It's flooding here in the Northeast. Nothing to rival the horror of New Orleans. There are, however, people in boats. In the streets.
I remember reading that before the tsunami hit, animals discreetly hightailed it to dry land. Gotta love the animal 6th sense. The one that humans' overdeveloped prefrontal cortex eclipses so completely, we all drown.
But I digress. The water table is high...
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I remember reading that before the tsunami hit, animals discreetly hightailed it to dry land. Gotta love the animal 6th sense. The one that humans' overdeveloped prefrontal cortex eclipses so completely, we all drown.
But I digress. The water table is high...
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Went to a show last night for the first time in forever. I had to see The Blow live. It was wierd having to sit in a chair off to the side (I'm in heart failure - yay) while everyone went crazy dancing. Just a few years ago that was me out there in the middle of the insanity, forgetting myself.
Still, it was awesome...
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Still, it was awesome...
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twinkie:
Hee heee heee 
Ach. I used to go to shows all the time. Now I don't know how 1) I afforded it 2) was able to stand up for 4 hrs in a row.
Old age. Ye have overcome me!
I am going to have to take a BJ workshop from you.
Ach. I used to go to shows all the time. Now I don't know how 1) I afforded it 2) was able to stand up for 4 hrs in a row.
Old age. Ye have overcome me!
I am going to have to take a BJ workshop from you.
january1982:
hell yeah! good for you! 
When speaking became too difficult for her, I tell Dr. Richtor at our first meeting, I began to know the moods of Mom's face as a cocktail waitress each of her tables; which needed clearing, tending refreshing . . .
I live in my grandmother's house. Just for now. Just passing through for a few months. Now that I'm here I can't believe that she...
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I live in my grandmother's house. Just for now. Just passing through for a few months. Now that I'm here I can't believe that she...
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ck:
interesting
twinkie:
Older relatives are filled with such mysteries!
My grandfather allegedly wrote his "memoirs" on napkins and receipts, but when my mother and her sisters went to read them after he died, they discovered his writing was in code. I'm so intrigued!!! The sisters won't talk about it much, though, which is even weirder.
I did not consider the pedophile angle with regard to the ice cream. I LIKE IT!
My grandfather allegedly wrote his "memoirs" on napkins and receipts, but when my mother and her sisters went to read them after he died, they discovered his writing was in code. I'm so intrigued!!! The sisters won't talk about it much, though, which is even weirder.
I did not consider the pedophile angle with regard to the ice cream. I LIKE IT!
I spend such huge chunks of time alone that I sometimes fear I will end up like Jodie Foster's character in the movie _Nell_.
Alone, I've always been the only child sitting in the corner, twisting clay and hush-whispering to herself.
In public I'm a big joker. Exhibitionist.
Just haven't spent too much time out in public lately . . .
In other news, there...
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Alone, I've always been the only child sitting in the corner, twisting clay and hush-whispering to herself.
In public I'm a big joker. Exhibitionist.
Just haven't spent too much time out in public lately . . .
In other news, there...
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kathrynn:
I get that way.... being alone a lot. Sometimes I revel in it and sometimes it drives me insane.
gretel:
hrmm...now theres a can of worms. gosh! i spent 7 years of my life as a nun in a buddhist monastery trying to find some answers to it all. nothing made sense, the overwhelming injustice of peoples lives and suffering. yeah so what do i do? leave and go to art school!?! well after a few years of self ego crap i decide to go into nursing...well again after a while im itchy and yep before you know it im possing nude!...what the...?
politics? i have no idea where or what mine are...?
politics? i have no idea where or what mine are...?
I sometimes spend such huge chunks of time alone that sometimes I fear I will end up like Jodie Foster's character in _Nell_.
Alone, I've always been the only child sitting in the corner, twisting clay and hush-whispering to herself.
In public I'm a big joker. Exhibitionist.
Just haven't spent too much time out in public lately . . .
In other news, there are...
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Alone, I've always been the only child sitting in the corner, twisting clay and hush-whispering to herself.
In public I'm a big joker. Exhibitionist.
Just haven't spent too much time out in public lately . . .
In other news, there are...
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ok, this sucks. i was all revved up to do a photoshoot with the color-drenched kathrynnthis weekend, but i'm sick and had to cancel/ postpone. blech. kathrynn, if you'll still have me, i'm yours!
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janananicole:
thanks for the input.... i probably should've done a few practice sets before i sent it in.... i guess i did look a bit distracted... thanks again!
thanks again!
january1982:
Hope you feel better!
ok, gretel's profile totally reminded me of this poem. the last 2 lines always punch me in the stomach (in a good way).
NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING
by Stevie Smith
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead...
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NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING
by Stevie Smith
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead...
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gretel:
ooh 'growing new politics'? that sounds most pleasing. maybe you could try and sway me into 'your' school of thought?
where shall we start my dear?..oh oh i am most giddy with excitement xxx
where shall we start my dear?..oh oh i am most giddy with excitement xxx
chilli:
ooh i like that poem!! i think there used to be a band called 'not drowning waving'. i always thought it was cool.
thanks for the lovely comment on my set, love
thanks for the lovely comment on my set, love
i've decided that today is tomorrow. as in: i'll start tomorrow. the Annie Dillard quote that always makes me shudder b/c of how right-on it is: HOW WE SPEND OUR DAYS IS HOW WE SPEND OUR LIVES. 'ulp. and: yes.
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kore:
i love axl too. with all my heart. i want to see slash, duff and axl back together where they belong.
and i like you. you rock.
and i like you. you rock.
kathrynn:
Well, then we should only spend one day tearing up Grandma's house! (I'm referring to Annie Dilard's quote.)
We should talk about your ideas for the shoot before Saturday -- I may have interesting props I can bring... It sounds like Zoe can't come, but she says you're fine with doing your own makeup. I'm psyched!!
We should talk about your ideas for the shoot before Saturday -- I may have interesting props I can bring... It sounds like Zoe can't come, but she says you're fine with doing your own makeup. I'm psyched!!
"Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah"
you know this leonard cohen song? a lot of people (including the dresden dolls) cover it, and every single...
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You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah"
you know this leonard cohen song? a lot of people (including the dresden dolls) cover it, and every single...
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kenyon:
thank you i'll have to check out the jeff buckley situation apparently . . . thanks for the heads-up! i'm gonna cry me a river.
i'll have to check out the jeff buckley situation apparently . . . thanks for the heads-up! i'm gonna cry me a river.
blyss:
Oh god! I love that song so much, I can't even tell you!
Hurray for our birthday, hurray for being Pisces'!!
xoxo
Blyssfull
Hurray for our birthday, hurray for being Pisces'!!
xoxo
Blyssfull
my first journal entry! and all because i'm so excited that Wednesday has a new set out! i knew there was a reason i popped out of bed at 3:30 am to randomly troll the internet. fuck yeah for nymph-ing around with horses and quivers and for appearing so fucking beautiful yet unassuming. goodnight.
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kenyon:
i think i'm having some kind of nihilistic moment (long moment). nothing seems solid, yo. i've probably just read too much about quantum theory. put another way: not much seems worthwhile, although it doesn't seem UNimportant, either. like: i'm working on a novel. suddenly, although i still love the characters and everything, i could conceive of simply not finishing it. which is weird for me, being a former perfectionist/ overachiever. where'd my impetus go? i want it back. i think . . .
kenyon:
awesome. seing Amina's GORGEOUS, killer set today somehow makes me feel less weird about shooting a set. even though my disability is "invisible" it's very fucking real. it's alienating to act all perky and eyelash-batting for the camera or onstage (the latter not a possibility any more) when i'm so sick, and have dudes tell me how hot i'm looking, when it all feels so alienating and like so much of an act. if they could just see me with no makeup, in bed for months, my hair all unwashed, emaciated, etc . . . perhaps this is too graphic or dramatic for a public forum, but i'm feeling emboldened by Amina's set, and besides, who really reads this journal anyway? so yeah, it's cool. and the thing is (oh god, i feel a pop psych summation coming on), we all have our things that are weird but we mostly don't talk about.
i did a performance piece a few years back when i was stronger where i stripped behind a lit sheet while a pre-recorded monologue played and my friend erin sang. it was all about the intersection between eroticism and disability, how funny situations can arise and how impromptu measures sometimes need to be taken (during sex, for example), and how ultimately we're all just as sexy as we are, no matter what shit is going down in our life. it felt good to do that performance, to get it out there. less alienating. xo.
(edited, as usual, for technical difficulties!)
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i did a performance piece a few years back when i was stronger where i stripped behind a lit sheet while a pre-recorded monologue played and my friend erin sang. it was all about the intersection between eroticism and disability, how funny situations can arise and how impromptu measures sometimes need to be taken (during sex, for example), and how ultimately we're all just as sexy as we are, no matter what shit is going down in our life. it felt good to do that performance, to get it out there. less alienating. xo.
(edited, as usual, for technical difficulties!)
[Edited on Sep 14, 2005 1:29PM]
how are you, i hope your ok? x
come to the uk and see my show, yeah i reckon you would love it!
ooh sugarbabes on tv- the blonde one is cute...sorry getting distracted x