This past summer, me and my best friends took a road trip to escape the city during Hurricane Irene. We drove for eight hours until we arrived at our lake house in the-middle-of-no-where, Virginia. Irene came and went, and we got beautiful glimpes of her from the Shenandoah Valley. The day after the storm, the sun embraced us with her warmth, gracing us with magical powers to turn into large fluffy dogs and feather-headed gypsies. We played in the river and ran through grass fields, all the while our friends back home were locked into their cubicle apartments in the stormy city sky.
Thank you Irene. Thank you Virginia. Thank you friends.
October 31, 2011 — 4:51 pm
Love the greenery, fantastic photography (as usual). Thanks for sharing your gift.
November 6, 2011 — 1:23 pm
http://nativeappropriations.blogspot.com/2010/04/but-why-cant-i-wear-hipster-headdress.html
Wow, never thought you would succumb to the whole Native American hipster headdress thing. It’s racist and super offensive. I’ve included the link above as an explanation. Hopefully you’ll read it and educate yourself about this issue.
November 6, 2011 — 7:03 pm
I beg to differ. I am very close to my aztec roots, & I think your head dress is very beautiful. I think sometimes people just try to find something to complain about (as the above commenter.) Instead of looking at the negatives, why not embrace the positives of it? I think its wonderful when others find, and use a head dress in a creative and expressive way. If YOU don’t like the way it looks, don’t YOU wear it. =)
November 10, 2011 — 7:00 pm
Maya’s right. While you’re at it, you should also rethink Tom in that ‘cat’ outfit. As an ex-vegetarian, I think you should educate yourself on the personification and anthropomorphism of innocent animals as a satanic device driven towards killing all innocent creatures (spiritually speaking) on this planet!
Seriously, I hope you THINK about these underlying political, social and moral quandaries the next time you jump in a river with your friends in Virginia and take photos clad in garage sale-bought costume items for ‘fun.’ It’s just inconsiderate. How could you be so unconcerned with your audience?
-someone concerned.
PS. As a native Hawaiian, I’d also really appreciate it if you took those sand dune photos down. Glorifying sand for the sake of jewelry is deeply inappropriate to those with spiritual ties to the mythical Hawaiian goddess, Pele.
Here’s a link: http://books.google.com/books?id=FyIEpx1aLXEC&lpg=PP1&pg=PT168#v=onepage&q&f=false
December 22, 2011 — 8:15 pm
I’m sorry for sounding rude, but who cares who this all offends? When she wears the head dress, or takes pictures of sand dunes, she is not meaning to offend anyone. She is simply expressing herself artistically and not thinking too deep into things. You can’t please everyone. If you take offense to it, then feel sorry for yourself, because you should know that people are not purposely trying to offend others. It’s simply a form of style and expression.
November 9, 2012 — 9:03 pm
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