February 27th, 2011

Listening to: Here I go Again by Whitesnake

February 25th, 2011

Daily Doodle - Tribal Energy

Daily Doodle - Tribal Energy

February 25th, 2011

My First Tattoo(s)

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Done at the super cool and fun California Emporium in West Asheville by Wade Elder.

My tattoos took about twenty minutes. I spent 2 days and quite a few hours at the shop while Chase had his left sleeve finished with all sorts of beautiful shades of blue by the very nice and talented Emily Roberts.

I’ve known that I wanted a tattoo on my right arm right there in blue since I was about 18.  What exactly I wanted was in limbo til about a year ago.  There was this day and this moment and this series of fantastic events that lead me to get the spiral.   Without going into to much detail it’s a reminder to myself that I’m not fucking crazy for living my life the way I do.  The minute Wade put the stencil on my arm there was a rush of overwhelming emotion and a sigh of relief that it was finally there.  There’s always the question of regret with tattoos … this symbol, this reminder to me, it comes from the happiest most exhilerating soulful spiritual part of my being … I’ll never regret reminding myself of such a thing in such a way.

The decision for the X came back in October after coming out of deep depression when my life fell apart piece by piece by piece.  It was the greatest learning and humbling experience I’ve ever had.   The X is a reminder of 1 verse from one song by the XX who’s album cover is simply an X.   “I think we’re superstars” If you’ve ever read The Alchemist I think the meaning to me would be similar to saying we all have a ‘Personal Legend’ it’s a reminder to follow your heart and to try to be the best person I can be every day.

Break time

Love and tattoos :)  A Valentines Day gift that I’m very grateful for.  Getting tattooed at the same time was totally fun and beats the hell out of chocolate and flowers.

February 24th, 2011

Daily Photo - Be who You are (♥ Seuss series)

Daily Photo - Be who You are

Inspired by my love of all things Seuss this is the first in a series of my favorite quotes!  The fire dancer was at my good friend Kayla’s backyard BBQ in Asheville, because it’s Asheville and stuff like that just happens here.

February 10th, 2011

Listening to: Slow, Hot & Sweaty by JJ Grey and Mofro - PLUS concert pics from The Orange Peel in Asheville!

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I saw JJ Grey & Mofro at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on Oct. 23, 2010.   I had never heard of them before and just wanted to get out of the house.  I was invited by a great friend Neil who had an extra ticket and seemed very excited about the show.  I listened to a few tracks online before I went but really had no expectations.  Funny thing when you don’t expect anything, that tends to be when some magic happens!

JJ Grey & Mofro was hands down one of the very best live shows I have ever seen!  EVER!  You have never seen such a group of talented musicians have so much fun on stage, the energy is infectious.  The crowd … fucking trashed, dancing, singing, nice FUN!  After the show I’ve listened to much of the recorded music and I’ll tell you know it does no justice.  It’s absolutely nothing like seeing them live.  If you ever get the chance to go see them live, do yourself a favor  … GO, and have some fun!

JJ Grey & Mofro TOUR DATES

February 9th, 2011

Listening to: Can I Stay by Ray LaMontagne

whisper to me, is this love?

This song is off one of my very favorite albums – Til the Sun Turns Black by Ray LaMontagne

♥ Nothin’ but good lovin’ tunes til the 14th! ♥

February 9th, 2011

Daily Photo - Balance

Daily Photo - Balance

The hardest and most rewarding thing is finding and maintaining a balance in your life. Not just any balance, a beautiful one that resembles your dreams.

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Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)

February 8th, 2011

Listening to: I'm So In Love with You by Al Green

♥ Nothin’ but good lovin’ tunes for the next 7 days! ♥

What’s one of your favorite Love songs?

February 5th, 2011

Daily Doodle - Ink Flow

Daily Doodle - Ink Flow

by: Kiesha Jean

Inspired after watching some deep water program on Discovery for a few hours.
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February 2nd, 2011

Daily Photo / It's a State of Mind

Daily Photo - A State of Mind

In Picture DJ Morefiend /  Quote Ashley Fortune of Raven Rage Productions /  Bud Light