No more trains guys. I'm done with those. Though I really liked the way this one turned out [link] Latest photos are of mantises and various other happened upon natural things.

Working on:
Spirit animal poetry
A little jewelry, a little art
A little poetry, a little heart.

Some old problems never die. You stand still to take things in and they reach up around your ankles like briers. Some people never change. Some never make any sense at all, and having them in your life is like seeing a pile of chewed up gum on a table and sticking your forehead in it.


You can't prove your worth to an idiot.
You can't be sentimental about hell.
You can't help being conditioned if you've already let it happen.

Never demand love.

Oh, who am I kidding? The insane don't take my advice.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Chrystal
2. Waffles
3. Reeder's Retard

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Alcestess33
2. tenmei122
3. Ms.Anthrope


THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyes
2. My warped sarcastic dry morbid sense of humor
3. My ability to make any moment awkward with science tid bits.

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. overweight
2. Feel the need to be brutally honest
3. obsessive cleaning spurts with intermittent heaps of filth

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. insects with red eyes
2. anything in swarms
3. the future

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. ...smoking
2. the internet/ diversion
3. reading before bed

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. tank top
2. long black skirt
3. shoes with skulls

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists (at the moment)):
1. Kings of Leon
2. Flogging Molly
3. Aerosmith

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. "Empty" by Ray Lamontage
2. "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel
3. "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Going abroad
2. Rock climbing
3. Kempo

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. Someone who is clever and witty and really gets my humor
2. A good debate which can only come from someone who deeply understands me
3. Awesome sex....followed by back rubs

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I enjoy chocolate daily
2. I have metal pins in my head
3. I think bugs are cute

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Great smile (must include sparkling eyes)
2. Height
3. fun to be around (makes me laugh, is adventurous, is honorable)

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Go to sleep before 3:00am
2. Make ice cubes
3. Miss a new episode of the Venture Brothers

THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1. Blow smoke rings
2. Attract stray cats
3. Go without soda (yay me)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Traveling. As much as I love seeing my friends, I also really just love driving. Plus there are more opportunities to explore nature.
2. This may sound weird, but I love cleaning. I love transforming something from a cluttered grimy hole into an enjoyable zen room.
3. Art (photography, painting, making jewelry), but I rarely get a chance.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Have a cold drink.
2. Go someplace I haven't been in a long time.
3. Have someone brush my hair.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Environmental Scientist
2. Biology Professor
3. English teacher in China or Thailand (in Peace Corps)

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Redwoods National Forest
2. Yellowstone
3. Australia

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. Ruby
2. Andrew
3. Susan (my middle name- sort of a family tradition)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Find the love of my life (a man...you know you have to be literal when wishing...)
2. Have a fulfilling life (house kids etc)
3. Pay it forward

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR DIE PAINFULLY
[link] ginger-ginko
[link] shadowedsable
[link] anoneemoose

I'm back from another of my extended hiatuses. There seems to be an outbreak of "photo-crazy" and I'm down with the sickness. But to make sure things don't get buried under one another, I will be uploading 3-6 pics a day. Here's a teaser for you though, I'll tell you the names of the photo-sessions: Computer Bug, Otaku, On the loose, and The Rowan County Reclamation Project. There will be bugs, mother boards, katanas, cat ears, nudity, trees, trains and so much more. Comments encouraged. If I don't thank you for a favorite or a watch or adding me to a collection, know that you are appreciated.

I've been gone for a long time. A very long time. I just haven't had time to do any of the fun art things that make me so happy.....keep me so sane. But I'm back, DeviantArt. I've been dating this photographer for a while. We've gone out on photo safari, and seeing his creativity really made me miss things. Inspired me. So, I've got to get back into it. I've got the bug, so to speak (PUNS! Don't you just love puns?). I just think photography could be one of those really cool couples activities, you know. *shrug*