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Niagara

Posted on 13 August 2010 by china

On August 4th I took my kid and my mom to Niagara Falls for the weekend.  We left after work on a Thursday and came back the following Sunday.  Sometimes, traveling with family is…ahem…challenging.  But this trip worked out.  We all worked together and got over our own issues and considered what others wanted to do.  It was amazing.  But that’s another point entirely.

Niagara.

I haven’t been to Niagara Falls, Canada since I was a kid.  I enjoyed it back then, I did.  But I appreciated it much more this time.  And yes, we did all the schmarmy tourist things you are supposed to do while at the falls.  Here are some pictures to prove it:

Niagara Falls

The edge of Horshoe Falls

Mia overlooking Whirlpool Falls In the Spanish Aerocar over Whilrpool Falls Mia being eaten by a T-rex Mia, in a barrell that had gone over the Falls Mia, in front of the Lucky Buddha The Niagara Sky Wheel

Maid of the Mist

The American Falls

Mia at edge of TableTop Rock

You can see a BUNCH more images, including many from the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not oddatorium here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinagrrrl/sets/72157624716245838/

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Cafe DuMorning!!!

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Cafe DuMorning!!!

Posted on 02 January 2010 by china


Cafe DuMorning!!!

Originally uploaded by chinagrrrl

Cafe Du Monde is on Jackson Square in NOLA. I found a place to but cans of their coffee here in Akron, OH. I am much pleased. That is all.

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China’s desk: 081709

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China’s desk: 081709

Posted on 17 August 2009 by china




AtWork_081709

Originally uploaded by chinagrrrl

A snapshot of a part of my desk at work. Why we do what we do. How we do what we do.

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ASTROCHART (using birth name)

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ASTROCHART (using birth name)

Posted on 18 May 2009 by china

Hi there, here is the interpretation of the astrological chart that you asked for. Also attached is a .GIF graphic file which depicts your chart wheel. Thank you for visiting the Astrolabe WEB site at http://alabe.com This report has been created especially for you. It represents your Unique picture at the time you were born and at the place you were born. If you are unsure of the exact time of day of your birth (or the date or the place), the reading will probably not seem as accurate as it could be in certain places, but other parts will seem to be very appropriate. You will notice at certain places in the reading that contradictory information seems to be given. This is to be expected, because the personality of most people is extremely complex. For example, at times we are quite shy and at other times we are very aggressive, and so forth. You will also notice that, at certain points in the reading, certain patterns may be repeated over and over, especially in a longer more detailed report than this one. This is also to be expected. This simply means that your horoscope has an extremely strong focus on this particular pattern and that you should pay extra close attention to what is said about it. Now, on with your Report! 

Name: Kristin Lou Dauchy 
October 9 1970 
11:10 PM Time Zone is EDT 
Akron, OH 

Rising Sign is in 05 Degrees Cancer 
Very sensitive by nature, you prefer to be in your own familiar surroundings. Cautious and conservative, you make changes in your life only very slowly, if at all. You do not open up easily to strangers. Friendships are made for life, however — once given, your trust is forever. Your mother, your home as a child and your early family life in general are very important to you. You are also very sentimental. When you feel self- confident, you are gentle, giving and protective of the needs of others. But when you feel insecure or threatened, you become overly sensitive to criticism, shy, withdrawn and moody. You have a strong need for security — in the sense that you are being loved, nourished and protected. 

Sun is in 16 Degrees Libra. 
Very sociable, you enjoy being with others and definitely prefer not be alone. Warm and affectionate, you go out of your way to make others like you. You despise ugliness, for you being surrounded by beauty and harmony is a necessity of life. You prefer fine clothing, an attractive home and pleasant surroundings wherever you are. Your refined tastes apply to music and to art as well. At times, you are very indecisive you waver and falter when forced to make a choice because you have the ability to see both sides of any question. The positive part of this is that you are very fair-minded and can be trusted to settle disputes. Your greatest challenge is to take any one- on-one encounter and make the most of it. 

Moon is in 11 Degrees Aquarius. 
Very freedom-oriented, you must always be able to do what you wish, no matter what. You become stubborn and recalcitrant when others try to force you into a mold. You are a true democrat — you are not a follower, but you enjoy being with those who are like-minded. You appreciate emotional self-control — you practice it yourself and you look for it in others. You solve problems, including emotional ones, with your brains and intellect, not your feelings. Try to be tolerant of those who have powerful and obvious emotional responses — not everyone is as objective, cool, dispassionate and detached as you are. 

Mercury is in 04 Degrees Libra. 
You are known for not jumping to conclusions about things. You tend to weigh all possible choices very carefully before making a decision. When in the slightest amount of doubt, you will compromise rather than ruffle any feathers. You are a true raconteur of culture and taste — your ideas and opinions are neat, elegant and refined. A born diplomat, you dislike discord so much that you will go out of your way to make others feel comfortable and at ease. You speak softly and pleasantly. 

Venus is in 23 Degrees Scorpio. 
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so — you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you — this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them. 

Mars is in 23 Degrees Virgo. 
Very careful and systematic, you pay great attention to details. You are always seeking perfection and sometimes get bogged down searching for the ultimate when adequacy would have been sufficient. You dislike abstractions, preferring whatever is practical, useful and demonstrable. You have a strong and enduring sense of personal responsibility, and you demand that others be as responsible and upright as you are. Very critical of yourself and others, sometimes you carry this too far and become overly intolerant of others and their right to choose their own lifestyles. 

Jupiter is in 09 Degrees Scorpio. 
You love to dig deep beneath surface appearances in order to find out what is really happening. A persistent researcher, you are very interested in the psychology of any situation. You tend to become overwhelmed by the complexity of what you uncover, however, and that makes you a bit gun-shy about explaining things to others. But you must learn to try to communicate as best you can because what you know is really very valuable to others. 

Saturn is in 21 Degrees Taurus. 
Complete freedom of choice makes you ill at ease. You must have a firm, ordered, secure foundation in your life in order to feel comfortable. You do not adapt easily and tend to fear the new and untried. You constantly fear that you do not have enough (love, property, material things, etc.) and this makes you tend toward being selfish, withdrawn and stingy. If you try to surround yourself with supportive people in your environment, you will become more emotionally self-supporting. 

Uranus is in 09 Degrees Libra. 
You, as well as your entire peer group, have a very free, unstable and unconventional approach to relationships and emotional commitments. You will be attracted to experiments in marriage and shared lifestyles. Personal freedom is more important to you than entangling emotional bonds. In the realm of art and aesthetics, you are attracted to the bizarre, shocking and unusual. 

Neptune is in 29 Degrees Scorpio. 
You, and your entire generation, are extremely interested in anything deep and mysterious. You will explore and idealize the benefits that can accrue from the study of the occult, healing and psychology. You are willing to experiment with substances like drugs in order to push your understanding of your inner being to the extreme. 

Pluto is in 27 Degrees Virgo. 
For your entire generation, this will be a time when profound changes in society’s attitude toward work, duty and responsibility will be initiated. Radical changes in attitudes toward personal health and general nutrition will be promulgated and gain wide acceptance and practice. 

N. Node is in 01 Degrees Pisces. 
You’re attracted to others who need your assistance. You seem to go out of your way to form relationships with those who are weak, sick, injured, addicted or troubled in some way or other. At your best you can indeed provide the relief that others need. But at times you can be victimized by those who would prey on your good nature and take advantage of you. This can lead to all sorts of negative situations — make sure that those you assist are truly worthy of your time, energy and commitment. A little enlightened self-protectiveness on your part can make your life work much, much smoother! 

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ASTROCHART for China

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ASTROCHART for China

Posted on 18 May 2009 by china

Here is the Astro Chart you requested:


Name: China Krys Darrington 
October 9 1970 
11:10 PM Time Zone is EDT 
Akron, OH 

Rising Sign is in 05 Degrees Cancer 
Very sensitive by nature, you prefer to be in your own familiar surroundings. Cautious and conservative, you make changes in your life only very slowly, if at all. You do not open up easily to strangers. Friendships are made for life, however — once given, your trust is forever. Your mother, your home as a child and your early family life in general are very important to you. You are also very sentimental. When you feel self- confident, you are gentle, giving and protective of the needs of others. But when you feel insecure or threatened, you become overly sensitive to criticism, shy, withdrawn and moody. You have a strong need for security — in the sense that you are being loved, nourished and protected. 

Sun is in 16 Degrees Libra. 
Very sociable, you enjoy being with others and definitely prefer not be alone. Warm and affectionate, you go out of your way to make others like you. You despise ugliness, for you being surrounded by beauty and harmony is a necessity of life. You prefer fine clothing, an attractive home and pleasant surroundings wherever you are. Your refined tastes apply to music and to art as well. At times, you are very indecisive you waver and falter when forced to make a choice because you have the ability to see both sides of any question. The positive part of this is that you are very fair-minded and can be trusted to settle disputes. Your greatest challenge is to take any one- on-one encounter and make the most of it. 

Moon is in 11 Degrees Aquarius. 
Very freedom-oriented, you must always be able to do what you wish, no matter what. You become stubborn and recalcitrant when others try to force you into a mold. You are a true democrat — you are not a follower, but you enjoy being with those who are like-minded. You appreciate emotional self-control — you practice it yourself and you look for it in others. You solve problems, including emotional ones, with your brains and intellect, not your feelings. Try to be tolerant of those who have powerful and obvious emotional responses — not everyone is as objective, cool, dispassionate and detached as you are. 

Mercury is in 04 Degrees Libra. 
You are known for not jumping to conclusions about things. You tend to weigh all possible choices very carefully before making a decision. When in the slightest amount of doubt, you will compromise rather than ruffle any feathers. You are a true raconteur of culture and taste — your ideas and opinions are neat, elegant and refined. A born diplomat, you dislike discord so much that you will go out of your way to make others feel comfortable and at ease. You speak softly and pleasantly. 

Venus is in 23 Degrees Scorpio. 
Your feelings about others are deep, powerful, intense and complex. When you like someone, you do so totally and obsessively if you do not like someone, they do not exist. Your faithfulness and loyalty to your lover is unquestioned, indeed at times it is too much so — you get so possessive that you almost smother your partner. At times, your feelings are kept deep within you and, because they are so complex and intense, they frighten you — this is the way that you try to ignore them. But the more you try to do this, the more explosive things get when you eventually do express them. 

Mars is in 23 Degrees Virgo. 
Very careful and systematic, you pay great attention to details. You are always seeking perfection and sometimes get bogged down searching for the ultimate when adequacy would have been sufficient. You dislike abstractions, preferring whatever is practical, useful and demonstrable. You have a strong and enduring sense of personal responsibility, and you demand that others be as responsible and upright as you are. Very critical of yourself and others, sometimes you carry this too far and become overly intolerant of others and their right to choose their own lifestyles. 

Jupiter is in 09 Degrees Scorpio. 
You love to dig deep beneath surface appearances in order to find out what is really happening. A persistent researcher, you are very interested in the psychology of any situation. You tend to become overwhelmed by the complexity of what you uncover, however, and that makes you a bit gun-shy about explaining things to others. But you must learn to try to communicate as best you can because what you know is really very valuable to others. 

Saturn is in 21 Degrees Taurus. 
Complete freedom of choice makes you ill at ease. You must have a firm, ordered, secure foundation in your life in order to feel comfortable. You do not adapt easily and tend to fear the new and untried. You constantly fear that you do not have enough (love, property, material things, etc.) and this makes you tend toward being selfish, withdrawn and stingy. If you try to surround yourself with supportive people in your environment, you will become more emotionally self-supporting. 

Uranus is in 09 Degrees Libra. 
You, as well as your entire peer group, have a very free, unstable and unconventional approach to relationships and emotional commitments. You will be attracted to experiments in marriage and shared lifestyles. Personal freedom is more important to you than entangling emotional bonds. In the realm of art and aesthetics, you are attracted to the bizarre, shocking and unusual. 

Neptune is in 29 Degrees Scorpio. 
You, and your entire generation, are extremely interested in anything deep and mysterious. You will explore and idealize the benefits that can accrue from the study of the occult, healing and psychology. You are willing to experiment with substances like drugs in order to push your understanding of your inner being to the extreme. 

Pluto is in 27 Degrees Virgo. 
For your entire generation, this will be a time when profound changes in society’s attitude toward work, duty and responsibility will be initiated. Radical changes in attitudes toward personal health and general nutrition will be promulgated and gain wide acceptance and practice. 

N. Node is in 01 Degrees Pisces. 
You’re attracted to others who need your assistance. You seem to go out of your way to form relationships with those who are weak, sick, injured, addicted or troubled in some way or other. At your best you can indeed provide the relief that others need. But at times you can be victimized by those who would prey on your good nature and take advantage of you. This can lead to all sorts of negative situations — make sure that those you assist are truly worthy of your time, energy and commitment. A little enlightened self-protectiveness on your part can make your life work much, much smoother! 

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Walking at Stan Hywet (haiku)

Posted on 27 April 2009 by china

We went for a walk.

The weather was beautiful. 

Flowers grow.  Sun shines.

Stan Hywet - 042609 - Fae Stairs Stan Hywet - 042609 - Grape Arbors Stan Hywet - 042609 - Dogwood Trail Stan Hywet - 042609 - Up the Tree We climb Stan Hywet - 042609 - Grotto Stan Hywet - 042609 - Grotto House Stan Hywet - 042609 - Grotto House - 02 Stan Hywet - 042609 - Stairs to Japanese Bridge Stan Hywet - 042609 - Stairs Stan Hywet - 042609 - Japanese Bridge Magnolia and Bridge Where I get my Zen on! Mia looking for turtles Angel Trumpets Buddha's Hand Lemon Tree Powder Puff Tree Grams and Mia - 042609 Millstone Fountain Flower Gardens SpringDance_2009_03

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MiaRecords_P&Ckissing

Posted on 28 February 2009 by china


MiaRecords_P&Ckissing

Originally uploaded by chinagrrrl

My daughter, Mia, is learning how to use a digital camera. I’ve given her my old Cannon to play with and she’s always folling us around and snapping hundreds of pictures and taking dozen of videos. Here she is in Mama’s bedroom where P. and China are innocently discussing various accupressure points (…really!!!)

What we didn’t realize is that the digital Elph has *SOUND*!!! Wow! Technology.

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Chinagrrrl Bedroom (circa 1985)

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Chinagrrrl Bedroom (circa 1985)

Posted on 20 February 2009 by china


MyRoom

Originally uploaded by chinagrrrl

This was my bedroom growing up. Notice my love of Marilyn Monroe and I think there is a poster of RL on my wall, as well as a few Lew drawings and a Van’s shoe. (The other shoe I lost in a river on a canoeing field-trip).

Oh, see those little plaques on the wall to my left? Those are the individual prizes for the”King of Flatland” competition.

I always got a kick of being a grrrl “king”.

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My perfect form

Posted on 20 January 2009 by china

I’m told that my form (at least the chin-to-toe version of my form) is perfect.

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Xmas Morning at the House-of-Chaos

Posted on 02 January 2009 by china

 Merry Xmas 2008 from the House of Chaos – Mia, PeQi, China, Griffin, Lucifer, Felize, Mr. Snuggles and S’Mores the pony wish you a very, merry, carey, fairy Xmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year.

HAIL SANTA!!!

- Camera phone upload powered by ShoZu

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Apparently the Holidays are getting to me…

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Apparently the Holidays are getting to me…

Posted on 23 December 2008 by china

stressed_fingernails.jpg

I thought I was over this.  I really thought my fingernail gnawing days were behind me.  But this photo, taken today, serves as evidence that I apparently:

  • am stressed out
  • and still chew my fingernails down to the nibs

*sigh*

Does this count as a relapse?

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The Cure sessions

Posted on 09 December 2008 by china

Y’know…I have to be careful with this, but The Cure (and Skinny Puppy) has been, like, the underlying soundtrack to my life.  I say I have to be careful because when I’m feeling a bit blue, listening to The Cure can be a really bad idea.  But The Cure has always helped me connect to my emo-side.  And, so long as I always finish up a good Cure session with “Love Cats” I’m usually okay…

What is a HORRIBLE idea…is to be feeling a bit blue…then listen to The Cure…and then decide that I should break out my entire Joy Division collection and down that in one sitting.  Oh my…  No, no, no.  That’s just indulging the demon!

Anyhoo.  So I’m feeling a bit heart-sad today and I’ve got my famous Cure playlist going on repeat.  Don’t fret lil’ troopers, it has a good smattering of happy/manic Cure songs interspersed with the Disintegration dirges.  And I just recently got 4:13 Dream.  I actually haven’t had much of a chance to listen to it, but today…I realize that it has this little ditty:

The Cure
The Perfect Boy

You and me
Are the world
She said
Nothing else is real
The two of us
Is all there is
The rest
Is just a dream

Always meant to be
I can’t feel it
Like the destiny
And fate
Written in the stars
Inescapable fate
It’s out of my hands
Falling into your arms

And I don’t want
To get in a ?
But I would love you
To take your time
We’re on the edge
Of a beautiful thing
She said
So come on
Stay here for awhile

Oooooh, girl
He is the one for sure
Oooooh, girl
He is the perfect boy

Yeah
Me and you
Are the world
I said
But not the only one
I need
The two of us
Is never all there is
That doesn’t happen
For real
If it was
Meant to be us
It was meant to be now
Don’t see
The sense in wasting
(Wasted?) time
If you’re so sure
About this ??
Well then tonight
You’re mine

And I don’t want
To get obvious
But I have to be
Gone by three
We’re on the edge
Of a beautiful thing
He said
So come on
Jump with me

Oooooh, girl
He’s not the one
For sure
Oooooh, girl
He’s not
So wonderful
Oooooh, girl
He’s not the one
For sure
Oooooh, girl
He’s not
The perfect boy
At all

You and me
Are the world
She said
Nothing else is real
The two of us
Is all there is
The rest
Is just a dream

And her heart
May be broken
A hundred times
But her hope?
We’ll never destroy
Her heart?
The happy ever
After girl
Will never find

The perfect boy
(He’s not the one at all…) 

 Now how do you like them apples?  I swear Robert Smith has a part of my displaced soul living inside his body, going around and feeling the way I do.  He should open up a self-help clinic for us misunderstood souls.  Maybe get his PhD in emotology.

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