I am all about: tattoos, tea, chainsaws,chapstick, art, gardening, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, books in excess, The Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens, eating in Chicago, peacock feathers, origami, being country/Midwestern, fishnets, dirty Chuck Taylors, reusable shopping bags, duct tape, lingerie, saving bees, messing up and starting over, loving you, singing songs (badly,) kaleidoscopes, bubbles, whining, jazz, vegetarianism,other generic shit, astrology, Hello Kitty, carni fish, tans, toffuti cuties, procrastinating, the sun and the moon out at the same time, taking naps outside, orchids, piercings, Bettie Page, documentaries, knock knock jokes, healthy lust, barefoot in the grass, being Debbie Downer, wine with a twist off top, perfecting my shoveling technique, flare, sticking pencils through my gauged holes to disgust people, talking to plants like they care what I’m saying, gossip blogs, sneakers, yoga, compulsively dying my hair, pin ups, voyeurism, candy corn til my teeth hurt, Sam Flores, Junior Mints, attempting to start hobbies but becoming too bored to finish…Tumblr (3.0; @jewelinthelotus)http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjaMozqec3E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjaMozqec3E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Dancing like this tickles me all the way down to my toes.</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286906507http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286906507Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:54:08 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurzl8ML9J1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286893377http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286893377Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:43:56 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/286892961/tumblr_kurzkqmbPi1qzxpf3&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Christmastime Is Here (Vocal) - Vince Guaraldi</p> <p>*This* is my favorite Xmas song.</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286892961http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286892961Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:43:38 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kurzebyAal1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lori and I at last year’s Ugly Xmas Sweater Party.</p> <p>I’ll be at another tomorrow. Something about the hideous holiday wear always spawns an amazing time.</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286888130http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286888130Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:39:47 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/urQVzgEO_w8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/urQVzgEO_w8&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Breakfast At Tiffany’s</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286881362http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286881362Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:34:50 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuryxfZXaY1qzxpf3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286874715http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286874715Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:29:38 -0500“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?”<br/><br/> - <em>Ernest J. Gaines (via <a href="http://afrojr.tumblr.com/">afrojr</a>)</em>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286872357http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286872357Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:27:41 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QaMzGFVccSQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QaMzGFVccSQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (Live)- Donny Hathaway</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286870943http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286870943Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:26:21 -0500“Loss of mindfulness is why people engage in useless pursuits, do not care for their own interests, and remain unalarmed in the presence of things which actually menace their welfare.”<br/><br/> - <em>Buddha</em>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286825594http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/286825594Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:51:04 -0500“if those in charge of our society — politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television — can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. they will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. we will control ourselves.”<br/><br/> - <em>howard zinn, <i>declarations of independence: cross-examining american ideology</i> (1991) (via <a href="http://nosex.tumblr.com/">nosex</a>) (via <a href="http://honeyhands.tumblr.com/">honeyhands</a>)</em>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284136617http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284136617Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:01:56 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuodjdcaMR1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nataliedee.com">www.nataliedee.com</a></p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284127073http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284127073Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:54:00 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuodfp3rbj1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watched this again over the weekend. Two thumbs up.</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284123869http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284123869Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:52:36 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuoczyCwVw1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This photo just surfaced from last Friday night.</p> <p>J, Lor, and I.</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284112361http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284112361Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:43:10 -0500“Having taught the Vedas, the teacher says:<br/> “Speak the truth. Do your duty. Neglect not<br/> The scriptures. Give your best to your teacher.<br/> Do not cut off the line of progeny. Swerve not <br/> From the truth. Swerve not from the good.<br/> Protect your spiritual progress always.<br/> Give your best in learning and teaching.<br/> Never fail in respect to the sages.<br/> See the divine in your mother, father,<br/> Teacher, and guest. Never do what is wrong. <br/> Honor those who are worthy of honor. <br/> Give with faith. Give with love. Give with joy.<br/> If you are in doubt about the right conduct,<br/> Follow the example of the sages, <br/> Who know what is best for spiritual growth. <br/> This is the instruction of the Vedas;<br/> This is the secret; this is the message.””<br/><br/> - <em>Taittiriya Upanishad</em>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284057261http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284057261Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:03:29 -0500“Are we not like two volumes of one book?”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Marceline Desbordes-Valmore</p> <p>*For Lena*</p></em>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284052504http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284052504Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:00:24 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/284033815/tumblr_kumb3dHKMS1qa4rao&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>I will reblog this song any time I see it posted. Word.</p> <p><a href="http://lovealesia.tumblr.com/post/284031843/the-pharcyde-runnin">lovealesia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Pharcyde - Runnin’</p> </blockquote>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284033815http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/284033815Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:47:37 -0500<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/2682654/natures_wonders.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed><br/><br/><p>Idiocracy</p> <p>The rest of the movie was a wee bit over the top but this hit the nail on the head. :/</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/282752046http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/282752046Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:03:21 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSpkJZ6XmtI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YSpkJZ6XmtI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>It’s Simple - Marc Mac Presents Visioneers</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281138090http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281138090Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:09:28 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/281088549/tumblr_kukn2oA39j1qzxpf3&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Essensual - Omar</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281088549http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281088549Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:30:24 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kukmmdGl1Z1qzxpf3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lori and I last night looking reasonably like sisters. (People always say we don’t look alike.)</p>http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281076753http://jewelinthelotus.tumblr.com/post/281076753Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:20:37 -0500