tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72093976344010631352024-03-18T22:29:51.323-05:00snow & gunpowderjuxtaposing innocence and fiery hearts since 1988Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-45656100113691046652014-01-07T07:54:00.000-06:002014-02-04T09:48:10.950-06:00reinterpreting 'luxury'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>luxury </i></span></span><br />
This concept has always been different to me than it is portrayed by large companies and dramatic commercials to be. Diamond rings...sure. Aston Martin...ok. But as this new year is budding open, I am slowing down. I mean physically slowing my movements and speech. I want to notice each tiny twitch, enjoy each slight intonation. Having all of my senses intact is a luxury.<br />
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At this more leisurely pace, and with this renewed focus, some things are becoming clearer than ever in my life. Luxury lies where you deem it to.<br />
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- oysters<br />
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- vibrantest citrus fruit</div>
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- real whipped cream</div>
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- artisan bread<br />
- aged, stinky cheese </div>
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- wine, whiskey, scotch, gin<br />
- almond extract, rose water </div>
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- fresh kale</div>
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- a fiery stove</div>
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- a fiery hearth</div>
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- poetry</div>
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- pleasure reading</div>
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- free time</div>
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- lengthy meals</div>
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- lazy mornings<br />
- breakfast in bed </div>
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- large windows</div>
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- soft skin</div>
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- clear skin</div>
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- long, naturally-curly hair</div>
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- an immune system of steel<br />
- legs that take you places <br />
- a flattering dress <br />
- a single saltwater pearl</div>
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- woolen blankets</div>
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- red candles</div>
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- a hot water bottle</div>
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- a steady job, steady pay</div>
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- car-sharing (definitely luxurious)<br />
- floral-scented gum <br />
- buying flowers and greenery<br />
- a home with space for yoga<br />
- a neighborhood to feel safe in <br />
- a balcony<br />
- traveling the globe</div>
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Privileged, grateful, watchful I step into this fresher skin, more raw now, more vulnerable. A little bit of luxury is to be had every singular day, if you know what luxury is.<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-16440679732690130142013-12-03T19:06:00.000-06:002013-12-30T12:05:56.643-06:00because envy will never fill us up. or, RADICAL SELF-LOVE.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Please, <i>please</i> stop coming up with sugary words to replace “skinny”.
If you’re actually going to comment on someone’s weight (as if that were
ever appropriate in the first place), just be direct about it.<br />
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It grieves me to read women commenting on other women’s pictures:
“You are so tiny!” “Such slenderness!” “Your delicate frame is
gorgeous!” “Look at how small your waist is!” I honestly want to comment
back, “Who gives a shit?” or “Why are you making this picture about her
weight? This woman is a beautiful creature in so many ways, and all you
see are the pounds she doesn’t carry, as if that’s what makes up an
admirable enough quality to be worthy of your praise?”<br />
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But no, really…who gives a shit?<br />
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I wish someone would tell me that my eyes have a rich and earthy
shade of brown. I was born with these eyes, you know. Or that they like
the sound my voice makes, or that my comfortableness in my own skin is
emboldening, or that they can hear hope on the tip of my tongue.<br />
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Or what about looking in the mirror at our own cells and saying, "That is one damn fine specimen." Slip out of your body for a moment and step aside. Look at what glory you hold. <br /><br />What about the songs we carry in our throats that stay under lock-down for their own "protection"? There will always be someone waiting to shoot you to the ground. Always. Your songs are stronger than brittle, insecure plastic pellets. Sing them. Sing them strong and loud. Thrust that haunting, chill-inducing voice of yours, that wildling call, into the air, out to the ocean. Someone is waiting to hear it and come home.<br />
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Be home in your body, in your voice. Welcome your whole self home. <br />
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<i>“What would it take to welcome your whole self home?” A magical woman
named Maeve who I met in Scotland said that to me once. What would it
take? What stops us from welcoming our whole selves home? Think about
what is stopping you, begin to understand and push on those walls. Self
love is a muscle that we must work to strengthen every day. Those walls
will give more easily as you grow stronger. Dance them down. </i></blockquote>
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- <a href="http://phoebewahl.tumblr.com/post/57774157090/i-danced-one-of-the-most-amazing-5-rhythms-waves" target="_blank">Phoebe Wahl </a></blockquote>
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-8808327184092682012013-11-20T08:23:00.000-06:002013-12-10T09:15:22.660-06:00because the skies will just keep falling.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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this is why we breathe. this is why we lift our heads. this is why we rage against despair and push onward, shaky yet doggedly fierce, unstoppable, bent on nothing less than an exuberant resolution.</div>
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-92179101075605405762013-11-18T16:27:00.000-06:002013-11-26T15:05:16.672-06:00fire & reflection | 8th of november<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This one's been in the works for a while now. </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>First in a series of several. </i></span>Use your imagination for the imagery, because you'll have to. </i></span><br />
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Starting in August of 2012, the idea of meeting/visiting <a href="http://thegogglette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a> in Kansas City has had a steady spot in my travel considerations. The conversation began around cocktails and KC's glorious scene for them, but ultimately and over time and online chats, it boiled down to a simple "I've got to meet this girl." After 15 months and several failed attempts at arranging my schedule, we finally made it happen.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FRIDAY</b></span> | A delayed flight had me in a frenzy. I typically do not function properly under pressure involving connecting flights. (It's because of the time in 2008 when I literally fell through the Atlanta airport after going through security AGAIN, unnecessarily. Almost missed my connecting flight to Washington, D.C., and that would have been a disaster on my very first time flying on my own.) After risking stranding myself at the airport, I heard the lady at the check-in counter assure me I'd be taken care of. I wept, quite abruptly, with joy...mostly with relief.<br />
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Did you know they offer crystallized lemon for hot tea on Southwest flights?<br />
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Only a slight delay in arrival. Megan showed up with that spunky little gem of a car and we whipped over to the <a href="http://www.greenladylounge.com/" target="_blank">Green Lady Lounge</a>.<br />
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This. Place. Pervasive Reds. Blacks. Golds. Excellently-curated light fixture collection. A perfect amber glow. Mark Lowry and his sultry way of playing that piano...I couldn't take my eyes away from it. Then the cocktail! *drums rolling*...<i>Blood & Sand</i>. The obvious choice because SCOTCH. Also, the name reminded me of a dashing and daring Persian Prince, and that was a nice mental image.<br />
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Grandly enjoyable conversation, peppered with moments of silence to take in this therapeutic night. The natural flow of things. Picking up and leaving off, thoroughly soaking up everything happening around. Practically perfect.<br />
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Winstead's for a post-jazz meal. Reliable. Onion rings on burgers. To-go.<br />
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Homeward.<br />
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Now, I can't even begin to tell you just how endearing that gorgeous home was. Believe me when I say that Wes Anderson would be happy here. I basically created my own scene complete with inner monologue in the bathroom brushing my teeth. It was completely believable. Margot-Tenenbaum-esque.<br />
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Megan offered me her room during my stay, which I was blown away by (both the kindness and the room). LAMPS. Again with the excellently-curated light fixtures. Central Park resides over the headboard. Carefully-placed linens, with a cigar AND matches tucked inside. Opulent robe at the ready. I was completely blown away.<br />
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I feel I should stop here for fear of cheapening the richness and vastness of the weekend with paltry descriptions and recountings... Perhaps some snippets on the way along will suffice, in the form of future posts. I still haven't grasped the entirety of it myself.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">f</span>ull. An accurate summation of the weekend's effect on me.<br />
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<i>Megan is a gem and you would be remiss not to peruse her <a href="http://thegogglette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> for a deep, always-poignant, and dazzlingly elegant perspective on life and the world at large.</i></div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-40998230253741791232013-11-03T23:03:00.000-06:002013-11-15T16:07:05.547-06:00magic days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
outfit // loose charcoal grey tee, black leggings, and turkish kilim slippers with a messy
topknot<br />
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cleaning the apartment<br />
natural light <br />
new black shelf<br />
neatly stacked flours <br />
counter space <br />
fresh eucalyptus in
the kitchen and in the shower<br />
making a gorgeous brunchy casserole<br />
cooking up a storm
with my lover<br />
cardamom coffee<br />
windows open<br />
fresh air / changing winds <br />
toots thielemans. jazz harmonica. ne me quitte pas. <br />
modern film rendition of shakespeare in black and white (it was much ado about nothing)<br />
small (huge) revelation regarding happiness with one's body and being<br />
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all of these small joys eclipsed by a lofty yet completely encompassing sense of belonging. however long the stint here ends up being...<br />
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this is home.<br />
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This morning was just too much. Waking up emotionally-charged and on edge, whether from last night's dream or from some happenings earlier in the week, the following three experiences fairly sent me hurtling toward despondency. They made me want to bury myself into my blanket and cry. How alarming.<br />
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1. The stove blew up. There was a flash like lightning in the room and a sizzling sound, followed by electrical smoke and opened windows. Someone nearly got killed by a tired kitchen appliance.<br />
2. I spilled my favorite coffee all over the bus floor. I hadn't even gotten to take a sip yet. Tragical.<br />
3. Writhing slowly on the sidewalk was a bat, wings outstretched and shivering. It was dying, I assumed. Tears flowed quite promptly. L moved the poor thing to a nearby bush branch and out of the way of careless steps. It barked. Probably in fear at first, but then in gratefulness.<br />
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So much pain and danger in the world... it's enough to make one dizzy. Times like these make me glad for steadiness, a beating heart's rhythm, and a petite flask of honey whiskey.</div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-18454248658901844122013-10-21T22:31:00.000-05:002013-10-24T15:03:32.784-05:00hunter's moon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
October the 18th | It is the night of the Full Hunter's Moon. There's a party to attend this evening.<br />
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Shannon is in town. It had been her birthday on the 9th, so she decided to pay Oklahoma a visit. She is radiant and I see her and don't know what to say. What do you say upon seeing a friend from your <i>on fire</i> days, that you haven't truly spoken with in over two and a half years? You say that you don't know what to say, and you look into her beaming eyes and soak up the happiness that has flooded the room. I say it. We'd both had the same idea to plant kisses on each others' cheeks; she beats me to it. She hugs me and holds my hand. A prayer begins the potluck meal.<br />
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Familiar faces abound and I am overwhelmed with indecisiveness. A few persons seem to vaguely imply that they have no interest in conversation with me, which I brush off and move on from, trying not to be hurt. [Looking back now, it very well could have been {and likely was} I who pushed them away with my downcast eyes and apparent disinterest. In my classic and klutzy way I communicate introversion with my body language and gaze, all motivated by the fact that I can't bear to see their eyes when they {will?} lose interest in me. Preposterous fears, but they haunt me still.] I realize I am being ridiculous and that no one is out to conspire against me. I make effort to engage, stumbling through re-introductions and catchings-up with old acquaintances. People are generally nice.<br />
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Dessert was not on the invitation as an option to bring (instead only main dishes and sides), but I managed to miss that and have prepared a Salted Rose & Honey Pie. Too late to turn back. I notice several other dessert items on the counter and breathe relief.<br />
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A gentleman approaches my seat upon finding out that the pie was my fault, and proceeds to rave about it and ask questions about the crust and the pink Himalayan sea salt. I am amused and flattered and grateful; this was my first pie to make, ever. His wife joins him and we talk about the complexity of the flavors of coffees and about magnesium. Mr. Dillingham (that's his name, I learn) steps away and returns with yet another slice of pie, saying he wants his son (who is an avid pie-maker, as it turns out) to try it. I realize that he's talking about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kyle-Dillingham/155284874524132" target="_blank">Kyle Dillingham</a> and am flabbergasted. I've loved Kyle's fiddle-stylings since I first heard him at Shannon's wedding in 2008. HE LIKES PIE, TOO. This is exciting. [I later learned that the slice was unable to make it to Kyle, but there is time and second chances for that.]<br />
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Oddly and magically, Shannon and I get a private moment or seven to talk about real things. Topics that permeate the conversation include: <br />
- church<br />
- awe<br />
- worship<br />
- gratefulness<br />
- pressure<br />
- the truth<br />
- relief <br />
- awakening<br />
- focus<br />
- repetition<br />
- ritual<br />
- passion<br />
- when we were on fire<br />
- why fire is still reachable<br />
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Time feels like it stops for us there (I know it's still moving because there are people graciously waiting for me during this wide-eyed and tear-studded encounter). I am crying and listening and processing and being filled with epiphany about trying to fix things and why that hasn't worked. This powwow is a healing balm. I force my heart to open and receive it.<br />
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Divinely-set, this reunion was. I believe it, and I accept it. Coincidence is a convenient and lazy credit, so I set my heart against it here. Shannon and I are keeping in closer touch.<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-42961442038980724702013-09-16T15:54:00.000-05:002013-09-16T15:54:37.156-05:00scotch eggs and punsch, what?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On the 24th of last month, I took a very last-minute flight up to New York City to see my Lawrence, who was in the area for work. <br />
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We went to <a href="http://www.deadrabbitnyc.com/" target="_blank">The Dead Rabbit</a>. <a href="http://www.diffordsguides.com/class-magazine/read-online/en/2011-05-24/page-5/sean-and-the-city" target="_blank">Great story</a> behind that place. They're a grocery <i>and</i> a grog, which is twice as nice.<br />
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Scotch eggs had been on my list for almost a year, so when I saw them on the Taproom's menu, my decision required no thought. It came with its own mini jar of Colman's Mustard, which is a lot of Colman's mustard, I would quickly learn. You don't know what real mustard is until you've tried it. And that's no lie.<br />
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I paired the egg with Swedish Punsch, which was probably highly irregular. Most Brits probably order beer with theirs. But cocktails are my weakness, so I couldn't resist this concoction:<br /><br />
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Scotch eggs remind me of The River Thames, because at some point I wrote a bucket list item that involved both the eggs and the river. Then that got me thinking about The Man Who Was Thursday, because The River Thames plays a decent role in the story - it's part of the backdrop for an incredibly intense conversation about philosophy and the nature of man. So these were recurring streams of consciousness as I ate and drank, interrupted violently by spicy mustard shocks.<br />
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I forgot my pipe. BLAST.<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-61741599334018522962013-09-13T15:17:00.001-05:002013-09-13T15:17:17.621-05:00thanks | a poem by w. s. merwin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Listen<br />
with the night falling we are saying thank you<br />
we are stopping on the bridges to bow for the railings<br />
we are running out of the glass rooms<br />
with our mouths full of food to look at the sky<br />
and say thank you<br />
we are standing by the water looking out<br />
in different directions.<br />
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back from a series of hospitals back from a mugging<br />
after funerals we are saying thank you<br />
after the news of the dead<br />
whether or not we knew them we are saying thank you<br />
looking up from tables we are saying thank you<br />
in a culture up to its chin in shame<br />
living in the stench it has chosen we are saying thank you<br />
over telephones we are saying thank you<br />
in doorways and in the backs of cars and in elevators<br />
remembering wars and the police at the back door<br />
and the beatings on stairs we are saying thank you<br />
in the banks that use us we are saying thank you<br />
with the crooks in office with the rich and fashionable<br />
unchanged we go on saying thank you thank you<br />
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with the animals dying around us<br />
our lost feelings we are saying thank you<br />
with the forests falling faster than the minutes<br />
of our lives we are saying thank you<br />
with the words going out like cells of a brain<br />
with the cities growing over us like the earth<br />
we are saying thank you faster and faster<br />
with nobody listening we are saying thank you<br />
we are saying thank you and waving<br />
dark though it is<br />
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<b>Thanks</b> ~W. S. Merwin </div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-88636737811308211212013-09-04T20:54:00.000-05:002013-09-06T10:00:57.382-05:00varietal fruits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is some bounty I picked up this weekend, at two different light levels and sources:<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-22305169658675201552013-08-31T20:48:00.000-05:002013-09-04T09:15:21.327-05:00a miracle that threatened ordinary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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old, thin, darkly-tanned man with striking blue eyes was playing the
guitar at the bus stop today. I was holding groceries, hot and tired,
with earbuds in. A small decision to stop my music so I could listen to
his opened a beautiful, brief moment in time that now I am eternally
grateful for.<br /> <br /> He finished his song, and I cheered. He said he plays for people who haven't stopped to listen to the <span class="text_exposed_show">deep
meanings of Johnny Cash's songs. Then he said, with eyes wide and
passionate, "Now I'm going to play one that his mother-in-law wrote. It
will change your life. Every person on the face of this earth needs to
hear this song...just once." 'Keep On the Sunny Side' was the tune,
optimistic and lion-hearted.<br /> <br /> As he finished the song, he stood
and gave a small bow before walking toward the street. I thanked him
warmly and he responded: "Take those words with you. God bless you." He
crossed the road, slung his instrument to the side, mounted his
motorcycle, and puttered off in an easterly direction.<br /> <br /> Happy holiday weekend, everyone.</span></span></div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-84758759148262088092013-08-28T12:40:00.000-05:002013-08-29T16:04:40.605-05:00newport: a brief introduction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: black;">brightest green sea moss.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />claiming coves like lost boys. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />deep kisses to the rhythm of waves. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />empire tea & coffee.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />horchata chai.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />scaling cliffs. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />tearing up.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />history. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />wine. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />beer. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />silence. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />salt air.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />spice.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />gulls.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />miles and miles.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />full
heart and braided hair this morning over an espresso breakfast. back to
work today. loving life’s richness. overwhelmed by Love.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-73593526010794552622013-08-12T11:11:00.000-05:002013-08-12T11:11:06.980-05:00on being dirty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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jagged impressions on my calves from a good long sit in the grass.
pink/red/white/beige/golden/brown skin, all at once. scrapes to the shins and arms from thorns climbed through in patches on steep creek ravines, a necessary sacrifice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">feet hardened and dark after so much barefooted glory, trekking through various territories. i never had those angelic-looking feet in the lotion commercials. if i have to wear summer shoes, it's sandals. that's a lot of exposure to the elements, which i'm cool with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">i
hate this confinement to finery and polished appearance. why can't i sweat
without being scornfully judged? why must i apologize when my body responds to the weather? this is oklahoma, for heavens' sake. if you don't know by now that our summers will get hot and humid, usually both at the same time, then i have nothing to say to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and what about that moon? what about <i>her</i> glory? she is a great conversationalist, you know...if you don't fear the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">this raving and howling you're hearing, it's a craving for the wild. for
my roots. we did not come from cement and plastic and chemical hair products. we came from the ground.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">i miss when being a human was
acceptable...beautiful, even. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">maybe it's just the culture i live in. there are
other places that aren't so concerned with façades.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">maybe this is what i was named for, where i was named for. it's all so clear now. 'eden' means more than just paradise. 'eden' means <i>home</i>.</span><br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-59420560361046665132013-08-07T22:47:00.000-05:002013-08-08T10:23:10.568-05:00gratefulness tonight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Rainer Maria Rilke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yoga with a lover.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rainforest cadences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Twig tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A late-night meal of homegrown cucumbers and 6-month aged white cheddar with adriatic fig spread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are 5 little things I find myself grateful for tonight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome August in all her wordly and sumptuous splendour, with all the courage to live that you can muster.</i></span></div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-8173859629124600132013-07-24T10:03:00.000-05:002013-07-26T13:14:14.288-05:00observations of current blessings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
breakfast<br />
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homemade strawberry jam<br />
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yoga <br />
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moon cycles<br />
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kahlil gibran <br />
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thunderstorms. hail so loud it made it into my dream. that was trippy. <br />
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candlelight<br />
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irish honey whiskey <br />
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eisley<br />
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whiny cat<br />
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nurtured houseplants <br />
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sleeping baby brother<br />
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shakespeare in the park<br />
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being dirty. yes, i crave it. how is one supposed to get clean when one never gets properly dirty? <br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-1008694310825409662013-07-17T06:43:00.000-05:002013-07-18T22:52:19.892-05:00it's a green, green, green july!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The unlikeliest of storm systems has stomped through our city over the past couple of days in a giant way. The effects include an all-around darker feel, ominous, mysterious. Hocus-pocus July drenchings, what? But I'll take it. RAIN.<br />
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The best effect by far is the blindingly green grass, trees, foliage of any and every kind. Guys, THIS NEVER HAPPENS. By this time we're brown and bitter and burnt and begging to be let free of the vicious heat that's humid but leaves no trace of being so - the earth has cracked, chapped lips, and isn't up for any kissing of any kind. But <i>this July</i>...this sweet, supple, verdant July is rife with life.<br />
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Moist.<br />
Profuse.<br />
Flourishing.<br />
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Teeming.<br />
Rich.<br />
Dewy.<br />
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I think of this lush greenness in terms of an optical illusion: When you put a kelly green plate on a dark surface, it appears brighter than when you put the same kelly green plate onto a light-colored surface. With all of these clouds hanging around and darkening the sidewalks and the skies, the greens are just beaming.<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-25653706930901922422013-07-11T22:55:00.000-05:002013-07-12T17:06:13.956-05:00muscle awareness and the journey we're on<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight was about yoga. I've been daydreaming about it a lot lately, especially about doing it in exotic locales, or just somewhere devoid of human tampering. But since I haven't got the basics quite down yet, it seems better to practice in my studio apartment where I can quickly pull up a tutorial on which muscles to call on for the pigeon pose. (I keep waffling between extended leg support and folded leg support...still unsure.)<br /><br />Regarding yoga, involves a good deal of breathing. And breathing steadily and deeply. That is much
different from performing an exercise motion or pose for a set number of
seconds or minutes. Instead of gritting your teeth and trying not to feel
anything until the set time is up, you’re required and encouraged to feel
everything happening to your body, <i>in the
moment</i> in which it happens. You breathe the moments. Yoga makes you aware.</span></span>
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in the moment… I have found that I spend a lot of time strategizing how not to
waste my life. <i>A lot of time</i>.
Honestly, so much time has been wasted trying not to waste time. It would be
such a tragedy to let months, years, decades escape you while you’re spending
your life on…whatever it is. Wasteful stuff, you know. Things that might not
end up helping you toward your life goals…which are what, again?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rush, hurry,
skittering and scurrying about, trying to figure things out. Where does it
lead? To another day, just as it always has and always will. We are in July of
2013. I left my first job, of four years, in October of 2010. In three months, it’ll
have been three years since then. In <i>exactly</i>
three months, it’ll have been <i>exactly. three.
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Some of this resplendence I have the privilege of glorying in every day. The rest I see every other day. Look at the sheen on those hibiscus leaves! And those fluorescent petunias - they may as well be radioactive. The view from the top picture is my favorite. Tree canopy. </div>
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En route from the terminal to the office this morning, I found some over-sized purple-headed clover buds, growing substantially taller than clover buds usually grow. The little rebels had sprouted where they weren't welcome, and I knew it was only a matter of time before the museum gardener decided that they were weeds and would uproot and toss the little friends away to be crushed and forgotten. Armed with this understanding, I rescued them and gave them a place at my desk. I'm sure it's boring, watching me type and hang up on robot telephone advertisements, but it's got to be better than being crushed and forgotten, right?</div>
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Listed below are books purchased today from Aladdin Book Shoppe, which is closing, tragically. After 83 years, they are closing. The owner of the place said she had planned to simply move locations, since it was their rent being oddly and crazily increased that was the original motivation for change, but there are SEVENTY THOUSAND BOOKS. And it would cost around $20k <i>just to move them</i>, which is just insurmountable. Thus, they are closing for good. This world is pretty screwed up not to allow bookstores to live in peace with the rest of humanity. I am angry.</div>
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Just a couple of months ago, I had called them to see if they had a copy of Tremendous Trifles, since their website said they had a substantial G.K.C. collection. When the owner said they didn't have it and referred me to Barnes & Noble or Amazon, I told her that I wanted to search high and low for a locally-owned shop to purchase from, because I believe in bookstores and want them to stay alive as long as they possibly can. She understatedly said, "Me too, honey."</div>
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<i>The Prophet</i>, by Kahlil Gibran<br />
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<i>A Treasury of Kahlil Gibran: The Arabic Writings by the author of The Prophet</i><br />
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<i>Antarctic Traveller</i>, Poems by Katha Pollitt</div>
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<i>Mrs. Dalloway</i>, by Virginia Woolf</div>
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<i>To the Lighthouse</i>, by Virginia Woolf</div>
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<i>The Ides of March</i>, by Thornton Wilder</div>
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<i>The Scapegoat</i>, by Daphne du Maurier</div>
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<i>The Flight of the Falcon</i>, by Daphne du Maurier</div>
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<i>Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of Walt Whitman</i></div>
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<i>Complete Poems</i>, by E.E. Cummings</div>
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<i>Tales of Ancient Egypt</i>, by Charles Mozley (children's book)</div>
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<i>The Nick Adams Stories</i>, by Ernest Hemingway</div>
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<i>The Ginger Man</i>, by J.P. Donleavy</div>
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<i>The Hadj: An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca</i>, by Michael Wolfe</div>
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<i>Jungle down the Street</i>, by Jack and Avril Grant White "...is a book by a husband and wife who left their
home in south London, to find out for themselves what it is like to live
on the banks of the Amazon, the greatest and perhaps the most
mysterious river in the world. They traveled some 18,000 miles by plane,
riverboat and canoe, making a color-film of the many fascinating
aspects of life on the river and in the fabulous jungle cities where
money flowed like water during the great rubber boom. Their expedition
took them through Brazil, Colombia and Peru, where they met with wild
Indian tribes. One of their most enthralling chapters deals with their
investigation of Macumba, the strange white and black magic cult which
has powerful roots beneath the surface of the everyday life of the
Amazon dwellers. They also spent some time on the little known island of
Marajó, where they filmed wild buffalo, giant storks and cannibal
fish." [This title might be the most exciting.]</div>
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-39202781060919565952013-06-26T11:24:00.000-05:002013-06-26T11:24:28.821-05:00opera for lunch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sunrises and cream teas and legends and Merlin's Cave and enough grass
to cover my entire city. Cold Atlantic winds laden with salted spray.
Woolen plaid. Painting with real greens and apricot blushes.<br /></div>
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<br />Today is my day for quiet thought, though. Big-picture-contemplation. Sometimes you have to let go of something to find out how much it really means to you, to find your center, to find your footing. So there's no research today. Today, there is silence. And opera.<br />
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-30068605625617276992013-06-20T11:37:00.000-05:002013-06-20T11:40:03.772-05:00an invitation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I woke up Monday morning and found myself invited to the following event:<br />
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3$ Burgers + Beer(s) + Pipes / Cigars<br />
Wednesday<br />
6pm<br />
Third Floor</div>
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It sounded celebratory, so I went, and it was lovely. My hair still smells of several newly-tried pipe tobacco blends. And I left a lavender stem in the giant table drawer. Maybe someone will find it.</div>
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Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-47614168758311127412013-06-12T15:31:00.000-05:002013-06-13T09:42:01.111-05:00that place between dreaming and waking up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">i feel my body move<br /> the haze start to lift<br /> like waking from a crash<br /> my instincts primitive<br /> so full of gratefulness<br /> in disbelief<br /> at the connectedness<br /> my eyes finally see<br /> <br /> i cannot believe my eyes<br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> i am alive<br /> i survived<br /> the accidental pioneer<br /> oh, i can explain how i got to the ledge<br /> the mystery is <br /> how <br /> i <br /> got <br /> here<br /><br />~<br /><br />soft light</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">a right mind</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">things you can become nostalgic for</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">full lungs</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">emotions</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">things i feel i've never felt before</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">a soft touch</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">a deep cut</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">things that can restore your sanity</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">now all my questions have found their answer</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">i closed my eyes</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">i felt no pain</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">i wished i could</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">be born again</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">to my surprise i woke to find it done<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">thank you, derek webb, for the precious elocution. today i know the glory of being awake, and tomorrow i will wake up again.</span><br /></span></i></span></span></div>
Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786196697298136023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209397634401063135.post-17912259160276858902013-04-30T15:52:00.000-05:002013-06-13T09:44:19.770-05:00aging with grace and panache | beatrix ost<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Personal style and choosing an outfit for one's day or for an event completely changes one's attitude. It is also determined by one's attitude. The circle of life. You know.<br />
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That said, I find it quite distressing that people resign themselves to adopting a generationally-dictated style when they reach middle-age. Some even give up their stylistic preferences at the age of 26, citing "practicality" and "grown-up-ness". Outrageous. Also note: Comfort/movability and swimmingly good style are not mutually exclusive, despite all the evidence to the contrary on our sidewalks today.<br />
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Here I am to dash those standards to smithereens, and affirm my decision to take my own personality-reflective style to my grave. I'll also offer some inspiration for those who are discouraged by the societal norms for day-to-day senior-wear. <br />
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Today's topic is Beatrix Ost: author / visual artist / actress / film and theatre producer / designer. She is snazzy and wears turbans a lot.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/2012/04/beatrix-ost-in-central-park.html" target="_blank">Advanced Style</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://cultview.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/beatrix-ost/" target="_blank">Cult View</a></td></tr>
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