Fast Hands

Yesterday was snowy_kathryn and zero_design's handfasting. It was the first Wiccan ritual I've attended, and it was a pretty and fanciful ceremony. The celebration was held beneath an enormous tree in Odell Park, and since the day was both gorgeous and unseasonably warm, it made the event all the more lovely. People ought to wear flowers and ribbons in their hair more often. It would make the world an extra-pleasant place.

After the ceremony, everyone went inside the Odell Lodge for a potluck feast. There was everything from bread and honey to pasta salad and sushi. And there was plenty of homemade iced tea to be had, as well. While everyone was contentedly munching away, I began to dance. Since Kathryn has seen me dance so often, I wanted to wear something she'd never seen, and perform to something she'd never heard. I chose "Cafe Europa" by Deep Forest, which is a very nontraditional song, mixing Rroma music with Pygmy chants, and all sorts of other world music collisions. I wore pleated metallic gold pants, a brown and gold hip scarf, my brown and gold tribal belt, a black bra with gold and pearl detailing, and an earthy brown chiffon veil. I even tried out a move for Kathryn I've never yet done in performance: a standing backbend down to the floor. I think I should do this more often. It's a dramatic transition to floor moves.

Now, I knew Kathryn would be itching to dance. And so would Nigel and littlekeltie. So I brought in extra hip scarves, and we all danced a drum solo together. And then, when he'd recuperated a bit, Nigel danced to "Simarik" by Tarkan.

f00dave took many pictures. ( I'll post the good ones when I get them. )

Linky Dinky

Before I write up my business plan for running the craft shop downtown (the job looks like a probability!), ( I thought I'd share the following links with you. )

One Last Thing

Because snowy_kathryn really wanted to see 'em, here are links to three videos you DO NOT want to watch. Trust me on this. They're revolting (thanks, Miss Wurzel Tod! You've made my life complete).

• The Eels Go In
• The Eels Go Out
• You Eat Their Guts and Spit Them Out

Don't blame me if you watched them. You were warned.

The ShanMonster vs. Looking For Truth

Today, for the first time in well over a year, I was approached by an ICQvert. ( I think we discuss theology, but I'm not really sure on that. )

Part Two

Looking for Truth is back, and this time ( s/he makes more sense. )

A silly meme, but it seemed timely

Go into your archives.
Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
Post the text of the sentence in your lj along with these instructions.

Here it is, from an ICQvert conversation on July 22, 2000: "Honey, I haven't been wet in thirty-two years. That's longer than you are old."

You can read the rest of the conversation here, if you're so inclined.

Now, I must be off to the kitchen. freakwoman is coming over for supper, soon, and I still have to prepare the veggies!

Scenes From Japan

I came across these photographs of Japan taken in the 1870s which were all used by the Philadelphia Museum. I hope you might like them as much as I do. ( Enjoy! )