We’re just back from an evening at the goth club…ran into a bunch of friends we hadn’t expected to see, including one friend I haven’t seen in months, which was totally r0x0r, and the DJ was playing all kinds of old-school goth, which was r0x0r almost as much. (And just for the record, if there’s a better song to dance to than Front 242’s Headhunter v1.0 it doesn’t exist in this plane of reality. Which is not to say that it’s goth, but… just sayin’.)
On the way, we stopped at a couple of places to price out a corset piercing for Shelly, which, as it turns out, most piercers are reluctant to do… seems like they tend not to last very long. Which sucks. She commented, though, that she’d like to get a Giger tattoo instead, like one of the aliens from the Alien movie series…which is an interesting idea, but there seems to be some weird karma around doing something like that. Considering H. R. Giger is probably the closest thing to a living necromancer anyone is likely to find, putting his artwork on one’s body just kinda seems to be inviting all manner of chaos into one’s life…
…but then, I though, when you really get down to it, isn’t that what the whole biomedical nanotech/life extension/destructive uploading thing is all about? Life out of death, transforming the dead into biomechanical versions of the living…seems somehow appropriate.
Transhumanism and extropianism are necromancy given a new twist. Or perhaps, transhumanism is to necromancy what white magic is to black magic. Same tools, different philosophy.
Just sayin’.
Re: same group…different song…
I like that album, but I’m not especially fond of that particular song; the first two tracks off that album are a lot more interesting.
Re: same group…different song…
I like that album, but I’m not especially fond of that particular song; the first two tracks off that album are a lot more interesting.
And just for the record, if there’s a better song to dance to than Front 242’s Headhunter v1.0 it doesn’t exist in this plane of reality.
“Stigmata” by Ministry. I burn 50-100 calories just listening to it. Get my stompy boots, ’cause something’s gonna get crushed!
she’d like to get a Giger tattoo instead, like one of the aliens from the Alien movie series…
OHMYGODDROOL!!! If she chooses to go that route (and I can’t in good conscience recommend against it), be sure that it’s patterned off of one of Giger’s original designs, rather than off of the also-too-cool-but-irrevocably-tied-to-a-single-movie-franchise creatures from the movies.
Transhumanism and extropianism are necromancy given a new twist. Or perhaps, transhumanism is to necromancy what white magic is to black magic. Same tools, different philosophy.
Damn. I like that. Transhumanism and Extropianism are decidedly non-mystical, but at first glance the end result seems to be much the same as with magic. The difference only becomes apparent when you look at the underlying mechanisms- the wiring under the board. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” and all that.
And just for the record, if there’s a better song to dance to than Front 242’s Headhunter v1.0 it doesn’t exist in this plane of reality.
“Stigmata” by Ministry. I burn 50-100 calories just listening to it. Get my stompy boots, ’cause something’s gonna get crushed!
she’d like to get a Giger tattoo instead, like one of the aliens from the Alien movie series…
OHMYGODDROOL!!! If she chooses to go that route (and I can’t in good conscience recommend against it), be sure that it’s patterned off of one of Giger’s original designs, rather than off of the also-too-cool-but-irrevocably-tied-to-a-single-movie-franchise creatures from the movies.
Transhumanism and extropianism are necromancy given a new twist. Or perhaps, transhumanism is to necromancy what white magic is to black magic. Same tools, different philosophy.
Damn. I like that. Transhumanism and Extropianism are decidedly non-mystical, but at first glance the end result seems to be much the same as with magic. The difference only becomes apparent when you look at the underlying mechanisms- the wiring under the board. “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” and all that.
giger does claim that he purges his demons through his artwork.
but, as a traveller of the left hand path, myself… i must say that the best way to process qlipphotic energies is by “integration of the shadow.”
and imho, whether transhumanism and extropianism are white/black/grey magick completely depends on the ethics of the practitioner; but i do see something in your analogy to necromancy.
giger does claim that he purges his demons through his artwork.
but, as a traveller of the left hand path, myself… i must say that the best way to process qlipphotic energies is by “integration of the shadow.”
and imho, whether transhumanism and extropianism are white/black/grey magick completely depends on the ethics of the practitioner; but i do see something in your analogy to necromancy.
Re: Giger Tattoo
Yep, finding a skilled artist is going to be a must–rendering Giger’s work will require fine shading. I’d love to see the books you have! Shelly’s found some designs she likes on the Giger Web site, but it couldn’t hurt to look at more.
You guys going to be able to make the housewarming party?
Re: Giger Tattoo
We’d like to, however we had already scheduled an RPG event for that day. We usually quit kind of early (around 8ish) so we might be able to come by afterward. I’ll try and remember the books…
Re: Giger Tattoo
Yep, finding a skilled artist is going to be a must–rendering Giger’s work will require fine shading. I’d love to see the books you have! Shelly’s found some designs she likes on the Giger Web site, but it couldn’t hurt to look at more.
You guys going to be able to make the housewarming party?
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Re: Giger Tattoo
We’d like to, however we had already scheduled an RPG event for that day. We usually quit kind of early (around 8ish) so we might be able to come by afterward. I’ll try and remember the books…