Unknown Rhythm

2004-08-05T02:34:00.000Z

I won the 8th Scavenger Hunt recently with my photo of a Lily. It was for the Women-Digital-Photographers Yahoo e-group and was taken with the 1.3 mp Olympus Camedia digital camera. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Women-Digital-Photographers/

2004-04-21T18:03:00.000Z

Finally, a few minutes to update my neglected blog! Speaking of neglected, I've not updated my reading list at All Consuming [on the left] either. I just got 'Understanding the Tarot Court' by Mary K Greer and Tom Tadfor to review and am enjoying it when I get a chance to read, though heaven only knows when it'll get added to Tainted Tarot. I'm also reading another Agatha Christie - The Hollow,

2003-12-04T20:31:00.000Z

Nightmare with the computer lately, or rather it seems that way. We were supposed to get an upgrade and ended up with 2 dodgy motherboards from the supplier, and now the power supply won't fit into the casing or something or other - still, so far the hard drive hasn't been wiped so there's hope yet :)

2003-10-17T17:16:00.000Z

Got this little gem from The Goreletter e-zine. Stare Down Sally! - "a new kind of interactive game for the Web. The challenge is simple, but winning is hard. Can you withstand Sally's piercing green-eyed gaze and NOT BLINK?" I won! But then again, I only tried it once and it made my eyes water. :)

2003-10-04T22:29:00.000Z

I've just finished an Agatha Christie novel and it turns out a poision called Thallium was used in a murder or three. It reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2001 for the Get Out There 'In Brief' competition online at: http://www.getoutthere.com, based on a true case of Thallium poisining. The brief was to write something that fitted the title 'A Nice Cup of Tea' and I based the poem on a case I

2003-10-03T23:34:00.000Z

What the Ancient Romans did for us... "The Ancient Romans were the first to make glass mirrors and it was thought that when you looked into it, it contained your soul. This is why a vampire has no reflection - as it has no soul." Interesting. Source: The Agatha Christie Collection Magazine, Part 45, pg 10. http://www.agathachristiecollection.co.uk

2003-09-27T01:28:00.000Z

A while ago I drew a card to represent a writing project, a romance novel. The card my Leonardo da Vinci deck served up was 12-The Hanged Man, and since then this card has shown up in spreads, or related to spreads, I’ve done for other people, probably as a reminder that the project has taken a back seat long enough and I need to get started again, so in light of my rediscovery of the Writer’s

2003-09-25T21:58:00.000Z

On the subject of writing, I got an email a couple of weeks ago about the free version of a piece of software called, WriteSparks. The creator, Shery Ma Belle Arrieta of The E-Writer's Place, is someone I'm aware of within the writing Internet, but don't know personally. I've read a lot of her articles on the craft of writing and visited websites she's had a hand in and enjoyed most of it, so I

2003-09-25T18:42:00.000Z

Enquiring minds have now read further down the page at the Enneagram Test site, "Main type / mean type 1,2,3,4s are motivated more by feelings (desire for security) and 6,7,8,9s are motivated more by instincts (desire for pleasure). Even if your main type is 5, if you have a non 5 mean type, underneath the surface of your rational manner lies an overall irrational motivation driven by instinct/

2003-09-25T18:27:00.000Z

Enneagram Test link from Becoming Tony Blackburn blog - thanks Shelley :) Conscious self Overall self Take Free Enneagram Test 1w2 is my Enneagram type, yes I like to be alone, no real interest in politics though, and I had a foul temper as a kid, liked to throw things and slam doors, but have gotton over that now ;) 2w1 is my Overall Personality, I don't like being

2003-09-24T01:09:00.000Z

If you’re a writer and also have an interest in Tarot you might like to try this spread a friend sent me. I plan to try it with my Leonardo da Vinci Tarot as soon as I have time to turn round! Don’t ask me what the layouts supposed to be in the shape of, I haven’t a clue – maybe I set it out wrong – hmmm. Writer’s Spread 1__2______5__6______9 _____3__4______7__8 [1-2] Past pertaining to this

2003-09-04T02:40:00.000Z

I was feeling sociable, so when I read, "What 'personality' does your favourite deck have? Have you ever considered asking it this?", in the 'AllThingsTarot' newsletter I decided to give it a go with my new Leonardo da Vinci Tarot deck. This is what it turned up, or away: The Moon, La Luna, Der Mond, De Maan, in other words my Shadow card and if you want to know how to work yours out visit the

2003-09-01T17:36:00.000Z

I'm not one to discourage a bit of melodrama now and then, but the award for being ever so slightly off balance, in a more drama, less mellow sort of way goes to Cutting Edge's Harry Potter section : http://cuttingedge.org/news/hpboy-fade.html Cool fade in though ;)

2003-08-17T19:53:00.000Z

Got my copy of Poppy Z Brite's 'Exquisite Corpse' on Saturday - finally! Along with my copy of the 'Leonardo da Vinci' Tarot deck, but I'm still waiting for the latest Anita Blake series book, 'Cerulean Sins'. I should never have ordered my stuff with my younger brother's obscure academic texts! Well, they're not that obscure, but Amazon UK seems to think they are, but then again, at the moment

2003-08-02T00:44:00.000Z

I've just finished reading Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite, not as good as Lost Souls, but worth a read. Ghost and Steve are mentioned a few times in passing, apparently they're on the road touring :) That's it for now, I have bad hands from too much time spent on the computer messing about with graphics on top of all my messing about else where, and I have to go do some prep work for a dreaded

2003-07-26T15:08:00.000Z

If you're interested in writing check out Writing Fiction - Discussion on writing and publishing novels and short fiction by Crawford Kilian: http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/fiction/ If you're interested in horror films, soldiers and or werewolves, check out the website for Dog Soldiers http://www.dogsoldiers.co.uk/ I've just watched and enjoyed it - men in uniform, humour, action and werewolves,

2003-07-09T04:18:00.000Z

I have this problem, I can't leave anything alone! That's why I've had a go at creating an online store, though I'll be buggered if I know who's going to buy anything from it except me, especially as it's based in the USA. It's called 'Tainted Tarot & More Online Store' - I know, very original! If you want a look.... Products available so far include a lovely Art Nouveau Tile Box ideal for

2003-07-08T17:21:00.000Z

err hello has just been run over, err, jumped aboard, TheTrolley! That's 6 sites and counting :)

2003-07-07T03:07:00.000Z

On Friday (4th July) I was looking over my Cosmic Tarot deck and decided to draw a card for Jasper, our dog who recently died. The card that came up was the lovely Kelch Prinzessin or Princess of Cups (known in many decks as the Page of Cups). The card was very peaceful, but the thing I liked most about it apart from the lovely artwork by Norbert Losche, was part of the description in Jean Huets

2003-07-02T00:28:00.000Z

I don't know if this link is any good, but I like the title :) How to Write a Novel in Ten Weeks

2003-07-02T00:10:00.000Z

Budding writer's visit Andrea Semple's website, and sign up for her interesting and informative email newsletter. I do like this site and this time the newsletter gives hint 'n' tips on agents. http://www.andreasemple.com/

2003-06-30T17:20:00.000Z

Woo Hoo 5 sites in my blog ring TheTrolley. The latest is i am a donut, so pop by and say hello and join TheTrolley or we'll run you over ;0) The other good news is that my younger brother ordered a load of books from Amazon UK the other day, so I decided to take advantage of the free postage and treat myself to a few books and a new Tarot deck. I'm getting a Laurell K Hamilton, a Poppy Z Brite,

2003-06-29T20:42:00.000Z

I don't think Bugger is a swear word any more, do you? It seems mild compared to most doing the rounds. I only mention it as it appears to be my favourite word at the moment, well, I don't get much chance to us nefarious! :)

2003-06-26T23:09:00.000Z

The Exorcist Tribute Zone, you can download that haunting theme tune. Over 18s only, I don't want to be accused of corrupting youth!

2003-06-26T21:54:00.000Z

The Fun Words Archive, poppycock seemed like a nice word, until I looked it up! :)

2003-06-14T15:42:00.000Z

Yesterday we decided to have our lovely Rhodesian Ridgeback Jasper put to sleep. He'd been with us about 10 years, (we got him when he was 1), and despite having a heart condition for about 6 of those years, it was his back legs that and hip that finally meant we had to let him go. I've put up a dedication page on my pet website in remembrance. We're going to miss him so much. Jasper

2003-06-03T22:05:00.000Z

AskOxford.coms Better Writing

2003-05-31T17:53:00.000Z

My poem, 'Perfect Fit', is up at http://www.dodsleypages.com/ enter the site and click on the Art/Int - Poetry link on the right hand side and if you feel like it, email some comments about the work there. Later on I might post the 4 stages it took to get to that small 8 line poem, I'm quiet happy with how it turned out, but I think you might be surprised at how ruthless I was with the editing,

2003-05-30T13:32:00.000Z

Hey, all you writers and artists out there, The Global Arts/Writers Initiative has begun, enter the site and click on the remit link for details: http://www.dodsleypages.com/ There's still time to sign up if you want to have some fun with the theme of Darkness, and who could resist? Not me, I'm going to give it a go. All the details are on the website - Have fun :)

2003-05-28T21:41:00.000Z

I haven't posted much lately because I've being trying like mad to get some assignments done for my NEC Basic Art Techniques course. Not that I can really draw or anything, but I'm enjoying it, even though it's exhausting and involves a hell of a lot of work, more than I thought it would originally. Anyway, I'm not one to let good links go to waste, and if I find I have a fair selection I

2003-05-18T01:00:00.000Z

I saw this site advertised in the blog*spot banner, personally I think it was a tad harsh, especially on Eve. Genesis 3. Probably not the reaction they were hoping for! ;) On a friendlier note, the lovely Shelley, author of, Becoming Tony Blackburn', has added comment boxes just for me. And I have made much use of them, and will do so in the future, so sayeth Dark Flower - Shelley, you may

2003-05-16T20:20:00.000Z

I've had a good couple of days; the best was Thursday, when the Moon was in my star sign Scorpio (according to the newspaper). I completed my 25th free (supervised) Tarot reading for TABI and became an endorsed reader, let loose, solo, on an unsuspecting public, and today my next lot of Agatha Christie books arrived from the Agatha Christie Collection along with a parcel of art supplies I'd

2003-05-13T10:43:00.000Z

>Copyright Basics - The Copyright Notice, what to include, why and where. Handy for anyone posting their work on the net.

2003-05-10T17:53:00.000Z

It's fixed! Fixed I tell you! The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Third Level of Hell!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)LowLevel 2 (Lustful)ModerateLevel 3 (Gluttonous)Very HighLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)ModerateLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)ModerateLevel 6 - The City of

2003-05-10T17:40:00.000Z

I don't know what it is about inane online quizzes, but I'm like a moth to a flame! you are the "you suck, and that's sad"happy bunny. your truthful, but can be a bitbrutal. which happy bunny are you? brought to you by Quizilla

2003-05-10T00:22:00.000Z

Poetry writing exercises, I particularly like the one about imagining you've drowned your lover in a lake. http://www.mslexia.co.uk/wild_side.htm It's part of the Mslexia magazine website, and the page looks a bit bare as I listed the full url to avoid having to give a lot of directions on how to get to this section, as the site uses frames or something.

2003-05-09T22:15:00.000Z

I finished 'A Murder is Announced' a few days ago, but didn't feel like posting much of anything then, so I thought I'd give it a mention now. This is approximately my 33rd Agatha Christie book, and I have to say I've enjoyed them all. I'm getting them through the Agatha Christie Collection at the rate of 2 a month. A short magazine about a particular period in the author's life comes with

2003-05-08T11:24:00.000Z

The other day I got our parish newsletter, it's not much, but helps support the local church, St Helens. I'm not religious in any way, but it's a lovely little building and the Victorian poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her brother were christened there. In it there are various things, a few jokes, the latest activities, and a growing list of remembrances. One hit me surprisingly hard,

2003-05-03T11:28:00.000Z

Some writing tips from a little something I get in my mailbox from time to time: "INSTIGATION: TWISTED PROMPTS FOR SICKO WRITERS "Transform a musical instrument into a device for torture." A surgeon has secreted something inside a patient during a routine operation. The time has come to remove it. At any price." "Frustrate a suicide." Anything useful jump out at you? If you're

2003-04-25T08:18:00.000Z

I've had a good morning today, despite the fact that I can't figure out why the Archive links for the individual posts don't work, thanks for trying to help Shelley! But forget about coding, have you joined my blog ring yet? And why not? Anyway, as Sophia from 'The Golden Girls' often says, 'Picture this…' A backyard, 5:30am, I'm standing like a golden goddess in the dawning light as the day

2003-04-24T06:33:00.000Z

I've made a blog webring called 'TheTrolley', Whoo hoo! The Trolley Song 'Clang, clang, clang went the trolley, Ding, ding, ding went the bell, Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings,' From the moment I blogged it I fell! This ring came about because of this blog, and if you have an online journal/blog and/or love blogging, or even just like Judy Garland, you can join - please? I already have,

2003-04-23T05:54:00.000Z

Hhmmm, now the little buggers have sneaked back in! Now you see them, now you don't, now you see them... I get it, it's a conspiracy to drive me round the bend. I'm not playing with you anymore!

2003-04-23T05:51:00.000Z

Bugger! I just added my pretty picture at the top left of the page and now the bloody archive links aren't working! What's the world coming to? Excuse me, while my head explodes!

2003-04-23T04:08:00.000Z

Ooh, look - I managed to change the colours without crashing the site! I'm leaving the Archive section alone, enough is enough after all, and I've had enough! I added a 'What I'm Reading' bit, I'll get round to the more boring 'About Me' section later. I may do a 'Synopsis About Me' instead, similar to something I saw on another blog, it's really just a very short tight segment instead a more

2003-04-22T01:31:00.000Z

I'm in a weird mood at the moment, feel awful and just want to crawl right out of my skin. Nothing serious though, just feeling sorry for myself, it'll last tonight - if that, and then I'll probably snap out of it. I usually do, and the Net is a great distraction. But sometimes it's so bloody frustrating! Everything seems to bounce off the ME/CFS and end up partying over there, while I'm stuck

2003-04-21T01:13:00.000Z

Yesterday I found an article called, 'Write Poems That Get Published!'. One of the first things the author, Miriam Sagan talks about, is the importance of titles, and boy does she have that technique nailed! I enjoyed it, she gets right to the point and breaks her suggestions up into 7 parts, so it's easy to read and not too long. It's not ground breaking stuff, but the author has a nice

2003-04-18T00:01:00.000Z

I've being messing with forces beyond my control, taking my blog in my hands and refreshing it like mad. Yes, I've being adding extras on the side, websites have crumbled for less, but it had to be done. Why? Because I wanted them! And now I'm a blogwise, blogsnob, blogrolling along, with random blogs and links flying in the browser as fast as I can say, 'bloggers do it online'! What now?

2003-04-17T02:14:00.000Z

Oh Boy! Finally managed to update and move another 2 of my websites, Tainted Tarot and Unknown Rhythm The latter's sound files aren't working for some reason, but most of the rest of it is up and running, and I've added my Victorian vampire story, A Woman's Place. Being meaning to do it for ages, but never had the time! I've had to get rid of the webrings unfortunately, but what can you do if the

2003-04-10T09:10:00.000Z

I think I've done it! Have a look at the new look HopefulWriter and if you do pop by, please let me know if there are any broken links. I've looked and looked, but I'm bound to have missed something! I think I'll go to bed now. Yes I know it's only 10am in the UK, but I'm all tuckered out.

2003-04-07T11:11:00.000Z

Look what I found, Blogging info and resources at Writers Write! You can even buy books about it - crikey, how far behind the times am I? Don't be rude!

2003-04-06T20:01:00.000Z

I'm working hard to update and give my writing site a new look at the moment and I think I'm actually beginning to see the FTP at the end of the phone line! I hadn't realised how big the damn thing was until I started the new look and re-organisation. I'll let you know when it's up, so you can pop by and say hello, it's not a bad site even if I do say so myself, full of resources for writers,

2003-04-03T19:48:00.000Z

If you have time, pop by the lovely and interesting Tarot Insights. It's one of my favourite websites and even has sections on Tarot in the News, Tarot in Films and Tarot in Music! And if you're in a melancholy mood why not read Andrew Motion's anti-war poem, 'Regime Change' and his reasons for writing it, at the BBC news website. There are 11 verses and some are more emotive than others... "

2003-04-01T10:57:00.000Z

My Outlook Express/Freeserve email problem appears to be solved! I posted it to the Freeserve newsgroup and a genius named Paul suggested trying .net instead of .com in the POP3/SMTP settings, and it worked! Me and Paul, Sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G! ;) I'm pleased, can you tell yet? *LOL*

2003-03-31T16:41:00.000Z

I am so peed off at the moment! I've just wasted almost three quarters of an hour on the PC technical line for my isp Freeserve. For a while now I've been unable to send and receive my freeserve pop3 email in Outlook Express (6 on Win 2000) despite been able to use hotmail and another companies pop3 emails! I'm counting to 100 as we speak! If you have any ideas please leave a comment as I'm so

2003-03-31T09:12:00.000Z

Yesterday (Sunday 30th March) I decided to draw a tarot card to represent my Unknown Rhythm Blog. I haven't done any readings in a few weeks as my Miniature Dachshund Murphy had to have an operation on his back, and is only now starting to get back to his usual imperious hell for leather self! I usually read with my Robin Wood Tarot, but last year I bought myself the Ancient Egyptian Tarot by

2003-03-29T14:49:00.000Z

LOOK AT ME Come, turn your head a little and allow me to bestow my dark eternal kiss. The vampire Jaessamine does not choose her children, lightly. Come to me, come now, and join in the shadow dance of the VAMPIRES!

2003-03-29T11:54:00.000Z

Tarot Thoughts is a blog by a fellow member of the Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI). It's new, and shaping up to be very interesting, so go and have a look. NOW not next week! You're so sweet, thank you :) On a side note, my lovely parents just got me the paperback of Stephen King's latest book of short stories, 'Everything's Eventual', and he mentions tarot briefly in his

2003-03-29T07:17:00.000Z

I thought I'd start off with an experimental post, a list of my websites, just to see how things work. So if it's a mess it's because I've fiendishly mixed text and html to create a hideous hybrid that only the insane can view without, well, going insane, but I'm working on that one! I hate to leave anyone out ;) Websites Unknown Rhythm Tainted Tarot Petsburgh 7317 A Parish Invitation