SO CLOSE! Been waiting to hit 3k followers for what feels like an eternity. Who will be lucky number 3,000? No door prizes, sorry.
I was tagged by @dreaming-during-dystopia :-]
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Name/nickname: Alan / phlud (online handle). My nicknames as a kid were AJ and Alley Cat (thanks Mom :).
Sun sign: Virgo
Moon Sign: Aries (Asc/Rising Sign: Pieces)
Height: 6’
Time: 6:19 PM
Birthday: September 15th
Favorite bands/groups: Type O-Negative, The Smiths, Tiamat, Sleepthief, Seabound, Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, NIN, A Perfect Circle, Dismember, VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Assemblage 23, God Module, Grendel …. gosh, too many things to name, but I love industrial music, drum n’ bass, goth rock, most 90’s rock, 80’s pop/rock, old school hip-hop, synthwave, plus whatever else I’m forgetting and will remember the moment after I post this.
Favorite solo artists: Billy Joel, Imogen Heap
Song stuck in my head: This is the Song That Doesn’t End (no, seriously, please, someone help me…)
Last movie: Honestly can’t recall, but I’m watching Coming 2 America tomorrow, but will probably watch the original Coming to America first since it’s been a while.
Last show: The Expanse
When did I create this blog: 2007
What do I post: Cyberpunk, scifi, science, space, vintage stuff, retro games and computers, comics, hacker and counter/sub culture stuff, weird surreal stuff, fantasy, nature, witchy pagan stuff and other mystical, mythical and miscellaneous things.
Last thing I googled: [REDACTED]
Other blogs: oldhacker.org (old-hacker.tumblr.com)
Why did I choose this URL: I chose ‘hackr’ to mimic “tumblr” and because it was short, kinda cool, and I was too lazy to spend much time on it.
I used to have the domain astraldouble.com for hackr.tumblr.com (“astral double” is a theosophical term), but some time ago I let the domain registration fee lapse and it got snatched up so I registered the domain name astraldeath.com
Following: 1,009
Followers: 2,983
Average hours of sleep: 6 to 8hrs
Lucky number: 13
Instruments: Played drums for a short while in the early 2000’s, and had a keyboard in the 90s. I don’t currently play anything.
What I am wearing: Black t-shirt with raven, black jeans, barefoot.
Dream job: To sit in the back of an old, smokey tavern, spinning tales of ye olden tymes for a few coins and a tankard of dark ale with plentiful refills.
Dream trip: Egypt, Ireland/Scotland
Favorite food: Pizza or Enchiladas.
Nationality: American (Irish/Scottish, Scandinavian heritage).
Favorite song: Love you to death by Type O-Negative (fav song changes according to mood)
Last book I read: Man and His Symbols, Carl Jung
Three fictional universe you’d like to live in: Three universes? Hmm… Star Trek (TNG era), Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland (but instead of being “Alice” I’m one of the strange creatures there and the Cheshire Cat is my best friend), and Deverry.
I’m tagging @paganbuddha @sclr @astralsailor @omar-mancilla @thevaultoftheatomicspaceage @third-nature @divinethixx @weirddreams @y0urmaj3sty @radwolf76 @quiet-nymph @shikadisoda @kreuzaderny @vdoc @mmmmmeeeeeehhhhhhh and anyone else who would like to. Don’t feel obligated to do it either if I @’d you, totally up to you!
was tagged by @ha3virus
rules: using song titles from one artist, answer these questions. tag ten people! (tag any number)
artist that I am selecting: Fear Factory
what is your gender?
protomech
describe yourself:
soul hacker
how do you feel?
anxiety
if you could go anywhere, where would you go?
battle for utopia
favorite mode of transportation?
mind travel
your best friend?
the industrialist
favorite time of day?
dog day sunrise
if life was a tv show, what would it be called?
contagion empire
what is life to you?
self immolation
relationship status?
blush response
your fear?
spinal compression
If interested, no pressure: @o-blivia @cybercorpse @paganbuddha @commodorez @corpsewraith @astralsailor @bobbybrains-k @coredumpproject @astranemus @deadwicked
Sigh..
So I finally have another job interview for tomorrow, which I’m psyched about — and nervous. I don’t leave home or drive much, and driving somewhere I’m not familiar with makes me anxious — on top of the anxiety I have in general. I’m an extreme introvert (INFJ - if that means anything to you), so socializing isn’t my favorite thing to do.. though I generally do a fair job of faking an extrovert.
Been unemployed far too long, not sure why it’s been so rough, no one seems to get back to me or they think I’m not right for the position or some shit. So I could use some “luck”, prayers, and blessings this time around. My wife and I seriously need some money for bills and rent. If it gets much worse we’ll have to move to a smaller, cheaper place.
Might try and sell some of my art maybe. Setting up a cafepress page is so annoying, unless there’s a better service out there. I also have a renewal coming up for my web domains, including this site; astraldouble.com.
I barely feel like blogging anymore, and I hardly ever make any personal posts. Is that something I should do more of? Does anyone care? Do you want to hear my thoughts more often?
Any who, I placed a “donate” button on this site to help pay for my domain and web host costs (for my other sites), if any kind followers are feeling charitable and want to help out. Even just donating a dollar would be a huge help. I don’t expect to get anything out of doing this and I’m not the type of person to ask for hand-outs, but times are desperate.
It’d be nice to one day be able to wake up in the morning without a belly ache of worries. :[