Just a brief check-in today, to share a gorgeous song from Kiki Rockwell's new album, released just a few weeks ago. The video is a little cheesy, but I simply adore the song, and it's got the lyrics, too - so here goes:

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I have spent the weekend mostly grocery shopping, cleaning up and organizing a bit (threw out an old rickety end table, which ( Read more... )

Today I just want to share this powerful animated short film (13 minutes) that someone posted on the NAAS forum. It's pretty dystopian, and it makes some strong statements about the nature of our modern world that could potentially offend some people... but I'm mostly planting it here for my own future reference, so please kindly move along if it ( Read more... )

Looks like summer started today. It just exploded out of nowhere. We barely had any spring to speak of. I still wore my winter jacket to work last Thursday. O_O Today, however, I was out in a short-sleeved top, feeling perfectly comfortable. It's very windy - but it's a warm wind, the kind that usually brings about a change of season. The weather ( Read more... )

Today I just want to share my new Tarot deck. Yes, another one. Even though I'm still a little shy about using Tarot, and reach for simple, straightforward oracle cards much more often. Tarot is complex, and I feel like it might take me years to learn it properly - but when I see a gorgeous deck like this one, I can't resist the pure aesthetic ( Read more... )

One of my favorite things happened today. A spontaneous, unexpected music discovery. Kiki Rockwell. I was looking for something else on YouTube, and randomly clicked on a video showing a bunch of women in period costumes... and I was totally hooked within the first 30 seconds. LOL. She's just a pure channel for the divine feminine - in its most ( Read more... )

Today I finished all assigned work by lunchtime... then spent the afternoon decluttering some old document folders and downloading music. This wasn't even the plan... but I happened to click on a link to a music video someone posted on NAAS, and before I knew it, I became a hardcore fan of another brilliant singer/songwriter/performer. Ayla Nereo. ( Read more... )

Another video from Amigo the Devil, just because. This song is absolutely gorgeous, and it packs an emotional punch. Such raw vulnerability. I've watched a bunch of interviews with the guy, and he actually said it's the most personal song he's ever written, and it makes him feel nervous and exposed to perform it live. But people love it. Of course ( Read more... )

Not much to report this weekend. I watched Thirteen Lives, but somehow it didn't affect me as much as I thought it might. The film is really heavily focused on the logistics of the massive rescue operation, rather than the psychological/emotional impact it had on everyone involved. We learn very little about the boys being rescued - and so it doesn ( Read more... )

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I had my dental cleaning appointment this morning. I also got new X-rays and a review of my "treatment plan". I have this decaying molar on the upper left side that can be either restored or taken out. It's up to me which. The decay hasn't gone too far... but if I choose to keep it, it will need a crown, which will cost me about $1,000 (with ( Read more... )