An old online gaming friend of mine posted something, thought I would share. I thought it was a touching story.

I think that got me was the Dad telling the son about challenges.  I was feeling a little down today. This kind picked me up, that and I was thinking about that lady with no face on Oprah. What the hell am I complaining about, my health, my money, whatever…that chick has NO face. I’m a blessed motherfucker.

First off Happy Veterans Day to our US Military, Past and Present.

It’s funny when I was 18 if I was 25 pounds lighter my life story would of been alot different. I weighed 275 in High School Senior Year, and I wanted to join the Marines. I went into the recruiting office, and they were like, “How much do you weigh?”  Me wanting to be a good soldier snapped back, “275, sir”  He then goes, “Sorry son, Marines won’t take you unless your 250.”  He gave me some diet tips, and pointed me to the door. I never checked out the Army, don’t know what requirements they had. I am the type if I was going to do something, not to do it half assed. If your joining the military, Marines are as hard core as you get.  

I wonder how my life would of turned out if I did go into the service, better…..worse. Who knows! The bottom line is my heart is with our military and I wish I could of been out there with you taking names, and kicking ass. God Bless them, and Thank you.

I was really sick all weekend. No not H1N1 or HIV you silly twitt. It just really touched me a few people were worried about me when I didn’t show up to the Bears game yesterday. Thank you

I don’t discriminate, I regulate every shade of that ass. This weeks pic is of Halle Berry, she is so hot….I would sop her up with a biscuit.

Well after going to the hospital last night, hanging out with my mom, aunt, and my goofy brother. They were able to pop in my stepdad’s hip. I got to see him last night, and he was rather chipper. For being out, they must use fabulous drugs in the hospital.

Now we got to see what’s going on in the Nursing Home, and how long the hospital wants to keep him.  It will be a myriad of paperwork I’m sure.

This might set back his therapy a bit though, and time is not really on our side.

Probably the biggest cliche saying ever, and I even hate saying it myself . There are times I just can’t help myself.

Last night my Stepdad fell out of bed at the nursing home he was in, and his prosthetic hip popped out. My mom and aunt are taking  him back to Ingalls today to see what can be done. The guy has been through a lot already now this crap.

I have no clue what will happen to his business, or how they are even going to make ends meet. It’s going to be rough holiday season.

In times like this, I can just keep on doing what I can do for my family, but I just can’t help but say…..It’s always something.

Since I am a disciple of Chaos, my life is almost that of a butterfly, I go from interest to interest, never really picking up anything but a little knowledge. For example I went through my guitar phase, i bought a guitar, but after taking a few lessons I got bored, and gave up. My Chinese phase, I tried to learn chinese, that too I got bored, and gave it up. The list goes on.

I don’t really stick to one thing, and sure maybe I am a well rounded individual (Please no fat jokes), because of it. I can talk to you about the nuances of Hawking’s theory of blackholes one minute then talk to you about the Bears lack of a decent offensive line the next.

This kind of perturbs me once in a while when someone does something really well, I know I could do it, but I lack the wherewithal to. Like when I see a person playing a guitar.

Sometimes I wonder if I have some varient of Attention Deficit Disorder. The only thing I have ever had patience with is computers, even within  that realm I am a Jack of All Trades, Master of None.

I don’t really know if it’s a bad thing though, but once I would like to be really good at one thing. To be the Master of something.

What a weekend.

Friday was my bosses costume party. It was ok. I really didn’t know too many people. So I had a few and left. Then I hit the Oak Park Circuit, I went to JWH, Teehans, then ended up at Durbins.

I was about to leave Durbins, when I saw a girl at Durbins, that I’m kinda friends with herm but were not very close friends. She was hammered, really hammered. I asked her if she was ok. She replied, ” I dont’ know River.” I was like, “do you have friends here, do you have a ride home?” Her reply, ” I don’t know River”  I decided to stay to make sure she got a ride, and she was safe.  So she did have friends there, though I’ve never seen them before. Some guy got up with her, and they were about to leave. I went over to them, and introduced myself to the guy, and told him, ” Hi I’m River, I’m her friend. What’s your name? ” He gave me his first name… I then said, “Ya got a last name?”  While kinda of seeing if he was ok to drive home, and to make sure if anything happened to this girl, I would have someone’s throat to crush.

Overprotective? Yes Did I overstep my bounds? Most likely.  I would rather this girl think I am creepy, or a big lout then read about her in the newspaper the next day. I buried too many of my friends over stupidity, I will not let it happen again on my watch.

Saturday went downtown, had a great time went with a couple bartenders from Durbins, then met up Commando, and Torino at another bar. Didn’t get too messed up cause I knew I most likely be driving home, but a couple things. Downtown is hella expensive, The girls look hot downtown, and Jamesons is pretty damn rough at 4am.  Stopped at El Ferrel on the way home, damn they serve up good Mexican food, it’s a shame it’s getting so Ghetto. A black guy outside asked me for money, I told him you just asked the poorest white boy for money, not a good call.

Speaking of Ghetto, Commando I make fun a bit because she does these little things like she takes food home from the Bears games, or yesterday she picked some flowers off the street. I think she was getting upset with me. I tend to beat a dead horse once in awhile, but I hope she knows I think she’s awesome, and the only reason I kid with her is because of so. She dishes it out once in awhile too, so she doesn’t sit there and take it. I think Torino, and Commando is one of those couples that are so awesome together. I really hope I see a wedding soon, cause I know it will be the party of the century. They are really good people and they deserve all the happiness that life can afford them, and woe to those who cause them harm for it would vex me terribly.  

She’s still ghetto though. She’s so ghetto I saw Commando kicking a can down the street. I asked, “Whatchu doing?” She replied, “Moving” That’s just a joke…

So Sunday, Me, Jackass, Jackass new girlfriend who I will call Paparazzi, Torino, Commando, and our buddy who I will call Young Frankenstien cause he loves that movie just as much as I do. All gathered for the Bears, game. I love these things. I laugh so hard, I think I pull a muscle one in a while.  For the game they had pumpkin pies, and whip cream. Whip Cream with the bunch of ass hats we are, NOT a good idea. By the end of the game, there was whip cream everywhere.

Everyone left, and I lingered on to talk to this Bartender at Hollstiens I really like. I seriously thought about asking her out, but chickened out. For me most of the time I’m a fool for what I do, but it’s the times I am a fool for what I don’t do that really get down on myself.

Anywho.

So it’s Halloween, I wanted to put something appropriate up, like how one becomes a werewolf, or maybe ways to defeat a vampire. Then I said why not put up something a little more real.

There are many “types” of Satanism. In my youth I read the Satanic Bible, by Anton Lavey. Though I read the book, and do have it in my vault of books, which contains some interesting works like the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and the Necronomicon.  I am on a personal quest for knowledge, so no stone is left unturned.

I thought I would share with you the tenets of Satanism.  

The Nine Satanic Statements

1. Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence!
2. Satan represents vital existence instead of spiritual pipe dreams!
3. Satan represents undefiled wisdom instead of hypocritical self-deceit!
4. Satan represents kindness to those who deserve it, instead of love wasted on ingrates!
5. Satan represents vengeance instead of turning the other cheek!
6. Satan represents responsibility to the responsible instead of concern for psychic vampires!
7. Satan represents man as just another animal, sometimes better, more often worse than those that walk on all-fours, who, because of his “divine spiritual and intellectual development,” has become the most vicious animal of all.
8. Satan represents all of the so-called sins, as they all lead to physical, mental, or emotional gratification!
9. Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!

The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth

1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
3. When in another’s lair, show them respect or else do not go there.
4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat them cruelly and without mercy.
5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal. (see sexual harrassment.)
6. Do not take that which does not belong to you, unless it is a burden to the other person and they cry out to be relieved. (see stealing.)
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
9. Do not harm young children.
10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them.

The Nine Satanic “Sins”

1. Stupidity — The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Ignorance is one thing, but our society thrives increasingly on stupidity. It depends on people going along with whatever they are told. The media promotes a cultivated stupidity as a posture that is not only acceptable but laudable. Satanists must learn to see through the tricks and cannot afford to be stupid.
2. Pretentiousness — Empty posturing can be most irritating and isn’t applying the cardinal rules of Lesser Magic. This is on equal footing with stupidity for what keeps the money in circulation these days. Everyone’s made to feel like a big shot, whether they can come up with the goods or not.
3. Solipsism — Projecting your reactions, responses, and sensibilities onto someone who is probably far less attuned than you are can be very dangerous for Satanists. It is the mistake of expecting people to give you the same consideration, courtesy and respect that you naturally give them. They won’t. Instead, Satanists must strive to apply the dictum of “Do unto others as they do unto you.” It’s work for most of us, and requires constant vigilance, lest you slip into a comfortable illusion of everyone being like you. As it has been said, certain utopias would be ideal in a nation of philosophers, but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, from a Machiavellian standpoint) we are far from that point.
4. Self-deceit — It’s in the “Nine Satanic Statements”, but deserves to be repeated here. It is another cardinal sin. We must not pay homage to any of the sacred cows presented to us, including the roles we are expected to play ourselves. The only time self-deceit should be entered into is when it’s fun, and with awareness. But then, it’s not self-deceit!
5. Herd Conformity — That’s obvious from a Satanic stance. It’s all right to conform to a person’s wishes, if it ultimately benefits you. But only fools follow along with the herd, letting an impersonal entity dictate to you. The key is to choose a master wisely, instead of being enslaved by the whims of the many.
6. Lack of perspective — Again, this one can lead to a lot of pain for a Satanist. You must never lose sight of who and what you are, and what a threat you can be, by your very existence. We are making history right now, every day. Always keep the wider historical and social picture in mind. That is an important key to both Lesser and Greater Magic. See the patterns and fit things together as you want the pieces to fall into place. Do not be swayed by herd constraints: Know that you are working on another level entirely from the rest of the world.
7. Forgetfulness of Past Orthodoxies — Be aware that this is one of the keys to brainwashing people into accepting something new and different, when in reality it’s something that was once widely accepted but is now presented in a new package. We are expected to rave about the genius of the creator and forget the original. This makes for a disposable society.
8. Counterproductive Pride — That first word is important. Pride is great up to the point you begin to throw out the baby with the bathwater. The rule of Satanism is: If it works for you, great. When it stops working for you, when you’ve painted yourself into a corner and the only way out is to say, “I’m sorry, I made a mistake, I wish we could compromise somehow,” then do it.
9. Lack of Aesthetics — This is the physical application of the Balance Factor. Aesthetics is important in Lesser Magic and should be cultivated. It is obvious that no one can collect any money off classical standards of beauty and form most of the time, so they are discouraged in a consumer society; but an eye for beauty, for balance, is an essential Satanic tool and must be applied for greatest magical effectiveness. It’s not what’s supposed to be pleasing: It’s what is. Aesthetics is a personal thing, reflective of one’s own nature, but there are universally pleasing and harmonious configurations that should not be denied.

None the less, even though your eyes won’t burn with this knowledge. I can’t promise you that the church won’t burn you at a stake for heresy.

Oh Yea a Pic….

Elizabeth Hurley played the Devil in Bedazzled. She can have my soul any day of the week….

Not a fan of it. I won’t ruin it for you, but I am now afraid of velicoraptors. If you saw the movie, and saw the scene with the powder…you know what I’m talking about. It wasn’t the worst movie I saw, but they could of done it better. At parts I think it was funny as hell.

For instance there’s a ghost in the house, and the guy in typical guy fashion said something like, “I’m not going to let anything come into my house, and scare my girlfriend”

I just thought, what a douchebag.

Though I got to say, it was better then the Blair Witch Project. May those people burn in hell.

I went with a real nice girl, I will call her. Clare. One time me and Jackass were talking about porn names, and I asked her what her porn name would be she said, Clare Shittenglass.  I almost pissed myself laughing, and that’s the name she is under on my phone as well.

Before the movie, we hit Chi Tung, an Asian Restaurant which was pretty good grub, and they give you a decent amount for the price. After the movie, Clare and I hit the Karoake at JWH, it was a little dead. But I belted out the usual Jungle Love, it’s been awhile since I sang that. For me Drunk or Sober, I’ll make a fool out of myself.

As for myself, I’m glad I’m getting to know Clare better. She always makes me laugh. There’s something about her though, behind the smile, and laughing. I don’t know, a pain, a haunted past….she seems to be searching for something. I see echoes of myself in her, and that draws me to her. I like mysteries, and Clare does have some mystery in her, even if she doesn’t see it herself.  One thing is she thinks of  herself as a bad person, where once she was a goodie goodie. I had to laugh, she doesn’t know what bad is. Having fun, and enjoying yourself is not bad.  Beating someone’s face in cause they looked at you the wrong way, now that’s bad.   

Clare asked me to go to Haunted House with her, even though I have stuff I might have to do tonight. I probably wouldn’t go.  I don’t scare easily and I think I waste my money on that stuff.

I use to study the occult, and in addition when  you have weapons drawn on you, and you face death so many times it borders on insane. Really what is a guy with a fake chainsaw, or an evil clown with a rubber knife really going to do with you. Well except get in a fight when one time this mad scientist dude at Reaper’s Realm in Indiana a few years back kept getting too close to me. I told him, “Dude better step off, cause the only thing scary on you is your frighteningly small penis”  He told me to “Fuck off”…it got ugly fast. Let’s just say I was asked to leave by security.

You want scary….I’ll take you to Bachelors Grove, Illinois’s most haunted cemetary in the dead of night. I’ve been there, I can’t confirm or deny that it is haunted, but it’s cool as hell.