Loup Garrou or Tatjyana Novikov, I am not. Not yet. But I’m getting closer. Even if Loup was a classic style boxer, and Tatjyana’s style is informal and self-described as ‘Norden street prostitute’. Regardless, I returned to a slightly more formal training regiment today and it was good. Difficult but good. My previous instructor isn’t [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Cybeline, Jacqueline Carey, kickboxing, Santa Olivia, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Jade's Diary

But first our top story. Dentist says my teeth are in excellent shape. *smiles* Which is good because Germany advances to the Round of 16 and that makes me smile. Actually Germany beating Ghana 1-0 and heading towards the Ro16 is probably the biggest news as it just happened. After the ref was a fucking [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Cybele, Cybeline, Germany, Stephen Harper, The Great Goddess, World Cup
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade' Kinks, Jade's Diary

I’ve been thinking a lot, maybe having an existential crisis of sorts. I don’t have anyone to talk to at the moment, so I’m writing here. I’m not sure how much I’ll write, I’m not really sure this is the place, but fuck it. That hasn’t stopped me before. Welcome to the Jade show presented [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybeline, Fables
Filed under: Jade's Diary

I’m coming back from a tutorial (short class to discuss what was covered in the lecture, often informal) and we got talking about superstitions and rituals. The idea was to reflect on the popular culture and beliefs of the Victorian age, and how they relate to us today. Or how we’re doing the same thing [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybele, Cybeline, Kushiel's Legacy, The Great Goddess, The Lady General
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary

For reasons I can’t explain, I feel more religious and at ease at night than the day. While it’s not a perfect theory, it was suggested that it’s because night is when the moon is out. Could very well be, and it makes a decent title for this post. At least the last couple of [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Attis, Cybele, Cybeline, Gallae, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith