http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:InlikenessofanAngel&section=today deviantART RSS for by:InlikenessofanAngel en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:29:44 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/23924747/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/23924747/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:04:49 PDT
I haven't been on here in weeks. So much of my spare time is being spent planning for the wedding so I don't expect to be able to spend anytime on dA for a while yet. I miss this place, but I did take some time off from work at the end of April and I plan to spend some of that time test driving my new 300mm zoom lens.

I guess I'll be back in a few weeks.

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It is my theory that in finding humor in a biting or witty remark made toward someone on TV we find an outlet for all the mean things that we would probably, at some point, like to say to a person we really know. We can relate to the characters on the show because people really can be annoying or do stupid things but in the name of courtesy we are more likely to hold our tongues for the sake of not hurting someone's feelings. Awkward social situations and ironic mishaps happening on the boob tube all have the ring of truth to them - we encounter them in our daily lives enough to feel for the the poor soul on that TV show - but seeing it happening to someone other than ourselves brings the humor of the situation to the fore and we are forced to laugh not only at the character's predicament but also at ourselves. After all, we are all human together and all great comics know the universal secret to getting a good laugh is by telling the truth. The million dollar question is, does it make us less kind to find the scathing remarks in sitcoms to be funny? Personally I don't think so. What we find to be funny does not define our character - they way that we act and treat others when we encounter them does.

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This weekend should be a blast though. Friday I'll be going out with a good friend of mine to keep me company while we watch Kev and Corey play acoustic at a bar out of town. I need to get out of the house, but I hate sitting at the bar by myself so I'm dragging my Irish drinking brother out with me.

Saturday I'll spend most of V-day alone, but it's okay. We've already planned to stay in bed all day with the phone off the hook to watch movies and cuddle. Sickeningly cutsey, I know...but we've hardly been able to spend any time together lately.

Next week should be just as exciting. One of my best friends is coming up to visit for a few days. I haven't been able to see her in a very long time and she's bringing her 5 month old daughter that I've never seen yet. I'm so excited about seeing her and the baby that every time I think about it I can't help but crack a big goofy grin!

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In any case, my world is mostly back in order and I know for sure that I'll be spending some quality time with myself this weekend. Giving myself a 'girly spa day' is well overdue!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22805073/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22805073/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:10:32 PST
Anyway, the shop looks at the van the next day, they can't find anything wrong with it so we go get it and start off for home. We get about 45 minutes away and the van breaks down again! GREAT! Now we're stranded in the middle of this tiny little town that consists of a gas station/food market, A bar/restaurant, maybe a post office and some houses around a small school! Thankfully a cop stopped shortly after the van broke down and asked if we needed help. He called in my vehicle so it wouldn't get towed away then gave us a ride to the Pub so we could sit somewhere warm and try to get a hold of someone to help us get home. The officer let me use his cell to try calling a few people but no one answered except my best friend's husband who informed that his son had just gotten into an accident with the car the day before so they couldn't come and get us. So, we went in the pub and a couple of nice gentlemen let me use their cellphone to keep calling people until I finally got a hold of a friend. Either way, we ended up sitting there for almost 2 hours. We finally made it home by 8:30pm.....

The next day, Kevin gets up with me so he can take me to work in HIS car....it won't start. He came in the house just furious! I was trying not to freak out - I HAVE to make it work today! So I called my girlfriend who always works the same shift with me to give me a ride, no big deal. Kevin spends the morning calling people in Gaylord to get my van towed to a shop which cost almost a hundred dollars! But they don't have the keys to get in and look at the van. So I call a few people and finally get a hold of a close friend that said she would drive me out there after she's done with her classes that evening. Cool. That trip was fun.....she had problems with her car so we borrowed her dad's van, got pulled over on the way there (One the the headlights were out on the brights), couldn't find the place, stopped and asked for directions, get pulled over AGAIN and ask the cop how far away we are from the shop and apparently he pulled us over right in front of the place. With all of that going on, I didn't make it back home until after 1am. Have to work at 8......

The shop looks at the van the next day and they can't find anything wrong but they think that the fuel pump might be bad, but it'll cost $300 to replace it. Bullshit! I just had a complete tune up on that vehicle less than six months ago and that fuel pump in there is brand spanking new. I bought the damn thing myself. I'm not paying that kind of money to fix something they "think" might be the problem. Otherwise, they said it seemed to be running fine. Okay, I can't go out there and get it though until Saturday. Needless to say, I got out there yesterday, start up the van and it seems to be running fine. My friend that drove me out there was just going to follow me home - no big deal. We get not five minutes outside of town and the damn thing breaks down again! He calls the Otsego County police, they get us a tow truck to take it back to the shop and I pay another $92 fucking dollars! I still don't have a vehicle, I'll be calling these people on Monday and telling them they can pay my towing fee and they need to really look at this vehicle and I'll probably have to find a ride to and from work all bloody week again. Hooray....

Just to top it all off. When I got home from all of that last night I haven't even been home for ten minutes when my dad calls to cancel dinner plans that we had for this evening. My grandmother (who lives in Toledo, Ohio), is really ill in the hospital with blood clots in her legs and her lungs and they're sending her in for emergency surgery to try and save her. They left early this morning to go down there. But they really not sure if she's go... ]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22491400/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22491400/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:40:23 PST didn't lose onto the external hard drive.

Wishing everyone well until I return.

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]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22329029/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22329029/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:23:47 PST - a very talented photographer from Finland. 's photographs consist mostly of stunning landscapes and waterscapes capturing the fragile beauty of winter. The clever use of graduated filters in some of the photographs also create some wonderfully surreal landscapes. Here are some of my favourites please visit the gallery to see more. [link]







]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22269101/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22269101/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:04:07 PST

Yes, well I'll have to figure something out because it's looking like it's going to cost at least $3,000 to get the bare minimum of what I'll need to shoot weddings the way that I want to. It'll be worth it even if it doesn't take off right away, just to know that when I take that photograph it'll look just the way I envisioned it.

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By the time we got home from that I just tried to relax for a while and worked on getting some cards and letters ready that should have been in the mail last week. Oh well, the cards actually say "Happy Holidays 2008" on them so technically that covers New Year's as well. It would not have been such a problem if I hadn't lost an entire list of addresses that I needed! And so here I sit at 4 in the morning with snow whirling outside the window again, all three of the cats curled up on the couch with me and not the slightest inclination to go to bed. I should try to get some sleep though. I have a few batches of cookies, 2 batches of truffles and some baklava to make yet today. That's going to take a very long time but I'm excited about making the truffles. Usually I only make Irish Cream but I thought that I would try making a batch with Kahlua and dipping them in white chocolate so they would be like a White Russian truffle. It sounds good, so we shall see.

P.S.

Happy Solstice!

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Wow. It's 1 o'clock in the morning, I've been up since 6 o'clock yesterday, worked a nine hour shift and have to be back to work at 8am. I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep at this point - I've been wired for sound all day (only had one cup of coffee this morning rather than my customary 3 or 4). Maybe it's the weather. We had a bit of a thaw on Sunday then it dropped right back down into the lower teens with a wind chill below zero and it just started to snow again about an hour ago. Or maybe its the tension and stress or the fact that I've been feeling a little sick all day. For whatever reason I can never, ever sleep when I'm sick. It doesn't matter, I'll be paying for it later.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22023281/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/22023281/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:46:41 PST
Myself, I don't really care about the presents. I just really like to enjoy dinner with my family and sit around playing games or watching a movie together or watching Kevin, my dad and grandpa all slowly fall asleep in their own little corner of the living room after eating too much food while the rest of us gather in the kitchen to swap stories and catch up with each other over coffee. It's a good time. I wish we could do it more often than just on holidays, but of course everybody is busy, myself included. Between work and trying to keep up with normal everyday stuff and Kevin playing almost three times as many gigs as he usually does and squeezing in a little time to work on wedding plans, I'm amazed that I have any free time at all. But, it happens and the wedding plans are finally starting to move along again.

My parents booked the hall and paid for my dress. I think I finally found a caterer that will be able to offer a menu that I'll be happy with and I'll be going downstate with my bridesmaids to look at dresses next month. So, what I really need to get to now is finishing off the guest list, which is giving me a coronary right now. It's going to be a really big party - that's all I can say.

Speaking of weddings, though. I did shoot a wedding this last weekend for the little sister of a good friend of mine. It was a blast! I know both the bride and groom fairly well (as well as most of the bridal party), so It was a very relaxed and easy job and so much fun. The photos turned out great too. I was very pleased that I did so well with such a limited amount of equipment. Since I bought the Rebel Xsi I haven't had a whole lot of money to put into rebuilding my system but I'll definitely be working on that soon. I need a new flash a few more filters and a wide angle lens to do want I really would want to for most weddings and well as some portable studio lights. But, I've ordered some books and I've been doing some of my homework on shooting digital. This is my first DSLR so a lot of things are still new to me but that's just half the excitement. Hopefully I can get the rest of the equipment I really need before I have to shoot another wedding.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/21168787/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/21168787/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:59:50 PDT
As I'm sure most of you that read my journals know, I finally updated my camera system in July when I purchased a Canon DSLR Xsi. The only difference between it and the 40D really is how many shots per second you can take in continuous shooting mode. All in all a very nice camera and I absolutely love the time and money that it saves me in processing and editing the images. With better quality images, the instant gratification of a digital system as well as the overall cost efficiency I started to consider going back to shooting wedding photography.

A few years ago I took on weddings while I was still shooting film and was quickly overwhelmed by the stress. It bothered me that I didn't know how the photos would turn out. I also invested massive amounts of time and money processing the film, converting that into digital files, editing those and then printing them out. With a DSLR I can shoot however many photographs I want and know if that shot will work right away. If it doesn't, just shoot it again. Mounds of stress instantly removed! This is all obvious stuff. Wedding photography will still be a lot of work even with a digital system, so I was still deliberating whether or not to step back into that particular madness when I was asked by a coworker if I would shoot her wedding for her. Her request came completely out of nowhere! I haven't shot a wedding in at least 3 years. I told her I would think about it and give an answer by the end of the week. I took the job.

About a week later I was asked by another coworker who happens to be my friend's little sister if I would shoot her wedding this December. It doesn't give me much time to get ready but it's a small wedding and she doesn't want anything big or fancy for the photographs. It will be a good practice session for me to become accustomed to the flow again.

Still, everything happened so quickly from the time that I first started toying with the idea of getting back into wedding photography to picking up two of them within a week of each other. I'm still a little shocked and somewhat amused at such a turn of events, but I think that this time I'll be ready to handle it all and keep doing it. Who knows? Perhaps this will be the release that I need to finally get more of my work out in the public eye.

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I slept until noon today, something that I haven't been able to do for weeks and it was marvelous. Coffee and a bowl of oatmeal were a wonderful and warm start to this windy, chilly day and I spent a good hour or so just sitting on the couch reading Eldest, (which I am rereading before I delve into Brisingr). Then, I spent some time loading some new photographs onto my deviantART account and generally geeking out on the computer. By then, my future mother-in-law had called to say that she was in town and would like to take us out for dinner. We went to The Courtyard, an excellent Italian Ristorante across from the lake and had a nice time catching up with each other. I absolutely adore Kevin's mother. She's very sweet and wonderfully pleasant to be around and her fiancé is a very wise and energetic man. And now, after dinner I am back at home in the most comfortable clothes I have sipping on Chamomile tea and catching up with everyone online. It's been a lovely day.

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Other than that, Kevin and both felt well enough by the end of last week to go do something. We drove up to Mackinac and toke a ferry to the Island. It was a good time and a nice relaxing day. It was great to take our time puttering around at the little shops and such. And Kevin took me back to the middle of the Island to look at the cemeteries. That was very cool! Some of the stones there are so ancient and it was so beautifully quiet there without the buzz of traffic nearby or bustling people and city life. We did find an interesting trio of graves - the woman had died during childbirth, her child died six months later and her husband was buried next to her almost 20 years later.....he never remarried. Sometimes it's amazing the stories you can discover among the dead.

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Next thing - seasonal allergies suck! I can usually deal with my nose being stuffy and runny at the same time and sneezing repeatedly throughout the day, but when my throat and ears start to get itchy from all the histamine my body is producing is about when I start to go insane.


Anyway. I went to my first doctor's appointment today at the new clinic where I was applying as a patient and was very pleased to be treated as a person and not just a number at the walk-in clinic with an insurance card to pay the bills. We discussed my medical history and I told the PA what my concerns were. Then she did an exam and ordered some blood work done. I have to go back next week to discuss the results and have another exam. Hurray! Finally I don't have to wait, bend over backwards or jump through flaming hoops to get some help and answers to my questions! The only thing that was unpleasant was getting a bruise from the needle when the nurse removed it from my arm and then finding out that they had to draw more blood because she didn't do it right.....not a big deal. I have no qualms about being poked with a needle - I pay people to do that to me! Hahaha!


The countdown has begun! Only 2 more days until vacation! and I need to get off of this damn computer and go finish taking care of things. I have some phone calls to make and dishes to wash and truffles that need to be made because this is the only day I have to make them.

P.S.
CSS can suck my tits right now. I'm getting the hang of it and I understand the concept behind it but I just don't have the time to sit around and fuck with it right now.

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In other news:
It's been decided to cancel the trip to the Porcupine mountains during my vacation. It's just going to cost too much. The amount of money we would spend just on gas is enough to make me cringe. So now I haven't the slightest clue what to do with myself for my vacation. Of course that could be determined entirely by how my doctor's appointment goes next week as well. It will be nice to finally have a proper doctor to go to and maybe I will be able to get some help with some of my 'issues'. That would be an immense relief. First thing's first, though. Full on physical including a series of blood tests and a review of my medical history and we'll go from there.

Also, weekend before last Kevin and I drove down to Holland and Grand Rapids to visit with his family. We had a wonderful time and I was so glad to finally meet my future mother-in-law. It was a busy weekend but a much needed break from the humdrum of staying at home. Otherwise, I am looking forward to taking vacation after next week, whatever I may end up doing.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/20139379/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/20139379/ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:00:55 PDT
Thanx to

The rules are as follows. Choose a singer/band/group.
Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that
singer/band/group.
Tag 6 more people and let them know they've been tagged.


Band of choice

Dropkick Murphy's

Describe yourself.

Perfect Stranger

What do people feel when they're around you?

The Gang's All Here

How would you describe your previous relationship?

Vices and Virtues

Describe your current relationship.

Going Strong

Where would you want to be now?

The Rocky Road to Dublin

What's your life like?

Rude Awakenings

What would you ask for if you had only one wish?

Forever

Say something wise.

Your Spirit's Alive


I don't think enough people actually read my journal to merit tagging anyone....so, if you read it and feel like doing it let me know so I can check out what you put down.

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I also found the wired remote that is compatible with my camera. The prices on this was right around where I had expected it to be, but I still shopped around to find a little better price and was surprised to find it on B&H Photography's website for about $5 cheaper than what most other places were asking for it. That actually makes me a little giddy. I get the B&H catalog in the mail every year and I always sit there drooling over it like a kid with a toy catalog. Most of their merchandise is pricey but it's top of the line equipment. Needless to say, I'm a little excited to be making my first ,(and possibly last) B&H purchase and this little baby is going to open up a wide range of possibilities for shooting different styles of photography and make nightshots a piece of cake.

So today it'll be trail maps and writing out a proper list of all the things I will need to bring to make this into the best photo op trip it can possibly be. Not to mention that this will be the first time in a long time that Kevin and I have been able to do something special together with just the two of us. In fact, I think it's been about a year now. We just don't get to spend a whole lot of time with each other during the week so we're both looking forward to this with great anticipation. Wish me luck!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/19860491/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/19860491/ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:36:20 PDT Another favorite was going to the river walk in San Antonio. It was beautiful, especially at night when the light would reflect off the river in rainbow colours, the sound of music and the chatter of tourists and vendors alike would always fill the air. It was bustling with activity day and night. I loved every minute of it, (though I'm sure as a child I still did my fair share of whining). Last, but not least, and certainly one of my most fond memories were the thunderstorms. They were montrously powerful but I was never afraid. Every time there was a storm I would sit on my father's lap and watch and listen. The deep sound of thunder would rumble across the desert in rolling waves and the lightening would flash across the sky. It would reach down to the ground or snake across the bellies of the low-hanging clouds and light up the darkness almost as bright as day. There would be no rain, of course, but it was one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed in my lifetime and I have yet to see a storm here in Michigan that would hold a candle to the beauty of those southern desert storms, but I don't think that I would want to. Those moments are a memory that I would like to preserve as they are.

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Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas to me! I think we all know what I will be doing this weekend and the great thing is I won't have to wait to process the film and convert the images to digital files so I can post them on here. Hooray!

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*by the way.....is anybody having difficulty changing the "mood" on your journals? Apparently I am to be perpetually nervous. Every time I click on the button to change the mood icon it just keeps trying to load and won't let me change anything.......*

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/19084275/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/19084275/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:22:23 PDT This is the sound that makes you remember things, whatever they may be, and in this state the heart can feel all the emotions of those memories again, only these emotions are a little duller. Tempered by the coolness of the rain, the edges of memory are softened - maybe even a little blurred - but all the hurt, the joy, the sorrow, bitter hate, fear and anger are present in that memory. It is the blurring that is important. The memory slowly, slowly fades and becomes a softened image on the heart. Something that can be felt only tenderly under the clumsy fingers of the mind.

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Story time......

When I got home from work on Monday I noticed that Cal wasn't acting like himself. He wasn't playing and didn't respond very well when I talked to him. I told Kevin to keep an eye on him and the next day he calls me at work saying Cal's still not moving around a lot and maybe we should take him to the vet. I had already made an appointment for Thursday morning for Megaera - she needed an update on her immunizations and I had her scheduled to be spayed. Instead of waiting until Thursday, I decided to take Cal to the walk-in on Wednesday. It's a good thing I did because he probably would have died before then. He was suffering from severe lower urinary tract disorder and he needed immediate care! He had to stay in the hospital for a few days but Cal got to come home Friday evening. There ended up being a lot of crystals forming in his bladder that were blocking his urethra so that all needed to be flushed out. So now he has to be confined away from the other cats for a few days so we can make sure that he's still urinating okay and he's on a special prescription diet for the rest of his life and I've got to give him a pain killer and antibiotics twice a day until the meds run out. He is NOT a happy cat.

Megaera went through her surgery fine but when I got her home she started ripping out the sutures......back to the vets office to get an e-collar for her. She hatesit but it's a hell of a lot better than running the chance of her splitting open her guts and bleeding to death. Of course with the collar on she can't really do anything either and I think it disorients her a little bit. She keeps running into things.....
But poor Megaera can't be feeling too great either. All she wants is for me to hold her. She has to be in my lap ALL the time. I'm actually typing around her right now, she's sort of laying curled up on my belly with her legs all over my arm and her head resting on my chest.

Needless to say I am seriously stressed out and dealing with a bad flare up of FMS. Now I'm miserable! I think, I'm going to go make some popcorn, put on a movie and cuddle up with Meg and relax. I wish that Kevin were home tonight, I've hardly seen him all week but he had a gig to play. Just me and the kids tonight.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/17040761/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/17040761/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:33:54 PST
I can't open the windows yet, which sucks for me and the cats, (they love sunbathing in the windows) - poor Kaiser would freeze himself to death and we can't have that - but I've started the process of deep cleaning EVERYTHING. I do this every year but I've never started this early in the season. Starting at one end of the apartment and working my way through each room scrubbing, dusting, moving and tossing anything that I don't need anymore. It usually takes about a week, but I'm taking my time so I don't get burned out.

I absolutely abhor the clutter right now, so I think some serious reorganization is in order and I have plans for redecorating. So, summer Satudays will be spent hitting the garage sales and antique stores looking for furniture made of real wood, (cheap particleboard stuff just won't do). I really like the distressed look of used furniture so I'll just take what I can find and strip it down then refinish it all with a nice dark mahogany stain to match the color scheme in the living room which is neutral colors and black with deep red and brass accents. The only thing that won't match is the hand-carved antique teakwood chest that belonged to my great-grandmother. That may be moved to the bedroom; it will probably look better with the cherry-wood and inlayed teakwood bedset anyway.

I picked up the rest of the material to make new curtains for the kitchen today too. The kitchen is pumkin themed, (I LOVE PUMKINS!). But the accent colors are chocolate browns and sage green. It's pretty nice that for under $15 dollars you can make your own curtains exactly the way you want them. It's certainly better than paying $11 to $15 a panel for manufactured drapery. I suppose I'll get that done today and then get my hands dirty planting all the seeds I picked up this afternoon. The landlord is cool with us having window boxes so that is exactly what I'm going to do. I'll be immensely happy to have flowers and fresh herbs this year!

I can't wait until next summer. Kevin and I will be moving across the state after we get married and we've decided to buy a house instead of renting. I can have a real garden then. And somewhere to settle down, and start a family and make memories. I suppose that as much as I like to be on the scene where things are happening, I'm a domestic at heart. I love being at home, but I want it to be a beautiful and comforting place for myself and my guests.

Alright, back to work. I'm feeling pretty good today so it's time to throw a bandana on my head and attack the living room!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/17016260/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/17016260/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:37:20 PST
Oh, well. It's better than nothing.

I did get some good news last weekend. A friend of mine gave me some information on a homeopathic and alternative medicine clinic that's only about 2 1/2 hours away. I'll have to make some phone calls and find out if my insurance covers it. If not, I'll at least go for one appointment and see what they can do to help me with pain management. Everywhere else I've been they want to put me on sleep medicines and antidepressants! I hate popping pills and I absolutely REFUSE to take antidepressants. I like my bouts of depression, just as much as I like the moments when I'm so happy I feel like I could burst and the time between when things just are what they are and I am content. I honestly prefer to feel the full spectrum of human emotion, thank you very much. So, natural medicines or a referral to some kind of therapy that will help keep the pain under control without popping pills would be great.

I hope to be back to the computer with the next batch of pictures this weekend. It's been a very busy two weeks, though.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16900888/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16900888/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:18:35 PST
But tonight.......it's party time!


Have a great weekend everyone!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16863355/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16863355/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:23:54 PST
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani as translated by E.A. Wallis Budge!!!!!

I have had this obsession with Ancient Egypt ever since I was a child. In elementary school I would check out books from the library about Egyptian mythology and in Middle school and High School I loved to read anything having to do with the subject and the History/Discovery channel were always a favorite. I also have a cartouche of Anubis' name tattooed on the back of my neck and some scripture from The Book of the Dead tattooed on my arm in hieroglyphs.

I can remember my stepfather (who is a history buff) showing me a copy of this book when I was about 14. I know now that it wasn't a very good publication of it, but the color prints of the scroll with the English translation captivated my mind for long hours as I looked it over and over. The words were poetry. Now, almost 11 years later I have a complete copy with commentary and the scroll itself is printed out. Line for line, glyph for glyph, prayer for prayer with the translation written underneath. I was so happy when I opened that package that it was all I could do to sit on the couch for a moment just holding the book. I can't wait to delve into it.

Also, this will be perfect. I can now easily finish my tattoo's that I want. A cartouche of Isis's and Nephthys's name - one across each breast and more scriptures down my back and along my ribs on the left side. Yay.

Okay, I'm going to go bundle myself up and make good use of the daylight I have left to go shoot some photos.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16833278/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16833278/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:50 PST
Usually Kaiser will paralyze all of his victims, pile all the carcasses in the middle of the cage, cover it in silk then suck on it until it's about the size of a pea. Whatever is left he'll drop in the water dish. Easy cleanup for me. Oh, well. I may just find tomorrow that there was a cricket massacre and have to pick up all the little legs and such that are left over........
Alright, I'm done talking about my pretty tarantula, who has apparently decided to play with his food today.

Back to what I was originally thinking. I wanted to be here not pissing away my time on things that don't really need to be done right now and ultimately end up stressing me out. I miss this little corner of cyberspace and even though I can't load up any more photographs to the computer (goddamn CD drive!) I think I'll pull up some of the ones that I had started on and finish them up and get them posted on here. I'm actually feeling rather well today - I'm still in pain, but not fatigued - sitting at the computer for a little while won't kill me.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16799311/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16799311/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:26:01 PST
The larger reason is however. I've been very ill. For the last year and a half I've been fighting a chronic illness FMS (Fibromyalgia Syndrome) and just recently found out that it is considered now to be a disability and I can probably expect to have it for the rest of my life. (hooray!)

The frustrating thing is that I'm having a hard time getting treated for it. The doctors just want to put me on antidepressants and give me sleeping pills for the nights when the pain is so bad I can't even sleep. Well, fine. But that doesn't help me on those days when I hurt so bad I can hardly walk! I have a full time job that requires me to be in almost constant motion. I come home from work emotionally and physically exhausted and that is what I can't deal with. About 90% of the time I have no energy left to do the things that I so very much enjoy and that is what bothers me the most.

Alright. I'm done whining to everyone. I will be taking my tax returns and paying off my medical bills and then going back to the doctors to try and get some better help. I know that there are some specialists and I would like a referral. If I can't get one, I'll just have to suck it up, go see them anyway and pray to the insurance gods.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16798860/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/16798860/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:54:25 PST
I've had a terrible case of the winter blues. Usually the winter doesn't bother me. Its stark and frigid beauty enchants me as the earth sleeps beneath a white shroud of death. There is a stillness in the cold night air that whispers ever so softly of silence and soothes the soul with such quiet reflection. Even the fury of the winter storms can only humble me with its harsh and heavy hand. I know the danger of the blasting snow and ice and I both fear and respect that danger, but I also find myself fascinated by it. When it is over and the world has returned to its stoic silence again, everything is covered in a fresh shroud that sparkles under a diminished silver sun and a moon that seems to shine more brightly as its light reflects off of the snow like a light magnified by a mirror. As all things, such terrifying beauty can never last.

Already I can feel spring on it's way and I can't wait. I miss the smell of rain and wet earth, fog shrouded evenings and the slow greening of the trees. I want to laugh with the wind and hear the songs of birds. I want to see dew covered rooftops reflecting the gold of the rising sun and walk in the rain listening to the water drop from the tips of budding branches onto my umbrella. I want to open the windows and let in the fresh crisp air. It is almost time to unfold and breathe.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/15614935/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/15614935/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:03:09 PST
Anyway. I do however have enough holiday spirit to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. May you grow fat on too much turkey and apple pie!

I also have a big announcement to make. Kevin and I are now engaged to be married - he proposed to me last week and I am so happy and excited about it. And in case anyone asks........no - we haven't set a date yet, but we're thinking sometime next summer would be nice. (Probably in August)

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/14940944/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/14940944/ Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:35:27 PDT 1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random (hopefully interesting) facts about themselves.
3. Tags should write a journal of these facts.
4. At the end of the journal post 8 more deviants who are tagged and named.
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them that they're tagged.

I'm adding Rule #6. No tag-backsies! I already wrote a bloody journal.....it's your turn...pass it on.

Alright. Here goes......


Fun Fact #1:

I collect scarves. I don't know how it started, or why, but I've accumulated enough of them over the last few years to fill up an entire dresser drawer in my bedroom and the top shelf of my coat closet. It's actually a rare thing to see me go anywhere without a scarf on unless it's ridiculously hot outside or I'm at work.

Fun Fact #2:

I'm an OBSESSIVE housekeeper. It's not that everything has to be really super clean, (I'm not a germaphobe), but it does need to be wiped down, dusted off, picked up and put away. I don't know if this is a result of my upbringing (we had a rather structured and strict chore schedule as kids), or if I just developed this obsessive behaviour after I had lived completely alone for a year with no contact with my family except on holidays and no friends.......
Either way, I find that I can't even sit down and relax until everything is all neat and tidy.

Fun Fact #3:

I love spiders! All of my close friends call me The Spider Queen. I think they are absolutely beautiful and fascinating creatures. I usually let two or three of them "hang out" in my living room. (Any more than that and Kevin makes me take them outside). But I was absolutely thrilled this year on my birthday when a good friend of mine gave me a tarantula. Kaiser is a gorgeous 'Grammostola rosea' and the first of what I hope to be an extensive collection of large and hairy spiders!

Fun Fact #4:

I love to garden. There's something about working the dark earth to grow something from a seed into a thing of life and beauty. It's a very spiritual and meditative experience for me. Sadly, I live in an upstairs apartment over a laundromat......my yard consists of a parking lot. So my gardening is reduced to potted plants......

Fun Fact #5:

I'm a bit of an Anime geek. I get more into the full length movies, but I have still have my favourite shows. Generally, though, I stick to the directors that I like the most. And I have started learning some Japanese. My goal is to be able to watch my shows and movies without having to read the subtitles.

Fun Fact #6:

I collect books about vampires, demons and Death, (particularly about personifications/manifestations of Death.) I find that these things are a reflection of the things that humanity, (or most individuals) are afraid to acknowledge within themselves and the books are a way of connecting to that. It's easy enough to talk about fears, secret desires, and the end of life when it's someone else. But to refer to yourself, the doors slam shut and the key gets thrown deep into the darkness.

Fun Fact #7:

I keep a small black book in my purse to write down ideas, thoughts or little lines of poetry that I often use later to write with. (This was the best gift that I have ever been given - it's a saviour to my creativity.)

Fun Fact #8:

I'm extremely possessive of my pens. I spend good money on my writing utensils. For some reason I'm very particular about how they should write when I use them. But don't you dare touch it and if I let you use it you BETTER give it right back. It is MY pen! I freak out if I lose them too. If you've seen the special edition of the Fellowship of the Rings - when Bilbo freaks out in the beginning of the movie because he can't find the Ring......that's me.....when I can't find my pen.


There you are, Giovanni. Eight of what I would imagine to be interesting and/or unusual facts about me. (And I'll give you one more fun fact, my Saintly friend. I hope that this has prodded your curiousity further. If you'll remember from when we first 'met' - I am vain and self-centered. And I've come to accept my vanity as a creature that must be fed.)

Now, to pass on this madness! Muahahahaha!

The following shall be tagged:

~TheCount88 - [link]
*Lavalynne - [link]
*pinkpaint - [link]
~Kmterry - [link]
*evy-and-cats - [link]
=talyafera - http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/14693607/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:24:19 PDT Her slow exhalation
before covering herself, to sleep
beneath Winter's blanket.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13973559/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13973559/ Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:32:02 PDT you are the Sun to my Moon.

Forever traversing along
our chosen paths
we chase the sky in spiral dances.
But in those moments
where we meet
all the world will be eclipsed
as we are drawn together.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13884951/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13884951/ Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:25:38 PDT but consume it
through your gently parted lips
with each passionate kiss.
Composing a delicate melody,
as you masterfully pluck
the song of my heart
from raven-black strands
with a soft caress
that sculpts each moment
into an image of perfection.
Together we will paint
the gentle curves with moonlight,
Scatter the dust of evening
on the dew-covered leaves,
and remember that we were together
before the stars were born.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13728412/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13728412/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:09:17 PDT
Well, it's finally the big day of the Art Show, I've been awake for almost 24 hours and I've got a few more hours to get the rest of my stuff ready. So....I'm going to go do that.

Wish me luck!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13671759/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13671759/ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:26:33 PDT
This weekend on the 14th and 15th of July, I will be selling my photographs at Art on the Bay. It's a local arts and crafts show that is held by the Thunder Bay Arts Council each summer and people come from all over the surrounding counties to see it. I'm very exciting about being able to sell my work there this year, but I'm also a little nervous. This is the biggest opportunity I've had to get my name out in the community as a local artist so I'm hoping that it will go well. Wish me luck.....





Special thanks to Scott for giving me this wonderful opportunity. You've been a great supporter and more help than I can ever thank you for. I'm glad that our paths have crossed.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13670189/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/13670189/ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:54:25 PDT
]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11334845/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11334845/ Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:02:11 PST Through writing and poetry, music, painting, photography or any of the arts, we reach back into this secret shadow and draw forth some of its substance. Through a simple act of creation a sliver of light shines through. Only a flickering flame, like that of a candle, that illuminates and lays bare - naked to the eyes of the world - the most lonely and vulnerable part of ourselves.
When you look at the work that someone has labored to create, know that you are seeing a reflection of what they find to be evocative and beautiful. Words, images and sounds that resonate with that individual's soul. It is a glimpse into someone's secret corner.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11172034/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11172034/ Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:04:06 PST May you enjoy a safe, healthy, happy season filled with joy, laughter, blessings, family and friends.

No matter where you are, may you find peace in the quiet reflection of the winter and renewal in each new day.


Blessed Be!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11016221/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/11016221/ Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:08:02 PST
]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10653110/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10653110/ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:51:45 PST It's beautiful, this last glimpse at the faded glory of summer. Under cover of darkness and the delicate gossamer touch of this glowing fog.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10489821/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10489821/ Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:15:14 PDT They wait at the door when I come home from work.
If I'm in the kitchen, one is under the table, one is laying on top of the fridge and the other is walking circles about my legs hoping to get a bit of something tasty, should I drop it. Move to the living room and Megeara is either on my lap or behind my head. Merlin will curl up on the other sofa and Mogwai, ever the curious little monkey-cat, is climbing on, under or over something.
Go to the bathroom.....guess who wants to come in?
Sit at the computer and Megeara will jealously defend her position upon my lap, but that doesn't stop the other two from trying to share it with her.
And when I go to bed I find myself surrounded by warm, cuddly balls of fur of various sizes. Megeara wrapped over the top of my head, Merlin curled up along side and Mogwai on top of my feet.
It's sweet, reassuring and I love them all as though they were my own children, but it just struck me today when I saw the three of them sitting in various places looking at me with their lazy half-closed eyes and expressions of disinterest. Somehow, it reminded me of those scenes from the movie "The City of Angels" when all the Angels would be observing mankind with curiousity and detatchment. But, they also provided comfort and guidance without any requests or demands on the part of humans. I suppose that the only difference would be that my little feline angels swat me in the head every morning when they're hungry!

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10415220/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10415220/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:21:22 PDT
Oh, well. Could be worse.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10369765/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10369765/ Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:57:30 PDT I am sitting under the trees and looking up to the moon, sailing slowly across the deep blue sky, with only the stars to keep Her company. The air is cold and I can feel it seeping into my clothes and touching my skin while the dew soaks its way into my skirt. The sound of traffic on the freeway is so far distant now that it only sounds like the wind, and a few insects and frogs that refuse to give up the chittering of summer are singing the last of their songs. In the dark, where I cannot see, the leaves are falling from their branches. An unspoken elegy to days gone by as the trees drop their splendor to the ground. Each leaf a painted work of art to be revealed in the light of day.
For now, autumn makes its change of color in the darkness and I stand beneath the trees, only my ears bearing witness to the soft sounds of falling leaves.
It sounds to me like the footsteps of the dead.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10297799/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10297799/ Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:01:57 PDT
]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10254415/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10254415/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:04:24 PDT
Best to you all.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10194370/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10194370/ Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:29:40 PDT
]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10167167/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10167167/ Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:49:58 PDT
I never stopped reading. I am seldom seen without a book on hand - it has always been that way and always shall be until the end of my days. However, I had put aside some of my favorites. Classics, like Poe, Shakespeare, Frost and Joseph Conrad. Now that I've come back to these it's like I'm experiencing the words again for the first time. Every line is stark and crisp in my mind, making a deeper impression than ever before.

And the latest return to previous interests - classical music. I turned on the radio the other day and tuned it in to the classical station. The wave of memories that swept over me brought a smile and a tear in recalling what an impact this music has had on my life, and the ways it has influenced me is inexpressable. I've been surrounded by it ever since I was a child, not only through family members, but in school as well. I find the listening of it to be just as enjoyable as ever.

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How is it that this rediscovering of the familiar comes about? What are we trying to tell ourselves? I'm sure that there are endless answers, but I can say that I have never felt so in tune with myself. Finding things that I can truly enjoy with every fiber of my being - things that I will always enjoy not matter what else may come along throughout my life. That is the important part. Reaching out and touching the things that are not just on the surface but in deep. So deep we aren't even sure we can reach that far. There, brushing against our fingertips are the missing pieces of memory, pastimes and aspirations. The jigsaw edges well worn from use and removal from the puzzle. But they're still there, and ready to be reintegrated into the big picture. To fill in that nagging hole right in the very center.

]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10117402/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10117402/ Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:22:20 PDT It was lovely. And I was given over to the impression that the season sets in much faster out there, as though the land is perfectly content to give itself over to the slow decay of autumn. It was a languid atmosphere, with the cool, but comfortable air and bits of mist clinging to the underbellies of the trees and hovering over fields freshly harvested and tilled. So quiet. I just want to stop, and stand in one of those fields. So I did.
I park my car on the side of the narrow dirt road and walk onto the edge of a wide open space. Wildflowers reach up to my knees and the field stretches out before me in a rolling blanket of yellows and greens and browns. I listen to the silence. Not a sound. Even the sun seems to hold its breath in the hazy sky as it crawls toward the horizon.
There was something so strikingly beautiful in its simplicity, and a sense of quiet, patient waiting. I knew then - or perhaps remembered - that this is a place where time is not measured in hours or minutes or even days. It is the passing of moments that have come before. From light to dark, a changing of colors, shapes and sizes. A brilliance and a fading away. This is what marks the movement of time - the passing of the seasons. These long moments that weave seamlessly into one another, trying to remind us that the world cannot be wholly defined. That if we move with the current of change - give into it - we find that we can never be separated from it. From each other, from the land or from ourselves. ]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10009870/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/10009870/ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:25:36 PDT
I've also been thinking about picking up the paintbrush again. I'm almost afraid, really. (How much have my skills atrophied?) It's been a long time since I put a brush to canvas, but today I realized how much I miss it. Photography may be my passion, but painting is like a prolonged meditation. There is some part of my soul that is tapped into when I paint that I can't even begin to define. But it makes me sad to know that I've neglected that part of myself for so long. Maybe it's the season. I spend a lot more time in quiet reflection during this time of year and there is much inspiration to be had just in looking around. There are so many beautiful colors and dark, earthy scents. Watching the slow decay of the land as it prepares to sleep through the winter. So, it has become a favorite yearly pastime of mine - to sit and watch the leaves fall from the trees, leaving the branches naked and shivering. The smell of woodfires, damp earth, cool winds and dreary rains drizzling down from the grey skies as thought there were all the time in the world.

Nature is at Her best in autumn. ]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/9578637/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/9578637/ Wed, 02 Aug 2006 15:23:42 PDT
I made it throught the day without needing to take any meds or feeling dead to the world after work so I'm starting to feel a little better. Hopefully I can start putting more effort into my photographs again. *yay*

I have a shoot scheduled for this w/e. (weather permitting) A bit of commission work and portraits. I plan on shooting bw and color so I can at least get the color ones up as soon as possible. Wish me luck! ]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/9516568/ http://InlikenessofanAngel.deviantart.com/journal/9516568/ Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:49:35 PDT
This truly is an elusive thought and I find myself struggling to make sense of it even though it is my own. Regardless, it is something I felt the need to share. ]]> ~InlikenessofanAngel