| The Nine Points of Roguery |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|12:08 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | At my apartment | ] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  about roguery | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | The Nine Points Of Roguery | ] |
There's a fairly common Irish tune called "The Nine Points of Roguery" that I rather like. After listening to it (it's an instrumental), I became curious as to what the nine points of roguery really are. I did Google search after Google search, and an exhausting two minutes later, this is what I found:
"According to chivalry the nine points of knightly virtue were honor, loyalty, liberality, pride, good faith, bravery, glory, unselfishness and courtesy, and it may be surmised that the nine points of roguery were the opposite."
Not very helpful.
What should a point of roguery be? I think ability to hold your liquor should be in there somewhere, but what do I know? |
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| 7 superpowers I would like to have, and what I would do with them |
[Jun. 20th, 2006|01:08 am] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  listless | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | The Coast, by Paul Simon | ] |
7 Superpowers I Would Like To Have, And What I Would Do With Them.
7. The ability to change my physical appearance at will (hair, eyes, facial structure, body type, etc.). Not only would I be able to get lots of stage roles,
I would also have the best halloween costumes of anybody I knew (unless they had this power as well).
6. The ability to revisit the memories and emotions of past owners of objects by holding the object and closing my eyes.
I know, I got this from some movie. Still, I think it would be really neat to hold a lot of things I got second-hand and
know what the lives of their past owners were like.
5. To have a superhuman sense of artistic taste. This superpower would be helpful in predicting which shows on
Broadway would be hits, and it would also be helpful in out-snooting people. Additionally, this taste would extend to food,
to the point where I could determine the exact measurements of all ingredients that go into a dish by tasting it. I would
then be able to undertake a career as the world's greatest food/wine critic.
4. The ability to be in and control people's dreams. Because a lot of people put quite a bit of stock in what their
dreams say, I believe that if I appeared in their dreams on a continual basis, I could eventually make somebody who hated
me come to be on amicable terms with me. If not, I could make going to sleep hell for them, so I would win either way.
3. The ability to take my memories out and save them in a bowl, like Dumbledore. I could then review memories at my leisure.
2. The ability to have a small, windproof flame come out of my thumb. I think it would be really cool to light something by snapping my fingers.
1. Perfect pitch. This is just a good superpower to have in general. |
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| 7 Things That Should Amuse AJ |
[Apr. 6th, 2006|04:58 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  Drunk after classes are over! | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Jack Johnson "Badfish/Boss DJ" | ] |
1. Today, I discovered that semicolons are addictive; while I barely used them a year ago, I cannot stop their usage in my papers now.
2. Drinking lipton's iced green tea while eating seasoned fries tastes like beer.
3. The Fugees' song "Fu-Gee-La" is infectious, and has claimed my mind and heart like an audial influenza.
4. Whenever I was crewing for "Tyrants", I had a strong impulse to run onto stage during a performance. In one part of the play, I had to sit two feet offstage, and this impulse was difficult to suppress.
5. I have audition underwear; even though nobody sees it, I don't feel quite right unless I am wearing it when I audition.
6. My english teacher is currently rocking back and forth and muttering "He will live, he will live, he will lead a good life, a good life, a good life...". He is reading to the class.
7. I think that the ducks and seagulls are like religion and street beggars. The ducks are like an old, established religion that gets your money (bread crusts) by being pretty, and making you feel happy. The seagulls then bully the ducks for the crusts. You know what, this whole metaphor is falling flat, so I'm going to talk about some more music I like, bringing the total of things to:
8. The Jack Johnson cover of Sublime's "Badfish" and "Boss DJ". It really makes my day. If you have 99 cents and an iTunes account, pick it up. |
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| Seven Things that happened since my computer broke down. |
[Jan. 26th, 2006|05:32 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  slightly dizzy | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | A discussion on The Tempest | ] |
7. I saw my friend's band play at a bar.
6. I was offered to be ASM for some staged readings
5. I was officially wed to the Cake song "Shadow Stabbing"
4. I sang at a karaoke bar
3. I learned how to make Persian rice. It is much better than honky rice.
2. I really, really, really like the Postal Service.
1. I was glad I backed up my hard drive. |
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| 7 things that rarely fail to please |
[Jan. 14th, 2006|06:31 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | Relaxed and happy | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "Shelter" by Bedouin Soundclash | ] |
1. Bottles of an uncommon size, shape, or texture. My personal favourites are square bottles, or those bottles that ice wine comes in. They are skinny.
2. Ragtag choruses of people saying "Hey!" in songs. For more information, see Bedouin Soundclash's "When the night feels my song", and many Cake songs.
3. Peppermint tea.
4. Getting out of the shower, toweling off, and getting straight into bed.
5. Listening to rain on the window, while you are inside and warm. If this is combined with numbers 3 and 4, you can call your day well-spent.
6. Having friends call you up to talk.
7. The "Lazy Sunday" skit from Saturday Night Live with Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell. If you don't already know, it is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0 |
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| 7 things That I will do this week that I have never done before. |
[Jan. 14th, 2006|06:25 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | post-audition adrenaline | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "Emergency Exit" by Beck | ] |
1. Go to a casino
2. See the Wallace and Gromit movie
3. Read Pride and Prejudice
4. Fly a kite
5. Go to a fencing class
6. Kayak
7. I'm leaving this one blank, but I am taking suggestions. |
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| 7 songs that I most recently have been enamored with |
[Jan. 12th, 2006|03:55 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | looking forward to kayaking | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "The Legend of Ashitaka", Princess Mononoke Soundtrack | ] |
1. "God Bless Our Dead Marines"-- A Silver Mount Zion
2. "Those Anarcho Punks Are Mysterious"-- Against Me!
3. "One Song Glory" dance remix-- Ryan Link
4. "Bring Me The Head Of The Disco King"-- David Bowie
5. "No Sissies"-- Hawksley Workman
6. "Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect"-- The Decemberists
7. "Brand New Colony"-- The Postal Service
This list doesn't scratch the surface. |
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| I was amazed |
[Jan. 11th, 2006|11:51 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  embarrassed | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Avenue Q, "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" | ] |
Perhaps the most ridiculous, pretentious, egotistical website I have seen. Read their respective biographies.
http://charlesandmarie.com/ |
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| 7 Things That Attempt To Be Something Else |
[Jan. 11th, 2006|04:23 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  Jumping headfirst into work | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | The Decemberists, "This Soldiering Life" | ] |
1. The city of Victoria (trying to be British)
2. The play (and later movie) "Agnes of God", trying to be "Equus".
3. The second and third "Matrix" movies, trying to be the first "Matrix" movie.
4. The Decemberists, trying to be architects, sailors, legionnaires, chimney sweeps, barrow boys, soldiers in the first world war, etc.
5. My high school academic adviser, trying to be an 18 year old girl.
6. The colour pink, trying to be the new black.
7. Prince (Or the artist formerly known as Prince, or The Artist, or whatever that squiggly symbol was), trying to make up his damn mind on what to be called. |
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| 7 authors I would like to be friends with |
[Jan. 10th, 2006|08:37 am] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | excited | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "Chortle Chortle" by The Coma Lilies | ] |
1. Chuck Palahniuk
2. Kurt Vonnegut
3. T.S. Eliot
4. Mark Twain
5. Dave Eggers
6. Samuel Beckett
7. Patricia C. Wrede |
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| 7 Fictional Characters That I Would Like To Be Friends With |
[Jan. 9th, 2006|03:30 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | blank | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "God Bless Our Dead Marines" by A Silver Mount Zion | ] |
1. Spud, from Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting"
2. Joe Kavalier, from Michael Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"
3. Matt Murdock, AKA Daredevil, from the comic "Daredevil"
4. Fone Bone, from Jeff Smith's "Bone" graphic novels
5. Cimorene, from Patricia C. Wrede's "Enchanted Forest" chronicles
6. Sherlock Holmes, from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" stories
7. Huckleberry Finn, from Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" |
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| 7 Phrases that have worn out their welcome (In no real order) |
[Jan. 8th, 2006|01:49 am] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | Very deep in thought | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "Two-step" by Dave Matthews | ] |
1. A couple years from now, we'll look back on this and laugh
2. The word "Womyn"
3. A penny saved is a penny earned
4. milk, milk, lemonade, around the corner fudge is made
5. Find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck
6. I know a hawk from a handsaw
7. Got milk? |
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| Seven Things I should have done today instead of sleep. |
[Jan. 7th, 2006|04:28 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | recumbent | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "The Parting Glass", by Raven | ] |
1. Exercise
2. Go to see "The Corpse Bride" at the local theatre
3. Gone for a walk in the gardens near my house
4. Bought a book for my own reading pleasure
5. Read through my scene
6. Read one of the two plays I am supposed to read
7. Call family members |
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| Last words |
[Dec. 7th, 2005|03:38 am] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | Why am I still awake? | ] |
Bouhours, Dominique (1628-1702)
"I am about to--or I am going to--die; either expression is used."
Dominique Bouhours was a preeminent French Jesuit grammarian who worked endlessly to promote a high standard of correctness and purity in the French language. |
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[Nov. 25th, 2005|05:14 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| |  just woke up | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | The Books, "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?" | ] |
I want my own boat sometime in the future.
It will be named the Tequila Mockingbird. |
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[Nov. 19th, 2005|04:13 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | very happy | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | "Sitting By The Riverside", The Kinks. | ] |
Last night was interesting. I was out with a friend getting some pizza around 1 am, and we sat on a bench in downtown Victoria to eat it. We were talking and people-watching, when I saw this guy come up to us. "Hey," he said. "Would you like to hear an Irish song? I need some change so I can stay at the salvation army tonight." We didn't have any change on us, and the guy said "Well, how about I sing it to you anyways?" He then proceeded to sing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling". He sounded pretty good. He went on to say how he just needed a place to stay for the night, because he just got a job with a construction company. He showed us the business card in his wallet. He then gave my friend a good luck charm he found on the street. As he was walking away, he turned back and pointed at me. "Hey mister," he said. "You've got a beautiful personality." We met him again later that night, and we had pizza together. His name is Steve, and he's bipolar. We talked about singing, acting, poets, standup comedians, and how people can be real jerks sometimes. He said that he hates asking people for change, because when they say no, it lowers his self esteem. He sounded really excited about his job, the first work he said he has had in years. As he was walking away, he put some change in the guitar case of a homeless guy playing guitar. |
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| I'm a fucking Buddhist. This is enlightenment. |
[Nov. 7th, 2005|03:13 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | Satisfied | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Björk-- "Alarm Call" | ] |
Doing well on a theatre history test + Björk + Berry All The Way Smoothie + Thai peanut wrap + pinstripes = a good mood. Math should be taught like this in school. It's simple addition. |
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| October! |
[Nov. 3rd, 2005|10:42 am] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | excited | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Johnny Cash | ] |
October may be my new favourite month. There is something about the wind howling around the corners of a house while I am inside and warm that is exhilirating. I feel delicious right now, and I also feel like eating a bagel.
The bed is open; the tooth-brush hangs on the wall,
Put your shoes at the door, sleep, prepare for life. |
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| My name isn't Dave |
[Oct. 19th, 2005|12:34 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | recumbent | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Jason Webley: "Jack Of Spades" | ] |
I think I should link to one outstanding short film online a day. What is the consensus? Here is today's; it is French, animated, and cute. http://www.cube-creative.fr/site/html/nt/nt_lc/akoa_hd.html
I don't know why this is so, but Canadians are more insistant than anybody else I have ever met on shortening my name to "Dave", in spite of my corrections. At least it's not "Ickle Daveykins". I fucking hate "Ickle Daveykins". |
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| "A radioactive cat has eighteen half-lives" |
[Oct. 18th, 2005|03:14 pm] |
| [ | Until I satisfy it, I will be |
| | Life is being good | ] |
| [ | For the next three days, I will be singing |
| | Modest Mouse: "Tundra/Desert" | ] |
Life is being very good to me. Tonight, I get to see a movie at a real live movie theatre for the first time in a while. I'm glad to say I am not getting tired of the theatre, but it's nice to have a short vacation. People who are reading this should see this: http://www.atomfilms.com/af/content/atom_332 because it is a terrific short film about chess, sex, death, Shelley, and geckos.
Also; My cell phone is working again. If you have been looking for an excuse to call me, this would be perfect. |
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