Hopefully, yes you can! For some reason still unknown to us, people had trouble posting comments to our entries for several days. We think, and hope, we have the problem fixed. Even though we still don't know what caused the problem!
In any case, if you're still having problems posting comments, or just want to make suggestions, feel free to email us at the address listed on our home page at www.loveshade.org
Thanks for your patience!
All right, so no one but us is likely to care that this is our 100th entry in The Loveshade Family Blog. But it's a significant anniversary for us.
We've written and ranted about Crime and Punishment, Politics and War, Religion and Philosophy, Science and Technology, the Ek-sen-trik and Discordian, Family and Friends, and of course Love and Sex. (We being Alden, Lorien and Reverend Loveshade and our good friend Danacasso).
Thanks to everyone who's posted comments (well, except maybe the spam bots). We look forward to the next 100 posts, and hope you do too!
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Gary Gygax, who with Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons which transformed the worlds of both gaming and fantasy, died at age 69. As Steve Jackson wrote, without Gygax and Arneson, the roleplaying game industry might never have happened, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy likely wouldn't have been made.
Alden and I have a personal interest here. Years ago Alden got involved in a D & D group, which eventually led em to GURPS in Steve Jackson Games. Most of es closest friends played one or the other game with em as either player or Game Master (GM). During a very difficult phase of es life, es weekly GURPS game kept em going. These also led em to involvement in the Society for Creative Anachronism, which lead to an interest in alternative forms of society, which led to...well, keep reading.
I, Reverend Loveshade, saw the Steve Jackson Games edition of Principia Discordia (the first edition that put the book in bookstores) when it came out in 1994. Before that I didn't know of the book, but it led me to some very strange places. Discussing it with my Mum led to my learning that my Mum had been friends as a teenage girl with Luna Wilson, who was murdered at age 15. Luna was the daughter of Robert Anton Wilson who contributed to the Principia, and who wrote about the Illuminati. I had learned about the Illuminati through one of Bob Wilson's books, but didn't know of es connection to my mother. But learning this connection led to my contacting the borderline fringe-mainstream writer whom I grew to call Grandbob.
These various connections came together when I had a vision of doing a book, which became the still evolving Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. Alden brought es vision to it, as did Princess Unicornia, Fairy Princess Yoshikyoko, Dr. Sinister Craven, Untroubled Teen and many others. Each of those mentioned above connected to the book either through fantasy or roleplaying. It's likely that, without Gary Gygax and all the interconnections made through the creation of D & D, our book would never have happened, and likely neither would Apocrypha Discordia or several other great Discordian works.
Ironically, Gary Gygax died on March 4, which has been called GM Day.
See an Associated Press story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_en_ot/obit_gygax and see Steve Jackson's tribute at http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?y=2008&m=March&d=5
(Alden Loveshade contributed to this report. Details of photo are at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gary_Gygax_Gen_Con_2007.JPG)
Tragically, authorities have verified that the body found was that of Emily Sander.
And yes, we know Emily posed nude with other women and in solo shots under the name Zoey Zane. She just turned 18 years old this year and apparently saw it as a way to gain publicity in order to futher her career.
We, or at least her friend Perlie the Pony Girl, knew about her posing before we posted our first entry about Emily here. But at that point, it wasn't publicly known, which is why we didn't mention it.
We know that some people don't approve of nude or sexually-oriented modeling. But whether you approve or not, please don't let that get in the way of your seeing the tragedy of the death of someone described by a friend, Perlie, as a friendly, sweet and very lovable young woman.
Look for more updates on this blog, or see previous entries for more details.
Tragically, authorities believe they've found the body of Emily Sander. The body was found about 50 miles from El Dorado, Kansas, where Emily attended school and was last seen.
Police are still looking for Israel Mireles, 24. Emily was apparently last seen leaving a bar with Israel, who is described as being 5 foot 6 inches and weighing 130 lbs. He may be traveling with his apparently pregnant 16-year-old girlfriend Victoria Martens. A car rented by Mireles was found in Vernon, Texas, and Mireles and Martens are believed to be heading to Mexico, if they haven't already arrived there.
In the photos, Emily Sander, 18, is to the left; Israel Mireles, 24, is at top right; and Victoria Martens, 16, is at bottom right.
Emily is--or, tragically, was--a friend of our own friend Perlie the Pony Girl.
If you have any information about Emily Sander, Israel Mireles or Victoria Martens that could apply to this case, please contact Detective Captain Justin Phillips at the El Dorado Police Department by calling (316) 321-9120 or faxing (316) 321-1456. If you are uncomfortable contacting him by phone, you can email at jphillip @ eldoks.com (ignore the spaces in the email address--it's posted that way to reduce spam).
See another and possibly more current photo of Mireles at http://loveshade.org/blog/2007/11/please_help_us_find_missing_em.html
Look for updates in more current postings to this blog.
Emily Sander, an 18-year-old student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, is missing. She was last seen leaving a bar there with a man who may have been Israel Mireles, 24. El Dorado is about 30 miles from Wichita.
Sander's car was found at the bar. Mireles was driving a grey or green Ford Taurus rental car with the license plate XUJ 487. He and his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend Victoria Martens may be traveling to Texas or Mexico as Mireles has family and friends in those areas.
Emily is a friend of our own Perlie the Pony Girl, and we are very concerned about her. She is 5 foot 3 inches tall, weights 105 lbs., has blue eyes, long brown hair, tattoos and body piercings. She was last seen wearing low-rider jeans, a "Don't Mess with Texas" T-shirt, and skateboard-style tennis shoes. Mireles is described as being about 5 foot 6 inches tall and weighing 130 lbs.
Police are looking for a white bedspread with a floral design that may be a clue. Unfortunately, foul play is suspected.
If you have any information about Emily Sander or Israel Mireles that could apply to this investigation, please contact Detective Captain Justin Phillips at the El Dorado Police Department by calling (316) 321-9120 or faxing (316) 321-1456. If you are uncomfortable contacting him by phone, you can email at jphillip @ eldoks.com (ignore the spaces in the email address--it's posted that way to reduce spam).
A recent photo of Israel Mireles is to the right.
Look for updated postings on this blog as this case continues.
Adam Newton, an educator and freelance professional writer who's done work for magazines, newspapers, radio and television, interviewed us! Why we don't know.
As of this posting, we're getting ready to start submitting Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht in an ignoble attempt to get it published. Learn about our book, animal sex, nudism/naturism, Smagmoid Kids Club, The Cloved Lemon Kissing Game, and how we were investigated for alleged possession of illegal drugs, promotion of child pornography, consorting with terrorists, and lots of other fun stuff.
The interview is unique: where else would you find people of various species being interviewed naked in a naturally formed hot tub on planet Eta Mu Pi?
To see the interview, go to Ek-sen-trik Discordian Interview
Also see our September-October 2007 Snooze Letter
As of this posting, Quantcast.com ranks http://www.loveshade.org as the 77,534 ranked Internet site based on the number of unique visits. That's out of 20,267,977 sites, which puts us in the top half of one percent!
No, this says little about our quality or quantity of pages, but it does say something about our popularity. Not bad, considering we currently have no paid advertising (other than being hosted by ourselves and our friends), don't pay to advertise ourselves anywhere else, and are well off the beaten track. Is it OK if we pat ourselves on the back?
See our March 2007 Snooze Letter, in which:
We expose even more Bizarre stuff in our second part!
See the February 2007 Snooze Letter by going to discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0702.html
The Exposure Issue Part One, Discordian Snooze Letter for January and February 2007, is revealed at http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/snooze0701.html
In it we expose:
And more! See it all exposed at
I've been trying for three days to come up with something poignant, clever, insightful, and moving about the passing of Robert Anton Wilson. For three days, I've failed. But I would be remiss if I let another day pass and posted nothing.
To es fans, Robert Anton Wilson was the co-author, with Robert Shea, of The Illuminatus! Trilogy, and the author of many other great books that challenged our perspectives and perceptions of society, human relations, and even reality. E was a free-thinker, a friend of Dr. Timothy Leary, and, with Shea, the popularizer of Discordianism, the religion-joke began by Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. According to Wikipedia, e was "a prolific American novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher." E worked to be an agnostic in all things, taking nothing for granted or at face value. To the Church of the SubGenius, e is possibly the model for their "God" Bob Dobbs. According to es former co-workers at Playboy magazine, e was an associate editor with a fresh sense of humor. To es friends, e was a gentle spirit who cared about others. You can read more about RAW at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson, or at es website at http://www.rawilson.com.
But what was e to me? I cannot answer. Es passing is still too close.
I like to imagine that BloodStar, our missing friend who "left Earth" following the paranoia and Government abuses following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, returned. I can see the space alien picking up Bob on the StarShip Lorelei, and taking Bob back home to planet Eris. There they can discuss conspiracy theories, sex, humanity, the Illuminati, our crazy planet Earth, and, of course, fnord.
But what have I to say about Robert Anton Wilson? I have no pithy comments, no great witticisms. I have just one, very simple, thing to say. Goodbye, Grandbob.
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(For information on Memorial Events and other RAW stuff, go to http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/raw.html)
I hope everyone has a blessed Yule and a Merry Christmas!
This is a time for family and sharing love. Some of us don't have our whole family together but everyone is a part of our family. Remember that if you want to be important, help someone else.
You can read my Yule Letter at http://lorien.loveshade.org/diary/2006/yule06.html
Merry Xmas!
We were experiencing "Technical Difficulties" and couldn't access the controls for our website, loveshade.org, or change any part of it. That's why as of this posting it still says it's October. We finally got things worked out, so will be updating very soon, hopefully by November 17.
We're still dealing with the problem that someone has been using our domain name for return addresses for spam. If you've received email from us in the past two weeks from this domain that wasn't a personal message to you, it was not sent by us.
We also apologize for not getting your comments posted in a timely manner, but it was due to the same set of problems. We are working to get things fixed very soon, and should have most of them up today. Thanks for your patience.
Beware the Elppin!
Please read the Warning at the bottom of this entry before clicking on any links.
On August 23, 2001, a 13-year-old California teenage girl, later known as Lorien Loveshade, started posting her online diary. It was more in the intimate style of "The Diary of Ann Frank," or even "The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer," than a typical 21st Century teen blog. Lorien, who then wrote under her real name, shared her feelings and thoughts and the personal life of a young teenaged girl.
But things changed. Fear seized America, and the paranoia that infected America and much of the world reached Lorien as well. She stopped posting her diary online. But she continued writing it on computer privately, and this secrecy enabled her to write even more openly about her personal life and her feelings as a young teen girl. Later, she began posting it again, but this time only on a private site for members only.
Continue reading "Lorien Loveshade's Secret Teen Diary: Age 13 to 18" »
That’s right, friends and enemies, I have returned. Thanks to everyone who posted kind messages for me here and at www.23ae.com and wherever else they posted them. Also thanks to those who sent me emails, not to mention those who visited. And thanks even to those who posted nasty messages, who said "good riddance" or "who cares?" or even "isn’t he dead yet?" Whether you like it or not, taking the time to post shows you care *grin*.
It’s been quite a trip the past few years--embroiled in secret conspiracies they won’t explain, investigated by agencies that haven’t told me why (at least not the real reasons), living in hiding from The Agents of Greyface (whoever they really are), and spending time in hospital being chased by doctors and nurses who put things in me almost as quickly as they took things out. What’s next?
According to our latest information, Reverend Loveshade, our trouble-making Discordian, may be out of the hospital as early as Sunday, August 6. The Rev. appears to be making a full recovery. Depending upon whom you ask, R. L. is either amusing the hospital staff with refreshing wit and charm, or peppering them with arcane commentaries and double entendres. If we know the Rev., and we do, it's probably a little of both. In any case, we look forward to seeing Reverend Loveshade return very soon.
If you haven't read R. L.'s tongue-in-cheek letter to friends and family, it's at http://discordia.loveshade.org/xtra/rlsick.html
For those who don't know, Reverend Loveshade is currently recovering in a hospital. The Rev. is Episkopos of the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild and editor of Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. If you don't know what that means, don't worry about it. It's one of those Things Humanity was Not Meant to Know, Fnord.
But for those who know or would like to, you can read the letter for you at Reverend Loveshade in Hospital. We wish the Rev. the best, and hope for a full recovery so we can continue to be blessed with Devine Madness.
