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Falling Under Friendly Fire...
2008-02-29 06:01:00
"Why I endure under force majeure slander without shame or tact I who studied make-up, mime and Buddha who taught two generations to react About me the critics lied I ignored them and survived in spite of coming under friendly fireshot in the fatal cause of rock-and-roll I have nothing, really nothing, to deny" -from Friendly Fire , The Pet Shop BoysOne thing in life is certain: the things you say to someone will often come back to haunt you.Or eventually be thrown back in your face.We all feel the need to vent out frustrations and disagreements. Most of us have our ways: talking to close friends, working out, even blogging. I've always been more of a writer, so I prefer to disperse any grievances through words. Be them emails or long, drawn-out journal entries, I find the most therapeutic (and humorous) way to express my inner bitchiness.Occasionally, people will tell me "be careful what you write... you never know who may be looking". So what? If I write something in a message...

Who Do I Look Like?
2008-02-29 01:56:00
66% Alexis Denisof (actor)64% Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor)61% Lance Bass (gay singer, N*SYNC)56% Vyacheslav Molotov (Russian diplomat)54% Sean Lennon (singer, son of John Lennon)53% Jay Hernandez (actor)53% Elvis Costello (singer)53% Matt Stone (co-creator, South Park)

What Started It All...
2008-02-28 23:05:00
I've been asked several times, "what made you start being interested in ghosts?"It's hard to say exactly, but I would have to say I owe part of it to Walt Disney.One of my earliest memories I can recall is playing with an imaginary friend in my back yard. He seemed perfectly real to me, and I still wonder if he could have been a ghost. His name was Robin, and in a flashback beneath an apple tree, I saw myself walking along railroad tracks with him. He felt the need to prove his steel nerves and stood on the tracks, waiting to jump off at the last second. He was too late. I remember seeing the shadow of the train pass and knowing he was dead.All this at 4 years old.In the next few years, I was introduced to cable television. The Disney Channel had a habit of playing "The Adventures of Ichabod Crane and Mr. Toad" every autumn, and through this I became familiar with Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". It tells the story of a thin, awkward schoolmaster by the name of ...

Brothers Do It Better...
2008-02-27 18:33:00
Police in Philadelphia have finally nabbed the suspected burglars in a string of rooftop robberies. They are two brothers from New Jersey.Twin brothers Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney. Gay twin brothers. Gay twin brothers who do porn.And they were apprehended after robbing a beauty shop on the 19th of February. How ironic and stereotypical can you get?Apparently, they used an ax and a handsaw to gain entry through the roofs of the buildings and plunder the stores. Among the things stolen from a Rite Aid the previous day were cigarettes, money, and condoms.Maybe the latter was for a little post-victory celebration...Keyontyli is a model. His brother has a long history with the police, including eluding police and drug charges.I guess there's more than one way to become famous...
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Fortunes, Forecasts, and Lucky Charms...
2008-02-27 07:11:00
Normally, I'm quite a skeptical person with astrology. I know it's based on generalizations. Not reliable. Often wrong. But I just looked at my overview for this year, and so far I have to admit it's quite accurate!Aries New opportunities arise this year, resulting in a positive turn for your career. You will learn to master your energy to meet your goals. You are good at taking leadership, and you'll make deep, transforming changes and tap into this abundant energy in new and dynamic ways. Even though you may feel pulled to accomplish great things, you will still be able to keep balance in your personal life and your energy alive and renewed. Amidst this change, you will be able to remain mentally focused. You may become more methodical and practical than usual in managing your responsibilities. Stopping to think things through carefully will impact you and your surroundings in a very profound and positive way. Seize the opportunity to think things through during the ...
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All My Friends are Bizarre People...
2008-02-27 06:11:00
Much to my chagrin, I had a message waiting for me today. it was from my friend "Camevil", webmistress for Dead Ohio!She created a little video of her exciting weekend activities. As always, with a little interesting music and a lot of wit and humor. I couldn't help but share...At least one of us is enjoying the winter weather...
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An American Perspective...
2008-02-26 22:42:00
Yes, I know. This image has been around for a few years.But so what? It's still very poignant and worth a giggle.
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Sometimes, Less is Just Fine...
2008-02-26 21:18:00
Attention! Attention! We are down two gays. Call for backup!Well, last night's investigation was rather interesting. Unfortunately, my friends Bill and Chris were both horribly sick and stayed home. I arrived with another member quite early (25 minutes early to be precise). We chatted with the homeowner and her family briefly before having a walk-through of the home. I took notes and let the psychic do her thing.7:00 PM came and went. No one else had arrived yet. The first group members walked through the door at 7:20. Another at 7:30. The final one arrived at almost 8:00 after being lost for 20 minutes. Finally, the show could start.I set up my camcorder in the rear upstairs bedroom. We discussed the hauntings and checked different rooms. Things seemed relatively peaceful to me, though I'm not exactly psychic. It was quite a nice smaller home. There were plenty of small rises and drops in the floor from the many additions over the last 130 years. There are a few mysteries attache...
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The Pause That Doesn't Refresh...
2008-02-25 19:14:00
I think it's finally time to write an update about my personal life. There's been so much going on lately that even though I still feel a bit boring, my mind is racing a million miles a second.First there's my book. I really need to find some time to get back to work on it. It's been over a year since Haunted Cuyahoga and the sequel is already overdue. I'm still trying to collect enough stories to fill it out. No matter what happens, I'm still going to have it finished by June. I just can't delay it any longer.I've also been in contact with another author who is requesting personal accounts of the paranormal for her new book. I'm submitting a few of my own stories as well as seeking out others to help her. A little press is always a good thing and I do enjoy helping out a fellow writer whenever possible.Then there's my other writing: my blog and beyond. I've been pushing myself to post daily on here, which isn't always an easy thing to do. Some days are better than other...
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Deutschland und Geists
2008-02-24 23:31:00
Ghosts are everywhere. I do mean everywhere. Every continent, every country, and every city. No matter where you are or where you look, you are bound to find a tale of the paranormal not too far away.It has been four years since my ghost hunting comrade Daniel has joined me on a paranormal investigation. It's not that easy?he lives near Köln (Cologne), Germany! I remember him to be a shy, quiet young man. I never even noticed any accent since he spoke so softly and so little. We visited Indigo Lake, not far from me, along with a paranormal group I belonged to at the time. I had even invited my then-boyfriend along... much to my relief, it hadn't made either of them uncomfortable (Daniel is straight).Since I have such a fascination with Europe (in all aspects, even men), I've always wanted to tour many different cities and seek out the local hauntings. Though I have been to a few European cities in the past, I never took the time to find any ghosts. I'm not very knowledgeable whe...
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The Continental Divide of Humor
2008-02-24 21:47:00
The average American doesn't truly appreciate comedy from other countries.When I was in elementary school (I cannot remember my exact age... somewhere between 7 and 10), I had a brilliant idea for a Halloween costume. I went as a "granny mountie", an oddball version of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where I rode an old woman instead of a horse. It was borrowed from a skit I watched on Benny Hill. My classmates were confused. A few teachers nearly died laughing. I was thoroughly amused by myself.Yes, I watched Benny Hill at that early of an age. I was truly a warped child. Yet the scantily-clad women apparently had no effect on me...I was fortunate enough to grow up in a household where I was exposed to many television choices unlike those of my peers. Instead of Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Baywatch, and Melrose Place, I was watching Sherlock Holmes, Lovejoy (where my email and old paranormal group name, 'Moonspenders' is derived from), All Creatures Great and Small, Are You ...
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Just Say Nonnein to Ouija?
2008-02-23 20:09:00
Most of us have fiddled around with a Ouija board during our childhood. My sister and I tried to contact the spirit of singer/songwriter John Lennon one afternoon in our living room. The planchette moved a few times. She later confessed to having moved it herself.Oh well. I'm sure he had far better things to do with the afterlife.The "mystifying oracle" is a popular topic of discussion whenever the paranormal world is mentioned. People occasionally try to hold their own séances using the board, contacting what they believe to be their dead relatives.Unfortunately, most people don't know much of the history of the parlor game.Ouija (derived from two translations for "yes": "Oui" being French and "Ja", German, therefore Ouija means yes-yes), as we know it, has been around for almost a century. Earlier versions of talking boards have existed since as early as 540, but the first patent was registered in the US for a "ouija board" by Elijah Bond in 1891. William Fuld took over product...

Panic and the Disco
2008-02-23 16:43:00
Sexuality and its origins have always been a fiercely debated subject. Is it genetic? Is it a learned trait? Is it both? Even though science has discovered several possibilities, no one can agree.I heard a stand-up comedian once discuss a German study involving stress and homosexuality. It turns out, her routine was based in fact. The Dresden Study, as it has become known, noted that during World War II, a higher-than-normal percentage of infants born during the bombing of the city ended up being gay or lesbian. Dr. Günter Dörner published his findings in 1982 (Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 11, No. 5, 1982, pp. 445?450). Researchers in America and the United Kingdom confirmed that the stress chromosome cortisol may lead to a decrease in testosterone, causing infants to become homosexual.Lately, there's been a rise in researchers trying to find physical differences to "weed out" gays and lesbians: the length of ring fingers, left-handedness, number of older brothers, hair patter...
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Blood Baths, Lesbians, Dracula, and Transylvania
2008-02-22 23:35:00
I've always been fascinated with Eastern Europe. Perhaps it stems from my heritage (my great grandfather lived in an apartment in Bratislava, Slovakia before coming to America). Or it could be the result of the countless images of werewolves, old crumbling castles, and vampires haunting my nightmares at an early age. I even dated a Romanian named Dani during my college years (yes, he was from the region known as Transylvania ... his hair, voice, and sense of humor were all dark... but he wasn't a vampire, sorry).Often, our most iconic images are not so much based in reality but a blend of fact and fiction.Dracula , as we are familiar with him in our culture, never actually existed. His image stems from three sources: superstition, Vlad Dracul, and Elizabeth Báthory.A strigoi, in Romanian mythology, is the evil soul of the dead capable of transforming itself into an animal or specter to haunt and terrorize the countryside.There were a few different forms: Strigoi vii were living vamp...
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Divination Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery...
2008-02-22 18:14:00
Fortune-telling has been around for centuries. People seek out an explanation for why they are the way they are and why their lives follow a certain path. From tasseography (tea leaf reading) to tarot, countless versions exist. Practically anything can be used to gain insight into the client as well as predict their future.Including body parts.Most people are aware of palmistry (the ability to tell information of someone's past, present, and future from lines on their hand) and phrenology (reading someone's head shape). But what about other, less-considered physical features? Believe it or not, it's all been done. And I do mean everything.I thought I'd share a few of the most amusing ones with all of you.First comes rumpology. Yes, it sounds like the fictitious work of a dirty mind. It is what it sounds like: divination of the buttocks. Ulf Buck of Meldorf, Germany caused quite a stir several years ago when the media picked up on his abilities. Buck, who happens to be blind, cla...
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When Psychics Meet Modern Thought
2008-02-21 18:39:00
To say that last night's meeting went smoothly would be a prevarication. Once more, I opened my mouth and allowed a personal opinion to tumble forth... leading to vivid discussion and complete confusion on my part.All I said was, "It would be nice to have a way to tell how accurate the psychics in the group are. Maybe we could test them somehow."In the ensuing discussion, the line between scientific evidence and psychic impressions became more of a tug-of-war than open discourse.Frankly, I have no problems with psychic ability. I have some belief in it. Everyone has some type of extrasensory perception, however minuscule. That doesn't mean all psychics are reliable or even trustworthy. Plenty of people (even some well-known names) use manipulation to pull information out of people and spit it back to them under the guise of channeling or communicating with the spirit realm. This makes the work of the honest, true psychics more difficult and often the target or ridicule.In my 13 ye...
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Diligently Following the Campaign Treasure Trail...
2008-02-20 15:23:00
With the US presidential campaigns finally kicking into high gear, there was bound to be some controversies and allegations sooner or later. Barack Obama is edging out Hillary Clinton for Democratic nominee. And now, a man has come forward with allegations of Obama's recent past, only to be ignored by mainstream media.What's the fuss all about? Oh, nothing serious. Just that Obama smoked crack cocaine and received oral sex from a man in 1999.A man named Larry Sinclair recently came forward with this bold statement. He posted a YouTube video concerning the matter and claims that soon afterward, Obama and the Democratic National Committee began threatening and intimidating him. He went so far as to file a lawsuit against them on February 11th.According to Sinclair, the incident took place in his limousine. He also stated that the then-Illinois legislator purchased powdered cocaine for him. They then proceeded to a hotel where... well, you can fill in the rest with your imagination.I...
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All That You Will See Is a Celebrity...
2008-02-19 19:57:00
So many people in the world claim to know (or even to have slept with) a celebrity. people make bold statements, often to be ridiculed by others online and in real life. To say that you know someone famous is to be arrogant or showy. Of course, it's not always true. Sometimes, knowing someone with some level of fame happens by sheer coincidence. Sometimes, it's not all the glamour people think it is.Long ago, in high school, I was involved with singing and acting. Some people, such as myself, simply used it as a fun social outlet. Others had aspirations of stardom. When you're young, no one really expects any of their peers to make it anywhere. it's just a dream that most likely leads to table-waiting jobs in New York City. That reality is always in the back of your mind.One of my classmates seemed to have the acting bug. We weren't close by any stretch of the imagination. He was the nice kid who treated me fairly. The one who leaned in close to me during choir to make sure he ...
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