Promise, there WILL be updates in an entry to come... (I'm fading into the lj-whore abyss, I know.)

Gacked from drbillbongo:

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
meletor_et_al goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as pirate of course.
drbillbongo gives you 9 light green cola-flavoured pieces of taffy.
elessil tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
elizile gives you 13 dark green cola-flavoured nuggets.
ima_pseudonym gives you 2 red grapefruit-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
mme_of_achilles tricks you! You lose 8 pieces of candy!
raphe1 gives you 5 light green pineapple-flavoured pieces of chewing gum.
thexyboombang tricks you! You lose 15 pieces of candy!
tiggothy tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
tseek_unique tricks you! You get a block of wood.
yakkorat gives you 18 red lemon-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
meletor_et_al ends up with 22 pieces of candy, and a block of wood.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Hah!! I give drbillbongo 4, and you give me 9!! Iwinsothere. Otherwise... I'm happy with my results. Lot's of fruit- and cola-flavoured goodies, so life is well. Oh, and I am the proud new owner of a Block of Wood. Beat that! (Though I'd like to know what my fic alias was thinking, stealing 15 pieces of candy from herself...)

I know I said no more until PtT 16's ready, but...

THE ULTIMATE SILENCE
October 12, 1998



Listen to the mustn'ts, child.
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts,
The impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves,
Then listen close to me ...
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.

~ Shel Silverstein

Six years ago today, Matthew Shepard was murdered for being homosexual.

What will you do to end the silence?

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Lyrics courtesy of drbillbongo:

Showers of your crimson blood
Seep into a nation calling up a flood
Of narrow minds who legislate
Thinly veiled intolerance
Bigotry and hate

But they tortured and burned you
They beat you and they tied you
They left you cold and breathing
For love they crucified you

I can't forget hard as I try
This silhouette against the sky

Scarecrow crying
Waiting to die wondering why
Scarecrow trying
Angels will hold carry your soul away

This was our brother
This was our son
This shepherd young and mild
This unassuming one
We all gasp this can't happen here
We're all much too civilized
Where can these monsters hide

But they are knocking on our front door
They're rocking in our cradles
They're preaching in our churches
And eating at our tables

I search my soul
My heart and in my mind
To try and find forgiveness
This is someone child
With pain unreconciled
Filled up with father's hate
Mother's neglect
I can forgive But I will not forget

Scarecrow crying
Waiting to die wondering why
Scarecrow trying
Rising above all in the name of love

- Melissa Etheridge, "Scarecrow"

Some things in this world are just too sad. Intolerance is a little bit of fear that can do a lot of damage. But a little bit of kindness can spread, too. So anyone reading this, do a little something nothing for no-one in particular... leave your change in the pop machine. Smile at someone you've never met. Buy him or her a coffee. In short, make someone's day. And pass this on.

Thank you.