cryptess:

Baiser amoureux, Kiss erotic.

donnaricci:
wisdom of the evening:

If you screw up (like we all do), put on your big girl panties, admit it, apologize and take the fallout.

ccroyale, posting in absolutelycraft:
hello! :)
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only half of the shop is set up, but the half that is set up is ready to be sold!!



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thank you!

jola:

Gardening disaster struck over the weekend. The neighbor took it upon herself to weed the garden out back and tore out the hollyhock and all of the bachelor buttons :/ Not quite sure how you mistake bachelor buttons for weeds but … *sigh* anyways she was apologetic of course but it just sucked to see all of the plants I grew from seed and tended ripped out and in the garbage. The garden wasn’t even weedy, I have no idea what possessed her. At least the tomatoes and cucumber vines are safe.

donnaricci:
New clothing website!!!!!!!!

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donnaricci:

donnaricci:
you can dance in front of the finish line all you want, but shaking your tail feathers does nothing for those who aren't interested in the race

fairyhead:
I'm trying to find the name of a music genre, but am having no luck.

I think that Beats Antique is most illustrative. I have had people describe their genre as Asian Massive and Urban Middle Eastern Dance. I don't think either of these are accurate. Beats Antique self-describes as "BEATS ANTIQUE forges a curious alliance between middle eastern traditions and potent west coast circus, underground hip hop, breakbeat brass band, downtempo, glitch and dubstep." And it's true. They are all of that.

Other bands that are similar (and definitely used in a similar manner by Tribal Fusion dancers) include Pentaphobe, Maduro and Solace (the newer cds, not the older more traditional sounding ones).

For lack of a better name, I'm calling it Drunken Clockwork, because it's the breakbeats, odd key changes and syncopation that are most appealing to me. This, unfortunately, gets me no closer to finding more bands with such a satisfying sound. I've started checking out any compilation that has Beats Antique on it, but it seems that many of the other tracks are a little too heavy on the circus/vaudeville or the more traditional Middle Eastern dance stuff.

So, anyone have any guesses?

serialkiller:
So this has been bothering me for a couple of days and I finally decided to say something about it. Over on the side column of my facebook page this promotional poll has been showing on the right column, promoting a new movie called The Ugly Truth. My guess is the premise is about a guy telling a girl how men really are and in a totally predictable ending, they will end up together.

Now, I am a woman here and I won't lie that every now and then I will subject myself to the stupid romantic comedy trap. I am a sap for it when the mood sees fit. It is rare I pay to see it but occasionally I will make it out to the theaters. Rarely. So this movie has a promo poll, related to its topic and my curiosity forced me to answer it just to see what people say...



Here is my problem with it. Look at these answer options...

Mr Right Doesn't Exist
53% agreed with this. More than 50%! Really? 50%? Well yeah, of course Mr. Right doesn't exist. A lot of women nowadays want Mr. Perfect straight out of the gate. They want the fucking package deal all bundled up in this shiny, perfect man the minute he takes her out on the first date. I feel sorry for guys in this day and age that have to put up with a woman's expectations. He has to be hot, have a job, a big dick, a hairline, must want x, x, and x. Men are no saints, they are just as picky but I guarantee you that the "requirement" list from a woman is much greater than one from a dude. It doesn't take that much to make a guy happy really: look decent, fuck him proper, take care of him, don't be some psycho bitch skeeze, at least 60% of the time he is a happy camper. Maybe more, maybe less for all I know, but I am not a man so maybe my perception is skewed.

Now, maybe I am just the stupid princess in the tower who actually had the dragon slayed for her and my perspective on love is more fantasy than the reality for most. Sorry, I got that reality because guess what, I will let you in on a little secret... NO ONE IS FUCKING PERFECT, NOT EVEN YOU. Each gender discounts their partners of choice over the most trivial, stupid shit sometimes. Sure, there are cases where people need to be given their walking papers, believe me I have been on that end too. So, before anyone sits around and says "the perfect person isn't out there", the optimist in me tells me that maybe it's not them, maybe it's just you. Granted there are exceptions to this rule but from some examples of singlehood I have seen, holy hell there is a REASON they are single and it's not about the people they choose to date either.

That person is out there. They really are. Those jaded attitudes are off putting. I am not saying you need to settle but expecting perfection from someone straight out the gate is unrealistic. After all, a diamond is coal before it is a diamond. Some just require a little polishing and time in order to achieve greatness.

Mr. Right Is Married
Sadly, yes, some of them are. And hot damn when we got one we keep him too! But see it this way, I can guarantee you a lot of those men are not happy. So just cause you got the ring on the finger, it doesn't mean you or the dude you chose are immune to unhappiness. I bet you a lot of married men are more unhappy than their single counterparts. So this argument is null and void. A ring don't cover a hole y'all.

and my personal favorite....

Mr. Right Is Broke
First off, I am disgusted that this was even an option. No wonder guys think women are all a bunch of vapid, shallow, wallet suckers. We're portrayed like that ALL THE TIME. "I am worth 2 months salary" bullshit. I dunno about you but my love and value isn't measured by the amount of money or the size of a rock. Yet chicks complain when a guy dumps them cause their boobs are too small or cause they got a stretch mark on their ass... "You go girl, you get yours... you kick that fool to the curb!". OH.. OK... I see what you did right there. Women can discount a guy cause of his job and income but if a guy does it over anything, he's an asshole. What a bunch of gross hypocrisy. God forbid a man cannot afford to give you the type of lifestyle you want.

Here we go, perfect example....

When I met Josh he was unemployed, broke, had a car that barely functioned and some baggage. Big baggage that I am not gonna get into but the kind of things women would flip their lids about. Save for being an amazing person, he had nothing else to offer in the eyes of "women" (a generalized statement). If you were in my shoes you would have bolted quicker than Speedy Gonzales. All of my friends were like, "girl, what the fuck are you thinking!!?", not a lot of them said it out loud but I know they thought it. Shit, even I second guessed myself for a moment but something just felt right and despite the fact he had a lot of things that were not in his favor I stuck around. 2 weeks later we were living together, 5 months later, engaged. 8 years later, still together and just as happy if not more than before. Everyone tells me we are a rare exception though. I will leave that up to you.

Sometimes with great risk comes an even greater reward and man, would I be kicking myself in the ass if I knew then what I know now. I could have missed out on so much AMAZING had I listened to society, everyone else and their jacked up standards of what a man "should" be.

The Ugly Truth is this... women are just as bad and unattainable as men are.

There is someone for everyone and sometimes that someone does not come in the package we thought it would come in.

Sometimes I wonder how I ended up female.

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Disclaimer: before any ladies want to jump down my throat here, I know what men are like too, believe me. Not all of them are saints and I have done my share of eating slices of asshole pie. I paid my dues.... oh man have I. :)

spookyhandle:

First, a review of The Book of Lost Things. I enjoyed it, mostly for its take on a few classic tales, and the fairy tale format of the main story itself. That said, if you're not already a fan of fairy tales and, especially, alternative fairy tales, then this is perhaps not the book for you. The link above will take you to a full review with more details (and some spoilers), but if I wasn't already in love with the source material, I seriously doubt I would have enjoyed this book half as much as I did.

On a related note, I'll be in Oxford, CT this weekend, telling tall tales to children. And hopefully a few adults. Because children are notoriously bad tippers. ;) Seriously, though, if you're even remotely in the area, you should come check out The Midsummer Magick Faire.

I'm going to be staying in NYC and will be arriving around 1 or 2 Thursday afternoon. My sister/hostess will still be at work, and I--having been trapped on a bus all day--will probably be bored and/or hungry. You should come hang out with me.

You should also do me a huge favor and fill out this survey for my sister's marketing class. How is this a favor to me, you ask? Well, the sooner she makes significant headway on this project, the more time and attention she can spend on me while I'm visiting! So go! Click.