| LJ Notification! Mostly Friends' Only From Now on |
[Dec. 31st, 2020|12:03 pm] |
Hey.
So, from now on, the majority of my journal posts will be Friends' Only, to combat the influx of Russian LJs that having begun randomly adding me to bot the hell outta my journal.
So, if we actually know each other, and you'd like a deeper look into my personal life, please leave me a comment on this post and I'll add you as a friend, and enter you in the appropriate filter levels.
If you don't know me, and you'd like to get into my private stuff, leave me a well-thought-out comment to this post, and if you pass my stringent screening process, I'll let you into the good stuff. Or not. If your comment is not in English, French, or Spanish, I won't be able to understand it, and I won't bother booting up Babelfish for a translation.
Also, if you're a bot? Suck it. |
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| Welcome to a Dance! Filter - My history to date. |
[Apr. 6th, 2009|12:58 pm] |
So, I've finally decided it's time to talk about my vision of dance as an art form, and how it has changed recently.
This is a pretty big step for me. I've been dancing since I was six, and I've got a lot of experience in a lot of facets of dance, but I never would have labeled myself "dancer" until a few years ago.
There's a lot going on, and and I'd like to both express my private thoughts on the subject and get outside input on my perspective.
To that end, I've created a Dance! Filter, wherein I shall post about such things that strike my interest about dance in my specific, and dance as a whole. If you click on the link above, and it doesn't re-direct you to my welcome post, and you think it should, please a leave a comment below explaining why you think it should. Comments are screened. |
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| My home, love it or leave it. |
[Apr. 1st, 2009|07:35 pm] |
The scene: A few moments ago, Jer goofing with the doggboys in the other room, while Bec works on the Mac in the library.
Jer: "NananananananaDITKO! NananananananaDITKO!"
(Ditko frolics merrily about, inordinately pleased by the attention, and vents his ecstasy on the nearest dog toys.)
Jer: "NanananananananaROPEBONE! NananananananaBEAVER!"
Bec: (silence)
(ETA)Jer: "You know what would make a cool team-up? Ropebone and beaver."
Bec: *splorfle*
Jer: "You're thinking naughty thoughts, aren't you! What's wrong with ROPEBONE and BEAVER??"
Bec: "Well, it's so Eats, Shoots, and Leaves in the text in my head." |
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| I heart Mike Rowe's voice. |
[Apr. 1st, 2009|06:46 pm] |
Hearing him say "manometer" is surprisingly thrilling.
Also, Sarah saying "Manometer!" immediately prompts a "Doo doo, doo-doo-doo!" from me, leading to another "Manometer!", leading to a second "Doo doo, doo-doo-doo!" from me.... and then, chortling for a few seconds at our common massive Muppetlove.
I really, really enjoy my home's level of geekery and humor. Ahhh, my Tremonsters. |
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| BPAL : Dragon's Milk |
[Mar. 24th, 2009|08:16 pm] |
Two in one day! Whooooo!
(Actually, I'm remarkably bored at work.)
Dragon's Milk : I acquired this imp quite some time ago, back when I first ordered BPAL, and never got around to trying it out. Now that I have, though, I'm glad I tried it while I'm recording my experimental process - as it turns out, this is a pretty nice scent. On the site, this perfume oil is described as "dragon's blood resin and honeyed vanilla". I'm not sure what dragon's blood resin smells like, only that it used to be used as a dye, and in incenses, laquers, and medicines, and thus I'm a bit hampered in my assessment of the layers of scent notes in this perfume oil. In the bottle, there's a very strong woodish/fruity/spicy/sweet scent, VERY strong, and a bit off-putting. Upon first wearing, the "resin" part of the scent is the dominant note, smelling sort of berry-like and soapy and woody/spicy, losing the offputting aspect to the melange that I noticed in the bottle. After a while, the resin mellows out and allows the honey and vanilla to blend into the overall scent, a very nice and rather sexy combo of scentplay. After an hour or so, the resin mellows even more, fading back to a very soft whiff of resin, leaving the honey and vanilla as the dominant scents.
Overall, I like this scent a great deal, far more than I first thought I would. It's a bit strong on the first dabbing, but after about 15 minutes or so, it smooths out and becomes a much more sexy scent than it first appeared to be when sniffed in the bottle. Still not better than O or Nanny Ashtoreth, but far better than some of the BPAL scents I've tried out recently.
Dragon's Milk : Win. |
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| BPAL : Nefertiti |
[Mar. 24th, 2009|12:07 pm] |
Boy, it's been a while since I've done one of these.
Nefertiti : One of the free imps included in my order, I wouldn't have ordered this, based on the description. On the site, this perfume oil is described as "Egyptian iris and olibanum with red and white sandalwood, soft myrrh and a breath of North African herbs." See? See right at the beginning there? Iris = Flowers. I don't usually like floral scents - the process by which attar is derived from flowers to use in perfumes changes the chemical composition of the scent esters enough that the attar generally smells dead or wrong to me. At first, Nefertiti was no exception. In the bottle, the iris scent is overpowering the rest of the scents, and upon first dabbing, the iris is still overpowering. After a bit, the iris drops back, and the myrrh and olibanum come up more strongly. This pleases me, as one of the few fond childhood memories I have of church incorporates the scents of myrrh and olibanum/frankincense, but I don't really want to smell like a church. Within a couple hours, the myrrh/olibanum picks up more of the sandalwood base, and the "herbs" never really put in a whiff on me.
This is.... an okay scent. It's not overwhelmingly strong, and I like a lot of the base notes, but for some reason, this scent doesn't jive with me very well. Perhaps it's the "iris". I'm putting this in the trade/giveaway pile - I just don't see me wearing this again.
Nefertiti : Meh. Ok. |
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| Socially Constructive Memeage : Electric Luvaloo |
[Mar. 23rd, 2009|11:31 am] |
So, last week, I decided to revitalize a meme that I enjoy a great deal - A Socially Constructive Meme! Anyone who's anyone who needs a bit of ego-boosting should totally participate. Instructions follow...
To wit...
"I'm reviving this meme, because I like doing it, and I think everyone could use more love in their life.
Awesome! Let me love all over you!
1. Reply to this post if you want me to tell you how cool you are.
2. Watch my journal over the next few days for a post just about you and why I adore you. (May be more then one person to a post in order to avoid spamming everyone.)
3. Post these instructions in your journal and give your friends a much needed dose of love and adoration."
And now, THE LOVE!
( dylia )
( xhollydayx )
( sophocles )
I'm still accepting applicants - if you want some luvvin' from me, just ask! |
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| HI new peoples! |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|01:52 pm] |
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
Greetings and salutations to all that have added me as of late! You probably got here from a post involving linkage by Ferrett, or Cat, and while I'm pleased that my readership has gone up, I also feel a bit odd that I don't know any of y'all.
So why don't you say hello and tell me a bit about yourself? |
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| Socially Constructive Memeage. |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|01:27 pm] |
I'm reviving this meme, because I like doing it, and I think everyone could use more love in their life.
Awesome! Let me love all over you!
1. Reply to this post if you want me to tell you how cool you are.
2. Watch my journal over the next few days for a post just about you and why I adore you. (May be more then one person to a post in order to avoid spamming everyone.)
3. Post these instructions in your journal and give your friends a much needed dose of love and adoration. |
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| When All Four Quarters Come Together... |
[Mar. 18th, 2009|08:54 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | cleveland culture, ego, event, henna, maps, mehistory, palimpsest, photos, polylove | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Home, second floor | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  artistic | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Will Ferrell : You're Welcome, America with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) moominmuppet | ] |
... the magic happens. It was wonderful and fantastic and enthralling, what with creating this art and bringing it to our skins, and seeing it on us, and becoming a part of the mosaic of Palimpsest, makes me thrilled and tingly right down to my toes. A warm, heartfelt beam of gratitude goes out to Ferrett and Cat, for their most excellent write-ups and linkage, and to Gini for the extra pimpage, and Jeremy for the pictures. You are all precious, gleaming folken who make me feel special and help me be an artist. Thank you.
Our four quarters of a map....
... brought together. (Sort of - the lineup could be better.)
But it's really really hard to get them to line up!
In the end, though, we all come together, mapmaker and archivist and shaper and builder and progenitor, to share our love of the City. |
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