[sticky entry] Sticky: About Me

Nov. 22nd, 2023 10:05 am
krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (Default)
"To take the world as one finds it, the bad with the good, making the best of the present moment—to laugh at Fortune alike whether she be generous or unkind—to spend freely when one has money, and to hope gaily when one has none—to fleet the time carelessly, living for love and art—this is the temper and spirit of the modern Bohemian in his outward and visible aspect. It is a light and graceful philosophy, but it is the Gospel of the Moment, this exoteric phase of the Bohemian religion; and if, in some noble natures, it rises to a bold simplicity and naturalness, it may also lend its butterfly precepts to some very pretty vices and lovable faults, for in Bohemia one may find almost every sin save that of Hypocrisy. ...

His faults are more commonly those of self-indulgence, thoughtlessness, vanity and procrastination, and these usually go hand-in-hand with generosity, love and charity; for it is not enough to be one's self in Bohemia, one must allow others to be themselves, as well. ...

What, then, is it that makes this mystical empire of Bohemia unique, and what is the charm of its mental fairyland? It is this: there are no roads in all Bohemia! One must choose and find one's own path, be one's own self, live one's own life."

— Ayloh, 190



About Me/The Nitty Gritty Details

Me in an oversized sweater

ABOUT ME

  • witchy boho swamp-goth
  • cat & plant parent
  • multidisciplinary artist
  • xicana
  • millenial
  • leftist
  • daydreamer




  • MY LIKES:
    Handwritten letters ❤ Unicorns ❤ Tea ❤ Texas Renaissance Festival ❤ Food trucks ❤ Going for walks ❤ Eyeliner ❤ Mexican food ❤ Riding my bike ❤ Libraries ❤ Gothic fashion ❤ Art (& office) supplies ❤ Stout beer ❤ Sea monsters ❤ Patterned fabrics ❤ Binge watching TV shows ❤ Planting vegetables ❤ Welcome to Nightvale ❤ The beach ❤ Punk rock fashion ❤ Outings with friends ❤ Piercings & tattoos ❤ Clever advertisements ❤ Faeries ❤ Seagulls ❤ Late autumn ❤ Early spring ❤ Coffee ❤ Movie marathons ❤ Text messages ❤ Chatrooms ❤ Public transportation ❤ Retro fashion & decor

    MY LOVES:
    My siblings ❤ My partner ❤ My furbabies:

    tuxedo cattabby cat

    DISLIKES:
    Impatience - Gory movies - Liver - Houndstooth patterns - Tapioca pudding - Microfiber - Driving



    FAVORITE MOVIE & TV GENRES:
    Rom-coms ❤ Comedy ❤ Drama ❤ Horror ❤ Telenovelas ❤ Thrillers ❤ Anime ❤ Paranormal ❤ Psychological Thrillers ❤ Musicals ❤ Dramedy ❤ B-movies ❤ K-drama ❤ Cartoons ❤ Period dramas ❤ Romance ❤ Reality Game Shows

    FAVORITE MUSIC GENRES:
    Pop ❤ Musicals ❤ Rock ❤ R&B ❤ Lo-Fi ❤ Ska ❤ Cumbia ❤ Tejano ❤ Pop-punk ❤ Hip-Hop ❤ Rap ❤ Reggae ❤ Punk ❤ Alt. Rock ❤ Reggaeton ❤ Psychobilly ❤ Indie ❤ Rockabilly ❤ Doo-wop ❤ A-capella ❤ Folk rock ❤ Norteños ❤ Corridos ❤ Grunge

    FAVORITE BOOK GENRES:
    Fantasy ❤ YA ❤ Sagas ❤ Poetry ❤ Historical Fiction ❤ Paranormal Romance ❤ Magical Realism ❤ Mystery



    FAVORITE BOOKS:
    Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor ❤ A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ❤ Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta ❤ Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen ❤ The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie ❤ Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya ❤ Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ❤ The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston ❤ Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

    "'Rich isn't gold! Gold is only for people that are poor of heart'"
    -Rain of Gold, by Victor Villaseñor

    FAVORITE MOVIES:
    Ever After ❤ The Hobbit ❤ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ❤ Step-Brothers ❤ The Music Never Stopped ❤ Grease ❤ The Wedding Singer ❤ Stranger Than Fiction ❤ Moana ❤ Psycho Beach Party ❤ Real Genius ❤ Urban Legends ❤ Weird: The Al Yankovic Story ❤ Lilo & Stitch ❤ Simply Irresistable ❤ Practical Magic ❤ The Princess Bride ❤ Jeepers Creepers ❤ Scream ❤ Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ❤ Elf ❤ I'm No Longer Here ❤ 8 Crazy Nights ❤ Before I Disappear ❤ I Love You, Man ❤ The Lord of the Rings ❤ Everything Everywhere All At Once ❤ Love Hard

    FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
    Reservation Dogs ❤ Queen Charlotte ❤ Yo Soy Betty, La Fea ❤ Betty en NY ❤ Bridgerton ❤ General Hospital ❤ Reign ❤ The Simpsons ❤ Modern Family ❤ The Rise of Phoenixes ❤ Ugly Betty ❤ Freaks & Geeks ❤ Superstore ❤ The Durrells in Corfu ❤ Schitts Creek ❤ Ouran High School Host Club ❤ A Discovery of Witches ❤ Galavant ❤ Upload ❤ Ranma 1/2 ❤ Being Human ❤ Rings of Power ❤ Inuyasha ❤ Our Flag Means Death ❤ Ojitos de Huevo

    "None of us are responsible for our hearts,
    only our actions."

    - Queen Mary, from Reign

    FAVORITE MUSIC:
    Green Day ❤ Motion City Soundtrack ❤ The Temptations ❤ Selena ❤ Dom Fera ❤ Benjamin Booker ❤ WALK THE MOON ❤ Joji ❤ Amy Winehouse ❤ Vitamin String Quartet ❤ Simpson Ahuevo ❤ Mars Argo ❤ Los Intocables ❤ Misfits ❤ Tierra Whack ❤ The Clash ❤ Chlöe ❤ Don McLean ❤ Chloe X Halle ❤ Neon Trees ❤ Maroon 5 ❤ half•alive ❤ Bad Bunny

    FAVORITE COMEDIANS:
    James Acaster ❤ Mitch Hedberg ❤ Chris Farley ❤ Hannibal Buress ❤ Robin Tran ❤ Bernie Mac ❤ George Carlin ❤ Ronny Chieng ❤ Felipe Esparza ❤ Sam Jay

    FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES:
    Sims 4 ❤ Harvest Moon ❤ Choices ❤ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ❤ Animal Crossing

    FAVORITE COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS:
    Rogue ❤ Gambit



    DEALBREAKERS:


  • Racism, sexism, colorism, classism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, & fatphobia
  • Rudeness
  • NSFW posts w/o any cuts, tags, or CW/TW





  • krakendelsur: cinderella at the ball (ever after)
    I'm just out here, new* boot goofin'...
    Boots in snow
    ...IN THE SNOW!




    *new to me, at least (they're secondhand)
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (what we do in the shadows)

    TWO OF SWORDS
    Indecision, crossroads, uncertainty, overwhelm.
    Two of Sword tarot card
    "I release ideas of right and wrong to allow progress."


    You're at a crossroads of sorts and are uncertain about which path to take next, or perhaps you're undecided about making a commitment to something. There is no right or wrong answer. No matter which decision you make, the path ahead is ultimately yours to carve.

    [PROMPT] In what area of life are you refusing to make a decision or move forward?
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (rainbow crew)



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    Happy solstice y'all!
    It's officially summer today.

    Let the beach days begin!

    🍧🍹🍉⛱🌴🩳👙🏄🏽‍♀️🌊

    daylist

    Jun. 18th, 2024 09:01 pm
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (drink)
    Spotify just made me a playlist titled "divorced dad rock late 90s tuesday night". LMFAO. WHAT?
    krakendelsur: Cardcaptor Sakura holding two cards (cards)
    Seven of Wands [reversed]
    Territorial, Loss of Power, Overwhelm

    "Get a hold of yourself and release what doesn't serve you out of your life. Gain back your sense of power and respect by remembering the true essence of who you are."

    The Seven of Wands upside down.


    This was an interesting draw for me, considering the dream that I had last night... (but I'll write about that in a separate entry later).

    In its upright position, the Seven of Wands usually represents standing your ground, asserting your boundaries, etc. In this reverse position, however, it can mean that you're having trouble doing those things because you're doubting yourself (or you're having some inner conflict of some sort), or because you're simply overwhelmed.

    On a positive note, this card also invites you to release unnecessary resistance, to let go of the things that just absolutely drain you. It encourages adapability.

    Advice for the day: Not everything has to be a knock-down, drag-out fight. Take a moment to decide what's truly important. Choose your battles wisely and trust that you already know how to deal with them.

    If this card pull speaks to you, let me know! And if tarot's just not your jam, feel free to scroll past.

    Curly girl

    Feb. 13th, 2024 12:34 pm
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (Default)
    I was supposed to update my bullet journal last night, and instead I started doodling. I think she came out kind of cute though, so I thought I'd share:

    curly haired girl in a striped turtleneck sits at a bar with a cig and drink closeby
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (Default)
    Just putting these lists here so I can pull it up whenever I need to.

    Fresh herbs, bark, root, etc.
  • Basil
  • Cedar
  • Mint
  • Pine

    Dried herbs, bark, root, etc.
  • Arnica
  • Bay leaf
  • Boldo leaf
  • Boneset
  • Chamomile
  • Cinnamon
  • Corn silk
  • Damiana
  • Elderberry
  • Epazote
  • Hawthorn berries
  • Lavender
  • Lobelia
  • Marjoram
  • Marshmallow root
  • Mugwort
  • Mullein
  • Nettle
  • Passionflower
  • Pennyroyal
  • Raspberry (1/27/2025)
  • Red Sandalwood
  • Rose petals
  • Rose hips
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Valerian
  • White Willow (1/27/2025)
  • Wormwood
  • Yarrow

    Smoke wands
  • Blue Sage & Copal
  • Cedar & Lavender
  • Juniper
  • Lavender
  • Rue
  • Sage [White?]
  • User Icons

    Dec. 17th, 2023 06:14 pm
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (swimming)
    I've been making icons to use here on Dreamwidth:

    Four DW User Icons )

    I made these all recently, with the exception of the Rise of Phoenixes one. That one is actually the first icon that I ever made, and I originally made it when I was still using Livejournal. I'm still not very experienced with it, as I only made two then and haven't made any more (until now).

    PS: Please credit me if you use them! ❤
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (polin)
    This week Netflix finally announced the release date for season three of Bridgerton! Looks like it's not coming out until late spring/early summer of next year though. The first four episodes will be available on May 16th and then the rest on June 13th but, with the writer's strike this past year, I expected as much.

    They made an Instagram post that appears to be heavily teasing the possible inclusion of the infamous carriage scene from the Romancing Mister Bridgerton novel, so I am pleased 🤭

    They also put out a few screencaps on Twitter that look quite lovely:

    colin and penelope colin and penelope
    krakendelsur: woman facing many moons and stars (moon)
    Trillium, Spirit into Matter

    "Trillium is a rare jewel brightening the forest floor, quietly watching the darkness. She's not waiting for ghouls or ghosts. She fears nothing in these dim-lit woods. No, Trillium is waiting on the first fleeting sparks of new life. Come, she says, drawing you deeper into the consciousness of the trees, let's see what shall be born! While she's been awaiting births for millenia, Trillium's recently developed her invisibility, quietly blending into leaf mulch and fern patches, the dark places where ideas are incubated. On the edge of the abyss of all and nothing, shes ready to ease the transition from spirit to matter. Trillium helps with births; she often sees the first spark when other eyes still see darkness."
    - Maia Toll


    Trillium grandiflorum

    FYI: Trillium, as an herbal medicine, can be used to alleviate menstrual symptoms and to aid in childbirth...which is likely why it's also commonly referred to as "birthroot". It's also used as an antispasmodic, antiseptic, expectorant, astringent, and a diuretic. 
     


     
    krakendelsur: Bambi the deer (bambi)
    No rain today, but the allergens (dust and mold) in the air are making it impossible to be outside right now. I'm getting the worst sneezing fits every time I step out there. I can barely function! 🤧

    I never used to be affected by allergies before, but I guess that's changing as I get older.

    Luckily though, I got some garden time earlier this week- and I took a couple of photos of the new plants (and the basil).



    I'm planning on taking pictures to track their progress. Maybe twice a month? 🤔

    Rained In

    Dec. 1st, 2023 11:00 pm
    krakendelsur: mermaid swimming (cinnamon)
    It's been raining since yesterday, so I haven't gotten to spend much time outside for the past two days. Luckily it did let up this morning, just long enough for me to take the trash out to the curb. And at least it's not cold right now.

    Gotta be grateful for the little things!

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