tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57615840146557006652024-02-06T18:53:33.045-08:00Lair of the EinarEinarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-29211139024552501562018-02-13T00:30:00.001-08:002018-02-13T00:30:04.541-08:00RebirthMatthew 4:4 (NAS)
-But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-42220057648167229122010-05-19T08:29:00.000-07:002010-05-19T08:34:05.227-07:00FACEBOOKIt's official, I finally have Facebook.<br />Thusly, I am not going to be spending much (if any) time on Blogger now. I may still comment occasionally, and I might even post, but for the most part, I will be using Facebook as my social networking site now.<br />Thanks to everyone who followed and commented on my blog, I am gonna leave it up in case things change, but I will understand if you stop following. Take care, one and all, I hope I eventually get to a point in my life where I can use both Blogger AND Facebook, but that time is not now.<br /><br />Slainte Vhar!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-24177973550877988222010-04-19T17:53:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:11:40.911-07:00The Parting GlassOk, so the next Trad Irish song, been awhile since I posted, so I figured I'd post this until something INTERESTING happens.<br /><br />This one is the only one so far that I have not even begun to memorize, as I only found it recently. That is soon to change however, as I LOVE THIS SONG, and want it played at my Funeral :)<br /><br />You can listen to a FANTASTIC version here. Seriously, I cannot reccomend this song highly enough to someone who likes Irish music, Bagpipes, or even music of any kind! LISTEN TO IT!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDB87o-njFQ&feature=related <br /><br />These are the exact same lyrics as in the video, and if you followed my advice and listened to the FANTABULOUS SONG, you will note that they do not come in until about halfway through. Also, there are a few lines of Gaelic just before the actual lyrics,I have searched long and hard for the translation, and simply cannot FIND them. My Gaelic is not yet up to scratch either, so I dunno what they say. Sorry :(<br /><br />The Parting Glass<br />Trad. Irish song<br />From "Waking Ned Devine" soundtrack<br />arr. by Shaun Davey, sung by Liam O'Maunlai. <br /><br />All the money that e'er I had<br />I spent it in good company<br />And all the harm I've ever done<br />Alas,It was to none but me<br /><br />And all I've done for want of wit<br />To memory now,I can't recall<br />So fill to me the parting glass<br />Goodnight and joy be to you all! <br /><br />Fill to me the parting glass<br />And drink a health whate'er befalls<br />Then gently rise and softly call<br />Goodnight and joy be to you all! <br /><br />Of all the comrades that e'er I had<br />They're sorry for my going away<br />And all the sweethearts that e'er I had<br />They'd wish me one more day to stay.<br /><br />Since it fell into my lot<br />that I should rise,and you should not<br />I'll gently rise and softly call<br />Goodnight and joy be to you all!<br /> <br />But since it fell into my lot <br />That I should rise and you should not<br />I'll gently rise and softly call<br />Goodnight and joy be to you all!<br /> <br />So fill to me the parting glass<br />And drink a health whate'er befalls<br />Then gently rise and softly call<br />Goodnight and joy be to you all! <br /><br />Only song so far that brings tears to my eyes, both happy and sad.<br />Don't ya'll worry, I'll return to my ususal crazy scary self next post :)<br />Maybe....Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-91126713319362437432010-03-21T18:29:00.000-07:002010-03-21T20:26:18.011-07:00Poll ResultsWell, I am planning to put up some more polls sometime soon, but in order to keep the blog sidebar from becoming clogged with them, I decided to delete the old ones first, but because they showed such INTERESTING things about the few readers I have, I ALSO decided to immortalize them in an epic post talking about the results.<br /><br />So! The result of the Critters poll!<br /><br />Love em!<br /> <br /> 9 (75%)<br /> <br />Hate em!<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br /><br />Meh, don't care.<br /> <br /> 1 (8%)<br /> <br />I like some.<br /> <br /> 2 (16%)<br /><br />I think can all safely agree that people like critters, 9 out of 12 voters LOVED EM, and 2 out of 12 said they liked at least a few, with one one not really caring, and none hating them. A clear win for the critters, and therfore everyone involved =D<br /><br />For the whistle poll:<br /><br />Overton<br /> <br /> 3 (60%)<br /> <br />Shaw<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Chieftan<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Susato<br /> <br /> 2 (40%)<br /> <br />Generation<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Feadog<br /> <br /> 2 (40%)<br /> <br />Oak<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Walton<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Clarke<br /> <br /> 1 (20%)<br /> <br />Handmade<br /> <br /> 3 (60%)<br /> <br />Other<br /> <br /> 1 (20%)<br /><br />Ok, so this one and the Coolest poll are both kinda hard to explain, I enabled peoples to vote for more than one thing for both of them, so all I can say for this one is that Overton tied with Handmade, (Both are actually handmade, but Overton is a brand-name, wheras for handmade I was mainly thinking HOMEmade)<br /><br />The Coolest poll! Same as before, all I can say is WHAT THE HECK? NO ONE liked trick roping? Ah well, at least writing and swordfighting were first and second.<br /><br />Swordfighting<br /> <br /> 9 (75%)<br /> <br />Pennywhistles<br /> <br /> 5 (41%)<br /> <br />Trenchcoats<br /> <br /> 3 (25%)<br /> <br />Trick Roping<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Geeking<br /> <br /> 1 (8%)<br /> <br />Speed Reading<br /> <br /> 4 (33%)<br /> <br />Bagpipes<br /> <br /> 3 (25%)<br /> <br />Woodcarving<br /> <br /> 5 (41%)<br /> <br />Metal Working<br /> <br /> 2 (16%)<br /> <br />Wilderness Stuff<br /> <br /> 4 (33%)<br /> <br />Hunting<br /> <br /> 3 (25%)<br /> <br />Rock Hounding<br /> <br /> 3 (25%)<br /> <br />Writing<br /> <br /> 11 (91%)<br /><br />Does Einar post often enough? KUDOS to those of you who said Yes Sir! And for those who think my polls are frustrating, well.....go....vote on the NEW and IMPROVED Polls! Less frustration per question!<br /><br />Yes Sir!<br /> <br /> 4 (30%)<br /> <br />Always!<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br /><br />Of course!<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br /><br />Yes, but his polls are frustrating<br /> <br /> 9 (69%<br /><br />WHO?!?! FIVE people voted on a poll when they didn't even know the blog's owner! HAH!<br /><br />And since those who did not think me scary enough outnumbered those who did by one vote, I shall BE MORE SCARY! Sorry for those who had to change their pants. maybe you should watch The Village to toughen yer nerves.<br /><br />Who?<br /> <br /> 5 (26%)<br /> <br />Nah<br /> <br /> 7 (36%)<br /> <br />Yes!<br /> <br /> 1 (5%)<br /> <br />Excuse me, I have to go change.....<br /> <br /> 6 (31%)<br /><br />WHOOT! Gaelic had as many votes as the rest put together! ERIN GO BRAGH!!!<br />Whoever voted for french had better HIDE. I have a piece of cheese with yer name on it...<br /><br />Gaelic<br /> <br /> 9 (50%)<br /> <br />Spanish<br /> <br /> 4 (22%)<br /> <br />Latin<br /> <br /> 1 (5%)<br /> <br />Greek<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />HTML<br /> <br /> 3 (16%)<br /> <br />French<br /> <br /> 1 (5%)<br /> <br />Old English<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />German<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br />Dutch<br /> <br /> 0 (0%)<br /><br />Thats it! Polls are goin down, new ones will replace them! Have a nice Easter everybody!<br /><br />Oh, and I am quite dismayed to report that we are now a socialist country, the healthcare bill was passed at 11:00 tonight. Pray for the USA. The end times are coming with the fall of the last free nation on earth.Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-67084714746897115592010-03-20T19:54:00.000-07:002010-03-20T20:24:09.339-07:00The Foggy Dew!Ok, so this is the only song so far that I don't actually have compltely memorized, I am still having trouble with two of the middle verses, but I should have it down pretty soon!<br /><br />A superb version of the song played by the Dubliners here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjnOp3IBqMI&feature=related <br /><br />An interesting fact I have noticed about this song is that many bands omit the last verses, ending the song with "Bore the fight, that Freedom's light, might shine through the foggy dew."<br /><br />I do not understand this in the least, my favorite verse of the entire song is the last one, "But to and fro in my dreams I go and I'd kneel and pray for you, For slavery fled, O glorious dead, When you fell in the foggy dew."<br /><br /><br />Ah well, plenty of bands sing it the way I like, and although the Dubliners sing it wonderfully, I would have to say that my favorite version would be the one done by Celtic Cross, it's use of the the banjo and fiddle to liven the song up is simply phenomenal. Buy it from iTunes if you have a spare buck and like that sort of music, you won't regret it!<br /><br />Here are the lyrics.<br /><br />As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I<br />There Armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by<br />No fife did hum nor battle drum did sound it's dread tatoo<br />But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew<br /><br />Right proudly high over Dublin Town they hung out the flag of war<br />'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Sulva or Sud El Bar<br />And from the plains of Royal Meath strong men came hurrying through<br />While Britannia's Huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew<br /><br />'Twas Britannia bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free<br />But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea<br />Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha<br />Their names we will keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew<br /><br />But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear<br />For those who died that Eastertide in the springing of the year<br />And the world did gaze, in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but few<br />Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew<br /><br />Ah, back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was sore<br />For I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see more<br />But to and fro in my dreams I go and I'd kneel and pray for you,<br />For slavery fled, O glorious dead, When you fell in the foggy dew.<br /><br /><br />Next up, The Rocky Road to Dublin, another that I have only partly memorized, in part due to the speed with which one must shout out the unfamiliar words, then we will try some more obscure songs that while not as well known, are just as fun!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-40331315715334559752010-03-17T08:23:00.001-07:002010-03-17T08:23:36.814-07:00Saint Paddy's Day!Happy Saint Paddy's day yo all me loyal followers!<br /><br />GO CHASE A LEPRECHAUN! Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-23627551294779433902010-03-13T19:41:00.001-08:002010-03-13T19:41:09.584-08:00Daylight Savings TimeI *HATE* Daylight Savings Time. 'Nuff said.<br /><br />The Foggy Dew lyrics comin soon! First song I have only partially memorized.Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-75167789994097781882010-03-12T15:23:00.000-08:002010-03-12T18:39:55.315-08:00iTunes TagI noticed that this tag has no first question, what gives?<br />Anyways, I don't talk about the music I like much on here, so this should give you an idea of what my iTunes playlist on shuffel looks like.<br />If you do this tag, just set your iPod/MP3 player on shuffel, and put in the songs that come up as the answer to the questions, starting with the first one.<br />I tag, J.Shelly, Bethany...aww what the heck, anyone who wants to do it do it alright?<br /><br /><br />2. If Someone asked you "is this okay?" you say,<br />Dawn, by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, and Koji Kondo, on The Legend of Zelda ~Takt of Wind~ Original Sound Tracks<br />(Not ALWAYS, but ususally:)<br /><br /><br />3. What would describe your personality?<br />Take it All, by Third Day, on their Revelation Album<br />(Pretty accurate)<br /><br /><br />4. What do you like in a guy or girl?<br />Riverdance, by Bill Whelan, from the Riverdance Show<br />(She must know how to clog! Just kidding:)<br /><br /><br />5. What is your life's purpose?<br />The Dusty Miller, by The Chieftains, on Water in the Well<br />(Sometimes it FEELS like it)<br /><br /><br />6. What is your motto?<br />When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Emplo, by Pirates of Penzance, I do not know what album.<br />(Yeah, as funny as that sounds, I actually hate the thought of breaking any law or rule:P A funny coincidence though)<br /><br /><br />7. What do your friends think of you?<br />Alley ooP, by Ray Stevens, on Guitarzan<br />(I am dismayed to be compared to a funnies character, NOT!)<br /><br /><br />8. What do you think about very often?<br />Crystal Tears, by Scot Williams, on Wedding Songs<br />(Techno song that has nothin to do with weddings, I dunno why the album is called that)<br /><br /><br />9. What is 2+2?<br />The Road to Durham, by Altan, on Horse with a Heart<br />(Some would say EVERYTHING leads to Durham eventually)<br /><br /><br />10. What do you think of your best friend?<br />Con Cassidy's-Neil Gow's Highland-Moll and Tiarna-McSweeney's, again by Altan, on their Live album<br />(Long name, great song, same as me friend:)<br /><br /><br />11. What do you think of the person you like?<br />Queen Rutela, by Koji Kondo, on the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess soundtrack<br />(No commment, interesting that that one came up fer that question though)<br /><br /><br /><br />12. What is your life story?<br />Argyll Broadswords, by one of sevral unknown artists, on The Best of Scottish Pipes & Drums<br />(How perfect, a bagpipe song with broadsword in the name:)<br /><br /><br /><br />13. What do you want to be when you grow up?<br />Hey Johnny Cope, by Alex Beaton, on 20 Hits of Scotland<br />(FAIL, Johnny cope was AFRAID of th' pipes)<br /><br /><br /><br />14. What do you think of when you see the person you like?<br />The Voice, by Celtic Women, on A New Journey<br />(O.O)<br /><br /><br />15. What do your parents think of you?<br />Bo Mhin Na Toitean/Con McGinley's Highland/Seanamhach Tube Station, by Altan, on their Local Ground Album<br />(Totally random set of Reels, quite accurate)<br /><br />16. What will you dance to at your wedding?<br />Con Cassidy's And Neil Gow's Highlands/Moll And Tiarna/McSweeney's Reels by Altan, on Horse with a Heart<br />(Great dancing reels, CLOGGING FTW!)<br /><br /><br />17. What will they play at your funeral?<br />Prelude to Act 1 of "Lohengrin (LP Version)by an unknown artist on the More of the Most Romantic Classical Music in the Universe album<br />(This one SCARED me, REALLY pretty slow SAD song, perfect for a funeral, I would much prefer "Lift a Parting Glass" however.<br /><br /><br />18. What do you think of your friends?<br />Gweebarra Bridge (Medley), by Altan, on The Blue Idol<br />(Good fit, if you have ever heard the song, don't ask me how)<br /><br /><br />19. What is your biggest secret?<br />Drowsy Maggie - Rakish Paddy - Harvest Storm, by Altan, on their Best of Altan Album<br />(More reels, I have a LOT of Altan, GREAT band)<br /><br /><br /><br />20. What is the worst thing that could happen to you?<br />'Stor, A Stor, A Ghra, by Altan, on their Blackwater Album<br />(This is a song (In Gaelic mind you, I have read the English translation) about a wee lass who used to be the fancy of every man's eye, but played coy till she was so old no one wanted her, I dunno how to make this one fit;P )<br /><br /><br /><br />21. How will you die?<br />Kakariko is Safe, by Koji Kondo, on the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess soundtrack<br />(When you hear this song in the game, you have just rescued a young boy from some NASTY monsters who were usin his unconscious body as a banner. It's a hard fight though, and you get hurt pretty bad. This would be a fine way to die in my thinking:)<br /><br /><br /><br />22. What is the one thing you regret?<br />Zora's Domain, by Koji Kondo, on the The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess soundtrack<br />(I REGRET EVER MEETING RUTO AAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Joke that only people who played Ocarina of Time will understand)<br /><br /><br /><br />23. What makes you laugh?<br />Highland Cathedral, by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, on Spirit of the Glen<br />(VERY cheerful song, really does make me want to laugh)<br /><br /><br />24. What makes you cry?<br />Sonata For Cello & Piano In G Minor- by Rachmaninoff<br />(Caoineadh Cu Chulainn on the Union Pipes by Davy Spillane would have been better, but this is a nice sad song too)<br /><br /><br /><br />25. Will you ever get married?<br />The Darling, by Chris Norman Ensemble, on The Caledonian Flute<br />(O.o This is actually just a flute song, not what it sounds like. By the way, I got to meet and talk to this fella, real nice guy, let me try his very high quality wooden Irish whistle)<br /><br /><br />26. What scares you the most?<br />Morrisons's Jig V1, by ********* on ***********<br />(This is ironically a recording I made of me and my siblings playing our Irish instruments, which is why the names are censored, NO STALKERS!)<br /><br /><br />27. Does anyone like you?<br />My Grandma, by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, on The Legend of Zelda ~Takt of Wind~ Original Sound Tracks<br />(This is just weird)<br /><br /><br /><br />28. If you could go back in time and change one thing?<br />Child Of Magik, by various artists, on Tapestries: Celtic Dawn<br />(I WOULD START READING FANTASY AT A YOUNGER AGE!!!)<br /><br /><br /><br />29. What hurts right now?<br />The Wedding Jig/Hiudai Gallagher's March/James Byrne's/Mickey Doherty's/Welcome Home Grainn, by (you guessed it!) Altan, on their album, The Red Crow<br />(More reels, I am terrible at playing reels...)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />30. What will you post this as?<br />Vivaldi's Rain, by Celtic Women, on A New Journey<br />(Weird ending)<br /><br />Well there ya go, I did it, and you now have a look into my collection of incredibly old-fashioned songs :)Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-5105739568569399642010-03-09T10:09:00.000-08:002010-03-09T10:11:06.261-08:00GAELIC STORMSo guess what? My Dad managed to completely blindside me with my first big surprise in AGES. He took me to DC to see my grandparents, and then on the pretense of going to Old Town Alexandria to look for some sessions to play in, took me instead to Birchmere, a famous Concert Hall slash restaurant.<br /><br />And you will never guess who was performing there.<br /><br />Gaelic Storm. LIVE. Tickets were only $35 per person.<br /><br />BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.<br /><br />Oh man it was so great! I can’t possibly explain how cool it was to see some of my favorite artists performing live. I enjoyed nearly all the songs (One had more than few obscenities in it, which bothered me) got to see BOTH types of bagpipes played MAGNIFICENTLY, and was able to talk to the artists later!<br /><br />Pat Murphy seemed a little brusque to me, but the other musicians were friendly as anyone I’ve met! Jessie in particular (The fiddle player) was very sweet. They all signed my whistle bag fer me (Pat Murphy said it was the first time he has ever signed such an article) and we bought several fine T-Shirts, adorned by bottles, snails, and the new awesomely-cool Gaelic Storm Logo.<br /><br />Me gots a black shirt with a green snail, the GS logo, and the words “Don’t go fer ‘th one!” on the back. EPIC!<br /><br />I will be asking my dear parents if I can post some of the pictures and videos we took here on the blog, stay tuned!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-4755438667368932022010-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:002010-03-01T18:40:26.989-08:00FIRE VideoBlogger is frustrating, I had to revert my post editor back to the OLDER version in order to upload a video, what's up with that?<br /><br />Anyways, here is me playing with fire:)<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxi1pxmP1J4TBhD4vzScfENjQ04zi9Sfl5ri2Q9Ip33m-5HcGCCUN_m-FKtt_gr6-vbAWICxfxsOEGVW0NuXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-65295206039158282882010-02-26T21:27:00.000-08:002010-02-26T21:29:42.617-08:00New Songs on PlaylistDun Dun DUNNNNN!!!!! The autoplay has returned, but I put the gadget near the top so you could turn it off easy, 'cause I'm so niiiiice....<br />
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Don't pre-judge the Zelda songs, they are some of the best I have ever heard, although those particular renditions are not my favorite.<br />
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I had a cool video of my shooting fire from my fingers, but I could not figure out how to upload it...oh well...<br />
Anyone who knows how, I would appreciate help, I do not appear to have the full number of options that most blogger users do, I dunno why.Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-26772128961181234052010-02-18T19:09:00.000-08:002010-02-18T19:09:04.221-08:00Alba Go Bragh!!!Alright! A tune from Scotland this time!<br />
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Cope sent a challenge fae Dunbar<br />
"Charlie meet me on hin daur<br />
I'll learn ye the airt o' war<br />
If ye meet me in the mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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When Charlie looked the letter upon<br />
He drew his sword its scabbard from<br />
"Come follow me my merry men<br />
And we'll meet Johnny Cope in the mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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"Now Johnny be as good as your word<br />
And let us try baith fire and sword<br />
And dinnae flee like a frightened bird<br />
That's chased fae it's nest in the mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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When Johnny Cope he heard o' this<br />
He taut it wouldna' be amiss<br />
Tae have a horse in readiness<br />
Tae flee awa' in the mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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"Fie now Johnny get up and rin'<br />
The Highland bagpipes mak' a din<br />
'Tis best tae sleep in a hale skin<br />
Fer it'll be a bloody mornin'" <br />
<br />
Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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When Johnny Cope tae Dunbar came<br />
They spiered at him "Whaur's a' yer men?"<br />
"The de'il confound me, gin ah ken,<br />
Fer I left them all in the mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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"Now Johnny troth ye wernae blate<br />
Tae come wi' the news of your ain defeat<br />
An' leave your men in sic' a strait<br />
Sae early in the mornin'" <br />
<br />
Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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"In faith, quo Johnny, I got sic' flegs<br />
Wi' their claymores and philabegs<br />
Gin I face them de'il brak my legs<br />
So I wish you a' good mornin'" <br />
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Hey Johnny Cope are ye wauken yet?<br />
Or are your drums a-beatin' yet?<br />
If ye were wauken I wad wait<br />
Tae gang tae the cauls in the mornin' <br />
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gin - if<br />
daur - dare<br />
waukin' - awake<br />
chairlie - charlie<br />
thocht - thought<br />
spiered - asked<br />
de'il confoond me gin I ken - the devil confound me if I knew<br />
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That last bit is a mini-glossary fer those of you who don't know the more obscure bits of Scottish lingo. I'm not going to bother translating Ye or Fae, or any other obvious ones.<br />
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The song can be seen/heard here, although this is not the exact same version as the lyrics posted here.<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygCQwx8u0d4&feature=related<br />
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My Driver's Ed final is tomorrow, so I may not respond to any comments until Saturday. Then again, there may not BE any comments till Saturday, who knows? :)Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-4857870821397457632010-02-17T09:12:00.000-08:002010-02-17T09:16:50.849-08:00Tagged by GracieOk, so I am going to post another song soon, probably this friday, one from Scotland this time, Hey Johnnie Cope, but that is not the point of this post.<br />
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I don't do a lot of tags, mostly just the ones I think help give people an idea of who I am, and rather convieniantly, Gracie recently tagged me with this one, which I think helps further that end quite nicely.<br />
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BIOLOGY<br />
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Are you right-handed or left-handed? <b> I am right handed</b><br />
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Have you ever had anything removed from your body? <b>A cyst on my forhead when I was a baby, and a 1 1/2" splinter from my leg when I was 6.</b><br />
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What is the last heavy item you lifted? <b>Our laser printer, had to take it to the basement.</b><br />
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FOOD-OLGY<br />
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What is your salad dressing of choice? <b> Creamy Italian</b><br />
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What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? <b>Outback Steakhouse</b><br />
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What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? <b>Red meat, cooked pretty much any way.</b><br />
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What are your pizza toppings of choice? <b> Pepperoni, green peppers, black olives, sausage, cheese, ground beef (or venison), broccoli, ONIONS, and pickled banana peppers.</b><br />
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What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? <b>Watermelon</b>.<br />
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RANDOM-OLOGY<br />
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If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? <b>Perhaps, it would doubtless motivate me to try harder at everything.</b><br />
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If you could change your name, what would you change it to? <b>Einar, although I am fairly content with my real name (YOU will never find out! Shame on you fer askin!)</b><br />
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Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? <b>Most Definitely.</b><br />
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DUMB-OLOGY<br />
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How many pairs of flip flops do you own? <b>Uh, I have one pair of krogs, but no flip-flops.</b><br />
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Last time you had a run-in with the cops? <b>When I owned them during a training excercise involving paintball guns, long story, but the short of it is that a buddy and I got picked to play terrorists, and ten NC police officer weren't enough to take us down.</b><br />
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Last person you talked to in person? <b> My sister, just now, wanting to borrow my MP3 player to transfer some music to a different computer.</b><br />
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Favorite Month? <b>Probably September, still lots of critters to catch (Or hunt, nomnomnom) but the climate is cold enough I sleep better at night.</b><br />
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CURRENT-OLOGY<br />
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Mood? <b> Tired</b><br />
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What are you listening to? <b>Colin's Rescue, from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess soundtrack</b><br />
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Watching? <b>Nothing, we get the clichéd three channels where I live, and I don't much like TV or movies anyway. </b><br />
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Worrying about? <b>The Bible tells us not to worry, but I am concerned and praying for Gracie's Aunt.</b><br />
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RANDOM-OLOGY<br />
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What’s the last movie you watched? <b> I....can't remember, I don't watch movies much, the last one I FINISHES was probably Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs</b><br />
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Do you smile often? <b>Ehh, not lately, unless talking or chatting with friends</b><br />
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Do you always answer your phone? <b> I do not have a phone of my own, but I enjoy answering the family phone, and do so whenever I can</b><br />
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If you could change your eye color what would it be? <b> Green</b><br />
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Do you own a digital camera? <b> Used to have one that used floppy disks, not anymore</b><br />
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Have you ever had a pet fish? <b> Once, a long time ago, a catfish we caught and domesticated.</b><br />
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Favorite Christmas song? <b> I Saw Three Ships, by Blackmore's Night</b><br />
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What’s on your wish list for your birthday? <b>A lot of completely unrelated stuff, black leather fingerless gloves, boots, and a jerkin for my Ren Fest costume, a pair of Starfire Longswords for practicing with, a practice set of Uilleann pipes (Pronounced Ill-en) and a full metal body Clarke D whistle. I doubt I will get any of these though.</b><br />
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Can you do push-ups? <b>I am a ranch hand who practices melee combat with a variety of weapons in his spare time, yes I can do push-ups</b><br />
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Can you do a chin up? <b>See above</b><br />
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Do you have any saved texts? <b> I do not have a phone, therefore I do not text. I do have a few saved chat logs though.</b><br />
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Ever been in a car wreck? <b> I do not believe so</b><br />
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Do you have an accent? <b> I CAN have an accent, normally I sound mildly southern, but I prefer to sound Irish or Scottish. This confuses my friends and new people I meet</b> <b>because they can rarely tell when I am speaking "normal"</b><br />
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What is the last song to make you cry? <b>Most likely Ilia Remembers, also from the Twilight Princess soundtrack</b><br />
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Plans tonight? <b> Driver's Ed ;(</b><br />
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Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? <b>Yes.</b><br />
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Name 2 things you bought yesterday: <b> I did not buy anything yesterday</b><br />
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You ever been given roses? <b> No, I have given quite a few however, we have a giant rosebush outside our house, and my mother loves to receive a well-arranged bouquet of them</b><br />
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Current hate right now? <b> Trend Micro for messing up my computer's ability to run new programs</b><br />
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Met someone who changed your life? <b>Yes</b><br />
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What were you doing 12 AM last night? <b>Reading Dragonknight, a Christian Fantasy novel by Donita K. Paul </b><br />
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What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? <b>"Wow, I actually slept last night"</b><br />
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TECHNOLOGY<br />
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How many televisions are in your house? <b> Three, one old but big one in our den, a tiny but brand-spanking-new one in our dining room, and an ancient and decrepit one in the basement for our Wii and PS2</b><br />
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What color cell phone do you have? <b> *Sigh* If I had a phone, it would probably be black</b>,<b> as it is, I DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE! GOT IT?</b><br />
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What does the first text message in your inbox say and who sent it? <b> </b>*<b>Headesk*</b><br />
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Who was the last person to call you? <b>Mr. Jones, a family friend.</b><br />
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Remember folks, Hey Johnnie Cope, coming soon! If you like marching tunes about bagpipe-phobic Jacobite generals, stay tuned!<br />
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Oh, and I tag Bethany, Death the Criftonite, J. Shelly, The Cowgirls, and ChristianMiles!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-7257805459836845562010-02-06T11:45:00.000-08:002010-02-06T11:45:55.808-08:00Eireann go Bragh!Ok, so since there hasn't been a whole lot to post about lately (aside from out electricity going out for while) I am going to start posting the lyrics to some of my favorite Irish or Scottish folk songs for any wannabe celts out there!<br />
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Most of these I can sing passably, and they are quite fun to roar at the top of yer lungs whilst doing the dishes or folding laundry, startling all nearby family members and wildlife into submission.<br />
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The first, Nell Flaherty's Drake, I like because of the wonderful imagination the singer apparently has for torments to inflict upon his enemy.<br />
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Oh my name it is Nell and the truth for to tell<br />
I come from Cootehill which I'll never deny<br />
I had a fine drake and I'd die for his sake<br />
That me grandmother left me and she goin' to die<br />
The dear little fellow his legs they were yellow<br />
He could fly like a swallow or swim like a hake<br />
Till some dirty savage to grease his white cabbage<br />
Most wantonly murdered me beautiful drake<br />
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Now his neck it was green almost fit to be seen<br />
He was fit for a queen of the highest degree<br />
His body was white, and it would you delight<br />
He was plump, fat, and heavy and brisk as a bee<br />
He was wholesome and sound, he would weigh twenty pound<br />
And the universe round I would roam for his sake<br />
Bad luck to the robber be he drunk or sober<br />
That murdered Nell Flaherty's beautiful drake<br />
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May his spade never dig, may his sow never pig<br />
May each hair in his wig be well trashed with the flail<br />
My his door never latch, may his roof have no thatch<br />
May his turkeys not hatch, may the rats eat his meal<br />
May every old fairy from Cork to Dun Laoghaire<br />
Dip him snug and airy in river or lake<br />
That the eel and the trout they may dine on the snout<br />
Of the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake<br />
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May his pig never grunt, may his cat never hunt<br />
May a ghost ever haunt him the dead of the night<br />
May his hens never lay, may his horse never neigh<br />
May his coat fly away like an old paper kite<br />
That the flies and the fleas may the wretch ever tease<br />
May the piercin' March breeze make him shiver and shake<br />
May a lump of the stick raise the bumps fast and quick<br />
On the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake<br />
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Well the only good news that I have to infuse<br />
Is that old Paddy Hughes and young Anthony Blake<br />
Also Johnny Dwyer and Corney Maguire<br />
They each have a grandson of my darlin' drake<br />
May treasure have dozens of nephews and cousins<br />
And one I must get or me heart it will break<br />
For to set me mind easy or else I'll run crazy<br />
So ends the whole song of Nell Flaherty's drake!<br />
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The song can be heard here: http://free.napster.com/player/?play_id=24897567&type=trackEinarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-39335821638289996542010-01-21T20:00:00.000-08:002010-01-23T20:29:57.785-08:00Busy!Hmmmm, been awhile since I posted here, going to have to put SOMETHING up soon, despite all my disclaimers.<br />
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Been really busy here, lotsa writing mostly, but I am also imensly enjoying Zelda: Twilight Princes for the Wii, which was lent to me by J.Shelly, a friend on blogger and Real Life:)<br />
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Right now our family has a cold, so not feeling very good, but hopefully that will change by tommorow, so I can go to HSG.<br />
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Oh! And I am starting Drivers Ed next Thursday! So excited to finally be learning, even if I can't afford a Car or Insurance:PEinarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-51284732510855371162009-12-31T23:02:00.000-08:002010-01-03T10:50:30.474-08:00Happy New Years!This is being posted one hour after New Years, Happy New Year everybody!!!!<br />
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We spend the entire time down in our newly refurbished basement playing our new WII!!!!!!!<br />
Thats right, our family officially has it's second console, we go for sixteen years using only PCs, and then in one Christmas we get both a PS2 and a Wii! Guitar Hero 80s Rock FTW!!!<br />
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So far we have a bunch of games for the PS2, namely Guitar Hero, Vitrtual Fighter IV, and Rygar.<br />
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For the Wii, we have a hunting game which we have yet to try, the usual Wii sport pack, and Wii Resort pack as well. We (no pun intended) also have a racing game, Star Wars lightsaber duels (meh) and Monkeyball!<br />
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Funfunfun! So far I win 2/3 of the games I play, unless it is bowling, which I am good as, but my sister is INCREDIBLE at. She gets strikes 9/10 of the time!<br />
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The Resort Swordplay game is great and hilarious to watch: "Hah! take that!" "Watch out, you almost hit me there!" "What? I am trying to hit you!" "With the controller you dork!" WHAP! "HaHA!" "No fair, I was looking away!" "Well it's yer fault for-" WHACK!<br />
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*Evil chuckiling*<br />
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The Archery is the coolest though, You use the Nunchuk to pull back the arrow, and hold the Wii like a bow, so it is soo realistic.<br />
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This probably sounds stupid to anyone reading it, so just take my word for it, words cannot express how cool this thing is!<br />
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On the whole, today has been pretty good, got some presents finished (including one for Gracie's family, Muhahahaha!) and practiced my engraving for the first time in a loooong while, trying to make a little copper ring with crosshatching on it...going OK so far.<br />
Now trying to learn The Boys of Malin on my Pennywhistle (A six holed end blown fipple flute for those who do now know the instrument, try saying that five times fast!) Also known as Tin Whistle, Irish Whistle, or just plain Whistle. I hope to post vids of me playing eventually, but that depends on what my parents think of the matter.<br />
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I know I promised pictures of snow, but my parents have been a little more protective of me lately in regard to the internet, so that may not come to pass either....grrrr......<br />
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MERRY ONE-HOUR TAE CHRISTMAS YE LADS AND LASSIES! ALBA GO BRAGH!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-52640183309353261452009-12-24T14:42:00.000-08:002009-12-24T14:42:59.505-08:00AwardsI would like to thanks Kendra for the following two awards, I have seen them floating around, and hoped I might get them, as they fit my blog quite well!<br />
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We are now up to 10" folks, that is the most we have had for the past TEN YEARS!<br />
Global Warming my eye! Last year was a new record as well, although it took place in JANUARY, this is BEFORE CHRISTMAS!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-56811431696025917762009-12-16T18:30:00.000-08:002009-12-16T18:30:35.037-08:00<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</style> <![endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">So, after reading an article recently (</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/opinion/09friedman.html">Going Cheney on Climate Debate</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">) I had the misfortune to be given a paper to write in response to what I view as little more than a Liberal Rant. (Note the capital letters, this designates the article as a class 2 Political Phenomenon on the Einar scale, just slightly above Obama getting a dog rather than a cat, which is a 1.)<o:p></o:p></span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">In the article the writer, a very opinionated journalist by the name of Thomas Friedman, claims that we should give the same degree of attention and recourses to Global Warming (A 3 on the Einar scale) as we would Pakistan Getting Nukes (A 10.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">This comparison is made using<span> </span>a Declaration that Dick Cheney Made (2) “If there’s a 1% chance that Pakistani scientists are helping Al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Thomas claims that since Global Warming has far more dire consequences than Pakistan Getting Nukes, such as the <a href="http://lemonodor.com/archives/images/polar-bear-cubs-feeding-bloody.jpg">Death of Polar Bears</a> (0.5), it should be given just as much attention. Hidden within this argument are subtle suggestions that is should get <i>more</i> attention, since there is <i>undeniably</i> more than a 1% percent change that is will (is) happening. In fact, the few bits of data that were not proved false by the Climategate Scandal (7) were recently seen to correspond to the <i>weather</i> phenomenon <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o-Southern_Oscillation">El Niño</a>.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The one bit I found truly interesting was a clever attempt to dismiss Climategate as nothing more than a few scientists a little data, nothing particularily important.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">“Climategate was triggered on Nov. 17 when an unidentified person hacked into the e-mails and data files of the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit, one of the leading climate science centers in the world — and then posted them on the Internet. In a few instances, they revealed some leading climatologists seemingly massaging data to show more global warming and excluding contradictory research.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Frankly, I found it very disappointing to read a leading climate scientist writing that he used a “trick” to “hide” a putative decline in temperatures or was keeping contradictory research from getting a proper hearing. Yes, the climate-denier community, funded by big oil, has published all sorts of bogus science for years — and the world never made a fuss. That, though, is no excuse for serious climatologists not adhering to the highest scientific standards at all times. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">That said, be serious: The evidence that our planet, since the Industrial Revolution, has been on a broad warming trend outside the normal variation patterns — with periodic micro-cooling phases — has been documented by a variety of independent research centers.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Wrong.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The scientists did not “massage” data, they created it. These “priests” of the Global Warming Religion (3.5) ran out of misinterpret-able evidence with which to confuse people, so they created their own.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span> </span>In the rest of the article, Mr. Thomas went right back to the Global Warming Mantra (3) of “Evil Co2!” No logic, no consideration that perhaps there are more e-mails we <i>didn’t</i> find, and no acceptance that perhaps he has been fed a bunch of lies.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Einar “Political Weatherman” Alimson<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-43149342275519427552009-12-10T10:43:00.000-08:002009-12-10T10:43:25.368-08:00Tagged by Kendra AND Gracie1. Do you believe Jesus is the reason for the season?<br />
Yes.<br />
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2. What is your favorite Christmas beverage?<br />
ROOT BEER FLOATS!!!!!<br />
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3. Do you have any Christmas traditions?<br />
We have a mouse that someone hides, and whoever finds it gets to hide it in a different spot. That mouse has been some REALLY crazy places.<br />
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4. What do you do on Christmas Eve?<br />
Go to eat at either my Mom's Dad's house, or her Mom's house, since they refuse to be in the same house, even on Christmas.<br />
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5. What do you do on Christmas Day?<br />
Open presents. Socialize. Eat FOOOOD!!! Then open Stockings. Hide loot.<br />
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6. What is your favorite Christmas song?<br />
What Child is This?<br />
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7. Do you usually have a white Christmas?<br />
I have never had a White Christmas.<br />
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8. How long did you believe in Santa?<br />
Never, my parents dislike the idea of Santa in general, and so do I. My grandpa did not know this however, so it was very confusing for me when he showed up at my 3rd Christmas dressed as Santa.<br />
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9. Who’s your favorite reindeer?<br />
I don't discriminate, venison is venison.<br />
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10. What’s the best thing about Christmas to you?<br />
The Family that comes to our house.<br />
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11. When do you put up your Christmas tree?<br />
This year it was the day after Thanksgiving.<br />
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12. Do you hang mistletoe?<br />
I actually think I have never even SEEN mistletoe.<br />
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13. Does Santa wrap the presents or just stick them under the tree?<br />
Santa gets "bumped" by me in Wal*Mart so the whole line of plastic santas gets knocked over like a bunch of dominoes *evil snicker* fat RED dominoes....<br />
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14. Do you prefer giving or receiving?<br />
Giving, especially when I have a easy enough scedual to carve/hammer/sew/build/buy all my friends something I know is JUST right.<br />
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15. What do you want most for Christmas out of everything in the world, material and nonmaterial?<br />
A NICE practice set of Ulian Pipes<br />
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16. Do you go to lots of parties, parades, etc. during the Christmas season?<br />
MMmmmmmmm.......no<br />
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17. Describe Santa.<br />
WHAT THE HECK IS WITH ALL THE SANTA STUFF? HE IS A FAT OLD MAN IN A RED SUIT THAT SNEAKS IN YOUR HOUSE AT NIGHT! BAD!!! <br />
<img height="24" hidden="true" id="myFxSearchImg" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABgAAAAYCAYAAADgdz34AAADsElEQVR4nK2VTW9VVRSGn33OPgWpYLARbKWhQlCHTogoSkjEkQwclEQcNJEwlfgD/AM6NBo1xjhx5LyJ0cYEDHGkJqhtBGKUpm3SFii3vb2956wPB/t+9raEgSs52fuus89613rftdcNH8/c9q9++oe/Vzb5P+3McyNcfm2CcPj9af9w6gwjTwzvethx3Bx3x8xwd1wNM8dMcTNUHTfFLPnX6nVmZpeIYwf3cWD/PhbrvlPkblAzVFurKS6GmmGqqComaS+qmBoTI0Ncu3mXuGvWnrJ+ZSxweDgnkHf8ndVTdbiT3M7cQp2Z31dRTecHAfqydp4ejhwazh6Zezfnu98E1WIQwB3crEuJ2Y45PBTAQUVR9X4At66AppoEVO1Q8sgAOKJJjw6Am6OquDmvHskZ3R87gW+vlHz98zpmiqphkkRVbQtsfPTOC30lJKFbFTgp83bWh7Zx/uX1B6w3hI3NkkZTqEpBRDBRzG2AQHcwcYwEkOGkTERREbLQ/8HxJwuW7zdYrzfZ2iopy4qqEspKaDYravVm33k1R91Q69FA1VBRzFIVvXbx5AgXT44A8MWP81yfu0utIR2aVK3vfCnGrcUNxp8a7gKYKiLCvY2SUvo/aNtnM3e49ucK9S3p0aDdaT0UAVsKi2tVi6IWwNL9JvdqTdihaz79/l+u/rHMxmaJVMLkS2OoKKLWacdeE3IsSxctc2D5Qcl6vUlVVgNt+fkPPcFFmTw1xruvT7SCd7nuVhDQvECzJH90h0azRKoKFRkAmP5lKTWAGRdefoZL554FQNUxB92WvYeA5UN4PtSqwB2phKqsqMpBgAunRhFR3j49zuU3jnX8k6fHEQKXzh1jbmGDuYU6s4t1rt6socUeLLZHhYO2AHSHmzt19ihTZ48O8Hzl/AmunD/BjTvrvPfNX3hWsNpwJCvwYm+ngug4UilSCSq6k8YPtxDwfA+WRawIWFbgscDiULcCEaWqBFOlrLazurupOSHLqGnEKJAY8TwBEHumqUirAjNm52vEPPRV4p01XXMPAQhUBjcWm9QZwijwokgAeYHlHYA06KR1cT6ZvoV56pDUJQEjw0KeaMgj1hPEY4vz2A4eW0/e1qA7KtQdsxTYAG0H3iG4xyK1Y+xm7XmEPOJZDiENzLi2WZHngeOjj2Pe+sMg4GRYyLAsx7ME4FnsyTD9pr0PEc8zPGRAwKXBkYOPEd96cZRvf11g9MDe7e3R4Z4Q+vyEnn3P4t0XzK/W+ODN5/kPfRLewAJVEQ0AAAAASUVORK5CYII%3D" style="border: medium none; display: none; opacity: 0.6; position: absolute; z-index: 2147483647;" width="24" />Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-84418745641473848622009-12-07T19:59:00.001-08:002009-12-08T10:33:11.453-08:00PipesARRRRRGGGGG!!!!<br />
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I just realized that the sort of bagpipes I have been wanting to learn to play is not the Great Highland Pipes as I first assumed, but the Irish Ulian Pipes.<br />
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Highland Pipes have the same range as a recorder, are very loud, and are played standing.<br />
Ulian Pipes are quieter, and have nearly twice the rang of GHB, enough to play something other than marching tunes. They ARE played sitting down, but use a bellows, rather than a blowpipe, thus allowing one to play without growing a second set of lung muscles.<br />
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I already have a practice chanter for the GHB which will be going up on e-bay soon, hopefully the money will be a good start to my practice ulian set.<br />
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Botheration!Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-41250849736963785702009-12-06T09:49:00.000-08:002009-12-06T09:50:27.780-08:00CLOAKS!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM23kwXBcTMbyXmiGGPDhQfJd6nH9ZT3LUVFtfzR4v7QiRwB2h-PTjvlYz4Y-kuXtjY4YHkZpVkpzfNbTRmlLd_WYyKh5VS38Xxmnc4i2Apu1iQRbrAJ5kJ9m2jHYvJVrJeYDI-8I-JQ/s1600-h/Ren+Fest+08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" tooltip="linkalert-tip"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM23kwXBcTMbyXmiGGPDhQfJd6nH9ZT3LUVFtfzR4v7QiRwB2h-PTjvlYz4Y-kuXtjY4YHkZpVkpzfNbTRmlLd_WYyKh5VS38Xxmnc4i2Apu1iQRbrAJ5kJ9m2jHYvJVrJeYDI-8I-JQ/s320/Ren+Fest+08.jpg" tooltip="linkalert-tip" width="320" /></a>The excellent Gracie recently sent me a picture of when she accompanied me and some friends to the Ren Fest last year (08) since it has a picture of the (old) cloak, I am posting it here until I can get some more recent pictures of my costume. Sword not yet included, but on the way as soon as I get the $190.<br />
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I made this thing from the heaviest material I could find, it is water resistant, and so functions as a poncho when needed. Also, it is so heavy that I occasionally go mad when wearing it and begin screaming about giant squids, carpet monsters, and bread dough.Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-20663394346828632862009-11-28T07:58:00.001-08:002009-11-30T14:40:38.361-08:00Stickers!So, first we have the Nemesis stickers, for anyone who has caused me to add a rule to the little spiel at the top of the blog, if you are mentioned there, you may take a sticker. (I guess you could take one anyway, but it would be stinkerish of you!)<br /><br /><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA9XFjr3EMIbfaEyEZ4KSmVJ04m4QVib3QPWl_rovfUabqvFCw-_FB1O33V0B-GDku6Ku07aze7hnYJYhE-0uo89iQ441VmQN6U_k0ZYD9xPTTLOCB-A6jg7FYqY1SRA7fOoniLHXD0s/s1600/Nemesis+with+Eyes.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwA9XFjr3EMIbfaEyEZ4KSmVJ04m4QVib3QPWl_rovfUabqvFCw-_FB1O33V0B-GDku6Ku07aze7hnYJYhE-0uo89iQ441VmQN6U_k0ZYD9xPTTLOCB-A6jg7FYqY1SRA7fOoniLHXD0s/s400/Nemesis+with+Eyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409184792652095602" border="0" /></a><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3RjjdwaSPuxFFuiL-hgP6cD6StYRgpG7TADnzvGRcF8b4YSSBgWatm9uqqBmB-860BLoI_Ud0zLtqMg2x2NTIK-aaQo6e3pyNUMgTsPmV3OcjZj4ZnZtwQ6OJYQewI0yCXr7y_JPJT8/s1600/Nemesis+with+Vortex+and+Eyes.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3RjjdwaSPuxFFuiL-hgP6cD6StYRgpG7TADnzvGRcF8b4YSSBgWatm9uqqBmB-860BLoI_Ud0zLtqMg2x2NTIK-aaQo6e3pyNUMgTsPmV3OcjZj4ZnZtwQ6OJYQewI0yCXr7y_JPJT8/s400/Nemesis+with+Vortex+and+Eyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409185068679422594" border="0" /></a><br /><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEumwFzyLGMJWRzeK2mwZKgRN8hOpTuJBLPHoPCvbasvPhwqxKfJcomkbkVmgsZ_F1RjnrCOIErJnGhFJNXHcWlzS7Lfc4E5as6UZUyA9m5445HveOFztNdURnfKFg3jBz_18xVuAUC0E/s1600/Nemesis+with+Vortex+and+Figure.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEumwFzyLGMJWRzeK2mwZKgRN8hOpTuJBLPHoPCvbasvPhwqxKfJcomkbkVmgsZ_F1RjnrCOIErJnGhFJNXHcWlzS7Lfc4E5as6UZUyA9m5445HveOFztNdURnfKFg3jBz_18xVuAUC0E/s400/Nemesis+with+Vortex+and+Figure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409184789847750642" border="0" /></a>Next we have the ALL NEW <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friend of Critters!</span> stickers, one for each of my favorite critters. You may have one if you have at any point (Now or in the future) complemented my critters. (Again, you could take one anyway, but then it might bite you, not being your friend and all.)<br /><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lOlwYZi3GoDQALopc5Z21NXGI7H-iyhDHAZyZezcn5evxzJPhS3xcroMeqTM2K5MWRy0mZfm-7Zln239ZpwBuzQg_MmedFCpUGnZcUHKmgSWk8JLaf2QqVgpqJpy1qBMrd3p58pLQOY/s1600/TurtlerFriend.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lOlwYZi3GoDQALopc5Z21NXGI7H-iyhDHAZyZezcn5evxzJPhS3xcroMeqTM2K5MWRy0mZfm-7Zln239ZpwBuzQg_MmedFCpUGnZcUHKmgSWk8JLaf2QqVgpqJpy1qBMrd3p58pLQOY/s400/TurtlerFriend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409184786394473986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp97wGlmwYT0Y-pcHKsihz1WnvpairtyraE74H7vDfRvVXzEh0X8T7hyphenhyphenUskJxW8cLasb3MLs6SKvJ9Oa6t4tBivdb3qdOLuSlIHHazlZkX_U8e4bQvkcoeSjzVTaPrvv1ap8HrA2Wagg/s1600/SnakeFriend.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp97wGlmwYT0Y-pcHKsihz1WnvpairtyraE74H7vDfRvVXzEh0X8T7hyphenhyphenUskJxW8cLasb3MLs6SKvJ9Oa6t4tBivdb3qdOLuSlIHHazlZkX_U8e4bQvkcoeSjzVTaPrvv1ap8HrA2Wagg/s400/SnakeFriend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409184778673504194" border="0" /></a><br /><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOojkeXOQatBWruUK00aarFd8wLENnd7ZoTh9ppULRJSDCbKsSVYiGS-_iVrArODKV5pEgArR8_131y2vSjOc5kkD9FrnbeBpjP73_Zn4XeH-jzMPNH1XTP_sDXnVh-KCto7pv7lYKH6M/s1600/FrogFriend.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOojkeXOQatBWruUK00aarFd8wLENnd7ZoTh9ppULRJSDCbKsSVYiGS-_iVrArODKV5pEgArR8_131y2vSjOc5kkD9FrnbeBpjP73_Zn4XeH-jzMPNH1XTP_sDXnVh-KCto7pv7lYKH6M/s400/FrogFriend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409184774017139874" border="0" /></a>Enjoy!<br />Cloak pictures soon, sorry it has taken so long!<br /><br />EDIT: I forgot to mention that if ya'll want to pass these pictures on, feel freed. They are meant to be shared. Personally I hope to see Nemesis stickers EVERYWHERE:)<br /><br />I also wanted to specifically award a Nemesis stickers to Death the Criftonite, and a Friend of Critters sticker to Bethany, even if her critters are fuzzier than mine.<br /><img hidden="true" style="border: medium none ; position: absolute; z-index: 2147483647; opacity: 0.6; display: none;" src="data:image/png;base64,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%3D" id="myFxSearchImg" height="24" width="24" />Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761584014655700665.post-7381003831884897842009-11-24T18:20:00.000-08:002009-11-25T09:02:56.978-08:00Tagged by BethanySo, this is my first tag, hope I didn't mess it up.<br /><br />Do you like to write? Y-E-S<br /><br />Favorite books? The Bible, obviously, but after that comes Tolkien's books, <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>anything by Ted Dekker or Frank Peretti, most of R.A. Salvador's books, and nearly all of Garth Nix's books as well.<br /><br />Do you compose music/write songs? Only a little, mostly, I play traditional Irish tunes. I do combine them to create sets however, does that count?<br /><br />Do you like poetry? Meh, only Shakespeare<br /><br />Love someone so much who made you cry? Aye<br /><br />Broken a bone? Nope, I think I have strong bones, cause I once fell out of our barn loft (20+ feet) onto cement and was completely fine, didn't even roll properly<br /><br />Been in a police car? Oh yeah! I have <span style="font-style: italic;">SHOT</span> a police car. Long story, but the gist of it is, my Dad used to own a paintball arena, and the police came there to train (proud to say I got to yell "Allah Akbar!" and <span style="font-style: italic;">whoop</span> their butts) and one day the door they entered for for the simulation got left open and I hit a squad car parked outside.<br /><br />Been on a boat? Aye, ferries, canoes, pontoon boats, hopefully a sailboat soon.<br /><br />Fallen asleep in school? If you cound dozing off while writing, yes.<br /><br />Did you sing today? Not yet, but I plan to finish memorizing Hey Johnnie Cope later today.<br /><br />KFC, Popeyes or Church's? KFC<br /><br />Chick-fil-a or What-a-burger? the author came from another part of the country I think ;) (I wanted to remove this one, but refrained because I was afraid of being struck by lightning for messing up the tag)<br /><br />Starbucks or McCafe? Starbucks....Hate anything afiliated with McDonalds<br /><br />What's your favorite time of year? Fall/Winter, I seem to handle cold better than heat, although I like the critters that come with summer.<br /><br />Do you ever talk to yourself? What? I never talk to myself do I? "Certainly not, that would be silly!"<br /><br />Do you have a favorite treat you like to buy on occasion? The question is, is there a treat I do <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>buy on occasion. Top O 'th list is Jerky, (Venison) salted pork, lemonheads, sassafras boiled sweets, dark chocolate peppermint bark, buckeye balls, and raggedy robins.<br /><br />Do you believe the Bible is the literal Word of God and is infallible? YES<br /><br />What's your favorite sport? Uh, traditional or non-traditional? I like playing softball with friends every now and then, but I really prefer swordfighting, archery and hunting. Capture the Flag is fun too.<br /><br />What color is your iPod? I *sob* have *sniff* no *wail* iPod. Only a little samsung mp3 player that I found out too late cannot connect to iTunes<br /><br />If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Ireland, Scotland, Niger Africa<br /><br />If you could go to any fictional place, where would you go? Dergan (world from my book)<br /><br />Do you love to write or do you just like writing? L-O-V-E it<br /><br />What do you want to be when you grow up? A.......writer.......<br /><br />Favorite animal? Snakes without a doubt<br /><br />Favorite song? I do not have a favorite, but I have a couple I like more than most: Nell Flaherty's Drake, The Foggy Dew, Hey Johnnie Cope, All Praise unto the Lamb, and Cano cu Cuchulain, the Uilleann Pipe solo on Riverdance.<br /><br />Do you like school? Not really. depends on which part.<br /><br />Are you a people person? Meh, people are overrated<br /><br />Do you like to talk? Uh.....yes (Gonna get joshed about this one)<br /><br />Favorite food? STEAK! RIBS! To quote Gimli, "Red meat ripe off the bone!" Preferably killed with a spear and roasted o're a fire.<br /><br />Hobbies? Woodcarving, rock hounding, metal working/engraving, legos (I heard that snicker!), Tin Whistle making, reading, trick roping, gaming (PCs and boardgames), hunting, mountaineering, camping, collecting critters, and swordfighting.<br /><br />Favorite author? Tolkien<br /><br />Favorite weapon? One meter ridged broadsword with extended grip, made by Starfire Swords, (http://www.starfireswords.com/products/steel/rs1m.php)<br /><br />Is this a fun tag, or are you getting bored? I like!<br /><br />Do you like Hannah Montana and all those girly people and movies like High school Musical? They should be drawn and quartered.<br /><br />What are you scared of? Uh....failure.....clowns (joking:)<br /><br />Favorite flowers? Foxglove, Snowdrop, and Chamomile<br /><br />What is the expression on your face? Thoughtfull and somber, very handsome I am sure...<br /><br />Color of your eyes? A VERY bright blue, I am told, like, not sky blue or robin's egg, but like sapphires, crystals.<br /><br />Who are you going to tag and why? Gracie, because she reads my blog more than anyone<br />Death the Criftonite, because I wish to know what he fears (aside from bagpipes and me)<br />Kendra, because she is an interesting person.<br />And Gabby, because I hate odd numbers that are not a derivative of five.<br /><img hidden="true" style="border: medium none ; position: absolute; z-index: 2147483647; opacity: 0.6; display: none;" src="data:image/png;base64,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%3D" id="myFxSearchImg" height="24" width="24" />Einarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499181663801115074noreply@blogger.com9