My weekend outfits, influenced by the middle East. In fact, the skirt in the picture on the right is from India. I've been listening to a lot of Enigma lately, the MX somethen or other album, you know with Sadeness and Mea Culpa. My favorite song is Knocking on Forbidden Doors though. It has an awesome rythm! I do like the breathing used as rhythm in Mea Culpa though too. It doesn't cross into that "okay, are they having a freaken' orgasm?" territory. (BTW, I have a random like of the Marquis de Sade. I respect that he refused to change himself for society, and the way he fit in so well despite their claims that he fit out. His letters are also hilarious, and kind of sad. Gotta feel for the poor guy. Check out some English translations here.)
I've also been listening to Era (Volare Mezze or somethen') and E Nomine. They all have names that start with "E" and play that kind of chant/trance/dance music. Very spiritual, and puts me in a very zen place. Enya doesn't do it for me; she's a little too slow. My computer graphics teacher loves her and told me that she uses Waltz timing for all her songs. Yeah, it shows. It's too slow and not interesting enough to spark my mind the way these other "E" groups do.
They've also sparked my writing. I might finally be working on the piece I'll finish. (When I write fiction, I typically start 3-5 stories for every 1 I actually finish. That one takes the stuff I like from the stuff I started and combines it together.) I'm just not sure if I like the main character's name. "Akina" (Aki for short) is the best name I could find that suited her. She wears a red kimono under a black, leather trench coat with black ballet flats that wrap up her legs. She wears a black corset in place of an obi belt. That's what my mind put her in, anyways for this first part. (She just got back from a business trip to Japan.) Of course, as she's a very active character, I'm not quite sure how practical that outfit is for her... I think she keeps it rather looser than it sounds. Did I mention she was buying porn as a gift to freak out her friend, a preppy vampire who faints at the sight of blood? Yeah, Akina's tons of fun.
My Outfits: Left: Black halter- JC PennyCream Cami (under)- LolaSkirt- Burlington Coat FactorySlip- mom (from 70s)Shoes- Kohls ($7 clearance)Belt- Forever 21. It's tied in a big bow in the back. Right: swing jacket- Lolablack tank- TargetSkirt- IndiaShoes- JC PennyBelt- off thrifted dress
Writing,
Ivy Frozen
3 comments:
Hey,
ABout you "About Me" section.. it's actual 90% of the iceberg underwater and 10% above due to the density of the ice in relation to liquid water.
that book sounds...great...
is your character japanese? I am living in Japan right now for my senior year in highschool, and akina sounds more African...not at all Japanese.
hey- whatever floats your boat
anon #1- I thought I wrote 90%/10%, but apparently not. I get really dyslexic sometimes... I even spell my name wrong. Thanks for pointing it out.
Anon #2- My character is not Japnese per say- she's an American mutt with some Asian in her (I think Chinese actually, though not sure yet) and she's also got some African in her. I too think it sounds more African, (hence how her heritage turned out) but the name does originate from Japan, at least according to the baby name book.
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