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[alias_sqbr]

I haven't been in a very post-to-the-interent mood but a few things:

Wedding is in a week and a day OMG! For the many guests who have likely not looked and may have lost their invites: Details here. I realised the pre dinner drinks/nibbles are booked from 5, not 5:30 like it says on the invites, oops. Apologies to those we didn't invite, we're not having an open ceremony, sorry :( I have every intention of throwing a big, open, "Yay we're married!" party at some point but am not going to even think about organising that until after the honeymoon. I couldn't even be bothered with a hens night.

Mostly organised but a few things still need to be done and these niggle away at me.

I ate a whole medium sized easter egg today, it made me remarkably jumpy, but oh it was good.

Currently teaching myself the basics of Tarot with a guide Cam got with a set he bought for gaming. It's not something I believe in(*) but is so prevalent in fantasy and our culture in general I thought it'd be interesting to have a better understanding of. An idea I had: if stuck for the plot of a story, do a tarot reading. The open-ended interpretation and dense imagery seem perfect for germinating plot ideas.

(*)No offense to those who do, I'm skeptical about pretty much everything.

Comments

[nicholii.livejournal.com]

So, in other words, you are going to do what Dick apparently did with The Man in the High Castle? Except that he apparently used the I Ching, rather than Tarot cards.

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

Dude, that was weirdest book.

What is I Ching btw?

[nicholii.livejournal.com]

Its a Taoist thing. Look it up on the information multiblagotubonets. Traditionally you use yarrow stalks, but you can use dice or coins, or whatever. It's all about finding out the current flowing through the world at that moment, or something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching

[kadeton.livejournal.com]

It's a form of bibliomancy, which is kinda neat.

[alias_sqbr]

The advantage of Tarot is your imagery is right there in front of you. Admitedly if you're too literal there'll be lots of dwarves and sticks and stuff, but that could be ok in a surreal fantasy :)