and Jarboe (Swans) , Bill Gates. Everybody else worth meeting is currently one of my friends, or is already dead.

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche

My ideal mate is a Gemini
Why I'll love a Gemini:

Witty and sharp, a Gemini can keep up with my fast (and ever changing) mind.
We're both fun loving and free spirits. A Gemini and myself can enjoy each other without expectations.

Why a Gemini will love me:

Not only can I keep up with a Gemini's sharp tongue, I can introduce a challenge or two...
My appetite for fun and novelty will keep a Gemini interested - at least for a bit longer than usual! What Sign Is Your True Love?

"Wish not so much to live long as to live well." -Benjamin Franklin, 1738

Music:

Tom Waits, The Swans, Jay Munly,
Lacrimosa, Peter Gabriel, Danny Elfman,
Einsturzende Neubauten, New Model Army,
16 Horsepower, Violent Femmes, Subhumans,
Mozart, Faure', David Dondero,
Otep, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Johnny Cash,
Korn, Radiohead, The Clash, Gyspy Kings,
The Animal, The Damned, The The,
The Dead Milkmen, Huuu Huur Tu,
Nina Simone, Louis Armstong, Billie Holiday,
Sinead O'Connor, Lisa Girard, Ozzy Osborne,
Das Ich, Skinny Puppy, Ertha Kit,

This list could go on for quite a while.

"There is always free cheddar in the mouse Trap. Baby, it's a deal. What a deal". -Tom Waits

Potentially the first "attempted" gothic video.
(Watch for the accidental smile in the background)

Pause Music playlist before playing this video.

"Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded." -Charlie Chaplin

Movies:

The Mission, Serpent and the Rainbow,
Devil's Advocate, Fight Club, The Big Lebowski,
Natural Born Killers, Jacob's Ladder,
Eraserhead, The Life of Brian,
A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove,
Eyes Wide Shut, The Ox, Henry and Maude.

"Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work"! -Robin Williams

Television:

Not really much of a T.V. Enthusiest,
but when I watch, it would be The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report
(These are sad times when we have to go to comedy central for the most accurate and reliable news)

The Simpsons, and American Dad,
(yes, I still watch cartoons) ,

Explorer or Discovery channel.
(Animals screwing each other and mutilating and eating other littler animals... now that's entertainment, baby.)

"If the evens of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that". -Jon Stewart

Books:

The Brothers Karamozov and, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Atlas Shrugged and, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Aztec by Gary Jennings

The Prophet By Kahlil Gibran

Letters from the Earth by Mark Twain.

The Gospel of judas

Essays in Existentialism by Jean-Paul Sartre.

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
*This by no means is to suggest myself to be a Nazi sympathizer. Those who do not know their history are damned to repeat it.

and this list could also go on for a while so to end it let me say I also enjoy just about anything by Frederick Nietzsche, Berkeley Breathed and Dr. Suess

Friedrich Nietzsche on Fyodor Dostoevsky;
"the only psychologist from whom I have anything to learn."

Heroes:

Jim Jones (now that's charisma)
Jesus of Nazareth (too bad he's dead)
Judas Iscariot (dude, that's gotta suck)
Buddah (Hehehe, funny little man. I'd smoke a bowl with him.)
Neitzche (anybody with a 'stache like that has to be brilliant)

Tom Waits (by the way Tom, you are officially invited to Dawn and I's wedding. Please contact us for further details) ,
Johnny Cash (I just feel bad that I usually only reflect on his genius when I'm having a post habanero moment on the toilet)
Bill Gates (Atlas Shrugged... Creepy parallel, aye Bill?)
Anderchuck (it's a hockey thing)
Samual Clemmens (one of the single greatest minds to have graced our solar system. Thank you Haley)
Last but not least,
Arthur Frevert (My father, the older and wiser I get, the more admiration and respect I have for the old fart)
"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer". -Mark Twain

My Blog

Corporate Zombies

I see dingey white rusty bars. The rust causes the yellowing paint to buckle and flake. Lead-based, I presume. "Click-click-clack." The sound of metal against metal. It echoes softer. "Click-click-...
Posted by Mandrake on Sun, 04 May 2008 09:38:00 PST

Viking Cruise

Frolicking in my gardenSafe in the sanctity of naiveI ponder the oceans of societythat surround my island serenethump thump row.They row to the throbbing beatof the corporate slave drum Shackled to th...
Posted by Mandrake on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:15:00 PST

Wrath

Every intake of breath is stolen from another.From a soul more deserving, one that might be worthy,of the precious air that you desecrateEmanating deceit with every exhale you unleash.Disembogue miasm...
Posted by Mandrake on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:06:00 PST

The Spawning

Mankind, with sickening cruelty, copulates on a bed of dry thorns with the prostitute that is civilization.She sells her self-respect and dignity under the red lights of blind faith and patriotism.Con...
Posted by Mandrake on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

The Singer and The Whore

First, The Singer I’ve been insincerely and half-heartedly following this Spitzer tripe. It’s kind of hard not to. I think this Dupre’ chick is getting a really bad wrap. First they...
Posted by Mandrake on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:49:00 PST

for love of Waits, you jack ass.

Tom Waits... we have a love hate relationship. My heart sinks, flutters, and rises to my throat when I listen to his creations. For this it is love. As an aspiring writer of songs, poetry and prose. I...
Posted by Mandrake on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:39:00 PST

Racism and Politics

A couple of weeks ago, maybe more, I was listening to the radio, as usual, during my one and a half hour driving home from work . This time the news broadcaster was conducting interviews in some rando...
Posted by Mandrake on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:32:00 PST

Lilsomthin moe

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Posted by Mandrake on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:31:00 PST

Invisible and Forgotten

I'm walking from my car to work when one of my co-worker Nextels me, "You need to get down here. There's a dead guy."As I emerge from between the folds of architecture, I see a stream of asphalt clog...
Posted by Mandrake on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:35:00 PST

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