Did I have fun, back then? I think I did from time to time, although I was consumed with trying to establish who I truly was. I did stupid things, things that I’m lucky to have lived through. I spent too much time in dirty alleys, decrepit houses, squats… I was reckless because that’s when [...]

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It’s my life, don’t you forget… *
It was a day out. [A day in!] Rob and I decided that we needed an adventure, so we wandered to NoDa and wandered around for a while… we had a quick and light meal at Cabo’s Fish Tacos [they have lots of other stuff too, and a [...]

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…Dementia has gone, purged from inside. [Dead Can Dance - advent]

I’ve been sick since right before Thanksgiving. If you know me, you know that I get sick to my stomach quite a bit. For a while, I suffered from something known variously as “CVS” – Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome [syndrome because they don't know what causes [...]

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I’ve forgotten if I’ve mentioned that I’m participating in a “photo a day for a year” thingie for Twitter-people, and of course I’m too lazy to check previous entries when I really should be going to bed – as I’m supposed to meet Maya tomorrow in Raleigh for a fun day of seeing a [...]

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Sleeping sometimes brings deep insights. I should really put a disclaimer on this page:
PARDON OUR DUST
WORK IN PROGRESS
…maybe that should be a sign I wear around my neck, too. Ha!
Anyway, yeah. Hi! I’m Xiane, I’m a mess but I’m trying to be better, and I REALLY appreciate and am awed by the patience that you [...]

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I love sun-dappled streams that slink under foot bridges and empty into larger rivers.

The fungus among us. Little things too often pass us by, unnoticed. Of course, we’re the ones that pass IT by, right?

Girl. Cabin. Trees. Outdoors.
Want to see more? They’re stored here: Artist’s Dates @ Flickr

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At the coffee shop!
Originally uploaded by xiane threeravens

Helen mentioned through Twitter that when I tweet about being at the coffee shop, she now has a mental image for that, since she’s seen my usual haunts now. I figured it might be nice to clue everyone in to how I look when I hang out here, [...]

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Today was a fantastic day!
I’ve been hanging out with my pal Helen Mosher all weekend, as she’s in the area for a visit – and we decided that Saturday was obviously “go to Asheville and see the sights” day. I know I was just there last week with Melissa and Bo, but there’s never enough [...]

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Lyrics: The Police [synchronicity I]

No real reason to post this photo of a petunia [from an Artist's Date!] other than to give you something I found pretty, to start your day off with a potential smile.
One of the things that The Artist’s Way says I’m supposed to keep an eye out for is occurrences of [...]

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I rejected my first attempt at an Artist’s Date this week – a trip alone to Gastonia and to a craft store and a book store – because I felt that it wasn’t a sufficient date. Maybe that’s not the point, but I felt like I was cheating myself on the first date. So I [...]

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