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Elektra-42

Let go of everything you're holding on to. Now let go of everything else...

About Me


Itinerant Musician
Domestic Goddess
Quintessential Renaissance Woman
In our minds, love and lust are really separated. It's hard to find someone that can be kind and you can trust enough to leave your kids with, and isn't afraid to throw her man up against the wall and lick him from head to toe. -- Tori Amos
Words to live by:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1755
"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." -- Kahlil Gibran
" Damn everything but the circus! " -- e.e. cummings

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised

The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

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


You Are Boyish Sexy
You're the kind of girl who gets along with all the boys
Whether it's holding your own in a game of touch football...
Or kicking some major butt while playing Xbox.
You hang with the guys easily, while still keeping your girly sexiness. What Kind of Sexy Girl Are You?
You Are Rain
You can be warm and sexy. Or cold and unwelcoming. Either way, you slowly bring out the beauty around you.
You are best known for: &nbsp &nbsp your touch
Your dominant state: &nbsp &nbsp changing
What Type of Weather Are You?

My Interests


Sustainable living: William McDonough has some incredibly brilliant ideas -- particularly on the commercial side. However, I must confess I am deeply drawn to Roger Dean 's aesthetic for private homes. (Not to mention his awesome album covers !!)

BTW, have YOU offset your carbon dioxide output this year? It's amazingly cheap and you'll feel GREAT!

Peace in the Middle East (among other places). I definitely think these folks are on the right track.

SAVE THE WORLD by eating PB & J's . Seriously. Who knew?!? ;-)

I'd like to meet:

" / Vash...*sigh*
Modesty is sexy... and glasses can be pretty hot, too! Being cute with a fab personality never hurts either! ;-) Mostly though, having lived as long as they have, both he & Father Nightroad would be utterly *fascinating* to talk to...if I could get either of them to cop to it, that is.
I would love to have a date with Robert Goren -- brains are HOTTT! (And I mean that in a *completely* NON-zombie fashion.) That, plus his mastery over body language and his own physical presence. Despite his obvious issues, an exceptional, compassionate teacher, to be sure.
As for Gil Grissom, I actually like him better slightly rumpled in his regular clothes -- Even with the extra few pounds. In his case, I think it makes him more approach- able. I *totally* dig on his sexy geek thang. I'd *definitely* keep HIM up late "experi- menting"!!! ;-)
However, AFAIC, Hrithik Roshan may be the hottest man alive...at least on film!

As much as I love (and understand) Gregory House, he -- while smart and funny -- is WAY too much of a lying, cranky bastard for me. If you're not nice "out of the box" (so to speak --er, type)...sorry, but "Homey don't play that!"

(Yes, yes, I know they are NOT real. Damn it.)
What have YOU got? I'm listening. Um, I mean READING. =D ..

Music:

Instruments: Voice, Guitar, Bodhrán, Mandolin, Banjo (albeit rusty at the moment), occasional bass (work in progress)

Artists (In no particular order as I'm musically schizo anyway): The Catherine Wheel, Pink Floyd, Tori Amos, Kraftwerk, The Monkees, The Beatles,
Great Big Sea, Praga Khan/ The Lords of Acid (Praise the Lords!) and several permutations thereof, Metallica (mostly Pre-LOAD...of shite), Minstrels of Mayhem (Ahem!), The Ventures, Beach Boys, Future Sound of London, Walter McDonough, Double Indemnity/ Empty Hats, The King Louie Band , Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem, Silly Wizard , Leftover Salmon, Chris Smither, Dar Williams, Richard Thompson, John Denver, Tom Waits, Ken Nordine, Ani DiFranco, Violent Femmes, CSN(Y), Simon(& Garfunkel!), Sha-na-na, Angelique Kidjo, Shakira, Samira Said | ????? ????

FMA Ending Theme #1

Add to My Profile | More Videos Wazimbo - "Nwahulwana" (Nightbird) "No man will marry you, Maria. You are a nightbird, moving after dark from bar to bar..."

Television:

Current: SAC:2nd Gig, Outlaw Star, No Reservations, Metalocalypse, Robot Chicken, Doctor Who, CSI (Original), Bones, Psych, Cowboy Bebop, House, World Music
Past: Spiral, Fruits Basket, .hack//Roots, Big O, GITS:SAC, Sifl-N-Olly (ROCK!), Full Metal Alchemist, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trigun, MÄR, Negima, X-Files, Millenium, Doctor Who, Law & Order, Creature Feature , NYPD Blue, Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Villa Alegre!, Zoom (Box 350 Boston, Mass...), You Can't Do That On Television, Batman (Adam West), The Monkees, Ray Rayner & Friends, BJ & Dirty Dragon/ Gigglesnort Hotel, Animaniacs!

Forever:

Books:

Das Energi, Paul Williams -- NOT the singer/songwriter ;-)
Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein (Hell, practically anything Bob wrote could go here!!)
Voyage to Yesteryear, James P. Hogan
The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
The Cyberiad, Stanislaw Lem
Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Cordwainer Smith (aka Paul M. A. Linebarger), Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton, Kathryn Kurtz, Frank Herbert, Robert Ludlum, Lawrence Sanders, Robert Anton Wilson (Hail, Eris!)
Comics:

Heroes:

Gandhi
The big JC
Helen Keller
Dorothea Dix
Solomon Malinsky

The Designer(s) of Stonehenge
People who participate in Drive-by Kindness-ings
RMS
Larry Wall
Bill Joy
Linus Torvalds
Gary Gygax
Jim Henson

My Blog

Where are you, O my Heart?

Where are you, O my Heart?Across centuries and galaxies I call andStillYou do not come.I feel your breath on the windAnd your lips in the kiss of a stranger --TheyAre cruel shadows.Aeons pass, civiliz...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:36:00 PST

Humor: Never argue with a (smart) woman!

A young couple are on vacation.One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing anddecides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides totake the boat out. She...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:30:00 PST

I SO get this

PRAYERIf you really exist -- show upas a bear, a goat, a pilot,come with eyes, mouth, voice,-- demand something from me,force me to sacrifice myself,take me in your arms, protect me from above,feed me...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:18:00 PST

R.I.E. (Rest in Elysium) - E. Gary Gygax 4/4/08

Gary, widely known as the father of role-playing games, primarily for his pioneering work as the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and co-founder of TSR (Tactical Studies Rules), continued to promo...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:59:00 PST

Leap Day

Haha. Ok, I lied - I'm still working! Fortunately, tomorrow is another day...Just had to stop & get my 2/29 post in until another 4 years go by. ;-)Happy leap day! Er, night. What-evah!!!...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:51:00 PST

A Singer for Krishna

Once, when the Mughal Emperor Akbar was ruling India, his courtiers had occasion to listen to a concert by Tansen, the most accomplished musician in the realm.  Melody and rhythm were perfectly b...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:19:00 PST

After a LONG day...

Sometimes you just want to let the butterflies go free out of your headMAD props to Ms. T. for the image and caption -- it encapsulates my day thus far quite nicely. ;-p Now, however, it's off to pla...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:38:00 PST

My fabulous vacation; or How I Renewed My Faith in the Universe

I know, I need to set aside from time for a REAL entry.  For now, just let me say that I had a *fabulous* time, ate terrific food, met lots of awesome people, enjoyed gorgeous weather, and genera...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:19:00 PST

Saving the world with PB&Js and other self-improvement projects

So as part of my ongoing self-improvement project(s) I've recently been test-driving iGoogle. Amongst my weaponry are...uh, I mean, among the several widgets I have incorporated are daily affirmations...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:35:00 PST

METROCON - WOO!!

Ah, Metrocon...Need I say more?!?Okay, okay... I had fun & I'll probably go again next year, but DAMN I felt old! On the one hand, the adolescent I dragged with me had a great time. However, being m...
Posted by Elektra-42 on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:19:00 PST