There is no such thing as security. There never has been. - Germaine Greer

Is it too much to ask that women be spared the daily struggle for superhuman beauty in order to offer it to the caresses of a subhumanly ugly mate? - Germaine Greer

It's difficult to acheive peace when sociey is made up of weak-minded religious hypocrites.

My first real music lesson today. Wore a sari. I sang well. Back to the apt. More suspicious activity. The limos outside, the man on his cell phone looking through the back pages of the "Village Voice", where the call girls are listed. And R---- standing around. He disgusts me. I disgust myself for having done what I've done. If regret ( Read more... )

A good day. Didn't do much except practice some more Carnatic music. The Jantai Varsaigal in third kala don't phase me anymore, though the Agaram is still giving me some difficulties. I've mastered the Upper Stayi, in all kalas ( Read more... )

The highlight of today was meeting Savatri Ramnand, one of the famous Bombay Sisters, renowned for their vocal abilities in Carnatic music. I've decided to continue my Carnatic vocal training though it's been a few years since I've sang, and I was nervous that Savitri wouldn't accept me as a student, or only offer me group lessons. As has ( Read more... )

After hiding under the anonymous obscurity of a lonely jasmine flower (lonemalati), I've made a spur of the moment decision to use this journal again. Why the hell not? I figure that if anyone is indeed reading this, they're from my old orange countian incarnation, and will be lumped with everything else from my past life... which I'd rather not remember, ( Read more... )