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Title: Warm as David
Author: Shimmerwings
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack/David
Status: Complete, one-shot
Feedback: Of course. I'm a sucker for feedback, especially constructive criticism. It really inspires me to write more.
Archive: Seize the Night, any others just ask.
Summary: A sweet and fluffy interlude in Jack and David's relationship.
Disclaimer: If I owned Newsies, I wouldn't be writing crazy fanfic like this. It's all Disney's stuff.
Warnings: FLUFF! SAP! Run for your lives.
Note: Jack and David's cute moment is thanks to an RP between me and a fellow writer. Only the second fanfic I ever wrote.
The steps to the Lodging House were still warm from the sun. Jack sighed and leaned into them, soaking up the heat. New York was gettin' cold, and newsboys weren't known for having warm stuff at the best of times.
He could hear two voices coming down the street. One was quiet, the other raced on nonstop. He grinned. He'd know those two voices anywhere. One of 'em belonged to his favorite person.
There was the talker. Jack looked up in time to catch an excited Les before he knocked them both over.
"Hey now, Les," he laughed. "Someday you're gonna kill me like that, y'know. Knock me right over and then who'll teach you how to sell papes?"
"I bet I could do it all by myself. Yeah, I bet I could sell a hundred papes in one day!" Les waved his arms around. "But I still wouldn't want you to die."
A short laugh and a warmth settling by his side. Jack's smile grew.
"I should probably be jealous that he's always so excited to see you." David's voice was as warm as his presence. He leaned over, whispering into Jack's ear. "But I'm really just glad that he doesn't knock me over anymore."
"Hey!" Les shouted. "I didn't knock him over. Did I, Jack?"
Jack tilted his head to look at David. With the setting sun on him he was all welcome, glowing colors. His playful smile and eyes reached inside Jack, tumbling around. Maybe he wasn't so cold after all.
"Yeah, Dave." Slow drawl. "Your brother didn't knock me over." Slower smile. A challenge. "But if you're so jealous over gettin' knocked over, me'n'Les can do somethin' about it. Isn't that right, Les?"
David was looking nervous. Jack laughed, motioned to Les. "C'mon then!"
Jack saw David realize what was going to happen, but by then it was too late to do anything. He tumbled David to the ground, making sure to grab his arms and legs so he couldn't get up. Les giggled and joined him.
David yelped and sputtered, laughing. "That's not quite what I meant!"
"Well, that's what I heard." Jack caught his eyes, but spoke to Les. "You know, Les, rumor has it that your brother here . . . he's ticklish."
His grin was wide and wicked. David was hot and indignant. Jack leaned forward, hair hanging into his eyes. "But I can't tell you where I learned that," he murmured meaningfully, returning the warmth he felt. Pulling back, smiling still. "Let's test it."
The widening of David's eyes, the growing flush on his cheeks, made it all worthwhile. Then Les was tickling him and his eyes squeezed shut. It was all Jack could do to keep his grip while David tried his best to squirm free.
It hit Jack hard as David was trying to curl up around Les' fingers, shaking in silent laughter.
He was happy.
Not only happy. David warmed him all the way through. For the first time in as long as he could remember, he felt safe.
When David wrenched free and rolled away, Jack realized that he had loosened his grip.
"J-Jack?" David was panting, looking at him.
Jack smiled, thanking David silently. David grinned back, the look in his eyes saying everything.


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sometimes we don't see God protecting us. i can't wait to get to heaven and be able to look back and see the big picture – all the times he intervened and i didn't even notice…
this is just too cool not to share! i hope this glorified God in some WAY cool way! 🙂
Look at the picture above, and you can see where this driver
broke through the guardrail, on the right side of the culvert,
where people are standing on the road, pointing.
The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph, from right to left, when it crashed through the guardrail.
It flipped end-over-end, bounced off and across the culvert outlet,
and landed right-side-up on the left side of the culvert,
facing the opposite direction from which the driver was traveling.
The 22-year-old driver and his 18-year-old passenger
were unhurt, except for minor cuts and bruises.
Just outside Flagstaff , AZ on U.S. Hwy 100.
Now, look at the second picture below . . .

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Humanism is a religion. And it has been surreptitiously installed in our nations schools and colleges as an official religion.
Why else would a professor who embraces the humanist values resign because Condoleezza Rice was invited to be the commencement speaker at this year's graduation.
An open letter to William P. Leahy, SJ, president of Boston College.
DEAR Father Leahy,
I am writing to resign my post as an adjunct professor of English at Boston College. I am doing so — after five years at BC, and with tremendous regret — as a direct result of your decision to invite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be the commencement speaker at this year's graduation.
Many members of the faculty and student body already have voiced their objection to the invitation, arguing that Rice's actions as secretary of state are inconsistent with the broader humanistic values of the university and the Catholic and Jesuit traditions from which those values derive.
But I am not writing this letter simply because of an objection to the war against Iraq. My concern is more fundamental. Simply put, Rice is a liar…
…I cannot, in good conscience, exhort my students to pursue truth and knowledge, then collect a paycheck from an institution that displays such flagrant disregard for both.
I would like to apologize to my students and prospective students. I would also urge them to investigate the words and actions of Rice, and to exercise their own First Amendment rights at her speech.
His name is Steve Almond. Listen to this comment on the front page of his website:
The issue here is public officials who mislead the public–not my decision to stop teaching at BC. Rather than writing me, I'd advise you to write to politicians and media outlets, demanding to know why the members of the current administration–including Secretary Rice–keep lying to American citizens about their policy decisions.
Sounds more like liberal Kool-Aid than a real Catholic offended by a humanist ideal.
Looks like this all started around May 4 when two theology professors objected in a letter to Leahy about the speaking date and a honorary doctorate:
The conflict began this week when two leading theology professors circulated a letter opposing the college's invitation, asserting that Rice's views on international affairs and her actions in the Iraq war were in conflict with Roman Catholic values. More than 150 members of the 1,000-person faculty had signed the petition.
The professors:
Kenneth Himes, chairman of the department of theology, and the Rev. David Hollenbach, who holds the Margaret O'Brien Flatley chair in the department, titled their letter "Condoleezza Rice Does Not Deserve a Boston College Honorary Degree," and sent it to the entire faculty inviting members to sign on. The writers said they were distressed with the university's decision to invite Rice to commencement May 22.
Distressed? Conflict with Roman Catholic values? This is humanism.
Check out the letter that was signed:
… On the levels of both moral principle and practical moral judgment, Secretary Rice's approach to international affairs is in fundamental conflict with Boston College's commitment to the values of the Catholic and Jesuit traditions and is inconsistent with the humanistic values that inspire the university's work.
As a matter of moral principle, Rice maintains that U.S. foreign policy should be based on U.S. national interest and not on what she calls the interests of an "illusory international community." This stands in disturbing contrast with the Catholic and humanistic conviction that all people are linked together in a single human family and that all nations in our interdependent world have a duty to protect "the common good of the entire human family."
For these reasons, we object to Boston College honoring Condoleezza Rice at its 2006 commencement. Doing so contradicts the university's Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic identity.
People are indeed linked. But even families fight. And when one nation threatens another, we must defend ourselves. Thank God the patriots who fought the British did not have this luvie-duvie perspective for the Red Coats!
This attempt to attach God to humanism is futile. It is being exposed and more Christians are waking up and focusing more on a Christian worldview.
Expose The Left has the video of Almond hanging up on the John Gibson Show.
Michelle Malkin would like to see Condi speak more often.


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Hey! Jessica from MudandStars tagged me for the TBR Book Tag!! Thanks so much! I'm always so surprised and happy with anybody tags me for anything.
How do you keep track of your TBR pile?
For the books I own, I have a bookshelf that is dedicated to unread/TBR books. I have an "owned TBR" shelf on Goodreads, and I only keep unread kindle books on my devices. I might try a TBR jar or some thing next year, but I have to actually decide soon.
Is your TBR mostly in print or ebook?
I have no idea. I think I have more unread books in print. But since I found BookBub that might change…
How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next?
Currently I have a stack of books that I wanted to read this year, so they make up my immediate TBR. Usually I pick whatever I'm in the mood for, or if I'm doing a reading challenge, I try to go by the challenges.
A book that's been on your TBR the longest?
I feel like Witch-Hunt or Religion for Atheists, from a few years back. Or Afterworlds by Scott Westerfield, it's one of the books I first bought when I got back into reading last year.
A book that you recently added to your TBR?
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick. I saw the trailer for Amazon's original show, and thought it looked awesome, and then saw that it was based off a book. (I'm pretty sure there are more recently added books, but whatever, I thought of this one first.)
A book on your TBR strictly because of its beautiful cover?
I don't buy anything just for its cover. Sometimes I spent a few extra bucks for a cover. For example I just spent four more dollars for the movie tie-in edition of the Danish Girl. I got the Puffin Chalk edition of Peter Pan, because it's really pretty. But I didn't spend more for this edition, and I wanted Peter Pan, so why not get a copy with a nice cover.
A book on your TBR that you never plan on reading?
Um, probably Little Women. I have an old copy that I found in my grandma's garage, but I don't think I'll read it. Not any time soon, at least. Possibly the Lord of the Rings trilogy… It's been recommended to me since I was seven and I do want to read it. But I've tried a few times and wasn't able to get into it.
An unpublished book on your TBR that you're excited for?
A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab is one book I am super pumped for. I think the world is so cool, and fascinating. And I loved Kell and Lila, I think they're both such interesting and bad-ass characters. Plus, look at the freaking cover. I mean, how beautiful is it?
A book on your TBR that everyone has read but you?
I feel like everyone has read Landline by Rainbow Rowell and I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson.
A book on your TBR that everyone recommends to you?
Simon Vs. the Homo Sapians Agenda by Becky Albertali and Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman are being recommended a lot right now.
A book on your TBR that you're dying to read?
I don't even know anymore. It was The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, but I just finished it (and it was so awesome!). The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson. The way Kiss of Deception ended, oh man. So that is definitely one I'm excited for. And the Heros of Olympus series, I'm really excited for, because I know I'm going to love them.
How many books are in your Goodreads TBR?
Wow I just checked. Okay, I have 907 on my "to read" shelf and 176 on my "owned TBR" shelf. Can I make myself feel better about the "to read" shelf by saying I should probably purge it? Some books have been there a while, and I might have lost interest, so I'll probably do that soon.
I don't know who has or hasn't done this tag, but if you do, comment here so I can find it! I love reading these.


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NASA photos show giant Cosmic Hand
NASA recently released the following photo
From the NASA website:
A small dense object, only 12 miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years across. At the centre of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58 or B1509 for short. The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex and intriguing structures, including one that resembles a large cosmic hand.
The description on the NASA website then goes on to describe the conditions necessary for the formation of the nebula depicted in the preceding image.
As with the majority of the photos released by NASA, the image itself is amazing. While the visuals are inspiring in themselves, what is even more amazing (in my humble opinion) is the study and understanding of the natural occurrences that made this image possible!
Equally amazing, though for different reasons, is the following article released by CNN:
Please take a moment to read the article. It is not long at all.
Similar to the description listed on the NASA website, the author of the CNN article states that the NASA image "resembles a large cosmic hand". Alright, we are off to a good start, nothing terribly offensive there; the author is not, at this point, claiming that the image is actually of a hand, but instead simply resembles one. It is after this seemingly benign statement, however, that things quickly fall apart. The author of the CNN article how the image "shows what appear to be ghostly blue fingers — thumb and pinky clearly discernible from index, ring and middle digits — reaching into a sparkling cloud of fiery red." He describes the nebula in fairly dramatic terms – a "ghostly" hand "reaching" through the "sparkling" and "fiery" cosmos.
Again let me state that the author of the CNN article started out fine; at the outset of the article it seemed as if the author may use this NASA image as an opportunity to discuss the incredible workings of the nebula, or even point out the phenomena of pareidolia. But, as is often the case, scientific discovery must give way to mythos and discussions of a "cosmic hand". Sure the image looks something like a hand, but to argue that the "digits" are clearly discernible, makes it sound as if we are attempting to prove that this is in fact an image of an ACTUAL hand. The author of the CNN article even goes so far as to sound somewhat surprised that the NASA scientists are more interested in the make up of the nebula rather than the fact that the image obtained "looks" like a hand. Why is the reporter surprised by this? Is he actually attempting to propose that this image is actually of a REAL hand? Is that why he is surprised by the NASA scientists interest? Is he proposing that NASA's time would be better spent in determining who this hand belongs to?
As I previously mentioned, the image obtained by NASA is a clear case of pareidolia. The human brain is hard-wired to make out familiar images in everything we see. This is how our brains cope with the incredible amount of information in our environment; we seek comfort in familiar patterns. Pareidolia is a type of psychological phenomenon wherein an inherently vague and random stimulus is perceived as specific and/or significant. Human brains default to 'seeing' familiar images in random or chaotic circumstances. It is no less intriguing that this NASA image "looks like a hand" than the lock on my front door "looks like a face".
Some would argue that my statements obsess over the minutia, that my critique is over zealous. My zeal regarding the minutia here is warranted, as it brings to light the harmful subjectivity of mainstream media's 'scientific' reporting; they pick and choose what they deem relevant about scientific discovery according to what is entertaining rather than factual. Instead of using this image as an opportunity to get the public excited about science, the author has instead used this image to report about ghost hands in space. After all, why should we learn about nebulas and star formation, or the development of potential galaxies, when we can prattle on about how the image "looks" like a hand. In my opinion, this is not only extremely poor science writing and poor reporting, but dangerous. This is the kind of ignorant and, pardon the cuss, half-assed and asinine reporting that applauds and promotes ignorance and superstition. This is in no way an insignificant matter; a valuable opportunity has been missed to get the public excited about science and the natural world around us.
So with the above information in mind, what does all of this mean to you the reader. Maybe more importantly, what can you do? Learn about the natural world around you.
Do you know what a nebula is?
Do you know what a light year is?
Do you know what a neutron star is?
Look these things up! You will be glad that you did!
It is my promise that you will be better served by knowledge than cosmic spirit fingers.
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Good article. Mainstream media has gone too far into outer space (forgive the saying) in terms of down to earth reporting.


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HB 78, one of the bills that would reverse the Maryland Court of Appeals ruling declaring pit bulls as "inherently dangerous" and reform Maryland's dog bite laws, advanced in the General Assembly last week week.
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MARYLAND RESIDENTS: Please reach out to your respective legislators and ask them to support this bill. Residents of Maryland can find their legislators here. If you're not sure who represents you, there is "Who represents me" link in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Its also extremely important to continue to encourage the members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to approve and move SB160 forward, as BOTH bills need to pass to become law. Remember, these legislators are receiving a lot of correspondence, your letters to them should be polite and respectful (of course) but also brief and to the point. Let them know you support HB160, and you would like them to support the bill, as well.
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After the disappointing
Godzilla Millennium
(1999), Big G roared back onto cinema screens in this flawed, but entertaining comic book extravaganza. Unlike the Heisei era (80s-90s), the Millennium series rejected all pretence at continuity in favour of reinventing core ingredients for each new film. Here, in an alternate reality, the lizard king rules supreme as citizens flee Tokyo and make Osaka the new capital of Japan. In 1996, the city stands poised for a breakthrough in discovering a clean energy source, until Godzilla stomps their plasma generator into dust. Thirty years later, G-Graspers - the anti-Godzilla task force - wage a disastrous battle against their prehistoric foe. These guys go toe to toe with Big G wielding hand-held missile launchers, so it's not surprising they lose. The sole survivor, feisty Kiriko Tsujimori (
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Fast forward five years and Kiriko turns up at an electronics shop run by disgraced boy genius Hajime Kudo (
Shosuke Tanihara
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Yuriko Hoshi
) to develop a top secret weapon that creates artificial black holes. The idea is these portals manifest briefly enough to suck Godzilla into another dimension. Nobody worries about potential damage to Osaka because, hey, this is a Godzilla movie. Pester Isaac Asimov if its plausibility you're after, science boy! A test run goes off without a hitch, save for the experiment being witnessed by a wide-eyed little boy whom Kiriko swears to secrecy. However, nobody notices a tiny bug sneak into the black hole. It remerges, transmogrified and multiplied, into a mutant swarm dubbed Megaguirus. These insect monsters ravage Osaka, until our fire-breathing anti-hero arrives to defend his turf. The swarm melds into a towering, supersonic, super-bug. Osaka is caught in the crossfire between battling monsters, while Kiriko and Kudo struggle to salvage their super-weapon.
Godzilla x Megaguirus only partially delivers as a slam-bang monster epic. On the plus side,
Masaaki Tezuka
drops the grainy visuals and mock pomposity of
Takao Ogawara
's films (Much loved by most G-fans, so maybe it's a matter of personal taste) and delivers vibrant, comic book colours more befitting Japan's sci-fi heritage. Despite a lacklustre mid-section, the wrestling rubber monsters (punctuated by brief spurts of eye-catching CG, such as Godzilla engulfed by swarming insects), streaking jet craft and exploding buildings keep the viewer engaged. Special effects are top-notch, but it was Tezuka himself, not his technicians, who conceived the most inspired set-piece: Kiriko clinging to Godzilla's dorsal fins as he swims across the sea. That scene is worthy of the Godzilla epics of old.
A lack of likeable characters has undone many G-films from the last twenty years. Kiriko is too stern and one-dimensional, leaving lead actress Misato Tanaka little to do except stomp and pout. Shosuke Tanihara shows more promise as slacker science whiz Kudo, even though he and the other geeks waste too much time obsessing over the cute soldier girl. The biggest problem is Godzilla himself. (Not the new suit which, though unpopular with G-fans, is an eye-catching, spiky design.) Ever since
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That said, the next film,
Shusuke Kaneko
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: All-Monsters Attack
(2001) featured the most evil incarnation of Big G yet seen, and was one of the best. Masaaki Tezuka returned for
Godzilla x Mecha-Godzilla
(2002) and his brightest, bounciest contribution -
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
(2003). Though American DVDs feature the moniker Godzilla VS. Megaguirus, the original Japanese title features an 'x' - which kind of makes it sound like Godzilla loves Megaguirus, doesn't it?
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I LOVE the first panel. XD
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xD lol I love the last panel
Reply Vivi (Guest), June 30th, 2011, 2:52 am
Ohgod Craig having a conversation with Stripe. That's too cute to handle. And "Some Racing Game" sounds exciting, I'd play it.
Reply TwilightRain888, June 30th, 2011, 4:05 pm
I wanna huggle stripes ;w;
Reply Zero (Guest), June 30th, 2011, 9:41 pm
did Stripe just say save and lol,that is one smart rodent.
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Traveling is an adventure. You get to see places for the first time, even for the 5th time (why not), you get to go on incredible adventures, taste weird food and get lost in the most beautiful ways. But one of the most amazing experiences is to meet people so different from yourself that they forever change the way you see others and most importantly, the way you see yourself.
I met a few wonderful people along the way and I've learned something from each one of them. But what they taught me is for a post I will be working on for the end of 2014. For now, I will stick to general things traveling has taught me about friendship. Here it goes:
1- Never make an opinion based on appearances.
The girl with the veil on the top picture is Laila, an Egyptian girl I met during my volunteering in India. Laila was friend with Iten, another Egyptian girl. But Iten didn't wear a veil. At first, it really seemed like Iten was the most extraverted and that Laila was the one I couldn't really talk to about certain things. Turns out, I was so wrong! Laila is one of the most extraverted person I met. When there are no boys around, she feels free to take her veil off and act completely crazy. We bonded a lot during my stay in India and thanks to her, I learned to never make an opinion based on appearances. I have so much more to say about her but i will leave it for the other post 🙂
2- People will show their crazy when you do
I am an extraverted person by nature. In India, when I arrived the first day, I talked really loud to say who I was because I was so excited to meet everybody. Later on, they often reminded me of that day by saying 'Hi my name is Sophie and I'M SOOO EXCITED ABOUT INDIA AND THE KIDS' They laughed every time. The thing is that not everybody will be extraverted like you and they will often need you to show your crazy so they can come out of the box. If you are the shy one, you know more than me that everybody has a crazy hiding somewhere. Don't be afraid to show this side of you. It will break the ice and create wonderful stories.
3- Everybody has a story
Everybody has a story. It just takes a rainy night around candles for people to share their deepest stories. You will realize that your craziest adventure is not the craziest and your saddest story, not the saddest.There is always someone who has it tougher than you do and always someone who will show you that there is always room for more excitement in life. No matter what their story is, it is always worth listening to and will draw you closer to these people's heart.
4- We all want to see beautiful things in life.
Friendship will show you that no matter how different you guys are, you all want to be amazed somehow. Either by chasing the sunrise or by staring at the waves together. In this life of sin, we ALL want beautiful things.
5- Sometimes, temporary friends are the best friends
You will not always get the chance to see them again. We all know that when we travel we meet people for a few weeks max. Then we go on our separate ways. When I called my friends in India 'temporary besties' they got offended. But as a traveler, I know that whether we want to accept it or not, we might not see these people again. It is hard and sometimes, we just wish we could book a plane ticket and meet again (it is possible!) but rarely happens. I've learned to cherish the moments with them and not have high hopes on meeting again. We keep in touch but it is never really the same when we have different time zones and schedules. However, they always always always have a special place in my heart. Friendship doesn't need to last forever to be worth the ride.
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I think Zombies are kind of hilarious, and I´m not sorry about it.
Before you summon a spirit or anything, let me be more specific…I may be may be using the old meaning of apologetic, but I´m definitely talking about the modern viral epidemic version of Zombies. I don´t mean to imply anything about Haitian Mythology, or Voodoo, or anything of the sort. I don´t know a thing about it and would never presume to comment.
I´m talking about modern ¨Night of the Living Dead¨ ¨Dawn of the Dead¨ ¨Walking Dead¨ kind of dead. I live in Western Pennsylvania. We likes us some zombies around here. My first apartment was short shamble from the graveyard where they filmed ¨Night of the Living Dead" (Shout out to Butler and Evans City.) As we speak, I´m sitting 15 miles from the mall where they filmed of ¨Dawn of the Dead.¨ My husband and I have been binge-watching ¨The Walking Dead¨ to get caught up to the current season. You know, THOSE zombies.
That influence, combined with the wonderful, enlightening conversations we have onMenage A Tarot podcast together inspired the original ¨Zombie Cat¨ posts on Modern Oracle .com which in turn led to the whole idea of ¨Zombie Cat´s Crazy Crap Predictions¨ as a Tarot reading.
So why combine zombies, cats, and ¨predicting¨ the future? It´s probably heading for trouble to ask people to see the philosophical side of zombies just like it has been a challenge trying to get some people to realize that Tarot can not predict the future – or if they will get back together with their ex. A prediction that does any real good is as rare and improbable as a zombie cat coming out of Shrodinger´s famous experiment.
Yet, paradoxically, zombies and tongue-in-cheek predictions are a load of fun if you don´t take them too seriously. If zombies can be fun, so can predictions. Thus ¨Zombie Cat´s Crazy Crap Predictions¨ yes-or-no Tarot readings.
I´ve been asked if Zombie Cat is mean or angry. Nope. Not at all. I can see where you could get that idea, especially if you have watched old mummy horror films…zombie mummies always seem seriously cranky and were out to GET you. But when you look at the recent zombie Apocalypse genre, it is less about the zombies and more about the Apocalypse. You could substitute any life-threatening swarm and get the same basic story arc: Aliens, killer bees, land Paranha on steroids….same difference. I kind of feel for the zombies. Especially first thing in the morning before that first cup of coffee. Modern zombies aren´t the minions of evil, but usually the victims of biology. It´s not their fault they woke up one day all dead and hungry for human flesh. Modern zombies have about the same murderous, plotting, evil agenda of a shark who takes a bite out of surfer that shows up in the shark´s living room one morning flopping around and looking like a tasty breakfast seal.
You can get all philosophical about zombies, how they can symbolize our fear of death, or our own mortality. They can be serious art. Or at least serious pop art. Tarot is serious too, and I take the role of ¨healer with words¨ to heart when it comes to Modern Oracle readings. I whole-heartedly believe that Tarot can ease stress, help heal emotional hurts, lift spirits, and show creative ways through complex problems. If you want a Tarot reading elevated in that way, please visit me over at Modern Oracle.
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