Emerge Amaranthine

hybercon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:34:43 GMT

...I'm scared that one day I may forget entirely.

How to improve your vocabulary AND end world hunger...

hybercon — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:25:34 GMT

Play this game at freerice.com.
It is incredibly addictive. This is the third time I've played today, and this time I've already donated 5240 grains of rice.

I just. cant. stop.

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In other news, I've created my new journal, under the user-name the_amarant.
You can click that link and add it to your friends' list if you would like to continue keeping tabs on me. I haven't used it at all yet, but we all know how great I am at updating things...

hybercon — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:54:37 GMT

December. I haven't written an entry in a very long time. Mostly it is because I don't have much connection with this journal anymore. There are lots of thoughts, and people, and places that I no longer identify with, and I think it's about time to move on, to create a new journal for my newfound and blooming self. Perhaps I'll make a post once the transition has been made.

It's getting cold here, and the air is crisp and clean, and stings my eyes and ears. It's absolutely beautiful, despite the chill. Ice has been forming in all the puddles on the sidewalks; I jump on the frozen spots and imagine I'm breaking the glass that surrounds me. I'm breaking free of my constraints a little at a time.

A note on falling for someone far away.

hybercon — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:03:48 GMT

It's good that we have the distance to cushion us. Our minds groping out for one another across the miles of sky and open road. Too far away to easily fall into the sticky pitch of one another's heart. It is far better to climb the branches of the other's conception, till our leaves intertwine with overgrowth and young sappling sprigs. And once our canopy is full and plush, we may take that leap together, and from the upmost bough fall slow as feathers into the soft spot of our wooden cores.

hybercon — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:57:09 GMT

I've been waiting five years, but I was finally able to go see Rasputina play a show, and it was just as great as I've always hoped. Their opening act was My Brightest Diamond. I'd never heard of her before, but fell in love nearly instantly. Here is a video of her's for "Dragonfly"...

In other news, I'm living in Flagstaff now, and everything is wonderful. It's been raining here nearly every day, and the sky is always beautiful. Not to mention that for the first time I'm living in a place that actually feels like my own. We have a little yard, and have been sprinkling some grass seed around. Some of it has grown almost two inches in a week! I'm so excited for spring when I can have a vegetable and herb garden. We also bought a little standing fire pit which we've used a few times, and we went on a rock hunt the other day for rocks to form a little path around the yard. It is going to be so awesome to sit out there when fall comes around and all the leaves are changing colors.

Oh, I know it's hard to believe, but I actually have a job now. I'm working at a small family owned farmer's market that is just around the corner from my house. The food is delicious, and I get a discount. Hurray for starting to eat healthy again, I'm also excited to start trying out some recipes and learning how to cook. I have a feeling that living here is going to do me wonders.

I'm bored and havn't done one of these in a bit...

hybercon — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:50:47 GMT

Use the 1st letter of your name, or nickname. to answer each of the following...They have to be real places, names, things...nothing made up!

What is your name?
Kristi

Famous Artist/Band/Musician:
Ken Kesey

4 letter word:
Knit

Vehicle:
Kia

Country:
Kazakhstan

Boy Name:
Kyle

Girl Name:
Kiara

Drink:
Kool-Aid

Occupation:
Kindergarten Teacher

Something you wear:
Kilt

Food:
Kabob

Something found in a kitchen:
Kettle

Reason for Being Late:
Kerosene Fire

Something You Shout:
Kablam!

hybercon — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:57:55 GMT

I've finally finished my fuzzy baby dreadlings. Hurray!
(I'm so excited to watch them grow!)

Update time!

hybercon — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:30:58 GMT

Well, well, well, I think it is about time for an update seeing as how a lot has happened since my last post.

I'm back in Globe now. I've been back for about a month. Things just weren't working out so well for me on the bus. It's not that I wasn't having a good time, and I certainly met a lot of amazing people, but Jason and I hadn't been working for a long while, and it was time to part ways. I didn't feel like writing this all down at first, things were still too fresh and painful, but I am happy to say that things are looking good, and I can actually admit to feeling wonderful!

It's hard when you love someone so much, to let them go, even when you know that is what is best. I wanted to help him and be there for him, but in reality I was being ripped apart, and was at a point where I was only hurting his life along with mine. It is also hard, after such an intense relationship, to let yourself feel happy; but I do, I feel alive again and I'm so excited to see what comes next. It took me a good few weeks to get to this point, but I am so relieved to be rid of all that pain and to release all of those pent up emotions out into the universe so something good can start weaving its way to me.

I've been spending a lot of time on the internet, and a lot of times being crafty and making things and getting good ideas. I've been working more on the ol' dreads too, and hopefully they'll all be in place soon.

Sometime in July I'm moving my way up to Flagstaff. I'll be starting school again, and finding a job, and hopefully meeting lots of good people. I guess we'll just see what happens.

I took my own mini road trip about a week ago. It was really refreshing to hit the road by myself and have the freedom to go wherever I desired whenever I pleased. I saw so many people, a few of whom I hadn't gotten a chance to see in a very long time and I think I actually managed to see nearly every person I truly care about that lives between Phoenix and Flagstaff, with the exception of a few. It's truly amazing to realize how many people you love, and how many people love you. I can't wait to be set up in Flag with my own space so I can return everyone's hospitality.

Other than that, in half an hour I'll be two decades old. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that yet, but I am sure that the next year of my life will hold many more adventures, and I'm running towards it with open arms.

A hello from sunny (yet chilly) California.

hybercon — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:37:48 GMT

corner of Hollywood and Vine.

Well, I am officially in California... Santa Monica, bitches! Today has been really good, and I think we are off to a pretty good start.

We met a couple really awesome people, including a few photographers from Turkey who promised to email us copies of all the pictures they took. We also sold our first cup of coffee to a girl named Audra who is possibly the nicest girl I've ever met. A little while later we headed down to the drum circle on Venice beach, and as usual I had a lot of fun.

The weather is amazing, and everyone in Arizona should be envious. It was a little toasty on the afternoon drive, but by the time we arrived in Santa Monica it was already Jacket weather, and by the end of the night I was wearing two long sleeved shirts!

There isn't a thing I can think of to complain about today, and that is a rare day indeed. I hope they keep coming. Look forward to more updates and blurry camera phone pictures as soon as internet access permits.

The time has come...

hybercon — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:44:30 GMT

Well...here I go. The time for the big journey has arrived, and later this evening we will be on the road to California. Ill be posting updates a lot, most likely both on here and on The Wanderlust's myspace page. (I'll post a link to it sometime soon.)

For now, good bye to all of Phoenix, and Arizona...my friends and family and to this neighborhood I've grown accustomed to. I wont be gone forever though, I'm already missing it.

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

-- J R R Tolkien

Wish me luck, everyone!

Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes...

hybercon — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:35:41 GMT

Here are some of my personal favorites...

#1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
spaghetti harvest In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. To this question, the BBC diplomatically replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."

#4: The Taco Liberty Bell
Taco Liberty BellIn 1996 the Taco Bell Corporation announced that it had bought the Liberty Bell from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called up the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell is housed to express their anger. Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed that it was all a practical joke a few hours later. The best line inspired by the affair came when White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale, and he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold, though to a different corporation, and would now be known as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial

#7: Alabama Changes the Value of Pi
The April 1998 issue of the New Mexicans for Science and Reason newsletter contained an article claiming that the Alabama state legislature had voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi from 3.14159 to the 'Biblical value' of 3.0. Before long the article had made its way onto the internet, and then it rapidly made its way around the world, forwarded by people in their email. It only became apparent how far the article had spread when the Alabama legislature began receiving hundreds of calls from people protesting the legislation. The original article, which was intended as a parody of legislative attempts to circumscribe the teaching of evolution, was written by a physicist named Mark Boslough.

Here is the link if you'd like to read more...
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/P1/

hybercon — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:19:15 GMT

Western Gates Faerie Realms Productions
Proudly Presents Its First Annual Phoenix Faerie Festival!
Easter Weekend, April 7 & 8, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona

On April 7 & 8, 2007, the magical doors between worlds will be flung wide open and the mischievous spirits of nature will gambol in the desert sun, when the Phoenix Faerie Festival kicks off its inaugural event at beautiful Schnepf Farms. A weekend long festival celebrating the myth and fantasy of the faerie realms is sure to enchant the entire family, with shopping in the Greenbriar Village Market Bazaar, food, drink and two stages of music and merriment. Then, as daylight fades and the sovereignty of light gives way to the creatures of the night, witness a drumming and fire performance with the fey folk of the Unseelie Court of the Faerie Realms.

Participating in this debut weekend event will be fantasy artists Ragen Mendenhall, Victoria Mock and Raine Szramski. Musical and dance performances will include internationally renowned Celtic harpist Megha Morganfield, Samantha Tobey, world fusion by Traveler, Appalachian folk music by Traditional Blend, traditional Celtic folk songs by Oceans Apart, as well as The Harper and The Minstrel, along with Phoenix favorites Joe Bethancourt, Wyllow Ravenscroft, The Daughters Of The Desert, Aretia’s Tribe, Syren Dance Co & Nawarii Drum Ensemble, and the Bedlam Bells Morris Dancers. Other exhilarating distractions will be included.
Visit www.westerngatesfaerierealms.com for the full line-up.

Schnepf Farms is located at 24810 S. Rittenhouse Road, in Queen Creek, Arizona. Gates open at 10 am and box office closes at 5pm. Discount Tickets are available in advance through the website, or at the gate for $18 for adults and $8 for Children 5-12 yrs old. Children under the age of 5 are free.
$1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Desert Cry Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Costumes are cheerfully encouraged, but not required.

Happy Valentine's Day

hybercon — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:33:29 GMT

I found this vintage card online and thought I'd post it as a virtual valentine to all of you.

hybercon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:50:51 GMT

boredom, experimental photoshop projects, and realizing that someone has given you fonts that call back your inner geek-dom, breed something along these lines...

hybercon — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:59 GMT

The greatest online comic since 1842.

Go to marriedtothesea.com to see more.

Sign Language

hybercon — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:38:05 GMT

I just talked to a deaf man for the first time since I took ASL two years ago. The first time not in a class room, and I'm so out of practice.

It was a neat experience, and I am sad I couldn't understand more. I should go back to school and learn more, I think I'd really like that.

"Watchfull Eyes"

hybercon — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:31:09 GMT

I found this archived on the
BoingBoing site...

Scary, isn't it?!

link to original picture.

Recently I...

hybercon — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:53:27 GMT

took up crochet.
have been experimenting with decopodge.
found a girl to re-do my dreads.
saw Monty.
talked to Krey.
saw Bryan.
talked to David.
hung out with Erin and Calli.
went to Bisbee for New Year's Eve.
left my good clothes in Globe after Christmas.
have been working non-stop on the bus.
have been having odd dreams.
started re-reading 1984.
have been actually wanting to find a job.
decided to start making some firmer goals.
really wish it would just rain.

I suppose that is all for now.

Meh.

hybercon — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:06:47 GMT

I guess that is just what happens when you assume. Oh well. It is most likely for the best.

Poor Lappy....

hybercon — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:12:45 GMT

So last night someone broke into my car. They took my lappy hostage and left no ransom note. I am not happy about this. Oh well, I guess I just have one more thing to add to the wish list posted below.

Bastards.

Time for a Wishlist....

hybercon — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:35:06 GMT

Crafty Items
*Small/Moble(?) Sewing Machine
*Wood Burning Tool
*Saudering Iron
*Dremmel (not cordless)
*Paint Brushes

CD's from Amazon.com
*"Where's Neil when you need him?"($15)
Rasputina Albums I do not own:
*Radical Recital
*Cabin Fever
*Lost and Found
*Fever Broke
(all between $7-$15)

Books from Amazon.com
Brian Froud:
*Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters ($14)
*Faeries (25th Anniversary Ed.) ($16)
also,
*Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Oh, and I'd love for someone (nudges Jason) to take me to see this...

Vote!

hybercon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:10:52 GMT

Time to get off my ass and down to the polls.

P.S.) It's my first time... eep!

hybercon — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:03:02 GMT

As much as I dislike this place at times, it seems to rejuvinate me when I can allow myself to just lie back and let myself float away.

Oh, and for the sheer point of amusement, a fun little silly thing...

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Kristi!

Grapes explode if you put them inside Kristi.
Human beings are the only animals that copulate while facing Kristi.
The Australian billygoat plum contains a hundred times more Vitamin C than Kristi.
Kristi is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
There are six towns named Kristi in the United States.
If you put a drop of liquor on Kristi, she will go mad and sting herself to death.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching Kristi.
Kristi is the last letter of the Greek alphabet!
The smelly fluid secreted by skunks is colloquially known as Kristi!
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find Kristi!

Halloween Help

hybercon — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:22:00 GMT

Hello everyone. I am trying to create a Halloween costume losely based on the picture above. (artwork created by Linda Bergkvist www.furiae.com)

Anyhow, I need some help figureing out some things...
I am going to be making a mother earth costume, very similar to the outfit the woman on the left is wearing...However, I'd like to kind of 'punk her out' a bit...with some fishnets, combat boots, and maybe an underbust corset. Anyhow...I would like some feedback on some of my ideas, if anyone knows where I could find these things, or can come up with a better idea for it...here we go...

HAIR
I need some suggestions on what I can do with my hair to make it look full and crazy. I have dreads in the first few layers of my hair, and because of this, part of my hair is much shorter than the rest, and also the back of my head looks a bit flat because there is only one dread back there...If anyone knows of some kind of cheap fake hair I could use, please let me know...
Also...
I'm not sure where to find the snakes, insects or butterflies to put in my hair. I think I can find some little butterflies made of feathers at Walmart, and since it is Halloween time it shouldnt be too hard to find rubber snakes and little mice...not sure where to look though...

MAKE-UP
The lady in the picture is wearing a mask, but I have glasses, and no contacts, so that isnt really plausable...I can, however, paint my face, or maybe even see if perhaps I could get a free trial pair of contacts from my old optomologist...(how likely is that?)

DRESS
I have some sheer light green fabric that I was thinking about trying to make into a dress...I dont know how to sew though, so most of it is going to be cut and tied or pinned...A green skirt I bought from the ren fair several years ago will go under this. Also I wanted to find or make an underbust corset. I think I could make one out of black duct tape with little problem, and very little expence...One of my friends makes fantastic things out of duct tape, but she just moved, so I'll have to try it on my own, unless anyone knows of someone I could borrow a small-medium corset/waist cincher from... This will be paired with black fishenets and boots....

So yes, any help you guys could give would be awesome, if you know of things I can borrow, rent, or buy (inexpensively) please let me know!

Another Update

hybercon — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:07:46 GMT

I wasnt expecting to be able to update so soon, but today I got word that a documentary on the bus, that a friend of ours has been doing, is compleated!!! I am very amused that we were compared to Ken Kesey, especially since we both just finished reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. So yeah, click this and watch my pretty boyfriend explain our bus and cause!

I was able to pretty much avoid the camera during this entire production, but if you watch, you can see me in the very last clip dancing my heart out next to Jason during the First Annual Parade for the Arts.