Zephyr's Weltanschauung

Wherein I am immortalized in web-comic form. :-)

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Wherein I am immortalized in web-comic form. :-)

This comic is written by my friend, the real-life Mr. M. I am...

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:37:45 -0700

This comic is written by my friend, the real-life Mr. M. I am guest starring this week. :-)

Chase, new to Seattle, aren’t finding themselves as...

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:49:42 -0700

Chase, new to Seattle, aren’t finding themselves as welcome as they’d hoped.

Zephyrism...

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:42:48 -0700

has very little to say.

Except maybe follow devincastro… he’s worth following.

Anyone notice how the Columbia and Willamette Rivers look like a...

Thu, 28 May 2009 15:50:21 -0700

Anyone notice how the Columbia and Willamette Rivers look like a cock and balls in the directory of Coast Pilot 7… which is a US Government Publication… Yeah, I’m a HUGE maritime nerd.

FOLKLIFE!!!!!

Sat, 23 May 2009 13:18:03 -0700

FOLKLIFE!!!!!

Knitcrazy Distractions

Thu, 21 May 2009 17:16:00 -0700

So I have been knitting crazily for the past few months. I’ve done lots of scarves, and swatches. However, recently I have been working on an awesome antler scarf (pictured below) for the past month. Everything has been going swimmingly, I even memorized the pattern so I wouldn’t have to carry the book everywhere with me. However since last week, I haven’t been able to knit an entire cycle without making huge mistakes. I cabled backwards, I had to duck (pull out) almost 5 rows at least three times. Originally I thought that I was being distracted by my boyhood crush, Sandy Rich (Also pictured below. He’s the boy… not the scarf.) I’ve been watching Flipper episodes again because they just got posted to hulu, and I was often knitting while watching. I can usually watch TV and knit at the same time… but when Sandy’s on screen, I am absolutely driven to distraction. So I stopped knitting while watching Flipper. Alas the knitting mistakes continue, so I’ve had to roll up and bench the scarf for now, and take another shot at socks. That emotional hullaballoo to follow shortly. Expect rants with lots of swears.

P.S. Ravelry, which is like facebook for knitters, and crocheters, lets you post your favorite curse word on your profile. :-D

My cat is ADORABLE!!!

Wed, 20 May 2009 12:52:32 -0700

My cat is ADORABLE!!!

Tumblarity

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:45:36 -0700

So the goal here is to start using my Tumblr again. I don’t think I’m going to keep it the same. I think it will be mostly text posts about ridiculous things that enter my mind… so here’s hoping I keep it up.

GPOYW - Dressing up as Puck for Mayday edition.

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:41:04 -0700

GPOYW - Dressing up as Puck for Mayday edition.

I don’t want to work. I just want to stay at home with my...

Fri, 15 May 2009 08:46:44 -0700

I don’t want to work. I just want to stay at home with my cat and my knitting.

"If a Democrat is also culpable, then they can go to hell too."

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:40:19 -0700

“If a Democrat is also culpable, then they can go to hell too.”

- Keith Olbermann

Piazza, New York Catcher - Sore Throat Bitches Originally by:...

Sun, 03 May 2009 19:22:06 -0700

Piazza, New York Catcher - Sore Throat Bitches

Originally by: Belle and Sebastian

Pirates' Families Vow to Avenge Their Loved-ones' Deaths!

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:52:38 -0700

Totally justifiable, I agree. I mean lets consider this from your perspective shall we. So your family members were just sitting there in their boat off the coast. When they get the crazy idea to attack an American Flagged vessel. And why shouldn’t they? It’s an honest living. It’s not like you’d be hurting anyone anyway. The guns, RPG’s, and knives are really just for show anyway. So there they are, they’ve captured the captain, and fled in one of the lifeboats. Then out of nowhere, TOTALLY unprovoked the American Navy starts harassing them! They send people to their house to demand the return of what you’ve rightfully kidnapped. And when that doesn’t work, and after hours and hours of negotiation, they start killing people. How ridiculous are they! I thought that they had to wait until you’d reached land, had beheaded the captain, and run off with two million dollars before the guns and things. Anyway I’m rightfully appalled at my government for such behavior.

And you know it’s the American Government that’s to blame. It’s not like your government has made it so you can’t physically survive without resorting to international terrorism and piracy.

/sarcasm

OMGFUCKINGFREAKOUT!!! I will own this film the MOMENT it comes...

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:42:55 -0700

OMGFUCKINGFREAKOUT!!! I will own this film the MOMENT it comes out!!!

"I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end..."

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:33:09 -0700

““I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.””

- Albert Einstein

Megan McCain Weighs in on Republicans, and the Gays.

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:09:28 -0700

Tomorrow Megan McCain will publish an article about the Republican Party’s relationships with gays. Presumably she will discuss what the relationship is now, and how she wishes it was. Of all the Republicans ever invented, Megan McCain is my most favorite. I don’t know that there’s enough evidence to say that conservative fiscal policy is bad. I mean I’m not so sure the Republican strategy for this recession is quite correct, but the overall policy of less government, and less spending, while not appealing to me, I can’t say would end the world. That’s why I can get along with Megan McCain. She’s all about fiscal policy, and not at all about social policy. She feels that Republican social policy is getting in the way of it’s really important fiscal policy. I’m very exited to see what megan McCain has to say with regard to the gay, and even more exited to see what Rachel Maddow will say about what Megan McCain has to say.

In Which I am Cheeky About the Resurrection of Christ

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:00:00 -0700

In this Easter season during which our largely Christian circles celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of Christ; I find myself discovering new ways of considering these stories that have been told to me so often, they have all but lost their meaning. Indeed Easter can be a celebration of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, a celebration of gratitude for His suffering by proxy for our many sins, a lament concerning the circumstances of His death and celebration of His overcoming death itself.

If I may be indulged for what may possibly be mistaken as presuppositions regarding what particular sector of religious affiliation I fall under, I wish to make known such confederations that I may be understood correctly. I am not a Christian. By which I mean I do not believe that Christ died for my sins. I am however a follower of the actual words of the man named Jesus Christ. Now before you weep, wail, and gnash your teeth for my inevitably damned soul, I beg you to forget that for the moment, and continue reading, for I have interesting things to say.

What we actually know about the man Jesus is of some debate. We know, based on archeological findings, and historical documents, that a Man named Jesus Christ was born, lived, and died. Beyond that we get into faith, and historically dubious accounts. To me, they life and times of Jesus can be split into two categories. Instances where Jesus is described as being divine, and instances where Jesus is portrayed as simply a man. If you will allow me a brief example: Some accounts of the death of Jesus speak of the pain that Jesus was in, the culmination of which is crowned by Jesus crying out “My God my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (KJV Matthew 27:46) Still others wax poetic about Jesus’ concern for his friends, family, and the souls of those who are in the process of killing him. Thus! “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (KJV Luke 23:43) This however is simply a minor point, that I use at great risk of being attacked to simply illustrate that Jesus can be thought of as simply a man, without loosing his integrity as an important spiritual figure.

In fact the greatness of Jesus Christ to me can be summed up in a parable that he told to a lawyer who asked what he might do to ensure eternal life. Jesus, who in my opinion was quite the humble knower-of-all-things spake unto him saying “…Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. (KJV Luke 10:27) The lawyer who considered himself to be quite the intellectual countered with a question. I like to imagine this lawyer, who by all accounts was pestering the supposed Son of God, saying (rather cheekily) Aha! But who is my neighbor. It is then that Jesus began to relate my most favorite Christian parable. “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves…” Thus opens the parable of the Good Samaritan. Now I don’t supposed to learn you all in the ways of Biblical storying, so if you have not read the story I highly recommend it. (KJV Luke 10:30)

If Jesus were to run for public office, I have to believe that his platform would, and could be summed up, IN HIS OWN WORDS I MIGHT ADD!!! Thusly. “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. (KJV Mark 12:28-31) And so it is at the heals of all of this prefacing and pontificating that I reach my point. Today marks the day the Jesus Christ allegedly rose from the dead. Whether or not you believe this occurred, you should at the very least be aware of the significance of this event. Earlier I spoke of the different ways that the Easter season can be celebrated. I am of the camp that celebrates the Easter season by celebration the life, and words of Jesus Christ. And as I am not a Christian, I specifically celebrate the importance of the words of Christ that have also been spoken by the Buddhas, the Prophet Mohammed, Laozi, and many others. “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” is a theme repeated in almost every world religion. HENSE!

Hinduism: Do not to others what ye do not wish done to yourself… …This is the whole Dharma. Heed it well.

Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not do it to your neighbor; that is the entire Torah; the rest is commentary.

Zoroastrianism: Human nature is good only when it does not do unto another whatever is not good for its own self.

Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Confucianism: Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.

Islam: No one of you is a believer until you desire for another that which you desire for yourself.

(Cathcart, Thomas. Klein, Daneil. Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar)

And so on this day that is Easter, I will sit to a vegetarian feast of fabulous pasta, and I will reflect on the words of Christ. My challenge to you, is to this year in all your actions, actually ask yourself, what would Jesus do? Sincerely ask this question, and use the actual actions of Jesus AS YOU UNDERSTAND THEM to be your guide. Remember that as Christians, you are by your own admission followers of Christ. You are not followers of the Pope, or followers of a particular Prophet. You are not followers of Daniel, Job, or even King Solomon. Remember you are followers of the Jesus Christ from the gospels. The Jesus who after a long day of preachy talking speak, “suffer[ed] the little children to come unto [him]”. (JKV Mark 10:14)

Happy Easter!

Lily Allen - Chinese Good stuff.

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:19:58 -0700

Lily Allen - Chinese

Good stuff.

Spotlight on a Gay Politician: Stu Rasmussen

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:32:43 -0700

Stu Rasmussen was born in 1948. Little is known about this man, as he is the mayor of a very small town in Oregon. But what IS known about Stu, is what is remarkable. Stu Rasmussen has the honor of being the first known transgendered mayor in the history of the United States.

Having served in the city council of Silverton, and as it’s mayor previously. Stu made waves when he returned to run for Mayor again, this time, dressed as a women. Silverton is a fairly conservative town, but conservative focus is more leveled at fiscal issues than social issues. Thus, Stu unseated a fairly popular incumbent in a campaign strictly about the issues.

“I am a dude,” he says simply. “I am a heterosexual male who appears to be a female. What I’ve done is blackmail-proof myself.”

“[Silverton is] a rural community considered more conservative, they judge people on talent and ability rather than their shape.”