• dancingtree
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      • In response to: "Who are you?" I am a warrior bride. I am a little fox. A dancing tree.
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    • see I have written your name on the palm of my hand
      • 65/365: be. [explored]

        I really dig coloring on my body. It's a problem I've had since I realized (in, like 5th grade) that it was a great way to not do work in class. Of course, my parents hated it. But really, I guess that was when I first started thinking about tattoos. It was a great routine to daily renew my drawing/lettering/symbol somewhere on my arm/leg/foot but I always have thought it would be so cool to NOT have to re-draw whatever word or doodle was most important to me at the time. Over time, a few little bits of fancy have solidified into real desires. There has been a symbol I have desired to have on my body since high school: the three-dots-in-an-equilateral-triangle symbol meaning "therefore" in logic/chemistry equations, which bears a lot of meaning for me as it signifies the verse I feels best defines my attitude towards my faith : 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 13 which says "I believe, therefore, I speak". I mean, really, could something BE more like my whole outlook on life?! I would love to have just those three dots, small, in brown ink, on the inside of my left wrist, which is where I draw it almost every day now anyway. I would love to have a little simplistic running fox silhouette around the same place on my wrist (jumping over the three dots maybe?)
        But there is a deep longing in my heart to have significant words written all over my body in little important places: "ezer kenegdo" (the relationship of husband and wife as described in Genesis) on my ring finger; "potens et pulchra" (Latin for "strong and beautiful") and "tapfer und klug" (German for "brave and clever") on the inside of my arches ... all in beautiful fonts, naturally (btw - one of the most amazing books I sat and read to kill time in a bookstore was an art book that was solely devoted to tattoo lettering but I can't find it now anywhere... but it was so awesome.)
        Other cool tattoo designs I love : chemical structures, fully annotated definitions of important words, longitude and latitude of important location,
        Right now, though, if I could have a tattoo for just one week, it would definitely be a massive piece. I would absolutely love to have a beautiful, intricate, bendy, swirly, twisty tree inscribed on me from roots to branches, from mid-right-thigh all the way up my side and with the branches extending all the way up the inside of my right arm so that when I moved and worshiped, I could really be a dancing tree. I mean srrsly, how sick-awesome would that be?!? If I was a boy, or could guarantee that my body would not warp with time, age, and pregnancy, and if I didn't think partially-visible pieces were so awkward (It's the same feeling as if someone only had half of a haircut or half a face of makeup on) I would totally get it permanently.

      • answered by dancingtree on 09/01/2009
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    • Brought up with Bringing Up Baby
      • "George!"
        "Nice George!"
        "Nice George!"
        "George!"

        "At the sound of the tone, the time will be, seven thirty-seven and three quarters. At the sound of the tone, the time will be, seven thirty-eight."

        You know those movies that you can watch at the drop of a hat?
        "What? it's raining? my car is in the shop? I have no money? It's a Tuesday? I'm wearing shoes? Oh well, let's just watch a movie!"
        For some it's Titanic ("Jack!""Rose!'"x80), for others it's Sleepless in Seattle. For me, it's Bringing Up Baby. (or really any Cary Grant/Kate Hepburn combo - Philadelphia Story is another fave) I remember when my mom brought home the VHS (yeeeeah!) of Bringing Up Baby and said, "Oh this is such a great classic! Let's watch this tonight as a family!" And we were hooked. Leopards, crazy mishaps and misunderstandings, and a young Kate and Cary making wise-cracks. Perfect. And the fashion?? Impeccable!
        Actually, I haven't watched it in a while (I've been on a Fred and Ginger kick recently) ... hmm... maybe it needs to be checked up on, just to be sure the ending is still the same...

      • answered by dancingtree on 06/18/2009
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    • My hip-hop posse
      • C-Smash
        He's my boo. He call my number like dadadada-dat-dat.


        T-Mobile
        He my brutha from anotha motha.


        Mawgwet
        She's my homegirl. And will tell me stuff strait up.


        Rosstastic
        Dat girl, she can cook! And she know how I roll.


        MiliaJoy
        She help me understand my boo. And she purty.




      • answered by dancingtree on 04/22/2009
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    • A haiku (and a rant) about Smart people
      • Smart People was one of those movies which I had heard a lot of good things about and was pretty excited about (great cast) but was underwhelmed and left with my heart in a slump that only Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry could rouse me from. I would consider myself an intellectual, though my expanse of knowledge does not go very deep in many places. I understand a great many things and am constantly searching for more truths. But when all you care about is the knowing, and not about the meaning behind the "smarts" - you get people like those in this movie. Empty shells of humans who have suffered so much, but distract themselves from their oh-so-human emotions with the facts they stuff themselves with.

        I think the most interesting character in the whole movie was the son, the poet who has actually tapped into his humanity, into his experiences. He has faced his losses and difficulties and is determined that they'll not get in his way. The other characters play at being "okay", mimicking behaviors of people who are just fine with their lives, but the subtext is that really they're just treading water, trying to keep their heads above water.

        I thank you, Jesus, that you have filled my life with meaning beyond knowledge. Without you, my words are empty sounds, just mutterings of a madwoman. But You, You are MORE.
        You are Logos, and I pursue the truths of you here at school, but you are also highly creative and the utmost of spirituality. You are Agape. You are MORE.
        You give me my life and you have given me a purpose within this life. No matter how long I study your ways, I will never comprehend you. I'm not sure I would want to believe in a God that my silly little brain can understand fully.
        You are MORE.

        dysfunctional folks
        playing out literature.
        they make my heart hurt

      • answered by dancingtree on 04/15/2009
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    • Three overplayed songs I love anyway
      • I don't think a song can necessarily be OVERplayed. I mean, I do get tired of songs... but if it's good, then I think it's more likely to become a classic or to define a period of time. Our generation is so wishy-washy and have tastes that change so often that it is just not fair to artists (or radio stations) to have to keep us entertained with new material ever month. (I also don't think it's fair that radios just play one or two songs off of an album at a time. but that's another subject for another time.)


        Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

        Memories... so many memories...

        Irreplaceable by Beyonce

        somehow, stations are STILL putting it on their playlists... and it's still good...

        Fake it by Seether

        rocking out in the car... a year on the air and it's still worth singing along with!

      • answered by dancingtree on 04/11/2009
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