December...........2006...HOOO_HAW
Where oh where to start?...as always! ha!
YULE:
At first, between mid-November to December 8th, 2006, I wasn't too sure how good the holidays were going to go. Now, on Dec. 26th, I can say that they have been a great surprise and very sweet. Rick and I celebrated the Winter Solstice/Yule on the 21st of Dec., which is what really made this year extra special! We baked some yummy food, and I lit all the candles in the house (*exclusively for the Sun itself! ;]), which was simply beautiful! In short, during the daytime, we participated in all of the usual (all-too-personal-too-close-to-my-heart-to-type-out-here) *insert details of what Yule is here*/Yule stuff; we continued the Yule celebration that night by eating our delicious dinner, and then lastly, of course, exchanging gifts. (By the way, everyone really, really, really surprised me with their gifts this year, so thanks to everyone!!! I want to give an extra big thanks to Rick & Family this year! *muahs* & *cheers*; you all made this year's Holiday extremely special!) I'm not going to go into the details of everything I was given, because I'm just not into materialitic things like that???...however, I MUST point out that Rick reallllllllly surprised me by getting us our *BIG* 5-YEAR Anniversary Rings! We had originally thought about buying them for our 5th Anniversary last June (June 8th to be exact), but then decided to wait and get them for this upcoming 6th Anniversary. They are PRECIOUS and EVERYTHING to me! Thank you Rick! :xoxoxoxos: I thought that he was up to something "sneaky", but I wasn't exactly sure what that was...However, I now know why we couldn't afford to fly back to IL. for the Holidays AND drive back in the RV this Spring, hahaha! Seriously though, these rings represent everything that our relationsihp has been *AND* what it will be! When I opened them I wanted to cry, laugh, jump, scream, cry some more, etc. etc. etc. because we've waited so long to get really, really NICE Rings! Our first rings were very beautiful too, don't get me wrong, but we they weren't our "major"-rings; when we first me, we had both decided that it would be best to get our "better" rings down the road, and I can honestly say that I'm still glad that we've waited until now to get them! We've had the money to get them, but we just didn't want to get them until they actually represented some TIME together! I dunno how to explain it for sure, but it's something like ...The impact, for lack of a better word right now, seems much greater now than what it would have been if we had decided to get them 5.5 years ago! I will post pictures of them later. I'm still so excited we got them that I'm having trouble explaining, ha! In short, they're so very BEAUTIFUL, and they represent a very magickal, true, modern-day Fairytale; our Fairytale!!! They radiate our LOVE for each other, as well as our strength, time together, infinite love, hopes, dreams, passion, and just SOOO MUCH! (x o x o s Ricardo; you've MADE my Yule 2006, and pretty much all of 2007, 2008, 2009, etc. etc. etc. Thanks again, you sneaky-sneaky dragon! I love you!) Oh, I guess I should describe for now, until I get the pictures uploaded. Our rings are: [Florentina Titanium Rings with Tension Set Emerald(Rick's)/Ruby(mine) and 2 1/2-carat Diamonds on each side of the Emerald/Ruby.] Our very first Handfasting-rings were Claddagh-Rings with our Birthstones in the center; we wore each other's Birthstone. So, that is why our new rings still have our Birthstones in the middle. Again, I LOVE THEM, & the above description does no justice! Rick went with the biggest diamonds that could be set into the rings, but I told him that that wasn't important to me, and that I couldn't care less about that---it's the simple thought that definitely counted!!! We're still celebrating Yule and probably will be until after the New Year. For example, Rick cooked a 2nd Yule dinner last night, and we had our friend Tim over to join us. So yeah, things are GOOD! GOOOOOOOD! I have a very goood feeling about our/my 2007! Once again, Happy Holidays to everyone that may, *or may not*, read this, and we'll be wishing everyone the BEST for 2007!!!
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From October & November:
At this very moment, I feel as though another *HUGE* internal-change is about to happen. Does this ever end? It seems, since my birth, all that I've ever done is adapt, change, & then re-adapt, & change some more, & again, re-adapt & change, change, change, etc. etc. etc.!*!**!*!!**!ARGH!*!*!*!*!!*!*!*!... I know that this continuance of change & growth is "natural",...well, according to most people who have talked with me about this subject,... but damn, I'm talking I go through this "internal-change" every 3 to 6 months!!! In other words, I feel as though I start this NEW internal-shift/change RIGHT after I get used to, adjusted to, & very, very comfortable with the prior internal-growth!!! It's insanity to my mind! In the end though I typically look back at all of the changes & growth with happiness? I guess I'm just not ready to go through it AGAIN already???
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The FALL 2006:
"WOW" is all I can type about the fall of 2006! Seeing Jason in October & November '06 was grand & bittersweet @ the same time! (Only bittersweet because he doesn't live here in L.A., ...yet! :sigh:) He first visited in October, so that we could go see ADULT. perform; it was an awesome show!!! The crowd was very lame though, compared to the two prior shows I've seen, but oh well, the musick was GRAND & really inspired me to continue working on my own musickuh!!! We finished the rest of the trip by anticipating the R.V./San Francisco/"The Knife"/etc. trip, in November. Jason also went to Vancouver the week before flying to L.A. to drive the RV up to San Francisco with Rick, Lucky, & myself. :] I worked some, and then *boom* Samhain is here!!! That was a very nice time...Rick & I did our thang, & then we simply cooked dinner while giving candy out to the kiddies. Yes, it was a very simple, nice, & quiet Samhain this year. Jason arrived on November 1st, & we drove up to San Fran. on the 2nd!!! It took us a while to reach our destination---a nice RV park along the Seaside, just South of downtown San Fran.! It was, of course, magickal and breathtakingly beautiful, and I'll never forget that place! Jason and I went to see The Knife perform at "The Mezzanine", which was a life-changing concert for me!!! In short, I was seeing "MY" vision of a show I wanted to perform/create in 2004! Their work is just sooo abstract yet logical and all sorts of great things @ once! I loved the show and I'm not sure how else to express just how much it changed me internally!!! I'm definitely motivated to create more of my own work, *which I'm still doing*, as well as still greatly inspired! (& always will be inspired by their works!) Anyway, we then drove back down to our house (L.A.) on the 3rd, so that we could go see The Knife perform again, at the El Rey Theatre. ***Insert all S.F. concert thoughts/feelings/expressions/etc. from above here*** I've grown, grown, grown, & it is reflected in the musick,...which I'll share at a later date. (Sometime in 2007!?!? ;] we'lllllll seeeeeeeeeeeee!) So yeah, if you ever get the chance to see "The Knife" perform, I definitely suggest that you check them out! Jason & I spent the rest of that 2nd trip recovering from all the travel, good times, & etc. etc. etc. :::confetti:::....'twas GRAND! *THANKS again to Rick for driving, & Jason for flying! ;]
*muahs*
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Odds & Ends:
I saw my Agent in early December. That went great! He told me that I've finally discovered one of my most difficult character's, "Carla", and that my newest shots were close to what we've been working towards since Nov. 2005!!! My Agent and I feel confident and happy with the choices that have been made, so it's time to take my FINAL Headshots! *Finally* It has been a long journey finding "her"! LOL I also need to update my "regular" Headshots for the upcoming New Year! So, that is something that I'll be working on in January. Oh, my Agent also told me that he would help me market my Music stuff too! He told me to give him an EPK (electronic press kit) as soon as I finish my first "EP", and then he'll be able to help me from there! *WOO* That excites me, simply because I had no idea that he still had anything to do with the Musical side of things! So, in short, things are GREAT! I just need to deliver this baby that I've been pregnant with for a while now! (Since 2000!!!) However, it's because I've developed, grown, etc., etc., that I don't have an Album *officially* out yet. I've never been comfortable just throwing some simple and meaningless, Pop-Album, cliche', shallow, etc...type of Album together! I must give substance! I must and I will! So, that is that! ;]
I was in great debate about going back to IL. for the Holidays too, but decided to choose the Spring 2007 RV Trip instead. I went with that decision for many, many reasons, but mostly because I would love the experience of driving back with MY little family here in L.A. I would love to have my grandma meet our babies (Lucky, Brandy, Hershey, & Anastasia)... I also look very forward to all of the beautiful pictures that I'm going to be able to take!!! So yeah, in the end, I think I made the best decision, considering I couldn't opt for both! ;]
All throughout the Fall I've been reading a few more advanced Music Theory books, (my final classes I still have to take in College, basically) which has helped me grow musically too. Oh, & I also got a chance to see LADYTRON perform last October too! That was on Oct. the 17th. I really wanted to see "The Presets" too, but their show was sold out;..next tour...:sigh:... Anyway...that's pretty much the outline of my Fall. There really is a lot more for me to type about, but my Keyboards are calling me now...Yes, yes it's time to go create! Happy Hoo-Haw to everyone! ;]
*muahs*
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YULE:
At first, between mid-November to December 8th, 2006, I wasn't too sure how good the holidays were going to go. Now, on Dec. 26th, I can say that they have been a great surprise and very sweet. Rick and I celebrated the Winter Solstice/Yule on the 21st of Dec., which is what really made this year extra special! We baked some yummy food, and I lit all the candles in the house (*exclusively for the Sun itself! ;]), which was simply beautiful! In short, during the daytime, we participated in all of the usual (all-too-personal-too-close-to-my-heart-to-type-out-here) *insert details of what Yule is here*/Yule stuff; we continued the Yule celebration that night by eating our delicious dinner, and then lastly, of course, exchanging gifts. (By the way, everyone really, really, really surprised me with their gifts this year, so thanks to everyone!!! I want to give an extra big thanks to Rick & Family this year! *muahs* & *cheers*; you all made this year's Holiday extremely special!) I'm not going to go into the details of everything I was given, because I'm just not into materialitic things like that???...however, I MUST point out that Rick reallllllllly surprised me by getting us our *BIG* 5-YEAR Anniversary Rings! We had originally thought about buying them for our 5th Anniversary last June (June 8th to be exact), but then decided to wait and get them for this upcoming 6th Anniversary. They are PRECIOUS and EVERYTHING to me! Thank you Rick! :xoxoxoxos: I thought that he was up to something "sneaky", but I wasn't exactly sure what that was...However, I now know why we couldn't afford to fly back to IL. for the Holidays AND drive back in the RV this Spring, hahaha! Seriously though, these rings represent everything that our relationsihp has been *AND* what it will be! When I opened them I wanted to cry, laugh, jump, scream, cry some more, etc. etc. etc. because we've waited so long to get really, really NICE Rings! Our first rings were very beautiful too, don't get me wrong, but we they weren't our "major"-rings; when we first me, we had both decided that it would be best to get our "better" rings down the road, and I can honestly say that I'm still glad that we've waited until now to get them! We've had the money to get them, but we just didn't want to get them until they actually represented some TIME together! I dunno how to explain it for sure, but it's something like ...The impact, for lack of a better word right now, seems much greater now than what it would have been if we had decided to get them 5.5 years ago! I will post pictures of them later. I'm still so excited we got them that I'm having trouble explaining, ha! In short, they're so very BEAUTIFUL, and they represent a very magickal, true, modern-day Fairytale; our Fairytale!!! They radiate our LOVE for each other, as well as our strength, time together, infinite love, hopes, dreams, passion, and just SOOO MUCH! (x o x o s Ricardo; you've MADE my Yule 2006, and pretty much all of 2007, 2008, 2009, etc. etc. etc. Thanks again, you sneaky-sneaky dragon! I love you!) Oh, I guess I should describe for now, until I get the pictures uploaded. Our rings are: [Florentina Titanium Rings with Tension Set Emerald(Rick's)/Ruby(mine) and 2 1/2-carat Diamonds on each side of the Emerald/Ruby.] Our very first Handfasting-rings were Claddagh-Rings with our Birthstones in the center; we wore each other's Birthstone. So, that is why our new rings still have our Birthstones in the middle. Again, I LOVE THEM, & the above description does no justice! Rick went with the biggest diamonds that could be set into the rings, but I told him that that wasn't important to me, and that I couldn't care less about that---it's the simple thought that definitely counted!!! We're still celebrating Yule and probably will be until after the New Year. For example, Rick cooked a 2nd Yule dinner last night, and we had our friend Tim over to join us. So yeah, things are GOOD! GOOOOOOOD! I have a very goood feeling about our/my 2007! Once again, Happy Holidays to everyone that may, *or may not*, read this, and we'll be wishing everyone the BEST for 2007!!!
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From October & November:
At this very moment, I feel as though another *HUGE* internal-change is about to happen. Does this ever end? It seems, since my birth, all that I've ever done is adapt, change, & then re-adapt, & change some more, & again, re-adapt & change, change, change, etc. etc. etc.!*!**!*!!**!ARGH!*!*!*!*!!*!*!*!... I know that this continuance of change & growth is "natural",...well, according to most people who have talked with me about this subject,... but damn, I'm talking I go through this "internal-change" every 3 to 6 months!!! In other words, I feel as though I start this NEW internal-shift/change RIGHT after I get used to, adjusted to, & very, very comfortable with the prior internal-growth!!! It's insanity to my mind! In the end though I typically look back at all of the changes & growth with happiness? I guess I'm just not ready to go through it AGAIN already???
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The FALL 2006:
"WOW" is all I can type about the fall of 2006! Seeing Jason in October & November '06 was grand & bittersweet @ the same time! (Only bittersweet because he doesn't live here in L.A., ...yet! :sigh:) He first visited in October, so that we could go see ADULT. perform; it was an awesome show!!! The crowd was very lame though, compared to the two prior shows I've seen, but oh well, the musick was GRAND & really inspired me to continue working on my own musickuh!!! We finished the rest of the trip by anticipating the R.V./San Francisco/"The Knife"/etc. trip, in November. Jason also went to Vancouver the week before flying to L.A. to drive the RV up to San Francisco with Rick, Lucky, & myself. :] I worked some, and then *boom* Samhain is here!!! That was a very nice time...Rick & I did our thang, & then we simply cooked dinner while giving candy out to the kiddies. Yes, it was a very simple, nice, & quiet Samhain this year. Jason arrived on November 1st, & we drove up to San Fran. on the 2nd!!! It took us a while to reach our destination---a nice RV park along the Seaside, just South of downtown San Fran.! It was, of course, magickal and breathtakingly beautiful, and I'll never forget that place! Jason and I went to see The Knife perform at "The Mezzanine", which was a life-changing concert for me!!! In short, I was seeing "MY" vision of a show I wanted to perform/create in 2004! Their work is just sooo abstract yet logical and all sorts of great things @ once! I loved the show and I'm not sure how else to express just how much it changed me internally!!! I'm definitely motivated to create more of my own work, *which I'm still doing*, as well as still greatly inspired! (& always will be inspired by their works!) Anyway, we then drove back down to our house (L.A.) on the 3rd, so that we could go see The Knife perform again, at the El Rey Theatre. ***Insert all S.F. concert thoughts/feelings/expressions/etc. from above here*** I've grown, grown, grown, & it is reflected in the musick,...which I'll share at a later date. (Sometime in 2007!?!? ;] we'lllllll seeeeeeeeeeeee!) So yeah, if you ever get the chance to see "The Knife" perform, I definitely suggest that you check them out! Jason & I spent the rest of that 2nd trip recovering from all the travel, good times, & etc. etc. etc. :::confetti:::....'twas GRAND! *THANKS again to Rick for driving, & Jason for flying! ;]
*muahs*
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Odds & Ends:
I saw my Agent in early December. That went great! He told me that I've finally discovered one of my most difficult character's, "Carla", and that my newest shots were close to what we've been working towards since Nov. 2005!!! My Agent and I feel confident and happy with the choices that have been made, so it's time to take my FINAL Headshots! *Finally* It has been a long journey finding "her"! LOL I also need to update my "regular" Headshots for the upcoming New Year! So, that is something that I'll be working on in January. Oh, my Agent also told me that he would help me market my Music stuff too! He told me to give him an EPK (electronic press kit) as soon as I finish my first "EP", and then he'll be able to help me from there! *WOO* That excites me, simply because I had no idea that he still had anything to do with the Musical side of things! So, in short, things are GREAT! I just need to deliver this baby that I've been pregnant with for a while now! (Since 2000!!!) However, it's because I've developed, grown, etc., etc., that I don't have an Album *officially* out yet. I've never been comfortable just throwing some simple and meaningless, Pop-Album, cliche', shallow, etc...type of Album together! I must give substance! I must and I will! So, that is that! ;]
I was in great debate about going back to IL. for the Holidays too, but decided to choose the Spring 2007 RV Trip instead. I went with that decision for many, many reasons, but mostly because I would love the experience of driving back with MY little family here in L.A. I would love to have my grandma meet our babies (Lucky, Brandy, Hershey, & Anastasia)... I also look very forward to all of the beautiful pictures that I'm going to be able to take!!! So yeah, in the end, I think I made the best decision, considering I couldn't opt for both! ;]
All throughout the Fall I've been reading a few more advanced Music Theory books, (my final classes I still have to take in College, basically) which has helped me grow musically too. Oh, & I also got a chance to see LADYTRON perform last October too! That was on Oct. the 17th. I really wanted to see "The Presets" too, but their show was sold out;..next tour...:sigh:... Anyway...that's pretty much the outline of my Fall. There really is a lot more for me to type about, but my Keyboards are calling me now...Yes, yes it's time to go create! Happy Hoo-Haw to everyone! ;]
*muahs*
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