Une conférence-débat sur la mystique musulmane aura lieu le 24 novembre 2009, de 17h30 à 19 h, dans les locaux de la MISHA, Strasbourg. Eric Geoffroy et Erkan Toguslu parleront de La tradition soufie et la mystique musulmane dans une forme non confrérique.

Last week was spent producing new work and ornaments, then packing up and delivering in time for the holiday season.  New work is now available at Fireborne Glass, Pittock Mansion and Hood River Jewelers.  Next week watch for new work at The Dalles Art Center, Columbia Art Gallery, and a new venue for me that I’m excited about, Mystique in Pioneer Place on the lower floor.  It’s a beautiful setting and I can’t get my work there soon enough!

Shown in this display are (from top to bottom) works from my Celestial and Big Bird series and a couple botanical candleholders; SunDrops series, more candleholders and Puzzle vases; Celestial and WindDancing series with candleholders; Coasters, Boxes, and Earth series; and ColorPlay series on the lowest shelf.

by Paul Cornell & Duane Swierczynski (writers), Leonard Kirk & Steve Dillon (art)

The Story: From the ashes of this summer’s Avengers/X-Men Utopia extravaganza,  Norman Osborn’s own Dark X-Men rise.  The government-sanctioned team of mutant ne’er-do-wells are called to investigate a strange occurrence in California that leads to the resurrection of Nate Grey, X-Man!

What’s Good: Leonard Kirk needs to be put onto another ongoing series as soon as possible.  His artwork on the much-missed Captain Britain and MI:13 series was always solidly entertaining and the man knows how to tell a story clearly while still creating a beautiful looking comic.  His pencils on this premiere issue of Dark X-Men are no different.  In spite of my general disinterest with the plot, I found myself turning the pages readily due to Kirk’s solid storytelling.  The artist does an admirable job depicting what every character is feeling, especially Mimic.  The struggle and depression is evident in his body language and facial expressions, such that I was never left with any doubt about the character’s emotional state throughout.  As I was flipping through the pages preparing for this review, it struck me how similar Kirk’s clean linework is to New Avengers artist Stuart Immonen, yet another solid artist who’s work can also go unappreciated at times.  It’s disappointing when you think about it, but when a creator consistently plugs along, producing steadily good output month in and month out, most readers take them for granted.  If there’s anything to be appreciative of in this title, it’s certainly Leonard Kirk.

On a side note, Kirk also draws quite the pretty “Jean Grey”.  He almost made me miss having her around, until I remembered that the best stories she’s ever been in were the ones where she died.  Oh well.

The back-up story by Swierczynski and Dillon is satisfactory, if not anywhere near groundbreaking.  We’ve seen the tale of the gruff teacher who is shown to be silently proud of his student before, but the writer ably manages to imbue some personality into the story.  Steve Dillon’s pencils play a big part here as well.  He captures Hope’s frustration with her mentor perfectly, which really sells what Swierczynski’s trying to convey.

What’s Not So Good: Nostalgia isn’t always good for you.

I was a big fan of the X-Man title back during the late 1990’s.  The character of Nate Grey, while little more than a Cable What If…?, really struck a chord with me when I was much younger and filled with a lot more angst.  Maybe it was the always-tragic “dead by 21″ schtick or the outsider among outsiders vibe the kid had going on, but I was sold.  Even as it dropped progressively lower and lower on the readability scale, I was always at the comic shop for the next issue of that series.  So when I heard that the character was making his long-delayed return in this miniseries, I of course picked it up.  Regrettably, I found myself recalling the past in more ways than one after finishing Dark X-Men #1.  While I was happy to read about Nate Grey again (well, for a page or two), I’m not as forgiving of spending my hard-earned cash on an uninteresting comic to do so.

With the sound and fury of Matt Fraction’s Utopia event over and done with, writer Paul Cornell is left with four characters that aren’t very riveting apart, much less together.  Events at the conclusion of the story-line that birthed them saw basically every one of the more interesting members of the team, such as Namor, the Cloak and Dagger duo, and Daken, exit to (mostly) greener pastures.  Cornell is stuck with the likes of Mystique, Dark Beast, Mimic and (the artist formerly known as Weapon) Omega.  While Cornell certainly gives the script his all, I never found myself caring one way or the other about what was happening.  I’m well aware that these characters aren’t called “Dark” for no reason, and as such aren’t meant to be easily sympathized with, but when I’m not even inspired to want to see what any of the lead characters do next, the writing’s on the wall.

Conclusion: Regardless of the return of a favorite of mine to the Marvel Universe, this issue fell flat for me.  Annoying and bland characters plus a premise that I’ve already seen ad nauseam in other Dark Reign titles equals a complete misfire.  Buy it for the Leonard Kirk and Steve Dillon artwork.  Otherwise, skip it.

Grade: D

-Joe Lopez

I fulfilled my dream, I was Mystique from X-men!… I know, I take Halloween WAY too seriously.

I already have red hair, so that was the easy part.  The hard part was painting my body with liquid latex!  I’ve outlined some thoughts on applying liquid latex, so keep scrolling on down!

My Mystique costume

Reference photos:

I researched a bunch of Mystique images and I opted to follow the face and hair of the movie version.

Reference image for Mystique's face and hair

And I followed the clothes and body of the comicbook version.

Reference image for Mystique's clothes

Purchasing Liquid Latex:

This was my first time buying liquid latex.  I purchased liquid latex from www.liquidlatex.com and this was my order:

Liquid latex application tips:

• Allow a lot of time! It took me a around 5 hours. That includes application and drying time.
• Consider a layer of white latex.  Since the latex is translucent, your skin color will show through if you don’t put on enough coats.  In my case, I had to apply 5-6 layers of latex before it stopped looking blue/green.  I think a layer of white latex would help tone down your skin color and only require 3-4 coats of blue.
  

  2nd coat of liquid latex and it still looks greenish

• Armpits are tricky. Once you do your armpits, you can’t put your arms down until you’ve applied the Shine Spray. The latex will stick to itself and will start ripping once you lift your arms. I don’t know how to improve that aspect.
• Wow, it’s stinky. It’s especially hard to apply around your nose and eyes because the ammonia fumes are really harsh. If you’re allergic, it will not be fun for you.
• A bit of a stranglehold. The latex will shrink and feel like wearing a tight rubber glove. It was a little alarming when the latex on my neck tightened.  If you don’t like wearing chokers, you will not enjoy the feeling of latex on your neck.
• Comes off fast…for the most part. As long as it’s not in your hair, the latex peels off really quickly. I had some stuck in my hairline, but rubbing on the Body Wash helped rinse it out quickly.

The Mystique Face

To make the scales on my face I cut out pieces of blue craft foam and stuck them onto my face with liquid latex.  Then I painted over the scales with liquid latex.

To create the scaly face, I glued blue craft foam on, then painted over with latex.

The finished product!

Un brin Mystique (secret en grec), Panos Tsagaris. Le travail de cet artiste Hellène basé à New York s’articule autour de la symbolique des alchimistes, les rituels en tout genre (egyptiens, cretois, eleusinian, mithradique…), et autres pratiques des sociétés secrètes de type Franc-Maçonnerie. Sa démarche est résumée par une partie du rite maçonnique : “à un moment particulier des cérémonies du rite d’initiation du 3e degré de la Franc-Maçonnerie, on demande à l’initié d’ou il vient et ou il va. Sa réponse est de l’Ouest à l’Est. On lui demande alors le pourquoi de cette trajectoire, ce à quoi il réponds “en quête de la lumière” (mes excuses aux maçons qui nous lisent par milliers si je n’ai pas utilisé les termes appropriés). C’est ma démarche, explique ensuite Panos Tsagaris, je veux consacrer ma vie et mon travail à cette quête de lumière (In Search for Light en VO – extrait d’une interview à Yatzer)”

initiation studies III - Panos Tsagaris

dans certaines œuvres, il mélange les projections et (auto)portrait. Et voila le travail

initiation studies II - Panos Tsagaris

extrait de Resurrection III - Panos Tsagaris

Les rites d’initiations sont vu par Panos comme une métaphore des relations humaines : extrait google-traduit de son interview à Yatzer : “Les relations humaines sont les mêmes principes sous-jacents que les cérémonies d’initiation. Elles façonnent notre développement mental et moral, notre éveil émotionnel et l’évolution globale de notre âme. . Cette série d’oeuvres photographiques ont été inspirés par les traditions rituelles, leurs qualités mystiques, et les résultats instructive, car elles se reflètent dans l’étroite relation de deux personnes (dans ce cas, la relation étroite entre moi et Kim Norcott)”. Kim Norcott, c’est la jeune femme plutôt bien faite de sa personne qu’on voit dans certaines séries.

de l'initiation comme une métaphore des relations humaines

Pourquoi ces images ? Extrait n°3 de l’interview à Yatzer, traduction par Google ” Par mon travail je cherche toujours à exprimer le fait que nous sommes tous Un, nous faisons tous partie de l’Un qui est devenu le grand nombre, mais en même temps, il est resté à l’unisson. Notre nature divine, car il ya des traces du Créateur dans l’âme de chacun d’entre nous. Je veux prouver visuellement et conceptuellement que toutes les religions dans leur coeur sont les mêmes et qu’elles expriment les mêmes idées et idéaux. Cette évolution du naturel de nos âmes, c’est la réunification avec le Divin; chacun d’entre nous, le moment est de droit de retour à l’océan de lumière où l’on vient.
Nous devons prendre conscience que la seule autorité que nous pouvons faire confiance est l’/ Natural autorité divine. J’ai personnellement pas la foi ou la confiance dans l’homme-made autorité. Les dessins de la tête en bas symboles royaux sont l’expression de cette croyance. La série de dessins de sang ont été conçues en premier lieu de saisir et de refléter l’aspect auto-sacrificiel de mon travail. Et de présenter l’artiste dans le rôle d’un martyr.” Essaye quand même de ne pas te faire trop mal, Panos !

Source : CoolHunting
Et le lien du site de Panos Tsagaris, pour ceux qui ont manqué le lien en haut de la page

I wrote this article a year ago after hearing a constant thunder of Harleys riding down the expressway for two weeks solid. The more I saw and heard, the more I was impressed with Harley Davidson’s marketing machine. Enjoy!

This Labor Day weekend, we experienced the genius of Harley Davidson’s marketing machine. For those of you in other parts of the world who were not kept awake by the continual thunder of thousands of Harleys riding down the road, let me explain. Each year, Harley Davidson Motor Company hosts an anniversary celebration in Milwaukee, which includes various satellite celebrations at dealerships throughout the area. In special years (say, every 5 years), the celebrations are that much more.

You may ask, “Marketing? This was a celebration — a phenomenon.” Exactly! Think about it, thousands of people traveled thousands of miles and spent a lot of money to celebrate their past purchase. There were events all weekend long in Milwaukee and at every Harley dealership where people gathered to socialize, admire each other’s bikes, buy more Harley merchandise, and (probably) plan their next bike purchase.

This did not happen on its own. It was a carefully orchestrated marketing plan that HD has worked over decades. While there are many facets to this marketing plan, there are two things that really stand out.

First: Mystique. People don’t buy a motorcycle when they buy a Harley, they buy an idea. There is a mystique about Harley Davidson that is unique in the automobile marketplace. I don’t know of any other vehicle that draws thousands of people from all over the world to celebrate it. Sure, some have fan clubs where enthusiasts will gather; but none have the same volume of fans. Over the last few decades, Harley carefully formed this mystique, saving the company from almost certain bankruptcy.

Second: Culture. Harley has built a distinct culture surrounding their product, which includes non-motorcycle merchandise that accounts for 5% of the company’s revenue. Rarely would you see someone riding a Hog that is not dressed the part. HD has carefully chosen their target market, and built their marketing around them. Sure, there are other motorcycles out there, but if you are in Harley’s target market there is no other bike to buy. Many who now can’t afford a Harley are waiting and aspiring to the point when they can join the club. And that’s just the point. Harley has built a community of people that espouse the culture that perpetually builds the mystique.

Of course, there are other products that build on these elements. Sports teams are the classic example from which Harley has taken many pages. A few teams have a unique cult stature, such as the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Cubs. What would happen if you saw these ads: “Two for One Deal at Lambeau Field!” or “Cheap Seats Available at Wrigley Field!”? It would be disastrous for their marketing!

So, how can you build mystique and a supporting culture around your product? What can you do to separate yourself from the competition so you no longer have to ask for the sale — so your customers are asking to buy from you? How would it be if you never had to explain your price, but that your chosen customers are grateful to pay any price just so they can be in your club? This is my challenge to all of you business owners. What is your genius marketing idea?

Le mouvement de dérépublicanisation de la France est profondément le même mouvement que le mouvement de sa déchristianisation. C’est ensemble un même, un seul mouvement de démystication. C’est du même mouvement profond, d’un seul mouvement, que ce peuple ne croit plus à la République et qu’il ne croit plus à Dieu. Une même stérilité dessèche la cité politique et la cité chrétienne. C’est proprement la stérilité moderne.

Charles Péguy – Notre jeunesse

« Où est Dieu ? … je vais vous le dire. Nous l’avons tué vous et moi. Comment nous consolerons nous, les meurtriers de tous les meurtriers ? … Ne faut-il pas devenir nous-mêmes des dieux pour paraître seulement dignes de nous-mêmes ? »

NIETZSCHE, Ecce homo

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GRILLE DE LECTURE

L’humanité se dilue peu à peu dans la cadence perpétuelle de la misère et de la souffrance. Happés par les crises de tous genres, et dans le but de s’en délivrer, les hommes rencontrent le métaphysicien et le prêtre (députés de Dieu sur terre) qui lui promettent un univers transcendant d’un outre-monde[1]. L’homme religieux par exemple invite l’être humain à s’abandonner à la providence de Dieu. Lequel Dieu est selon la mystique chrétienne, « une larme d’amour versée en cachette sur la misère humaine »[2].

Au cœur de cette mystique chrétienne se dresse dans sa brusque laideur la conviction selon laquelle l’homme est fils adoptif, racheté en son unique fils Jésus-Christ avec qui, il est cohéritier. Il est co-héritier d’un héritage qui se nomme paradis et dont la beauté renverrait à un îlot de bien être, de félicité. Cependant, pour avoir part à cet héritage, une condition s’impose à lui. Celle de fuir le monde terrestre, de se détourner de ses plaisirs et de se considérer comme un pèlerin du sens. En un mot, l’homme est un étranger sur terre qui marche vers sa patrie céleste.

Engagé dans ce processus de libération, il échange contre un paradis fictif sa liberté et sa volonté. Dans cette relation avec Dieu, il est représenté comme un éternel enfant abandonné à la bonté de celui-ci. Ce Dieu qui lui est présenté est perçu comme un Dieu miséricordieux, juste et qui est vie. Pourtant, au nom de ce même Dieu, des combats de guerre s’enflamment ou des vies humaines s’éteignent qui lui sont dédiés.

Pour bénéficier de ce bonheur, l’être humain est convié à se lier, à nier sa vie terrestre au profit d’un monde meilleur. Sa nouvelle vie est désormais ponctuée par une somme de lois morales beaucoup plus pénibles que les affres existentielles auxquelles il était confronté. Sans aucun risque d’erreur, l’on constate que cette religion devient la terre fertile aux germes harmonieuses, où se  retrouvent les fines fleurs de l’aliénation, de la paupérisation et de la douleur névralgique. Pour l’entretien de l’homme de Dieu,  le don des deux piécettes de la veuve est salué comme l’épiphanie de la vraie foi.

Il s’agit de comprendre que l’homme est à nouveau en danger. Il faut le libérer de ce fardeau. N’est-ce pas donc cette vocation que s’assigne la philosophie nietzschéenne dans son adresse à l’humanité. Selon Nietzsche, Dieu doit être tué pour que de ses cendres repousse harmonieusement la plante humaine. En ce sens, il s’honore d’être celui qui vient libérer l’homme de son effrayante vie. Ainsi il affirme sa volonté d’apprendre aux hommes le sens de leur existence[3]. Dans le processus de cet exorcisme, il révèle à l’homme que Dieu est une pure invention humaine, issu de notre propre incandescence. Aussi ajoute-t-il que ce Dieu ne vient aucunement d’un au-delà.

Au fond, la proclamation de la mort de Dieu ouvre l’horizon des philosophes et libère les esprits, car elle apporte l’espoir de créer un univers totalement neuf. Il est donc temps pour l’homme de planter le germe de son espoir plus haut. En somme, il n’existe ni diable ni enfer. Seul le surhumain est le centre de la terre. Nietzsche invite donc l’homme à être son auto-référence pour vivre comme un vrai philosophe. C’est-à-dire, « un homme qui ne cesse de vivre, de voir, de soupçonner, d’espérer, de rêver des choses extraordinaires (…) ». La philosophie selon Nietzsche est la vie libre et volontaire dans les glaces de la haute montagne. Une vie que répugnent les hommes religieux, las de vivre et contre qui il met en garde l’homme.

C’est d’ailleurs en ce sens qu’il dit : ” je vous en conjure, mes frères, restez fidèles à la terre et ne croyez pas ceux qui vous parlent d’espace supra terrestre. Ce sont des empoisonneurs qu’ils le sachent ou non. Ils méprisent la vie, ce sont des mourants, eux-mêmes empoisonnés dont la terre est fatiguée, qu’ils s’en aillent donc”. L’homme est en définitive quelque chose qui doit être surmonté. Qu’avez-vous fait pour le surmonter.

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[1] Jacqueline RUSS, Philosophie. Les auteurs, les œuvres, Paris Bordas, 2003, p. 357.

[2] Feuerbach, L’essence du christianisme, Paris, Gallimard, p. 255.

[3] Nietzsche, Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, trad. Geneviève BIANQUIS, Paris, Flammarion, P. 18.

Rebecca Romijn

 

Rebecca Alie Romijn (pronounced ro-MAIN; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress (2000-present) and former model (1991-2001). She is best known for her role as Mystique in the X-Men films, and for her role as Alexis Meade on the hit show Ugly Betty.

Rebecca Romijn as Mystique in X-Men

Rebecca Romijn

Among other jobs, Romijn started her modeling career in 1992. She modeled for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated, Victoria’s Secret, bebe, Miller Litebeer, and for Anna Molinari Runway, along with the famous Super-Models such as Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Christy Turlington. She also was the host of MTV’s House of Style from 1998 to 2000. Rebecca is a fixture on annual lists of the world’s most beautiful women by publications such as Maxim (2003–2007), AskMen.com (2001–2003, 2005–2006) and FHM (2000–2005). She also appeared as a guest in the animated talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast in an episode titled “Chinatown.”

In 2000’s X-Men, Romijn had her first major movie role as Mystique; she returned to the role in 2003’s sequel X2: X-Men United, and again for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In these movies her costume consisted of blue makeup and some strategically placed prosthetics on her otherwise nude body. In X2: X-Men United she shows up in a bar in one scene in her “normal” look, and also in X-Men: The Last Stand, she appears as a dark-haired “de-powered” Mystique. She had her first leading role in Brian De Palma’s Femme Fatale (2002). She also has starred in movies such as Rollerball, The Punisher and Godsend. She played the leading role in Pepper Dennis, a short-lived TV series on The WB. This series showcased Romijn’s talents for comedy, singing, modeling, drama, and adventure.

In January 2007, Romijn made her first appearance on the ABC series Ugly Betty as a full time regular. She plays Alexis Meade, a male-to-female transsexual and the sibling of lead character Daniel Meade. In April 2008, however, it was reported that Romijn would only be appearing as a recurring character in season 3 due to a change in direction by the writing staff. In November 2007, Romijn made a guest appearance on the ABC series Carpoolers, where she played the ex-wife of the character Laird, played by her real-life husband Jerry O’Connell.

Romijn currently stars in the ABC series Eastwick,  reuniting her with her former Pepper Dennis co-star, Lindsay Price.

Trivia:

Attended the University of California in Santa Cruz but dropped out in 1991 to pursue her modeling career.

One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People (1999).

One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People (1997).

Is left-handed.

GQ’s Woman Of The Year. [1997]

Has starred in four movies based on Marvel comic book characters: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), The Punisher (2004) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

Ranked #60 on VH1’s 100 Hottest Hotties

She is of entirely Dutch heritage. Her maternal grandmother is first cousins with Dorothy Letterman, David Letterman’s mother.

Ranked #82 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women In The World” (2002).

Born on the same day as actress Thandie Newton.

She and her ex-husband John Stamos, have both guest-starred on the TV show “Friends” (1994), though not in the same episode.

Announced her engagement to actor Jerry O’Connell in September 2005.

When she was young, her parents didn’t have money, so she had to shop at Value Village.

Still shops at thrift stores.

Named #80 on the Maxim magazine “Hot 100 of 2005″ list.

Ranked as #99 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement. (2005)

Ranked #30 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Measurements in 1998: 35B – 24 – 35.

Sister-in-law of Charlie O’Connell.

Married her boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, Jerry O’Connell, in a surprise backyard ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in front of 100 family and friends that thought that they had been invited to a barbecue.

Appeared as “Adrienne Barker”, Dennis Finch’s girlfriend (and later wife) on several episodes of “Just Shoot Me!” (1997) in 1999 and early 2000. During one scene for that show, Adrienne voices her contempt at Finch’s obsession with science fiction movies, and he retorts that she’d do anything for a part in one of those movies. Subsequently, in July of 2000, she did have a part in such a movie, appearing as “Mystique” in X-Men (2000).

Ranked #58 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Fan of Dolly Parton.

On December 28, 2008, Rebecca and Jerry welcomed fraternal twin daughters, Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip.

Along with Ian McKellan playing Magneto in the first three live-action X-Men films, James Franco as Harry Osborn in the first three live-action Spider-Man, and Gene Hackman’s non-consecutive turns as Luthor in three Superman films, one of the few people to play a comic book criminal in three live-action films.

The film Femme Fatale (2002), which she starred in, opened on her 30th birthday in North America. November 6, 2002.

Amazon Specials!

Marvel X-men Super Hero Squad are on the loose !

• Weapon X
• Wolverine
  
• Emma Frost
• Nightcrawler
• Colossus
• Angel
• Gambit
• Beast 
• Iceman
  
• Mystique
• Juggernaut
  
• Apocalypse
• Sentinel

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This is the market place, of my little town ,
You could traverse it up and down ;
To find for yourself  or perhaps for a friend
A little trinket , an odd , an end…
Amidst the bustling , sweaty street ,
A few kind faces you are sure to meet
A few rare sights you’re sure to see
…A flamboyant crown on a dancing monkey…
…His tamer , his face consumed by a tumour….
His speech slurred , yet rich in humour….
Look up at the July sky and behold ,
Six rainbows at once and a ball of gold
The bangle seller , on the dusty ground
Women haggling all around …
Children running wild and free
Chase around the mango trees.
Throwing stones , throwing sticks ….
For a juicy mango worth the licks
A grey old man and his green parrot …
For a coin , will read your tarot
The saree seller arrives with pomp and show,
Flashing colours that dance , and shimmer and glow
“Two for the price of one !”- he cries out loud
Attracts a much bigger crowd!
A tea shop, the jeweller‘s, the confectionary store
One just wants to keep exploring more and more,
Of the dusty market so colourful and warm
Captivated by the sheer rustic charm…
I’ve seen the world , I’ve done it all ,
Seen cities great and small …
But in all the many different places ,
Never have I seen such happy faces ,
There are a few things in this life
That can be savoured sans the strife
And , I am richer it does appear
With the slice of life I’ve savoured here

p.s: This poem was written long, long ago in childish hand. I can still remember trying to put in words the sheer beauty of the buzz  of a delightful stretch of market nestled in a nook of my hometown Chennai where the tantalizing smell of jasmine flower met sizzling deep fried savouries and the mystique of the roadside astrologer lingered in the senses as much as the sight of colourful yards of printed silk – blue, green, purple, red unfurling before the eyes. Years on, Im reliving each of those sensations of wonderment, curiosity and childish abandon as I transcribe my poem onto the web; though I wonder whether if the grown up me were to revisit the said market place today with its haggling vendors and unkempt urchins, I will actually pause to look or rather sidestep those grimy paths with an increasing sense of pathos….

I was doing my own research over the weekend and I thought I would share some cool movie costume ideas that I found if your are a little behind on making your costumes this year.  Here are the top 5 solo movie costumes that I have found:

1) Max

– This is my favorite costume idea for 2009. The movie is relevant, only being released on the 16th, and is easily craft-able, since you don’t need expensive cloth or metal to make it. It will most likely take a few hours to sew it together, but it the end it will look sick.

2) Juno

– This is an inexpensive costume that is sure to be a hit at any party you attend this year. (Homemade-Costumes)

3) Mystique or Rogue (X-Men)

– These will be a definite favorite at parties if you have to body to pull it off. If you can overnight the supplies after reading the instructions, I would definitely try and make this happen. (Mystique) (Rogue)

4) Harvey Dent/ Two-Face

– I loved the Dark Knight, and I loved Aaron Eckhart’s portrail of Harvey Dent/ Two-Face, so I instantly fell in love with this costume. It’s still timely since everyone still knows the movie, but this is probably the last year where you can easily pull it off. (Two-Face)

5) Edward Scissorhands

–This is just a classic, but I love it. It may take a trip or two to the Goodwill, but the end result will be worth it. (Edward Scissorhands)

A misty rainy day in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia lends itself to an air of mystery and charm.

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RE: Assistance with experiment – TOP SECRET

During a game of mini cricket today I hit a truly sensational ball for six but unfortunately for us it went on the neighbour’s roof. Game over. However if I were able to vertically scale a building I would’ve saved the day by retrieving the ball and allowing the game to continue. As a result I have a proposition for you: We get one of your spiders in the lab (perhaps a red back for intensity or a daddy long legs if we want to keep it mellow), expose it to radiation for a few days then get it to bite me. I don’t know if that means it simply has to hang out near a microwave, or if it needs to be exposed to higher levels. Say a 4 week stay in Chernobyl. I’m not the scientist so I will leave the logistics to you.

If while you’re at it you could inject aspects of shapeshifting that would be good. Because there’s a place that sells quad bikes and if I looked like one of the sales assistants I’m pretty sure I could take it for a spin. Now I understand if this is not your area, perhaps you have a contact for a Mystique historian?

I just want to clear something up, I’m not just doing this so I can be a ball retriever because that would be silly. The simple solution would be to get a ladder I guess. But along with vertical/horizontal scaling, Spider-Sense will give me agility, speed, the ability to shoot webs from my wrists (I’m pretty excited about this one) and all the media attention. However I’m not sure about this last one because what I am proposing could be borderline illegal and if I went on Oprah you could get fired because of the ethical oath of Hippocratics that you signed.

If you could start on this ASAP that would help me out heaps – we have a rematch this Saturday and I’ll be damned if I’m replacing that ball.

Afterthought: Perhaps while the spider is being exposed we should play the entire discography of James Brown, Regina Spektor and Dr. Dre. We don’t want to fire it up too much and have it come out like Venom in Spiderman 3. I hypothesise the following ‘Chilled tunes = Chilled spider’ – this could be a possible entry into an academic journal. You can take the credit and I promise I won’t sue in 12 years time like that guy tried to do with Alex Lloyd and that s**thouse song ‘Amazing’.

david.gardner@unimelb.edu.au Sent 26/10/09

Le marché des sextoys masculins devient de plus en plus prolifique et lucratif. Pas seulement chez les gays, mais aussi de plus en plus chez nos amis hétéros. A croire que l’harmonie du couple passe aussi par une prise en compte de l’importance du plaisir dans les relations intimes. Peut être aussi une prise de conscience de l’aspect ludique de la communion des corps, pour une plus grande complicité des coeurs ? Je ne sais pas, ayant peu d’expérience dans l’utilisation de ces objets.

Au regard de la morale chrétienne, sommes-nous toujours dans l’intrinsèquement désordonné ? Ou bien y aurait-il un comportement licite qui permettrait à un couple, outre toutes les techniques du kamasutra, d’explorer les infinies possibilités de découverte du plaisir au moyen de la stimulation des très nombreuses zones érogènes réparties sur le corps humain, avec ou sans moyen extérieur au corps ? Et que ce comportement soit une voie naturelle de découverte de la transcendance de Dieu ?

Je n’ai rien trouvé de vraiment concluant dans mes recherches sur ce domaine. Je suis cependant extrêmement convaincu, d’un point de vue intuitif, qu’il existe un pont entre mystique et éros. Un article du père Alphonse Goettmann touche cet aspect délicat et souvent méconnu ou ignoré de la vie spirituelle, le lien entre éros et mystique : éros comme l’énergie vitale de l’homme, qui le pousse à croître, à créer, à aimer et à s’unir à l’objet de son amour ; le dynamisme qui anime toute vraie mystique, toute véritable recherche de Dieu.

On est loin, très loin, de tous les interdits traditionnels ecclésiaux en matière de sexualité. Jusqu’au siècle dernier, on faisait l’amour pour procréer uniquement. Aujourd’hui la dimension de l’harmonie communionnelle du couple dans son aspect du plaisir physique est pris en compte. Je suis sûr que des temps viendront où extase érotique et mystique seront des aboutissements naturels d’une rencontre vraie et réelle avec quelque chose du divin, une part de Dieu.

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Ceci est un texte vide de sens.

Dude, Chad Ochocinco not only reads your blog but he’s been stealing your pick-up tips.  He claimed to invent the “borrow a girls cell phone and call your own number” routine that you had published months before Hard Knocks was taped. -Maleman

I’m sure other people get good ideas, too. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.  I posted my successful pick-up techniques so others could reap the benefits now that I am married.  I won’t take an issue with the situation until he tweets that he invented “wingman goes first” or tells the story about how he kicked a little kid in the face for peeping on his lady in a dressing room.

Rush Limbaugh dropped by group trying to buy American Football team, thoughts? -Czechlist

I thought that his defense that he was an entertainer and just saying divisive things simply to fill a void in the market and garner ratings wasn’t much of an excuse.  I certainly would respect him more if he believed in the things he’s talking about.  Like saying hateful divisive things is okay, if you are doing it for the money.  What kind of reasoning is that?

Poor Meghan McCain, I just saw her “controversial” pic. People are SOO lame. People are calling her a slut and stuff on her twitter because of this picture of her in a tank top. -loverslayer

I’ll be sure to feel sorry for an attention whore who’s just now finding out that all attention is not pleasant.  Shes getting what shes asking for, and making herself feel better by blaming others.  Up hers.

What movie monster/villain would you have sex with? -Triggah2K8

Mystique, hands down.   She could be any woman you wanted for the evening, including any other villan you could come up with.

so do gay people get off by looking at their gay parts? -nivekkevin

Only the narcissistic ones.

I hate when someone is playing video games on TV or in movies.  Can you possibly overact more? Who plays video games like that?  Jesus.  -Otaku21

And then they stop playing to have a conversation and the game is still being played by an invisible entity.  That’s what kills me.

Who ya got on Top Chef Las Vegas? -phkb33

I still can’t believe they dumped Ash for cat food maker.  I mean, obviously they kept Robin in because she breeds drama and she’s the only one giving it to them.  So, she’ll stick around until the shows credibility is completely used up, which already might have happened in everyones eyes but the producers.

I take issue with Tom Colicchio giving Ash flak for complimenting the older twin, saying it was an honour to wash Picasso’s paint brushes.   At least he’s honest. All the Italian Mike guy does is pump himself up and shit on everyone else, and he’s not better a better cook than Ash.

No one knew who the competition was until they got there. Is everyone who realizes someone is better than them supposed to drop out of the competition on the first day?  Its Tom Colicchios biggest mistake in 6 years, if you ask me.

But to answer the question,  Jennifer, Kevin and the twins, with Kevin and the older brother in the finale.  Kevin wins it all.  He’s awesome.

Hey Heene Family, awesome parenting. Be sure to leave a mysterious flying machine within arms length of your kids. -CanadiAnne

Questionable parenting, but legitimate engineering.

If you like Vice City more than San Andreas, it’s only because you are racist. -SkullandCrown

VC had better story and voice acting. But, that small advantage completely pales in comparison to the epic awesomeness that SA offered.  If you prefer gameplay to storylines and voice acting, and claim VC is a better game, then you are likely a racist.

How much is the Roman Catholic Church including the Vatican worth? -infodeleted

In what currency? US Dollars? Italian Lira? 11 year-old penises? Blood of the non-believers?

whats your favorite film made before 1970?  Mine is the Manchurian Candidate. -hezzbowler

Easy Rider,  North by Northwest, Reefer Madness, The Sting? Was that pre 70? Or is the Black and White throwing me off?