| R&B picks of the week |
[Sep. 4th, 2008|11:51 am] |
Check out these excellent albums.
Alicia Keys: Diary of Alicia Keys. Every song is ultra catchy yet intelligent, and I love
the way she rocks classical instuments. Her first album was good. This is great.
Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi. She wraps her extraordinary voice around
self-penned hot beats brilliantly. I was expecting a sacharine album, but this shit
is damn funky.
Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love. There's some filler here, but Leona's voice is so gorgeous
I'd listen to her sing anything. At the very least, check out the title track, a powerful, gigantic hit. |
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| unavailable man |
[Jun. 22nd, 2008|09:04 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | a little low but okay | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Chrisette Michelle | ] |
Bummer! I asked out my cute co-worker tonight but he has a girlfriend. Usually I don't mind being single, but sometimes I just want to find my life partner so badly! |
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| movie and music recommendations |
[Feb. 19th, 2008|02:07 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | chillin | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Shelby Lynne | ] |
If you're in the mood for a powerful, artsy, psychedelic celebration of Beatles music, check out Across the Universe. Set in NYC during the 60's it follows the adventures of several college-age friends. Nearly all of the dialog is sung as one of 33 Beatles tunes. Highly recommended!
Last night I picked up Shelby Lynne sings Dusty Springfield and it is killer! Two musical geniuses unite to create a raw, emotional, sensual, soulful delight. Check it out. |
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| sweet! |
[Nov. 17th, 2007|07:56 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | new apartment | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | chill | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Patricia Vonne | ] |
I asked for and got a raise!
I am doing well. I am slowly going off my lithium. It's an experiment to see if I can get my concentration back for reading things besides magazines. Plus there are other side-effects that I think are lithium-related. So far my mood has been steady.
Lots of fun times with friends. I hosted my first small dinner party in the new apartment. Now I have to get busy and do some real cooking for Thanksgiving. I'm bringing the Tofurky and a green bean crunchy onion casserole. |
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| living in my apartment |
[Oct. 23rd, 2007|10:13 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | the new flat | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  okay | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Angelique Kidjo | ] |
I am slowly, slowly starting to feel more comfortable here, although I've still got a ways to go. Today I put art on the walls, which was an instant mood-lifter. My mother is coming tomorrow and she's way organized and should be a big help with the remaining clutter. The hardest part is figuring out what to do with all my art supplies, by far my largest category of possessions. Moving because of an emergency was harder on me than expected, despite the wonderful help of Emmaliah and Chris. Its hard to not freak out and think the same thing is going to happen here. |
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| apt. update |
[Oct. 3rd, 2007|08:30 pm] |
I found a new apartment. It is small but located in the neighborhood I love.
I am exhausted from moving, but excited. |
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| Sucky! |
[Sep. 29th, 2007|10:27 pm] |
So I came home from Portland to find my apartment entirely flooded with raw sewage!!!
Last week was all about trying to deal with salvaging whatever I could.
This week will be about finding new digs.
I am very tired. |
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| yum |
[Feb. 4th, 2007|11:21 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  high | ] |
I feel very delicious today, like lemon-lime.
Do you ever feel like a flavor? |
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| quick life update |
[Jan. 31st, 2007|12:27 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | tasty | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Anointed | ] |
I know it has been a long time since I have written here! I am doing very well, in the midst of a bit of a "high" phase.
I have been working a little at Pots n Paints, again! The owner had a surgery and needed help. Its kind of been a trip, getting to sit around and paint pottery while getting paid. Though truthfully, I found that I actually enjoy my new job more.
I haven't been in a big art phase. Emma and I hook up once a week to make stuff, and that's fine. Mostly been lazing around, reading magazines.
I'm feeling a bit at odds with my spiritual group, as they are on a pro-choice mission, and I am pro-life. I have a hard time speaking up in a group, but tonight I am going to let them know exactly how I feel. ITs hard, because I love all the individual members so much, but the group objective is straying farther and farther from my beleifs. |
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| happy life |
[Dec. 8th, 2006|12:57 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | tranquil | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Patty Loveless | ] |
Lately I have been very happy. I'm really enjoying my job. It brings me a lot of joy to serve these people as companion and medical helper. I'm looking forward to becoming a CNA and furthering my knowledge. I've been spending a lot of time with Emmaliah, doing crafts and watching Forensic Files. Life has been good lately! |
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| bits and pieces |
[Nov. 5th, 2006|07:56 pm] |
Its been awhile. Suppose I should write something. I'm a bit dazed from digestive troubles right now. In another hour or so I'll go care for a distinguished WW2 general. I just got back from a spiritual retreat. It was ok. I've been making tons of jewelry that people want to buy but for some lame reason I just can't. I feel like I don't have a venturesome bone in my body. Maybe at some point I'll be like lady_dmray and hire someone to sell it for me. I participated in a science experiment where they measured my brain waves while doing racial activities. We are entering late fall. Soon it will be my time for mania! I'll admit I look forward to it! I am very pleased that I have finally come to peace with a difficult client of mine. She has a difficult illness, personality, and physical situation. But I have mastered this and no longer feel any anxiety at all! I'm a little frustrated with work because I'm not getting hours. Need to talk to my boss. Okay, here are my mundane bits and pieces. Gotta get dressed now. |
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| necklace haiku |
[Oct. 23rd, 2006|09:51 pm] |
glass beads fall into
string my neck anticipates
a shining smile |
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| my work life update |
[Oct. 4th, 2006|05:04 pm] |
Of the two new clients I mentioned, one was a complete disaster, and the other a sweet surprise. The disaster was an uncooperative stroke victom who suffered a fall in my presence and had to be rushed to the hospital. "I don't want Cara back,"she told my boss, which was a huge releif as I sure didn't want to be back! The other woman is an old lady who needs help getting ready for bed. She has an earthy sense of humor and seems to find everything I do amusing. I like her a lot.
Now I have another difficult client. She is nearly paralyzed from MS and completely bedridden. My job is to turn her. Did I mention she weighs a million pounds and actively resists, yelling such things as "You're killing me!" Fortunately her husband is around to help out, but its a weird situation, a strange vibe.
My alzheimers lady is now completely bedridden and preparing to die. Its going to be intense. I'll be one of the people guiding her through the journey. I've known lots of people who've died, but I've never been an active participant in their death. I've never watched it happen.
In general I'm really enjoying my work. It feels good to be actively helping people. Heck, it feels good not to be chronically lying around at home anymore. But I'm still trying to seek a balance. Its been a little hard going from nothing to everything: school and work. I still require lots of lying around! |
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| Break |
[Sep. 9th, 2006|06:27 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | chillin | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Ramiyah | ] |
Capuu was right. We need more poetry. This stuff hasn't had any editorial help, just straight from the brain of Fro.
Break
another
wide awake work day
greet the kiln and customers
this noisy splash of hands
brushing bisque
to a sunflower shine
while children lay
hand prints for tommorrow
Owner requests
I strain the glaze
not today, I reply
I am full of my own power.
Gray-haired lady
needs some paint
enjoy your thirteenth
birthday! I giggle
I am full of my own cleverness.
Hot holiday crowd
store pulsing staccato
brilliance blistering
into fear customers
crowding my head
no, I cannot help you
I am full of my own insanity.
Owner insists
its time for a break
giggles pour out like vomit
I am a pottery shard. |
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| a poem |
[Sep. 4th, 2006|03:08 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  pensive | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Out of Eden | ] |
Tomorrow I start work. A little pensive, anxious. I still have to get things cleared up with my course. In other words, major life transition in the works. Here's a poem I found today, written a number of years ago that I think is pretty decent:
night house lonely
I lie awake tonight
shadows shifting slowly
restless in the quiet light
moonlit bottle glowing
take a sip or two
the dust collects around me
even the moon is blue
slow hot sleepless
the bottle is almost gone
lulled into drunken deepness
achingly I long
for your arms to hold me
in this night house lonely |
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| I got a job! |
[Sep. 2nd, 2006|12:14 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | hopeful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Amel Larrieux | ] |
So I got a job! I'll be working for Happy Homes, helping out disabled people in their homes. The interview went on for a million years, including a written test. I tried to emphasize how much I'd like to help people with their aesthetic needs, such as home decorating and arts and crafts sessions! Good, let them know right away how impractical I am! :-) But I am psyched. Its a small business, the vibe felt mellow with fresh flowers and cool water to drink. I interviewed at this other corporate place that felt terrible. They even refused to give me some materials to take home. The interviewer acted like she was doing me a great favor. I'm really relieved Happy Homes called me back. The pay is better there, too. |
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| whirling winds |
[Aug. 30th, 2006|03:13 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  stressed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | my OCD neighbor vacuuming | ] |
Stressed out. This is My Week to Get a Life. Psych. class starts tomorrow morning. Then I rush to a job interview. Friday I have another interview. There's a barbecue I should go to tonight but the winds are whirling too hard inside me. |
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