Galena

@Galena (9110)

Age 44

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Home Shrines

Galena @Galena (9110) 21 Jul 11

does anyone else have a shrine in their home? who is it to, and what do you do to decorate it and make it special? I have a shrine to Papa Legba in my kitchen, and it completely changes the mood as you walk into my home. it...

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irresponsible advertising of incontinence products

Galena @Galena (9110) 13 Jul 11

this is something that's really annoyed me lately. adverts for incontinence products that make out that it's perfectly normal to wet yourself when you laugh or sneeze. the Tena lady adverts are particularly bad. "go on....

advertising

health issue

incontinence

irresponsible advertising

woman

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does anyone have any personal experince with the Lwa?

Galena @Galena (9110) 12 Jun 11

just out of interest. basically for a short summary. for many years I have been a Polytheistic and Pantheistic Pagan, following a Traditional Witchcraft path, but increasingly aware of the parallels between my ancestral path...

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Treme. any other fans out there?

Galena @Galena (9110) 5 Jun 11

anyone else a fan of the excellent HBO series, Treme. I recently bought the DVD boxset, despite not having seen the programme, on the strength of good friends telling me I'd love it. and they were right. I'm only five...

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Being Human Series 3 finale. where will it go from here? poss. spoilers

Galena @Galena (9110) 14 Mar 11

so series three of being Human ended on a dramatic event that completely changes everything. I've been watching Being Human since the Pilot, many years ago now. I didn't think that series two was as good as the first series,...

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super sweet sixteen

Galena @Galena (9110) 19 Feb 11

quite entertaining as a programme, but does anyone else wonder if when they grow up they'll be embarassed by how pathetically they're obsessed with what other people will think? they have all that money to have an amazing...

embarassed

my super sweet sixteen

needy

pathetic

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in your country, what gets left out for Father Christmas

Galena @Galena (9110) 10 Dec 10

in the UK it's traditional to leave out a glass of sherry and a Mince Pie for father Christmas. with a carrot for the reindeer. in Discworld, they leave the Hogfather sherry and a Pork Pie. I gather that in America they...

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a Non Christian Christmas isn't shallow and materialistic

Galena @Galena (9110) 10 Dec 10

a lot of people seem to think that Christmas is EITHER treated as a religious festival OR shallow and materialistic. well let me tell you that those aren't the only approaches to Christmas. you don't have to celebrate the birth...

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why do people drop litter?

Galena @Galena (9110) 20 Jul 10

in the uk at the moment, there is a lot of concern about the problem with litter, and the cost of it being cleared. and it really makes me wonder WHY anyone would do it? often you actually see people dropping their rubbish...

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getting to grips with a bat detector.

Galena @Galena (9110) 20 Jul 10

if anyone out there has any useful hints or tips to get the most out of it, then it would be good. I have the Magenta bat4, which is a heterodyne detector. I'm having a fair bit of fun with it. yesterday evening we were...

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is anyone here a bat warden?

Galena @Galena (9110) 28 May 10

I just received my training pack to train to be a bat warden, so I've spent the evening filling in forms, and next week I'll be getting my rabies vaccinnationsn started and sending off all my forms, then hopefully getting in touch...

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when listening to music on headphones....

Galena @Galena (9110) 24 Mar 09

do you check that the L is in the left ear and the R in the right?

headphones

music

stereo

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Wire Men

Galena @Galena (9110) 19 Feb 09

just wondering if anyone else has ever heard of them. they are small, agressive, spiteful, and smell like electricity only a handful of people I know have ever heard of them (through experience of them) and it does seem to...

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which one would you buy, Designer, Affordable or Ego Sized....?

Galena @Galena (9110) 18 Feb 09

okay, it's fairly common knowledge that most of the clothes you can buy on the high street are actually made by the very same suppliers. these suppliers supply both cheap shops and more expensive shops with products of the same...

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which loction was more painful to have tattooed?

Galena @Galena (9110) 24 Jan 09

on Friday I had my second tattoo. the one on my back didn't really hurt at all, it just felt scratchy. but this one was on my foot, and it really hurt. I absolutely love it though, its gorgeous. so I was wondering. where are...

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finally out in the UK!

Galena @Galena (9110) 19 Dec 08

I went to see it earlier today (the first availiable showing near me) and had a great time. I was really impressed with it as an adaptation of the books, and just as charming. great fun. so yes, I'm happy. for ages I was...

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being tagged for "mature content"

Galena @Galena (9110) 14 Nov 08

I do hope that wasn't just because my discussion included the word Pagan. *watches tags*

watches

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Klaatu..........Verata...............

Galena @Galena (9110) 3 Nov 08

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I have just watched this film again.....

Galena @Galena (9110) 28 Sep 08

and it's easily one of the best films of the past ten years. it's just stunning.

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