Random Musings from a Muse: Beauty

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Friday, January 26, 2018

Softened Cubist Dusk

"Misty Dusk Violets,"

by Giovanna Laine

Click to view larger.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Sunday, November 24, 2013

From MSN Living:

Nail art inspiration for a festive holiday season

SuccubaSuprema writes:

Some of these tiny and impermanent examples of art are really gorgeous. Their ephemerality, while tragic, seems to add a bit to the aesthetic appeal.

Friday, October 18, 2013

My Dream Axe

The Rickenbacker 350SH Limited Signature Edition (click to view image in original size)

Inspired and signed by Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, as shown in this link.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A Few Recent ScreenShots from Star Trek Online

These are images from gameplay of my Romulan character, Vice Admiral Gessatra ir'Virinat t'Prell, the Fleet Admiral of the Tal'Diann (Romulan Military Intelligence). Click to view larger.

Subcommander Aeris is one of my Tactical/Security Bridge Officers.

The R.R.W. Di'on Charvon about to leave deep space and return to a charted sector.

The R.R.W. Di'on Charvon in the Kahless Expanse.

Gessatra and some of her Bridge Officers on the surface of Nimbus-III. Left to Right: Subcommander Satra (Romulan Science/Medical Officer), Subcommander Veril (Reman Engineering/Operations Officer), Vice Admiral Gessatra ir'Virinat t'Prell (Romulan Science/Medical Officer and Head of Romulan Military Intelligence), Subcommander Aeris (Romulan Tactical/Security Officer), and Subcommander Shendi'la'vri (Orion Engineering/Operations Officer).

The R.R.W. Di'on Charvon (a Tulwar Dreadnought Warbird of the New Romulan Republic), in the Azure Nebula.

These Screenies were taken within the past 24 hours of gameplay. For additional screen captures from my gameplay (I have a Vulcan Science/Medical Officer, an Orion Science/Medical Officer, and a Romulan Science/Medical Officer), see the Labels at the bottom of this post.

Star Trek Online is a registered trademark of CBS Studios Inc.. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All Star Trek Online or Star Trek art, images, and lore are the property of CBS Studios Inc.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

How to Tease Hair

Monday, October 7, 2013

Everyday Makeup in Autumn

Gradient Smoky Eyes

From the brilliant Marinshe:

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Fireman Saves Kitten!!!

This made me cry tears of joy.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Art About Feminism (aka "About Feminism, Volume I, Number 2")

As I've said before (here), and will say again in future blog posts, being a judgmental busybody is not what Feminism is about. Feminism is about freedom to be ourselves.

http://67.media.tumblr.com/bf99e90b5563fe04b46a7c8e1326fe19/tumblr_mso2shzs8s1s64ikho1_500.jpg

The artist later did this:

http://65.media.tumblr.com/5fdbc699b28697363d6fbfdf704ef19e/tumblr_n4a77kbdE21s64ikho1_500.jpg

Except, I never thought she was suggesting that men were making those statements. I believed then, and I still do, that she was criticizing those who imagine themselves to be feminists by judging other women in a biased manner. Feminism is not about slut-shaming nor insisting that someone should have a career or that someone should stay home and raise children or any of these things. Feminism is about the individual woman making her own damned decisions and not being subjected to the biased expectations of others.

See more from this artist:
my little sketchbook

For About Feminism, Volume I, Number 1: A Few Comments about Feminism, click here.

For About Feminism, Volume II, Number 1: Vivi and Gigi - A Love Story, or, Who Is Vivian James and What Is GamerGate? click here.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Norah Jones is an Extraordinary Artist

I never thought this could be one of my favorite songs till I heard her Jazz version some years ago. Now I like it so much that I do it at karaoke from time to time (but only in this arrangement).

Friday, August 9, 2013

Slave Morality and Noble Morality Contrasted -- Anxiety Culture

Several years ago, someone showed me a webpage, and directed my attention to the table at the bottom of the page. I have since done likewise many times in conversations with others. The table displays contrasts between a Noble Morality and a Slave Morality. The webpage is also more than a little bit interesting; take note in particular of the ending portion, concerned with réssentiment "morality" and passive-aggressive perspectives, which leads into the Nietzschean quiz and table as addenda of sorts. I've taken the liberty of making an image file out of the table for purposes of education, with an attribution to the original page URL address. The link to the original page is below.