Recent content by Raven

Sorry this is a bit long-winded. This morning I was up and about before the sun came up. I felt troubled and just couldn't sleep. I'm not sure why. I ended up writing a short story without thinking about it too much. I just let my imagination run wild. It ended up being a silly story about...

We've been out of water for almost a week. Today the borehole company came and drilled down to 80m. We were worried for a while, since they drilled quite deep and just found rock and dust, but when the water started spraying it was smiles all around. While they were still busy I asked the...

I was feeling a bit depressed and decided to sit under a big tree in front of our property here in the countryside. I sat on the ground, risking spoiling my clothes; I guess to feel more grounded or something. I was in one of those moods where I feel a bit irrelevant, and get lost in thought...

I'm currently playing X4: Foundations. It's not very well known I guess, so I'll explain a bit. It's basically a space game where you can pilot different ships, from very small to massive carriers. You can delegate ships that you own (after hiring pilots and crew) to do various tasks, even...

Up into my early twenties I literally thought God would strike me with blindness if I saw a naked woman. Seriously. The cult did not allow any external media or 'worldly' influence, and everything we did and thought was controlled. We were even told what questions to ask. Imagine my surprise...

For some reason, not only did the song Queen of Hearts, by Juice Newton pop into my head randomly, I also seem to know all the words and started humming it all the time. It also came with a faint memory of a roadtrip with my dad as a kid, where he had a cassette tape with this and other songs...

Sorry, I know I'm not part of this discussion, but this statement about objective truth made me think and I just want to try a thought experiment. Let's say we create a simulated character in a computer system. They have computational power to construct not only a concept of self but to...

TMW your car is running on empty but your bank card is damaged, so you go to use your cardless code at your small town ATM only to discover it's out of order. TMW you drive to the other small town nearby on nothing but fumes and desperate prayer, coasting downhill with the car off to conserve...

I used a raven with glasses to show how I have an interest in the spirit world and in literature. The church steeple is not really related to religion, but speaks to an interest in the battle between escapism and existentialism. The brooding apocalyptic sky is symbolic of an impending trouble...

I'm fasting a bit from digital media, trying to avoid the screens as much as possible. I spent so much time on my computer the last few months that it started to affect my sleep. I couldn't really get REM sleep and I couldn't even remember the last time I had a dream. So I left my PC at my...

I'm from the old forum, but I wasn't active much so I decided to start fresh. I had some success in the contests there, but I like to maintain an air of magic and mystery, so I'll materialise here as Raven. (It's good to see so many familiar faces.)