Posts Tagged ‘Hell’

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Hope, Kansas

by Seraphine Khorana on July 11th, 2011
Posted In: Comics
Hope, Kansas

Folks that live in Kansas seem to love it. One person, surrounded by fireflies as she walked her dogs one starry evening, told me “living in Kansas is a well-kept secret– don’t tell anyone.”

Mrs. Bales lost an eye in the storm and it was several weeks before it was found. Her son, C.R. Bales, was one day walking in the wheat field north of the Bales’ house and he accidentally stumbled on it. As he was walking he happened to look down at his feet and there was that eye staring up at him. He picked it up and found the glass was as good as ever, so he gave it to his mother and now she can see as well as ever.
Quotation from C.E. Williams (as quoted by Professor Tom Averill of the Washburn University Center for Kansas Studies)

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The Devil’s Plaything

by Seraphine Khorana on February 28th, 2011
Posted In: Comics
The Devil’s Plaything

I saw mushrooms covered in leaves. I knelt and carefully removed some leaves. I discovered underneath the distinct impression of a leaf on the cap of a mushroom.

In the work of medieval Flemish painters, toadstools were often associated with Hell. Victorian illustrators in England took a more benign view and developed a popular style that linked fairies and toadstools.
Quotation from The Fungus Among Us (VirtualMuseum.ca)

She began gathering some of the fungi in her apron. I called to her, “Come back! Come back to me! They are poisonous, putrid. They are toadstools.” She only laughed more, and her merry laughter will forever ring in my ears. That evening, she seasoned the soup with fungi…
Quotation from George W. Hudler, Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds

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Two Left Feet

by Seraphine Khorana on September 25th, 2010
Posted In: Comics
Two Left Feet

I must have done something really awful in a past life. The great karmic hand in the sky reached down and smote me again. Luckily, I didn’t break anything. I sprained my thumb and elbow. I got a few abrasions and contusions (medical talk for scrapes and bruises).

Hang a faceted crystal in the center of the bathroom; place a three-inch round mirror on the ceiling directly above the toilet to visually reverse the downward flow of water; place earth-type objects in the corners of the room to stabilize the energy.
Quotation from Stephanie Roberts, The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Feng Shui
(Feng shui toilet tips)

Women have this higher alternative value of how to spend their time.
Quotation from Grace Tsiang, as quoted in Women Desert Wall Street (Reuters)
I love this quote.

No results found for “Hiking shoes for two left feet”.
Quotation from Google search

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On Being Boiled Alive

by Seraphine Khorana on March 2nd, 2010
Posted In: Comics
On Being Boiled Alive

I’m trying to be sensible, but going to work after being told I am going to be laid off is weird. They want me to be committed, but how can you commit when you can’t trust your employer any longer? For another thing, I feel rejected, vulnerable and powerless. I’m being dumped. I want to get angry, but I can’t because I’m suddenly walking on thin ice. I want to grieve, but I can’t do that either. I have to go to work tomorrow; I’ll go to work until they tell me not to come in again.

Are you being given impossible jobs with no chance of success? This one is underhanded, which is why it’s so popular. The company may need a big reason to give you the boot, especially if you’ve done everything right and are the life and soul of your department. Enter the impossible task. “Ahh Wilkins, we need you to expand our new line of warm, alcohol-free beers to construction workers.”
Quotation from Paul Michael, You’re Fired! 20 Signs That a Pink Slip is Coming

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The C.E.O. Job

by Seraphine Khorana on December 17th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
The C.E.O. Job

Congratulations to Brian Moynihan, who will replace Ken Lewis as CEO of Bank of America on January 1st. BAC was unsuccessful in hiring a “star industry executive” for the top job because of pay restrictions imposed by the U.S. government.

The move draws to a close what is probably the executive search from hell. They needed to find someone to end the drama so that the bank can get back to regular business, but at the same time I am surprised by their choice. You will have a young and untested CEO running a major commercial bank in the U.S.
Quotation from Tony Plath, UNC/Charlotte

What you have is a payoff when there’s poor performance. But that’s the nature of contracts. There’s such a tremendous risk these days with being a CEO of a major corporation.
Quotation from Charles Peck

[It's surreal, however, when taxpayer monies are needed to complete the contract. Best Wishes, Mr. Moynihan ~Sera]

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Purgatorily Yours

by Seraphine Khorana on December 11th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Purgatorily Yours

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Yet, some people argue passionately about everything. They enjoy testing the strength of another’s convictions, or else they have a mood disorder. Perhaps they are simply bullies. Or it’s PMS.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has a wide variety of symptoms, including mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and depression. An estimated 3 of every 4 menstruating women experience some form of premenstrual syndrome.
Quotation from MayoClinic.com, Premenstrual Syndrome

[FYI: Don't argue the fact that 3 out of 4 is almost 75%.]

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Comic #700

by Seraphine Khorana on October 7th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Comic #700

Grace is loving those who don’t deserve to be loved. It’s giving an undeserved gift.

Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and secures them longer, than any thing else. It is an outward and visible sign of an inward harmony of soul.
Quotation from William Hazlitt

Grace is available for each of us every day- our spiritual daily bread- but we’ve got to remember to ask for it with a grateful heart and not worry about whether there will be enough for tomorrow.
Quotation from Sarah Ban Breathnach

This is comic #700. I am grateful for every comment, every kind word, given over the last 2 1/2 years. Thank you so much for overlooking my faults and petty mistakes. I am blessed because of you.

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Preaching to the Choir

by Seraphine Khorana on February 9th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Preaching to the Choir

Does this pertain to you? We get along most of the time but it’s because I don’t always say what I feel. This relates not only to relationships, but also internally, when we talk to ourselves. It’s sometimes hard to find the right balance between honesty and harmony.

How to Stop Feeling Like Your Life Isn’t Good Enough (Wikihow.com)

Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds, he would have done better to preach to the cats.
Quotation from Rebecca West

It is a stupid goose that listens to the fox preach.
Quotation from a French proverb

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HTTP500 – Internal Server Error

by Seraphine Khorana on December 18th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
HTTP500 – Internal Server Error

This is my 500th comic.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.
Quotation from C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

I thank all who have loved me in their hearts,
With thanks and love from mine. Deep thanks to all
Who paused a little near the prison-wall
To hear my music in its louder parts
Ere they went onward, each one to the mart’s
Or temple’s occupation, beyond call.
But thou, who, in my voice’s sink and fall
When the sob took it, thy divinest Art’s
Own instrument didst drop down at thy foot
To hearken what I said between my tears,
Instruct me how to thank thee! Oh, to shoot
My soul’s full meaning into future years,
That they should lend it utterance, and salute
Love that endures, from Life that disappears!
Poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese

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Pentheraphobia (Kansas: Part 5)

by Seraphine Khorana on June 16th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Pentheraphobia (Kansas: Part 5)

Pentheraphobia is an intense fear of Mother-in-Laws.
It’s the fear of things that (theoretically) pose no
actual danger. It’s kin to the fear of computer cookies,
singing karaoke, being medicated, or being
microchipped (labeled) by strangers or family.
Isn’t there also a phobia for waking up in strange places?

Pictures of Phobias (FreakingNews.com)
Pentheraphobia Treatment (phobia-fear-release.com)

“There are various forms of the disease in which the victim
is unable to say “No.” Some of these forms are more serious
than others, and often lead to electrocution or marriage.”
Quotation by Robert Benchley

I’m currently in Kansas on Holiday. I’ll be back soon.

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Hell Week, Part 6: Kiss of Death

by Seraphine Khorana on May 3rd, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 6: Kiss of Death

This completes Hell Week. I hope you enjoyed this series.

Learn How to Kiss (Wikihow.com)
What is the Kiss of Death? (Wikipedia.org)

“The kiss of Judas, I feel the lips on my cheek
The kiss of Judas, hold me once again
unkept promises, the night awaits, the act of confidence.”
Song by Stratovarious, The Kiss Of Judas

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Hell Week, Part 5: Judgement

by Seraphine Khorana on May 2nd, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 5: Judgement

I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
It’s my own private hell,
but I’ve decorated it to my satisfaction.

What is a Minced Oath? (phrases.org.uk)

“Mary Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.”
An old Nursery Rhyme (rhymes.org.uk)

Don’t forget tomorrow is A Fashion Show from Hell at 1:00pm SLT at Northland sim.

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Hell Week, Part 4: Unmasking Wrath

by Seraphine Khorana on May 1st, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 4: Unmasking Wrath

It’s hard for me to feel anger today, because
every year I send my mother flowers and a fruit
basket for May Day, and she’s not here anymore.

Anger Management: What Are You So Angry About? (Mayo Clinic)
If God Smites, Why Can’t We? (Beliefnet.com)

“Not with wrath do we kill, but with laughter.
Come, let us kill the spirit of gravity!”
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche,
Samtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe

“…Where sits our sulky, sullen dame,
Gathering her brows like gathering storm,
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.”
Poem by Robert Burns, Tam O’Shanter

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Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton

by Seraphine Khorana on April 30th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton

Mortal sins are done willfully and deliberately.
Gluttony is defined as lack of self-control.
But if I lack self-control, I’ll argue in Hell,
can I truly sin deliberately? It’s all so unfair.

What is a Mortal Sin? (SaintAquinas.com)
Wine Allows Guilt-Free Gluttony (BBC News)

“Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.”
Quotation from Proverbs 23:2

“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.”
Quotation from Peter DeVries, Comfort Me with Apples

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Hell Week, Part 2: Finding Pleasure in Lust

by Seraphine Khorana on April 29th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 2: Finding Pleasure in Lust

I’m overwhelmingly reasonable. I hate losing my sense of control.
That’s why Lust seems so appealing to me. Lust is a careless sin
one can feel good about (with apologies to those who feel otherwise).

Lust Dulls the Spiritual Senses (Whitestone Journal)
The Difference between Love, Lust & Marriage (The Humor Bin)

“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is
to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all.”
Quotation from Marquis de Sade,
L’Histoire de Juliette ou les Prospérités du Vice

“Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God.”
Quotation from St. Augustine, Enchiridion

“When, Goddess, thou liftst up thy wakened Head,
Out of the Mornings purple bed,
Thy Quire of Birds about thee play,
And all the joyful world salutes the rising day.”
Poem by Abraham Cowley, Hymn: To Light

Tomorrow: Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton.

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Hell Week, Part 1: Wrinkles

by Seraphine Khorana on April 28th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 1: Wrinkles

Another Wrinkle is when you realize you’ve lost your “Goth” credential
by visiting both Costco and Target the same day. You’ve gone past Go,
turned Middle Class, fallen through middle earth and slid far past Purgatory.
Your sad descent into “Ordinary” (otherwise known as Hell) is complete.

Slipshod Sally (custom bags)
Caroline Lange (wearable crochet art)

Today is Encore Seraphine’s **One Year Anniversary**

The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished Seraphine to the
Sixth Level of Hell for Heresy – to the wretched City of Dis!
Here is how Sera matched up against all the levels of Sin:

Level Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers) Very Low
Level 1 – Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) Low
Level 2 (Lustful) Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous) High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) Moderate
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) Low
Level 6 – The City of Dis (Heretics) Extreme
Level 7 (Violent) Very High
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) High
Level 9 – Cocytus (Treacherous) High

Take the Dante’s Inferno Hell Test <== It's what you deserve...

“O God,
let there be some surprise in heaven for him,
for no one but you could devise
anything suitable
for him,
so beautiful.”
Poem by Hilda Doolittle, The Master

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A Fashion Show from Hell

by Seraphine Khorana on April 26th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
A Fashion Show from Hell

Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 1:00pm SLT
Northland Sim, Second Life

Our next fashion show is coming up! We’ve created a scene
from Hell, with elements from Dante’s Inferno woven into the
script. Featuring Gothic themes and Darkness, we will be
showcasing alternative styles from several talented designers:

Beckenbauer Industries (Feri Beckenbauer)
Chaospire (Devyn Grimm)
Draconic Kiss (Draconic Lioncourt)
Gothic Dreams (Xulltana Lowell)
Marzipan’s Closet (Marzipan Malady)
Nocturnal Threads (Kaia Ennui)
Seide Tripp Designs (Seide Tripp) and
Serene Sensations (Soraya Blachere)

Voice Announcer October Hush will DJ this special event.
Derek Hotger Photography is the event photographer.
Dirjha Summers is the Backstage Manager, directing models
EmmZ Tzara, Kryptonia Paperdoll, Mango Splash, Missy
Wishbringer, Nyll Bergbahn, Roger Tripp and Mercy McNally.

YOU ARE INVITED to attend!

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