February 2012
3 posts
Misc. Femme Finery
I thought I had shared these before…. See the full gallery on Posterous
Orange Monkey!
I was at my favorite Japanese/Korean restaurant, enjoying a bowl of bibimbap, when one of the sushi chefs said, “Excuse me, this is for you.” And he gave me an orange he had hollowed out, fashioned into a monkey, and then refilled with juicy chunks of orange goodness. I guess they really like me. <3 See the full gallery on Posterous
I Have an Idea For a 2012 Doomsday Movie
Synopsis: The Aztec Sun Stone, enraged at its continually being confused with the Mayan Long Count calendar, plots its revenge on ignorant New Agers and the exploiters who plunder Mesoamerican cultures for ill-gotten gain. But when popular culture gets into the act, not even Hollywood can withstand the wrath of the Sun Stone! Features cameos by Olmec stone heads as The Things That Drop On Crystal...
December 2011
1 post
SL Seasons Greetings!
Some holiday snapshots from Second Life, in part to commemorate my first rezzday as well as the slew of holidays this season.And because I’m becoming such a virtual fashion plate, here’s where I got the bits of my outfit. Crop, Santa hat/jacket/corset: ~Vanilla Pleasures~by Madame du Couturier Candy cane dispenser belt: Lusty Sexy Fashion Boots, latex garter girdle: VvB...
August 2011
2 posts
Show Me Your Scars
N.B.: I posted this to Twitter this morning as a series of separate tweets, and have made only minor changes.Listen well. So many of my loved ones have scars & wounds & think they aren’t beautiful. But those scars & wounds are WHY you’re beautiful. Show me a person without a single scar or wound and I’ll show you someone who has nary a thing of value to offer...
Who Exactly Wants A Period?
There has been a fair amount of controversy over an ad for Always sanitary napkins that Proctor & Gamble, the manufacturer of Always, has disclaimed. The ad thoroughly misgenders and erases trans women through equating us with drag queens—some of which have taken off their wigs, or are in a clearly-marked “Gentlemen” restroom. It also mocks trans women for the genuine...
July 2011
2 posts
Just How Many Trans Folk Are There? Pt. II--Why It...
About three months ago I addressed the fact that more contemporary statistics and analyses show that there is a much larger number of trans people than the classic “1-in-10,000” number still bandied about by so-called transgender experts. What I didn’t do at the time was explain why it matters how many trans people there are. I am remedying that lack in this post, because it...
800% SLOWER!!!
Or, How to Make Ambient Music Without Trying.
June 2011
3 posts
Seattle Slutwalk, Part I
I just completed the Seattle Slutwalk, where I saw lots of friends, lots of trans women, lots of attitude. The chest is mine. :) Part II will be edited video footage. See the full gallery on Posterous
Cog Days of Summer: Aftermath
After the steampunk Hurricane hit, some tried to be strictly genteel among the mayhem, while others… just gaped… in awe. Collars popped, drinks guzzled, dollars worn, and through it all some of us managed to, dare I say, smile anyway…. See the full gallery on Posterous
A Parable Courtesy of the Billy Nayer Show
May 2011
5 posts
Floozies & Fairy Tales: Aftermath
I didn’t take any photos of the burlesque show I was at last night—I was too busy working lights and sound—but I did get photos of a number of us performers, staff, and close friends afterwards. Not included: Pictures of lesbionic plate licking or fisting jokes. See the full gallery on Posterous
Growing Up in the Closet
TRIGGER WARNING: Frank, uncensored quotes of cissexist people and attitudes follow.I was born in 1970. For perspective, that was roughly 18 years after Christine Jorgenson was outed in the press; eleven years after the Cooper’s Donuts riot; four years after the Compton’s Cafeteria riot; two years after Gore Vidal published Myra Breckenridge; less than a year after Stonewall. I was too...
The Nature of Black Metal
It is all too simple to imagine black metal is only about obsessions with darkness and evil, with death and Satan. Resist that temptation. Despite the iconography and imagery that many (but not all) black metal bands use, there is something far more basic at play here. Black metal is the weed, the bramble, the creeping vine—seemingly doomed to stay underfoot. Ah, but let the creepers find...
Cis Narratives Versus Reality
I’ve always known I was a girl. (Er, no I didn’t.) I hated playing with trucks and I loved playing with dolls.(My Tonka dumptruck used to carry my GI Joes around.) The moment I heard the word “transsexual” I knew that was what I was.(I was terrified at the possibility—I knew what people did to trans folk in this culture!) I left home at an early age so I could be my...
I'm Not Obsessed With Munchkin....
OK, maybe a little bit. FINE. A lot. Er, anyone in the Seattle area up for a game?
April 2011
5 posts
Properly Peacebonded At #NWC34
Trust me, it was necessary.
Just HOW many trans folk are there?
According to a recent survey, 0.3% of the US population—3 out of 1000—identifies as transgender: http://www2.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/How-many-people-are-LGBT-Final.pdf And based on Lynn Conway’s analysis, 1 out of 500 people are transsexual—suggesting that 3 out of 1000 trans people may be still too low: ...
Thefremen's Tumblr: Reblog to help find my friend.... →
transitionallie:
cephalopodqueen:
camerons-heart:
okay. this is my classmate, Samantha Bonilla. We go to West High School in Bakersfield California. Shes been missing since 3/30/11. Brown Hair Dark Brown hair. has a scar under her right eye. looks like a burnt one. hair is extra…
Sunday DJing in (and out of!) Second Life
I’m currently streaming a mighty, mosh-worthy set of metal right now! And I will be on a regular basis, from 12-2 PM PDT, but today I’m going to be DJing until 4 PM PDT!If you’re in Second Life, come to +LEVIATHAN+ to check out my set: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Collar%20Me/197/70/48If you’re not in Second Life—I got you covered anyway! Just connect directly to the...
March 2011
2 posts
Mean Streak
Get it? I look mean, and my hair has streaks…? …Never mind. Anyhow, I like how the color turned out. :P ;)
Cock On Duty
That’s what the sign said, anyway.
February 2011
3 posts
Hymns To The Dead Goddess--Podcast Available!
Visit http://httdg.libsyn.com/ for an archive of the past few months’ shows. We’ll have a separate archive for older shows, later. See and download the full gallery on posterous
Hymns To The Dead Goddess Podcast--now available!
This player will always play the most recently uploaded episode. Or, visit http://httdg.libsyn.com/ for an archive of the past few months’ shows. We’ll have a separate archive for older shows, later.
Life As It Is versus Life As It Should Be
I can’t watch this particular scene from Man of La Mancha without wanting to scream, “YOU TELL ‘EM, CERVANTES!” I only wish more people could see life as it should be. Maybe then this world would be a bit closer to being as it should be.
January 2011
2 posts
Gyratory "Gyratory"
The word “gyratory”, spelled out using whole and partial logarithmic spirals.I made this for a Second Life project I’m working on. Contact me on Second Life (lilithvf1998 Resident) for details.
SNOMG II: The Panicking
Twenty-four hours ago, Seattle residents were freaking out over the reports of snow. Twelve hours ago, our worst fears seemed confirmed. Six hours ago, the temperatures were well above freezing, and it was raining, turning the snow into quickly-melting slush. But there was snow. I can guarantee that much. :P See and download the full gallery on posterous
December 2010
1 post
Long Dark Songs for a Long Dark Night
Hymns To The Dead Goddess and Sisters Of Damnation Radio PRESENT Long Dark Songs for a Long Dark NightBlack/death/doom/crust extravaganza featuring the trans/cis women of extreme music! TWELVE hours of extremely “single” unfriendly extreme music, dedicated to the Winter Solstice! No song under five minutes, most over 10 minutes, with some seriously long epic songs! NOT FOR THE...
November 2010
3 posts
Striped, Strapped & Seeing Red
Just got back from my hair appointment, where I had new red streaks added to my hair. These are fairly visible in all sorts of lighting conditions. YAY.Also, I was rocking a pair of pyramid-stud boot chains. Because, y’know, I rock. :) See and download the full gallery on posterous
The Conjugation Of Trans
I transgender. You transgender. He, she, it transgenders. They transgender. We transgender. Hey, how’s the transgendering of your car coming along? Yeah, my stepson says that all the cool kids will be transgendering soon. Have you transgendered your dog today? Does this sound silly to you? If so, consider how silly you sound to me when you talk about “transgendered” people. ...
October 2010
5 posts
OK OK BOOTS BOOTS
Nothing fancy, but goddess I love them!
Guess What I'm Doing Thursday!
HInt #1: Hint #2: Hint #3: Still don’t know? Here, no more teasing…. <a href=”http://media.photobucket.com/image/triptykon 1349 yakuza/postercorazon/TRIPTYKON.jpg?o=1” target=”_blank”><img src=” ” border=”0”></a>
Demon Blood
Note: This is a very dark and very personal post, and may be triggering for some readers. Please use your best discretion before reading. I have no rational explanation for the paternal side of the family, to explain the darkness and brutality that we have faced for generations. I call it “demon blood”, because it seems like every last one of us is damned. It cursed my paternal...
An Open Letter To The Philadelphia Daily News
To the editor, Philadelpha Daily News, and to the Internet in general:Before I begin, I want to make clear that the Philadelphia Daily News is hardly exceptional in the way it treats trans folk. Nearly every news organization in the world does what you did. But that doesn’t make it acceptable—it just means that you are all morally culpable. What could I possibly be talking about?...
Radio Show Premiere FTW
Tonight, at 9 PM Pacific time, is the premier of my radio show, Hymns To The Dead Goddess, on Sisters Of Damnation Radio. Hymns To The Dead Goddess focuses on the women (trans and cis) of the extreme music underground. Death, black, doom, thrash, sludge, grind, crust—if a woman’s making the pit go insane with moshing, you’ll hear it! Episode One features the music of Derketa,...
September 2010
6 posts
Why I Don't Like The #NewTwitter
Since a picture’s worth a thousand words—enough said. See and download the full gallery on posterous
Only in Seattle
The rising sun of Texas is upon you….
Mash-Up Master Mighty Mike
My friend Phineas Narco of the National Cynical Network (http://www.nationalcynical.com/) turned me on to Mighty Mike through the mashup, “Imagine A Jump”: But all of his other mashups are pretty awesome. Here’s some of my favorites: More at http://mightymikesnewboot.blogspot.com/
The Labors of Our Fruits
And by fruits I mean ta-tas. Sorry for the lack of bum shots. Looks like I may need a bit of help! See and download the full gallery on posterous
To Those Who Unfollowed Me On Twitter
…Know I don’t hold any ill will against you for doing so. I am feeling frustrated that the things I care about—the things I retweet from others—gets a harsh reaction from others. But that doesn’t impact the esteem in which I hold those of you who have made clear your willingness to be my friend. Life goes on. Feel free to continue to follow me here—this will be...
Smile Or Die; First Tragedy Then Farce
I’ve discovered the joys of the videos published on YouTube by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, AKA The RSA. In their RSA Animate series, they take lectures by RSA guests, and sketch out the ideas and concepts on a dry-erase board using time-lapse photography to squeeze the sketching into the space of the lecture, with appropriate pacing. It’s...
August 2010
25 posts
Mo' Metal More Bettal... Um, yeah.
This weekend I updated the Femmetal playlist at http://blip.fm/femmetal/ so those of you who like my postings of women in metal bands have reason to rejoice. But even more so, I now have a radio station on Songza for women in metal! Check out http://songza.com/listen/women-of-metal for more. I also have a black metal radio station on Songza—check out http://songza.com/listen/darkness for...
listening to "20 Minutes De Chaos - Vivisection" →
I need to pass out—sorry for the absence, but more surprises are in store! Enjoy a bit of crustiness on the way out! Take care, stay FEMMETAL!
listening to "Worm Ouroboros - A Birth A Death" →
Lorraine Rath and Jessica Way are so dreamy. So’s their music!
listening to "Christian Mistress - Home In The... →
Let’s try that Christian Mistress song again. Here’s “Home Of The Sun”!
listening to "Coldnight - 2. High Priest of Decay" →
I love one-woman black metal bands, like this one from Columbia. Hail Hypotermia!
listening to "Upon Shadows Cosmic Ramp" →
I’m not biased against keyboard players, only those without chops. Tamara Picardo has ‘em!
listening to "Ava Inferi - Last Sign Of Summer" →
With Carmen Simões on vocals.