*siobhanleigh

'may you live in interesting times'

Well as everyone can see i borrowed my brothers camera new years... even the fire pics were in front of my house. Being friends with professional fire performers leads to interesting photo opportunities... I hope to get many more pics of them playing soon, just have to work on the timing and shutter settings for the spinning shots. The really fun part was i did not realize that my brother had left the camera set on manual focus until i was shooting people inside after the fire shots. I am planning another shoot out at enchanted rock with ace and rayne, should be fun...

I think im going to go back to painting and working with pastels again... i haven't in almost 8 years...

I love Mondays!

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The above link is to my auction of 8250 magic the gathering cards... if you know anyone who might be interested please share the link. The funds go to the get my car working fund

In addition I now make Poi wicks... cathedral stacked wicks for fire spinning.... $25 per pair of 3ft or 4ft wicks, $35 for 5 ft wicks...

I will be making quite a few corsets in the coming month, i have a cyber girl wanting some, and a fetish model... both paying customers with free advertising attached!!

Also started making more floggers and wire jewelry...

Last years photo theme was butterfly s, looks like this years is mushrooms! i should have photos uploaded soon

well off to design corsets and stuff for my fetish model!

working...working....

Well since i have summers off, i better make use of the time to get stuff done... my current projects include my first two attemts with oil paints, several corset ideas, a commisar cain costume for my roommate, my brothers extensive ranger outfit of wool and leather, and assorted sample peices so i can apply in february for a ren fair space for 08

hopefully i will get pictures taken and posted of all my random projects as they are completed....

"It's just as valid as any other religion."

Bobism


A six inch, purple with pink polka dot, marshmallow breathing dragon named Bob, is God

Have you ever wondered why you don't have eyes in back of your head?

Well, the reason is, if you did, you would be able to see the six inch, purple with pink polka dots, marshmallow breathing dragon named Bob hovering there. You see, whenever you turn your head, Bob moves with you. And he doesn't show up in mirrors.
Now, Bob resides in the Unghiverse, but, fortunately for us, he likes to hang out in the Unghian Nexus. The Unghian Nexus is a portion of the Unghiverse which has multiple outlets in the Universe. By controlling these outlets, Bob is able to stay behind the heads of multiple people at once.

The reason you never see Bob is pretty complicated. When you were a baby, you could see that some people had Bob and some didn't. And you started to wonder if you yourself had Bob. However, inevitably you would at one point think that you might not. This would make you so insanely jealous that your mind would trick you from then on into not perceiving Bob.
Why the salvation of your soul depends on Bob

If you don't believe in Bob, then you suck. And if you suck, Bob will refuse to stay behind your head. Without the dragon to back you up, your life will be meaningless, empty, and all out sucky. Furthermore, you will have to endure massive amounts of bad stufF.
However if you do take Bob into your heart (well, don't actually take it into your heart, because your heart was built to handle blood, not dragons, and especially not dragons who happen to be the creator of the Universe), and love and obey him, your life will rule, and be filled with nothing but good Stuff.
The 14 Commandments of Bob

1.Thou shall not suck. (In the figurative sense. The literal sense is ok)
2.Thou shall not do stupid things
3.Thou shall not blow goats (in both the figurative and literal senses)
4.Thou shall not take marshmallows in vain
5.Thou shalt eat spam and drink Mountain Dew, for to do so is Bobly
However, if thou doth not like spam, thou may abstain from eating it, and instead just worship it, and maybe make strange statues out of it
6.Good Stuff is good, but bad stufF is bad
7.Thou shalt worship Bob as thou would worship thyself, if thou were Bob
8.Thou shall not do pointless stuff, unless thou doth feel like it
9.If thy name were to be boB, thou shalt spell it backwards
10.Thou shalt hold unghs as sacred
11.Thou shall not suddenly move thy head backwards unless it be necessary, for if thou doth do so, thy taketh the chance of chapping Bob's hide; however, if hou beith headbanging to cool music, thou shall not worry, for Bob doth headbangeth with thee
12.Normal people are boring
13.There is no thirteenth commandment
14.Thou shalt do what thou doth feel like, unless thou doth not feel like it
Why you should believe this crap

You might point out that we really haven't, and indeed can't, prove that Bob exists. But we say in response to that, you haven't proven that God is not a six inch, purple with pink polka dot, marshmallow breathing dragon named Bob. Therefore, if god exists, he must be a six inch, purple with pink polka dot, marshmallow breathing dragon named Bob.
However, we as the prophets of Bob tell you that if you do not accept Bob as your lord and savior, you will be cursed to a lifetime of bad stufF, which, we assure you, is very bad. But if you do love Bob, and Bob loves you, then your life will be full of nothing but good Stuff, which, as you may have guessed, is good.
But always remember, the choice of being Bobly is not yours alone. Bob must also think you are cool. And to that end, you should concentrate on doing Stuff that will make Bob like you. In other words, act Bobly, and you will become Bobly.
And, in the case that God does not exist, at least you've gotten the satisfaction of a lot of strange looks.

For more information on the wonderful world of Bob, contact one of the prophets (the weird people distributing this propaganda) or send e-mail to the Prophets at sfried@cinenet.net or scott@softest.com
This pamphlet was published under authority of the Sacred Order of Bob. It may be reproduced in part or in whole, but solely for the purpose of spreading the Word of Bob. If you use it for any other purpose, we will put curse on you, in addition to tracking you down and telling you we don't like you very much.

How things have changed....

Scenario: Parents take cute pictures of their 2 year-old playing in the tub.

1965 Parents go to Walgreen's, get them developed, and put them in the child's picture album which is shared with friends and relatives.
2006 Parents reported by Walgreen's to the Police, arrested for child pornography, and child sent to foster care.

Scenario: Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack.

1965 Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car, and gets his own to show Jack.
2006 School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1965 Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody is arrested, nobody is expelled.
2006 Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class; disrupts other students.

1965 Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the school principal. Sits still in class from then on.
2006 Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping.

1965 Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2006 Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused by her Dad, and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and his Mother gives him some aspirin to take to school.

1965 Mark's headache persists. He goes to his locker, gets a couple of aspirin and takes them at the water fountain.
2006 Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Mary turns up pregnant.

1965 Several high school boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
2006 Middle school counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over the border and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1965 Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2006 Pedro's cause is taken up by state Democrat party. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files a class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum as a required course. Pedro is given diploma any way, but ends up mowing lawns and washing dishes for a living because he can't speak English.

Scenario: Jimmy takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a fire-ant hill.

1965 Ants die.
2006 BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism. FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


[. . . And who among us (boys mostly) didn't have a chemistry set that was capable of making all sorts of concoctions that would land us in trouble today, and we were encouraged to learn to use it.]


WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED ??!