Music to Download:
1. Hope There's Someone by Antony & The Johnsons
2. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) by Arcade Fire
3. Man Ray by The Futureheads
4. Carrion by British Sea Power
5. Buddy Holly by Weezer
6. Music When the Lights Go Out by The Libertines
7. Gouge Away by Pixies
8. Me Ves y Sufres by Hope of the States
9. What I'm Looking For by Brendan Benson
10. Boredom (Live) by Buzzcocks Live from the Roxy, Vol. 2
Stars Switchfoot
If You Leave Nada Surf
Let There Be Love Oasis
All These Things That I've Done The Killers
So Here We Are Bloc Party
Burning in The Sun Blue Merle
City Of Blinding lights U2
Soul Meets Body Death Cab For Cutie
Big As the Sky AM 60
Over My Head[Cable Car] The Fray
Ever The Same Rob Thomas
Original Of The Species U2
Everybody Wake Up Dave Matthews Band
Recent artist addictions:
The Libertines
The Decemberists
Aah... gotta love beach prints. Or beach/vintage related prints. I wish I could do magic!
* Sep 03 to Sep 12 - Weeping Willow Tree -(the Melancholy) from HERE.
WEEPING WILLOW - beautiful but full of melancholy, attractive, very empathetic, loves anything beautiful and tasteful, loves to travel, dreamer, restless, capricious, honest, can be influenced but is not easy to live with, demanding, good intuition, suffers in love but finds sometimes an anchoring partner.
Aah... so that explains it. Here's more:
Date of Birth: September 2 - September 29
Animal: Swan
Gaelic Name: Eala (Approximate pronunciation: ellah.)
Ruling Planet: Venus
Key Words: Beauty, Love and Soul.
Gift Quality or Ability:Swan people are kind and gentle, adept in love and the social arts. Calm and serene with a strong domestic sense. Connection with faerie, shape shifting, and creativity.
Birth Stone: Emerald
Compatibility: Harmonious relations with the signs of crane and bee. Will also relate well to the owl, cat and bear.Difficulties may be expected in relation to all other signs.
Name Analysis: L.D.S. Aranas
Expression: 6
The Expression number shows us who we truly are, what we came into this life already knowing. This is where we feel most comfortable and how we automatically act. We attract people and situations to us that require our Expression so that they can further evolve. In this way we play the role of teacher. Naturally we are attracted to occupations that we resonate to, so the Expression number can be a strong factor in our choice of a career as well. Our Expression is the vehicle, with all its virtues and vices, that drives us along the path of our Destiny. It is the essence of our identity.
Family and home life are your main interests. You know how to nurture and accept anyone, therefore, many are drawn to you including those that others call, "strays". You have an eye for anything beautiful and your home is sure to reflect this, no matter what your budget is. You are proud of all your possessions and especially of the talents of your family members. Your generous, creative nature makes you the ideal host or guest at a party.
Soul Urge: 5
The Soul Urge number has also been called Heart's Desire and Spiritual Urge. It is our secret, innermost longing. Our dream, our motivation, the fuel that energizes our journey. The Soul Urge number reveals what we secretly strive to be or accomplish. Some have said that this number tells us what we have been in previous lifetimes, the accumulated growth of our soul.
Variety is what drives you. For this reason travel, the arts, education and self expression are areas where you are likely to be found. Freedom to choose, to move about without limitation, to absorb information and to observe life are imperative to your inner health and happiness. You crave stimulation and may be drawn to exhilarating adventures and death-defying sports. Your sensual nature will lead the way.
Persona: 1
The Persona number describes the way we appear to the outside world, the first impression people have of us. We may not even be aware of how we are perceived by others because we are so often focused on our inner world, and many times the inner does not match the outer. Persona gives us a peek at some hidden talents we have. The talents that we use to get along in the world and in some instances, protect us from it. It is likened to a bag of tools (jewels) that we carry with us along the way.
Others see you as a unique individual who always does their "own thing". Independent, capable and pioneering, you seem to take control of the situation and make it run effectively. You are very concerned with your image and always seem to dress in a way that gets noticed.
Natal Analysis: September 10, 1986
Personal Year: 8
This is the time during which you will receive payment for the seeds you have sown in the past. The new beginnings made during the 1 vibration are now bearing fruit, and this may mean money, power, and recognition. This is also a time of making payment, and clearing debt. You are charged with a powerful energy now, that literally gives you increased physical strength and stamina, with which you can make great strides in whatever area you wish.
Personal Month: 2
This is a month to give to others, meditate, and offer your shoulder to a friend. Play with your tarot cards and practice giving readings. This is a month for gestating and processing within.
Personal Day: 2
Work in unison with others today. Give, cooperate, make peace. Pink, white or light blue is your hue. Get in touch with your intuition!
Destiny: 7
The Destiny number describes the life lessons that we have come here to learn. It reveals to us the path we must take, and the role we must play to fulfill our mission. Often our choice of career is based on this vibration, and if not, then it will manifest through avocational pursuits. We may attract people and experiences into our lives that mirror the traits of this number for us, so that we may develop into our highest potential. We don't always welcome our life lessons, so it is a possibility that we may even feel an aversion to the characteristics of our Destiny number in other people, and we may ourselves act the opposite. In spite of the many ways we may choose to react to this force within us, we have been gifted with all of the talents and energy needed to fulfill our Destiny.
You are an enigma to others and perhaps even to yourself. Your mind is like an arrow that can shoot deep into it's subject, analyzing and storing vast volumes of knowledge. Your introspective and intuitive mind then uses this knowledge to decipher your world's complexity of mysteries. You are a philosopher and humanity is waiting for your words of wisdom. Spirituality, phenomena and the occult are areas that may interest you, as are religion, science and mathematics.
Cycles
The destiny is divided into 3 great cycles, each governing us for specific durations throughout our life. The Seed cycle begins at birth and colors our experiences through childhood and adolescence. During the year nearest our 28th birthday, we move into the Fruit cycle which remains throughout the middle part of our life until the year nearest our 56th birthday, and the Harvest cycle carries on from there. Taken all together, the cycles show us our particular path that will lead to the fulfillment of our destiny.
Seed: 9
When the 9 is the seed cycle it can be a very difficult time, because the requirement of selflessness is an antithesis of the natural desire for validation and acknowledgment. The child usually feels very alone, and set apart from the rest of the family. Sometimes they feel as if they were adopted, or they are aware at a young age that their relationship to their family is very temporary. Nine's usually set off in search of their destiny at a young age as they feel much older than their years.
Fruit: 1
Initiation, independence, ambition and self-reliance are the key words during this cycle. It is a good time to work on the development and expression of original, and creative ideas. Self-confidence, strength of character and will are prevalent and success in your own business is likely.
Harvest: 6
During this cycle you are likely to be surrounded by loved ones, neighbors, flowers, and pets. All revolves around your home and the magnetism of your warmth and love. Helping those in need is a common aim for the 6, and it is a good time to volunteer or organize fund raisers for your favorite charities.
Pinnacles
The four pinnacles reveal the high spots or heights of attainment that we are likely to encounter as we move along the path of our life. The 1st pinnacle lasts from birth to around age 28. The 2nd pinnacle lasts for 9 years after that. the 3rd pinnacle lasts 9 more years, and the 4th pinnacle carries on through the rest of our life. The peak of the pinnacle is reached during the next 1 personal year. Pinnacles are like sudden inheritances from a benevolent aunt, they can transform the prevailing energies completely and suddenly. It is useful to look ahead and prepare for our pinnacles so that we can maximize their gifts to us and shape them into the most positive manifestation.
First Pinnacle: 1
This is the time for initiation, launching, and standing alone. When the 1 pinnacle occurs during childhood, it can be a difficult time because the inner sense of security is not yet developed and so the urge for self-reliance can be quite bewildering, both for the child and for the parent.
Second Pinnacle: 7
This is a period of rest, contemplation, and philosophizing. There is a desire to dig deep into the mysterious recesses of self and ancient knowledge. Intuition and receptivity to the inner voice is very strong now and you are aware that little or no effort or action is required in the usual sense, everything flows into place in perfect timing.
Third Pinnacle: 8
Good judgment, practical decisions and disciplined efforts are magnetizing abundance and prosperity to you during this period of accomplishment. Business and material success is very possible at this time, so think big!
Fourth Pinnacle: 6
Children and animals flock to your nurturing energy now. Surround yourself with beauty and harmony and loving companions. Your wise advise is a benefit to all.
Challenges
The three challenges show us the major influences demanding our attention during specific sections of our lifetime. The 1st challenge influences the years from birth to age 28. The 2nd challenge takes over from age 28 to 52, and the third affects us our whole life. Challenges shape our attitudes and can affect our health. These vibrations that challenge us, cause either an exaggeration of the associated qualities or a lack of them, both of which are extremes which need to be brought into balance.
First Challenge: 8
As children, 8's either had role models who exemplified power and success and the freedom that seemed to bring, or they had no image or encouragement to learn the value of money and material possessions. Either way, as young adults they develop an unbalanced view towards money and acquisition. They may believe that money buys love and affection or freedom, or they may spend everything that comes their way on frivolity without concern for every day financial responsibilities.
Second Challenge: 5
As the challenge of adaptability the 5 is presented with an endless buffet of experiences from which to choose. Changes are either sought or forced until the 5 learns the dance of mutability, along with enough experience and knowledge to fill several lifetimes. The challenge is to find a balance between valuing freedom, food, sex and change too much or too little. Once a balance is achieved 5's can entertain the masses with their countless stories, and make money at it as well!
Third Challenge: 3
The 3 is the challenge of expression. It is telling us to stop standing in the corner and to get out in the limelight. Dance, sing, paint, write, act, laugh and shower our gifts of creative inspiration on all the people around us. Those with the 3 challenge are usually shy or unsure of their talents and afraid of criticism. Personal appearance is also an issue with this challenge, as insecurity about one's appearance can lead to too much or too little emphasis upon it. A balance needs to be found between extravagance and mousiness, and it helps to remember that other people are much too concerned about themselves to be judging our looks or talents very seriously.
From: HERE.
Just downloaded Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung.
Christmas Party went okay last night. Got a total of 300 grand. 200 for prizes and another 100 given to me. lol.
Mum's going crazy again. Also, ate my final batch of Reese's peanut butter cups, this one was Vannezza's pack. I also gave Lazzie a bath.
Before I wanted to have a slot in Mexico studies class, now, can anyone take mine? And no, it's not the subject, it's my teacher's approach on things. Anybody want it?
(I just screwed my first exam. Like bad. *stabs right minus wrong*)
Anyhooie, Happy Holidays Flist! =D
And yeah, I want Adrien Brody for Christmas. :P
edit: And thanks LJ for my 3 extra userpics. =D
But then again, I'll just make up for the next exam, like bad.
Now online after a billion years.
Argh! So much work to do! Those evil professors loves us so much they want us to suffer a week before Christmas break. Those wanks.
Also, mean dvd player won't let me finish season one of Lost. Argh.
I don't like Michelle Rodriguez being there (sorry). (Jack in the airport bar)And I've heard that she's in season two. :( And the tail end part sounds boring.
Bought Peppermint Mocha and English Breakfast Tazo tea, last of the two stickers, the star and the reindeer... now I got the Planner!!!!!!!!!!!!! Teehee!
Cut history to do loads of things.
Me bad.
I now love this song: Goodbye My Lover
Back to Bedlam songs
1. High
2. You're Beautiful
3. Wise Men
4. Goodbye My Lover
5. Tears And Rain
6. Out Of My Mind
7. So Long, Jimmy
8. Billy
9. Cry
10. No Bravery
Miscellaneous: Sugar Coated
Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt
Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I finished Justine by Marquis De Sade today. And boy did some parts of it were indeed, beyond my imagination. But yeah, poor Therese/Justine... her whole story sounded like she's better off dead. Even that bit seemed to elude her.
Anyhoo, a few art galleries in which I would love to share:
Soul of AsiaNSW Art GalleryPissarro Art GalleryKunsthauswienCalmelscohenWallace CollectionJohnny Van HaeftenNmao.go.jpMmfa.qc.caMamlm.frTajanMuseeguimet
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I downloaded Goodbye my Lover by James Blunt, A Thousand Beautiful Things by Annie Lennox in which isn't complete and Phantom of the Opera by Nightwish. Oh dear, I'm listening to Goodbye my Lover... I'm so going to buy James Blunt's album! All his songs so far are so magically beautiful!
"Imperious, choleric, irascible, extreme in everything, with a dissolute imagination the like of which has never been seen, atheistic to the point of fanaticism, there you have me in a nutshell.... Kill me again or take me as I am, for I shall not change."
The Marquis de Sade, Last Will and Testament
My parents have the penchant for burning. In fact, they love burning, especially old stuff. Now, the recent victim, or rather, victims, are the red laces which was tied to the tree last Christmas of 2001. I want to save them, I really do. Oh dear, I should be executed for my love of sentimental value.
This is, indeed, for future reference. Artmagick links.
Ugh. Classes again tomorrow. Can't we just go to Hogwart's instead? Study cool stuff like transfiguration rather than do a math boardwork? (In which I haven't done yet.)
I downloaded the following mp3's today:
Christmastime by The Smashing Pumpkins
The Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
Cosmic Girl by Jamiroquai
Girl by Beck
Fix You by Coldplay
Put up some of the Christmas decorations and bathed the dogs. I'm so excited to do my bit on the Christmas lights... twirl it round and round and round...
Graphisme Chinois et Pixelcreatio
Watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose today... must do research for various other stuff.
Crux sancta sit mihi lux / Non draco sit mihi dux
Vade retro satana / Nunquam suade mihi vana
Sunt mala quae libas / Ipse venena bibas
"May the Holy Cross be my light / Let not the dragon lead me
Step back Satan / Never tempt me with vain things
What you offer me is evil / Drink the poison yourself."
Anyhoo, downloaded Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) by Alannis Morissette, the one in the De Lovely soundtrack. I really love this song... *electric eels, I might add to it... *sings**
Oh btw, I finished Good Omen's yesterday and oh my was it so hilarious! I love the two friends Crowley and Aziraphale! And Adam, the Adversary's son, make me go... 'Awwwww...'. Also, I love the dog Shadow... from yesterday! =D
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1. The Horus name, associating the king with Horus, the Falcon god:
“Horus, Strong Bull, whose Images are Born.”
2. The Two Ladies Name, associating the pharaoh with the cobra goddess and the vulture goddess:
“Whose Laws are Good, who Pacifies All the Gods.”
3. The Golden Horus Name, a second association with Horus:
“Who Brings Together Divine Order, who Pleases the Gods.”
4. The Prenomen, the first of the king’s two names written in a cartouche, the oval signifying royalty, preceded by the hieroglyphs of a bee and a sedge plant, symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt:
“Re Manifests himself as Lord.” “Lord of Re’s Being.”
5. The nomen, the second name in a cartouche, preceded by hieroglyphs for “Son of Re,” asserting the king’s descent from the sun god Re:
“Tutankhaten, living image of the Aten.” (At this stage his name had not yet been changed.)
I know, don’t listen to Bob Brier or any archeologist wanna be who just want to have money but what can I do dear unca? My library loves those type of authors.
Taken from:
Brier, Bob. 1998. The Murder of Tutankhamen: A 3000 year old murder mystery. London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Take a wife while you’re young
That she make a wife for you
She should bear for you while you are young,
It is right to make people.
- The scribe Ani
- Circa 1400 B.C.
Stay away from hostile people,
Keep your heart quiet among fighters.
- The scribe Ani, circa 1400 B.C.
The wealth of an army is its leader.
- Instruction of Ankhsheshonq circa 300 B.C.
Respect the nobles, sustain your people.
Strengthen your borders, your frontier patrols.
It is good to work for the future,
One respects the life of the foresighted.
- King Khety Nebkaure
Circa 2150 b.c.
Scarab inscription sent to Lady Tiye:
… the king’s great wife, Tiye, may she live,
The name of her father is Yuya,
The name of her mother is Tuya,
She is the wife of a mighty king.
I am your son who serves you, who exalts your name;
Your power, your strength, are in my heart.
You are the living Aten whose image endures.
- Akhenaten circa 1340 b.c.
God will attack the rebel for the sake of the temple,
He will be overcome for what he has done…
He will find no favor on the day of woe.
- King Khety Nebkaure
- Circa 2150 b.c.
Common scribe teachers sayings:
“Let your name go forth, while your mouth is silent.”
“Report a thing observed, not heard.”
Statue base inscription:
I am the recorder of the law,
Who gives direction to courtiers
Wise in speech, there’s nothing I ignore.
Priests prayer to Amun:
Pilot who knows the water,
Helmsman of the weak,
Who gives bread to him who has none,
Who nourishes the servant of his house.
I take not a noble as protector,
I associate not with a man of wealth,
I place not my share in another’s care,
My wealth is in the house of my lord.
My lord is my protector,
I know his might, to wit:
A helper strong of arm,
None but he is strong,
Amun who knows compassion,
Who hearkens to him who calls him,
Amun-Re, the King of Gods,
The Bull great of strength, who loves strength.
Furnish your station in the Valley,
The grave that shall conceal your corpse;
Set it before you as your concern…
Emulate the great departed.
Who are at rest within their tombs.
- The scribe Ani circa 1400 b.c.
There is no man who does not die.
- Sayings of Ankhsheshonq circa 300 b.c.
Do not concern yourself with him,
The Asiatic is a crocodile on its shore.
He snatches from a lonely road.
He cannot seize from a populous town.
- King Khety Nebkaure
Circa 2150 b.c.
Crime never lands its wares;
In the end it is justice that lasts.
- Ptahotep
- Circa 2275 b.c.
At last, found Maudragon's Scans.
Oh hail the Abhorsen Lizzie!
Theme song now: Arkarna - So Little Time
So little time... so much to do...
And the Lizzie version...
Don't you just want to SCREW IT ALL?
Downloaded Danny Elfman's The Piano Duet... The one in the Corpse Bride OST. =D
And then, there's Anela's notes:
The Morphology of Arts as a Branch of Aesthetics
By: Thomas Munro
1. Aesthetics as a way of studying the arts
• What is aesthetics?
- “A Philosophy of Beauty”
- A subject that aims primarily at a theoretical understanding of the arts and
related modes of behavior and experience; deals with all the arts
- It investigates not only products but also the process and abilities involved in
creating, using, enjoying, appreciating and evaluating the arts
- It is not confined to any one period of art but compares the different periods to
reveal their common and divergent traits
- Could find out and demonstrate some eternal “laws” of beauty, inherent in the
Universe
• Why study aesthetics?
- To satisfy an intellectual curiosity about the arts and their place in human experience
- In art, we should not only look at the artwork but also dig deep and examine the procedure and abilities
2. Its transition to science
• Aesthetics becomes more empirical, basing its conclusions on the observation of works of art and related phenomena
• Aesthetics is a humanistic science (man and his arts are contrasted with nature
• 3 Prerequisites to the scientific study of arts:
1. Psychology: general, naturalistic conception of human nature
2. Anthropology: shows how art arises and functions in different cultural settings and changes as a factor in social evolution
3. Securing of an extensive range of works of art for observation, representing nearly all major art-producing cultures and periods
§ Humanistic subjects can progress gradually toward scientific status as the prerequisites are used to develop it. Scientific status: observe and describe their phenomena more accurately, infer by controlled logical methods , to guard against prejudice, classify results systematically, formulate and test hypotheses about recurrent phenomena, predict and control outcomes with increasing reliability
* Aesthetics becomes more empirical, concerned with observing and describing concrete data, becomes less purely abstract, less highly generalized, there is a more analytic observation of a particular work of art alone or in comparison with one or two others
§ There is a close cooperation between the philosophic and scientific approaches to aesthetics
3. Description and Evaluation
§ Description:
- Confusion arises when statements of fact are mixed with judgment of value; yet values are facts in one sense (a peculiar kind of fact, unusually hard to investigate empirically)
§ Evaluation:
- One must observe not only the artwork itself but its effects and functions, its consequence in human action and experience along various lines.
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* Axiology or value theory: praising or condemning a style or art
* Its chief concern is with the nature and varieties of form in the arts
4. Aesthetic morphology as descriptive study of aesthetic form
§ Two main groups of phenomena:
1. Works of art
- Concern is for aesthetic morphology
- Describing the works of art: how it affects observers, social functions for which they are adapted
- Attention on the products
- Pays close attention to both forms and ingredients in art; to their interrelations and mutual influences
- Describes the nature and varieties of form in the arts and by extension in other objects of human or natural origin, in so far as they are used as stimuli to aesthetic experience
2. Consists of related human activities, modes of behavior and experience
- Concern is aesthetic psychology
- Describing behavior and experience in the aesthetic realm: focus upon works of art (before and after)
- Attention on the people who make and use them
* There are FORMS in both these phenomena
* Morphology: to study of the forms which are observable in works of art
8 Aesthetic Axiology refers to both AM and AP
§ Form: mode of arrangement, includes physical and chemical structure of objects and events
Task of aesthetic morphology to distinguish these various kinds of form:
a. Elements, details, parts, materials, ideas or other ingredients involved
b. The ways in w/c these are interrelated
* Kinds of forms are what AM tries to analyze, compare, describe and classify
§ Functioning of art: the ways in w/c it pleases or displeases people
§ Apperception is the sense perception w/c involves a comparatively large amount of interpretation and understanding of meanings
5. Difficulties in observing and describing works of art
§ The complexity, subtlety and variety of forms in art are so elusive and intangible as to defy normal modes of observation
§ Difficulty in finding words for describing art w/c will not imply evaluation, praise or disparagement: must be accepted by all kinds of people
§ Over-specialization in studies of the arts: terms are used differently in different branches
6. Aims and values of aesthetic morphology
§ Form: entire structure of each individual example, its particular selection of materials and its way of arranging them; individual form is what distinguishes AM from other kinds of morphologies
§ Aims and values:
- Primarily intellectual and scientific
- Classify particular works of art under different headings (i.e. epic, lyric sonata etc.)
- Pointing out how it exemplifies this or that quality, style or historic trend
- Studies the peculiarities of individual artists and their works provide the basis for all judgments of value and of greatness
- Improves techniques for perceiving and understanding the distinctive nature of a particular work of art
§ Morphology: begins and ends with detailed, analytical observation of the work of art, along with the attempt by each observer to report objectively what he has seen or heard; comparison of findings by many observers. It is gradually building a tested body of knowledge about the forms and species of form in art; we proceed to study how each kind of art operated in human experience: its functions and effects, actual and possible, under varying life conditions
Watched Domino last night. Tell ya what, Choco rocks my socks. Gotta love South Americans, I tell ya.
Went to Tricia's burial awhile ago. It's sad and I tried hard not to cry, in which I succeeded. But something that Tricia did just made me feel that she did not forget me after all. I love you Tricia, wherever you are right now, when I see you again, I promise I'll teach you how to swim. Probably in heaven's beaches. *hugs*
Anyhoo, they are watching Dreamer downstairs. Might go join them after a few minutes.
Songs for personal reference:
Venus in Furs - Velvet UndergroundThe Rasmus - In The ShadowsCome Together - AerosmithTaro Gomi Scans
It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning is a mystery to you. You are conceived; you are born: these things are true, how could they not be, but you don't know them; you only have to believe them, for there is no other explanation. You are a child and you find the world big and round and you have to find a place in it. How to do that is yet another mystery, and no one can tell you how exactly. You become a woman a grown-up person. Against ample evidence, against your better judgment you put trust in the constancy of things, you place faith in their everydayness. One day you open your door, you step out in your yard, but the ground is not there and you fall into a hole that has no bottom and no sides and no color. The mystery of the hole in the ground gives way to the mystery of your fall; just when you get used to falling and falling forever, you stop and that stopping is yet another mystery, for why did you stop, there is not an answer to that any more than there is an answer to why you fell in the first place. Who you are is a mystery no one can answer, not even you. And why not, why not!
-Jamaica Kincaid, Autobiography of My Mother
I have decided to list here the books in my froogle wishlist... Hey, it's almost Christmas time you know... *wink*
Lirael by Garth Nix
Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Dreamcatcher by William Goldman
Ghost and the Darkness by William Goldman
El Amor En Los Tiempos de Colera / Love in the Time of Cholera
Vivir Para Contarla by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Collected Novellas by See Garcia-Marq Marquez Gabriel Garcia
No One Writes to the Colonel and other stories by Gabriel Garcia
The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation by James J. Wilhelm
The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales by Marquis de sade
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE AUDREY NIFFENEGGER
SEVENTH TOWER #3 AENIR Garth Nix New SC
The Silent Gondoliers by William Goldman
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel/ Grossman, Edith Memories Of My Melancholy Whores
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis and Fritz Eichenberg
Grim Tuesday No. 2 By Garth Nix
Across The Wall by Garth Nix
Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende
Keys to the Kingdom #1: Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Paula by Isabel Allende
Sandman: The Dream Hunters TPB by Neil Gaiman
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Day Dreams by Rudolph Valentino
Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky
Egyptian Myths
Egyptian Legends and Stories
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends
The Gods Are Thirsty by Tanith Lee
Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis
Zahir Spa, El: Una Novela de Obsesion by Paulo Coelho
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
The Devil in Gray by Graham Masterson
Dragons and Dragon Lore by Ernest Ingersoll and Henry Fairfield Osborn
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman
Sandman, Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
Flowers of Evil and Other Works/Les Fleurs Du Mal Et Oeuvres Choisies (paperback)
Three Arthurian Romances: Poems from Medieval France : Caradoc, the Knight With the
Sword, the Perilous Graveyard
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom and Other Writings
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1) by Robert Jordan
Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
Where Human Pathways End by Shamus Frazer (Limited Edition)
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Christopher John Francis Boone
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Mein Kampf & Adolf Hitler
Fables in Ivory : Japanese Netsuke and Their Legends
Pablo Neruda: Absence and Presence
Lambent Traces: Franz Kafka
Ghosts of Sodom: The Secret Journals of the Marquis de Sade by
Medieval English lyrics: a critical anthology
Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress by Lisa Hilton
Nestor got his motorcylcle/big bike, whatever you call it (believe me, I can't tell the difference), yesterday. They got it blessed in Antipolo and brought in some cashew nuts, piaya, suman and mcdonald's fries.
Anyhoo, http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/. For future references. I'm reading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett for now. =D
It's Christmas season already and I still don't feel like it. I still haven't watched Harry Potter and I probably will, maybe next friday. ... but I can't wait that long. I would very much like to see Cedric...
On monday, we will deliver our postponed report on Venezuela on Latin America/Mexico studies class. I still need to type that annoying weekly reaction paper on two readings in which I haven't read yet for art. I still need to pass Math... in which we will have a quiz on monday. Drink 11 cups of Starbucks coffee to get the planner and do some research on my business proposal in which I don't really want to do but have no choice but to do so. And that I think I need to go to my cousin Tricia's burial tomorrow. Too many things...
I probably won't be able to finish Nano this month. So, goodluck to all the others who are still writing! =D
Anyhoo, read Garth Nix's Sabriel and finished it this morning... can't wait to read the next book. I want more Sabriel/Touchstone adventures!
ALL THE GREAT SMASHING PUMPKINS SONGS (IN WHICH I HAVE TO HAVE)
Gish(1991)
1. I am One
2. Siva
3. Rhinocero
4. Bury Me
5. Crush
6. Suffer
7. Snail
8. Tristessa
9. Window Paine
10. Daydream
Pisces Iscariot (1994)
1. Soothe
2. Frail & Bedazzled
3. Plume
4. Whir
5. Blew Away
6. Pissant
7. Hello Kitty Kat
8. Obscured
9. Landslide
10. Starla
11. Blue
12. A Girl Named Sandoz
13. La Dolly Vita
14. Spaced
Earphoria (1994)
1. Sinfony
2. Quiet -live
3. Disarm -live
4. Cherub Rock -live
5. Today -live
6. Bugg Superstar
7. I am One -live
8. Pulseczar
9. Soma -live
10. Slunk -live
11. French Movie Theme
12. Geek U.S.A. -live
13. Mayonaise -live
14. Silverfuck -live
15. Why Am I So Tired?
Adore (1998)
1. To Sheila
2. Ava Adore
3. Perfect
4. Daphne Descends
5. Once Upon A Time
6. Tear
7. Crestfallen
8. Appels + Oranjes
9. Pug
10. The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete
11. Annie-Dog
12. Shame
13. Behold! The Night Mare
14. For Martha
15. Blank Page
16. 17
17. Once In A While (Japanese cd)
Machina II (2000)
1. Glass' Theme
2. Cash Car Star
3. Dross
4. Real Love
5. Go
6. Let Me Give the World to You
7. Innosense
8. Home
9. Blue Skies Bring Tears (Heavy)
10. White Spider
11. In My Body
12. If There Is a God (Full Band)
13. Le Deux Machina (synth)
14. Here's To The Atom Bomb
15. Slow Dawn
16. Vanity
17. Saturnine
18. Glass' Theme (Spacey Version)
19. Soul Power
20. Cash Car Star
21. Lucky 13
22. Speed Kills
23. If There Is a God (piano-vox)
24. Try, Try, Try (Alternate Version)
25. Heavy Metal Machine (Version I alt. mix)
Miscellaneous Tracks
* Never Let Me Down
* Christmastime
* The End is the Beginning is the End
* The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
* Sad Peter Pan
* Glynis
* Daughter
* Jackie Blue
* My Dahlia
* Sun
I think that this would be on next month's (December) National Geographic:
Eep! I can't wait. Boy, am I such a nerd! And it's still D's birthday today... Happy Birthday D!!! Or Happy Belated Birthday! *hugs*
The full news is here.
Took a quiz too:
Numenorean
Last night, Aunt Espher and Uncle John came to the house to do some jogging, they also brought a yummy, but quite heavy banana cake. That night too, we saw a sick bird. Were kinda scared because the poor bird might have avian flu or something but I still took care of it for quite awhile. We gathered some pine needles and cracked corn and bisquits and made a home for the bird in a transparent plastic ware. I late tucked him in the plant outside, the one with the large leaves and made a little home for him, just in case he wants to fly away. When I got back an hour or so later, the bird was already gone. I just hope that wherever he is, he's alright and well. We also went to the church and mercury drug after with my cousin Jasper who is here now btw.
Anyhoo, today, my cd writer is being such an arse. I was trying to burn Sharae's birthday gift but now it only burns 2 tracks and what? I wasted two blank cds! ARGH! The Blue Bugs Bunny one and my favorite black Astro Boy!
Anyhoo, Sharae's cd was supposed to be like this:
You and Me by Lifehouse
Breathe (2 a.m.) by Anna Nalick
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard
The Horizon Has Been Defeated by Jack Johnson
Spark by Tori Amos
Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
Eye by The Smashing Pumpkins
One of these Mornings by Moby
Cello Song by Nick Drake
Beautiful Way by Beck
She Gave Me Love by Getaway People
I Don't Want To Be by Gavin DeGrawe
Why Does It Always Rain On Me by Travis
But now, it only has these songs:
You're Beautiful by James Blunt
Wisemen by James Blunt
Why Does It Always Rain On Me by Travis
You and Me by Lifehouse
Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai
The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
Breathe (2 a.m.) by Anna Nalick
Everlasting Love by Jamie Cullum
Cello Song by Nick Drake
Spark by Tori Amos
Taxi Ride by Tori Amos
One of These Mornings by Moby
Beached by Orbital, from The Beach Soundtrack
Trust me
It's Paradise
This is where the hungry come to feed
For mine is a generation that circles the globe
in search of something we haven't tried before
So never refuse an invitation
Never resist the unfamiliar
Never fail to be polite
and never outstay your welcome
Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience
And if it hurts, you know what - it's probably worth it
You hope and you dream
But you never believe that
something is going to happen for you
Not like it does in the movies
And when it actually does
You expect it to feel different
More visceral
More real
I was waiting for it to hit me
I still believe in paradise
But now at least i know it's not some place you can look for
'Cause it's not where you go
It's how you feel for a moment in your life
And if you find that moment, it lasts forever
It lasts forever...
Lasts forever...
(fade)
Voices by Dario G featuring Vanessa Quinones from The Beach soundtrack
We sailed over seas
Searching for the missing key
Unlock a new world harmony
Climb the highest mountain range
Then we took the longest train
Looking for our perfect refrain
I hear voices beneath the sky...
The sky...
The sky...
The sky...
Hidden rhythms in the rivers run
Blinding beats in the desert sun
Hear them today, play all as one
The distant voices in the far off sky
Led us to the elusive prize
Even today, we testify
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
(I hear voices beneath the sun)
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
(In the sun...)
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
(I hear voices beneath the sky)
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
(In the sky...)
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
Na na na na na yeah yeah...
A message I sent to thegirlsofua:
Hullo people, since it's the second sem na, I won't be needing the
following stuff so first person to email me gets the stuff:
Philosophical Antrhopology
Family
Four Loves reading (for Family, Ms. Magsino)
Economics book (2 of them)
First Filipino (Rizal... it's still with Anneler btw)
Anyhoo, anyone have:
APS Japan readings
Political Thought readings
Hope that someone indeed have them. *shrugs*
Garett & Lynette
♥
by Julia Margaret Cameron, (1815-1879)
Last night, we watched The 40 Year Old Virgin and it was one hell of a funny, sort of perverse movie. Lol. Anyhoo, did a bit of washing today. Did my own stuff and smoked a cigarette while I was taking a bath.
Anyhoo, I desperately need to get these cds:
James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Jamiroquai - Dynamite
Listening to: The Smashing Pumpkins - The Crying Tree of Mercury from Machina: The Machines of God cd 2000
Went to school today early. Like 7:30 or so. I waited for like 30 minutes and probably finished off the battery of the mp3 player before I finally got a number. I got # 845 by the way. I came just after Zoilo. So anyhoo, after paying, I went to Starbucks and got myself a tall Vanilla cream, but the girl said that they have this Halloween promo in which they upsized my drink to Grande by paying only for tall. Lol. Then my sister texted me and asked to buy her food. I got her my favorite Chocolate Belgian Waffle and a chicken pandesal. I passed Economics by the way... 2.5. At last! Thank God! *crosses fingers* I checked it on the computers in Prom A but I'm kinda scared... because my grades in Economics still did not appear in my online grades thing. Oh fear be banished!
Went to Ever afterwards where I saw The Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream and Machina, the Machines of God. I saw a really nice flat shoe, some corduroy/suede garment and it's brown but I have no monies. :( So yeah, we bought mango tango roll cake and chocolate marble ice cream. Dad called btw and he said that he's passing by the Philippines.
Anyhoo, last night, as Nestor and I are on way to Ate Norji to get my Lost dvd, we passed by a deserted street where you can only see candles. There was even a candle stuck on top of the dead end sign and me and Nestor where joking about the way of the dead and stuff like that. And on the way home, I saw my very first live owl. It's white and big with a sort of circular head. Like a snow owl. I'm excited coz I saw one but then I felt bad because they shouldn't be here in the city. They should be back in the woods. :(
Nanowrimo news: Was able to finish Chapter two! Current word count: 3832. I'm still in half of Chapter three...
Chapter Two of the Winter Horse. COPYRIGHT: L. Aranas.
Chapter 2: Glimp & Glomp
As Lillian rode Winter Horse, she was able to observe her surroundings and realize how strange her environment seemed to be. She knows that she doesn’t remember anything about her, but something tells her that this is not how the world around her should look like.
It was winter, she is sure of that, the trees shouldn’t have leaves but the trees in this forest still have leaves. Leaves now covered with hardened ice. They looked like trees blooming in spring, when suddenly, a cold blast of wind had frozen them and left them entrapped inside the wintry frost. The clouds never stopped to swirl and looked like its going to rain any time now. Then it started to snow. The snow fell softly to the ground. The fall of snow seemed to last an eternity for Lillian and she constantly feared that Winter Horse’s feet would be trapped in the soft snow and that he wouldn’t be able to trudge through it but to her surprise, she saw that Winter Horses’ hooves never touched the ground! He was drifting a few inches from the snowy ground… and the falling snow, they never fell exactly to the ground but fades when they reach the same level as Winter Horses’ was drifting at.
Winter Horse knew what things crosses Lillian’s mind. Therefore he decided to tell her things about the world she is currently in.
‘In this world, the seasons start with the Winter, then the Autumn, then the Summer, and lastly, Spring.’
‘Oh.’ She replied, dreamily.
Winter Horse kept on telling her things about the land, and Lillian listened. This world, these surroundings seemed strange to her but she found it fascinating. The frozen roses in bloom made her stop Winter Horse.
Winter Horse stopped and bent down so that Lillian could get off him. ‘You cannot pick anything though.’ Winter Horse warned.
‘Oh I won’t pick anything… I don’t have the heart to!’ Lillian replied as she kneeled in front of a red rose bush. Her hands tracing the delicate blooms of a rose frozen in ice. ‘How sad, sad for such beauty to not enjoy the warmth of spring!’ She thought. She was lost in her own thoughts when a small voice brought her back to the ground.
“… Yo! Winter Horse!” A small, but shrill voice tore the silence of the forest.
Lillian looked around but could not see anyone in sight. Winter Horse, on the other hand, smiled and looked up a pine tree.
“You both were late. Glimp and Glomp.” Winter Horse replied, haughtily.
Lillian looked at the direction Winter Horse was looking and saw two fat, furry, spotted white and brown hamsters that look almost exactly the same.
The sight of the two hamsters caught Lillian off guard. Then suddenly, a vision crossed Lillian’s mind. She was running, running inside a house, there were walls, dark ebony walls… then she opened a wooden door… bright light spilled into the room… then she saw a man, a man whose feet she only could make off, then she went to a table… there was a parcel… she opened it, and inside were a cage... she was lifting the iron cage… then a bright light shined through… brighter than the one which was spilled in the room for this light emitted a certain kind of iridescence as it shimmered, and burst into a thousand glimmering prisms… Lillian felt dizzy and almost fell if it were not for Winter Horse who supported her. She saw the two hamsters on the ground now, but they would not go near her. Lillian’s eyes hurt, they felt strained and tired and her head felt like a thousand tons… she couldn’t make out any of her surroundings anymore.
“… not her, again…” the Glimp was saying.
“She is one of the lost now.” Winter Horse replied.
“… but Winter Horse… she is still… her.” Glomp protested.
“That is why she is here. You have your orders coming from the Master.”
"Hush now, she's coming to her senses…" said Glimp.
"Hush…" replied, Glomp.
Lillian struggled to get up. As she stood firmly, her eyes searched for Glimp and Glomp but they were nowhere in sight. Lillian grimaced, she was sure that they were there before.
"Glimp & Glomp, where are they?" asked Lillian.
"Glimp, Glomp… come out now." Demanded Winter Horse.
Glimp and Glomp came out behind a boulder and scurried behind Winter Horse and climbed on his tail.
Lillian saw Glimp and Glomp climb Winter Horse's tail, smiling, she came up to them but Glimp and Glomp looked at her with fright in their eyes.
"Don't be afraid, Glimp and Glomp. I wouldn't hurt you". Said Lillian as she opened her hands for Glimp and Glomp to jump in.
"Go on, you two sluggards. Lillian can't hurt you now." Said Winter Horse.
Glimp and Glomp jumped into Lillian's hands. "Do you want to go with us, Glimp and Glomp?" asked Lillian.
The two hamsters looked at each other and nodded. A look of distrust crossed their faces, sighed, and nodded again.
"We are meant to go anyway." They both replied at the same time.
"You want to hang into Winter Horse's tail, mane or stay warm in my pocket?" said Lillian, kindly.
"Stay in her pocket, you two, since I don't want fleas hanging on any of my locks." Said the cheeky Winter Horse.
Lillian gently put Glimp and Glomp in her pocket, folding some of the seams to make them feel warmer and comfortable. "Hang in there you two, for Winter Horse is a swift rider. You don't want to fall, don't you?"
"Don't worry about us, Madame." Chorused the hamsters.
Lillian looked dreamily ahead. "I wonder, where did you two come from?"
Glimp and Glomp looked questioningly at each other.
"From the Ash tree over there you mean?" said Glimp, pointing one tiny furry hand into an old, unnoticed Ash tree whose bark looked twisted and burned, a stark contrast to the white veil of Winter.
"Yes, but we also used to live in #109 Rochester Ave, East Port, Daineshire, in Unumterre." Glomp interrupted as he tugged Lillian’s pocket tighter.
“What happened? Why did you guys leave? It must be utterly warm in that place.” Muttered Lillian as she climbed Winter Horse.
Glimp and Glomp gave each other a quirky look, finally, Glimp replied “We’d rather not tell, for it was a grim memory.”
Lillian was about to ask the hamsters another question if not for Winter Horse telling them to hold on tight as he started his speedy gallop, following the road, if ever there was such a thing seen through the snow.
“Aye, Winter Horse, where are we going?” Asked Glomp.
“See, Winter Horse, I’m not the only one curious here.” Said Lillian with a naughty smile in her face.
Winter Horse sighed. He was instructed not to tell, under all circumstances, but then, there were those so called ‘special circumstances’. Winter Horse frowned, almost all the Fallen have ‘special circumstances --- those which need exceptions.’ Inwardly, Winter Horse thought that everything were farce, but then again, it is the all knowing Master to whom his services are bound. Then again, he has to make this exception now…
“To Sir Nicholas de Montmorency.” Winter Horse answered with a defeated groan.
“Aye! That madman!” chorused the hamsters.
“Madman?” asked Lillian.
“Yes, madman. Raving, insane, crazy crackpot of a young knight.” Said Glimp.
“Aye yes, more than that! And even worse! He does not have anybody else in his estate, but him alone. Poor, wasted young knight. Good looking yes he is, blonde hair…” said Glomp.
“Yes, hair the color of maize in a bright summer afternoon.” Said Glimp.
“Eyes, eyes as blue as the tropical blue sky but most of the time, it has the dread of the midnight sky.” Said Glomp.
“But poor boy, he thinks scare crows are his soldiers…” said Glimp.
“And mannequins as peasants…” said Glomp.
“Dear me, he must’ve been through something… depressing, indeed.” Lillian mused.
Winter Horse had been listening to the conversation of his riders while he gallop swiftly on to the de Montmorency estates. ‘Those two who had fallen before the new Fallen. They knew a lot, so it seems. They really are, I dare say, inquisitive and such, pardon the boldness, but rather, loquacious.’ Mused Winter Horse.
‘Glimp, Glomp, my dear friends, remember what we have talked about?’ said Winter Horse effervescently.
Glimp and Glomp swallowed and blinked their tiny eyes in the cold, they had almost forgotten.
“Oh so you guys know each other… like, really know each other eh?” said Lillian, her triumphant smile crossing her face once again, the smile that hints of finally getting to know the things that surround her, the mystery of this weird place and Winter Horse, the speaking Hamsters Glimp and Glomp… she is finally getting close to the truth… or so she thinks. If there is ever a truth, or such a thing as truth in this place. Unfortunately for her, Winter Horse knows her thoughts, for Winter Horse had watched and known her even before she can say that she knows herself. In short, Winter Horse, whose real name was Asrafael, had been her silent guardian, throughout her whole life in Unumterre, even before she had become one of the Fallen. But of course, that fact, that most important fact, is unknown to the Fallen Lillian. She can only thrive on what was given to her, in order for her to reach the fork in the road, that is, if she can redeem herself and succeeding in whatever circumstances that Master might think of giving her what was due. And the first circumstance, was Sir Nicholas de Montmorency.
“Yes, dear Lillian. I know them. As I know everyone and everything.” Replied Winter Horse.
Halloween. All Hollow's Eve. One of my favorite days of the year, next to Christmas of course.
It's sad coz my village suck and that we don't have trick or treating here. Yeah, coz I live in fucking pre-historic, now-my-computer-won't-get-me-online and that's what's worse village. And let's not forget our selfish neighbours who only think of their own signals. Bloody dunces. My computer just disconnected and now when I try to get online it says wrong password and access denied, even if I typed the right shit. Ah, bloody!
This lunch time, I've been making my audio cd gifts for Sharae and O'Neal. I don't know what's wrong with my Media player this time but Sharae's only burned 13 songs, make that 12 because The Horizon Has Been Defeated only turned out to play for the first 30-something second of the song. O'Neal's... the last song wasn't able to finish. Now I have to redo Sharae's. Why does technology ALWAYS GOES AGAINST ME JUST WHEN I DON'T EXPECT IT NOT TO!
I forgot to blog about this but yesterday, while I decided to hang the glow in the dak skulls on the gate, the electric plug on the front lawn flared up as I was stooping down to get an umbrella coz it's raining so hard. I was kinda shocked since the socket flared up and had this loud BUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTTTT sound so I ran back inside and told Allens to shut off the main switch. Thank God nothing bad happened to our internal electric circuit though. Anyhoo, Nestor and Mum fixed it and then they left me to go to Hi Top and did a little grocery. I finished The Constant Gardener while eating Lay's sourcream and tuna. We went to church that night and then after that, met up with Ate Norji to get The Legend of Zorro and Serenity.
Songs that I want:
Killing Me - Graham Colton Band
Isn't this just unbelievable?
[b]Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness[/b] by The Smashing Pumpkins is my all time favorite album!
My favorite tracks are Tonight, Tonight; 1979; Bullet With Butterfly Wings; Porcelina; Stumbleine; Cupid; To Forgive
I also love Tori Amos' Scarlet's Walk, almost all the songs there are really beautiful!
Other favorite albums are
Jack Johnson - On & On (Flake, Traffic In The Sky, Holes To Heaven)
The Beach OST - Lonely Souls by Unkle, Voices by Dario G & Vanessa Quinones, Porcelain by Moby
Jamiroqui - A Funk Odyssey (Foolosophy, Picture of my Life, Corner of the Earth)
A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos - This is my most favorite mtv ever. Not only do I love the artsy theme of the hand and the foot, but also Adrien Brody's in there. lol.
1000 Oceans by Tori Amos
No More I Love You's by Annie Lennox - those men wearing tutu's just captured my imagination up to now.
Stillness Of Heart by Lenny Kravitz
Corner Of The Earth by Jamiroquai
Tonight, Tonight by The Smashing Pumpkins
Ava Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins
Only Time by Enya
Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Wonderboy by Tenacious D
Tribute by Tenacious D - really hilarious video!
Natural Blues by Moby
Push It by Garbage
Beautiful Ones by Suede
I Get Along by The Pet Shop Boys
Playground Love by Air
I finally uploaded Lazzie's pictures on my DA account... and here they are:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/24546475/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/24546696/
I'm currently downloading Moby's One of these Mornings... :)
Ooh I smell barbeque for dinner!
Anyhoo, the following lines from Ovid's Ars Amatoria are taken from: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/CLASSICS/ovid.artis1.html
P. OVIDI NASONIS LIBER PRIMVS ARTIS AMATORIAE
Siquis in hoc artem populo non novit amandi,
Hoc legat et lecto carmine doctus amet.
Arte citae veloque rates remoque moventur,
Arte leves currus: arte regendus amor.
Curribus Automedon lentisque erat aptus habenis, 5
Tiphys in Haemonia puppe magister erat:
Me Venus artificem tenero praefecit Amori;
Tiphys et Automedon dicar Amoris ego.
Ille quidem ferus est et qui mihi saepe repugnet:
Sed puer est, aetas mollis et apta regi. 10
Phillyrides puerum cithara perfecit Achillem,
Atque animos placida contudit arte feros.
Qui totiens socios, totiens exterruit hostes,
Creditur annosum pertimuisse senem.
Quas Hector sensurus erat, poscente magistro 15
Verberibus iussas praebuit ille manus.
Aeacidae Chiron, ego sum praeceptor Amoris:
Saevus uterque puer, natus uterque dea.
Sed tamen et tauri cervix oneratur aratro,
Frenaque magnanimi dente teruntur equi; 20
Et mihi cedet Amor, quamvis mea vulneret arcu
Pectora, iactatas excutiatque faces.
Quo me fixit Amor, quo me violentius ussit,
Hoc melior facti vulneris ultor ero:
Non ego, Phoebe, datas a te mihi mentiar artes, 25
Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes Picture P220.00
Twilight of the Idols/The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche Picture P280.00
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials) Picture P220.00
The Children of Cthulhu (China Mieville, Poppy Z. Brite) Picture P400.00
Manual of the Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho Picture P330.00
The Uses of Enchantment (Fairy Tales) by Bruno Bettelheim Picture P200.00 0
To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (Eudora Welty Foreword) Picture P200.00
HP Lovecraft: The Dreams in the Witch House & Other Stories Picture P350.00
Virginia Woolf: The Voyage Out (1948 ed. Woolf's 1st novel) Picture P200.00
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier Picture P220.00
Hard-to-Find! Gloriana by Michael Moorcock Picture P250.00
Justine by Marquis de Sade (S&M Erotica) Picture P300.00 0
And all the Garrett Hedlund goodness.
When I went to look him up, I then remembered where I first saw him... Patroclus, in Troy. I think. 0o0. Little Achilles? Oh don't mind me.
Btw, last night, Mum brought some eggpie and fruta de crema and did some grocery... said she won 2 grand in the bingo.
Oh and found a list of banned books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_books
http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/ovid/lboo/ - Ars Amatoria by Ovid
I missed you blog!
Today I finally baked the box of Betty Crocker's Cinnamon Crumble Muffins... which turned out to be really grand! :) I also invented my own version of clotted cream, cream, butter and some sugar! Oh it was divine! Mom also brought some chocolate Mcdips for all of us as well us some fries!
Obsessions for today: Betty Crocker baking products, Sebastian Rulli, Cruzando La Calle - Proyekto Uno
Cuando te veo asi por la ma?ana
una mielita que me deja sin palabras
chica hermosa te debo una rosa
eres tan bella que la estrella estan celosas
What would it take to make you notice me?
que pena que yo te deseo cuando no me haces caso
What would it take to make you go with me?
no se por que te quiero tanto necesito un milagro
cada ma?ana cruzando la calle
solo puedo observar mi amor desconocido (amor desconocido)
cada ma?ana cruzando la calle
esperando el dia que me cambiara la vida
Cuando te veo asi, es increible
no se tu nombre, tu edad, donde vives
que harias si te abrazo y te doy un beso
jaa ni lo pienses porque no me atrevo
What would it take to make you notice me?
que pena que yo te deseo cuando no me haces caso
What would it take to make you go with me?
no se por que te quiero tanto necesito un milagro
cada ma?ana cruzando la calle
solo puedo observar mi amor desconocido (amor desconocido)
cada ma?ana cruzando la calle
esperando el dia que me cambiara la vida
Te adoro, aunque no te conozco
Te extra?o, mujer tu si me vuelves loco
Te necesito, confia en mi palabra
Me desmayo, solo con tu mirada
Escucha mi ritmo, siente mi alma
mi corazoncito no tiene nada pero
estoy tratando de llenarlo contigo
quiero ser tu amigo mami vente conmigo
what would...
cada ma?ana...
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