“What do you think of this ad from Air New Zealand?”
The question, and a YouTube link, came from my friend Bebhinn Kelly, Chief Fashionista at www.hellwafashion.com, and a regular supplier of juicy, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial material for AWR.
I clicked. I watched. I pondered. I considered blogging. I demurred.
The several dozen comments that follow (on my own page as well as that of the Crazy Bitch Society) flesh out the real-life experiences that lie behind her rhetorical question.
Truth be told, most deals (good AND great), have become so commonplace that they’re almost a dime a dozen.
Everywhere you turn there’s someone offering something awesome at some stupidly low price.... sometimes even for free! (This isn't free, but it's such awesome value it's almost as good as free!)
Maggie McNeill, otherwise known as The Honest Courtesan, writes a daily post on her blog (oh if only I were as disciplined as she!).
McNeill is the mistress of logical argument, advocate for sex worker rights and a colourful commentator on all things carnal. If it has to do with sex and love, she has likely blogged about it.
Today she celebrates May Day with a post on its origins, which include the garlanding of goddesses with flowers (image above thanks to Polyvor).
Update April 29, 2012: this morning I'm contemplating the need for rest and rejuvination in the midst of life's adventures. My meditation brought to mind my friend Fukiko, a brave and courageous breast cancer survivor. So I thought now might be a good time to once again share this beautiful video I made with her when I stayed in her peaceful home near Kyoto almost four years ago. The simplicity in which she lives and hosts others is so inspirational....
I don’t fit in. Never have. Maybe never will. And while the "outside" can often be lonely place, there’s also lots to be relished about being a rebel.
It means I can still don purple suede boots, black lace stockings, short skirts, and the jean jacket I embroidered and wore with such pride when I was 13 (it doesn’t matter that it’s literally falling apart at the seams now).
“What do you think of this ad from Air New Zealand?”
“Our relationships with our mothers (and daughters) are not simple ones, are they?” quips 
There are good deals. And there are great deals.
Maggie McNeill, otherwise known as 
This is the second in a series of blog posts that examines the effect of recent changes to Facebook on my (and others’) Facebook fan pages.
I don’t fit in