Meme thing!

[mousme]

bodhifox asked me about three interests and three icons, so here goes:


Mythmaking: I've always been fascinated by mythology since I was a little girl. I used to read all the myth anthologies on which I could get my greedy little hands. I felt a particular resonance with myths that I didn't get from other stories (although I enjoyed them tremendously too, don't get me wrong). When I got older and began telling my own stories, I began to understand that there was something universal about the Story, that no matter how a story was told, no matter what it was about, it always came back to the same sort of thing, and I found that particularly reassuring. The idea that every story we tell is part of a greater whole is very important to me. Everything we do contributes to a greater Story, every tale we create, every tale we relate, is part of building the great myths of our society.

I don't know if I'm explaining this very clearly. I blame the lack of coffee.


Castles in Spain: This one's easy. From my mother I inherited the capacity for infinite daydreaming about the kind of life I'd like to have, some day in the mythical future (there go those pesky myths again). My mother called this kind of future-daydreaming "Building castles in Spain," which I believe is an accepted metaphor, if not a common one. So one of my favourite pastimes is telling stories to myself about how things will be in a year, in five years, in ten years, in forty years. In my mind there are countless castles that have been built and modified over the years, and each one is special to me.

Line dancing: For recent arrivals in my LJ, you probably don't know that for nearly two years I was an avid line dancer. I joined a club here in town where I volunteered my time and spent at least three evenings a week, sometimes four. I love dancing, and I discovered that I love dancing by going to this club on their open house night, and just giving it a try. My current work schedule doesn't allow me to go, and it breaks my heart.




This icon was made by the lovely and talented curtana. It's a text quote from Season 2 of Babylon 5, spoken by Susan Ivanova in the episode "Points of Departure." I use it for days when everything seems to be going wrong, as a tongue-in-cheek thing.




This icon was made by the equally lovely and talented karine, who is the lead singer of my band, Random Colour. I am the drummer in an all-girl rock band. karine made an icon for each member of the band: herself, me, toughlovemuse, ai731 and owldaughter. We rock. :)



This icon is another text quote from Babylon 5, which is repeated often from the start of the show. It's another creation of the lovely and talented curtana. I rather like the quote, as it reminds me that the world is made up of shades of grey, and that sometimes one doesn't have to occupy the spotlight in order to be a vessel for change.