I get quite a lot of regular mail on here from people asking about Alice Springs.

The locals call it The Alice.

Many inquiries are from the USA. They all want to visit. So many are  fascinated with what it's like to live here etc etc. Would i show them aroud if they get here etc etc.

Its beginning to get a repetitive. I often redirect people to some of the  good official tourist sites which are excellent. One excellent site  is  the Alice Springs Town Council offical site.

However here is one created by a close friend of mine & gives you insights from the people who live here.

Its called Alice on line.

Many of the articles, & videos feature people I know quite well,  so you get to see the kind of people I hang out with.

http://www.aliceonline.com.au/Home.html

 ps go and click on the recording of a friend of mine playing Bach's cello in an old church out at a historic settlement. Just wonderful recording quality.

 enjoy

Got a new message from OKC " Hi gretagrbo here's new users near you"

 first on the list

 Bejing China       yeah, like we can meet and have coffee some time.

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jabwass1

Beijing, China

Currently spending much of my time in Beijing working as a photojournalist. My spirit is nourished by finding stories, trying to understand the world around me and finally finding a way to portray what I've learned in photos. I'm not here looking for a specific type but I'm particularly entranced...

Damn and blast responsibility.

Im tired of being:

 dependable, reliable, sensible, empathetic, knowledgeable, wise, insightful, considerate, selfless, giving etc etc  ( put fingers down throat and metaphorically tries to throw up ) 

Sometimes it just gets too much, trying to live up to what Ive set myself up to be;

 I want to just be an irresponsible  selfish bitch for a change.

The problem is Im not sure how to go about it, AND my family would think I've lost my marbles and commit me to the looney bin. Hey maybe thats not such a bad idea, time off to be totally selfish. 

I think I'll go and watch James and the Giant Peach

A friend sent me this. Ive never seen it before . The dancing is pretty cool.

I absolutely adore  Frankie baby.  He was a seminal influence on me in my late teens.

Enjoy and remember his brilliance.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDI5Ci_7YL4

doing another tidy up and came across this that i wrote some time ago.

I still like it.

Benign Venus

Sitting outside in the dark.

Bare feet pushed in the warm sand.

I gaze up at the night sky

And there is Venus sitting right in the lap of Scorpio.

I think of you.

The evening breeze gently cools my skin

and suddenly I am there right beside you,

lying against you on the rug in the garden,

both of us smiling dozily in the still afternoon.

You rouse me from my laziness

and still half stoned we pedal joyfully into the fading light.

Down to the waters edge to be part of the sunset.

Getting tipsy we laugh and talk and kiss and pet

and snuggle up as the evening falls around us.

The stars begin their twinkling and Venus magically shines so bright .

You pull up my skirt and expose my bare arse

to the moonlight and the salty air.

kissing me tenderly, you fuck me so intensely

and the cool evening breeze caresses  my thighs.

You suck my nipples and make me cry out

just as the birds coo their last goodnight.

Back on our bikes, we cruise home

whizzing round the corners

free wheeling all the way

my heart  bursting.

Just doing a tidy up on my desk top and came across a stash of favourites.

heres one :

If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,

Like this.

When someone mentions the gracefulness
of the nightsky, climb up on the roof
and dance and say,

Like this.

If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,
or what "God’s fragrance" means,
lean your head toward him or her.
Keep your face there close.

Like this.

When someone quotes the old poetic image
about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,
slowly loosen knot by knot the strings
of your robe.

Like this.

If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,
don’t try to explain the miracle.
Kiss me on the lips.

Like this. Like this.

When someone asks what it means
to "die for love," point
here.

If someone asks how tall I am, frown
and measure with your fingers the space
between the creases on your forehead.

This tall.

The soul sometimes leaves the body, then returns.
When someone doesn’t believe that,
walk back into my house.

Like this.

When lovers moan,
they’re telling our story.

Like this.

I am a sky where spirits live.
Stare into this deepening blue,
while the breeze says a secret.

Like this.

When someone asks what there is to do,
light the candle in his hand.

Like this.

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