1969

Watching and listening to the stunning power of the Saturn V rocket as it lifted off the launch pad so frighteningly slowly, tears of joy streamed uncontrollably down my cheeks.

Trafalgar Square 20 July 1969: Young Moni watches Neil Armstrong put the first human footprints on another world on a huge projection screen surrounded by people from all over the world cheering and hugging her, congratulating her on being one of those “fantastic Yanks”. How proud I was though it would be years in the future before I could make my own tiny contribution to our nation’s space program. It was enough to just be a “Yank” and smile.

In that time, everything seemed possible. It felt like humanity had no limits to great achievements and held the brightest of futures for all the world’s people.

Farewell Neil Armstrong you “fantastic Yank”!

Ash’s Guide to RPG Personality & Background

I found this link to Ash’s Guide on Ironyca’s “Ironyca Stood in the Fire” blog. Ash’s Guide to RPG Personality

It is a fascinating guide for creating a role-play character with tables of various personality traits and a downloadable character sheet to help with creating a character. Neat idea.

On the “character samples” page, I found the “Happy Rogue” and instantly recognized a character very close to my own!

“This female is a real character; she wants nothing more than to enjoy life. She is a naturally playful and happy person, and not much gets her down for long. Her world is a fun place—she is not naive, but rather chooses to see the humorous in things. Although more or less trustworthy, she isn’t very industrious or dependable. In part, this is because she is flighty and easily distracted. Although not reckless, she is no coward and gets a thrill out of danger. She’s very easygoing about things and comes across as genuinely warm, charming, and friendly, which happens often since she deeply enjoys personal interaction (which she does with a lot of laughing, flirting, physical touching, and eye contact). As much as she likes to talk and laugh with others, she is actually very closed about her internal world and background, and she always finds a slippery way to change that subject. Cultural norms don’t play an important role for her, except that she enjoys breaking them—not because she enjoys chaos, but simply because she thinks most rules are uselessly restrictive. This is one reason why she frequently engages in pranks and practical jokes, to shake things up and “punish” people who are too serious.
She is a very erotic creature, largely because she finds flirting and sex to be fun. She can be brazen in her sexual expression, although she knows when to turn it off. Her advances tend to be crude, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t picky. She can also be true to one person…just not for very long, since she will eventually be distracted by someone new.
She also has no real interest in religion. She is completely tolerant of other beliefs, but has no patience for people who try to force their morality on her. In cases when religion plays a restrictive role, she will become highly irreverent and even downright offensive.
This rogue loves to talk about things that are fun and entertaining; she especially enjoys telling tales of her past exploits, which she tends to exaggerate into tall tales over time. She will also go out of her way to enjoy a local theatre show, musical performance, or party. She tends to chew on things, like straw or grass, and on occasion will partake of a special mushroom that induces an altered state of mind.”

*smiles*

Black Liquid Glam

Girls, just a heads-up, there may be a temporary shortage of this eyeliner since I placed an order for two 55-gallon drums of the stuff earlier this morning. The supplier assures me they will be adding another shift at the factory so you should be able to get yours in a day or two 😀