Den of the Celtic Kitsune

Knitting, restaurant reviews, social issues, and the general life and adventures of a kitsune of Celtic descent.

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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

I'm so depressed... So for a month now, I've been working on this treasure hunt called Secrets of the Alchemist Dar. 2 mil worth of jewelry is up for grabs and while most people are in it for the money, I just want a pretty Aaron Basha ring. Afterall, a kitsune's got to have her paw sparklers ;-)

I think if you're in the mood to feel stupid, you can do one of two things: try to follow the logic of politics or try to solve this puzzle book. Some users on the SOTAD board are swimming along at a breakneck pace, decoding lines already while me, I don't even know where to begin. I'm also thoroughly convinced that the author Michael Stadther is laughing his ass off at us in addition to getting rich. I've spotted at least half a dozen smilies in the illustrations. Anyway, now that I've had my lament, let's move on to more serious business.


Dunkin Donuts invades Krispy Kreme territory

As if we don't already have enough invasions to worry about with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the invasions of privacy by our government, Dunkin Donuts is invading the traditional territory of my favorite doughnut chain. The doughnut wars are heating up. Yes, friends, I'm hooked on the Krispy Krack. The hot doughnut sign is like church bells calling me to mass. I may have grown up with the Dunkin D, but I'm a tried and true Krispy Kreme fan. Light, sweet, melt in your mouth hot doughnuts are the way to go. Although, I will say that the Dunkin D makes an okay cup of coffee. Might explain why it makes up 60% of their sales.

1 Comments:

Blogger The Minstrel Boy said...

i offer here a recipe for donuts it's the same one used by the salvation army, who be knowin' from donuts. they are scrumptious when hot.

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