NSA and PRISM

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It’s been very recently discovered that NSA has a project called PRISM, which consists of major internet corporations allowing NSA to spy freely and access everything.  Among those internet corporations are the big social networks like Facebook and Google+.  Facebook and Google+ already sells our informations to other corporations, and now as we discover, the NSA as well.  The NSA does more than just spying on american citizens, they also spy on everyone else as well, so that means we are all affected, since all the major internet corporations are all on american soil.  The internet is american owned.

I knew that corporations were watching us, and I was guessing probably the government as well.  So I’ve been avoiding Google and their internet tools, GMail and Google+ too.  I closed my Facebook account some years ago, I don’t use Skype.  I have all my emails with Hotmail so I’ve been looking for another email provider.

I suggest that you install the extension Ghostery for your browser:

Opera: https://addons.opera.com/fr-ca/extensions/details/ghostery/?display=en

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/

I suggest that you leave Facebook and Google+ and join instead Diaspora* or Friendica.  I’m on Diaspora* myself and I’ve recently opened a Friendica account as well.  I prefer Diaspora* though.

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There are also plenty of alternatives to be found on that webpage, which gets updated all the time: http://prism-break.org/

 https://optin.stopwatching.us/

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/06/12/how-to-get-out-of-prism-and-avoid-nsa-spying/

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My new bed

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I’ve seen quite a pretty quilt at Brylanehome’s website but unfortunately they only ship for USA.  You cannot even register to Brylanehome’s website since they only accept american addresses.  The quilt is nowhere to be found, even ebay, except for Amazon.com.  After asking Amazon questions, it turns out Amazon does not care from where the buyer is from, as long as the item is shipped to an american address.  A quite generous American has accepted for me to receive the package in my stead, and to ship it back to me.  I’ve decided I might as well buy more stuff from Brylanehome for my bed.

Here is the quilt I’ve bought from Amazon, the Delacourt Quilt Set (you have to open images on another tab with WordPress to see them full size, since they always shrink images to make them fit the width of the blogs):

Brylanehome Delacourt Quilt Set

And I bought the same bedskirt that is shown here in the Delacourt Quilt Set photo to go with my bed.  I also bought sheets to go with the bed, alas Amazon did not have green anymore so I had to take brown for color:

Brylanehome Leaf Microfiber Embroidered Sheet

As for last, I don’t have a blanket and needed one so I choose that one and I picked the lavender color:

Brylanehome Soft Pleasures Blanket

My mattresses are really old and need to be changed so my next purchase is new mattresses for me.  After that I plan to buy a bed:

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I think it will be really lovely.  I’m really happy for getting the quilt after all and it will fit with my stuff.

Scandal

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The music in the anime of Bleach is awesome, but this song is really good, made me discover this japanese rock band: Scandal.  Here is Shoujo S:

 

I hope you like it as much as I do Clignement d'œil.

Daily Reading

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I finally received the Faeries Oracle, made by Brian Froud, and combined it with my copy of his Heart of Faerie Oracle.  I bought for this joined deck a really nice bag from BabaStudio.

So here is my daily reading for the day…

Card 1 Today: Prince of Skulls

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My mother is a Taurus, just like this card, which makes it her significator card, so that could mean I could receive news from my mother or news about her.  It could also means that I will be inspired about a material project.

Card 2 Surprise: Five of Grails

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I’m guessing a negative event will be painful today and I will have regrets about it.  I will feel lonely and miserable.

Card 3 Advice: Eight of Grails

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The advice for today is to not let those toxic and dark emotions consume me.  I should try to life myself up from all that and distance myself emotionally from the situation.

Which fae will be my companion for the day: 38 The Pan (Heart of Faerie Oracle)

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Well look at that, I got the exact same card than last time.  I get the feeling he is here to help me lift myself up today and give me courage, relating to the advice card, and to try to reach the stars, a place of healing and safety.

Daily Reading

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I’ve started a One Deck Wonder for the Tarot of Vampyres (from the Aeclectic Tarot Forum), and wanted to use another tarot too but with pips to decompress, the Truth-Seeker’s Tarot.  So I decided to purchase a book from the author about his tarot but alas the first package got lost, the second one got stolen, and I have no idea if I’ll ever get the third.  So I’ve decided instead to use an oracle, something new, I’ve ordered and received the Heart of Faerie Oracle, and I’m still waiting for the Faeries Oracle, both made by Brian Froud.

So here is my daily reading for the day…

Card 1 Today: III Empress

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I think this has something to do with home and family.  The Empress, as the Mother, rules over the home over her family.  And I’m a homebody, I really love being home.  And it’s important for my mental health that I live in a good place, otherwise it affects me negatively and depresses me.   I’ve been living with many pieces of furniture, from Ikea because it was all I could afford, that I simply cannot stand.  Now that I’m in my new apartment, and have more money, I really hope to be able to get new furniture to replace the ugly ones.  And well, my mother’s friends are giving me two nice furniture, a desk and an armchair, and I should get them today, so I’m really happy about that.  It’s one step toward the ideal home I want to have.

Card 2 Surprise: Lord of Scepters

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Maybe I will get a message or a letter today.  It could mean that someone could do a little trip and come to my place unexpectedly.  Maybe I’ll receive the aggression from someone today.

Card 3 Advice: Nine of Knives

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I should do my best not to  be self-destructive today.  I should avoid any contact from cruel people.

Which fae will be my companion for the day: 38 The Pan

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He seems to be inviting me to the journey he’s planning to do, he wants me to come with him.  I should ask him for courage to live life and its numerous adventures… and misfortunes.  There is a first step I must take.

My Private Diary

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Just for fun I’ve created for myself a blog that is private as a sort of a diary, where I get to be wacky and say things I’d never say to anyone.  I really like WordPress so I thought having a private diary on WordPress could be fun.  It is.  This is just me suggesting to others that they could try to have a private blog themselves, and express themselves fully without worrying about anyone taking a peak.

Daily Reading

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Here are my cards for today:

Card 1 Today: Queen of Knives

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Maybe I will need to use my Swords deductive brainy skills to resolve a problem.  I’m a Swords person, usually comes up as the Prince (Thoth) / Knight (RWS) for Aquarius.  I really love this card, she’s got that "I don’t tolerate fools, don’t mess with me" attitude, which is exactly the one I have.  Unfortunately due to my dumb/naive look people never take me seriously, and it attracts the wrong kind of people, I’ve had to deal in my life with suckers who thought I’d be easy to manipulate, the future abusive guys.  I’ve never been naive or sweet.  I wish I had that dangerous look instead, they’d run for their lives.  MMUUAHHHH!!!!!

Card 2 Surprise: I The Magician

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I guess that could represents a gifted charismatic person that I could have contact with today.  That could represents a con man who will try to sell me a "too-good-to-be-true something.  Can I poke him?

Card 3 Advice: Three of Grails

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I still see this card as a way to tell me to open up and be more generous, because I’m the complete opposite.

Daily Reading

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Here are my cards for today:

Card 1 Today: III The Empress

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Maybe I will nurture a project today.  Or maybe since I plan to call my mother later today it indicates her.

Card 2 Surprise: Ace of Skulls

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A seed of an earthly level will bloom and will provide new opportunities for me.

Card 3 Advice: Lord of Grails

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The advice for today is to not let negative emotions drive me or drown me emotionally.  Like this Lord I should slaughter them instead.

Daily Reading

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Here are my cards for today:

Card 1 Today: Four of Knives

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Today I should take it easy and rest.  I should try to find a place where I feel safe.  It could be a time to commune with the Gods.

Card 2 Surprise: XVI The Tower

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Well, it’s either a disaster of sort that will crush and destroy some aspects of myself or my life, or it could be about being hit by the lighting and getting inspired.

Card 3 Advice: Ace of Scepters

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I see with the Ace here that I should be careful about my vitality today.  I have less vitality than most people, and I have to be careful about that.