tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53449290176398886282013-05-24T09:35:42.671+02:00life through the sensesMonica Bnoreply@blogger.comBlogger271125BohemianTwilighthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-29928484743070932442013-05-19T10:10:00.001+02:002013-05-19T10:45:28.663+02:002013-05-19T10:45:28.663+02:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y-COkx8_bBE/UZiIKlAiPtI/AAAAAAAAI1s/OlFM2Q8cPwo/s1600/mosaicefe15d6a40a3ace5e81042fe0590a7895310d3a5.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> 1. <a href="http://red2white.wordpress.com/">monika lamacka</a> | 2. <a href="http://www.fionawatson.co.uk/">fiona watson</a> | 3. <a href="http://www.jenbradford.com/">jen bradford</a> |4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/luftvaffel/">martin losvik</a></div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-54206509036166346202012-12-22T14:07:00.001+01:002012-12-22T14:10:55.683+01:002012-12-22T14:10:55.683+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SLE10h78nCc/UNWumaSlLaI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/qrTEVHBzlZ4/s640/SimonBeck01.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="478" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--Ra-sdga9-A/UNWunyvJY1I/AAAAAAAAIKE/rysxZ4LoTUI/s640/SimonBeck02.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="374" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a9w6TQI2k5k/UNWvowCptrI/AAAAAAAAIKo/Nbpr2ATDxq4/s640/simonbeck5.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJx2DeH-YX4/UNWupMf5h0I/AAAAAAAAIKM/nTNUDqmYqXM/s640/SimonBeck03.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="456" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EpXnb48OtA8/UNWuqlOOneI/AAAAAAAAIKU/BqGlL-hDif0/s640/SimonBeck12.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="398" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HAMCYVSw4hQ/UNWuzjEoo0I/AAAAAAAAIKc/li3F6LjdFVg/s640/SimonBeck04.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Snow Artist: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/snowart8848">Simon Beck</a><br /> <br /> Magical Winter Solstice and season's greetings to all of you.</div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-62970774868456609912012-12-15T14:19:00.001+01:002012-12-15T14:19:19.851+01:002012-12-15T14:19:19.851+01:00<a href="http://www.theowlinthemoon.com/"></a><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theowlinthemoon.com/"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UEY_4hTEOXM/UMtMki6QzdI/AAAAAAAAH9I/JLByiTtS2c8/s1600/owltemp.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <br /> Soulful inner work. Growing self-awareness, healing wounds, discovering your soul potential!<br /> <br /> For all you astro bohemians out there, visit <a href="http://www.theowlinthemoon.com/">The Owl in the Moon</a>. A little niche of self-nurturing. <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.whenigrowupcoach.com/2012/12/06/the-exceptions-to-the-rules/">the exceptions to the rule</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/traditional-wassail-recipe/">wassail </a>for the holidays<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2012-07-12&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&amp;utm_medium=email">10 extra years of life with a game</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j_dSJRhI98">californication</a>, <a href="http://www.2cellos.com/us/home">2cellos</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.the-impossible-project.com/projects/camera/iil">the impossible instant lab</a></i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-8507712219693341932012-11-12T16:13:00.000+01:002012-11-12T16:15:11.336+01:002012-11-12T16:15:11.336+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-esMPpiFfY2I/UKESOGbGIJI/AAAAAAAAHSI/S4pHpaB75fo/s1600/Little%2BTalks.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ghb6eDopW8I" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I">Little Talks video</a>, Of Monsters and Men, directed by Mihai Wilson.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lmc21V-zBq0" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://youtu.be/lmc21V-zBq0">Run Boy Run</a>, Woodkid, directed by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Yoann%20Lemione">Yoann Lemione</a>.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9EN9MIa3Kyc" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://youtu.be/9EN9MIa3Kyc">Small Hands</a>, Keaton Henson, directed by Joseph Mann.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rVeMiVU77wo" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://youtu.be/rVeMiVU77wo">Breezeblocks</a>, alt-j, directed by <a href="http://www.ellisbahl.com/">Ellis Bahl</a>.<br /> </div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-15993449369832224512012-11-07T09:14:00.000+01:002012-11-07T22:21:45.052+01:002012-11-07T22:21:45.052+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tsTVp3HhC3k/UJrQxAb2oZI/AAAAAAAAHPA/oo3q-SeghMw/s1600/tin1b.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9PgRPdDUWSw/UC4KY2l1iYI/AAAAAAAAGp0/qTPjIdaI2Ys/s1600/tin2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9PgRPdDUWSw/UC4KY2l1iYI/AAAAAAAAGp0/qTPjIdaI2Ys/s640/tin2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ITaqDSc7BtQ/UC4KaXODgVI/AAAAAAAAGqA/8MqhoW_Vgz0/s1600/tin3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ITaqDSc7BtQ/UC4KaXODgVI/AAAAAAAAGqA/8MqhoW_Vgz0/s640/tin3.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Photographer</b>: <a href="http://www.behance.net/michaelshindler">Michael Shindler</a></span></div><i>"I prepare each tintype plate by hand and make a single exposure of each person (occasionally two, if I make a mistake). The tintype is processed immediately so the subject can walk out the door with it about 15 minutes later."</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="400" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41710130?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe></div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-23940893297960599882012-08-21T09:42:00.000+02:002012-08-21T09:42:42.044+02:002012-08-21T09:42:42.044+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OvAonOECFL0/UC1HVpHtL7I/AAAAAAAAGoc/hKbjhuxP5zI/s1600/bt1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hP4iLYVz68Q/UC1HWhEtSNI/AAAAAAAAGok/HOFesa3XVRk/s1600/bt2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9_OHAKkb9RQ/UC1HXq-HLCI/AAAAAAAAGos/Z4jxdiBJQ88/s1600/bt3.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xGmohrkjHj4/UC1HYvhaq8I/AAAAAAAAGo0/le-6bDFxj2g/s1600/bt4.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtXXEnd115c/UC1FTwUK8OI/AAAAAAAAGoU/Ot_1TnVzLjk/s1600/bt5.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Artist</b>: <a href="http://www.motoi.biz/">Motoi Yamamoto</a></span></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="400" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42177795?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=da9315" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe></div> <br />Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-57899905281181891022012-07-24T15:40:00.000+02:002012-11-07T19:29:21.480+01:002012-11-07T19:29:21.480+01:00Did you ever consider that the bike was an agent of emancipation? I bet then that you didn't know that women had to campaign for the right to ride bikes. You didn't? Well, next time you hop on one (I'm still coveting a vintagey bike myself) give it a thought.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0AJXQ4HMgEI/UA6hVi-57wI/AAAAAAAAGZg/EeuvYWv3qi8/s1600/bik2.jpg" /></div> <br /> My favourites from an 1895 list of don'ts for women cyclists, in <i>New York World</i>:<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Don’t faint on the road.</li> <li>Don’t wear tight garters.</li> <li>Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”</li> <li>Don’t wear loud hued leggings.</li> <li>Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”</li> <li>Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.</li> <li>Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.</li> <li>Don’t chew gum. Exercise your jaws in private.</li> <li>Don’t use bicycle slang. Leave that to the boys.</li> <li>Don’t go out without a needle, thread and thimble.</li> <li>Don’t let your golden hair be hanging down your back.</li> <li>Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.</li> <li>Don’t ignore the laws of the road because you are a woman.</li> <li>Don’t try to ride in your brother’s clothes “to see how it feels.”</li> <li>Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.</li> <li>Don’t appear to be up on “records” and “record smashing.” That is sporty.</li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EMQ2TlqrMI/UA6iZv5Zb6I/AAAAAAAAGZo/5r0bSIm76WM/s1600/bik3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EMQ2TlqrMI/UA6iZv5Zb6I/AAAAAAAAGZo/5r0bSIm76WM/s1600/bik3.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Norman Batho Collection</span></div> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"Many [female cyclists on cigar box labels] were shown as decidedly masculine, with hair cut short or pulled back, and smoking cigars, then an almost exclusively male pursuit. This portrayal reflected the old fears that women in pants would somehow supplement men as breadwinners and decision-makers.”</i></blockquote> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1426307616/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=braipick-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=1426307616&amp;adid=0940NMVY9HTT0ZPTC27Y">Wheels of Change</a>: <i>How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way</i>)Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-70385996440123605122012-07-13T11:46:00.000+02:002012-11-07T19:12:17.122+01:002012-11-07T19:12:17.122+01:00I adore food photography that marries gorgeous food with rustic backdrops and the feel that the food is actually to be eaten.<br /> <br /> For me, cooking, eating, and gatherings around food, are best uncomplicated, jovial, wholesome, fresh, and free from the restraints of high-brow etiquette. This photography style encompasses that for me.<br /> <br /> Introducing you to <a href="http://iainbagwell.com/">Ian Bagwell</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-Y1hEV4z9I/T__rweeVnyI/AAAAAAAAGMs/iz8Ho3JooLA/s1600/ianb1.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A74FrFJdFwE/T__ryd_pchI/AAAAAAAAGM4/7lMegVDBzWA/s1600/ianb3.jpg" /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P2hU10VwmQ4/T__rxelECpI/AAAAAAAAGM0/4WBRWl32JHo/s1600/ianb2.jpg" /></div><br /> I hope your weekend includes some good eats and relaxed times.Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-8986529743777408952012-07-10T00:48:00.001+02:002012-11-07T19:12:17.125+01:002012-11-07T19:12:17.125+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZH3brOTyiLI/T_tXRQ47HBI/AAAAAAAAGJE/wWxHDjDlaHk/s1600/btjul12a.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OpouG_BhtuA/T_tXRsu2BYI/AAAAAAAAGJQ/Q9VJ5iyL1X4/s1600/btjul12b.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0KCrcpT8Gk/T_tXSA6QfqI/AAAAAAAAGJg/OpQInHI8nIk/s1600/btjul12c.jpg" /></div> <br /> If you watch films for only one reason, you miss out on many wonderful treasures. Some films may lack in a truly compelling narrative, or may be insubstantial in plot, but may offer a certain aesthetic that draws us into an unusual frame of mind, perspective, or set of emotions.<br /> <br /> Beguiling. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183665/"><i>Cracks</i></a>, 2009<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-enSm3px4uvI/T_tX4SWVdUI/AAAAAAAAGJ0/y6cqZh81SQc/s1600/btjul12d.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NgInl0CxtaI/T_tX4DzwH0I/AAAAAAAAGJo/cFEvnCOJSKk/s1600/btjul12e.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://yourmoviebuddy.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/eva-green-interview.html">interview with eva green</a> <br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQnDTJTMktw&amp;feature=BFa&amp;list=PLB897DC8CDB9BD3F4">stories of africa</a>, cracks soundtrack<br /> <b>touch</b>:</i> <a href="http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2009/11/27/eva-greens-film-fashion">alison byrne</a>, cracks costume designer Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-2055635226713208062012-06-13T15:59:00.002+02:002012-11-07T19:12:17.119+01:002012-11-07T19:12:17.119+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"All that we see or seem<br /> Is but a dream within a dream."</i></span><br /> <br /> Edgar Allan Poe</div><br /> <br /> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CvYe0rJ2JxU/T9iRJji_26I/AAAAAAAAGD8/VG6A-rOsxps/s1600/bodyart2.jpg" /><br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CTIv1DV8zrE/T9iRQSdrDDI/AAAAAAAAGEI/EQ_oWaq0NeQ/s1600/bodyart1.jpg" /><br /> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GRg_FNih7dk/T9iRXeQvyfI/AAAAAAAAGEU/8wnqY8VvNR4/s1600/bodyart3.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">Skin illustrator, photographer, sculptor, diverse multimedia artist,<br /> <a href="http://www.emmahackartist.com/">Emma Hack</a></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><i><b>read</b>: big da vinci fan, <a href="http://theamericanscholar.org/heavenly-body/">heavenly bodies</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://www.bellocq.com/">bellocq</a><br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://anafternoonwith.com/">an afternoon with...</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/the-telltale-scent-of-old-people/">scent by age</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64154361/personalized-yarn-bowl-handmade-to-order?ref=sr_gallery_13&amp;ga_search_query=bowl&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=ZZ&amp;ga_min=0&amp;ga_max=0&amp;ga_ref=auto3&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmadebowl">personalised yarn bowls</a><br /> <b>hear</b>:</i> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong2239145639" name="gsSong2239145639" width="200"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=22391456&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="200" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=22391456&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To) by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Gentleman+Jesse/728725" title="Gentleman Jesse">Gentleman Jesse</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">•<br /> p.s, you know <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">i have a personal blog</a>, right?</div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-82543003281985911842012-04-20T09:27:00.000+02:002012-11-07T09:23:12.358+01:002012-11-07T09:23:12.358+01:00I tend to be sent to the clouds by piano or violins mostly, but a great guitarist can blow my mind. <br /> <br /> There are many amazing, influential, intelligent, and important guitarists, such as Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, and Eric Clapton <i style="color: #999999;">(saw him in Sydney, Australia, in '95. Rolled up on the stage with such lack of fanfare that nobody knew the show had started until he begun to strum)</i>, but when it comes to blowing me away - Hendrix, Angus Young <i style="color: #999999;">(seen twice. he. does. not. stop)</i>, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page, and good Spanish gypsy guitar-ing.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fn4pQMhD4n4" width="420"></iframe><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(introduced to me by <a href="http://gypsyhousedesigns.blogspot.com/">Barbara</a>)</span></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/">The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">gluten-free banana bread pancakes</a><br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm">south pole webcam</a> (weather permitting)<br /> <b>smell</b>: a week of baking <br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://shop.thesearethings.com/products/travel-notebooks">travel notebooks</a></i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-86026237778805067382012-04-12T13:51:00.000+02:002012-11-07T19:31:09.583+01:002012-11-07T19:31:09.583+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> For the discerning one who desires chocolatey sweetness<br /> hidden within<br /> a meandering fairytale of exquisite design.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0iR7uQRvkOg/T4AVScN7b1I/AAAAAAAAF2E/d5AplhEJVPs/s1600/fox1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Each bar you slip out reveals another part <br /> of the illustrated and papercut story...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9dE4Q7lfKVM/T4AVS6wtVhI/AAAAAAAAF2Q/C2j9KnM65Us/s1600/fox2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OSt8O-6wnTo/T4AV_GgPS4I/AAAAAAAAF20/tsUN6WKIZ2Y/s1600/fox3.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e4a-IjSAP8w/T4AXHt3g59I/AAAAAAAAF3A/Sn-DJ3TEDZ8/s1600/fox4.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Design: <a href="http://www.ultracreative.com/">Ultra Creative</a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://thewallmachine.com/2eixQF.html">the secret lives of Middlemarch</a>, fake wall<br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://www.yumnutsnaturals.com/">yumnuts</a> chocolate cashews, or cinnamon almonds! not in uk, boo<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.androp.jp/bell/">'Bell' music video message game</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Six+Days+At+The+Bottom+Of+The+Ocean/2uwG2a?src=5">six days at the bottom of the ocean</a> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-9456738879593294352012-04-03T11:53:00.000+02:002012-11-07T19:30:20.510+01:002012-11-07T19:30:20.510+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> Elusive, surreal, ethereal, seductive, symbolic, enigmatic, secret, fragile.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Startlingly produced as a student, Taken between 1972 and 1981. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Killed herself at age 22.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AHFOGHv9E8E/T3qynwtWybI/AAAAAAAAFzc/UvDhOIFvvTE/s1600/Apr12b.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D5Yr5qFVgIo/T3qzcT5ymmI/AAAAAAAAFz0/JFROkpVaEL0/s1600/Apr12c.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsJwZJbOpBY/T3qyyI8safI/AAAAAAAAFzo/n2EKhy1yq5Y/s1600/Apr12a.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> <i>The Francesca Woodman Retrospective currently at The Guggenheim until June 13th.</i><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: are you a '<a href="http://netgalley.com/">professional reader</a>'?<br /> <b>taste</b>: thinking of making <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">gluten-free banana pancakes</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Duelist/48FJJX?src=5">duelist</a>, true widow<br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.nippazwithattitude.com/clothing.html">nippaz with attitude</a><br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-4494478060733958812012-03-28T14:26:00.000+02:002012-11-08T09:56:51.447+01:002012-11-08T09:56:51.447+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LTgZwmsOghY/T3LkV5Em5hI/AAAAAAAAFwc/OB2abktY__c/s1600/art1.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Buste De Femme De Profil</i>, 1899</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Georges Clairin </div> <br /> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"...when she dies, she'll wonder why she obeyed all the rules of god and country, because no biblical hell could ever be worse than the state of perpetual inconsequence."</i></blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118892/"><i>dangerous beauty</i></a>, film</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>:<a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Researchers-Findings-in-the/131260/"> recursion questioned</a> (yes, linguistics nerd)<br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/">when honey isn't honey</a><br /> <b>see</b>: would like to catch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzD0U841LRM&amp;feature=player_embedded">melancholia</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Star+Blanket+River+Child/3gEcyr?src=5">star blanket river child</a>, brightback morning light<br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://www.movingcolor.net/products_northern.html">temp-sensitive tiles</a></i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br />Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-33353842704742836002012-03-26T01:25:00.000+02:002012-11-07T19:12:17.120+01:002012-11-07T19:12:17.120+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> Stark, limited, austere, spotlighted, contrast.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RmZ3ZUFYGz8/T23jC9ec0eI/AAAAAAAAFuA/wV5zIoAW5rQ/s1600/Mar12a.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Dietrich - Tracy</div> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world. ...Very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe."</i><br /> Irving Penn, 1975</blockquote> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oh0ISmYJm1Y/T23nNc1nDXI/AAAAAAAAFuM/-aTpu98FGJE/s1600/Mar12a2.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Dali - O'Keefe</div> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">source: <a href="http://www.irvingpenn.org/">Irving Penn Foundation</a></span><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://flavorwire.com/270476/quiz-can-you-identify-these-famous-writers-by-their-distinctive-prose-alone">4/10, or 99% of the ones i've actually read</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/gluten-free-banana-bread-pancakes.html">walnut flour pancakes</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/The+Hair+Song/4izU7W?src=5">the hair song</a>, black mountain <br /> <b>smell</b>: <a href="http://blackamberbalm.com/index2.php?v=v1#/home/">black amber magic</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: some <a href="http://www.thinkofthe.com/product.php?name=walls-notebook#">nyc walls</a> to inspire doodles</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-76257799578775468942012-03-21T10:09:00.000+01:002012-03-21T10:31:03.107+01:002012-03-21T10:31:03.107+01:00<blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours."</i></span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">Ayn Rand, <i>Atlas Shrugged</i></div><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WL_-Zz7JDoA" width="560"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/02mar_aurorasunderfoot/">more</a></div><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Angel-Esmeralda-Nine-Stories/dp/1451659091/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1332314731&amp;sr=8-2">The Angel Esmeralda</a>, new collection of delillo's short stories<br /> <b>taste</b>: McDonald’s, Target, Sam’s Club, and Supervalu all cut their business with Sparboe after <a href="http://www.mcdonaldscruelty.com/">that footage</a>. Iowa has made it <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/03/iowa-approves-nations-first-ag-gag-law/">illegal to get it</a>. others to follow.<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://vimeo.com/38182297">Oven Sky</a>, artistic examination of hipster-consumerist values<br /> <b>hear</b>: new album from sonic youth's lee ronaldo, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3jzjh4oEM">off the wall</a> <br /> <b>touch</b>: Becky having <a href="http://ballisticgypsy.blogspot.com/2012/03/spotlight-giveaway.html">her first giveaway at Ballistic Gypsy</a></i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><br />Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-79467648201591748362012-03-16T13:39:00.001+01:002012-11-07T19:12:54.745+01:002012-11-07T19:12:54.745+01:00When you love a novel so much, for whatever reason, its transformation into film is both a thrilling and anxiety-riddled anticipated event.<br /> <br /> I can barely breathe.<br /> <br /> <b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong268584261" name="gsSong268584261" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=26858426&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=26858426&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>Hidden Superstition by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Grace+Potter/278378" title="Grace Potter">Grace Potter</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <i><b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31122.I_Capture_the_Castle">i capture the castle</a> <br /> <b>taste</b>: <a href="http://bonzaiaphrodite.com/2011/10/how-to-make-a-flax-egg-for-vegan-baking-the-right-way/">how to make a 'flax egg'</a>, for vegans<br /> <b>see</b>:<br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Iwd7ZXi3DM" width="560"></iframe></div> <i><br /> <b>smell</b>: scents at <a href="http://rich-hippie.com/">rich hippie</a><br /> <b>touch</b>: <a href="http://threeredapples.blogspot.com/2012/02/few-custom-orders.html">sweet and quirky embroidery</a> </i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> Have a weekend filled with good things my friends.</div> <br />Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-1449964526131337722012-03-12T09:55:00.000+01:002012-03-12T09:55:18.940+01:002012-03-12T09:55:18.940+01:00The tattoos I have are images. I've always wanted one great quote, but how to choose? I tend to believe it chooses you, so I guess mine hasn't found me yet.<br /> <br /> <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Word-Made-Flesh-Bookworms-Worldwide/dp/0061997404?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=interiordes02-20&amp;link_code=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969" target="_blank">The Word Made Flesh</a></i> by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor, is a book all about literary tattoos. 150 colour photos depicting words, quotations and literary figures, into flesh, from Dickinson to Shakespeare.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nbZdwBiyaBE/TV5DopQVTYI/AAAAAAAAECM/sd4NPqDR3lg/s320/Feb11b.jpg" width="280" /></div><br /> According to Justin, "...as far as the aesthetics of the tattoos themselves as pieces of art, we didn't try to critique or weed that stuff out. The criterion we were really using for inclusion was "Is this an author we've seen represented before? Is the story that comes with it interesting? Is the photograph interesting?"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--bqyLZDurtQ/TV5FtLyAWeI/AAAAAAAAECQ/RjP_YGKdwFk/s1600/Feb11b2.jpg" /></div><br /> Justin claimed that, "The people that seem happiest with their work are the ones that picked something that they really cared about."<br /> <br /> The authors found that there were favourites out there. Eva said, "Vonnegut for sure. I think that's the most popular by far. Shakespeare, David Foster Wallace, Sylvia Plath, James Joyce and Beckett. Oh, and e.e. cummings is maybe second only to Vonnegut in popularity."<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14777337" width="400"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/14777337">The Word Made Flesh - book trailer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4677394">Tattoolit</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /> </div><br /> Also, if you fancy looking at countless literary tattoos, take a peek at <a href="http://contrariwise.org/">contrariwise</a>.<br /> <br /> <i>photos: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/">Harper Perennial</a></i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;">•</div><br /> <i><b>read</b>: jenny's post on <a href="http://jennywoolftravel.blogspot.com/2012/03/greece-and-giveaway.html">a travel giveaway</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: oven-grilled sandwiches<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://zoorebellion.blogspot.com/">Julia</a> killed word verification, that's worth a mention in my books<br /> <b>hear</b>: see/hear <a href="http://youtu.be/4hTpR-TYTZ0">Lhasa, rising</a>, c/o <a href="http://gypsyyaya.blogspot.com/">la gitana</a><br /> <b>think</b>: of the busy week ahead</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-54166169051259123032012-03-09T11:21:00.001+01:002012-11-07T19:12:54.743+01:002012-11-07T19:12:54.743+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cYGFb-1g4Yg/T1nSGmYkpNI/AAAAAAAAFnc/I4JqrINlX8c/s1600/mar12a1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6DlssMEGB4/T1nVXAkZsQI/AAAAAAAAFno/I3P-HlEfSk8/s1600/mar12a2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zx6gr_Ch9x8" width="420"></iframe></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <b>read</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet">the book of disquiet</a><br /> <b>see</b>: an organised desk, photographer <a href="http://www.trinethorsen.com/">Trine Thorsen</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: and see, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx6gr_Ch9x8">opus ~23</a>, c/o <a href="http://www.thesacredlifeofrain.com/">rain</a>. where the first part brought releasing tears <br /> <b>touch</b>: break-up recovery kit, by <a href="http://www.knockknockstuff.com/catalog/categories/kits/recovery-kits/breakup-recovery-kit/">knock knock</a> (just fun!)<br /> <b>think</b>: consumerism, designer <a href="http://maxistentialism.com/prints/">Max Temkin</a><i> (hat tip <a href="http://lattelisa.blogspot.com/">Lisa</a>)</i><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> And if you missed the announcement, I'm <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">over here now</a>, being personal.</div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-68054192744593444792012-03-05T09:10:00.000+01:002012-11-07T18:48:02.993+01:002012-11-07T18:48:02.993+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="288" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u7x4TMWDMV8/UJqbq8OV1sI/AAAAAAAAHOk/WENCo3xi7u4/s400/gotye1.jpg" width="400" /><br /> <br /> So you've heard this song by now right? Seen the subtly compelling video?</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UVNT4wvIGY" width="560"></iframe></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> What about this very groovy cover version?</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d9NF2edxy-M" width="560"></iframe></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> And Goyte's new video?<br /> Took 9 months to make.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mEpfyBOdKxU" width="560"></iframe></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: for female empowerment, take a look at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/dreamingaloudnet.blogspot.com/2012/02/pr-o-crastination.html">Lucy's new Moon Time book</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: simple but delish curried chicken<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://ink-and-chai.blogspot.com/">my new personal blog</a>, if you missed saturday's post<br /> <b>smell</b>: virtual herbs from <a href="http://theherbit.blogspot.com/">one</a> and <a href="http://herbmother.com/">two</a> of my favourite herby bloggers<br /> <b>touch</b>: created an art caddy for Miss 3, organisation is a happy place<br /> </i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-30149259858382690212012-02-29T09:17:00.002+01:002012-11-07T18:53:22.302+01:002012-11-07T18:53:22.302+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> That pressure to choose a career, a path, one skill or talent to hone, especially pushed by the school system, brought me a lot of anxiety for more years than I care to think about.</div> <br /> But embracing our innate personality, and then learning how to work <i>with </i>it relieves us of pressure.<br /> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"What you’ve assumed is a disability to be overcome by sheer will is actually an exceptional gift. You are the owner of a remarkable, multi-talented brain trying to do its work in a world that doesn’t understand who you are and doesn’t know why you behave as you do."</i></blockquote> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kkwjKN4R-tc/T03dK2Xe_8I/AAAAAAAAFhw/knmj2AmTfpU/s1600/Feb12h.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> Do you have thoughts like these...?<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> “I can never stick to anything.”<br /> “I know I should focus on one thing, but which one?”<br /> “I lose interest in things I thought would interest me forever.”<br /> “I keep going off on another tangent.”<br /> “I get bored as soon as I know how to do something.”<br /> “I can’t stand to do anything twice.”<br /> “I keep changing my mind about what I want to do and end up doing nothing.”</div> <br /> <br /> Then you and I share a style of approaching the world and all it has to offer.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> We're <b>Scanners</b>.</div> <i>(Although when I learnt to accept my zest for variety I called myself a Renaissance girl.)</i><br /> <br /> <blockquote> <i>"Scanners are endlessly inquisitive. ... often describe themselves as being hopelessly interested in everything .... doesn’t want to specialize in any of the things she loves, because that means giving up all the rest."</i></blockquote> <br /> Although I have been cultivating a little more focus in my life, the list of what I am 'hopelessly interested in' is probably long enough to wrap around the world at least twice.<br /> <br /> And it's all okay, it's who I am. If you're anxious that you don't have a single focus, you can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Refuse-Choose-Interests-Passions-Hobbies/dp/B001810ZFA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=interiordes02-20&amp;link_code=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969" target="_blank">Refuse to Choose</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=interiordes02-20&amp;l=btl&amp;camp=213689&amp;creative=392969&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001810ZFA" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> as well.Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-6574940233391121952012-02-22T10:31:00.000+01:002012-02-22T21:15:31.542+01:002012-02-22T21:15:31.542+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WzrZD1w39OU/T0VMoiZOYBI/AAAAAAAAFes/PPL0IzIlA_A/s1600/Feb12d2.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> I've been simplifying and simplifying for some time now. If you know me, you know that I was serious when I began simplifying my books.<br /> <br /> And there's nothing like moving house or packing suitcases to make a simplifier get even seriouser. <i>(Dr Seuss says it's a word!) </i><br /> <br /> I'm no spartan. I enjoy beauty. I embrace cosiness. But I just want less and less. What I do keep I want it to make me happy or pampered, be of use, or for it to hold treasured memories. <br /> <br /> Moving country 4 years ago was the perfect opportunity to pare right down. Packing and having a crazy abode issue this year (more on that later) means that stuff, whilst often making us comfortable and creating smiles, can also make our literal and life journeys more cumbersome.<br /> <br /> Sure it's about clearing away unhelpful clutter, feeling lighter and clearer,<br /> <br /> but also, it's about creating space...<br /> <br /> ... for possibilities we may never have considered.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: i didn't know <a href="http://hila-lumiere.blogspot.com/2012/02/peta-people-for-unethical-treatment-of.html">about peta's tactics</a><br /> <b>taste</b>: almost zero sugar<br /> <b>see</b>: utterly horrid word verification - <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=29c6268a35cc001a&amp;hl=en">info here</a> and <a href="http://poppybrew.blogspot.com/2011/03/word-verification-prohibition.html">here</a>, and a <a href="http://onlythemanager.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-how-to-disable-word.html">removal tutorial</a><br /> <b>hear</b>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=GAx845QaOck">touchscreen</a>, c/o <a href="http://www.wanderwonderdiscover.com/">MJ</a><br /> <b>smell</b>: oregano<br /> <b>touch</b>: one (smartphone) tap and i can see what time it is in melbourne and LA. feel my friends even closer...<br /> <b>think</b>: so appreciate posts in the author's own language as well as english. would love to connect with more fellow europeans<br /> <b>feel</b>: a desire for busyness</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-23056697817519635022012-02-06T11:28:00.000+01:002012-11-07T19:17:53.846+01:002012-11-07T19:17:53.846+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JALfHB62Nyw/Tx_jhbDt6iI/AAAAAAAAFZk/W9aCpHd76u8/s1600/btjan11d3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JALfHB62Nyw/Tx_jhbDt6iI/AAAAAAAAFZk/W9aCpHd76u8/s1600/btjan11d3b.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> (both thrifted finds)</div> <br /> <br /> When I was a child and teen, I could sit with my nose and mind buried in a book, in the same or adjoining room where my parents chatted, laughed, and debated with friends. I could wrap a porous barrier around myself without effort.<br /> <br /> It only took 5 weeks (visiting family in England) but finally I slipped into inner peace. It was like eyelids closing after a long day - natural, effortless, surrender.<br /> <br /> I've had many people, including myself in the past, say to me that peace is within. I learnt this. I know this. I live this.<br /> <br /> However, I believe that whilst a Tibetan monk could enter deep trance in the middle of a disco, he would prefer a stream and willow tree to sit under.<br /> <br /> I can find peace within, in the midst of family noise and craziness, and visiting obligations, and personality clashes, and city shopping.... but my choice is nature, space, simplicity, and external silence. <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> •</div> <br /> <i><b>read</b>: finished Maugham's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150549.Collected_Short_Stories">collection</a>. 4/5<br /> <b>taste</b>: pave d'affinois brie<br /> <b>see</b>: Woody, (Helena) &amp; Sorvino in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4nV1O9mVEE&amp;feature=related">Mighty Aphrodite</a>, 3/5<br /> <b>hear</b>: Miss 3's screams of joy at finally getting to play with snow<br /> <b>touch</b>: snowballs<br /> <b>think</b>: of leaving the house at 5am and our flight back home tomorrow<br /> <b>feel</b>: apprehensive relief</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-74086581302427128492012-02-03T18:20:00.000+01:002012-02-03T18:20:08.283+01:002012-02-03T18:20:08.283+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c50vfVDgI/AAAAAAAACXY/C9RA2uncRRA/s1600-h/10Mare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: medium none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c50vfVDgI/AAAAAAAACXY/C9RA2uncRRA/s320/10Mare.jpg" style="border: medium none;" /></a></div> I wanted to share with you one of my favourite books that I own. In my quest to simplify my bookshelves, and only own books I love, will revisit, are sentimental, or that I wish to pass on to my girl.... beautiful editions are keepers.<br /> <br /> I've been a Poe fan since my teenage years and was thrilled to get my little bookwhoring hands on an edition of his collection <i>Tales of Mystery and Imagination</i> that included illustrations.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c67-XofII/AAAAAAAACXg/tR7AAybZkh4/s1600-h/10Mare2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c67-XofII/AAAAAAAACXg/tR7AAybZkh4/s400/10Mare2.jpg" width="307" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606600044?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=interiordes02-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1606600044">(buy Amazon USA)</a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1606600044?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=idfile-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=1606600044">(buy Amazon UK)</a></div> <br /> It's bound in black cloth so is a delight to hold. Illustrated by Harry Clarke, it includes colour-plate work as well as exquisite pen and ink drawings.<br /> <br /> It's not easy capturing Poe's distinct feel - macabre and mysterious, tortured and twisted. I think that Clarke did a fine job of honouring Poe's aesthetic. I especially love that they appear contemporary to Poe.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T2X-amJu4vo/Typ2MYJI8KI/AAAAAAAAFa4/tMSA5JzElZ8/s1600/btfeb11e1.jpg" /></div> <br /> <br /> The best part other than the fab 29 tales and illustrations? It isn't expensive. I would love to own similar editions of other authors. There's nothing like books gorgeously put together..... that you can afford!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c78y07IuI/AAAAAAAACYA/2amAKe1gbuU/s1600-h/10Mare6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bDiZEOVqqw4/S6c78y07IuI/AAAAAAAACYA/2amAKe1gbuU/s400/10Mare6.jpg" width="256" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;Hope your weekend includes something cosy.<br /> <br /> •</div> <br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong2539333742" name="gsSong2539333742" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25393337&style=metal&p=0" /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25393337&style=metal&p=0" /> <span>You're The One That I Want by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Angus+and+Julia+Stone/1191353" title="Angus & Julia Stone">Angus & Julia Stone</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><b></b><br /> <b>taste</b>: creamy brie + crusty baguette<br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/">marie antoinette</a>, an odd, jarring, modernist aesthetic. not for me<br /> <b>smell</b>: cardamon<br /> <b>touch</b>: hard frost<br /> <b>think</b>: trying to form a some sort of living/house plan for the year<br /> <b>feel</b>: riding low waves</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div> <br /> <br />Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344929017639888628.post-91161624057655031542012-01-12T00:29:00.000+01:002012-01-12T00:37:56.819+01:002012-01-12T00:37:56.819+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5f85phTtJjw/Twl9uED0t3I/AAAAAAAAFWU/gvl0rUORccg/s1600/art1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5f85phTtJjw/Twl9uED0t3I/AAAAAAAAFWU/gvl0rUORccg/s1600/art1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caradery/4252413420/" title="Univers du rouge. 2008">Univers du rouge,</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caradery/">Cara Déry</a><br /> <br /> The art, the quote. They woke a hurt me.<br /> <br /> </div><blockquote>...her world has been so constrained, with so few objects of beauty in it. She is not a bulldog, only a woman pressed into the shape of a small jar, possibly attempting to dance there. It shows in the way she places a seashell on a window sill, a red-painted chair in the corner: she is practiced in the art of creating a still life and taking up residence inside it.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Lacuna</i>, Barbara Kingslover </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> <br /> •</div><br /> <i><b>hear</b>: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="40" id="gsSong2509103028" name="gsSong2509103028" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" /><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25091030&style=metal&p=0" /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://grooveshark.com/songWidget.swf" width="250" height="40"><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashvars" value="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&songIDs=25091030&style=metal&p=0" /><span>I'd Rather Go Blind by <a href="http://grooveshark.com/artist/Black+Dub/1373479" title="Black Dub">Black Dub</a> on Grooveshark</span></object></object><br /> <b>read</b>: i'm a life-long <a href="http://photographsfromawhitespace.blogspot.com/2012/01/please-always-choose-to-deviate.html">deviator</a>. you? <br /> <b>taste</b>: home-baked coconut cookies <br /> <b>see</b>: <a href="http://vimeo.com/miguelendara/hero">Hero, by Miguel Endara</a>, admire this level of patience <br /> <b>think</b>: of the free-fall when there is neither harmony nor space<br /> <b>feel</b>: ill from exhaustion but unable to sleep</i><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/senses-shared.html">senses shared</a></div><br /> <br /> <center><a href="http://bohemiantwilight.blogspot.com/p/comment-freedom.html"><img alt="comment freedom" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BKRtjHggnqI/TuJpbgB8MyI/AAAAAAAAFRU/m-LrGyfU_r8/s400/commentfreedom.jpg" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: medium none;" /></a><br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;">click</span></center>Monica Bhttps://plus.google.com/112436467619854677819noreply@blogger.com