I have seen the strong survive and I have seen the lean grow weak

Woah. Take a look at this. And this.

These guys have taken an inner city carpet factory in Nepal and turned it into a school. A Waldorf school, at that, and they're helping to retain the culture of the children through education. Yay them:

In Nepal, the bombardment of globalization combined with the dehumanizing effects of poverty has given many people a deteriorating sense of identity. CON believes that children must be raised to feel confident in their own backgrounds in order to face the challenges of the 21st century. In CON’s programs, children experience the richness of Nepalese culture while gaining the skills for today’s globalized world.
Children of Nepal firmly believes that culturally-appropriate education holds the key to the eradication of poverty, conflict, and disease.

This is like some kind of miracle in such a depressed, impoverished place. I love reading about stuff like this. Even more, I can help! I really want to sponsor a child. I've always thought this was a good idea, but didn't want to do it through the fundy programmes. This is Waldorf, and they're doing Good Things here.

Even if you can't help financially, they're looking to spread the word, so link away!

beat the boredom that frames the lightning; beat the path of the rituals

Okay, so Hugh Dillon.

The guy radiates talent in waves; he's a poet, singer, actor, musician, all that stuff. Plus he's intelligent, reads a book a week, and has a cool accent (sue me, I like the way he says "possibly").

I adore Hugh in that "yay, smart rock 'n' roll!" way. A pretty-much-platonic rock and roll fangirl kind of way, nothing too crushy y'know?

Also, except for a few notable exceptions (like OMG "Crystal Ship"), I'm SO not a Doors fan.

Then this happens:

Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir - Love Her Madly

I'm such a sucker for low, smoky voices. Mnrgh.

I'm sure I'll get over it. Eventually.

Possibly. :)


And y'know? I really should make shorter posts. This one was just supposed to consist of the file link and the words "OMG*SPUTTER*" Geez.


Oh, and here's another one, because I can:

Headstones - Unsound

Lyrics here. Poetry, do ya.

She'll come back as fire and burn all the liars, leave a blanket of ash on the ground

From moonlight69:
( summer confessions meme )

I'm going to songdog's house tomorrow, where we will drink and dine and most likely sing, to the longsuffering chagrin of her offspring. :)