I have a new incentive to keep up my regular hooping practice. I'm now dying to learn tribal fusion belly dance - at least well enough to do it in public without breaking a leg or poking an eye out.

The urge struck when I was looking online for an appropriate outfit for the Middle Eastern-themed Elephant Stomp at Midnight at the Oasis in September ( Read more... )

Tobi drew my attention to a parfumier called Sucreabeille. Their approach is the same as BPAL (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab). Intriguing scents with glorious, mysterious and amusing names, available in samples to suck you into their perfumy Web of Doom ("Come to the dark side. We smell awesome!"I'd tried BPAL years ago in hopes of finding a good ( Read more... )

The cold that had been stalking me for about two weeks finally pounced on Thursday night, though I seem to have lesser version of what's been going around. From one friend's Facebook: "My sinuses are so congested my teeth hurt."People are also complaining of sore throat, copious mucus and extreme weakness. Someone else said that theirs was hanging ( Read more... )

I've lacked a decent all-purpose party dress for a while. Problem solved. I got this little number for vintage summer events, swish soirées, possibly Kentucky Derby parties, maybe a Chap Olympiad or for wining and dining in New York or NC. Most of all I wanted it for my sister's wedding. Now I just have to make sure that it's in the same universe ( Read more... )

A large part of wintering in this particular spot is conserving cash, but between totalling my car and my recent spending spree, I definitely need to buckle down. My Achilles heel has mostly been clothes. The good news is that apart from some bad decisions regarding the rental car, I’ve made mostly good choices. Among these were badly needed rain ( Read more... )

I'm stoked about the utility belt that I ordered last night from Lalli Design. Anyway, this will solve some problems for me. My purse is wearing out plus it's an annoying ball-and-chain when I'm out dancing. This holds the essentials, it's not bulky and it's stylish and unusual, but not too over-the-top. Plus it'll be useful at concerts and events ( Read more... )

My internal clock has apparently lost its mind. Ten AM feels like Three AM. Wednesday feels like Friday. Saturday feels like Sunday. Next it'll be dogs and cats living together and mass hysteria ( Read more... )

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The Item is expected to ship by the end of next week. Eeee!

I've been wanting to own a Kambriel creation for years. She's done work for a slew of talented people including Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Monica Richards of Faith and the Muse, Tim Burton, Doc Hammer, and Margaret Cho, and she's got some other nifty credits too.

Not only are her designs gorgeous, but a trip through her blog reveals a magical ( Read more... )