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Stolen motorcycle found after 34 years in N.J.

Print Jul 23rd, 2008 | NEWARK, N.J. -- Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford.

The Union County prosecutor's office says he learned it was stolen on Halloween 1974 in Providence, R.I., after he contacted Harley-Davidson for more information about the vehicle.

Prosecutor Theodore Romankow says Meistrell and several other prior owners never realized the motorcycle had been stolen, including the Voorhees man who was the recent seller.

Ebay will reimburse Meistrell under its policy protecting those who inadvertently buy stolen vehicles.

The original owner is being traced and no arrests have yet been made.


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I don't know what's worse, that it's been sold off repeatedly for 34 years or that the last owner was Voorhees

As you may have read previously in my journal, my aerial teacher's troupe (the ever-lovely and ever-bendy trapecia!), The Cabiri, is putting on their annual summer show this weekend - Gods of the Night! I know some of you are already coming (thanks, ladies!), but I think here are a few more people who haven't gotten all the info, and would be interested, so I'm pluggin' it here (and at my office, and my music fraternity, etc).

"This exciting new production will be a theatrical, aerial dance exploration of ancient Mesopotamian mythology with an emphasis on planetary deities." I have been through some rehearsals and it is really shaping up to be a fantastic show! I'm in a very tiny role as a Lost Soul in Inanna's Descent to the Underworld, so I get to shamble around the stage looking like death warmed over! But don't come see it because I'm in it (you won't hardly notice me anyway), but come see it because it is going to be AMAZING!


Tickets are still available at Brown Paper Tickets, and you can also buy them at the door. Tickets are very reasonably priced at $15, it supports local non-profit arts & culture, and I believe there is also an option for your ticket to go towards a couple of local charities.


Who would be interested in this? Anyone with an interest in ancient mythology, an appreciation for aerial and dance performance art, and looking for a nice evening entertainment. But it's not Disney-fied nice - leave the kiddies under age 12 at home!



The program notes will detail each act, but for those who are interested and perhaps aren't as familiar with the mythos of it all, I tracked down a couple of sites that detail Inanna's Descent through the Underworld. It will take the entire 2nd act of the performance and was noted at our last rehearsal that this is possibly one of the longest contiguous aerial pieces that the troupe leaders have done.

Her story is one of, if not THE earliest, resurrection myths.
Here is the Wiki on Inanna's descent, but I don't think it quite fits the version of the myth that we will be performing.

Here is a more accurate (for our purposes) Descent of Inanna, plus a philosophical analysis, about our own individual travels through the darkness.



And just to get your aerial juices flowing, here's a pretty tissu (fabric) piece I was watching on youtube (no, it's not from our show). It takes about a minute for it to become really clear, but I think the aerialist has some very pretty movements.



And we'll end with snippet of Hymnal Prayer of Enheduanna - The Adoration of Inanna of Ur

Queen of all the ME, Radiant Light,
Life-giving Woman, beloved of An (and) Urash,
Hierodule of An, much bejeweled,
Who loves the life-giving tiara, fit for High Priestesshood,
Who grasps in (her) hand, the seven ME,
My Queen, you who are the Guardian of All the Great ME,
You have lifted the ME, have tied the ME to Your hands,
Have gathered the ME, pressed the ME to Your breast.

You have filled the land with venom, like a dragon.

Vegetation ceases, when You thunder like Ishkur,
You who bring down the Flood from the mountain,
Supreme One, who are the Inanna of Heaven (and) Earth,
Who rain flaming fire over the land,
Who have been given the me by An,
Queen Who Rides the Beasts,
Who at the holy command of An, utters the (divine) words,
Who can fathom Your great rites!

...

The kingship of heaven has been seized by the woman (Inanna),
At whose feet lies the flood-land.
That woman (Inanna) so exalted,
who has made me tremble together the city (Ur),
Stay Her, let Her heart be soothed by me.
I, Enheduanna will offer supplications to Her,
My tears, like sweet drinks.
Will I proffer to the Holy Inanna, I will greet Her in peace,
Let not Ashimbabbar (Sin) be troubled.

...

Dearest Queen, Beloved of An,
Let your Holy heart, the Noble, return to me,
Beloved wife of Ushumgalanna (Dumuzi),
Great Queen of the Horizon and the Zenith,
The Anunna have prostrated themselves before you.
Although at birth You were the younger sister,
How much greater You have become than the Anunna,
the Great Gods!
The Anunna kiss the ground before You.
It is not my verdict that has been completed,
it is a strange verdict that has been turned into my verdict,
The fruitful bed has been abolished,
(So that) I have not interpreted to man the commands of Ningal.
For me, the Radiant En of Nanna,
May your heart be soothed, You who are the Queen beloved of An.

I have longish hair, and I shed, don't we all?

The other weekend my mother was changing my little girl's diaper and noticed a hair in there that was unmistakably mine.  She mentioned for the umpteenth time the story of how she cut her gorgeous long hair when she started finding her own sheddings in my older sister's diapers.

I just found another of my hairs in itsy's diaper.

the debate.. Would you do it?  Would you cut your lovely and favored long hair in this circumstance to a shorter style that may not shed as much?

"I really wish you'd wear clothes more often."

My co-workers do not approve of my shenanigans. I transferred it to a clear Miracle Whip container. Thinking about buying a small glass terrarium for it.

She's here and she's a tiny thing. 7lbs 9.5oz at birth, down to 7lbs today. She has the tinest little features and she's very quiet.

She was born Monday at 6:15pm and we just came home a few hours ago. I took refuge at the hospital so that I could just snuggle her and rest.

I'll post more later tonight :)

The last three posts on my friends list are about coffee. From more than one poster, even. And they all use black & white icons. Wow, how narrow is my friends-view?

I for one encourage writing about coffee. It is a wonderful thing.

through a series of events i have found myself a member of some random guy's hot air balloon crew.


i love my life. i really, really do.

BOB VANCE - VANCE REFRIGERATION

BOB VANCE - VANCE REFRIGERATION

BOB VANCE - VANCE REFRIGERATION

So, what line of work are you in, Bob?

C. 1934



Huzzah! Huzzah for the shopkeep!

Okay. So it's now about 20 hours or so since they popped that coil of hormoney goodness into my little sac of pain. I was *right* in the middle of a period when they did this. Bleeding, cramps, the whole nine yards. Here are the phases I've gone through in the past day:

Phase One: Coming Out of Anaesthetic

- Cramping around the implant. Painful, sore, and every time I get a full bladder or colon, it presses against the uterus and HURTS LIKE FRIGGING HELL.
- Wooziness from the drugs. I was given some opioid that began with the letter "T", Teh... Try... something. I don't remember - I asked when I was coming out of anaesthetic. (Don't ask me why I ask these questions - I'm too curious or something).
- Mood dips as the drugs wore off.


Phase Two: Sitting Around At Home Getting Used To Shit

- More cramping, yay! No, it's really fucking hurting now.
- Sharp pains start joining in around my abdomen. It's just like the pains I had when I was coming out of the last general I had when I had the laparoscopy. I remember Dr. Karen telling me that it's common with opioids to feel sore in the guts when coming off them.
- Still tired as hell.

Phase Three: What The Hell Is My Body Up To Now?!

- Cramping has subsided (for now).
- Sharp pains have taken over. All through my abdomen is killing me.
- Back is starting to hurt - that is really weird. Back pain, from shoulder-blades to dip in middle of back.
- I've stopped bleeding. There's no period blood. I don't know if this is my usual 'pause' in the middle of my period, or whether my poor uterus has gone into shock.


So yes... this Mirena thing is surely an adventure. O_O Hopefully things will improve from here on in. I really want this to work. I want to have a shot at getting busy with things again.

also, check ryans lj (synx) to see what else is broken.

my hard drive is crashing and i haven't been able to get on my computer all day. If any one needs to reach me text my cell phone.