Mask

I decided that I needed a mask treatment, to tighten & smooth. Boy, it burns. As you can see I tried to apply around my new piercing. A toast to masking: another essential of skin beautification.

Now off to read a peer review about gamete compatibility and sperm competition between sympatric Asterias sea stars. Then cleaning, writing, & Mehndi designing.

Neytiri

My inspiration.

I am planning, in the near future, to add feathers to my hair (which has been a want of mine for a while, I just never had the opportunity to get some feathers). And if I can find some little feathers, perhaps from a finch or canary I would like to incorporate them into a nose pin/ring for my newly pierced nose. I love how Neytiri has one gauge in her right ear, I would love to do that some day - but I think one viewable/noticeable piercing is enough for a while.

Beautiful movie, I can't believe I fell in love with it. Why wouldn't I? It is based on Hindu thought.

Polaroid

I had the oddest dream:

I was at Radio Shack trying to purchase a polaroid film camera. There were two different types: one that had a manual aperture and shutter speed while the other some crazy binocular type polaroid that, if I remember what the manager said correctly, was "blue light radioactive." The manager that I asked to speak to about the cameras was a rude person. I didn't have time to decided which one I was going to purchase because I was awoken by my alarm. If I could choose and purchase I would have gotten the polaroid camera with the manual shutter and aperture, but the binocular polaroid was pretty neat.

Negative Vibrations

Living with a manipulative and controlling mother whose pastimes are arguing and debating unfortunately heighten the stress level among my body. I'm listening to reggae music at the moment, instead of my usual Carnatic music.

Looking up new mehndi designs and information on Ayurvedic medicine with regards to nose piercing. My mother doesn't understand the reason behind my want to have my nose pierced - is not just for fashion. It is for beauty, medicine, and the culture that best fits me.

If not tonight, then tomorrow I am planning on get my nose pierced. Her controlling over me and saying she is going to kill my fish if I get my nose pierced is like punishing me for striving to be myself. Her acting this way is like punishing a male child for being gay and wearing the appropriate fashionable clothes for that lifestyle.

My heart hurts because of what she does and because she won't let me be who I want to be. This is not a choice that I have randomly made perhaps because I am influenced by the people I am around. No, this is choice that I have made based on legitimate and appropriate reasons that I truly believe in with regards to MY lifestyle, NOT hers.

Cloudy Water

Sitting: waiting for the water to drain out of my saltwater aquarium. Of course there is a reason for this: I am doing my ritual water change to the fish gods (not literally, of course). My corals seem upset when I do this but I know that they will be happy as soon as they feel the clean water upon themselves.

I will be preparing for work within in the next couple of hours by laying my head upon a pillow and sleeping.

I wish it would rain all day; the rain is so melodic as well as calming.

Tea Time, Spring Time

I slipped into my vintage floral jumper and grabbed a cup of chamomile tea.

Cantina Fun

Since I am playing this song on a saxophone for an upcoming band concert I figured: "Why not appreciate the original?" I love the version that my band plays which is a small part in a compilation of some of John Williams' most popular songs.

A simple tribute to the Cantina band of Star Wars

You have to love the aliens, especially the one smoking hookah. Quite an amazing scene.