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Hey everyone! Jonathan here once again bringing you the newest installment of our Musical Inspiration Thursday! Woo! *does a little jig* Okay, enough of that before I embarrass myself even more...

Without further ado, today we will be talking about... *drum roll*

NOX ARCANA!!

I discovered this group about a year ago when I was wandering about the Carpathian mountains...Ha! I wish... *sad face* Anywho! I'm not sure how you guys work, but whenever I'm writing a short-story or plotting a new book idea I like to have some sort of music that fits into the theme that I'm using.

Which is the case with Nox Arcana as I had just begun spreading out the storyline of a supernatural mystery. I needed a solid dark classical music piece to keep my creative flow from damming up and transforming me into a babbling mental patient.

Und thus the magic of YouTube came in handy! A simple search of "dark classical music" bore the results of Nox Arcana's beautiful, yet haunting pieces. Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski formed Nox Arcana in 2003 with the intent of creating moody, predominantly melodic, ambient music. And in my opinion they struck gothic gold!



My favorite album of their works is Winter's Knight which actually happens to be a Christmas album that reached #8 in the Holiday Billboard charts! An interesting little tid-bit that I thought everyone would like.



Have you ever heard of Nox Arcana? What is your favorite music to listen when working?

'till next time, friends!

Gypsy Fun!

Greetings all! Jonathan speaking.

I was lurking about Etsy the other day while listening to D'espairsRay (like always ^_^) - spending imaginative money and crying a bit on the inside. When I came across this amazing shop called, Sweetheartsinner Creations and was blown away by the sheer awesomeness of the items listed there.

The picture above is the most common item listed at Sweetheartsinner's store and are in my opinion the most impressive and my overall favorite! It's a metal case that can used to store all those easy to lose things such as your driver's license, credit cards, business cards, or even 20 regular-sized cigs! I would use the case as a business card holder and to hold my favorite brand of cigarillos, Cohiba. But, that's just me! Ha!

Though, that is not to say the rest of the items available by Sweetheartsinner aren't up to par! That's FAR from the truth entirely! I would definitely buy several pieces from her as gifts for family and for myself.

What do you fine folks think?

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=88844

NOTE: The first image is the property of Sweetheartsinner Creations.

Shades of Personality

Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen, because I'm going to talk about something that is touchy...even in modern day society


(Model Agyness Deyn)

Extreme hair color.

A taboo subject and often a fashion faux-paux, extreme hair color has become the mark of an eccentric personality and anti-establishment. Why? Well, who can honestly get a job with vibrant violet locks? And who would honestly be crazy enough to stand out like that? Isn't it just a cry for attention?

Nay-sayers step aside, because a shift is brewing. Unnaturally vibrant tresses are now the mark of an artist. And, no, not an artist who fits into that "eccentric personality" category. Nor must this artist believe in "anti-establishment". This playfulness with cotton candy pink, fire engine red, and Wampus Cat blue is a new freedom that all artists strive to achieve.

Why? Because it's simply about what all Art is about: Expression.




(A Vicara Salon model)





(Andy Warhol)

So why not pull an Andy Warhol? Why not express yourself with some hair dye, like Manic Panic?

And why not share some of your fun hair stories with me? Because this girl is wanting to take her own advice, and I love to hear what you have to say!

Until tomorrow,
-Kateri Joe


(P.S. It seems as though we're ready to keep moving on. We must apologize, as we did what Dan from Wood and Pixels Narratives stated, and declare blog bankruptcy. But now, the heavy paperwork is behind us and we can start anew. So here we go again, and thanks for your patience!)

Rebirth and Daily Doodle #1

Hey guys!

Sorry for our blog-death. Real life came knocking with a bazooka in hand and a ready-to-fire attitude, so Jonathan and I had to start talking negotiations with that reality check. It was tedious, that encounter, but I think we're at the end and nearly at some resolution of peace.

I'll be honest with you: I couldn't get a loan for my 2009-2010 school year. So, all of my plans that I've been organizing for the past year or so have collapsed underneath me. I've had to re-evaluate my situation, and my future...which is heartbreaking. So, you know that beautiful Savannah post a week or so ago? Yeah, it's not happening. We won't be going to Savannah in September...it's postponed indefinitely. *sigh*

Needless to say, I've been depressed. Jonathan's been depressed. And at this present moment, we're just getting our footing again. So, please accept our apology while we go back to the drawing board...both literally and figuratively.

In the meantime, enjoy our daily doodle series! This one is quite literally an oddball. :-P
It's just a quick digital dude.He'll at least act as eye candy for this blog post...but probably nothing else. haha



Adios for now!
-Kateri Joe

The Lovie-dovies with a Positive Outlook

('ze Arts)


('ze Jonathan)


('ze Zebra)

Sometimes we all just need a reminder of what we love.
For me, it's as simple as Jonathan, Zebra, and 'ze arts. Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy. :-D

How about you? What inspires you to keep going?

A Little Musical Inspiration

Greetings all! Jonathan here.

Today I thought, since Kateri has shown everyone who inspires us visually, I would bring to everyone who inspires us musically! The group is a Japanese visual kei band called: D'espairsRay.

They completely rock my socks off and murder them. Check'em out and enjoy!

Catch you fine folks on the flip side!

P.S. We are human...Slightly insane, but human

Hello, everyone!

This pair of mad scientists have been reminded of a nasty reality. We won't go into detail, because we'd hate to bore you guys to death with the woes of a college student. But, we do just want to remind everyone that it is human nature to feel put down and to need that extra push to work harder for our dreams.

Today, we'd like to post something that is part of our dream - more specifically, Kateri Joe's dream. Here is a video that isn't particularly inspirational, but when we see it, it reminds us to push harder for those dreams that people say are unobtainable. And we encourage you to find a video, or anything that reminds you of even your most far-fetched dreams, that has the same effect on you. :-)



Good luck with your dreams, and know that they are never worth giving up on...no matter what walls you have to crack to reach them.

Until tomorrow,
Kateri Joe and Jonathan

P.S. We'd like to offer an apology to all of the wonderful blogs that we follow (especially the ones that follow us back, haha). We haven't had a chance to take a peek-si-poo at our Google Reader, so we've been missing some awesome stuff on your blogs lately. :-( But don't worry, we're dying to see what you're up to!