CallMeHol's visiting the Federated States of Micronesia de Santa Fe from her home state of New York, and we had a lot of troubles we needed to get rid of, so we went to the annual burning of Zozobra.   more... (I hadn't slept at all the night before and the burning is surreal so I'm kind of walking in a dream throughout.) I edited this in a way that helped me to re-shape the experience into one that was not as overwhelming as it actually was. (I'm a bit anxious in large crowds...)

The official Zozobra site:
<a>http://www.zozobra.com/</a>
Here's a 17 second clip of Zozobra with the crowd and his moaning...
<a>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvgyFTFI-ks</a>

<b>Thanks to INTERNETENEMYSINNER for setting me straight on Burning Man being a rip-off of Zozobra and not the other way around. </b>

<i>Zozobra is a hideous but harmless fifty-foot bogeyman marionette. He is a toothless, empty-headed facade. He has no guts and doesn't have a leg to stand on. He is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. He never wins. He moans and groans, rolls his eyes and twists his head. His mouth gapes and chomps. His arms flail about in frustration. Every year we do him in. We string him up and burn him down in ablaze of fireworks. At last, he is gone, taking with him all our troubles for another whole year. Santa Fe celebrates another victory. Viva la Fiesta!</i> - A.W. Denninger

<b>Music:</b>
Tracy Chapman- "Another Sun"
Lila Downs-"Benediction & Dream"
Gustavo Santaolalla- "Apertura"  less

We had a lot of fun making this one. But sheesh! All the gas it took to get to all these different shooting locations....but you guys are worth it! We knew we would be seeing you guys again. Bottom line...anything   more...for a friend, i.e., a prayer, a hug, money (not too much though...Lol), or just some love and support, we find ourselfscoming over there and meeting the need"Time After Time." Hey...we have been blessed greatly...so to much is given, much is required. We know that to be true and are use to it. :)
"Time after Time" was a single by singer Cyndi Lauper, the second from her She's So Unusual album, and it reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts on June 9, 1984. The song was at #1 for two weeks and to date is her second highest charting and most commercially successful single worldwide after "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," also reaching #3 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

"Time after Time" was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 1985 Grammy Awards. The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980s and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio.



Written by Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman
Produced by Rick Chertoff
Executive Producer: Lennie Petze
Associate Producer: William Wittman
Engineered by William Wittman
Arranged by Cyndi Lauper, Rick Cherto  less

Thank you so much to everyone that did anything related to my bday, esp those who made a video, yall are so special to me i swear :)...if i managed to forget ya in the list off i apologize in extreme   more...amounts. thank you guys. so. much. oh and i keep looking to the left cuz my necks all messed and it hurt really bad to look straight lol, the things i do for you lv! lol ;)  less

Mugsie and me taking in some literature.

An awakening I had this Autumn. I always hated this time of year. I've come to see it in a different light. This is my own writing.

Because I'm not always silly. =)

Here are the words, in case you can't understand me. I know I was kind of quiet and I tend to read fast. This piece purposely doesn't follow any "normal" form.   more...

Title: Silly Boy
By Krista Marie
Date Written: December 8th, 2006

He's frustrated and debating
If I'm worth his heart.
He's simply tired of waiting
So he picks me apart.

In his mind, I'm not me.
And he's built me up to be
The girl who's going to save his soul
And a girl who thinks she's beautiful.

I find that we're both incomplete
Missing vital pieces to function properly
But before I go and admit defeat
I beg him one last time to "wait for me".

Can't keep up, he's moving too fast
My beautiful boy's pain is too vast
Always stopping to wonder if we'll last
With one foot in the present, and one in the past.

Copyright © K. Marie 2006  less

A response to Syd aka LVbianSynic, this is what I use to do when I had something bothering me, its been a long time coming thank you for reminding me, this is very therapeutic for me, I simply write my   more...problems, toubles, worries down on paper, light them on fire, watch them burn and then let them blow away in the wind.  less

just watch

South

Now I remember why I only do these once a year.
Uploaded here instead of YouTube.
Kataang Forever!

wacth

I hope I've met the Dr. Seuss requirement here. I couldn't find my copy of Red Fish Blue Fish or Wocket in my Pocket or any of the cool ones so I did the Foot book. I didn't even know that Dr. Seuss   more...was a podiatrist .  less

READING BY KATE WEST

The first poem of a poetry series I am currently titling "Lexington Lives: Poems of the imagined lives of those who lived and died in Lexington, Kentucky during the 1800s & 1900s."

All poetry written and owned by Krista Bernal.

I had the windows opened, so sorry for the bright lighting. It's a beautiful day here in the Quad Cities.

Thank you for reading and I hope you like it. Please   more...post your own poetry in response if you would like.  less

just something i did cos i got really bored and i like this song but i hate kikyo but enjoy anyway

Five Little Ducks, Pictures by Dan Yaccarino

Saw a DP vid with this song and HAD to make an XS one!!! Basically, the XS crew is very anxious for summer break but Jack (who is Max) is trying to work up the courage to ask Me (Roxanne) out (even though   more...I'm not in the vid) Basically, my boredom controlling me XD  less

Queens of the stone age - Burn the witch
Check out the new album from the Queens of alternative rock "Era Vulgaris" OUT NOW! details on the website as well as all the usual stuff........
http://www.qotsa.com/

Step One: Cut a hole in the box...just kidding

My 3rd Danny Phantom music video. My excuse for it's cruddiness is that I started running out of Ember clips... x.x

lysa.deviantart.com

2002

Woodstock

Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn