Ex-Themestream Author - Caroline Seawright

Ex-Themestream Author - Caroline Seawright

My sympathy goes out to everyone with friends and family who might have been involved in New York or Washington DC... It was so unbelievable what was happening, and even I (out here in Australia) still feel in shock at the disgusting, evil acts that were committed. My prayers are for everyone affected.

And I condemn the actions of every single person who have decided that they should attack middle eastern people (and children!) in their community, and the sick cheering of those people who revel in the thousands of deaths in America. It must NOT be tolerated!

Now that TS has gone any shut down, and is refusing to pay me the US$344.08c that they owe me for writing these articles (I will be looking into that theft), I have moved all of my copyrighted articles here.

Enjoy reading for free, and not having to sign up for anything! ^_^

One favour I do ask, please e-mail your comments about the articles to kunoichi@thekeep.org because it's your comments that keep me writing!

As you can guess, my name is Caroline Seawright (also known as 'Kunoichi' or 'Kun-chan' for short.)

On the author's page, all it says about me is this:

"Full time worker, part time traveler, anime and manga lover and HTML programmer!"

Now for some other information about me! Well, I do work full time, as a HTML programmer (though I love HTML, I wasn't paid what I was worth, as well as... well, read the HTML programmer article to see. -_- But this was a number of years ago and I've got a better job, now!! Now I'm working as a Content Editor/Web Project Manager for various websites.

I've written a short HTML Lesson 1, HTML Lesson 2, HTML Lesson 3, HTML Lesson 4, HTML Lesson 5 and HTML Lesson 6 for those intereseted in learning HTML ...And the drink that I drink to survive at work... it's not alcoholic!) But I work to save money for travel! (And I go online to earn various travel-related points! And earning EmailCash if you're an Aussie!)

I'd love to see the world! So far, other than travel within my home country of Australia, I've been to America, Japan and the UK (England and Scotland). Alright, I was only in the UK as a child. And I was only in Japan for a day near Kansai airport (I'd have loved to go and see Kyoto and Tokyo and all over Japan and the geisha and taikomochi and the onsens and the ryoukan and the temples and everything!) and way too many hours stuck in Narita airport... but I have been to America! (Though with the current state of the AUD-USD, I don't think I'll be able to afford it any more! Argh!!! And now that Themestream is refusing to pay me the US$344.08c they owe me, I will have to dip into my savings to pay for my hotel in the USA!!!) More recently, I have been to Sweden, Scotland, England and this time, Florida in America.

My travel articles in the US cover Hawaii (so beautiful there - I wish I could live in Maui!), the south west of the US (California, Arizona and Nevada), LA (and all the touristy things one does there as well as the anime convention I go to every year - '98, '99, 2000 and 2001). And a special one, specifically on my day at the Grand Canyon!

Within Australia (Melbourne is my home city, actually!), I've got two articles on the two anime conventions we've had here - Manifest '99 and Manifest '00! I did go to WorldCon when it was here, but I've got to get around to scanning in the images, and writing it up first...

As you can tell, besides travelling, I love anime. ^_^

I've written various fanfics on one of my most favourite anime (well, manga, actually - the comic format. I don't like the anime version as much!), Ranma 1/2 - Ranma 1/2 - Changes, Ranma Nibunnoichi - Passion Spice ... ? and Ranma 1/2 - Tainted Love. There's a heck of a lot more on my fanfics web page! Though not a fanfic, I've also written up about Ranma 1/2 as a satire on Japanese Society and a quick guide to Little Known Ranma Characters. These are only a small sample of the anime fanfics I've written. The majority of them are for mature readers, so they're only found on my personal web site. (Despite the fact that they all have a plot and characterisation! Not all mature stories are junk, even if I do say so myself! Speaking of which, here is a little 55 word story and an alphabetic order poem which you might find of interest!)

I've even written a Red Dwarf fanfic... Red Dwarf's a great show, though I'm not really fond of the new Kochanski. When I get the original character stuck in my head, seeing a new character taking the "real" one's place just annoys me. ;p But thank goodness Rimmer's (played by Chris Barrie) back! Yay!! (And there might be a Red Dwarf movie soon...) British comedies are cool - have a look at The Goodies, too!

I also have a special fondness for Egyptology. I've even started a column (which is being featured in the History section on Themestream) on this topic:

Here are a list of the Egyptian Hieroglyph Lessons, so far:

Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 1
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 2 (Part I)
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 2 (Part II)
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 3 (Part I)
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 3 (Part II)
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 3 (Part III)
Learning Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Lesson 4 (Part I)

Here are my other Egyptology Column articles:

Hathor, Goddess of Love, Music and Beauty...
To the Land of the West
Hatshepsut, Female Pharaoh of Egypt
Nephthys, Sister of Isis, Mistress of the House...
Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance, Order...
Women in Ancient Egypt
Bast, Perfumed Protector, Cat Goddess...
Ammut, Great of Death, Eater of Hearts, The Devourer...
Ancient Egyptian Alcohol
The Ancient Egyptian Number System
The Ancient Egyptian Concept of the Soul
Nefertem, God of Perfume, Water Lily of the Sun...
Ancient Egyptian Sexuality
Sekhmet, Powerful One, Sun Goddess, Destructor...
Tales of Magic in Ancient Egypt
The Book of the Dead
Isis, Sister of Nephthys, Mistress of Magic...
Upper Egyptian Neolithic and Predynastic Religion and Rulers
Meskhenet, Goddess of the Birth Brick and Childbirth...
Heqet, Frog Headed Goddess of Childbirth...
The Animals of Ancient Egypt
Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt
Seshat, Female Scribe, Goddess of Writing Measurement...
Thoth, God of the Moon, Magic and Writing...
Nut, Sky Goddess, Mother of the Gods...
Hapi, God of the Nile, Fertility, the North and South...
The Inundation
Nun and Naunet, Deities of Chaos and Water...
Min, God of Fertility, Power and the Eastern Desert...
Renenutet, Goddess of Suckling, the Name and Protection...
Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment...
Taweret, Goddess-Demoness of Birth, Rebirth and the Northern Sky...
Anubis, God of Embalming and Guide and Friend of the Dead...
The Egyptian 'Lotus' - Nymphaea Caerulea, the Blue Water Lily
Khnum, Potter God of the Inundation Silt and Creation...
Shesmu, Demon-God of the Wine Press, Oils and Slaughterer of the Damned...
Set, God of Storms, Slayer of Apep, Equal to and Rival of Horus...
Nekhbet, Goddess of Upper Egypt, Childbirth and Protector of Pharaoh...
Wadjet, Goddess of Lower Egypt, Papyrus, and Protector of Pharaoh...
Tefnut, Goddess of Moisture and the Moon, and Dryness and the Sun...
Ptah, God of Craftsmen, Rebirth and Creation...
Geb, God of the Earth, In the Earth and Under the Earth...
Anqet, The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan...
Satet, Archer-Goddess of the Inundation and the Nile Cataracts...
Shu, Holder of the Sky, God of the Air, Wind, Sunlight and Protection...
Maahes, God of War and Protection, The Leonine Lord of Slaughter...
Nit, Goddess of Weaving, War, Hunting and the Red Crown, Creator Deity, Mother of Ra...
Sobek, God of Crocodiles, Power, Protection and Fertility...
Serqet, Goddess of Scorpions and Venemous Creatures, Magical Protection and the Afterlife...
Meretseger, Goddess of Punishment and Mercy, Protectress of the Necropolis Under the Peak of the West...
Nehebkau, God who Joined the Ka to the Body, God of Protection and Magic...
Mut, Mother Goddess of the New Kingdom, Wife of Amen, Vulture Goddess...
Headdresses of the Ancient Egyptian Deities...
Heh and Hauhet, Deities of Infinity and Eternity...
Amentet, Goddess of the Dead, Personification of the West...
Kek and Kauket, Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night...
The Sons of Horus - Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef and Qebehsenuef...
Shai, God of Fate and Destiny...
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Egypt...
Iabet, Cleanser of Ra, Personification of the East...
Mehet-Weret, Celestial Cow, Goddess of Waters, Creation and Rebirth...
Sopdet, Goddess of Sirius, New Year and Inundation...
Apep, Water Snake-Demon of Chaos, Enemy of Ra...

Don't forget to read my article on Egyptology Reference Books!

Oh, and Do You Have Egyptian Photos that I could use on my site?!

One day I do hope to visit Egypt... ^_^

There's a whole heck of a lot of other things that I've written... about how I don't like guns (the parents who raised this hate-filled, gun-loving child should be ashamed of themselves!) or rebel union members or people telling me that I spell my Japanese (in English letters) incorrectly. I do not like being messed about with when I book my overseas holiday, especially since it's a heck of a lot of money that people are messing around with!!! I am also especially sick of the people who create e-mail virus'! About web pages that I do like (including AllAdvantage (which now, unfortunately, seems to be going down the drain, unless you like sweepstakes rather than surf-for-cash... and they're trying to scam us?!) and Sinfest), my own personal take on guys who take female characters online the MUCK that I hang out on. Oh, and I love the Japanese tea ceremony... and I quite enjoy wearing Japanese footwear, too...

I have an interest in ninjutsu (hence the name 'kunoichi'), even though I'm not actually a ninja. I just read about ninjutsu in books and on websites... and in movies, too! Oh, I'm thinking about doing Wing Chun Kung Fu, as there is a school near my new work place! And went and I survived my first Wing Chun lesson!! Supposedly helping chi (ki) in the body so you stop ageing and your scars and illnesses are healed, I'm trying out Alex Chiu's 'Immortality' Rings and publishing a weekly diary of how these supposed medical wonders affect me.

I am also a Christian - I am a Baptist (compared to what I've heard of American Baptists, we're pretty liberal! I mean, we (the 18+ people) wear jeans and casual wear to church on Sunday mornings!) and go to Beaumaris Baptist Church. I was baptised there on Feb 12th 2006.

I like aromatherapy (massages, essential oils for the burners, things like that), and one scent that I wish they'd make into an essential oil would be Christmas Tree scent! (I love Christmas!)

On Monday nights, I go RPGing at a friend's place... I haven't actually written any articles about that, but here's some about Arcarnacon and Conquest, the Melbourne RPG conventions I have been to! I also play Camarilla role playing games, and have been on a road trip to a Cam game in Adelaide!

Oh, and I love Chocolate Fondue, French Chocolate Candies and other sweets, such as Scottish Tablet... I also love Japanese cuisine and trying new foods (as long as they are not even slightly jelly like. Bleh. Hate the consistency of those foods - it feels icky and I can't eat them!) But here's one of my own lunch recipe, when I didn't know what I wanted to eat, one weekend - Kunoichi's Spiced Cashew Rice!

One of my favourite authors is Robert Jordan, who writes The Wheel of Time series. I'm interested in finding out who killed Asmodean, since the author himself refuses to say...

And I've even met Gillian Anderson from the X-Files! (Well... close enough - you'll see what happened when you read the article!) I've also got an X-Files Writing Challenge happening, so why not enter it? Here's my entry - Vyolasyon!

I write on Themestream, because I love it, and find it a heck of a lot of fun. I get to share my thoughs on things, and share information on subjects I love. (And get paid for it!) That's great. ^_^

Check out the rest of my site for more of my interests and stories, as well as RPGing photos, holiday photos and much, much more!

And here's my "Open Letter to ThemeStream" about their cutting 90% of everyone's revenue. But that matters little, now, because they refuse to pay me the US$344.08c they owe me, the thieves.

Thanks for reading!

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PS - One favour I do ask, please e-mail your comments about the articles to kunoichi@thekeep.org because it's your comments that keep me writing! Oh, and can you check out my other articles?

I've added a new search function to make it easier for you to find information in my articles!

© Caroline Seawright 2000