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Jewel

joined on 01/05/04
last updated 02/26/08
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Chez Jewel

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Juicy!

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Things I won't turn down

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What's in my FBI file:

Gender
Female
about me
"I'm not a conventional person, I'm an adventuress ... like anybody who's worth having, I've got my difficult side, but I'm great fun to be with ... the difficult stuff is made up for by the good stuff."

"Sell your cleverness
and buy bewilderment." - Damon Runyon

My photo / montage composition usually rocks, but if yours is better, I'll tell you, and I'll be genuinely happy for you.

Veggie for 7 years -
Not anymore though -- just healthy and quasi-gourmet... ;)

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Tabooz

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That's Info-tainment

September 26, 2007
A true pioneer in every sense of the word, part jewel and explorer not to mention Classic.
A doer and rocket scientist more than blessed to be on her team.
and ready to embark in any of her adventures.
Redifining and refining true friendship and fashion.
August 16, 2007
Sister across the ether whom I find to be one of the intelligencia; one of the soft souls unafraid to express, create and acknowledge what is. I do believe Jewel to be one of the tall trees that bends in the storms and gracefully perseveres.
June 12, 2007
the unfolding fabrics give forth a feathered and un-weathered beauty... the rose-bud buried in the center and it all awaits to spill itself out; this Being bears fruits and loots from the false to give to the truth and I learn and watch and listen and give what there is to give.... gold on gold is what she is.
December 23, 2006
Jewel was right there for me when I had my sixth fingers removed from both hands. I was useless for weeks, during which time she spoon fed me oatmeal, pureed spaghetti, mushroom barley soup and poi. It was disgusting, but she insisted. Because of that strange diet, I now have the strength of 10 men and 2 foxes, and I can shoot a thrown bottle cap dead center at 60 paces. For that, I am eternally grateful.
December 28, 2005
The way we tend to one another as friends is akin to how one would tend to bonsai trees; we help eachother to grow upward in graceful, lovely and not to mention cool, funky new directions!
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footprints in the ether

Re: hey whatcha working on? (in Reconstructed Clothing) I'm working my way through bags of fabric from the fabric district; bags of selected clothes from the weekly $1 baled clothing sale, and a ton of amazing hand-woven silk, also from the fabric district, via a friend's fabric biz.

Mostly I am wor... read more
discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 6:06 PM
Re: how do you turn pants into a jacket? (in Reconstructed Clothing) <shrug>
;)
discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 6:01 PM
Re: (in Reconstructed Clothing) I mean, about shrinking the sweaters for baby clothes.
discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 5:59 PM
Re: hey whatcha working on? (in Reconstructed Clothing) Brilliant, yo.
discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 5:58 PM
Re: Matrix coat (in Reconstructed Clothing) Hey - freak them out -

put a little packet in the pocket with 1 red pill and 1 blue one ;)

I'm bad.
discussion post on Tue, May 13, 2008 - 5:56 PM
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Welcome to my imaginary Kodo party...

I guess the Marxists have appropriated it for the laborers, but I'm wistful for its older roots, Beltaine!!

We need to find a May pole, and dance around it with a bunch of flowers ...

What ever happened to the Beltaine fest they used to have in SB? Let's revive that!

Happy May Day!!
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 12:49 PM permalink - 4 comments
 

-- Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:00pm - 7:30pm Edgecliffe and Sunset - triangle park

Fallen Fruit is organizing this year's Nocturnal Fruit Forage 2008 in honor of the Loquat. It would be great if you could post the information to help spread the word to Angelenos. We do a tour every year at this time. It would be great to have you come along. If you have any questions. We meet a lot of residents when we stop in front of their houses with flashlights, shopping carts, bags and fruit pickers... read more
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 11:36 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Attention all my friends:

In the course of my diligent research to help my Mom, who has dementia (primarily drug induced) - I've found out the most amazing stuff about Lion's Mane mushrooms, and I had to pass it along.

Check out this link for basic scientific info - basically, LM has been proven to help the body create more Nerve Growth Factor, which helps in all sorts of neurologic ailments (or general well-being.) If you have any sort of nerve or brain ailment (MS, depression, ADD, n... read more
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 9:02 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
Tis true - and I'm Irish to boot!

But please - no green beer!

If you're in the mood for some down home Celtic culture (and I know I am)
check this out:

www.celticartscenter.com/Speci...8.html

iI's a bit of a variety show, with musicians, dancers and so on. Free / Donation (no one turned away),
Bring a potluck if you wish - No obligation. It starts at 7, but come anytime, and see what you can - it's really sweet, and these people ar... read more
Sun, March 16, 2008 - 11:22 PM permalink - 12 comments
 
You do not need this poem.

Even though it is full
Of beauty and strength and sublime danger
You do not need it.

Even though this poem
is filled to the brim with music and grandeur and lofty loftiness.
And is wonderfully distracting.

You do not need this poem.

You can read it all you want
Over and over
But it won’t change the fact
That you already have everything you ever needed
Or ever will need.
You just keep forgetting.

This poem is over.

That thing, do it now.
Fri, March 7, 2008 - 11:34 PM permalink - 3 comments
 
Welcome, shortest day of the year!
Welcome, longest night!

Your new year starts now -
Merry Christmas!

You have already received so many gifts to be grateful for.
There is one you may have overlooked.

It is there every year, waiting patiently for you to find it,
Under the tree, or in your stocking.
Hidden in the stuffing
Or in the chorus of a song,
Slipped into a card on the mantle.

When you find it, will you accept it?

Releasing your fears is always there,
for you to f... read more
Sat, December 22, 2007 - 10:29 AM permalink - 3 comments
 
Today it's a fact that every fish in the ocean, and every seabird, has plastic in its gut...

India recycles 80% of its plastics, while we recycle a mere 20%.

OK, so we suck. One more reason the world hates us. But what about that huge plastic trash island in the Pacific? Isn't that worth something to someone? If it were worth mining, wouldn't someone be motivated to mine it?

After a web search, I found this: a possible solution technology from the US, as reported from India:
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Sat, October 13, 2007 - 1:01 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
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Hot links

Do-it-yourself? No, Do-it-together:

sociablism.blogspot.com/2008/0...cy.html

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Ahhhhhhh! That's better...

www.last.fm/listen/artis...imilarartists

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I've been interested in herbs forever... I always felt I knew them, even when I didn't!
My great-grandmother Susanna was a community herbalist in the backwoods of Canada... maybe I'm feeling her in my DNA?

Anyway, as I mooned around the internet, wondering how to afford real classes on my schedule, I found this, a certified herbalist school online!

www.planetherbs.com/courses/...labus.php

I'm not sure which level to start with, or how to segue from one level to the next, but I'm excited to fold it into my reality somehow, if only to bond closer to my plant-friends...

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The permaculture garden I helped a friend build -

everythinggardens.typepad.com/pho...html

Lifting and placing all that recycled concrete got us in super shape for Burning Man ;)
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Whoa. Spirit stuff.

www.al-kemi.com/Welcome/welcome.html
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The Muse.

Miss you.

www.erntefashionsystems.com
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9/11? Drugs? Government coverups?
No need to suffer the tinfoil-hatted conspiracy theorists.

Here is a useful resource: broadly-covered, objective, well-documented, yet orphaned information that you really should know:

www.thememoryhole.org/index.htm


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Vipassana on Monday nights in Santa Monica...

Sliding scale, and beginners welcome!
www.zentrance.com/

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My new favorite urban alt DIY permaculture site...

On this site, the possibilities are endless (how do they find the time?)

www.homegrownrevolution.org


... and if you want to get certified online, for peanuts:

permaculturevisions.com/

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Awesomeness!

An amazing self-hypnosis technique for transcending any beliefs that hold you back:

metaprogrammers.tribe.net/threa...7a5671

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Bioregional animism -- It's what's for breakfast!

(ahem)

OK, when I was 3, which is as far back as I can remember, I just presumed everything was alive. Rocks, furniture, everything. This made perfect sense to my toddler mind. In the intervening years between then and now, lots of people tried to convince me otherwise. They nearly succeeded...

As it turns out of course, my toddler-intelligence was right all along. These days they describe how everything is linked to everything else with ideas like quantum physics and string theory. But on a more personal level, it all comes back to animism, the conviction that everything is alive, which some might call the first religion. And to bring it even closer, there's the particular wrinkle of bioregional animism, or, remembering and feeling how everything is connected within your own bioregional area.

So, if you've got some time to kill, and feel like getting your mind comfortably blown, check this guy out:
bioregionalanimism.blogspot.com/

He's here on tribe too
people.tribe.net/16064b50-...8c847c7a7d

that is all...
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Avoiding Starbucks? Want to support the little guy?
Use the Store De-locator, to find the nearest independently owned cafe's, bookstores, and theaters!

www.delocator.net



Tiny LED "throwies" - throw them anywhere!
Perfect for political graffiti !

graffitiresearchlab.com/


My Myspace page --
I'm not there much, but here's where you can find me if you want to link up:
www.myspace.com/eyedancer

My online reel (I'm a professional video editor):
www.jewelshacienda.blogspot.com

My botanical fragrances and handmade glass aromatherapy jewelry:
www.highalchemy.blogspot.com

Go here to get sh*t done, get some support, and have fun!!
www.43things.com

Are your friends lecturing you on your eating habits?
Wondering which dietary habits are beneficial vs. harmful, or whether raw foods, fasting, or extreme diets have merit?
For a spirited discussion, with links to resources, check this out:
beyondveg.com/


Interesting article on men & porn:
(pretty even-handed, er, no pun intended!)
www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/...6,00.html

I want some!
www.iht.com/articles/200...ws/durian.php

Forgive me!
(Sharing my addiction...)
icanhascheezburger.com


Urban (& non-urban) onsen & spas:
www.tenthousandwaves.com/spa_links.html

Bio-diesel rental cars in LA!
www.bio-beetle.com/losangel..._cars.htm

One of my favorite places in SF and a great link in general:
SCRAP, the Scroungers' Center for Reusable Art Parts!
scrap-sf.org/links.htm

The coolest night-sky photographer in the world (and a really super-nice guy!):
www.astropics.com

Edible landscaping in LA:
notacornfield.com/farmlab/2...point.html

Mmmmmmmm - smells good!
www.scents-of-earth.com/franki...e7.html

This just makes me laugh!
tinyurl.com/2ormvo

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Smart is tha new sexy

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Connexions & intersections

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Click here 4 more joy!

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Beware the poverty mentality - notes

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Stop! Look! Listen!

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Make-over your mind

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Home entertainment (a favorite place)

Monastery of the Jumping Cats, Inle Lake, Burma
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I need your opinion...

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Video of mwah @ BM (G-rated)

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Micro-video of XingoLucents dancing

CinematograSiouxsen grabbed some video of us dancing part of our Starfire set on Xingolati ...

Link:
www.siouxzen.net/lucentdossier.AVI

Thanks Siouxsen!