December 14, 2008
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Tattoo Interlude, the legs
Tattoothe webnovel so far…Chapter 1: Blood is ThickerChapter 1.1 in which Glory is not mindful of the store
Chapter 1.2 in which Glory is made to do something she would really rather not
Chapter 1.3 in which Glory thinks she might be sick
Chapter 1.4 in which Aaron makes a mistake
Chapter 1.5 in which Glory is made to see the error of her ways
Chapter 1.6 in which the circle remains unbrokenChapter 2: A Farewell to ArmsChapter 2.1 in which Aaron makes another mistake
Chapter 2.2 in which Glory reflects on her path
Chapter 2.3 in which we learn Aaron is not really a nice boy
Chapter 2.4 in which Glory speculates on the holiness of salt
Chapter 2.5 in which Glory learns of the necessity for upper body strength, but makes do with what she has
Chapter 2.6 in which Aaron tries to make amends, but is still pretty much an assChapter 3: Small SacrificesChapter 3.1 in which Glory is spat on, twice
Chapter 3.2 in which a cop is threatened
Chapter 3.3 in which someone is crying
Chapter 3.4 in which there’s more to the moon than meets the eye
Chapter 3.5 in which Glory comes face to face with an loony environmentalist
Chapter 3.6 in which Glory gets turned around
Chapter 3.7 in which Glory is threatened
Chapter 4: The Shape of Things to ComeChapter 4.1 in which a doctor makes his rounds
Chapter 4.2 in which Glory is asked some awkward questions
Chapter 4.3 in which Glory adopts a pet
Chapter 4.4 in which Glory gets a surprise, but decides she should not have been surprised at all
Chapter 4.5 in which Glory explains why there are no debts where duty is concerned
Chapter 4.6 in which a shapeshifter is an enemy to no man
Chapter 4.7 in which Glory defends Toby’s right to make a phone call
Chapter 4.8 in which the nose knows
Chapter 4.9 in which good pizza is wasted on a possum
Chapter 4.10 in which the ruse is discovered and much blood is shed
Chapter 4.11 in which names are dropped and there is much frustrationInterludeThe Head I revised this page. I’m still not happy about the formatting, but I don’t think it’s going to get much better than this unless I host the pages outside of wordpress and link to them.
The Arms: Right and Left Every single time I tried to post this tonight all the pictures kept moving on me! Grrrrrr! But they are up. Sorry about the formatting, but it should be understandable at least. Yeesh! And I thought I’d be taking a break by posting these in December. Silly me! lol
The Legs There some medieval signs on the legs that are not commonly seen. Particular the fixed star signs. I think they look like weird centipede-like bugs and vaguely creepy because of it. But still, fascinating. I’d like to know if other stars have similar jointed symbols, but I’ve only found these symbols for the fixed stars.
December 14th
Nostradamus is honored today on his birthday. He was born in 1503.
The Hopi celebration of the return of life, Soyal, is a month long ceremony which begins with the new moon before the shortest day of the year. The major rights which occur approximately eight days before the solstice include a celebration of creation and rebirth dedicated to the Spider Woman and Hawk Maiden. A failed mock attack is made against the holder of the sun shield. This represents the sun’s victory over winter’s darkness.
The Romans celebrated the beginning of winter today, honoring its patron goddess, Bruma.
The Geminids meteor shower occurs on or around this date. It is associated with Asteroid 3200 Phaethon.
On the 29th of Tybi, Thoth sent Bast and Sekhmet to guide Egypt.
Comments (2)
It seems like there are a lot more astrological symbols on the legs than there have been on the arms or head. Any particular reason?
@heidenkind - I think that’s just the way it worked out. It’s not that there weren’t any astrological symbols on the head and arms, but for some reason I ended up with an abundance of them on the legs. I think it was mostly the size of some of the symbols and where I had room that was the deciding factor, especially with the fixed star symbols and the angelic scripts. By comparison, the torso is crowded with symbols and many of them fought for space on the chest. But there are astrological symbols all over the body, particularly the constellation symbols because each sign not only dictates personality, it also presides over health. For instance, Sagittarius and Pisces maintain the health of the legs and feet, and so I put them on the legs to that end.