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I can confirm the 99% possibility of BBQ and Pool time as well for Post Job Fair Decompression.
I am attending the following job fairs this week:
and
(in that order)
Then the following week:
and the week after that:
So why am I telling you this? Well if any of my unemployed (or soon to be unemployed, or desperately stuck in a soul sucking job that pays no dividends) friends wanted to go, we could probably arrange a carpooling (haha carooling because there is no p in my car pool.. bah.. it was funny to me) thingymabober (technical term) to do these. This Thursday will probably be quite hectic, but it's like banks, the more you hit the more you have to blow up the vaults (no, wait, that isn't it..) Anyway we would hit two in one day like the chillin villains we are and if you can make it through without crying, killing someone or slapping the obnoxious personal questions guy, it should be considered a win!
There would be a strong possibility of some sort of food afterwards. Depending on response. Otherwise Ill just crack another can of cat food and get some wonderbread...(not really)
Monster.com Career Fair
Thu, May 28, 10:00 – 15:00
Where: Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202and
STEM Career Fair
Thu, May 28, 10:00 – 16:00
Where: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Hall C The Lincoln Room(in that order)
Then the following week:
Washington, DC Career Fair
Fri, June 5, 10:00 – 15:00
Where: 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004and the week after that:
Job Fair
Tue, June 9, 10:00 – 15:00
Where: Waterford Reception Center, 6715 Commerce Street, Springfield , VA So why am I telling you this? Well if any of my unemployed (or soon to be unemployed, or desperately stuck in a soul sucking job that pays no dividends) friends wanted to go, we could probably arrange a carpooling (haha carooling because there is no p in my car pool.. bah.. it was funny to me) thingymabober (technical term) to do these. This Thursday will probably be quite hectic, but it's like banks, the more you hit the more you have to blow up the vaults (no, wait, that isn't it..) Anyway we would hit two in one day like the chillin villains we are and if you can make it through without crying, killing someone or slapping the obnoxious personal questions guy, it should be considered a win!
There would be a strong possibility of some sort of food afterwards. Depending on response. Otherwise Ill just crack another can of cat food and get some wonderbread...(not really)
Working on my 8 hour drawing project. Have interview tomorrow. Company's site looks suspicious, but could be because they have a webbie overly fond of flash that is useless as tits on a snake. Mojo? Maybe?
I am in walmart buying duct tape, a utility knife, and a piece black cloth. I am approached by a relatively attractive tiny young woman who wants to know if I would be interested in working for Citigroup. She asks what field I am interested in and takes my name and number, and gives me hers.
I have no idea what possessed her to approach a strange man in walmart, buying what could only be supplies for his next serial killing (ok ok boffer larp) and giving him your name and phone number.
I have no idea what possessed her to approach a strange man in walmart, buying what could only be supplies for his next serial killing (ok ok boffer larp) and giving him your name and phone number.
Every class we have our first assignment be "write your autobiography" which is an easy first day thing. However it happens every 5 weeks and I have better things to do than recount some biblical like progression of begats and what I do in my freetime. I thought I had written a fairly generic but informative canned bio, as written below.
Henry "Hank" Kuhfeldt
Hank Kuhfeldt is a Michigan native transplanted to the Mid-Atlantic region that developed a hunger for learning at a fairly young age. This does not mean he had stellar grades but was always curious and willing to learn. He can be said to have many preferred subjects in which he delights in chasing down obscure references and discussing in factual and hypothetical contexts. These subjects tend to lie toward practical philosophy, history, and the Western Hermetic Mysteries. His love of learning has led him to many different sets of skills, from information technology to logging and land management. He enjoys a challenge and feels that there really is little he cannot learn to do at least an average skill level. (Everyone has limitations.)
Hank's first brush with the visual arts was growing up as a child of a photographer. He got his first camera at 10 and has had one ever since. In some ways he loathes the death of film and darkroom in photography, only because it was skill based work and required knowledge and patience to make it work. Later, he studied printing and pre-press production as a high school elective. There he excelled and created his own final exam, which while advised against it, completed successfully and received top marks for. Once computer technology became more affordable and the internet was prevalent, he graduated to building websites and designing graphics for them. In 2008 he returned to school with the goal of acquiring a degree in design in order to pursue a career that was creative and challenging.
Hank is not, however, all work and no play. He enjoys activities such as swimming, exploring new places and playing games. He is active in his fraternal order's lodge government and writes interactive theatre/LARP on occasion.
Hank currently lives in Northern Virginia, minutes away from Washington, DC with his domestic partner their dogs, cat and corn snake.
Apparently, I forgot about the Fundies who need to make EVERYTHING about proselytizing (and themselves!)
Hey Henry, I was went down the path of mysticism, I ended up in Jail though, praise God. It saved me from making many spiritual mistakes, Mysticism is intriguing because it gives the weak the feel of strength and it is a great tool for mass deception.
Take for example mystery cults such as the Freemasons, they tend to let their "initiates" figure it out for themselves, which is erroneous because that makes anything correct, and lets not the truth be broadcast. What I mean by "truth" is that which can be measured or compared with to determine validity(measured) in a set of ideas.
How long have you been into hermetics, which is usually dealt with as mystical "medicine", Or a "positive" reaction for the body.
This quote is from wikipedia, I know it is not a scholarly source, but it is still valid....."Not all Hermeticists take a religious approach; some consider it to be a philosophical system only. In Hermetic religion the supreme Deity, or Principle, is referred to variously as 'God', 'The All', or 'The One'. Many Hermeticists also align their beliefs and mystical ideas with other religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, mainstream Paganism, or Islam. Many hold that all great religions have equivalent mystical truths at their core, and that all religions share an understanding of esoteric tenets with Hermeticism.
Tobias Churton, scholar of obscure religious movements, states that "the Hermetic tradition was both moderate and flexible, offering a tolerant philosophical religion, a religion of the (omnipresent) mind, a purified perception of God, the cosmos, and the self, and much positive encouragement for the spiritual seeker, all of which the student could take anywhere"[18]."
It is interesting that you use to due logging since our text(Atlas of Human Anatomy), refers to men much like logs, which is symmetrical to the philosophy of Kabala and other mystery religions. Due you homework, and tell me what you get from this. I have the light and am not afraid to share it , in Jesus name.
Hm. Well, if you would like to open that can of worms... I mean he went to WIKIPEDIA for crying out loud! He must mean Business!
You could place me in the general category of 'spiritual humanism', or Classical Gnosticism. I have spent enough time amongst the different spiritual practices of the world to feel that without dogma, they would perform their functions much better. As far as Freemasonry goes, it is a spiritual fraternal order that actually leaves the individual spirituality to be the responsibility of the individual and their community, which is as it should be.
If you must slot me into an organized group, I am a Thelemite. I sincerely believe in the divinity of Man and the development of knowledge of the True Will, as well as the end goal of Knowledge and Conversation with one's Holy Guardian Angel or Genius. I do not however believe that everyone can use the same method to become aware of their spiritual path, I don't have the right to tell others how to live. I do believe in the basic tenets of Liber OZ, which is a declaration of the rights of mankind and the Thelemic paradigm of "Do What Thou Wilt Shall be the Whole of the Law." with the corollary "Love is the law, Love under will." Which does not say do what you want with no repercussions, but requires you to accept the consequences and rewards of your choices and actions. I believe in the paradox of Freedom, in which the truly free are bound by the responsibility to protect that freedom for others as well as themselves.
As far as the duration of the search that led me to this point, I have always been spiritually aware and curious about the various religions and belief systems of the world. The vast majority I have found lacking in some point of integrity or character, but containing some meritorious spiritual material that can improve the character of mankind and Humanity. If I had to associate myself with something more mainstream I would lean toward Quakerism, Islam, Sufism or Taoism, any of these have great potential as a force for the betterment of the world.
I find truth to be an unwise word to use in matters of spirituality and emotion, mainly because it implies everything else is a lie and not just the truth as someone else knows it. It discounts the personal knowledge and growth of the individual on a spiritual level as well as those who we could learn from.
So far there has been no reply.
Henry "Hank" Kuhfeldt
Hank Kuhfeldt is a Michigan native transplanted to the Mid-Atlantic region that developed a hunger for learning at a fairly young age. This does not mean he had stellar grades but was always curious and willing to learn. He can be said to have many preferred subjects in which he delights in chasing down obscure references and discussing in factual and hypothetical contexts. These subjects tend to lie toward practical philosophy, history, and the Western Hermetic Mysteries. His love of learning has led him to many different sets of skills, from information technology to logging and land management. He enjoys a challenge and feels that there really is little he cannot learn to do at least an average skill level. (Everyone has limitations.)
Hank's first brush with the visual arts was growing up as a child of a photographer. He got his first camera at 10 and has had one ever since. In some ways he loathes the death of film and darkroom in photography, only because it was skill based work and required knowledge and patience to make it work. Later, he studied printing and pre-press production as a high school elective. There he excelled and created his own final exam, which while advised against it, completed successfully and received top marks for. Once computer technology became more affordable and the internet was prevalent, he graduated to building websites and designing graphics for them. In 2008 he returned to school with the goal of acquiring a degree in design in order to pursue a career that was creative and challenging.
Hank is not, however, all work and no play. He enjoys activities such as swimming, exploring new places and playing games. He is active in his fraternal order's lodge government and writes interactive theatre/LARP on occasion.
Hank currently lives in Northern Virginia, minutes away from Washington, DC with his domestic partner their dogs, cat and corn snake.
Apparently, I forgot about the Fundies who need to make EVERYTHING about proselytizing (and themselves!)
Hey Henry, I was went down the path of mysticism, I ended up in Jail though, praise God. It saved me from making many spiritual mistakes, Mysticism is intriguing because it gives the weak the feel of strength and it is a great tool for mass deception.
Take for example mystery cults such as the Freemasons, they tend to let their "initiates" figure it out for themselves, which is erroneous because that makes anything correct, and lets not the truth be broadcast. What I mean by "truth" is that which can be measured or compared with to determine validity(measured) in a set of ideas.
How long have you been into hermetics, which is usually dealt with as mystical "medicine", Or a "positive" reaction for the body.
This quote is from wikipedia, I know it is not a scholarly source, but it is still valid....."Not all Hermeticists take a religious approach; some consider it to be a philosophical system only. In Hermetic religion the supreme Deity, or Principle, is referred to variously as 'God', 'The All', or 'The One'. Many Hermeticists also align their beliefs and mystical ideas with other religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, mainstream Paganism, or Islam. Many hold that all great religions have equivalent mystical truths at their core, and that all religions share an understanding of esoteric tenets with Hermeticism.
Tobias Churton, scholar of obscure religious movements, states that "the Hermetic tradition was both moderate and flexible, offering a tolerant philosophical religion, a religion of the (omnipresent) mind, a purified perception of God, the cosmos, and the self, and much positive encouragement for the spiritual seeker, all of which the student could take anywhere"[18]."
It is interesting that you use to due logging since our text(Atlas of Human Anatomy), refers to men much like logs, which is symmetrical to the philosophy of Kabala and other mystery religions. Due you homework, and tell me what you get from this. I have the light and am not afraid to share it , in Jesus name.
Hm. Well, if you would like to open that can of worms... I mean he went to WIKIPEDIA for crying out loud! He must mean Business!
You could place me in the general category of 'spiritual humanism', or Classical Gnosticism. I have spent enough time amongst the different spiritual practices of the world to feel that without dogma, they would perform their functions much better. As far as Freemasonry goes, it is a spiritual fraternal order that actually leaves the individual spirituality to be the responsibility of the individual and their community, which is as it should be.
If you must slot me into an organized group, I am a Thelemite. I sincerely believe in the divinity of Man and the development of knowledge of the True Will, as well as the end goal of Knowledge and Conversation with one's Holy Guardian Angel or Genius. I do not however believe that everyone can use the same method to become aware of their spiritual path, I don't have the right to tell others how to live. I do believe in the basic tenets of Liber OZ, which is a declaration of the rights of mankind and the Thelemic paradigm of "Do What Thou Wilt Shall be the Whole of the Law." with the corollary "Love is the law, Love under will." Which does not say do what you want with no repercussions, but requires you to accept the consequences and rewards of your choices and actions. I believe in the paradox of Freedom, in which the truly free are bound by the responsibility to protect that freedom for others as well as themselves.
As far as the duration of the search that led me to this point, I have always been spiritually aware and curious about the various religions and belief systems of the world. The vast majority I have found lacking in some point of integrity or character, but containing some meritorious spiritual material that can improve the character of mankind and Humanity. If I had to associate myself with something more mainstream I would lean toward Quakerism, Islam, Sufism or Taoism, any of these have great potential as a force for the betterment of the world.
I find truth to be an unwise word to use in matters of spirituality and emotion, mainly because it implies everything else is a lie and not just the truth as someone else knows it. It discounts the personal knowledge and growth of the individual on a spiritual level as well as those who we could learn from.
So far there has been no reply.
He can't even cite a criminal offense in the case.
Do What thou Wilt Shall be the Whole of the Law,
"A feast for fire and a feast for water, a feast for life and a greater feast for death!" -Liber Al, ch 2, 41
"Aye! feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter. There is the dissolution and eternal ecstasy in the kisses of Nu." -Liber Al. ch 2. 44
Today, we celebrate my maternal grandfather's greater feast.
I have many very vivid memories of my grandfather, who taught me a number of things including that you should use the right tool for the job or the job becomes harder and you still need the tool.
Or that with patience you can make some really beautiful things.
That isn't to say he never got mad or never raised his voice, I think we shared a relatively short fuse that burns quickly, makes a lot of noise and then gets down to brass tacks and fixing the problem.
He was the closest grandparent I had, and closer in a number of ways than my biological father, and he helped me and the rest of the family out probably a little more than he should have. He cared a lot about his children and grandchildren.
He had a number of close calls over the last several weeks notably one when he went in the first time and I was at the Luau for William Blake Lodge. I had to begin preparing myself for what would inevitably happen, though I would have preferred it be years off instead of mere weeks. He did get to say good bye to most of the family, and I think he knows he was loved very much.
When I think about his place in our lives on a family level, I immediately am drawn to the collect for the Sun from Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass:
"Lord visible and sensible of whom this earth is but a frozen spark turning about thee with annual and diurnal motion, source of light, source of life, let thy perpetual radiance hearten us to continual labour and enjoyment; so that as we are constant partakers of thy bounty we may in our particular orbit give out light and life, sustenance and joy to them that revolve about us without diminution of substance or effulgence for ever."
I think that he WAS a good example of sharing the energy and bounty that he received, and that in turn he passed it on to his family and friends whenever he could. I think that his children and grandchildren strive to continue caring for one another and their chosen families as well which makes him far more potent than I think even could have been impressed upon him. He reached a lot of people though his own life and the lives of his loved ones.
Much like the Sun, he had an air of permanence. I never expected to have to write the words that I am expressing now. Not because I felt that he was never going to die, just he wasn't going to do it until he was good and ready because there was work to do. He was, in many ways that presence that you could look to when the night was just about over and you were shivering your way through the darkness and doubting you were going to make it. You thought about him and suddenly the dawn was creeping over the horizon, telling you to get a move on.
He was a product of his times. He was at times trapped in the thinking of the past and I like to think that in some manner, he would have liked to been able to break that cycle of thinking, if he could just find the root. But in his way, he helped break down the barriers of race and religion in his offspring and their offspring and many of his grandchildren are astonishingly colorblind and accepting. He helped me realized that even though he wasn't ready for it, that color is something on your clothes, not in your heart. I think it made me accept the third line of the Book of the Law without hesitation as one of those universal statements that cannot be denied.
"Every man and every woman is a star" -Liber Al, ch 1, 3
I don't recall him being very religious. I think part of it had to do with his service in Korea, and being wounded there. Aside from just being my hero, he also was a Hero to our nation, with a Silver Star with palms awarded to him. (I do not know the circumstances, but it is an Item I hope to learn some day. He didn't like discussing it.) The feeling I get was that he was spiritual, and he kept his beliefs within him and they seemed to serve him well. He wasn't a Thelemite, nor do I think he would have found the path fulfilling in his life. I think that he was happy to let others follow their paths and that he was happy on his, and that is really what is important.
I think it is time I close, with excerpts from the collects for Death and the End of this incarnation from the Gnostic Mass.
Term of all that liveth, whose name is inscrutable, be favourable unto us in thine hour.
Unto them from whose eyes the veil of life hath fallen may there be granted the accomplishment of their true Wills; whether they will absorption in the Infinite, or to be united with their chosen and preferred, or to be in contemplation, or to be at peace, or to achieve the labour and heroism of incarnation on this planet or another, or in any Star, or aught else, unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills; yea, the accomplishment of their wills.
Love is the law, love under will.
"A feast for fire and a feast for water, a feast for life and a greater feast for death!" -Liber Al, ch 2, 41
"Aye! feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter. There is the dissolution and eternal ecstasy in the kisses of Nu." -Liber Al. ch 2. 44
Today, we celebrate my maternal grandfather's greater feast.
I have many very vivid memories of my grandfather, who taught me a number of things including that you should use the right tool for the job or the job becomes harder and you still need the tool.
Or that with patience you can make some really beautiful things.
That isn't to say he never got mad or never raised his voice, I think we shared a relatively short fuse that burns quickly, makes a lot of noise and then gets down to brass tacks and fixing the problem.
He was the closest grandparent I had, and closer in a number of ways than my biological father, and he helped me and the rest of the family out probably a little more than he should have. He cared a lot about his children and grandchildren.
He had a number of close calls over the last several weeks notably one when he went in the first time and I was at the Luau for William Blake Lodge. I had to begin preparing myself for what would inevitably happen, though I would have preferred it be years off instead of mere weeks. He did get to say good bye to most of the family, and I think he knows he was loved very much.
When I think about his place in our lives on a family level, I immediately am drawn to the collect for the Sun from Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass:
"Lord visible and sensible of whom this earth is but a frozen spark turning about thee with annual and diurnal motion, source of light, source of life, let thy perpetual radiance hearten us to continual labour and enjoyment; so that as we are constant partakers of thy bounty we may in our particular orbit give out light and life, sustenance and joy to them that revolve about us without diminution of substance or effulgence for ever."
I think that he WAS a good example of sharing the energy and bounty that he received, and that in turn he passed it on to his family and friends whenever he could. I think that his children and grandchildren strive to continue caring for one another and their chosen families as well which makes him far more potent than I think even could have been impressed upon him. He reached a lot of people though his own life and the lives of his loved ones.
Much like the Sun, he had an air of permanence. I never expected to have to write the words that I am expressing now. Not because I felt that he was never going to die, just he wasn't going to do it until he was good and ready because there was work to do. He was, in many ways that presence that you could look to when the night was just about over and you were shivering your way through the darkness and doubting you were going to make it. You thought about him and suddenly the dawn was creeping over the horizon, telling you to get a move on.
He was a product of his times. He was at times trapped in the thinking of the past and I like to think that in some manner, he would have liked to been able to break that cycle of thinking, if he could just find the root. But in his way, he helped break down the barriers of race and religion in his offspring and their offspring and many of his grandchildren are astonishingly colorblind and accepting. He helped me realized that even though he wasn't ready for it, that color is something on your clothes, not in your heart. I think it made me accept the third line of the Book of the Law without hesitation as one of those universal statements that cannot be denied.
"Every man and every woman is a star" -Liber Al, ch 1, 3
I don't recall him being very religious. I think part of it had to do with his service in Korea, and being wounded there. Aside from just being my hero, he also was a Hero to our nation, with a Silver Star with palms awarded to him. (I do not know the circumstances, but it is an Item I hope to learn some day. He didn't like discussing it.) The feeling I get was that he was spiritual, and he kept his beliefs within him and they seemed to serve him well. He wasn't a Thelemite, nor do I think he would have found the path fulfilling in his life. I think that he was happy to let others follow their paths and that he was happy on his, and that is really what is important.
I think it is time I close, with excerpts from the collects for Death and the End of this incarnation from the Gnostic Mass.
Term of all that liveth, whose name is inscrutable, be favourable unto us in thine hour.
Unto them from whose eyes the veil of life hath fallen may there be granted the accomplishment of their true Wills; whether they will absorption in the Infinite, or to be united with their chosen and preferred, or to be in contemplation, or to be at peace, or to achieve the labour and heroism of incarnation on this planet or another, or in any Star, or aught else, unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills; yea, the accomplishment of their wills.
Love is the law, love under will.
Tarot Spreads, Meditation and Scrying with Frater Ausharrenwille
Participants will reinforce symbolic attributions and practice readings in this hands-on workshop.
You will learn spreads and meditation techniques with the Tarot, as well as perform meditations and/or scrying on particular cards.
Bring a pillow, throw blanket and your favorite Tarot decks!
This is the beginning of a monthly series of exploring magick through the Tarot.
$5 donation for non-members.
1:30pm: Arrival/Social time
Doorkeeper will let people into the Cambridge Building between 1:30am & 1:55pm.
2pm: Tarot Class
William Blake Lodge
208 S Pulaski St.
Suite 5b
Baltimore, MD 21223
We are on the 5th floor of the building. Turn right when you get off of the elevator or the stairs and then turn left down the hallway. We are the large marked door on the right.
We will have someone at the door at 1:30 until 1:55 to let people in, but if they are not there you can call 240-291-6547 to be let in.
Google Maps Link For Directions: http://sn.im/3nvxd - William Blake Lodge [maps_google_com]
Tarot Spreads, Meditation and Scrying with Frater Ausharrenwille
Participants will reinforce symbolic attributions and practice readings in this hands-on workshop.
You will learn spreads and meditation techniques with the Tarot, as well as perform meditations and/or scrying on particular cards.
Bring a pillow, throw blanket and your favorite Tarot decks!
This is the beginning of a monthly series of exploring magick through the Tarot.
$5 donation for non-members.
1:30pm: Arrival/Social time
Doorkeeper will let people into the Cambridge Building between 1:30am & 1:55pm.
2pm: Tarot Class
William Blake Lodge
208 S Pulaski St.
Suite 5b
Baltimore, MD 21223
We are on the 5th floor of the building. Turn right when you get off of the elevator or the stairs and then turn left down the hallway. We are the large marked door on the right.
We will have someone at the door at 1:30 until 1:55 to let people in, but if they are not there you can call 240-291-6547 to be let in.
Google Maps Link For Directions: http://sn.im/3nvxd - William Blake Lodge [maps_google_com]
Warren Ellis has set up a forum for his fans and there is a significant Occult presence of the creative sort there. (I suspect we are waiting for him to unleash the Arse Eels for fun and profit.)
ANYHOW there is an all call for Artists and Writers for an (what appears to be) Online Magazine.
You can find details here: http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comm
If you stick around for more than that, please keep the forum rules in mind. Otherwise: Arse Eels.
ANYHOW there is an all call for Artists and Writers for an (what appears to be) Online Magazine.
You can find details here: http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comm
If you stick around for more than that, please keep the forum rules in mind. Otherwise: Arse Eels.
I am becoming a fan of Ed's work I picked up the most recent run of Criminal a while back and was hooked. He can write tight story lines that have a lot of detail to discover even after multiple readings.
Ed has a new webisode based drama about a female assassin named Eve who's life just gets more complicated with every episode. She kicks a lot of ass and the production values are top notch. Go check out Angel of Death
Ed has a new webisode based drama about a female assassin named Eve who's life just gets more complicated with every episode. She kicks a lot of ass and the production values are top notch. Go check out Angel of Death
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