| Whitman, on ships |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|01:42 pm] |
ABOARD AT A SHIP'S HELM
Aboard at a ship's helm,
A young steersman steering with care.
Through fog on a sea-coast dolefully ringing,
An ocean-bell--O a warning bell, rock'd by the waves.
O you give good notice indeed, you bell by the sea-reefs ringing,
Ringing, ringing, to warn the ship from its wreck-place.
For as on the alert O steersman, you mind the loud admonition,
The bows turn, the freighted ship tacking speeds away under her gray sails,
The beautiful and noble ship with all her precious wealth speeds
away gayly and safe.
But O the ship, the immortal ship! O ship aboard the ship!
Ship of the body, ship of the soul, voyaging, voyaging, voyaging.
Hm, I guess we did the right thing, then? |
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| Tonight! Hubba Hubba CARAVAN-TASTIC! |
[Jan. 30th, 2010|09:56 pm] |
Where are you tonight? Why aren't you here?
Where you ask? Why the Paradise Lounge of course!
Going on now, show starts in 15! |
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| Whitman: tears |
[Jan. 28th, 2010|03:41 pm] |
TEARS
Tears! tears! tears!
In the night, in solitude, tears,
On the white shore dripping, dripping, suck'd in by the sand,
Tears, not a star shining, all dark and desolate,
Moist tears from the eyes of a muffled head;
O who is that ghost? that form in the dark, with tears?
What shapeless lump is that, bent, crouch'd there on the sand?
Streaming tears, sobbing tears, throes, choked with wild cries;
O storm, embodied, rising, careering with swift steps along the beach!
O wild and dismal night storm, with wind--O belching and desperate!
O shade so sedate and decorous by day, with calm countenance and
regulated pace,
But away at night as you fly, none looking--O then the unloosen'd ocean,
Of tears! tears! tears!
How appropos |
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| So... |
[Jan. 27th, 2010|09:43 am] |
I went to bed with Nina Hartley. We made amazingly hot porn.
Wouldn't you? |
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| PSA: performance calendar through March |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|01:30 pm] |
Since it came up in email, here is the performance calendar through the end of March!
Jan 30: Hubba Hubba Revue: CARAVAN-TASTIC at the Paradise Lounge (card girl)
Feb 6: PEERS Mardi Gras de Vampires (acting and dancing)
Feb 11: MEAT 8th Anniversary! (dancing)
Feb 19: Hubba Hubba Revue: Mardi Gras! (dancing)
March 5: First Friday Follies! (burlesque)
March 6: PEERS A Night at the Cabaret (doing a rendition of "Mein Herr")
March 19: Hubba Hubba Revue (in a group number!)
March 26: Baxtalo Drom: The Lucky Road (burlesque)
March 29: Hubba Hubba Uptown! (burlesque)
I am definitely interested in booking for April and beyond, so if you've got an event, let me know!
I'm especially interested in finding an outlet for some amazing work I've been doing on the silks... ;) |
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| Vegan Lentil Loaf from My Vegan Cookbook (.com) |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|12:56 pm] |
As I try to plow through my pantry and freezer, I am digging into lots of dry goods and making them into things, while working in the fresh fruits and veggies I am getting every other week.
I made this lentil loaf on Friday night for myself and ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) eqe, with smashed baby red potatoes and broccoli. I'm also enjoying it for lunches, and I even packed a lunch for eqe on Saturday, and he nom'd it! Today I had it for lunch with more leftover potatoes and kale and carrots.
Tomorrow I imagine I'll have it again! :)
Full credit for this recipe goes to My Vegan Cookbook.
The list of ingredients is long, but that's because he does not use any pre-prepared anything, and I must confess it was totally worth it! You can do a lot of the prep work in advance while you're simmering the lentils if you don't have pre-cooked lentils laying around (who does?)
( The Recipe! ) |
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| Foodies: Jack Rose cocktail |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|11:39 am] |
I made this cocktail this weekend with some apple brandy I bought this winter in Germany.
This is my new favorite pink drink!
Nom!
Jack Rose
Makes one cocktail
1 1/2 ounces applejack, apple brandy such as Calvados, or apple eau-de-vie
1 ounce lemon or lime juice (I used the juice of half a lemon or lime each time and that was plenty)
1/2 ounce grenadine syrup (or more, to taste) (I kept this low, which keeps it tart)
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an optional apple slice and/or maraschino cherry. |
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| Etsy: January update |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|10:39 am] |
I have updated my Etsy shop!
I'm going through my costumes and selling those that were built before my miraculous transformation into an aerialist. Many of these costumes were purpose-built for a single event, and were never worn after that event, or at most worn one more time. Others were staples from an earlier time and body shape. Almost all will fit an off-the rack 6 petite, as I was fitting model size before I put on all these muscles!
For those who are local, I will gladly refund you the shipping if you can arrange to pick a costume up from me.
I've also listed some more of my grandmother's splendid vintage costume jewelry that came to me.
Have a look at ariyana.etsy.com
Cheers! |
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| An embarassment of riches |
[Jan. 21st, 2010|12:32 pm] |
Dear world,
My kitchen counter is now home to: 1 kabocha squash, 1 sugar pumpkin, and 2 rather substantial butternut squashes. I am a single girl, living by herself, dating a man who enjoys the occasional sweet squashy treat, but does not consider them a diet staple. Heck, even I get a bit tired of them after a while, but boy oh boy does my vegetable delivery service keep delivering!
Please send recipes!
Bonus points if I can make them and share them with say, my officemates (quick breads, scones, etc).
I've made squash lasagna, squash soup, and also put squash into other things surreptitiously. I need more help. |
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| Foodies: ribollita |
[Jan. 13th, 2010|10:17 am] |
Last night I riff'd on the ribollita posted recently on 101 Cookbooks.
It was delish! I halved the recipe (cause 10 servings of anything is too much without company to feed), and used a blend of scarlet runner beans (the big dark ones) and cranberry beans, along with curly kale (what I had in the fridge), carrots, onion, home-canned tomatoes from last summer, and so on. Instead of water, I made a turkey-vegetable stock while I was cooking the beans. Oh, and I topped it with parmesan instead of olives. I like olives, but not enough to open a whole tin of them up, and I love parmesan.
( have an iPhone photo ) |
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| Why I do not live where it snows... |
[Jan. 10th, 2010|11:40 am] |
Do not go to Northern Europe in the dead of winter. It's cold there, the days are exceedingly short, and then this crazy stuff falls from the sky called SNOW. This snow stuff makes EVERYTHING challenging.
( the gory details... )
In short, it was fun, it was an experience, and this year I think I will celebrate NYE at home, and save my trip overseas for a more temperate time. Brr. I am exceptionally thankful to be back, to see my kitties and get snuggles and play with them, and to have reliable internet and lots of vegetables. |
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| Monday Whitman |
[Dec. 14th, 2009|02:13 pm] |
O YOU WHOM I OFTEN AND SILENTLY COME
O you whom I often and silently come where you are that I may be with you,
As I walk by your side or sit near, or remain in the same room with you,
Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is
playing within me. |
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| Happy Birthday dalarnahorse123! |
[Dec. 3rd, 2009|10:39 am] |
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You share a birthday with my younger sister, A! |
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| First weekend of Dickens down... |
[Nov. 29th, 2009|08:28 pm] |
...it only gets easier from here.
Seriously -- starting the fair with a 3-day weekend is a special form of torture. That said, it's over now and I am mere moments away from a nice hot bath full of Epsom.
It went pretty darn well. Postcards cast is settling into a nice routine, and the general level of terror has decreased to the usual quiet roar, where I hope it will remain for the rest of the run.
It's a pretty good show if I do say so myself. You should come and see it.
You can buy tickets here:
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
...and you can take BART to Glen Park and then there is a shuttle to take you to the fair itself.
Hope to see you there! |
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| questions from elonwy_h |
[Nov. 23rd, 2009|05:38 pm] |
1. What's your favorite aerial maneuver?
I have a descent I use that I made up one day (but many people use it) that involves just using your legs to control the speed of the descent. It is probably my favorite "trick".
2. What's the hardest aerial/dance thing you've even tried? The one that just blew your mind when you pulled it off?
Straddle-back forward somersault to creature, which has been featured prominently in the last 2 acts. I pulled it from a video, obsessed over it, taught myself, and then taught my coach enough that she could help walk me through it. I still have the urge to say "whoop!" whenever I really do it well.
3. Whats the first thing you remember wanting to be "when you grew up"?
A veterinarian. My mom worked as a vet tech when I was young.
4. If you had to give up one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
White rice. I am slowly trimming refined grains out of my life as it is, so I think I could pretty
successfully let go of white rice. No more sticky rice and mango, or rice pudding, though. *sigh*
5. If you could have one costume/outfit and didn't even have to sew it yourself, what would it be?
A replica from the late Victorian to Edwardian era, probably a ballgown done with a lace overlay everywhere. (Part of me says, "a full 18th C francaise, with wig and all the underthings", but really
I'm not quite so convinced that I feel pretty in that stuff, even though I enjoy my hot pink anglaise and silly hedgehog wig) |
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