Burn in hell

Connor went with his Bigs to a Buddhist temple last weekend and came home with these:
I had never heard of Hell Notes  before
When my sister researched it, she wrote. :
Most of the information I found says that the money was burned or used in a rituals for the dead, and that it was named "Hell money" because missionaries told the Chinese people that they would "go to Hell" if they did not convert to Christianity. Being threatened with Hell apparently gave the Chinese the impression that Hell is the English word for "afterlife," which does not carry the same meaning for Buddhists as it does for Christians. It is missing the fear factor, so to speak. The missionaries probably should have been a little more specific about the nature of Hell, if they wanted to put the fear into their prospective converts. If you check out some of the links I posted, you will see that most of the money pictured on other sites is quite beautiful and very colorful. It is easy to understand why people collect Hell Money.

Robert Howard

Because I happen to adore Vincent D'Onofrio, I chose to watch The Whole Wide World tonight.  It is based on a book written by Novelyn Price about Robert E. Howard who knew him when she was younger.
Taken from the web site above , this is part of the bio:

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) ranks among the greatest writers of action and adventure stories. The creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, ‘El Borak,’ Sailor Steve Costigan and many other memorable characters, Howard (known as REH to his millions of fans), in a career that spanned barely 12 years, wrote well over a hundred stories for the pulp magazines of his day. While he is widely regarded as the ‘father of Sword and Sorcery’ and the creator of Conan the Barbarian, this reputation has been something of a double-edged sword. It has helped keep his work in the public eye for six decades since his death, but it has also obscured the astonishing breadth of his imagination, his talent for mastering a variety of genres and his ability to weave his magic in both prose and poetry.

 

The story was an amazing character study of REH. I was so absolutely drawn in (D'Onofrio was amazing as always) that I cared deeply for the the decisions he made, and the events that happened to him and because of him. D'Onofrio should have won an Oscar. He didn't play this character, he became him, inside and out flesh, and soul. This was one of the most masterful performances I have ever seen from any actor. I am not usually a big Zelwigger fan, but she used her face beautifully to convey her struggle and adoration for REH.
The setting was in Texas. It was filmed in Bastrop and Austin. The always stunning Texas sky was featured repeatedly and I found myself being reminded of the photos that telly_says  posts all the time.  I highly recommend  this movie. 

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took that poll, not that it would change my mind on who I am voting for... just seemed like a better idea than doing laundry right now. It says Kerry matches my criteria by 86%

Shocking...

We know all politicians are Douches

A damn nifty site to clarify and debunk the spin

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I am a fool. I have a habit of plopping down on the couch with a leg under me. I am incapable of sitting like a normal person. Unfortunately, I still have torn ligaments in my foot and I twisted my foot and then plopped down on it to smoosh it sideways.
Kudos to me.

I am so freakin gay...

Holy crap. I am going to be a crazy old cat lady. I just know it..

I saw this.. and was not horrified enough to not  set up an account...Saffie    Lena