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[shanmonster]

water_of_fire asked about the following interests in my LJ profile, so I shall elucidate:

A life worth living
As I've said before, I believe I only get the one life, so it's my responsibility to make it a good one. I could sit back on my butt and watch television reruns, but that seems a horrid waste of potential. And so if something seems interesting to me, I latch onto it and devour it. All that potential out there is what makes life worth living, so grab it.

Baubo
My favourite goddess from the Greek pantheon, Baubo was the goddess of dirty jokes, and held a key role in some version of the summer/winter myth. Baubo had no head. She had eyes on her breasts, and a mouth on her crotch. She had a goofy, rather than frightening, appearance. Now, Demeter was in the doldrums because her daughter Persephone had eloped with Hades, and had been shirking her duties as a fertility goddess. All the crops were dying, and winter had set in. She showed no signs of pulling out of her depression, so something had to be done.

Baubo took matters into her own hands, and when Demeter was least expecting it, Baubo flashed her. Demeter started laughing at the ridiculousness of it all, and spring came back to the world. The famine was over.

Everyday hallucinations
As a result of my migraines, I am constantly barraged by hallucinations. Some of the things I see on a regular basis are strobe lights, light reflected off water, and ropes and wires. None of these things are actually there. I have learned to tune it out (except when it gets really bad), but I still find it conceptually interesting.

George Macdonald Fraser
One of my favourite writers, Mr. Fraser writes exceptionally well-researched and equally exceptionally hilarious historical novels. His Flashman books are my favourites, although Pyrates holds a special place in my heart, as well.

Sensory defensiveness
Sensory defensiveness is an over-sensitivity to certain sounds, sights, smells, etc. For example, the sound of plastic being rattled and of silverware being put away gives me pain in the way that a loud noise would hurt someone with a hangover. Fingernails on the chalkboard, or high-pitched baby screams are more universal examples. I suspect this may be related to my migraines.

Synaesthesia
Another little fucked-up part of my life, but I consider it a value-added feature. Certain tastes make me back my head up slightly when I eat them. Soreness in my joints is often interpreted by my brain as nausea (as in my knees feel like they need to vomit). Very strange to most people, but everyday to me.

Vagina dentata
I just like the idea of a toothy twat. It makes for interesting vampire stories. I also did a series of silver rings with a vagina dentata motif when I was taking goldsmithing.

Comments

Baubo url

[doyce.livejournal.com]

http://www.montag.it/pubblicodimerda/pics/baubooo.jpg

Re: Baubo url

[litch.livejournal.com]

I like this one better:

[miami-pony.livejournal.com]

Vagina dentata? What a wonderful phrase.
Vagina dentata ain't no passing craze.
It mean 'no penis'.. for the rest of your days....

[littlone.livejournal.com]

Synaesthesia

I have to keep an eye on the video monitors for work sometimes... when I see someone open a door or walk into the frame, I hear it in my head.

It's one of those strange things that I don't mention much because people look at me like I'm crazy, but that sort of thing happens all the time with me. Do you know if that's considered synaesthesia? I've always figured that's what it is, but never had it "officially" said.

[partialsolace.livejournal.com]

Hi, I like your journal. I've added you.

Also, synasthesia- do you assign colors to names and numbers and sounds?

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Hi!

No, I don't have the classic synaesthesia. I don't even know if what I do experience is technically called synaesthesia, but I do perceive things in ways other people consider alien. For instance, I can smell cold.