Entries by Topic
All topics
«
(rabbit,rabbit)
06-06-06
1/2 way mark
1974
200
2006
3 Sisters
3-2-1 Liftoff
365
4 Lost TIme
9 More Weeks
:)
A Quickie
A-OK
AARP
About Time!
Age Old
AGGGGHHHH!!!
Ahhhhh...
All in the Family
All things a re possible
All Will Be Revealed
Already?
ALRIGHT!!!
Alternate Reality
Always Something
And 1, and 2...
And Gina
And Her Little BLOG too!
And the Winner Is...
Angels Among Us
AS USUAL
As/Is
At Last
AT LAST!!!
AUM
Australia Day
Back to the Garden
Back to Work
Bad Kitty!
Bang-Zoom
Barbara
BBBZZZZZZZZZTTT!
Believe You Me!
Beta Waking
Bibbidy Bobbidy
Birthday Bash
Bizzzness
Blaaaghhhhhhh!!!
BLAH!
Blasphemy!
bleevit
BLOG #333!!!
Blustery Day
Bookworm
Bowl Me Over
Boys R Us
Boys, Boys, Boys
Brain Candy
BS! (Bachelor of Science)
Business Plan
Bust-a-Blender
BWAH!!!
BZZZZZZZT!!!
Calling Raphael
Callous on my Arch
CanoeTrip
Capricorns Rule
Cat and Mouse Games
Catchin' Z's
cha-ching!
Chakra II
Cheese it UP
Chow Chow Chow
Christmas Egg?
Cinco-Pation
Clarity
Class of 2005
Collectable!
Constant Change
Continuum
Cookie ME!!!
Corporate This
County Fair
Crazy 8s
Creepy-Crawly
Criss Cross
CRUD
Cruel Shoes
CUERVONATION
DagNabbit
Damn Hippies
Dance Naked!!!
Day of Rest
Deadlines, UGH
Deer ME...
Deer, Deer...
Den Mother
Details
Did I Mention?
DID NOT!!! DID TOO!!!
Disco Down
Dish Bitch
Divine Love
dog eat dog
DOGGONE IT!!!
Dream City!
Dream Dates
Dream-a-liscious
Dreamier
Dreamin'
Dreaming in Color
Dreams
Dreamy
Dressed in Gold
Ducks in a Row
Eat the Worm!
Eat The Worm!!!
Egyptology
Element of Surprise
Entry 366? HA!
Envelopes
Epidemic
Eve of Sag
Everyday Miracles
Exploring Uranus
eye spy
Faboo!!!
Factoring
FAME
Family Ties
Feats of Clay
Feel the Heat
Fire and Ice
Fixed Grand Cross
Fixed Grand Cross!!!
Flashback
Flat Out...
FLY-rone!!!
Flying
Foolish heart
For Goodness Snakes!
Fresh Air
FRI the 13th
Full Moon Fever
GADS!!!
Game Over
Garden of Fountain
Gentle Giant
Giddy UP!!!
Giddyup!!!
Glug Glogg
GM a go-go
Go To The Light!!!
Go With The Flow
GO-GO-GO
Goes To Show
Golden Children
Good Times
Grateful
Grateful Dead
Gwenyth Marie
H-oooowwww-L
H2O
HAHAHAHAHA
Hairballs
Halloween Weekend
Hanging In There
Happy Birthday
Happy Easter
Happy New Year
Harbinger
Hazy
Helping Hands
HEY NOW!!!
HEY OUT THERE
HHIIIIIISSSSSSSSS........
HI
HI Y'ALL
Ho-hum
Hockey Fight
HOLY SANTO'S
Home Stretch
Homebodies
hooray 4 boobies
Hoppity Hop
Hot Hot Hot
Hot Poop
How do you do?
I Accept
I Believe
I Have A Dream
I Own Tyrone
I QUIT!!!
I Resolve
I Rock!
I Said SO!
IDA/PINGALA
IDAS
In the beginning...
In the Shape of...
In Virgo
In Your Dreams
Infirma
Is a Love Beat
Is spring sprung?
It all rolls into one
It Matters!
it never ends
It's Happening!!!
Jambalaya Anyone?
Jammin at the Jim Jam
Jerry Me
Just One More DAY!!!
Karmic KO
Keep it Coming
kidding aside
Kids
Late Nite
LAVA FLOWS
Layin' Low
Let It Flow
Let Me In!
Let's Talk About Sex
Life and Death
Lift-off
like a villain
LOL!!!
Long Day
Looking Back
Lost Days
Lucky So Far
Luxury
Magic in the Airwaves
Maintaining Paradise
Majestic Pacific
Make LikeTrees
Making Them Wait
Manana
Market Share
Martian Chronicles
Maximus Chow Down
May Day!
Mayan Fun
Memorial Day
Meow
Middle School Dance
Mind full of Air
Mommma KNOWS!!!
Monday Again
Monday Musing
Money's Money
More Bday Fun
More Pisces
More to Come
More Tour
Mr.Toads Wild Ride
My 8x8
My Baby
My Big Boy
My OLD Man
nappy
needs assessment
Never Ends
New and Improved?
New Dimension
New Direction
New Paint
NEXT!!!
No Foolin!!
No More War
No Regrets
NO-ADS
Not Paper Clips
Nothing
Now Be Here
Numerology
NZ via PDX
O'Hare, I Swear!!!
Odds n Ends
Of the Band
OH-OH-the OCHO!!
OK
OM
OMG!!!
On Purpose
ON the BUS
On Your Mark...
One More Week!
One step...
One WEEK!!!
Onion Layers
ONWARD!!!
Open Sesame
Our Father...
Out Fox
Overdue Siesta
P.l.U.t.o
Paint it Pink
Papa Roach
Party ON
Past Blast
Peaked Too Soon
Peek-a Boo
Peeps
perchance to dream
Perfection
Personal Freedom
Pie in the Sky
Pinkley Taurus
Pisces
Please Stand By
Please Stand BY!
Plugging Along
Plugging Away
Pluto Shall Prevail!!!
Poor Boris
PORTAL>>>
Principle II
Proceed with Caution
PTL
Punk Kids
Pups
Purple Haze
putter, putter
R & D
Raaawwwwrrrrrr
Rabbit, Rabbit
RAM-A-LAMA
Random Factoid #756
Rated R
RE-BOOT
Really Big Show
Recipe for..?
Red October
Regularly Scheduled
Rei Ki
Reiki Principles
Reiki-o-Rama
Reprieve
Rev. it UP
Rick Rack
S'Late
Safe Haven
Sanctuary
Sassy
Satin Love!!!
Say What?
School/House Rock
Scorpio Full Moon
SCREEEECHHHHHH!!!
Scuba Steve
Seam-STRESS!!
Seeds of Love
Send in the Clowns
Sense a Pattern?
Sheep's Clothing
Shine Dammit
Sick-o!
Sigh
Sighhhhhhhh.......
Since DIRT
Skyward HO!!!
Sleep talkin'
Smile
Snappy
Snips and Snails
Snow Day
Snow Day II
SoundGarden
Special K
speechless
Spider Magic
Splat
Spunky
SQUEEEKKIN BY!!!
Steppin' Out
Steve Irwin-OM
Still Plugging
still tired
Strings Attached
Stupid newspaper!
Summer
Summer Sunset
Sunny Monday
Sunshiny
Super Dog, Tyrone
Super Star Dylan
Sweet Sixteen
Synesthesia
Ta-Ta Ma-Ma
Tah-Dah
Take it Easy
Tech Stuff
Terrible Twos?
Thank Universe!
Thank You, Jerry
Thar She Blows!
That Reminds Me!
The (UN?) Usual
The Big 4-0
The End is Near
the Force
the Grindstone
The Labrynth
The Lack Thereof
The More There Is To DO
The Music Never Stopped
The only thing sure
the strangest of places
THIS ONE!!!
Thursday
THURSDAY!!!
till dreams come true
Time
Time Flies
Time Goes!
Time is Relative
Time Travel
To Gary
To Market
Toast with That?
Topsy Turvy
tripper
TRUE???
Trust Issue
Try Angles
try try try try try
TRY, TRY AGAIN
Tryin' Too Hard
Tuesday
Twins
ugh
Umph
Updated
VACATION CALLS!!
Voiceless
Void of Course
WAAAAHHHHs-Abe
Walk In The Park
Waning Moon
We ARE Family
Well? RU?
What A Day
What a Night
What a Weekend
What Are You?
What Does It Mean
What Does It Mean!!!
What Homework?
What You Want
What's Up?
WHAT?
Whatever
Wheel of Fortune
Where Does the Time Go?
Where the Heart Is
WHEW!!!
Who Are You?
Who Knew
Who Knew?
Who Knows
Who ME?
WHOOOSH!!!
Wine Tasting
Wined and Dined
Wo-Wo-Woah....
WooHoo!
Wor'd Up
Work Work Work
WOW
WOW!
X-File
YAY!
Year of the ROOSTER
YeeHaw!
YESSSSSSS!!!
YIPES!!!
You Bet Your Asp!
You Can Too
You Never Know
You're On It!
Yowl....
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
|
MANDALABLOG
Friday, July 14, 2006
New Zoo Review
Mood:
 a-ok
Topic: And Her Little BLOG too!
Hey Kids, I revised my site, and so didTripod, so I have some new features that promise to make Mandalablog even more exciting than it already is! I still need to do a little work on a few things. I want to switch up the look of my blogpage a bit, but for now the new color and font features will have to keep me entertained. SO EXCITING!!! I didn't really have a chance to write about our trip to the Country Fair last week. For those of you who are not familiar, the Country Fair has been happening for 35+ years and is truly a Hobbitland Full O' Fairies and Imps. My mama came out from Wisconsin and had prepared a lime green outfit-shirt, shorts, shoes-Turns out it was "Lime Green Friday" at the Fair-it doesn't surprise me that she was in tune with what was up in the "otherrealm". That my friends is a subject for a whole other BLOG. I want to get you caught up with the latest in astro-weather... The weekend promises to be an important shift, with a harmonious rectangle in the sky today involving Venus, Mars, Pluto and Ceres. This aspect is all about fixing old situations that need repair. Hooray, I can think of a few situations I am hoping this is highlighting...The energies today and tomorrow are influenced by the Piscean new moon as well as north node, so it could be emotional and highlight hidden dreams and visions. Take another look at the ideas that you have had on the back burner...one or two of them may be ready to serve! Sunday will be a day full of physical energy with the Aries moon...take yourself for a nice hike somewhere. Get the lead out! Monday there is so much going on in the heavens!!! A grand fire trine-meaning unstoppable and exciting action, a grand mutable square-which may make us nervous about the action, but that will help keep us from jumping in without looking, and 4-count 'em-FOUR Fingers of God-(Fickle Fingers of Fate!) I am visualizing this as the palm laying out-offering us new choices and new opportunities to help us move forward on our path. Walk your path with conviction. OM...
Posted by mandalafly
at 10:40 AM PDT
Updated: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:29 AM PDT
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Under Construction
Mood:
 mischievious
Now Playing: WIDESPREAD PANIC!!!
Topic: Updated
HEY NOW-I had the notion to change things up a bit, and have been trying to figure out how to save and archive this BLOG so that I do not lose all of these mad ramblings...and I am going to re-vamp this space as well. Apparently my BLOGlodyte pals have been having difficulty posting to this site, so I am looking into it. Good old Mercury retrograde till the end of the month...sigh-prepare to be patient. I hope to have it figured out soon so that I can get back to what it is I do best-RAMBLE ON...ttfn!
Posted by mandalafly
at 7:10 PM PDT
Saturday, July 8, 2006
BLAH!
Mood:
 don't ask
Topic: BLAH!
Mom is here from Wisconsin, and I am in the midst of the marketing that I did not get to do while I was in school, and I am trying to get on with what I am supposed to be doing, while trying to do the things that I want to be doing, and I am not getting the results that I was looking for from Saturday Market, and I am just plain frustrated right now, but that is the nature of the beast we call life and I have to roll with the flow of the way things go. I was looking at my extended birthchart for some clues, and it keeps saying that my planetary influences are opposing my karmic goals and purpose. How is that even possible? I tell you, I am feeling it today. I had a nice time at the Country Fair yesterday, and I have some fun pics that I promise to share with you, but summer is really turning up the heat here, and I am sure you have plenty to keep you busy...Talk to you later...
Posted by mandalafly
at 9:35 PM PDT
Monday, July 3, 2006
Grades Are In!!!
Mood:
 cool
Now Playing: Star Spangled Banner-Francis Scott Key
Topic: I Rock!
Well, for those of you who have been patiently awaiting the report card from this semester that you have had to endure with me, I just thought I'd let you know that I got one of my best report cards ever...3 A's and 1 B(Math). Sadly, I had an A going into the math final (a 91), but the last couple of weeks I really kind of felt like I have come this far in life without the knowledge of "specific anti-derivative formulas" and been okay, so...my final was good enough to pass! I can honestly say that I know more about them than I did before, so it was not completely a wash... You may have guessed that this means that I got an A in Figurative Ceramics, and for those of you who have known me for a while, you might recognize that this was almost a given. I did manage to try a couple of things I would not have tried on my own, and made a few really nice sculptures, and got to be a part of a clay studio again for a while. That was sweet. Then there was Geology (Plant's and Birds in Rocks and Things) which was more difficult than I had figured on, but also was delightfully entertaining. It didn't hurt that most of the lab assignments involved scientific drawing which is one of my FAVORITE things to do (I really mean it!)and that it involved a lot of Biology which has always been one of my absolute favorite subjects. My best teacher EVER was my Biology teacher in Whitehall, Ohio-(For those of you who have been reading along for a while it will be no surprise that his name is Mr. SCHOOLER-I swear! You can look it up!) The Crown Jewel of my report card is the A that I got from Alex Stotts. I knew going into it that she was going to be serious about her subject: Global Feminisms. She is also serious about writing. I have always liked to write, guess that's why you are glued to this space...riveted by the exciting life of a glamorous artiste, and the trials and tribulations of reaching for the *****STARS*****, but let's just say that Ms. Stotts was looking for the kind of writing that is anything BUT what I do here! Or anything like I have done in the past! I still feel like I barely got to the part where I could pull together a number of ideas and clearly state what it meant to me in a concise manner (maybe I haven't yet...you tell me!) I took this as my challenge class, and it worked. Not only that, but I succeeded in an area that I had previously feared. Well, succeeded...hmmmm...better make that KICKED ASS in!!! Alright, on that note, Happy Birthday America! Pass the Ketchup, Please...
Posted by mandalafly
at 11:38 PM PDT
Friday, June 30, 2006
I'm BACK!!!
Mood:
 celebratory
Topic: Tech Stuff
WELL HHHEEEEEELLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!! Happy Birthday to my sister Robyn, and 1/2 Birthday to ME!!! (we are "evil twins") How are all of my little Blog-lo-dytes? Sorry for the unofficial hiatus, I made it through my first official computer crash, technical difficulties, and am back to tell you that I am not really all that thrilled with the whole process. Fortunately I have the important stuff backed up on disk (pictures). It wasn't just my computer that was being difficult, it was an entire parade of technicalities, bloopers, and mayhem that I can only attribute to the chaos created by the upwelling of energy that had been previously stored in the corners and cubbyholes here at Castle Fontaine! It doesn't help that Uranus went retrograde on Monday the 19th, or that the new moon in Cancer on Sunday helped to focus energy on what needed to be done in the home. I was grounded anyway until that got taken care of. Or maybe it is that I am grounded NOW that I have that taken care of! So...now that I am back, I can tell you that my mama is here from the Dairy State!!! Babboo and my friend "Jungelove" and I made a day of it visiting the "Last Thursday Artwalk" in Portland. It is a relatively new and informal happening on Alberta between 15th and 30th avenues every last Thursday of the month. It was a great time. You can put your table of work out on the sidewalk, and display your wares(this was an informational journey only for me). There were gallery openings and all sorts of fun things going on. Good timing on the flight mama! I have to check up on what is up in the planetary lineup, but I can tell you that summer is getting ready to burst!!! Get your business in order, because by the time the Sun gets to LEO on the 23rd of July...you are going to want to embrace your passion and enjoy some personal freedom...you can practice up for it this weekend! Have Fun!
Posted by mandalafly
at 8:54 PM PDT
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A Moment's Rest
Mood:
 chillin'
Now Playing: Roundabout-YES
Topic: Topsy Turvy
Had quite a grad weekend driving up the coast to Lincoln City to see an old friend. Yesterday we got back and hit the ground running...Had my interview with the art council, did two hairwraps, a whirlwind cleaning job on the abode, and then a tarot reading. This morning I had an appointment at "Mother Kali's bookstore" and sold a set of cards to what is now my latest retail outlet! She is in a brand new space on Willamette and it is a major improvement-a beautiful store. Happy ME! My "infinite wisdom" (the voice that keeps telling me that I am not nearly busy enough...) has decided that it makes sense to basically flip the house upside down and put the boys in their own rooms in what is now the "master"? bedroom and the study, so I have set about purging that area. While this is a healthy thing (you wouldn't believe what you can collect under the heading "for collage..."), it is quite a task. I thought this was supposed to be SUMMER VACATION!!! That means that we (me and Babboo-and "leetle dog" too) will be back up in the "attic" where we started 5 years ago! It also means that I am going to have to move out and move back in again, which is a good thing since it gives me an excuse to offload all the ^*&^*^ that I have accumulated in the nooks and crannies. Where does all this come from? I do my best to buy only what I need, but there is all this STUFF! Since tomorrow is the Summer Solstice, I am not sure if this still qualifies as "Spring Cleaning" but since I am such a procrastinator I was BORN on the last day of the year, it is right on time for me. As for you....get out there and celebrate the longest day of the year in style...Here on the "Left Coast" Summer begins bright and early at 5:26am-YAWN...I'm gonna have to program my dreams to salute it. OM...
Posted by mandalafly
at 7:09 PM PDT
Monday, June 19, 2006
Uranus Retrograde
Mood:
 spacey
Now Playing: Weezer
Topic: Element of Surprise
Let's see if we can get through this without that little giggle... The planet Uranus...up-nope-I heard that... settle down children... the planet of change and originality, is moving to a backwards motion from now until November. This is the staging period for new and original thoughts and ideas, and it is time to put the pieces in place for what you want to create in your life. What you are working on now can be ready to roll by November if you take the steps necessary to change what you have been afraid to change up until now! Uranus is the guiding force behind the visionary. In the sign of Pisces where it sits right now, it becomes subtle and emotional, and expresses human feelings. If there are things that you have been suppressing, this placement will bring it forward and you might find yourself blurting out the most surprising things, or completely withdrawing to recharge your psychic batteries. Don't be afraid to take the steps necessary to make your visions become reality! It's the toughest job you'll ever love. (ask me how I know!)
Posted by mandalafly
at 10:32 PM PDT
Updated: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:33 PM PDT
Friday, June 16, 2006
Not to Miss a Beat
Mood:
 lucky
Now Playing: School's Out For Summer-Alice Cooper
Topic: BLOG #333!!!
Hello my Starchildren! I would first like to share with you that soon after my final final yesterday I went downtown to several shops who I thought might be willing to retail my cards and got contact information. (NO wasted time here!) Today I had a meeting with two of them. One, who owns a small shop, said to try back next month because he was going out of town and wasn't buying anything at this moment...but he would...The other, a husband and wife team, who I realized I had met at a party at my old roommate's (a fellow Michelle![mich-ellow?]-pardon the association-at least it's free!) ANYWAY---I met them several years ago, (in Eugene there are only about 2 degrees of separation) and they BOUGHT 5 SETS WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE!!! WOOHOO! I hope I did not look too surprised, since I am trying to act all professional and all, but---I did not expect them to buy 5! So on that note, I would like to plug LETTER HEAD on 8th ave. in Eugene, as folks with really great taste...(it really is a sweet boutique, and I am proud to have my work represented there!) Astrologically, it looks like we need to rest and recreate with friends and family Saturday to get ready for a powerful and challenging week ahead! This week, Jupiter in Scorpio is squaring Saturn in Leo. This is a very strong aspect, and Vesta and Mars thrown in the mix are really messing with the bottom line! Is it time to buckle down? Have you been creating the abundance that you want in your life? Are there things you would change if you could? YOU CAN! It might just not be overnight...unless you see it from the Universe's perspective, that it is all happening in the blink of an eye!!! Today I got a message from my bestest gal pal ever, and it was about perspective, rich vs poor,where a rich,city-dwelling,father takes his son to a farm to see "how the other half lives", and the son sees the farmers as the rich ones "we have one dog, they have four, we have a pool into the middle of our yard, they have an endless stream..." etc...It IS how you view things that makes you feel rich or poor. Coincidently(...LOL-or is it...) I came across this passage from the Tao Te Ching today as well... Chapter 11...when Doris gets her oats...(oh, wrong one)...try this: We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel, But it is the space where there is nothing that the utility of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a vessel, But it is on the space where there is nothing that the utility of the vessel depends. We pierce doors and windows to make a house, And it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the utility of the house depends. Therefore, just as we take advantage of what is, We should recognize the utility of what is not. Lao Tse What more could I say...Think on that till next time!
Posted by mandalafly
at 10:13 PM PDT
Updated: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:20 PM PDT
Thursday, June 15, 2006
FINALLY FINAL!!!
Mood:
 suave
Now Playing: Pomp and Circumstance
Topic: BS! (Bachelor of Science)
I'M FINALLY DONE!!! After a ridiculous amount of time trying time and time again to attain what should be a 4 (or 5) year degree, I have completed the requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Art with a concentration in ceramics! I can't tell you why it took so long, there are MANY, MANY factors, mostly financial, and red tape in nature. I also have a knack for doing things the roundabout way, and have so many things going at any given time that it is hard to concentrate on one thing until it is finished (Lot's of stuff in Sagittarius). Add to that a birthchart with a ridiculous amount of squares (like 14 or so) and it would seem that I have a lot to overcome. This is no longer one of them. It doesn't really matter to my art that I didn't have an official piece of paper saying that I was an artist. Most of my artistic training did NOT come from college-it came from the place between, but I was so close to a degree for so long that it was almost embarrassing that I didn't have one. BUT NOW I DO!!! I'm going to take a celebratory NAP!! See you later!!! WOOOOOHOOOO!
Posted by mandalafly
at 12:23 PM PDT
Monday, June 12, 2006
Sagittarius Full Moon Fever
Mood:
 rushed
Now Playing: Standing on the Moon-Grateful Dead
Topic: The End is Near
I have wanted to make note of the Sagittarius Full Moon for days now. It was yesterday, and in it's typical Sagittarian way, it has been all about LEARNING! This full moon was stationed at 21 degrees Sag (and for me it is conjunct, or in the same spot as my natal moon placement!) The Sabian sign for it is "A child and a dog wearing sunglasses." This moon calls for fun and fantasy in creating our everyday reality. (I wouldn't know anything about that...especially right now!) My own pupster is waiting for mama to have fun again. He keeps coming up and dropping the ball into my bookbag while I am trying to study (which this week is CONSTANTLY!!!) knowing that I will immediately retrieve it, and when I take longer than a moment to do so, he gives me the puppy dog eyes, and the sad puppy whimper to let me know that I am working too hard...only for a COUPLE MORE DAYS!!! Yesterday, I was priveleged enough to be able to spend the entire morning from sun-up till noon firing the anagama wood kiln at the UofO, and then go to NIA where my instructor led us through an entire routine about the moon. It was magical. I will talk more about the kiln in a day or two, but I've got to get my rest so I can crank out a couple more pages of essay, a bibliography, and still have time to retrieve some calculus files that I seem to have stored under a pile of random akashic records (or were they arista records...I'll keep looking...) Hope you have time to utilize the energy of this full moon and drift away into a fantasy, if only for a moment or two...my fantasy is that the answers to my calc final will be magically channeled through me and I will maintain the A that I have worked so hard for without even batting an eye!!! (that goes for Geology too!) Graduation-HERE I COME!!!
Posted by mandalafly
at 11:58 PM PDT
Newer | Latest | Older
|
