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ooooo… I need to revisit this online game

Post author:HFM
Post published:March 10, 2004
Post category:Art Recently Read

When I have more time to play around with it. Quest for the Crown.

Rumor has it…

Post author:HFM
Post published:March 10, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

That John Cusack is the anonymous celebrity behind this blog. Dunno if it’s true; haven’t had time to read it properly.

that Virgin Mary is a wise woman

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 9, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

“it kind of felt like the Virgin Mary came to me in a dream and said, “Hey, Gwen, I can’t help you if you’re gonna stand around taking this crap like a dumb-ass. I mean, come ON.” And then the Buddha just nodded his head, because he’s calm like that, but he did agree.”

How Much Is Inside Candy Hearts

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 9, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

How Much Is Inside Candy Hearts. Did you know that:
� There are 283 hearts in a 9 oz bag.
� There are roughly 70 sayings represented in the bag
� “ruff trade” is on 0% of candy hearts
� Cost: 67 cents per 9 oz bag = .24 cents per heart
Another public service scientific inquiry by Cockeyed.com.

FUH2.com

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 9, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

Courtesy my friend Lori, I found this link to a site that’s just plain fun: FUH2.com. That’s F U, Hummer 2, a gallery of pics from people flipping off the hummer. Sweet. Look at the stats and try to tell me anyone can justify owning one of these.

Uncle Patrick’s Advice for Children

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 3, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

“Try not to get too depressed. There�s always something to look forward to. Keep alert, and sooner or later you�ll see someone slip and hurt themselves.”

Not Fooling Anybody – Photo site

Post author:HFM
Post published:January 9, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

A photo gallery of bad architectural store front conversions. This is great. I think there are a few of these in Indianapolis, so now I have a new photo collection hobby to take up, right after Big Things, bizarre stuff, places I’ve lived, graffiti & murals (not yet posted) and the all new Dangerous Intersections.

Not Safe for Work

Post author:HFM
Post published:January 5, 2004
Post category:Recently Read

From Lori: Here’s a website where people can e-mail pictures they take with their camera phones, and they are automatically put online. Then others can comment on the photos. Don’t do what I did and click on the link from work. Oops. Frantic Cache clearing.

FARK: Inappropriate Product Placement

Post author:HFM
Post published:December 24, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Fark.com hosts a photoshop contest asking for photoshoppers to insert inappropriate product placement advertising into their favorite movies. Hilarity ensues.
My favorites: the black and decker ad in the background of Psycho, Charlie Tuna in in Finding Nemo (although they could have put him more subtlety in the background), The Magic Eight Ball in the middle of the table in Twelve Angry Men, the Coco Puffs on the table of One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest.
This is one of those where subtlety is everything.

The Alchemical Egg Tarot Cards

Post author:HFM
Post published:December 23, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Several years ago, I had my tarot cards read. This was before I knew much about what the Tarot was, and I didn’t realize there were many decks, etc. and different interpretations. Keep in mind that I’m a bit practically-minded and this is something I think is fun, but about on the same scale as playing with a Ouiji board or doing “light as a feather, stiff as a board” at slumber party.

The deck this person reading my tarot was using was, unbeknownst to me, The Alchemical Tarot illustrated by Robert M. Place, and it was a spectacular design, beautifully illustrated. Since then, I’ve had people read my Tarot, and seen other decks, but that original reading sticks in my mind because the artwork was so beautiful. Some of the other decks I’ve seen aren’t as appealing to my aesthetic.

There’s a great site that showcases dozens of Tarot Decks called Aeclectic Tarot. They also explain what each of the 78 cards in a Tarot deck mean, and they included the The Alchemical Tarot that I’ve been looking for. They also had a link to Robert M. Place’s website called ~~The Alchemical Egg~~ Robert M Place Tarot where I discovered he has done some other Tarot decks, including one based on the Saints, and one based on Angels.

These are a lot more fun to look at and interpret, because they’re so well designed.

2022-03-13 Update:
Updated to fix links.