on names

I want my name to reflect...

...the Green World.
...being a small, insignificant part, yet one with beauty.
...darkness and shadows.
...the stars.
...blue-violet, perhaps glowing, and also green/silver/black.
...sparkling and shining.
...the Otherworld.
...a jewel-toned rainbow (rubies, emeralds, sapphires, amethyst...).
...utopian futurism.
...wit, charm, and humour.

Do you see the problem? See how many words I had to use just now? How can I reasonably expect a single word or phrase, save it be a "true name" kind of thing (which would sound silly whether right or no, and in any event, I wouldn't use it; I've already got one, and I don't use it this way), to do all of that?

on names

I want my name to reflect...

...the Green World.
...being a small, insignificant part, yet one with beauty.
...darkness and shadows.
...the stars.
...blue-violet, perhaps glowing, and also green/silver/black.
...sparkling and shining.
...the Otherworld.
...a jewel-toned rainbow (rubies, emeralds, sapphires, amethyst...).
...utopian futurism.
...wit, charm, and humour.

Do you see the problem? See how many words I had to use just now? How can I reasonably expect a single word or phrase, save it be a "true name" kind of thing (which would sound silly whether right or no, and in any event, I wouldn't use it; I've already got one, and I don't use it this way), to do all of that?

The thought so important I had to record it

(I must be way beyond nice, since I've been named way beyond twice!)

Idea-fragments that came together for me in a Moment last night:

Seeking without vs. seeking within for answers -- Underworld Initiation stuff about asking the right Questions of Otherworld beings -- and Questions and Answers being in symbolic, rather than verbal, form -- and the importance of, on being presented with the (symbols of) the Answer, being willing and able to ask the right Question -- the Babylon 5 scene Archer typed up on Other Haven -- and comment thereon, "who am I?" answered not with a right answer, but by throwing out the wrong ones.

All this boils down to: Answers are indeed found within, not without; but you can't just go looking for them and expect them to be there whole cloth. If you ask no question you will get no answer. If you ask the wrong question, for example too broad and direct "tell me what to do", you will get no response, or faulty responses. The answers do not appear in that form and cannot be gotten by that kind of question. The "answers" are in the form of responsory resonances. The "questions" are in presenting various possibilities and checking for the presence of the response. In this way, Question and Answer are actually one; what is inside oneself is not the answers per se, but the mechanism for telling when you've got a correct match.

The thought so important I had to record it

(I must be way beyond nice, since I've been named way beyond twice!)

Idea-fragments that came together for me in a Moment last night:

Seeking without vs. seeking within for answers -- Underworld Initiation stuff about asking the right Questions of Otherworld beings -- and Questions and Answers being in symbolic, rather than verbal, form -- and the importance of, on being presented with the (symbols of) the Answer, being willing and able to ask the right Question -- the Babylon 5 scene Archer typed up on Other Haven -- and comment thereon, "who am I?" answered not with a right answer, but by throwing out the wrong ones.

All this boils down to: Answers are indeed found within, not without; but you can't just go looking for them and expect them to be there whole cloth. If you ask no question you will get no answer. If you ask the wrong question, for example too broad and direct "tell me what to do", you will get no response, or faulty responses. The answers do not appear in that form and cannot be gotten by that kind of question. The "answers" are in the form of responsory resonances. The "questions" are in presenting various possibilities and checking for the presence of the response. In this way, Question and Answer are actually one; what is inside oneself is not the answers per se, but the mechanism for telling when you've got a correct match.

sounds and noise

I was aware of Ishkur's electronic music guide well before kaidevis posted a link to it earlier today (like... a couple years, when I was a regular/mod at bluelight.nu), but in any case, on listening through it again, I'm still very amused by the updated versions of some of the text, most of which are different than the last time I looked at it. However, this one struck me on a deeper level than amusement:

"Noisecore is not music insomuch as it is anti-music. It is a recreation of the sounds in our modern technological society through an abrasive form. In this instance, then, what is commonly considered noise is not. It is simply part of our surroundings through a grual introduction. ( Read more... )

sounds and noise

I was aware of Ishkur's electronic music guide well before kaidevis posted a link to it earlier today (like... a couple years, when I was a regular/mod at bluelight.nu), but in any case, on listening through it again, I'm still very amused by the updated versions of some of the text, most of which are different than the last time I looked at it. However, this one struck me on a deeper level than amusement:

"Noisecore is not music insomuch as it is anti-music. It is a recreation of the sounds in our modern technological society through an abrasive form. In this instance, then, what is commonly considered noise is not. It is simply part of our surroundings through a grual introduction. ( Read more... )

random stupid aliases

This amused me and seemed appropriately mind-numbing to do at work. (taken from ferretboi)


EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS = Favorite Spice + Last Foreign Vacation Spot
Cardamom Canada (errr...)

SOCIALITE ALIAS = Silliest Childhood Nickname + Town Where You First Partied
Lifitz Sacramento (I guess... not sure what they mean by "partied")

"FLY GIRL" ALIAS (a la J. Lo) = First Initial + First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name
L. Fit (I think you can see where the above nickname came from)

DIVA ALIAS = Something Sweet Within Sight + Any Liquid in Kitchen
Ginger Altoids Coca-cola

GIRL DETECTIVE ALIAS = Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Last Went to School
Fox-kitten Sac State (really I prefer adult animals)

BARFLY ALIAS = Last Snack Food You Ate + Your Favorite Drink
Donut Whiskey (I assume they meant alcoholic drink; even so, this changes)

SOAP OPERA ALIAS = Middle Name + Street Where You First Lived
Ann Yorktown

PORN STAR ALIAS = First Pet's Name + Street You Grew Up On
Billy Yorktown (Billy was a hamster)

ROCK STAR ALIAS = Any Liquid on the Bar + Last Name of Bad-Ass Celebrity
Smirnoff L. Jackson (baaad muthafucka!)

random stupid aliases

This amused me and seemed appropriately mind-numbing to do at work. (taken from ferretboi)


EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS = Favorite Spice + Last Foreign Vacation Spot
Cardamom Canada (errr...)

SOCIALITE ALIAS = Silliest Childhood Nickname + Town Where You First Partied
Lifitz Sacramento (I guess... not sure what they mean by "partied")

"FLY GIRL" ALIAS (a la J. Lo) = First Initial + First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name
L. Fit (I think you can see where the above nickname came from)

DIVA ALIAS = Something Sweet Within Sight + Any Liquid in Kitchen
Ginger Altoids Coca-cola

GIRL DETECTIVE ALIAS = Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Last Went to School
Fox-kitten Sac State (really I prefer adult animals)

BARFLY ALIAS = Last Snack Food You Ate + Your Favorite Drink
Donut Whiskey (I assume they meant alcoholic drink; even so, this changes)

SOAP OPERA ALIAS = Middle Name + Street Where You First Lived
Ann Yorktown

PORN STAR ALIAS = First Pet's Name + Street You Grew Up On
Billy Yorktown (Billy was a hamster)

ROCK STAR ALIAS = Any Liquid on the Bar + Last Name of Bad-Ass Celebrity
Smirnoff L. Jackson (baaad muthafucka!)

Meetup

Were any locals thinking of going to the LJ Meetup tonight (8 pm) at Books Inc in Mountain View?

Meetup

Were any locals thinking of going to the LJ Meetup tonight (8 pm) at Books Inc in Mountain View?