march 28th , 2006
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10:34pm

i forgot to tell you that a couple of week's ago the band, the fuckin shit biscuits, asked if i would do some vocals on their song "god farted"
http://www.fuckinshitbiscuits.com/
i declined. not my thing. but i find it funny they thought of me :)

6:34pm

3:21pm

US Chinese Examination Station, Portal, ND, 1904 (eek!)

portal has 28 businesses, i've found out.
they even have a masonic temple!

a 4 day train trip from minneapolis to portal:
http://www.trainweb.org/chris/2816.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal,_North_Dakota

http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Endburke/PortalHistory.htm

the grand view hotel
(abandoned, i think, and on the candian side of portal?)

i want to get in it :)

here is everything i found about the masonic temple in portal, ND

blue lodge

Portal Lodge No. 84
201 Main St.
Mail: P.O. Box 244
Portal, ND 58772

2nd & 4th Tuesdays
(except June - Aug)
8:00 PM

Masonic Temple
Portal, ND 58772
Phone: (701) 926-3341

District Three

Paul M. Zaharia: DDGM
(District Deputy Grand Master)

The somewhat colloquial Blue Lodge refers to the traditional colour of a Freemason's regalia in Lodges derived from English or Irish Freemasonry. Although the term was originally frowned upon, it has gained widespread and mainstream American usage in recent times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lodge

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndburke/pictures.htm

ghost towns in north dakota:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndghstwn/index.html

beautiful photos:

http://www.pbase.com/ckimmerle/landscapes_and_nature

i HAVE to get to this ghost town!
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nd/arena.html

1:36pm

on my mom's side of the family, i was looking up to see if there was a family crest/coat of arms.
it was blue with a swan on it.
and on my dad's side it is red with 4 hearts on it, and a log that looked like 4 things were growing out of it.
i wonder if this is really a fact?
cool, if it is :)

a bit about swans in heraldry:
http://www.barbelith.com/topic/22145

this makes me happy, because one of my favourite personal symbols is 2 swans which make a heart by coming together:

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from:

http://syndicated.livejournal.com/is_aries/
http://www.astro.com/
http://www.tarot.com/astrology/
http://itsalllove.com/starry_eyed/starry_eyed.html

Horoscope for Aries (March 28 2006)

A harmonious aspect between the sun and the moon is likely to lessen the negative aspect ruling your ruling planet. Things may start off on a sour note but by the afternoon you can expect some dramatic changes in your mood when the moon enters your sign.

and

Soft lights
This influence stimulates your romantic imagination to a considerable degree, making you somewhat unrealistic in your dealings with loved ones. Usually this is not serious; this day may bring pleasant times of soft lights and romantic reveries. Daydreaming is also a characteristic of this influence, which is fine unless it interferes with necessity. In fact, this daydreaming tendency can manifest itself as artistic inspiration. If you are an artist, creativity of a high order can result. In relationships you must be most careful. You may expect your loved one to live up to an impossible romantic ideal that no one could or should try to attain. In most cases this influence has a short effect, constituting a passing mood and not a source of real problems.

and

You may be fighting a losing battle as you attempt to hold onto the status quo. Although this isn't your typical way of dealing with strong shifts of energy, you might have some fear about what's ahead. No matter how eager you are to move into your next phase, a part of you just wants to run away from potential conflicts. Instead of wasting precious time by trying to avoid the inevitable, let your confidence guide you through the coming turbulence.

and

The anticipation of tomorrow's New Moon Eclipse can make us feel edgy today, like insects swarming before a storm. We know something's on the way, but it's too soon to tell exactly what it is. Meanwhile, we should be taking care of tying up as many loose ends as possible until the Moon enters start-me-up Aries at 3:31 pm EST. Because we are so close to the New Moon, however, it still might feel as if we cannot fully let go of the old cycle. Once the Moon is in Aries, it picks up on a trine to stabilizing Saturn, securing us prior to the changes of the eclipse.