Author: dcmenzies
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THE ART OF DYING
Dying to self, past ideals, ways of thinking or perceiving the world around me is a constant goal of mine. To look at the world in a certain way and then see how it is similar or different to others. What a blessed journey to constantly die to oneself, in order to grow and find…
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FALSETTOS
Actor Lifestyle: Learning about love and family through theater in Coeur d’Alene Idaho #morethanjustpretty
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Boxers vs. Briefs
Model experiences: Talking about underwear and being an open and vulnerable individual.
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Madames et Monsieurs
Art critic and artist philosophy in Paris France, with a hint of Claude Debussy
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It is beginning to look alot like Christmas
This Blog is about performance art and Christmas in Strasbourg The Implosion One can suffer a lifetime of damnation with pleasantries. ~reflections on indecisiveness Robust, strong Gaelic rock music loudly consumed my ears, but controversially I pondered sin and the burden of separation from our creator. The dichotomy music that stirs one’s spirits and…
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M&M:Modernity and Meaning
Thoughts on Modernity: Charles Baudelaire is considered the father of Modernity, defined as “the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis, and the responsibility art has to capture that experience.” Baudelaire’s rejection of the romantic ideal of glorified nature moves to focus on the urban metropolis of Paris and its people for…
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Where is your Treasure?
*This specific blog is a reflections on travels to Scotland and Amsterdam *I use these scripture verses because in them I see much of myself and because my travels have enlightened their truths and accuracy of my life at this moment. For where your treasure there your heart will be also. The eye is the…
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HASTE YE BACK
There is nothing like a cascade to calm a man’s passions like scottish mountains to tame his wondering thoughts like passing clouds to fill his desire like vibrant green fields to hold his focus like old trees to connect and root him like large boulders…
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Gumby goes to Selstat
Firstly, I apologize for my delayed post! two weeks ago I took a day trip Selstat, because my host had advised me of a beautiful castle (Haut-Kronesingbourg Castle and a monkey sanctuary called the Mountain of monkies) there. However, when I went to the bus station they said that there were no direct buslines, only…
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Neuroplasticity
Gumby Goes to Colmar: I wanted to go with some friends from my class, however no one was available, so I went by myself. However, going by ones self should not keep them from pursuing their wanderlust. (1st point of neuroplasticité ) Why? Because life is meant for living (period) and a much more clichés like “Life…