Song Playing : 'Killing Me Softly ' - Lauryn Hill / Fugees
Los Dias de los Muertos is being celebrated in Mexico at the moment.
"Every autumn Monarch Butterflies, which have summered up north in the United States and Canada, return to Mexico for the winter protection of the oyamel fir trees.
The local inhabitants welcome back the returning butterflies, which they believe bear the spirits of their departed. The spirits are honored during Los Dias de los Muertos.
Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, is a traditional Mexico holiday honoring the dead.
It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd).
Los Dias de los Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of remembering and rejoicing.
The Aztecs believed in an afterlife where the spirits of their dead would return as hummingbirds and butterflies. Even images carved in the ancient Aztec monuments show this belief - the linking the spirits of the dead and the Monarch butterfly ...."
Its customs like these that makes humans so bizzare , so colorful and fascinating .....
I am drawn to latin people for their passion & the way they embrace and celebrate life and all that is within it and surrounding it.
Usually I invest a little more 'heart' into my writing but I'm sleepy ....I must retreat to my pillow , sweet darkness and the soothing dreams waiting for me....
Whether it be a lesson learnt , a smile , a new friend made , an old friend kept , or just the fact that you have been afforded another day ...may you recognize the wonderous good that lies within your today...
Even on the shittiest day , its there .... just like pirate treasure on a shipwreck ;)
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Chocolate , My Dad And A Baby's Smile.
Song Playing : ' My Baby Just Cares For me ' - by Nina Simone.
I gotta open this by saying that if there ever will be the taste of heaven on my tongue it would be what is melting in my mouth right now ; Guylian Praline.
Its an oral orgasm of the non-sexual kind ! *wink* lol....
Oh Oh yummmmmmmmmmmmmm !!
Had a scare this week. My dad has been very sick for the most part of this year....he's been admitted into hospital countless times in the past 10 months.
He was rushed into hospital again on Thursday , straight into intensive care where docs struggled to get his blood pressure down to a reasonable level.His blood pressure is constantly at a high level ....so much so that his body has somehow adapted to it. Docs cant understand how he is still around....
He was only going in for a routine check up at his regular docs , in order to get a doctors certificate , when his doc checked his blood pressure and found it to be 227 over 149.
Off to the hospital with you , daddio ...( much to his agitation ).
He's on the mend tho.....now I'm hoping he starts doing something to turn his health around on a day to day basis.
One of the wonderful photo forum members posted this pic for my dad ....
" as a heartwarmer for him .....".
Thank you Jadin :)....
Actually thank you to everyone at the forum that sent out their thoughts and well wishes for my dad *hug*.
I adore this shot !
P.S Ohhhh I just remembered ....its so apt that chocolate is in this entry title.... as 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory ' is on tv tonight , followed by the movie 'Chocolat'.
WW&TCF was one of my fave movies , growing up. I used to fantasize about finding a chocolate factory justtttt like that one and running amok licking and eating anything that took my fancy lol
( gutter-minded people step to the back of the line please :P ).
I must have chocolate on the brain tonight... I know its no longer in my mouth :(
( I gobbled it allllll up , piggy me ).
I gotta open this by saying that if there ever will be the taste of heaven on my tongue it would be what is melting in my mouth right now ; Guylian Praline.
Its an oral orgasm of the non-sexual kind ! *wink* lol....
Oh Oh yummmmmmmmmmmmmm !!
Had a scare this week. My dad has been very sick for the most part of this year....he's been admitted into hospital countless times in the past 10 months.
He was rushed into hospital again on Thursday , straight into intensive care where docs struggled to get his blood pressure down to a reasonable level.His blood pressure is constantly at a high level ....so much so that his body has somehow adapted to it. Docs cant understand how he is still around....
He was only going in for a routine check up at his regular docs , in order to get a doctors certificate , when his doc checked his blood pressure and found it to be 227 over 149.
Off to the hospital with you , daddio ...( much to his agitation ).
He's on the mend tho.....now I'm hoping he starts doing something to turn his health around on a day to day basis.
One of the wonderful photo forum members posted this pic for my dad ....
" as a heartwarmer for him .....".
Thank you Jadin :)....
Actually thank you to everyone at the forum that sent out their thoughts and well wishes for my dad *hug*.
I adore this shot !
P.S Ohhhh I just remembered ....its so apt that chocolate is in this entry title.... as 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory ' is on tv tonight , followed by the movie 'Chocolat'.
WW&TCF was one of my fave movies , growing up. I used to fantasize about finding a chocolate factory justtttt like that one and running amok licking and eating anything that took my fancy lol
( gutter-minded people step to the back of the line please :P ).
I must have chocolate on the brain tonight... I know its no longer in my mouth :(
( I gobbled it allllll up , piggy me ).
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Wishing On A Star
I'm usually annoyed to the eyeballs by advertisements on tv , on the odd occassion when I actually decide to waste my time watching the square box facing the couch....
Yet , this ad caught my attention the other night and held me a little spellbound.
Its the ad for the new Tommy fragrance - True Star , featuring Beyonce.
Beyonce - True Star Ad
In it , shes at her home , her hair down and wearing no makeup and shes singing a soft acapella version of 'Wishing On A Star '.
Its shot in black & white and is just beautiful.
Yet , this ad caught my attention the other night and held me a little spellbound.
Its the ad for the new Tommy fragrance - True Star , featuring Beyonce.
Beyonce - True Star Ad
In it , shes at her home , her hair down and wearing no makeup and shes singing a soft acapella version of 'Wishing On A Star '.
Its shot in black & white and is just beautiful.
Monday, October 18, 2004
Farewell To A Lady
A lady left her mortal body last Wednesday , the 13th October 2004 , and gained her angel wings.
Heather was Lisa's grandmother.
Lisa , in turn , has been my best friend since she and I were 9 years of age.
Now I refer to a few people as my best friend ... for instance I regard my sisters and mum as my best friends also but they are so in a different way....
Lisa and I became joined at the hip basically , as soon as we met in grade 3. We couldnt bear to be away from each other. People around us soon came to refer to us as simply Tina&Lisa ....
We were amalgamated lol.
Heather raised Lisa. She was biologically Lisa's grandmother but , really , she became Lisa's mother. She provided Lisa with a roof over her head , clothes to wear & food in her belly.
More importantly she nurtered her , she gave her guidance in this world and she was an endless and unconditional source of love.
Thank you Heather.
You were a quiet , classy & strong woman and it was a pleasure knowing you.
I'll light a candle for you tonight and wish you an amazing journey to your next stop on this mysterious and magical plane of existence.
May my own nana meet you somewhere along the way with her warm smile and open arms to welcome you.
Heather was Lisa's grandmother.
Lisa , in turn , has been my best friend since she and I were 9 years of age.
Now I refer to a few people as my best friend ... for instance I regard my sisters and mum as my best friends also but they are so in a different way....
Lisa and I became joined at the hip basically , as soon as we met in grade 3. We couldnt bear to be away from each other. People around us soon came to refer to us as simply Tina&Lisa ....
We were amalgamated lol.
Heather raised Lisa. She was biologically Lisa's grandmother but , really , she became Lisa's mother. She provided Lisa with a roof over her head , clothes to wear & food in her belly.
More importantly she nurtered her , she gave her guidance in this world and she was an endless and unconditional source of love.
Thank you Heather.
You were a quiet , classy & strong woman and it was a pleasure knowing you.
I'll light a candle for you tonight and wish you an amazing journey to your next stop on this mysterious and magical plane of existence.
May my own nana meet you somewhere along the way with her warm smile and open arms to welcome you.
Fantasy Share ?
No , not that kinda fantasy sharing :P .....
I googled my own blog , SoulsJuice , because I wanted to make another post ( its my lazy way of gettin into here as I havent put it in favourites on my work computer ) and the other result showing underneath my blogsite was this site ......
Fantasy Shares in Souls Juice
It refers to itself as 'a fantasy shares' site....
So invest your fantasy buckeroonies with me ....if you invest within the next 5 minutes I'll throw in a tap dance FREE. *jiggles eyebrows*.
I noticed the site has a couple of my friends blogs listed as well ( as they have linked to me ). So I'ma link em right back !
Kara Rambles
Lypton Village
Moving on .... theres a few film festivals on in Melbourne ( or comin up anyway ) that sound goooooood...theres the Italian Film Festival and the Kambers Document Music Festival ( which is on next weekend ).
The Kambers festival is a selection of music films and documentaries. Theres films on bands Silverchair , the Fauves ..a film on the Seattle grunge rock explosion which features Mudhoney , Soundgarden , Nirvana and Pearl Jam... etc etc ...
The one I really wanna see is 'The Making Of Grace ' - a documentary on the late Jeff Buckley ... sooooo guess where I'll be next weekend *wink*.
Oh and last of all ..... I discovered a photographer ( well , not 'discovered' per se ...but obviously learnt of ).....
I have a strong feelin she will become a fave photographer of mine.
Ellen von Unwerth
I googled my own blog , SoulsJuice , because I wanted to make another post ( its my lazy way of gettin into here as I havent put it in favourites on my work computer ) and the other result showing underneath my blogsite was this site ......
Fantasy Shares in Souls Juice
It refers to itself as 'a fantasy shares' site....
So invest your fantasy buckeroonies with me ....if you invest within the next 5 minutes I'll throw in a tap dance FREE. *jiggles eyebrows*.
I noticed the site has a couple of my friends blogs listed as well ( as they have linked to me ). So I'ma link em right back !
Kara Rambles
Lypton Village
Moving on .... theres a few film festivals on in Melbourne ( or comin up anyway ) that sound goooooood...theres the Italian Film Festival and the Kambers Document Music Festival ( which is on next weekend ).
The Kambers festival is a selection of music films and documentaries. Theres films on bands Silverchair , the Fauves ..a film on the Seattle grunge rock explosion which features Mudhoney , Soundgarden , Nirvana and Pearl Jam... etc etc ...
The one I really wanna see is 'The Making Of Grace ' - a documentary on the late Jeff Buckley ... sooooo guess where I'll be next weekend *wink*.
Oh and last of all ..... I discovered a photographer ( well , not 'discovered' per se ...but obviously learnt of ).....
I have a strong feelin she will become a fave photographer of mine.
Ellen von Unwerth
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
I Must Have Been Good
Because Santa is comin to town early and he's dropping a sexy canuck down my chimney ...haha.
Actually I might have to text message the jolly man and remind him I dont have a chimney , per se , so if he could just plant aforementioned canuck safely on my doorstep that would be SUPER !
( and yeahhhhh I stole ya line J , whatcha gonna do 'bout it ? )
* Flexes boob muscles , looks tuff n stuff *
( Actually I better shutup because he knows I'm ticklish and will probably ,mercilessly , let me know his 'answer' to that in 8 weeks ...)
*'I shall behave now' look *
He'll be here December 4th and is stayin with me for a week!
I cant waiiiiiiiiiiiit !
He's gonna be exhausted by the time he leaves.......
.....what with all the places we're gonna go etc....casino , Great Ocean Road etc etc
What did you think was gonna exhaust him ?
Geeze gutter minds !
* Mutters and shines up her halo *
Anyhoo , thought I'd put in a list of some books I want to read.
'A Book of Luminous Things ' - Czeslaw Milosz ( a book of poetry )
'The World According to Garp ' and ' The Ciderhouse Rules ' - both by John Irving.
'Middlesex ' - Jeffrey Eugenides
'Lovely Bones '-Alice Sebold
'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: A Practical Guide to Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit ' - Deepak Chopra, David Simon
'The Girl From Times Square ' - Paullina Simons
Theres plenty more but , ok , I'll stop now *chuckle*.
Actually I might have to text message the jolly man and remind him I dont have a chimney , per se , so if he could just plant aforementioned canuck safely on my doorstep that would be SUPER !
( and yeahhhhh I stole ya line J , whatcha gonna do 'bout it ? )
* Flexes boob muscles , looks tuff n stuff *
( Actually I better shutup because he knows I'm ticklish and will probably ,mercilessly , let me know his 'answer' to that in 8 weeks ...)
*'I shall behave now' look *
He'll be here December 4th and is stayin with me for a week!
I cant waiiiiiiiiiiiit !
He's gonna be exhausted by the time he leaves.......
.....what with all the places we're gonna go etc....casino , Great Ocean Road etc etc
What did you think was gonna exhaust him ?
Geeze gutter minds !
* Mutters and shines up her halo *
Anyhoo , thought I'd put in a list of some books I want to read.
'A Book of Luminous Things ' - Czeslaw Milosz ( a book of poetry )
'The World According to Garp ' and ' The Ciderhouse Rules ' - both by John Irving.
'Middlesex ' - Jeffrey Eugenides
'Lovely Bones '-Alice Sebold
'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga: A Practical Guide to Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit ' - Deepak Chopra, David Simon
'The Girl From Times Square ' - Paullina Simons
Theres plenty more but , ok , I'll stop now *chuckle*.
Pointless Dialogue Vol. 1
One of my bosses , Harry , asks a lot of questions.
Questions you expect from a 6 year old , not a grown man.
A lot of the time , when he asks one of these questions , I insert a long pause.
In the hope that I really don't have to answer it.
I muchly prefer to stay in my silence then waste perfectly good words to answer dumb question at hand.
Alas he always waits for an answer....
An example from yesterday.
Harry : " So when is the world going to blow up?"
Tina : * Pause .......... doesnt look up from paperwork shes doing *.
Harry : *Waits *
Tina : " It was meant to happen yesterday but no one got the memo ...... "
Tina : " ..... so it didnt happen ......"
Harry : " Huh ? Whaddya mean , memo ? "
Tina : *Still doing paperwork , laughs quietly *
Harry : *Realising Tina is takin the piss , so to speak *
Harry : " Are you talkin shit " ?
Tina : " Harry ... of COURSE I am talkin shit ! " *laughs again , disbelievingly *
Harry : *Moving on....... *
Harry : " The world IS gonna blow up though ".
Tina : " Maybe , but not in this lifetime , Harry ....just keep an eye out for
that memo ....."
I think that the closest Harry would get to possessing an intelligent thought is if he grabbed a random , innocent passerby thought and held it hostage.
" Harry , step away from the thought , its done nothing to you ..... let it go ...."
Questions you expect from a 6 year old , not a grown man.
A lot of the time , when he asks one of these questions , I insert a long pause.
In the hope that I really don't have to answer it.
I muchly prefer to stay in my silence then waste perfectly good words to answer dumb question at hand.
Alas he always waits for an answer....
An example from yesterday.
Harry : " So when is the world going to blow up?"
Tina : * Pause .......... doesnt look up from paperwork shes doing *.
Harry : *Waits *
Tina : " It was meant to happen yesterday but no one got the memo ...... "
Tina : " ..... so it didnt happen ......"
Harry : " Huh ? Whaddya mean , memo ? "
Tina : *Still doing paperwork , laughs quietly *
Harry : *Realising Tina is takin the piss , so to speak *
Harry : " Are you talkin shit " ?
Tina : " Harry ... of COURSE I am talkin shit ! " *laughs again , disbelievingly *
Harry : *Moving on....... *
Harry : " The world IS gonna blow up though ".
Tina : " Maybe , but not in this lifetime , Harry ....just keep an eye out for
that memo ....."
I think that the closest Harry would get to possessing an intelligent thought is if he grabbed a random , innocent passerby thought and held it hostage.
" Harry , step away from the thought , its done nothing to you ..... let it go ...."
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