I can't believe I have never heard of Richard wagner. I will definitely read up on this (seriously I will, I read the entire Emerald Tablets) Is the literature still in print? This story is right up my ally for sure and I like Odin. The only thing that creeps me out about him is Huginn and muninn. I will have to tell you about my slight fear of birds sometime ESPECIALLY owls. I really like this picture, I will try to find the artist.
OH MAN, if you have a funtional spear that YOU made I would defintely want to see that. You just moved up a few pegs there. The funny thing is...I know the name of his spear. It is Gungnir. I know this because the Celtic god Lugh also had a spear and I remember doing research and comparing them. They both have a 100% killing ratio and no matter where you run if you are the target, that spear is hitting you. Some people say its also the spear of destiny.
I like how you picked up on how I was slightly ashamed of reading about the Nazi's and Viet Cong. I don't think what they did was right in any circumstances ( except I give a slight advantage to the Cong since they were pretty much in survival mode against the people attacking them) but in order to understand any war you have to educate yourself from both point of views. A strategist even. Perhaps you can share your paper sometime.(p.s. are you refering to me as a sniper?
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Botany for some reason just comes naturally to me. I do like to garden and I really like nature. I also like to learn about survival...without nature of course there would be no survival. I also practice holistic and natural healing. I can make herbal teas, poultices, infusions ect. I prefer them over the chemical cocktails that are so easily prescribed these days. It can be difficult to self medicate when you have no idea what is poisonous and/or chemically balanced with your body, so I took it upon myself to learn. It would be nice to have a teacher, since even though I try, I am in no way a master. If you want to learn you have to read AND physically study the plant. Smell, taste and texture is important. ( I wouldn't recommend tasting haha)
Oh art....I love art. I pursued art for a long time. I went to the Academy of Art in Chicago but dropped out. I mean the artistic world is HIGHLY competitive...plus I am not superficial. There are a lot of marketing and design people(aka corporate) in the fine art world who i just don't mesh with well and would pretty much, if I had the chance, tell them to piss off really, sometimes it doesn't matter how good you are, if you don't put on a fake smile and do what they want ur screwed, I guess I was kind of a rebel, I did what I wanted. I don't like fake social gatherings. On a happier note my favorite artists are Edvard Munch, Vincet Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Theodore Gericault, Edgar degas and Monet. I lean towards the more obscure artists because I like their personal stories. What would you like to know? I feel that any craft is art really.
I love Shakespeare. That man had a real way with words. I am glad you got the quote! I only posted it because I knew you would. I wish more people were better conversationalists in this town. I am not gonna lie I get super bored talking about the same things over and over. I may not be in school but I am constantly re-educating myself so I always have weird stuff to talk about. Are all people as interesting as you down South?
What else do you do besides teach and talk about super interesting things? Are you into sports or music? were you always intersted in teaching? I would have liked to have been an Archeologist. What kinds of food do you like?