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More than merely a Username, The Hermit, Tarot Key IX, is a reflection of all that I am and all that I hope to be. Both the positive and negative aspects of my personality are indicated by the Archetype, and there are other, more arcane, connections, as well.

Common descriptors for The Hermit:
*Introspection, Silence, Guidance, Reflection
*Solitude, Looking inward, Reclusion, Being quiet
*Inner search, Deep understanding, Isolation
*Distance, Retreat, Philosophical attitude

~~The Lamp~~
If I can bear your love like a lamp before me
As I go down the long steep Road of Darkness
I shall not fear the everlasting shadows
Nor cry in terror.

If I can find out God, then I shall find Him
If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly
Knowing how well on earth your loved sufficed me.
A lamp in darkness.
(Sara Teasdale)

EDIT: What the heck is going on here? I leave for a little bit, and when I come back, YouTube is falling apart. Half my playlist and favorites links are broken, YouTube is "cracking down" on copyright infringements, and major labels are pulling rights to their videos (it seems almost surreal that neither Linkin Park's "In The End" nor Disturbed's "Stricken" is on YouTube; even the video owners refuse to post them! I can only assume they are selling them on a DVD set somewhere, and are afraid that the ability to view freely will diminish DVD sales).

So now YouTube seems to be splitting into two distinct video types: 1) commercially-released videos to advertise a product, and 2) a kind of video-masturbation where people sit in front of their webcams and "blog" about whatever pops into their heads (at best; at worst they may dance for us, sing for us, or even perform a little skit for us).

So there's really not too much here anymore for the average viewer. It's a convenient way to watch a music video or a movie trailer, if the corporations that own them will bless us with the privilege. The second type no one really watches... blogs with pretty girls will get views (and dirty comments), but the rest are virtually ignored.

So, I'm now getting this channel cleaned up, deleting dead links (which is quite a chore!) and keeping what little is left, for as long as it is allowed (the entire Garbage playlist was removed, as virtually every video had been taken down from YouTube). There's no doubt much has changed, and clearly not for the better. My guess is that this is what happens when a grass-roots company goes global.

ANOTHER EDIT: Sadly, if you think this restrictive, MySpace is even worse! MySpace just blocked one of my slides and banned me from uploading completely. So as bad as this seems, it's not the worst. I guess take what we can get, boys, until they cut us off entirely.