Izabael Muses: Ramblings of a Renegade Djinn

5 things that really piss me off about America...

Injustice pisses me off the most, maybe because I'm a Libra.  There are five things about my country that gall me the most:

 

That the government and ISPs are attempting to ruin the freedom of the Internet.  ISPs throttle p2p networks saying that it's used only for illegal downloads, and the government wants to spy on what we do on the Internet in the name of cracking down on "pedophiles" and "terrorists."  Every generation has their bogeymen that the government uses to bully itself into more and more power.  "Communists" are out of style so now we have pirates, pedophiles, and terrorists.

 

That marijuana is illegal.  This is such a no-brainer I wonder what the hell is wrong with the United States that we are still locking up people for Marijuana, overcrowding our prisons, for something that is far less damaging to individuals and society than alcohol.  And remember how well things went when we tried making that illegal during prohibition.  People often spend more time in jail for minor drug offenses than for rape or murder.

 

That prostitution is illegal.   This especially pisses me off because porn is perfectly legal. Does anyone really think that porn is anything but a legalized form of prostitution? In other words it's ok for a girl to get her "brains fucked out" on camera for a world wide audience and get paid for it, but if she does it one-on-one then it's prostitution and she  should be locked up?  Yet another stupid thing we are clogging up our prisons with.

 

That we are still in Iraq. Do I need to say anything more?  As a sidenote, I wish I could stomp on Hummer owners with a stiletto heel.

 

That complacent Americans will get off their asses and protest China's treatment of Tibet, while I don't see anyone saying anything about giving land back to the Native Americans.  It's absurd and hypocritical.  I don't think anyone in America has the right to criticize China with our history of how we treated the Native Americans.  This same argument goes to all the money and effort we put into the state of Israel.  We gave them a homeland back after over 2600 years (8th-6th century BCE is when they were "kicked out"), essentially hijacking it from the Palestinians who have lived there in the mean time, but no one is lifting a finger to give any land back to the Native Americans who we stole their land only in the last few hundred years, and God forbid anyone in America say that maybe we should help out the Palestinians a little more too.

 

These are the big ones.  There are other things too, like our health care system, frivolous lawsuits, and how corporations behave in general, but I used up my anger for the day...;-)

So why don't I rant and rave about these topics more often and in more detail?

Because I want to do my part, and I feel my part is to get people to focus on joy and beauty.  Sensual beauty is something that transcends cultural and ethnic boundaries.  Our focus determines our reality so I want to make sure I keep as many people focused on love as possible. 

That said, if anyone needs me to do any spokesmodel activity or other promotional work for legitimate activist groups regarding anything of these issues, please email and let me know.

 

Love is the Law,

Izabael DaJinn

 

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Myanmar: My favorite photo

While reading through some of the disaster stories going around, I stumbled upon this single photo that stood out from all the others. 

This photo is blissfully contemplative to my eyes, and sums up what I think every spiritual belief system should:  The timeless is untouched by  any changes of the earth. 

The rise and fall of empires elicits only an understanding smirk from the Buddha.

(Photo from the La Times website,)

*iza

Artist: Joshua Middleton

!Feliz Cinco de mayo!

Today is the traditional day of celebrating with a Tequila in one hand and a beautiful latina in the other.

(Ok, not really.  It's actually about the Mexican's kicking bootie over the French in 1862--but who remembers that :)

Have fun everyone!  Don't drink and drive (one of the only good laws we have on the books--feel free to break most of the other rules today though!)

xoxoxox

Izabaella

When hemispheres collide...

Oracle Gone Wild

Artist: Rassouli

 

"The key to long life...

...is not wanting it too badly."

--izabael

Fine Art Collection

 

 

*muah*

Come to forums and write me a love note!

All my photos are here.

xoxo,

*iza

Peeking in on my girlfriend Natasha....

 

Hi girls and guys! 

I decided to spare everyone a blog entitled "The Trouble with Hypocrisy and Sex in America," and just post these pictures of me peeping on Natasha.

I really did want to write that blog about sex in America though, I have to confess.  I had a lot of it ready to go!

I was going to illustrate some points with examples from the slew of non-news items in the last month regarding such notables as Audrina Patridge's "art" photos, Spitzer's whore gone wild pics/vid, the "prude" girl from Sex in the City and her (very) amateur sex pics, and even Lilo doing a spread with Marilyn Monroe's photographer, etc.

Are these things really such a big deal?  Is sex or nudity still shocking in the world of "Two Girls and One Cup"?  Sad to say it is to some people. I could cry over what self-righteous finger pointers still get away with and accomplish in the "modern" world, but instead, I decided to take the tack of the Marquis DeSade and just look at all this sexual repression as a good thing. 

Rules, ethics, and morals just make our naughtiness feel that much naughtier.

Without rules to break, and social mores to flaunt, sex would lose a lot of its luster.  So while I won't say this often, I will say it today:  Let's hear it for the Puritans!

Also it is oh, so hilarious when high ranking officials fall face first into their own disgrace over the very "vices" they were so vocal against.  Let's hear it for reporters, the almighty god of the scandal.   (The moral here is to be in a biz where any scandal is a good scandal--which is not politics.)

Good thing I'll never be running for public office!  Not that my bare butt or exposed nipples would stand in my way.  No, I suffer instead from being congruent!  Politics is no place for a woman who tells the truth!

 

xoxo,

Izabael

 

P.S. As per usual, more of these  photos can be found in my photo page.

 

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Artist: Charlene Chua

First time for Desyrae

    

You might remember her from the photos I took at Descanso park.  This photoshoot was a little more private.

Turns out this is the first time in front of a camera for any type of naughty or tease photographs.  Not even for ex-boyfriends had she taken nude photos! 

She was a shy at first, but once I got her giggling we had a lot of fun.  Here are a couple shots from the shoot.

 

 

 

I'll upload more to my flickr when I get a chance. ttfn.

 

xoxo,

*iza

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Izabael's Idiot Award: Fla. Lawmakers Consider Outlawing Drug Called "New Marijuana"

Fla. Lawmakers Consider Outlawing Drug Called "New Marijuana"

POSTED: 9:57 am EDT March 11, 2008

Original article in regular font.  My comments are in bold.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- State lawmakers are considering a ban on what is being called the new marijuana. Salvia divinorum is a hallucinogenic herb that's inexpensive and easy to obtain.

 

Ok,  marijuana is nothing like Salvia.  At all. Period.  There is nothing "new marijuana" about Salvia whatsoever.

 

Florida state Representative Mary Brandenburg has introduced a bill to make possession of salvia a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and state Senator Evelyn Lynn, whose committee plans to study the salvia bill Tuesday, says the drug should be criminalized.

Native to Mexico and still grown there, salvia divinorum is generally smoked but can also be chewed or made into a tea and drunk.

Salvia is a natural herb that is showing up on local school campuses. It's smoked through a bong and the effects kick in right away. In 2006, University of Central Florida student Joel Birsch said he tried it because it's legal.

The video of his 10-minute high is disturbing to watch. He wrestled a friend to the ground. Then, Birch threw himself down a staircase. He dislocated his shoulder. He watched the video and admitted he even hallucinated.

"I thought I was a Ninja Turtle," he said. "I though I was (rap artist) 50-Cent."

 

This is a problem right there.  You aren't going to have a spiritual trip if you don't know what you are getting into, and you don't start out with the right mental state and setting.  Salvia is NOT a party drug.  Few people use it for such and those are the ones giving it  a bad name.

 

Salvia is a hallucinogen that gives users an out-of-body sense of traveling through time and space or merging with inanimate objects. Unlike hallucinogens like LSD or PCP, however, salvia's effects last for a shorter time, generally up to an hour.

Ok, then why call it the "new marijuanna?"  These people are morons.  Who elects them?

 

Commander Gil McDaniel with the narcotics unit at the Orange County Sheriff's Office said this herb should not be legal.

And I say people like Gil McDaniel should mind his own goddamned business.  Kiss my ass, Gil.

 

"If you think you're a Ninja Turtle and you throw yourself down the steps, that should be your first clue something's wrong," said Commander McDaniel.

If you base your entire research of a Shamanistic and time-honored drug with a long, long history of spiritual and healing use, on one college dork's trip, then you are a bigger moron than I thought.  There is plenty of research documenting Salvia and its healing properties (not as much as their could be of course.  We all know how governments like to squash drug research that isn't done by a pharmaceutical company.)

 

Ten countries including Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Korea and Sweden have criminalized Salvia.

What can I say?  The ignorance in this world abounds.

 

In the U.S., Salvia is illegal in Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Delaware, and Oklahoma. Legislation is being considered in New York, Illinois, Alaska and California. But in Florida, there is no law.

"I'm not worried about it 'cause I didn't do anything illegal or anything," said Birch. But McDaniel counters by saying, "What's amazing is the stupidity of people who say, 'It's legal so it's okay.'"

That's interesting!  Because what is amazing to me is that people in this so-called free country still go out their way to dictate what other people should or should not put into their bodies.

Salvia Divinorum is not a party or recreational drug.  If it is abused as such, it's no worse than an arsonist torching a house with a common lighter.  Let's ban lighters! 

Most people who use Salvia use it responsibly and for visionary and spiritual reasons.  To yank it away from them is just one more layer of drug-paranoia in our already drug-fascist society.

 

The sheriff's office would like to see legislation passed in Florida to make Salvia illegal.

And Birch said, after watching the video of his high, "I probably wouldn't do that again."

Good.  Fools like you should stay away from it.

 

No known deaths have been attributed to salvia's use, but it was listed as a factor in one Delaware teen's suicide two years ago.

This is dubious to me.  There is nothing in any of the studies I've read on Salvia or in the experience of myself or the dozens of other people I know who've done it that would suggest it contributes to suicide whatsoever.  In fact there is some research that suggest that Salvia HELPS WITH DEPRESSION.  Prozac and other SSRI's cause far more suicides, but I don't see anyone taking it off the market.

 

In Florida, you have to be 18 years old to legally buy the herb.

I'd like to pick on Florida, but here in California we already have legislation trying to criminalize Salvia. 

If you want some real facts on Salvia check out the Erowid Salvia FAQ. If you want to see a modern Shamanistic use of Salvia check out "So You Want To Be a Goetic Shaman?" which utilizes Salvia as part of the technique.

Think and research for yourself! Don't believe the FUD!

 

xoxox

Izabael

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Descanso Gardens

These are from Descanso Gardens last week!  Desyrae and I had a fun time.  It was pretty uneventful except for when we got in trouble for shooting on top of a waterfall that was off limits and one of the workers told us we couldn't do it!

The rest of the pictures are in my flickr as usual.  Soon I'm going to try to make Picasa web album too and see how I like that.  Any other web albums people would like to see my photos on?  Flickr is pretty nice as far as I'm concerned, but I don't mind having an alt.

kisses & bites,

Izabael

 

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Somewhere under the weather....

I've had the flu and haven't been able to do updates (or anything else except lay in bed) for several days. 

I will put up new pictures as soon as I can.

Until then here is a picture of a white lion for no apparent reason except he's cute and has really clean fur!

 

xoxoxoxo

izabael

Careful what you bring to Dubai...

 

Sure it's beautiful (the above picture is what it should look like by the end of 2009), and sure there are some technological marvels there (the tallest building in the world), but Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates, and that means a mentality that seems more appropriate to the Middle Ages than it does to a city that is trying to become the world's largest tourist destination of twenty-first century.

The UAE has mandatory 4 year minimum sentences for any sort of convicted drug arrest.  

"So what?" you say.  You never touch drugs? 

Did I mention "drugs" can include your legally prescribed medications, a stray poppy seed from an old sandwich, melatonin from the health food store, or even a microscopic piece of marijuana stuck to the bottom of your shoe?  Yes, travelers to (and through) Dubai have been sentenced to years in jail for all these things:

http://www.medindia.net/news/Tourists-Oblivious-of-Prevailing-Drug-Laws-in-UAE-End-Up-in-Jail-32698-1.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=512815&in_page_id=1811

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/southern_counties/4200952.stm

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/27/dubai.austin/index.html

 

Oh, and guess what? It's not just drugs you have to worry about. 

If you are a woman without your head covered, expect to be stared at constantly, everywhere you go.  (Everyone assumes you are a prostitute.)

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=59356

 

You are a man and don't care about that?  Well, how about getting anal-raped and then being prosecuted as a homosexual?  (Did I already mention it's like the Middle Ages in Dubai?  Oh yeah, I did!)

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/world/middleeast/01dubai.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

 

In case all these news stories weren't enough, here you can get the straight dirt on Dubai directly from the U.S. Consolate webpage:

http://dubai.usconsulate.gov/dubai/Arrest/Criminal_Penalties.html

 

If they find you "suspicious" at the airport for any reason, they can (and do) take you aside and go over everything have with a microscope.  Why they try so hard to find miniscule deposits of illegal substances is beyond me.  It's just so counterintuitive to how you should treat people coming to your country to spend money.  In contrast, when visiting Jordan, they just confiscate any contraband and let you go along your merry way.  At least that is civilized. 

Think you will have a high-tech prison cell in Dubai and be afforded civilized amenities?  Here's a quote from a friend of someone still locked up there:  "Bugs are crawling out of his mattress when he's sleeping. His family are frantic with worry and can't call him."

A few other crappy things I've learned too:

There are no clear and usable street names. 

Everything is under constant construction day and night.  (15%-20% of the world's cranes are currently in Dubai).

Dubai's workforce is 97% imported from other countries.  (Most of them are stripped of their Visa's when they get a job leaving them essentially as helpless serfs.)

Can you believe we were considering traveling there?  Don't let beautiful Dubai pictures fool you!  Research first! 

In all fairness though, Dubai has built up a sprawling metropolis from almost scratch since 1990.  This includes only 5 years to build the world's tallest building (by far!).  But in seven years, we, the United States, haven't even come close to completing a new World Trade Center--seven years later, folks.  How pathetic is that?

Dubai, 1990:

Dubai, 2007:

The Freedom Tower, 2008:

But don't feel bad.  The United States, as the world's largest consumer of oil (especially the The US Department of Defense), can take pride that we made the new and improved Dubai possible!

 

This has been a public service announcement from:

Izabael DaJinn

 

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Aldous Huxley Quotations

Aldous Huxley
English critic & novelist
(07/26/1894 - 11/22/1963)

Here are my favorite Huxley quotes along with my own completely superfluous commentary:

 

1) Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

While facts don't cease to exist because they are ignored, I would like to point out that at least you can remove the anguish and mental agony they cause by forgetting about them.

 

2) All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

This is typical of a lot of advanced philosophies.  Everything around us is a perfect mirror of our soul.  Every action we take has repercussions that reverberate throughout the entire universe.

 

3) An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.

I suppose this is why most women are intellectuals.

 

4) Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

This goes with almost anything.  If we focus too hard on the goal, we ruin it.  Focusing and deriving satisfaction from the process yields better results. 

 

5) Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Demons suffer from this too, so this is something I work on myself.  Why is it sometimes so hard to remember all the amazing things in our life and not focus on the one bad thing that went wrong that day?

 

6) The only completely consistent people are the dead.

They are also the only ones without any problems.

 

7) Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardour, for their curiosity and tolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

Indeed!  The enlightened have the heart and eyes of a seven year old.

 

8) Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

How sad, but true is this?  Billons spent on bombs, bombs, bombs.

This is one is also the perfect quote to tie the similar, yet contrasting, themes of two of Stanley Kubrick's films together, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. 

In 2001, Kubrick shows how we use our technology to advance to the next stage of human evolution, but in The Shining, Kubrick recants, and shows that modern man is actually devolving. 

 

9) Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Yeah, that's one reasonable hypothesis--would also account for my being here.

 

10) I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

I wanted to change myself, but found the only thing I could be sure of changing was my hair color.

 

11) That all men are equal is a proposition which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his assent.

America's forefathers didn't believe we were all equal either.  Why else have the electoral college?

 

12) The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.

This one probably hides some really deep and secret meaning, but for me it's just a fine piece of humorous wit. 

 

For more about A. Huxley check out his Wikipedia article.

93, 93/93,
Izabael

 

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Mediterranean Stir-Fry

An easy and tasty dish by Izabael.

Ingredients:

2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
1 handful of cashew nuts
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 half of a red union
Ready-to-eat hummus
Jasmine rice pilaf (any flavor)

Heat the pan on a medium flame and add olive oil. Cube the breast and slice the vegetables.  Add that in and cook for 20 minutes.

Add water to a pot with some olive oil heat until boil. Then add the rice.  Reduce heat to low and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

When that has finished heat with olive oil or roasted sesame oil, add the cashews, and then cook for 3 minutes on a medium flame. 

Add the mushrooms and cook for 7 minutes.

Organize your plate; Place the rice first, then the chicken, and then the hummus.  On top, add the mushroom/cashews.

You could also put it on tortillas and then you would have Mediterranean Fajitas.

Baisers et morsures,

Izabael

 

   

     

 

 

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Artist: Delamare David

 

 

 

Don't think I forgot you....

The Hidden Dangers of Super Mario Galaxy

Never in my life have I been so thoroughly inspired to eat candy and take hallucinogens.

Why? 

I've been playing Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii.  I have discovered that Super Mario Galaxy is a highly informative game especially for children.

 

I, myself, have learned many new & interesting things!!  To name a few:

 

1)  Eating green mushrooms prolongs my life.

2)  Cute, little mushroom people are my friends.

3)  I can "fly" from galaxy to galaxy (in my red, white, and blue uniform).

4) Your mushroom friends travel the universe in a giant red mushroom called the STARSHROOM.  Yes, the "Starshroom."  Can you say Jefferson Starshroom?   Er...Jefferson Starship...er Jefferson Airplane. 

5)  When you feed the star-people, who look like star-shaped Ecstasy tablets, they will eventually get fatter and fatter until they explode and give birth to more galaxies.

6)  You need to collect as many "stars" as possible.

7)  The "Sweet, Sweet Galaxy" is just that.  I gained 5 pounds playing through it.

8)  If you lose too many lives, Princess Peach will send you more mushrooms through the mail.

 

All I can say to parents: If your kids get fat and end up taking hallucinogenic drugs, you shouldn't punish them.  After all you taught them at a very young age what is fun to do.  And don't blame Super Mario, you can go back to Lewis Carroll (and later Disney) to complain about this one.

 

"One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice
When she's ten feet tall"

 

 

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Top 10 Jack Nicholson movies

 

Born on April 22, 1937, Jack  Nicholson has 3 Oscars under his belt along with 62 other awards and 45 nominations.  He is a legend to be sure, but now he has been in over 70 films or TV shows and most of the movies from the last 20 years have not been his best.  So for those who may have forgotten or for those a little younger and may never have known, I present a list of what I feel are Jack Nicholson's best movies.  And be forewarned, this list doesn't include Martin Scorsese's over-rated mainstream glory-hound of 2006, The Departed.

 

10. Batman (1989)

In some ways it feels awkward for me to start out this list with Batman, but it was a defining moment for Jack Nicholson and burned him into the mainstream psyche in a way only a few of his roles have done.  This was one of the parts he slipped into like a glove and he played it to the hilt.  His performance doesn't have the subtle depth of his roles from the 1970's--but whose do?  What this performance does have in spades is intensity and Jack's natural level of craziness being put to good use.  Since he is playing a comic book character there was no way he could over-act the part.

 

 

9. As Good as It Gets (1997)

One of Jack's few really good efforts of the last two decades.  This one also pales to his earlier films, but it did remind us that Jack still has a lot of spunk and even a touch of sex appeal left.  Also he had good comedic dialogue which he delivered with natural aplomb.

 

 

8. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Even though this is an uneven movie with a few forays into dullness, it still showcases one of the most fascinating performances by Jack Nicholson in a role he was born to play--the Devil.   Sure, it's way over the top, but Jack makes it work, and makes it stick in our head.  Though the direction isn't as tight as it should be, this movie is still a fun and satirical romp through the insecurities and querulous embroilments that occur between the male and female of our species. 

 

7. Terms of Endearment (1983)

As a girl and as an adult I thought Nicholson made this movie.  Without him, the movie is way too sad and bleak.  His charm is still at its height in this movie even if his hairline had already headed south for the winter.

 

6. Easy Rider (1969)

Early Nicholson playing a nerdy type of guy, lawyer George Hanson, you might not expect if you haven't actually seen this movie.  The movie itself is a little slow to my eyes and many things seem utterly dated, but it was a breakthrough role for Nicholson and would eventually help propel him to stardom once he had a few more films under his belt.

 

5.  The Shining (1980)

This film is probably the single most defining moment for Jack Nicholson.  This is the film where he stopped playing roles and instead became a caricature of himself.  Every movie hereafter would live in the shadow of his definitive role as the mad, bleary eyed alcoholic murderer from the Overlook Hotel.

 

4.  Five Easy Pieces (1970)

Worth it for the "chicken salad" scene alone, a young Nicholson displays a brilliantly understated performance as lone wolf Bobby Duprea.  Nicholson was meant for great things, and after this movie in 1970, the discerning could already see it.

 

3. The Last Detail (1973)

This film is probably the greatest gem hidden in the bunch.  Seemingly a straightforward movie about two sailors taking a prisoner across country, the depth of character development that goes on within the three main characters, especially Nicholson's performance as Billy "Bad Ass" Buddusky, make this movie unforgettable.

 

 

2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

This is not just one of the great Nicholson movies. This is one of the great movies of all time.  An emotionally engaging, mentally-stimulating masterpiece by Milos Foreman (who would also go on to film another one of my favs: Amadeus.)  This time Nicholson has a worthy adversary with Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched. *shivers*.

 

1. Chinatown (1974)

It was a tough call whether to place Cuckoo's Nest or Chinatown at number one, but ultimately I chose Chinatown as the finer film by just a hair.  Nicholson's performance isn't as flashy as it is in Cuckoo's Nest, but it's mature, refined, and right in place, like a 5 carat rock in the finest setting.

 

Honorable mentions: 

While it does contain one of Jack's most memorable scenes ("You can't handle the truth!"), A Few Good Men did not crack my top 10.  It was nudged out by the other films I thought were more important or where Jack gave more powerful performances.  Also A Few Good Men has Tom Cruise in it so there was a big strike against it already.

A strange, psychedelic movie called Psych-Out from 1968 is worth checking out to early Nicholson fans.  It is one of his first interesting (if still "bad") movies after spending most of the 60's playing a myriad of random roles in mediocre television shows and movies.

 

xoxoxo,

Izabael

 

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Quickie Blog: Chelsea Clinton, Marijuana legality map, and the Mars Volta.

Ahh. I haven't done many of these quickie blogs like I wanted.  But basically I just string together a few random thoughts going through my head.  (If they have anything in common then it's pure synchronicity.)

When did Chelsea Clinton turn into a babe?  I mean seriously.  I remember her with the frizz.  She needs to dump that goofy boyfriend and get with the ladies.

 

Here's a map of the legality of pot I found:

 

And finally the Mars Volta have a new album!! Excited to get into it! So far so good (so what??)

That's all for now!

Kisses & Bites,

Izabael

 

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Photos of another new girlfriend: Tanya

Artist: Tony Ariawan

 

 

Heaven & Hell

I paraphrased this from a T-shirt:

 

Heaven is:

Where the police are British,

the chefs are Italian,

the mechanics are German,

the lovers are French,

and everything is organized by the Swiss.

 

Hell is:

Where the police are German,

the chefs are British,

the mechanics are French,

the lovers are Swiss,

and everything is organized by the Italians.

 

 

Pretty good, but a little too euro-centric for the globalized world!  Let me try my own:

 

Heaven is:

Where the police are Canadian,

the chefs are French,

the mechanics are Japanese,

the lovers are Italian (they need to swap Italian/French in the original, IMHO)

and everything is organized by the Dutch (who *must* host all events with special cookies!)

 

Hell is:

Where the police are Chinese,

the chefs are American,

the mechanics are Yugoslavian,

the lovers are German (I can back this one up with a study),

and everything is organized by the Kurds.

 

Anyway, all in good fun.  I love all the aforementioned races, and you'll never guess which ones run through my demonic veins...

 

*izabael

 

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Artist: Pablo Lobato

Amazing this guy can portray celebrities so distinctly using just lines and flat shapes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more groovy celebrities check out:  Pablo Lobato's webpage.

 

*izabael

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