tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34521699178915196152024-03-14T02:09:59.698-05:00Petticoats and Saddle SoapPhells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-49717490387539143022014-04-08T11:28:00.001-05:002014-04-08T11:28:38.245-05:00Book Review!!!!!!! Echo of a Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Echo of a Song is about a business woman who throws herself
into her work at the cost of her relationship with her husband. She has an
underlying need to be successful and that really drives her life. Her
philosophy is "when life gives you lemons, fight to get your fair share,
do your damnedest to make a buck, and don’t let anyone get in your way.” But
when she has a terrible day that includes losing her job and being told that
her husband is cheating on her, she flees out of town to the house of her deceased
aunt where she just wants to be left alone. While there she encounters some
quirky neighbors who are determined to draw her out of her shell. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My favorite part of the book, to be honest, was the
prologue. It was the greatest way to start the book. I had a friend read the
prologue shortly after I got the book and read it and she agreed: it's very
intense and draws you in like no one's business. If you are someone who likes
to skip prologues (shame on you) and you read this book, you're really missing
out on a very interesting and very important part of the story. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The story, in my opinion, is a little slow at the start when
it talks about her career, but that is just because it's business-y. It's
really cool though too, because the main character is a writer and she starts
out with the business aspect of her writing and then throughout the book
rediscovers her artistic writing side. I think the fact that business shtuff is
not everyone's cup-o-tea is well acknowledged though because she intersperses
it with other non-business related segments.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The book does focus on emotions and emotional turmoil, but
it focuses are more underlying emotion rather than dramatic outward emotion.
The nice part about it was that I wasn't ever reduced to a teary blubbering
mess, which was good because sometimes I find that really tiring. If you don't
like crying when you read, I don't think you have to worry about that too much
here and I think that is because the character often turns her negative
emotions into sassy-ness. So the heavier emotions are more palatable. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So for me, the ending of the book is the most important. If
I don't like the ending, I probably won't like the book just in general either.
At the end of this book I was very happy that I read it. And I spent the next
week or so thinking a lot about it, but in a pleasant manner. (Not like the
movie Dancer in the Dark (<3) where you think about it for months after and
feel terrible whenever you do.) <o:p></o:p></div>
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I definitely recommend this book. It was sweet and sassy and
thought worthy and really funny. I actually was reading the book in class
(instead of paying attention of course) and I burst out laughing out loud in a
very quiet classroom. I think it's hard to make people actually laugh out loud
in books but I don't see why you wouldn't with this book. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are interested in this book, you can get it here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope you all have been reading sassy books and are having
a good day! <3<o:p></o:p></div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-1016885478775229732014-04-02T18:04:00.000-05:002014-04-02T18:04:42.318-05:00Keyboard Review: Steelseries Apex<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So, my birthday is in a couple of days and I have decided to take this time to upgrade some of my computer's counterparts. The first upgrade, an early birthday gift, was a new keyboard. I got the Steelseries Apex Gaming Keyboard. <br />
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So this is my keyboard, you can see some of it's features right of the bat. For example, the keyboard has custom-color back lighting, which is a mostly cosmetic feature but can be helpful if you prefer certain colors. Each region of the keyboard can be lighted to different colors, you can see the regions in the top image. They include the letter area of the keyboard (the main area of sorts), the keys on the right side of the keyboard such as the home, page up and down keys, the number pad and the arrow keys, the third region is the F-keys and M-keys, the fourth region is the MX-keys and the L-keys, and lastly you can change the color of the Steelseries logo simultaneously with the lights on the sides of the keyboards. Some people might find this helpful, I mostly like it so I can have pink back lighting, to be honest. But if you are a visual aesthetics person like me, you'll love this feature as well as it's sleek design. It's much prettier than my last keyboard, which was the Logitech G15.<br />
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It also features a large space-bar, which you can see in the above picture. It's not very attractive, but it is comfortable for gaming. You thumb lays across it and it's very responsive and click-able. I thought it was a little weird at first, but it's definitely an improvement on classic space-bars. <br />
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The keyboard has macro keys above the F-keys, called M-Keys. These are raised so you can reach them easily and if needing a quick key combo, you could slide you finger down from the M key to the number key. I didn't think I'd use the M-keys because I thought they were going to be out of reach for my fingers, but they are very reachable and I started using them immediately after getting my keyboard.<br />
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Along the left side of the keyboard is more macro keys called MX-keys. There are ten total. These were a requirement for me when looking at keyboards. I love macro keys on the right hand side for gaming but also for extra keys to open documents or the internet or Teamspeak. Above them are the L-Keys. These are your different profiles for your keyboard, there are four. I don't really use multiple profiles, but I did change L2 to a lights-off mode so I could easily turn the back lighting on and off.<br />
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It should also be noted that all the other keys on the keyboard can be key bound and is fully customizable so you really have a complete keyboard of macro keys. If you need that many. <br />
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The arrow keys have two additional diagonal keys. I didn't really care about them when purchasing the keyboard because I don't really use the arrow keys, but they might come in handy if you do. The only time I use arrow keys is to move the bar when I'm typing and the diagonal keys don't seem to work with that.<br />
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I know this is a bad picture, but on the right hand side beside the number pad is volume and cinematic keys. I really like the volume keys this keyboard has and use them all the time. I think it works a lot better than the volume wheel on the G15. <br />
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The keyboard features two USB plug-ins on it, which was a must to me because I keep my headphones plugged into them for easy connect-disconnectivity. It's good that there are two because it takes up two USB ports on the back of your computer. (One if you don't want the USB plugs on the keyboard to work). The USB ports have an odd angle to them, so it takes some wiggling to get whatever you plugging in in. I assume that once I get use to the angle (It's a very straight angle) then it will be just fine. You can also see in this picture that the cord is braided, it feels sturdy and protected so that's good. <br /><br />
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These two pictures show the feet of the keyboard. They do not fold out like the G15 does, they are just rubber. Which I really think will be helpful for anyone whose like my dad and smashes their fists on the keyboard when they get mad. My G15 was a hand-me-down from him and one of the legs were missing... These legs would not break off though so that's cool. There are two different legs you can put on your keyboard, they just pop in. The top picture is the flatter leg, which I use because the keyboard has a nice natural curve to it that is upright enough for me. But if you really like your keyboard to sit up, Steelseries also sends a taller leg which is in the second picture.<br />
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The typing, compared to the G15 is heaven. I hated typing on the G15. But the Apex is much easier to type on, the keys are low to the board so the response is faster since you don't have to press down as far. They bounce up nicely. I think they are easier to press than the G15. I'm typing this review on the keyboard and I really like it. I have also been working on Google docs throughout this week and last on the keyboard and can type pretty fast on it. My favorite part about the keys on this keyboard in comparison to the G15 is that they are a lot quieter.<br />
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The Steelseries Apex is not a mechanical keyboard, it is a normal membrane keyboard. So if you're looking for a mechanical keyboard this isn't for you. Even though it's a membrane keyboard, it's a really nice membrane keyboard. I think it was a very smart purchase on my part. I'm really into this keyboard. Like, really into it. So if you want a keyboard that is good for both writing on Word Documents or Google Docs or whatever as well as a keyboard that rocks MMO's and other games, I seriously suggest you look into this keyboard.<br />
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<a href="http://steelseries.com/us/products/keyboards/steelseries-apex-gaming-keyboard" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to the keyboard on Steelseries webpage. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-64145-Apex-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B00DQ5RGOY" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to the keyboard on Amazon, it is cheaper on Amazon than it is from the manufacturer last time I checked. Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-86058668560175650022014-03-31T00:53:00.000-05:002014-03-31T00:53:18.195-05:00The Strength and Fragility of Horses<br />
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My riding lesson today was a test of strength-- emotional strength, mental strength and physical strength. <br />
There was once a horse named Annie. I knew her for only a year, but rode her fairly consistently throughout that entire year. There reached a point when I would go to the stable and not have to ask who I was riding, I just had to get her out. She was strong and skinny and imperfect, but she was also spirited and graceful (most of the time) and fun.<br />
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I feel so lucky to have gotten to watch and ride her throughout the year. We both grew so much. When I first started riding her, we had communication problems. she was quick towards the jumps and strong against the bit. I was nervous, I'm still a nervous rider but I was way worse. When my instructor would ask me to do something I'd think "Well okay Jimmy, if you think I can." Annie helped me harden up my confidence and my "Okay, we're going to do this" attitude. By the end of our time together it was almost like we could read each others' minds (as long as I was being decisive). We were doing courses where before we could hardly do a single line. We went from only starting canters over a small jump to starting canters on the rail (That was a big deal). In fact, I even saw a rider canter her over a jump. I was so proud of her, she was very mannerly. She was even starting to work with more beginner adult riders. She was like a completely different horse. The best part was her personality change. She was a bit stingy when she first arrived but by the end of her stay at the stables she was quite a bit more affectionate, (although I'm not sure she always wanted to admit it), accepting hugs and kisses and coos. She just seemed generally happier. (Actually, I seem to remember riding her for a while where she'd duck out of turns and corners, which was rather alarming, but by the end of our year together I don't think she was doing that at all, so I don't really remember if I'm mixing her up with another horse...)<br />
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I was different too. I was a bit bossier and a bit more confident. I didn't just point a horse at a jump and ride through whatever happened, I was more involved in the approach and the away. I learned to have a presence, so that whether I was on the ground or in the saddle Annie didn't forget I was there. (Sometimes when I'd lead her she'd try to lead me, for example). I know she taught me a lot more than I probably know and I know this because every year I look back at where I was a year before and I cannot believe how much I've grown as a rider. When I think of myself pre-Annie and now, I can't believe it. <br />
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Annie was an old horse and the lessons were hard on her, but through wonderful luck, or fate or whatever, Annie was reunited with her original owner and able to spend her pasture days with her. Unfortunately, Annie slipped on ice and broke her leg. Today she was put down because of that injury. I know that death was mercy for her, and would not wish life on her for my sake. This is not the first horse who I have ridden and known to die. Plus just in general, I know animals and people die. But still it is sad. And today I am sad, not because she died but because I miss her.<br />
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What amazes me the most, is the fragility of horses. Horses seems so strong. I certainly bore witness to their strength today with Captain when he (for the lack of a better phrase) took off, and I pulled and pulled and pulled and thought "This isn't going to work, he can't even feel me pulling, he could just keep going and going and there would be nothing I could do," (In retrospect, I wonder if I should've pulled him in a circle. I feel like somewhere once I learned that when a horse takes off you should try to make them go in a tight circle because they can't do tight circles all that quickly. I thought momentarily while I was leaning back and pulling that I should make him do a circle, but I wasn't sure I would stay on if he suddenly spun so I thought maybe straight was a better option.) But also, horses are very, very fragile. A broken leg can end a horses life, pretty easily it seems. Or make them completely un-rideable. Most of the health problems I've seen in horses have been in the leg or hoof region. Legs and hooves seem very fragile to me. So much strength on such delicate pedestals. It's good to be reminded of that occasionally, I think. <br />
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As far as my lesson with Captain today goes: I was definitely startled when he got... energetic. And when I felt powerless to get him to stop, it was scary. The fact that you're riding a living, breathing, thought producing, emotion feeling, opinionated and clever animal is what makes riding magical, precarious, beautiful, scary, comforting. And I was basically asking for it. Here was Captain, pissy because I had him on a tight rein (Major lesson today, difference between a tight and short rein) and he had earplugs in, which he doesn't really like. Plus it's spring jitters time and there were scary motorcycles. We were plodding along and I thought "this horse has no energy, he needs energy, we're supposed to be cantering" well... got what I asked for. And it's not like I wasn't forewarned about that happening. From Jimmy, and from Captain himself. I just had never experienced it. (Now that I have, it's like, totally cool now for the future... maybe?) I handled it okay, so that was good. (Major lesson 2, I don't really think I'm that good of a rider, and that's holding me back a bit. I still consider myself a beginner.) I still was very startled, which made me cry. I don't do well with surprise. It's a little embarrassing but, it happens. And it doesn't happen all the time. Actually, I was doing pretty good at holding back tears during the lesson, but I was already holding back tears from news about Annie, then we started riding so I didn't think about it. Then the thing with Captain happened and I was like "I did good, it's good, every things good. Except Annie's accident and impending euthanasia." then it was all over. Thanks memory for your impeccable timing. <br />
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But I've never had a lesson where I haven't learned something and today was no different. In fact, today was jammed packed with strong in your face important lessons. (It was tiring). Luckily, I've never had an experience where I've thought "I don't want to ride horses anymore." This isn't the first time I've dealt with horses that do something that intimidates me. In fact, it's not even the first time a horse has decided to go for an unwarranted run. Sometimes I'm a little apprehensive about riding that same horse again. But I'll still ride them and I'll still ride. Mostly because I can't imagine a life not riding now that I am. And really the thing that gets hurt the most is my pride because whatever I did to cause whatever, or to not handle whatever or whatever, is a little embarrassing. In any case, today's lesson with Captain reminded me a lot of what I learned from Annie. I think as I ride Captain I'm going to need some of that attitude I had with Annie. I think I've softened up a bit. But also a lot of understanding that I learned with Annie and Roanie, and really all horses way back to my very first lesson on Gracie. Attitude, but still understanding that horses have feelings too. Leadership and horsemanship. It always seemed to me that riding was more about balance than strength. <br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-64669628216345728402014-03-24T12:18:00.000-05:002014-03-24T12:18:38.223-05:00Geek Unveiled! Alternative Easter EggsI am a pretty big geek, I'll admit and I am a pretty big gamer, mostly computer games but every now and then a ps3 or 3ds gamer. I thought my geeky gamer side would be great to add to my blog, so I thought I'd start out with what to me is the geekiest game ever: World of Warcraft. (That's right, a post about WoW). I started playing WoW when I was maybe twelve years old, both of my parents play it (obsessively), we all play together; it's been a huge part of my life.<br />
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For those who don't know, World of Warcraft is a Massively Mulitplayer Online Role-Playing game, (aka an mmorpg), where you create a character on either the alliance, ruled by a king, or the horde, ruled by a warchief and you quest and level and become a hero of your faction. The storyline of the game is fairly complex because of the expansion packs that have come out. There are currently four expansion packs, the fifth one (Warlords of Draenor) is coming out supposedly sometime this year. The great thing about WoW is that there are so many different things you can do so it helps stave off boredom; you can quest, fight against other players in pvp, do pokemon like pet battles or sit on a dock and fish. And that isn't even touching a lot of end game content. <br />
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Of course, my favorite thing about World of Warcraft are the Easter eggs. These are a little pop-culture references in the game who don't really serve a function beyond making you go "Hey, look at that." So here are six alternative-y Easter eggs that I know about in WoW. (It was going to be five, but I remembered another and had to add it) *some of them are a stretch to alternative.<br />
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<b>Siouxsie and the Banshees:</b><br />
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<li>My favorite Easter Egg-- there is a NPC in Acherus named Siouxsie the Banshee, which is the most obvious reference possible. This of course was added in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. </li>
<li>There is also a NPC named Tsu'zee in Dire Maul. She is flanked by two banshees. This is a much older reference, it's not nearly as blatant but it does get the point across. </li>
<li>There is a quest in Silverpine Forest called "Cities in Dust" which references the Siouxsie and the Banshees song. </li>
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<b>Emilie Autumn:</b><br />
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<li>There is a NPC named Emil Autumn in the Howling Fjord, he is an enchanting trainer, which could be a reference to her album, Enchant. </li>
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<b>Bauhaus:</b> <br />
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<li>There is a NPC in Undercity named Royal Overseer Bauhaus (of the Undercity Census Bureau) which may be named after the band. It could also be a reference to the German Staatliches Bauhaus school of architecture and art, so I put it in tentatively. However, when I first saw it I thought of the band, so I'm still putting it into my list. </li>
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<b>Alice in Wonderland:</b><br />
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<li>In Kun-Lai Summit there is a tuskarr named Wally and a hozen named Tic Tak the Carpenter. When you talk to Wally he says "The time has come, my little friend, to talk of other things" this is obviously a reference to the walrus and the carpenter. </li>
<li>On top of a mushroom in Zangermarsh is a hookah and a skeleton, I'm not sure why the skeleton is there, but the hookah is a reference to the caterpillar. <b> </b> </li>
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<b>Dracula:</b><br />
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<li>The NPC guild master in Undercity is named Christopher Drakul, which is possibly a reference to Christopher Lee and his role as Dracula. It wouldn't be a stretch, WoW likes to mix character names and actors names together, for example, there is a character named Harrison Jones, who has a quest line that is basically an Indiana Jones movie. <b> </b> </li>
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<b>Sweeney Todd: </b><br />
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<li>There is a traveling salesman who wanders around Elwynn Forest and Darkshire named Antonio Perelli, which references the hair elixir salesman in Sweeney Todd the musical. </li>
<li>The goblin who runs the barber in Stormwind was originally named "Sween Neetod." His name is now Jelinek Sharpshear, but you can still see skeletons under a floorboard on the second story of the shop, right under a shaving razor. </li>
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So that's all for this post, I had so much fun writing it. A year ago, I would've been too embarrassed to even admit that I played WoW (highschool, you know), let alone do a post on it, so it's an interesting post for me. Thank you so much for reading, I hope you have a wonderful day. <3<br />
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-27237395538311739222014-03-23T06:25:00.000-05:002014-03-23T06:25:20.132-05:00Book Review: The Descent of Alette <br />
I've been mulling over these past months on this blog and I realized that there are more things I want to add to the blog in terms of what I write about. I was really into posting in January but quite frankly I ran out of ideas for posts. So I'm going to be expanding topics to other areas I'm passionate about. <br />
But for now, a book review!<br />
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<b>The Descent of Alette, by Alice Notley</b><br />
I was introduced to this book in my literary arts class. My teacher assigned it as homework, but honestly I couldn't wait to read the next section at the end of each assigned chunk. The Descent of Alette is an epic, which means it's a long poetic piece of writing that focuses on a main hero. It is separated into books and sections rather than chapters. It has a very unique style where every "Few words" "Are marked with" "Quotations." Which is supposed to cause people to slow down and appreciate the words and sentence structure. It takes a bit of getting use to, but it really does make you pay attention more and it's a perfect book for it. It's a book that I recommend reading out loud because it really is beautiful. I read every page out loud to myself, which I found helped me accept the punctuation and begin to read it as sentences.<br />
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Content-wise, the book is feminist/transformation story about a woman who lives in a surreal underground world which is ruled by the Tyrant who doesn't let the citizens go above ground. The woman goes on a journey to discover herself and to defeat the Tyrant. I don't want to give anything away, so I'm going to stay vague. The best part about this book is that it is basically one huge metaphor, but at the same time really concrete. The metaphors are definitely metaphors, but you also have to take them as what actually happens in the story. The story has tons of twists and turns, I was often very surprised at what was happening (and I'm usually pretty good at guessing what happens next in books) and best of all, I had no idea how it was going to end. <br />
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I cannot recommend this book enough, it is one of my favorite books. I plan on buying myself a copy since I had to return the copy that my teacher gave out. At the time I read it I was having trouble writing and this book inspired me. It's one of those books that makes you think about it weeks after you've finished it. What I really liked about it was that it was fantastical-not-so-sweet-fairy-tale-ish. Reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland almost. It's very abstract, so if you're an abstract person you'll love this. If you're not abstract you'll still love it. It's one of those pieces of writings that goes beyond mere story and to art. <br />
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So that's what's been going on with me, sort of. I hope all of you are doing well and reading inspiring books. <3<br />
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Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-56306227396762409922014-01-20T23:29:00.000-06:002014-01-20T23:29:37.003-06:00Graphic Novel Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sary over at The Walrus Room is graciously having a giveaway of the graphic novel Will o' the Wisp. She wrote a lovely review of the book <a href="http://ourwalrusroom.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/goth-character-alert-will-o-wisp.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It's got great art. If you are interested in joining the giveaway, (which I would recommend because giveaways are more fun when they are successful) you can find it <a href="http://ourwalrusroom.blogspot.com/2014/01/giveaway-graphic-novel-will-o-wisp.html?showComment=1390281418109#c5580591536711783899" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-51539002036335746132014-01-20T12:24:00.000-06:002014-01-20T12:24:27.393-06:00Goth ConfessionsIn the past few months, I've really fallen away from dressing in a way that makes me feel good about myself. It started during the summer and continually got worse; basically, I've been bummin' it. I understand why I started dressing worse, but I think it's continued for too long.<br />
I could come up with excuses, of course. I need new clothes but don't have the money or places to get them. But you can find clothes at good prices and you can purchase items at local stores that still have an alternative flare. And it's not that I don't have any good wardrobe pieces, I'm just not wearing them. I've been wearing riding clothes. Instead of clothes I care about, I'm wearing clothes that I don't mind getting dirt or horse slime on. <br />
Another issue I'm running into is the winter weather. I don't have a winter jacket, and the temperatures are usually in the negatives, so I have to wear outfits that involve some sort of thick sweatshirt or sweater. I've been looking hard for a good coat. Preferably one that looks okay with various types of skirts. but I haven't found one that I've liked yet. <br />
So I've been making some changes so that I'm happier with the way I'm living, and what I wear is one of those things I'm changing. Hopefully there will be some outfit posts, or purchase posts. And hopefully I find a winter coat in the next few months. Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-15774931044861534432014-01-13T21:21:00.000-06:002014-01-13T21:21:29.516-06:00Why Horseback Riding is a Sport<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Recently, I've had a lot of people approach me after learning that I ride horses and say, "I don't understand why horseback riding is an Olympic sport, it's not that hard and the horses do all the work." Where I immediately ask, "Have you ever ridden a horse?" and they say, "Once, when I was like, ten, but a lot of horseback riders are overweight so it can't be that hard." So I'm going to give my thoughts on this in an informative and hopefully non-ranty manner. <br />
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I'm going to address the overweight comment right away. There are overweight people doing all sports. Just because you see someone ride a horse who happens to be over weight, doesn't mean anything. If you saw an overweight person play football (both footballs) or baseball or whatever, you wouldn't suddenly think that it's not hard to play. You'd just assume that that person happens to be overweight. It also depends on how serious of a rider that person is. If they only ride once a week, and that is their only exercise, they probably will be overweight. Riding everyday is extremely expensive. Whether you pay someone to ride their horse, or have your own horse, or you lease a horse, riding every day can cost you thousands a month.<br />
It's also important to consider the difference between sport and recreation. A person can shoot hoops but never play basketball, they can play catch but never play baseball. Similarly, someone can get on a horse and dink around without actually choosing a riding related sport.<br />
But I have not seen an Olympic rider who is obese. I think where people also go wrong is that some Olympic riders are much older than the contestant of other Olympic sports. This isn't because the sport is easy, it is because the sport takes years to get a grip of. I've been riding for over six years and I know that I'm still getting the basics down. And not because I'm inept, because I ride with people who have ridden longer than I, rather because knowledge in the sport is measured in years and decades.<br />
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Of course, I speak about English riding only. I rode Western for one summer and I don't really know anything about it. And in this post I'm focusing on the Olympics. The Equestrian Olympics actually involves three different sports, all under the English riding style: Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing. <br />
<b>Show Jumping: </b>At it's very basics, show jumping is a test of strength, dexterity and speed. The riders and horses jump over obstacles in an arena as fast as they can without knocking down poles. If they knock down poles or the horse refuses to jump, they receive time penalties. There is also a time limit, and penalties for going over the time limit.<br />
<b>Dressage: </b>Dressage at it's basics is a dance. It is a routine done to music. The riders tell the horses what to do without any noticeable movement, so it seems like the horse is reading the rider's mind. The movements of the horse replicate how they move when they are at play in the field without a rider on their backs.<br />
<b>Eventing: </b>Eventing involves three events, Show Jumping, Dressage, and Cross Country. So it really requires a well rounded horse. Cross Country is a show of stamina. It is similar to show jumping, however it takes place along a vast outdoor track and the jumps resemble more natural looking objects. Cross country courses also involve multiple routes that riders can choose between.<br />
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I know from experience that riding is hard, because of the way my muscles feel afterwards. Horseback riding is a full body sport. It takes your core muscles, back muscles, leg muscles, arm muscles, plus these weird muscles on the inside of your thigh that you just don't really ever use any other time. It is also mentally challenging. You have to think about all your body parts, what you're doing, what you'll do next,what the horse may or may not do and how you are going to respond that what they do. The horse is the thing that is so unique and challenging to the sport. You not only have to think about what you are doing, but how the horse is as well. Horses are not machines, they have opinions on what you are doing and they may not love it like you do.<br />
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Riding is a mixture of art and sport, much like dancing. The only difference is that dancing is considered an art and riding is considered a sport (by some people). (Also I suppose gymnastics applies as well.) But they have a lot in common:<br />
-They both take years to learn, at least in my opinion.<br />
-They require the whole body.<br />
-The point of them is to look as easy as possible and be graceful.<br />
-Appearance matters during competitions. <br />
-The Judging at competitions is very particular and harsh.<br />
-It is both a team sport and a singular sport at the same time.<br />
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I wish everyone would try to ride a horse a few times in their adult lives. I remember the first time I rode a horse I was extremely sore and I barely did anything. I feel if people just went on a trail ride and came away from that sore, when all they did was walk or trot around, and still woke up the next morning sore, that they might respect the sport riders who actually pull their weight in the ride. After all, you can't just sit on a horse and expect them to do everything. Look at the show jumping picture, her butt's not on the horse at all. That is not because it's a big jump, that is little jumps too. (To be honest, when you just sit on the horse as they go over the jump, it's very unpleasant to them and they start to hate you.).<br />
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So that is my two cents worth. (Trust me, I could give you five dollars worth but I think it'd be a bit tiresome). I think everyone should ride a horse at some point in their lives. Horses and humans have so much history. I know many people are afraid of horses, but I think there is a lot that horses can teach people. Plus then people might realize that horseback riding is a hardcore sport! <br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-15311955774892844682014-01-12T19:46:00.000-06:002014-01-12T19:46:22.599-06:00BPAL Review: Epitaph<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So since Friday I've had the flu, or something akin. I thought that today I'd be better, but I'm still feeling awful so I cancelled riding again. It's disappointing, but I did try my final perfume. I saved Epitaph for last because it was the scent I was sure I would love. So, it's description:<br />
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<i>"Roses and funeral lilies perceived, faintly, through an indistinct, ghostly mist."</i></div>
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<b>In the Bottle: </b>In the bottle it smells like lilies with a background note of rose. I can also smell the mist over the top of the lily, but it's very faint and fresh. </div>
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<b>Longevity: </b> I put this on at 9:00am and it disappeared by 7:00pm. It was strong for the first fifteen minutes, then it mellowed out into an even, light scent. </div>
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Overall, this is very pretty. I thought I'd like it because it was light, and I normally don't wear perfume. In all this perfume excitement I've been eager for perfumes that I can smell, but I think this would be a good daily perfume. </div>
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So those were my seven perfume samples. I am thinking about doing a final post to wrap up all these perfume posts, but I'm not sure. I might leave it where it lies. I will say that my favorite scent was probably Zombi, which is surprising because I thought I wouldn't like it. But I didn't smell any perfume that I thought smelt bad, just smells I personally don't relate to. </div>
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If you are interested in Epitaph, the link is <a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/ars-moriendi/epitaph/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-28422241909316427792014-01-11T19:27:00.000-06:002014-01-11T19:27:39.187-06:00BPAL Review: Maiden<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today I wore Maiden. When I was choosing my scents for imp ears, this was the first one I knew I wanted to try. Of course, that is partially because of the order I was going in. The description for Maiden goes:<br />
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<i>"A gentle vision of purity, goodness and virtue: white tea, carnation and Damask Rose."</i></div>
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<b>In the Bottle: </b>Maiden smells like carnation with just a hint of white tea. To a point it smells like shoving your nose into a carnation, but it's more white than it is green and a little sweeter. It smells very pretty and promising. </div>
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<b>On Skin:</b> I can smell the carnation in the front and rose in the back. I don't smell the tea as much. It's definitely pretty and innocent. It's very light once it dries. </div>
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<b>Longevity: </b>I put this scent on at 9:00am and by 3:00pm it was completely gone. I'm not surprised because it was so light. I could barely smell it by 1:00pm. </div>
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Overall it is exactly how I think Maiden should smell. I wish the rose had more of a frontal note than the carnation. Also I wish I could smell the tea more on my skin. I'm a bit disappointed at how short it lasted. It disappeared really quickly to the point where you really had to sniff to get a whiff. I really liked it though when I could smell it. It has a really nice balance, but if you don't like the smell of carnation you might not like this. </div>
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I have one more scent, but I will not be wearing it tomorrow. I have a riding lesson tomorrow and the stable isn't really a place to wear perfume. I'm excited about my last scent, but I'm sad that I'll have tried out all my new perfumes. But it feels good to be back in blogger mode. I'll have to be creative on other things to post. </div>
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If you are interested in Maiden, the link is <a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/ars-amatoria/maiden/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-3540833494496865152014-01-10T23:57:00.000-06:002014-01-10T23:57:30.368-06:00BPAL Review: Nyx<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today's perfume was Nyx. I allowed a friend of mine to pick a scent out for me because I couldn't choose; she chose this one. Nyx's description is:<br />
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<i> </i><b>In the Bottle: </b>Nyx smells like what I imagine a Victorian mansion would smell like. It's a cool jasmine with just a hint of myrrh. I am impressed by the jasmine scent, it actually smells like crisp jasmine. </div>
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<b>On Skin: </b>Immediately on skin it got really sweet smelling and I was bummed, but after about an hour it had toned down. It was a warm myrrhjasmine smell, that jasmine was still crisp. I could barely detect the rose. I was hoping it'd be a cooler scent, but it is still really pretty.As it faded it became sweeter again.</div>
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<b>Longevity: </b>I put this on at 11:00am and by 7:30 pm the smell was gone. I had read some reviews that it disappeared off of their skin quickly, but this lasted a long time on me. </div>
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The thing that I really liked about this scent is that the jasmine scent reminded me of smelling a flower, not some perfume copy. Nothing is too over powering in it. It's really well balanced. I think my friend made a good choice on this one. </div>
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Sometimes, BPAL descriptions are artistic and lovely, but not really something you can picture. Or they'll include ingredients that you have never heard of before. I really suggest looking at the "Review" section of their forum before making a purchase. The members of the forum describe how it smelled to them and their descriptions can help round out your expectations of what you're about to buy. </div>
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If you are interested in Nyx, the link is<a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/excolo/nyx/" target="_blank"> here</a>. </div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-29357083132981462932014-01-09T19:33:00.002-06:002014-01-09T19:34:27.600-06:00BPAL Review: Dragon's Bone<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Today I tested my second complimentary imps ear, Dragon's Bone. I was excited to get this scent because it is not something I'd normally go for and I had never smelled many of the scents in it. The description for Dragon's Bone goes as such:<br />
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<i>"The dry, thin scent of a draconic ossuary. Dragon’s blood resin with white sandalwood, dusty orris and crisp blondewood."</i></div>
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<b>In the Bottle:</b> Dragon's Bone immediately reminded me of incense or fireworks, even though it doesn't completely smell like either one of those. It smells slightly bitter. It must smell like dragon's blood resin; I've never smelt that before so I'm not sure. </div>
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<b>On Skin: </b>On my skin Dragon's Bone smells floral, that maybe the orris, and woody. It is almost sweet and tangy, if you can picture that. I can still smell what I assume to be the dragon's blood resin. This one is harder for me to describe because I'm not familiar with the scents. </div>
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<b>Longevity: </b>I put Dragon's Bone on at 11:00am and I could still smell it by 6:00pm. I took a shower after working out, so I can't say for sure how long it would've lasted, but I wouldn't have been surprised to smell it at 8:00pm. </div>
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Overall, Dragon's Bone is a strong, warm, musky smell. It has more attitude than I'd go for, I like pretty delicate scents, but this is feminine without being too girly. While this isn't my cup of tea, I haven't come across a scent yet who's imps ear I wouldn't be willing to finish. </div>
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On a side note, my mother wore White Rabbit today and the smell that was prominent was the fresh clean linen. </div>
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I swipe the oil across my collar bone and then on my wrist. Other popular places to place oils is in between the breasts, on the neck, behind the ears, in the hair and various pulse points. The imp ears come with an applicator wand. The larger bottles do not, but for a dollar you can buy a cap with a glass wand attached to it for application. People also use eyedroppers, drink stirring rods, and other various glass or plastic objects. Glass and plastic are usually preferred over say Q-Tips or your finger because they absorb less of the oil, so it lasts longer.<a href="http://www.bpal.org/topic/635-how-do-you-apply-your-bpal-oils/" target="_blank"> Heres a link</a> on their forum about ways to apply oil. <i> </i></div>
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If you are interested in Dragon's Blood, the link is<a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/ars-draconis/dragons-bone/" target="_blank"> here</a>. </div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-24767048421337110382014-01-08T16:51:00.000-06:002014-01-08T16:51:33.303-06:00BPAL Review: White Rabbit<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My Black Phoenix Alchemy scent for the day is White Rabbit. It is a part of their Alice in Wonderland collection. I ordered White Rabbit because I really enjoyed the idea of a black tea scent. I love the smell of black tea. Their description White Rabbit is:<br />
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<b>In the Bottle: </b>I get the floral smell of black tea with a hint of ginger. I can barely detect the smell of white pepper. It's a very pretty black tea smell that still smells like an attractive scent, rather than just smelling like a cup of tea. </div>
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<b>On Skin:</b><i> </i>Once I put it on, the black tea smell disappeared. All I smell is milk, honey and vanilla with a hint of ginger. I still don't smell the clean linen. I'm a little disappointed that the smell of tea disappeared, but not surprised because my skin seems to exude sweet smells. It is still pretty, I just wish I smelt more tea, because that was the reason I got it. </div>
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<b>Longevity: </b>I put the perfume on at 8:00am and by 2:00pm I lost the smell. I keep getting little whiffs of milk and honey, but I can't tell if it is my lotion or the perfume making a come-back. </div>
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The thing about perfume oils is that they smell different on everyone. This week I'm starting to learn a lot about what scents my body absorbs and what scents it exudes. This is a pretty scent, it smells amazing in the bottle, but I'm not much of a honey and vanilla person. That said, I will definitely use the rest of the imp ear, I just don't plan on buying a big bottle of it. </div>
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If you are interested in White Rabbit, the link is <a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/mad-tea-party/white-rabbit/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-43278508027338181222014-01-07T20:55:00.000-06:002014-01-07T20:55:04.538-06:00BPAL Review: Black Hellebore Honey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The scent I wore today was Black Hellebore Honey. This was one of the two free samples that were placed in my order. This is the scent of Black Hellebore, with honey added to it. Black Hellebore's description is:<br />
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<i>"Hellebore resembles the wild rose, but does not belong to their family.
The scent is a pale green herbal, darkly rooty, with a faint rose and
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<b>In the Bottle: </b>In the bottle the scent is dark and rooty. It smells like green plants. Almost earthy, but not like dirt in the way that Zombi smells. </div>
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<b>On Skin:</b> The root smell seems to have almost completely disappeared once it was on my skin. It smells floral, I can smell the rosey smell in it. My father said it smelled like a perfume that gets left behind in an elevator. It's a sweet smell (that may be the honey), but it has that certain tint that perfume gets. If I smell closely I can just barely smell the green of the plant. <i></i></div>
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<b>Longevity: </b>I forgot to put this on my Zombi post, but where I could still smell Zombi faintly at eight hours, this smell was gone much faster. I put it on around 11:30 and it was gone by 5:30, when I reapplied it. </div>
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Overall, I like the smell but it's a little more perfumey than I prefer. I've never smelt a Black Hellebore so I can't vouch for the scents accuracy. </div>
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The Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has many, many types of scents. I recommend looking through them. Sometimes it's over whelming because there are so many of them, but it is good to pick a category that sounds interesting and go with it. The imp ears cost 4$ and the bottles seem to cost between 17$-27$. </div>
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If you are interested in Black Hellebore Honey, the link is <a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/rappaccinis-garden/black-hellebore/" target="_blank">here. </a></div>
Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-35612939110222812372014-01-06T23:51:00.000-06:002014-01-06T23:53:16.740-06:00Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Review: Zombi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know it's been forever, and I've missed everyone and their blogs so much! The next seven days, I am determined to blog though, so that I can review my latest purchase.<br />
I have purchased 5 imp vials from the Black Phoenix Alchemy lab (and got two free imp vials!) which means for the next seven days, as I wear them, I will tell you what I think.<br />
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The first one I decided to wear is Zombi. They describe Zombi as:<br />
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I chose this scent to be adventurous, because that is the fun of sample sizes. Also, my cats name is Zombi, and I thought I was the only one that spelt it that way.<br />
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<b>In the Bottle: </b>It smells like dirt. Wet, mossy dirt. It reminds me of the moss I mix into my snake's bedding. My grandfather smelt it out of the bottle and said it smelt like a barn. (I think he was being a little dramatic.) The smell in the bottle is why I decided to wear it today, when I have no school. Because I didn't know if I wanted to be in school smelling like dirt.<br />
<b>On Skin:</b> Once I put it on my skin and it started to dry, the roses started to shine through and the dirt subsided. It ended up being a really pretty scent of mossy roses with just a tint of soil. I like it a lot more than I thought I would. I definitely wouldn't mind smelling like this in public. <br />
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This was my first order from BPAL, and I have to say I am very impressed. They make their perfumes to order, so I assumed I wouldn't get them for weeks. But I placed my order on the 31st of December, and they showed up today (the sixth of January).<br />
The imps ears are smaller than I imagined, but I'm curious to see how long they last, because you don't need to use very much perfume oil to be smelly. The nice part of the imp ears is that the caps have applicator wands. They cost 4$ each.<br />
If you are interested in Zomi, the link is <a href="http://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/ars-moriendi/zombi/" target="_blank">here</a>.Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-43142949844390411932013-06-13T12:42:00.001-05:002013-06-13T12:43:06.549-05:00Unquiet Grave: MagentaSo a while back I bought the Unquiet Grave album from I-tunes, which claims to be the ultimate goth collection. It has tons of songs and a fairly cheap price, and I am always looking for new music so I jumped all over it. Slowly I've been going through the songs, deciding what I liked and what I didn't. I've been meaning to make posts about these bands, just in case you yourself haven't heard of them and want new music, I'm going to start off with just one: Magenta.<br />
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This is their song on the album 'Eccentricity':<br />
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Magenta is described as a "Norwegian electro-goth rock project founded in 1995 by future
husband-and-wife Vilde Lockheart (voice) and Anders Odd1 (aka Odden,
guitar, programming, and voice -- formerly with death metal pioneers
Cadaver), with frequent support from Daniel Hill (guitar, backing
vocals), and assorted guest musicians over the years." (<a href="http://www.shazam.com/music/web/track?id=11163521#" target="_blank">Here</a>)<br />
I couldn't find a ton of information on them, they don't even have a working website that I could find, however because Eccentricity was featured in the ever popular movie Gypsy 83, they have a following. Gypsy 83 is a movie I plan on watching over this summer, but haven't seen as of yet. However I really do like this song, it has smooth echo-y vocals that easily gets stuck in your head. The lyrics are in english and are fairly understandable which is a plus in my mind. I kept it in my music banks, here are some other songs by them:<br />
Secret Sky:<br />
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To Die For:<br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-17713922221318267662013-04-11T16:36:00.000-05:002013-04-11T16:38:56.786-05:00Moulettes Lyrics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This video was posted on some lovely blog that I can't quite remember which at the moment, and got me hooked onto the band, Moulettes. It really is an enchanting band that I'd highly recommend, one of my current favorites. However, looking around I noticed quickly that it is extremely hard to dig up lyrics for their songs. (This song "Devil of Mine" excluded.)<br />
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I was surprised as I had imagined people would be all over working out the lyrics of such pretty songs. I find lyrics just as if not more important than the chords. I definitely think that they both have to be good to feed off of each other and create a great song, so its something my ear pays attention to and something I look up. I caught myself thinking, <i>"Someone should really sit down and listen to the songs and try to piece out lyrics"</i> And then I found myself thinking, <i>"Someone should stop wishing others would do things she can do herself."</i><br />
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I would love for the band and songwriter(s) themselves to post lyrics someday, because by ear there will always be some mistakes, somethings lost, but I thought until then I could give it a go and share them for anyone else who has been searching for the lyrics as I have. The first one I did was "Horses for Hearses" (fitting, don't you think?) which is an easier song to listen to and jot down words in my opinion. (And short). I swear I ran across these somewhere else, but I can't redig them up. I'm not claiming these are perfect. I transcribed from their album, but I could only find a live video. <br />
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<b>Horses for Hearses</b>: <br />
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Shouting like the curses, this is the worst thing we’ll have
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She is spooked by sudden noises. She is haunted on the stair</div>
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Sing me handsome verses, raise you voices, play your share</div>
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Hold on to the horses and good fortune meet your prayer</div>
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Bring her milk and honey, bathe her wounds and stroke her
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Hush my little darling, lull your worries, have no care,</div>
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Spurn your shadowed lover, all is rusted beyond repair</div>
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You shall find your kingdom and a set of wings to wear!</div>
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Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-61280349398549724822013-03-16T10:57:00.000-05:002013-03-16T10:57:42.330-05:00It's Been a Long Long Time<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tests, doctors, medication. I've been dealing with some serious health revelations and because of this I've fallen off the face of the earth as far as my blog goes. But no more.<br />
I've been focusing to much on who I am as far as disease. But I'm tired of it. It's about time I got back into who I am as far as culture. Subculture. Intellectual. Student. Artist. Writer.<br />
As well as embrace the change and start the healing process. Chronic Illness is Tough. But So Am I.<br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-16519296671557838252012-12-30T18:19:00.000-06:002012-12-30T18:19:04.789-06:00Art, Websites, Apocalypse, EA and RP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love making websites, the art involved in coding, layouts and images is really interesting to me. I started making a rp site, which I wasn't really thinking of opening because I only rped on a friends site and didn't feel the need to get involved in a second one, I just wanted an art project. However, the website I was rping on closed and I decided that I might as well open the one I was working on. All the pages are based off of quotes from Emilie Autumn's new CD (FLAG), which was not so easy to work in considering the site is about the apocalypse. <br />
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Anyway, I don't know if anyone is interested in role-playing sites, but I figured I could at least offer. If anything I invite you to please look at at the purdy pages I toiled over.<br />
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<a href="http://www.antebellumapocalypse.com/" target="_blank">Heres the link to the site</a>Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-11108912320396663592012-11-06T14:02:00.000-06:002012-11-06T14:02:32.866-06:00Blahblahblah, Cute Bat Picture!(My "post title" brain machine thing broke xP) <br />
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I am doing an independent field study project for my sociology class where I am studying the formation of stereotypes and a snazzy little hypothesis about them that I'm not suppose to talk about because I am inviting the lovely bloggers of the world to participate. <br />
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It's really simple, actually. Just record or type up the answers to a short (one side of one page) questionnaire and send them back to me. You don't have to include any information you don't want to include. All I ask is that you are as honest as possible. It's really important to me to involve the blogging community into the project so that I could get answers from across the globe.<br />
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So, if it so tickles you! Please email me at talia.wagner (at) pcae.k12.mn.us.... (my school email) for the questions or any questions you may have...<br />
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My grade and I would find that really swell... (insert clever brain swelling joke here. xD or maybe not...) now here's the cutest picture of a bat EVER!<br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-5953297190240898332012-11-02T13:11:00.000-05:002012-11-02T13:11:50.303-05:00Theatre is Evil.One of my favorite musical artists, Amanda Palmer, has just released a new CD with The Grand Theft Orchestra named "Theatre is Evil." I first came across Amanda Palmer years ago when I heard "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnyYTjjhJ0" target="_blank">Coin Operated Boy</a>" which is a song done by Brian Viglione and herself as apart of The Dresden Dolls. I've followed her ever since. She has a bold style of playing the piano and emotion filled lyrics. She's proven that she can do a pretty song, but not all of her songs are meant to be such. I think my favorite part of her music is the little pieces of sarcasm in her songs and the way she can take a really serious or sad topic and make it something upbeat.<br />
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The style of her CD's change vastly, it's rarely the same sound from album to album. "Theatre is Evil" is her most different CD yet, its much more.. rock-ish... I guess... It's different anyway. But still amazing. Amanda Palmer has a really great idea of "Pay What You Want" when it comes to the release of her music, on her <a href="http://www.amandapalmer.net/" target="_blank">website</a> she says "i firmly believe in music being as free as possible. unlocked. shared and spread. i believe that in order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them. honor system. no judgment. if you're broke- take it. if you love it, come back and kick in later when you have the money. if you're rich, think about who you might be karmically covering if you really love this record." She has a version of her album available for free download and another where you can choose to pay any of five dollar increments between 1$ and 20$. The actual CD is ten dollars. Her website also sells other CD's, posters, vinyl, Apparel and my favorite thing of all-- The Companion. With every album she releases a beautiful Companion Book filled with art, sheet music <3, hand written bits, stories behind her songs and tons of other tidbits. I have "The Dresden Dolls" and the "Virginia" companion book. I'm hoping to get the "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" and "Theatre is Evil" books for the holidays. <br />
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Below are a couple music videos from her new album, but I also suggest you go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/amandapalmer/featured" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/dresdendolls" target="_blank">here</a> to watch more of them. She has really great music videos that really sing with her songs. Both of the music videos are uncensored. The Killing Type gets bloody at the end and Want It Back contains a small bit of nudity. They're both of artistic tastefulness. But you are thusly warned. ^^<br />
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Again, you can get her album and other merchandise, keep up with the band or whatever at her <a href="http://www.amandapalmer.net/">website.</a>Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-762218403896930622012-10-23T09:06:00.000-05:002012-10-23T09:06:23.136-05:00New Rock Boots!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last spring break I spent my week trapped on a chair for hours on end whilst I baby sat creepy old construction workers as they put sprinklers into the apartments, (You know, after the building burned down.)<br />
I was watching TV but they kept bumping the satellite, so I decided to read. 14 books later, (They were short, around two hundred pages) ...and they were still working. So I spent the rest of my time watching the Direct TV symbol travel across the screen. Everyday for a week. It sucked, they left the door wide open for hours, walked in and out without knocking and left a ladder blocking the only path I had from my chair to the rest of the house.<br />
Good came of this though, my mother in return gave me 200$ to spend on a pair of New Rock Boots, which I never thought I'd ever be able to get due to my general high school poorness. <br />
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It took some sorting through the thousand styles, and some persuading to buy from a European country (American companies tack on an extra hundred dollars) but finally I had a pair ordered. <br />
The people there were really nice, the first pair that I ordered was "waiting fulfillment" for a few days before we were told that the only pair they had left was damaged but they gave us the exact amount in store credit. This bothered my mother to no end but I had my second pair, which I loved ten time more, picked out within five minutes of the notice. <br />
Shipping cost just under thirty bucks, which is better than it could have been. They arrive much quicker than I expected, the box was still in good condition which is nice because the shoes that I've been ordering lately come in destroyed boxes. The shoes themselves came perfect.<br />
The only grumble I had was that I'm a size 8 in American W omens, which translates into a half size. I went with the half size down rather than half size up and now I'm trying to break them in/stretch them out a bit. They're not unbearably tight and I think they'll fit wonderfully after wearing them for a week or so.<br />
They're so comfortable, to me it feels like walking on a trampoline. I've been wearing converse a lot recently so that I can practice driving so they're a bit heavier than I'm use to. But I hate tennis shoes.<br />
I can't take any pictures now because I'm at school but here's a store picture:<br />
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In other news, my Devil's Carnival DVD arrived as well, same day-- yesterday. While not nearly as shiny as my new stomp-y boots, still exciting. I had a dream last night that because of the DVDs release my school was playing the soundtrack over and over again throughout the intercom system, (The possibilities of a crazy art school...) and it was driving me insane.<br />
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Schools silent today. Hope you all are having good days with shiny stomp-y boots weighing down your feet. Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-70964807132958905532012-10-17T10:56:00.001-05:002012-10-17T10:56:56.744-05:00Language of Music<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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(CHEESY POST TITLE ALERT!) <br />
Nah, I wanted to talk today about bands whose lyrics are in a language you can't understand. I have no problem admitting that 90% of the bands I regularly listen to are in English. Not so much because I have a problem with music in other languages, rather living in America and reading in English I far more often run across bands of the same language.<br />
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But everything, including art including music, travels so quickly these days that I run into all sorts of music. Korean bands were insanely popular at my previous high school, Japanese rock is growing in popularity and on a more alternative level: Goth is a worldwide subculture so it makes sense that there are goth bands of many languages.<br />
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Apart from what I randomly stumble into, awhile ago I downloaded "Unquiet Grave- The Ultimate Goth Collection" to give me the opportunity of hearing different bands and there are a few songs of various languages (Eventually I'll do a review of album but I haven't finished sorting through what I like and what doesn't fit my tastes.) Also, reading/ listening to <a href="http://bats-and-bunnies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bats and Bunnies</a> "Tuesday Tunes" has introduced me to a few German bands, (Xmal Deutschland, whom I really like and Welle: Erdball).<br />
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I want to know what you guys think of bands whose lyrics you can't understand. It is true that music is a universal language, but do you miss out by not getting the lyrics? Does it not matter if the melody is good? Do you look up the lyrics?<br />
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Lyrics are something I pay close attention to in songs and that is important to me but it's not something that keeps me from liking a band with good melodies and harmonies. (Well, shallow lyrics sometimes turns me off of a band). I love how different languages flow... differently but I also usually end up looking for some sort of translation out of curiosity. But translations are very open to different interpretations as far as syntax and word choices are concerned, so how can you really get the full artistic picture of a song without understanding the language?<br />
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The nice thing about music or most art in general is the ability for the viewer/reader/listener to come up with their own meaning and perspective within the piece, so on the other hand, you could argue that it doesn't matter if you understand the language or not.<br />
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I haven't really explored non-English music a terrible amount, but I'd like to brush of the boundry in the future so I'm curious to other perspectives. Any non-English bands you absolutely love?<br />
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In other news, my father got fancy new camera that sits on his shelf, free for my personal usage. I love it, (I love photography.) I've also settled in nicely to the new school year so I'm able to post more frequently AND keep up with the posts of the blogs I follow. (and I do honestly go through and read all the posts when I'm keeping up.) <br />
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-69874486335720318732012-10-15T09:15:00.000-05:002012-10-15T09:18:39.416-05:00My Devil's Carnival Experience/Review<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Note: The main body of this post is a piece of writing I've recently done for my Literary Arts class. I wrote it to not focus on the Devil's Carnival as much as my experience afterwards, I've added parts to round out the experience but I'm using the piece because I really wanted to focus on the two parts, both The Devil's Carnival, and my experience, but also a lot about the after experience which I think might be relate-able to many of the bloggers and maybe I can get some personal advice out of it.)</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/loudwire.com/files/2012/03/Devils-Carnival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/loudwire.com/files/2012/03/Devils-Carnival.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/twin_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/twin_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today was the first day that I’ve listened to the Devil’s
Carnival soundtrack since seeing it this summer. For those who aren’t aware,
the Devil’s Carnival is a movie series created by Terrance Zdunich (Zuh-doon-itch)
and Darren Bousman, the same pair who came together to write and direct Repo!
(Exclamation point). Darren also directed Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The first episode came out this summer. We went to the encore tour
viewing because we missed the original. The ‘we’ being my father and I, and
I’ve already said that we don’t much get along. The event ran for 10pm to 2am
and expectedly, we got in a fight before we left because I was running late. It’s
hard to tie corset laces tight enough by yourself but I am usually to stubborn
to ask for help until the clock strikes ‘desperate.’ The amazing thing was however that
after we got in the car we stopped fighting. We got along quite well in-fact,
although there wasn’t much talking. It didn’t matter much
anyway, we were greeted by a long line that I'm not convinced would be much shorter or less enjoyable had we gotten there earlier. A young woman dressed in a deliciously Victorianeque carnie outfit walked up and down the line, chatting, breathing fire, taking piggy back rides and various combinations of all three at one time; making sure that we would not have one dull moment while there. </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/hobo_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/hobo_large.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>
<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/doll_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/doll_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The line moved quickly once it got started and we stood, waiting for the doors to open, in the foyer of the theater. It was one of the most amazing things for me, as I don't get to spend time with many other alternatives, to see everyone so different, so unique and interesting hanging out in one place. The snack counter was open, although my father and I didn't get anything. Soon we were ushered into the theater seats. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we sat down, another lovely woman, similarly dressed called to our attention "Hey!" she said, "The movie isn't starting until every one of these signed soundtracks are sold. There's only five thousand total so get them while you can!" Everyone laughed and we threw money at her and got CD thrown back. When there was another calm moment I urged my father to move over to seats to the side of the theater. He obliged but not full-heartedly, "Is it a play? A movie?" he asked. And I shrugged, <span style="line-height: 115%;">I
went in with no expectations, I hardly knew what it was about. I refused to look at the promo, or hear songs before I saw the movie. I wanted to go in completely open minded with the
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/keeper_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/keeper_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">"Well if a play then these seats will be fine, but if its a movie the other seats we had were the best in the house." </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">"For you," I said, laughing, "You're tall, I can't see over the top hats and hair thingies! And they are awfully pretty but not exactly why I'm here." </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The girl who sold the CDs went up on stage and introduced new items, entertained us during downtimes and just had fun. The production also hired a local sideshow from whatever city they stopped in and while I don't remember the name of the pair that preformed for us, I remember me, my father, and everyone else wincing. Especially when he slapped his hands on a board with mousetraps on every finger. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">There was a Repo! sing along, which I laughed delightedly at and watched, but I've never watched Repo! so I sadly couldn't participate. (I have it, just haven't gotten around to watching it.) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then we were introduced to Darren and Terrance, and took our oaths to sinfully be on our best behavior and not record parts of the movie (etc. etc.) Then it finally started!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The
movie is amazing. I don't want to say to much, but, music is beautiful,
even in the parts where its not suppose to be. The set, characters,
costumes, camera work... all amazing. Honestly, the best way to describe
it is that its something you watch and then wish actually existed so
that you might actually get to go and be a carnie. The basic plot-line
of this episode is that three souls ("a conniving kleptomaniac, a
gullible teenager and an obsessed father") die and find themselves being
tested in Lucifer's playground--The Devil's Carnival. The stories are
loosely based off of Aesop's Fables with a twist (of a knife.)</span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The two masterminds came back after the movie for Q/A. There were serious questions, funny questions and a multitude of entertaining answers. At one point one of them was talking about how before such sessions they sat down and thought about some questions that could pop up and how they could answer them, and you could definitely tell when someone asked something unexpected. (One person asked "if you had to get a tattoo of someones face who would it be, why, and on what part of your body?" and they passed the microphone six times before answering. Another great thing about it was that the lovely lady who was up on stage and selling disks also answered questions from her perspective to. And by that point the crowd of strangers was very intimate, like an odd family. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">After questions died down we were instructed that we could leave along the left aisle or wait in the right aisle to buy merchandise and meet Terrance and Darren. We were also advised to "boo" at the people leaving, which we amusingly enough did. (One quit-wit shouting "go to heaven!"). We waited in line for what felt like ever, although it was not entirely boring. I spent a good chunk of my cash pouncing on things that went on a "half price for the next three minutes while Darren and Terrance go on a quick potty break" I ended up with a signed soundtrack (4009 out of 5000), two pre-signed posters that my father and I got with our tickets, a Painted Doll (Emilie Autumn) poster that I got signed and a deck of artistic poster cards for each of the characters. </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/scorpion_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/scorpion_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I'm one of those people who, if I can't think of anything to say, am perfectly happy to not say anything rather than flail for random words. I was still in happy shock at the evening, which was nothing like I've ever been to. (all the concerts recently are 18+). But they seemed like normal people and I didn't feel the need, (or on principle want to) fawn and fluster at Terrance and Darren's feet when I walked up to get my poster signed. That and it was one thirty in the morning and my brain was dying. But I think they might have felt slightly awkward as they introduced themselves to me, which made me laugh because I was there for their autograph and already a fan of them both just by the movie. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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didn’t see them as ‘amazing Mr. Zdunich and the incredible Sir Bousman.’ Rather
I saw them as, like I’ve been writing, Darren and Terrance: warm and friendly, and probably cool to hang out with. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/tamer_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/tamer_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Plus I was so tired that by that point, the evening was becoming less of a moment and more of a memory. And </span></span>though it will eventually be a
happy memory, and I suppose even now is, the evening left me nearly debilitated
in pain for the next week-- pain so strongly psychological that it became a
physical ache. Surely I could point to the spot inside of me that hurt and
contemplated, nay plotted for days of how to cut it out as if that would solve
the problem. You see, the event seemed to be something that should be life
changing. It felt important, like things would never been the same after-- and
then it threw me back into a tortuously normal life that I had never before
questioned. But I did now (which I suppose, in actuality, should make it an
important moment), I asked “am I happy?” and the pain in my near my heart
screamed, “No! You’re not happy!” Because I was envious of them; not so much
even of Terrance or Darren, but of the burlesque fire-breathers who laughed in
entertained in stripy gartered tights, bustled skirts and tight stringed
corsets. They were living! Not stably or easily I’m sure but fully, in the
moment with what made them happy, even if they risked falling off the wire with
no safety net below. </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/fool_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/fool_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> That’s
where I want to be when I get out of school but I just live. And the life
set up for me is filled with just living. Set up to walk a staircase of
perfectly parallel steps in a color not offensive to my family, guard railings
on either side of me. But I have no clue how to break into where ever they are,
living so vivaciously. And, being brought up so practical, I don’t know if I’d
allow myself the chance if it was offered to me. So for a week I lounged about,
doing everything I could to rid my head of the memory but feeling utterly
trapped all the same. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After a
while it subsided which brings me back to today, where for the first time I’ve
listened to the CD. Pain flares through me with every beautifully sharpened
note and recalled memory, and I feel trapped all over again, hiding from the
life I just live and cradling the aching spot. I once again push it all away so
that I might be happy with all the same that I live in. The songs sing through
my head uncontrollably, teasingly and I shove them off with another catching
tune of incredibly different taste. But this song just enforces my prison. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Olly, Olly Oxen Free,” It mocks in my ear</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“All the people you will never be.”</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/major_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/major_large.jpg" width="160" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I
struggle, hapless in my cell, throw myself pointlessly at the fail-safe walls my
mind created without permission. Finally I fall to the floor and glare at the
teasing voices running through my head. I appeal to the manipulative side of me
who enjoys such games, irony and small amusements by responding with more
lyrics. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Olly ollly olly olly</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Higher than the king can</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See no evil</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hear no evil</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Capture me</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And throw the key.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m
daring it, sarcastically, disdainfully but it certainly doesn’t seem to see it
like that. The lyrics, the walls hug me tightly as if given permission.
Chipping away at all the barricades until finally I’m forced to succumb and
listen to them, sitting there with the ache, knowing that it’d still be there
no matter how many different pairs of scissors I’d use to cut it out. For all
my fail-safes I’ve forgotten for leave myself a way out of the ‘normal’ I
thought I’d be happy in. I fall asleep singing desperately along to the song.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“See no evil, </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/magician_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span id="goog_143090169"></span><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thedevilscarnival.com/images/posters/magician_large.jpg" width="160" /><span id="goog_143090170"></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hear no evil,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Capture me and throw the key away.”</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm writing this post now because the DVD is available for pre-order, and yes, in spite of my melodramatic response I've pre-ordered it. According to their <a href="http://thedevilscarnival.com/" target="_blank">website</a> the DVD is available October 23. I'd high recommend getting it whether you were able to see it during its tour or not. I'd also recommend going to any future episodes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On a personal bit, the experience has me thinking of what I want to do with my life. I know many of the bloggers are artists, crafters, street-performers and otherwise partakers in otherwise eclectic hobbies and occupations; so I ask of you: What do you do? How did you get into an artistic scene, any tips or experiences to share? Might be a good future blog-post to think about. ;D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*Lyrics: Olly Olly Oxen Free--Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">**Pictures of characters from the Devil's Carnival Website (Link posted above.)</span></span></div>
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<br />Phells Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16703234365407600179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452169917891519615.post-92195071818743984922012-09-15T19:21:00.000-05:002012-09-15T19:21:04.702-05:00Birthday Post!... but not mine...I made this video forever ago, when it was my Amazon's birthday. One of her favorite songs to chatter to is Ultravioletfly by I:Scintilla. That is the song that is playing with this video. Ironically enough, I didn't alter the video's speed in anyway and she is playing to the beat of the song for the most part. This form of play is her favorite past time. She turned thirteen in July I believe.<br />
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