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I had a dream that was a combination of swashbuckling adventure, 16th century british court intrigue and romance, set against the backdrop of venice done by the Miami vice creative team. It was bizarre and featured Alicia Silverstone as a young Queen Elizabeth.

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Oh yeah, another faery reading, another appearance by Ta'Om.

God help you if you are a phoenix, and you dare to rise up from the ash

You are Form 0, Phoenix: The Eternal.

"And The Phoenix's cycle had reached
zenith, so he consumed himself in fire. He
emerged from his own ashes, to be forever
immortal."

Some examples of the Phoenix Form are Quetzalcoatl
(Aztec), Shiva (Indian), and Ra-Atum
(Egyptian).
The Phoenix is associated with the concept of life,
the number 0, and the element of fire.
His sign is the eclipsed sun.

As a member of Form 0, you are a determined
individual. You tend to keep your sense of
optomism, even through tough times and have a
positive outlook on most situations. You have
a way of looking at going through life as a
journey that you can constantly learn from.
Phoenixes are the best friends to have because
they cheer people up easily.


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Heinlein's list (gotten from nomadboi)

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert Heinlein

Okay, let's do a checklist version.
1.change a diaper-check, done it
2.plan an invasion-never done in real life, but simulated
3.butcher a hog-nope, though if pressed, I could
4.conn a ship-I can sail a sailboat, even without a wheel
5.design a building-probably not well
6.write a sonnet-done it
7.balance accounts-done it
8.build a wall-done it, I used to be a carpenter's assistant
9.set a bone-first age merit badge
10.comfort the dying-never had to, think I could do it
11.take orders-done it in business context
12.give orders-done it as HST
13.cooperate-yup
14.act alone-most of the time I do
15.solve equations-yes
16.analyze a new problem-sure, why not
17.pitch manure-done it
18.program a computer-I'm a bit out of practice, but I used to know Visual Basic well enough to make a character creation program
19.cook a tasty meal-wrote a cookbook
20.fight efficiently-efficiently enough
21.die gallantly-I haven't been called on to do this yet.