winter is for the birds. (well, kind of)
02/04/2010its february. this is the time when the true meaning of winter hits home. the snow is pretty and the blankets are cozy, but my head is cold and cabin fever is driving me crazy! the dry air has my sinuses in a funk and my cat wishes he could get some fresh air. he’s frail these days and his bones can’t stand the cold.
next year this time, i will not be in chicago. i need moisture in the air, and not the fake kind that comes from snow. i prefer good, old fashioned humidity and 80+ degrees. SUNNY!
until then, i’ll be abit crotchety and abrasive. and i’ll blame it all on the cold.
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2010.
01/15/20102010.
my first post of the year.
well, its only fitting that i write my first blog of 2010 under the influence of the solar eclipse and mercury ending its 3 week fudging with communication, electronics and movement of all kinds. i blame mercury retrograde for my canceled recording sessions. i blame mercury retrograde for misunderstandings in communication. i blame mercury retrograde for all phone calls i received that i didn’t want and all the phone calls i did receive that i didn’t want. mercury finally stopped moving “backwards”. YAY!
in other news…last nite i had a beautiful recording session. we found the magic combo of settings for the microphone and tube amp, couple with my distance from the microphone. i pray that this energy is even more there at the next session next wednesday. and i hope we finish recording the vocals by the end of next week!
in more boring news…my cats have begun yelling at each other through my bedroom door. the catch is that rocky (the cat inside the bedroom) is just 2 years old. leo (the cat who has free reign of the house for soon to be obvious reasons) is 22 years old. rocky claws at deaf and hard of seeing leo. and leo hollers loudly as you would expect a deaf mute cat to sound. we may be taking leo to the vet tomorrow to put him down. he’s very frail and emaciated, loses his balances easily and has screaming fits randomly throughout the day. we don’t know what’s wrong with him. my internet research says maybe thyroid difficulties… he is definitely very uncomfortable. he’s just a sack of bones.
anyway. i promise the next post will be waaay more interesting. stay tuned lol
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment"The Call" by Dayna Lynn
12/21/2009Dayna Lynn – “The Call” (December 2009, Chicago) from Ben Butter on Vimeo.
This is a clip from my Dec. 17th show at Betty’s Blue Star Lounge in Chicago.
Check it out! Thanks to Butta for uploading and sharing this video.
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12/16/2009The Top 5 Dating And Relationship Tips For Women
by Laura Trice
Check this out…interesting.
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12/14/2009My thoughts and rants have become increasingly pseudo-feminist. I never do anything the regular way so, my thinking on this topic is no different. This brand of “feminism” (I’m scared to even use that word) is NOT one where women seek to be some ego-driven equal to men. This is a feminism where women seek to balance the excessive masculine energy in our environment. I’d rather call it “feminine-ism”.
Several of my girlfriends are pregnant or have recently given birth. This process has enlightened them, and myself, to the idea that ALL we have to offer as women is sacred and comes at a high cost. As we recognize the value of our love, bodies, minds, gifts and talents; what we expect and attract from the universe will change. We all have procrastinated endlessly on projects we were inspired to pursue. We have latent gifts and talents that are waiting for us to tap into them. We all have similar stories of men who can’t seem to get it together: non-committal, emotionally unavailable and so on and so forth. However, we have decided that it is us women who need to change. We set the curve.
We find solace in some aspects of traditional gender roles. Not the ones that have to do with a woman “knowing her place”, which for all intents and purposes is a place subservient to men. But, the ones that have to do with creating the emotional tone of a relationship and family; being a spiritual vessel through which anyone we contact is encouraged to connect to and commune with The Creative Source; physically manifesting (in some way, shape or form) all of the creative energy that passes through us. When we eagerly pursue these things, we are inspired, we inspire others, and we attract the same.
This all hinges on wholehearted pursuit of our creative endeavors and passion. And what follows is a lifestyle where we channel all of our energy into spiritually beneficial relationships and those passions and projects that beckon us.
The part I’m looking forward to is the spontaneous rituals which will be created surrounding our challenges, growth and celebrations.
When we accept our receptive nature and men accept their projecting nature, we finally do what we were created to do. What is that, you ask? We were created to manifest GOD on Earth. Now, think about that!
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