May 2013
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I don't know
And if I admit I don’t know, it’s a pretty big thing. I was one kind of poly(amorous), and now I might be a different kind altogether - the kind of a fiercely territorial, fiercely sensitive and selective woman who can’t abide wasting her time anymore, and who can’t take the overwhelm of insensitive people and places. I’ve never been all that frivolous, so why would I...
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In my defense. . . →
I must admit I have to be pretty pissed to stick my neck out and become very vocal about something. Now don’t get me wrong, I have many strong opinions, but I usually keep them to myself unless I a…
Regular guy speaks out in support of sex workers’ rights. Thanks to Annie Sprinkle for posting about this. Brilliant stuff, and well worth the consideration of a read.
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Beauty for Commerce: Sarah Wyman Whitman →
Book designer, artist, maker of stained glass. People do this stuff. I’ve spent years battling the voices of other people and several inside my head that say that what I want to do can’t be done. I just want to cut through the crap and get back to something beautiful. And this is, in fact, possible to do. Her designs are marvelous.
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Side Effects | Story Collider Magazine →
Side Effects
by Tammy Stellanova and Cyndi Freeman, because I’m all for making your own best-informed choices, but I’ll take burlesque over allopathic medical zealotry any day.
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“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job...”
– When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)
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Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make... →
Medicine used to be obsessed with eradicating the tiny bugs that live within us. Now we’re beginning to understand all the ways they keep us healthy.
I’ll take being a “teeming quasi-wilderness” over a sanitised wasteland any day. Great article from Michael Pollan.
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Moving with the Moon →
The Moon will be reflecting, harmonizing with and pushing against a wide variety of energies over the next couple of days, spelling frequently changing moods.
More great work from Amanda Painter over on Planet Waves. I’ve already felt quite a bit of this astrology myself, without always knowing what sense to make of it. This piece helps.
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Tradfest: The Story of Scotland’s Creation →
The audience at this Tradfest event learned how Scotland came to be formed in the new telling of the 3,000 year old myth of the Cailleach, or old hag, who, it is believed, created Scotland. The storytellers brought the tale to life through wonderful…
Quite a few spelling errors, but otherwise very interesting. Wish I’d been there for the storytelling.
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Julian Lennon: The TVD Interview →
Forget what you think you know about Julian Lennon right now. He has a name, sure, but he’s followed the muse in and out of his father’s long shadow into photography, philanthropy and, naturally, m…
Considering that I recently had a dream alluding to the White Feather Foundation, and I very much enjoy his music/ art/ photography, this interview gives me an even greater...
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Grey Fox: A. Wainwright and Harris tweed - become... →
Sprezzatura is right. And Wainwright hand-wrote his guides. Brilliant! Proof that you don’t have to (and really never should) look like a nob in any weather.
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A journal for each of life's journeys: Bookbinding... →
gatzbcn:
This post is dedicated to those tools I consider essential for bookbinding: cutting mat, cutter, scissors, press, paper folder, awl, needle, ruler, wax and pliers.
See this post in Spanish: http://gatzbcn.blogspot.mx/2013/02/herramientas-para-encuadernar-tools-for.html
Cutting mat: this…
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In pictures: Beltane Fire Festival →
The fire festival back home. Check out the Tellers of Bel’s Fire, the stunning May Queen, and everyone putting together this spectacular ritual. I can’t wait to perform again.
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Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Novels →
These days, almost all works of literature are written on computers — from their first inklings, saved in a document called “notes,” to their final, emailed-out drafts — and even, increasingly, r…
Because I still write out drafts, and I love having marvelous company in my scratchy, labyrinthine handwriting.
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April 2013
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Tea and Vodka and Brandy - Oh My! →
Tea and Vodka and Brandy - Oh My!
Gorgeous artwork, done in remarkable materials.
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warm enough | Spitfire Alice →
Literary Teahouse of Ill Repute
Finally wrote another blog post - wherein I reference Michael Pollan, Lorna’s Laces (with a photo, huzzah!), Doctor Who, Luther Johnson, and Wild Belle. Good things.
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down at the lys
I love it when the day starts with a Jeff Buckley reference and then the rather fetching young woman at the local yarn shop gets me into a good Jeff Buckley-Leonard Cohen conversation while I’m looking for the perfect shade of fingering weight. I find this very sexy - but then I am slightly mad.
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WatchWish I Was Here by Zach Braff, the Kickstarter campaign. Watched it, couldn’t stop laughing, love what he does. Among so many other things, Garden State is evidence that he should keep doing it his way. This needs to get made.
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How to Make a Feminist Porno →
http://manifestamagazine.com/2013/04/24/how-to-make-a-feminist-porno/comment-page-1/#comment-116
“Yet there is an undeniable power to those who have historically been the object of a sexualized gaze… becoming the agents of their own desire.” Exactly.
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oh, good
There will be more posted here and on my site, I promise - just as soon as I properly wrap up, bind, and shelve the last three decades. Note to self: no more juvenile narcissistic fuckwits. The little beasts. They do leave a mess in the carpet. ~Alice, tidying up
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WatchMystic Meadery, on Kickstarter. I have got to get my hands on some - chocolate mead, chai mead, port mead… far too much lovely, tasty, home-brewed joy.
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