Enchanting ghost

I'm in the process of writing a research essay on the folklore of dreams. Man, is it interesting! I read an article yesterday about Indian mythology of the dream within a dream. So intriguing! Here's the link if you're interested: The Dream Narrative and the Indian Doctrine of Illusion.

Also some new outfits:

Almost everything here is from Target or Amazon.

I finally got some liquid eyeliner so I decided to test it out one night!

I can never seem to get the desired high fashion bun look. Maybe I just need practice.

Hope all is well. xoxo

Come On Die Young

3 more weeks until summer! The countdown begins.

Writing:

Despite my claims that I wasn't going to post any creative work on my blog anymore, I think I'll post my newest piece of flash fiction sometime next week after it's been workshopped in class. I'm feeling optimistic about it, so I hope I can keep steering it in a meaningful direction.

Food:

I had kombucha for the first time today (or rather, a medley of kombucha, blackberry juice, and passionfruit juice from the local health food store). It actually tastes very similar to a lambic beer in its effervescence and small traces of alcohol from the fermenting.

Also, while experimenting with pasta the other day, I made a mixture of cavatappi pasta, Daiya mozzarella cheese, chili powder, and a few other spices. It was delicious! The mixture of mac n cheese and chili powder is magical.

Fashion:

I've gotten into the habit lately of pairing black/grungy pieces with white/lacey/girly pieces. I like the contrast. I've also been obsessed with the necklace pictured below that my mom bought me from JCPenney a while ago.

Likewise, I've been attracted to dark, grungy, punky stuff in general. I say: once a goth, always a goth. I wish I had the money for dystopian-esque dresses, ripped tights, and creepers!

Source: Dolls Kill

Source: Lookbook

Also, BUSTIERS. I should have kept my corsets and waist cinchers from high school!

Source: Lookbook

"a river with an arm, a body, a tone of voice"

I've been rather disillusioned with poetry lately so, as a result, I've been diving into fiction. I read two stories in Hobart's issue from Summer 2009, which were pretty fantastic. Unfortunately, they aren't available online or I would link to them. The first is called "Graceland" by Claire Vaye Watkins and the second is "Magicians" by Colleen Hollister. The title of this post is actually from a line in the latter. If you can find them anywhere, I highly recommend them.

Also, if you're looking for more fiction goodies, this story (as well as most on this website) is wonderfully devastating: After the Fall

Along with reading fiction, I also started writing what will probably be a piece of short, short fiction. I'm really looking forward to where it's going, and I'm especially excited since I haven't written fiction in about a year now. I hope I can achieve what I want to with it. After reading a few short stories by Seth Fried in the point of view of "we" as well as gaining inspiration from this blog, I decided to tackle the "we" perspective. I gotta say, I'm loving it so far. It doesn't have the narcissistic self-referential feel of first person yet it feels more intimate than third person. And by writing through my own personal prescribed "we," I'm able to skirt around that preachy, too-global tone. Maybe I'll post the story after I take it through a few drafts.

On another note, I had a potluck over the weekend that I think went pretty well. And although I didn't get any photos at the potluck, I luckily had enough ingredients left over in order to make the same mini pizzas a couple days later! Not to sing my own praises but they were pretty damn delicious.

Sweet onion flatbread, marinara sauce, Daiya mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, red onions, tomatoes, kalamata olives

I've also been on a Billie Holiday kick today. What a voice.

"We forget our littleness"

Food/fashion update:

Brown rice with cauliflower, brussels sprouts, sherry, chili powder, sesame seed oil, soy sauce, and Quorn chik'n. Made this when visiting my sisters. So good!

Spinach and mushroom risotto with tomatoes and Daiya mozzarella cheese.

Dennis and I before we went to La Cave du Vin (I wish that storm cloud would smile for photos!). If you're unfamiliar, La Cave is a really great bar in Cleveland with fancy wines, a ton of beer, and gourmet cheeses (among other delicious food).

I've been unbearably tempted to shave half of my head, but every time I think about growing my hair out again, I shudder. So, I made my own asymmetrical 'do without lowering my ears! It's amazing how far hair twisting and bobby pins will go.

And this lovely piece of jewelry is my birthday gift from Dennis! It's a vertebrae body chain from The Chains of Love and I've been pining after it for months. I love it! I just ordered a backless dress to wear with it. :)

Translucent floral shirt and spandex pencil skirt- Target

Bandeau- Yesstyle

And just a bit of inspiration, a.k.a., I LOVE EVERYTHING SHE'S WEARING. 

Source: Jean Greige