My Style Schizophrenia

Hi!
At this point I should explain something I call my "style schizophrenia", even though it runs much deeper than just clothing. Basically, My style and mindset and musical taste and outlook changes constantly between essentially two different things:

-Goth
to be clear on this: just cause I'm not constantly goth doesn't mean that I'm a poser. It just means that I am more versatile than the average person.
so there.
but to explain my goth stage, you must realize that it isn't hardcore metal or industrial or even traditional 80's goth. its much more of a romantic/victorian/cabaret goth. Like black lace gloves, red roses, corsets, Edgar Allen Poe, layers and layers of petticoats, and lots of Rasputina and Emilie Autumn.

-Bohemian
my bohemian persona is much happier than my goth persona. It can be summed up by Panic! at the Disco's song "Mad as Rabbits" and Lewis Carrol's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with some Andy Warhol-ness mixed in for good measure.

so that's basically all there is to know about my style schizophrenia. I do have other personas, but they are basically variations on these two. While I love having these different outlooks and styles and everything, it is also very very frustrating. I mean, here I am, studying art history, minding my own business, and a Dresden Dolls song comes on, and all of a sudden I have to change into black velvet and watch the Addams Family TV show. grrr.

"If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later"

--Alice, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Some Herbal Remedies

Hi!
well, my throat has been hurting lately, so I though I'd share a couple of recipes that I make and use for sore throats and colds and whatnot. Enjoy!

Herbal tonic for sore throats.

take a glass, and add in 1 Tbs of raw honey and lemon juice from one lemon. Fill almost full with black tea, stir, and add in a shot of scotch, brandy, or rum, whichever you prefer.
the lemon and honey will sooth the throat, and the alcohol numbs the pain.

Milk drink for lost voices and sore throats and any other cold

Take 3 cups of whole milk, and pour into a saucepan. add in 2 tablespoons each of ginger root, turmeric root, and black peppercorns, plus one clove of raw garlic. simmer on low heat till it froths. then take off of the stove, strain out the spices, and drink as warm as you can manage, but be careful not to burn your throat. wrap your neck in a warm, preferably wool, scarf.

Tea for sleeping when you have a cold and you can't go to sleep

mix equal parts of chamomile, lavander, valerian, and dandelion root. Steep 1 1/2 tablespoons in boiling water when you can't sleep when you have a cold (or when you just can't sleep in general).

also, my mom is trying to treat my dad's arthritis, so I thought I'd share the tonic with you as well:

Tonic for arthritis

stuff a jar with white raisins plus 2 tablespoons of juniper berries. fill to the brim with gin. let sit for two weeks. you don't really need to refrigerate it, as the alcohol content will make it keep. when the two weeks are over, drink two tablespoons a day of the elixer. Or maybe its a tincture...I'm not really sure what the alcohol content is, so I can't say for sure. but enjoy!

First blog post ever, so go slow with it...

Hi!
I'm Ida, and this is my new blog.
*awkward silence*
you know, I've never been all that good with introductions, so I may as well just kinda dive into it.
I'm a art student in NYC, I write songs on the side, I'm a full-time eccentric, and I am probably the stereotypical bohemian.
woot.
Well, hopefully not completely stereotypical. It would be very unfortunate if I was. I mean, I'm good at math and science, I'm not promiscuous, and I don't drink.
I plan to write almost every day, and I'll try to spare you the boring things, but no promises.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

--Oscar Wilde