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And a week flashes by - December always seems to come and go in sudden jolts, with the end of year approaching, the cold already here, and this year the Solstice wed to an early morning Lunar Eclipse (which I missed, as 3:00 a.m. found me happily wrapped in dreams). Let's pick up from where I left off ...
A couple of years back I ran across the Alpha Psi Ecdysia burlesque troupe, performing at the Slipper Room of a New Year's Eve. APE is the first school-sanctioned student burlesque company in America - well done, SUNY New Paltz.
The founding Producing Director of the company, Lucida Sans, suddenly finds herself graduating, which is one of those things that sometimes happens to people at college. While I know she'll be happy to be Out In The World, she's leaving a consuming project behind her, and so the company puts together a farewell show to wish her off in style.
Thus the nerdtastic Dungeons and Drag Queens (Rule 34 Burlesque) revue, which brings together the current members of A.P.E. and a few select alumni of the company. There are bits and references drawn from geekdom in all its glory, with appearances by Dobby the House Elf, by the Mario Brothers, by some sort of manga character that I didn't know who she was, by a buxom Indiana Jones, by J. Alfred Prufrock - different kind of geekery, perhaps, but hey - and many more. I make the trip up to New Paltz, where in addition to burlesque there is snow on the ground. Whee!
I last saw Miss Elixir doing a dance of whirling chains. Tonight, after feigning drunkenness at a party, she clambers up her silks and gives her newest aerial number a first whirl. It's a nimble, strong debut. I'm told she performs at The Box these days, in the City, and I'll have to make it over there some night to see.
We did a 7 hour round hike up and down the steepest cliffsides I've ever scrambled over to reach this fabulous waterfall - the three hour descent being in the full midday heat of the Arizona sun. Seriously thirsty work. Luckily we were able to top up our waterbottles at this fall, as it gushes down ice cold and pure. Laced with a few sprigs of wild mint picked near by - I have never tasted water quite so sweet and heavenly.
97 / 365
It would not be exaggerating to state that coffee is the elixir that gets me moving everyday. It's as much about ritual as it is routine.
This is a lovely new cold drink mug my mom bought me, for driving her around on her errands. I've nicknamed it the unicorn mug.
© Web-Betty: digital heart, analog soul
Fantastic coffee, friendly staff and the food looks devine. Also absolutely love the gorgeous blue cups!
A great review here: abstractgourmet.com/2010/02/elixir-coffee-specialists/
Excuse the crappy photo.
This fractal was created with Apophysis for a Challenge to represent Hot Chocolate
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Took some photos of Visual Magick’s Hexed And Perplexed : Elixir Kobold Mod. These mods come with ears and animated eyes! You can see them move on their marketplace page when you click Watch it in Action under the photo. I probably could have taken better photos of the mod but I really liked this windlight and setting. marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Visual-Magick-Kobold-Hexed-A...
Drinking a few drops of the sacred Ganga is part of the worship. Here, in Trivini Ghat, near Rishikesh town on the Himalayan foothills, a baba is delicately taking some of this elixir to his mouth, after he performed his daily puja or worship ritual.
Rishikesh, India. 2006
Alchemy: A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity.
An art of ancient origins, can be interpreted as an inquiry into man's relationship with the cosmos and the will of the Creator, manifested as either a devotional philosophy transforming sinful man into perfect being, or attempted transmutation of base metals into gold or silver. The catalyst required was the elixir of life, tincture, or philosophers' stone (Elixir of Life), the search for which long obsessed men of all ranks.
Alchemy posits an original unitary energy which separated in space-time into distinct physical elements, "falling apart" and differentiating in the four directions. Perceived as transmutable through shared qualities or correspondences, these elements could one day be reunited in a reconstituted wholeness.
What to see the transformation in real, forget turning the pages of ancient books, take a tour to Hunza and you will see how Quintessence is powering the process of Alchemy.
Monoatomic? Maybe. A superconductor? We hope to know soon. Is it real? Absolutely!
Taken: Gojal Area, Upper Hunza Valley, Northern Areas of Pakistan.
When Violette's money ran out for the second time, she decided to cash in on her immortality. She made and sold an elixir that preserved youthfulness. Her own flawless skin was the proof that it worked... but i wonder, did it really?
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Pullip Seila wearing a dress and carrying a bottle of elixir, both from CupcakeCurio on Etsy <3
** This photo lost 50+ favourites by mistake in May 2013
chili, mango, and lime aquavit
aquavit, from the words aqua vitae (water of life) is a swedish spirit distilled from grains and traditionally flavored with herbs and spices. this one i sampled takes on bold flavors of southeast asia.
Aquavit
New York, New York
Estou há algum tempo sem criar nada realmente novo e decidi fazer isso hoje, a criatividade estava me importunando e tive que tirá-la para fora. Tentei mesclar a parte viva que o elixir cria e a parte morta onde ele não está presente, espero que gostem e comentem.
Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera.
-These images are not made with the computer. the picture is painted with light and long exposure.
1. ¿Qué es el light painting?
-.El Light painting es una técnica de larga exposición en la cual se dibuja, pinta o ilumina con luces.
This day was a sweet elixir of friendship, laughter, the smell of freshly mown grass, giggling girls rolling down hills, chocolate cupcakes, and shared secrets. I savored every last drop.
Oh, and Happy Fence Friday everyone! Don't know if this one will be accepted to the group, but I'll give it a try.
Curug Sewu in Central Java, Indonesia.
These falls are immense 'in the right season'! I visited them when it was dry season and the main fall which should have been more like a tall Niagara was but a trickle, seriously nothing to write home about which is a shame when in season this mighty 80m high falls is a real beast. Therefore I concentrated on the lower tiers where there was more potential for some long exposure work using the 10 stop B+W ND Filter.