Erkenci Kuş is a rom-com-drama from Turkey. It surely packs a punch with the main leads & supporting cast, music & literature references, eccentric characters & great plot lines!
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I'm back from Sri Lanka, and despite the accident, I have a new sense of purpose and plan to pursue my art and how to spend my life!
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While I was at the hospital recuperating for a month, I had let two things happen - my hair is a bit longer and my mustache and beard have grown out.... Velu joked that I look like a cross between a bear and a lion, how apropos!
I've always been in good physical shape playing basketball, but the almost two month long illness took a toll on me. So, as soon as I returned home, I started to hit the gym to build endurance and core strength with weights, swimming laps and learning to box.... the buffness is just a side effect!
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Even though I was unsure about the moonstones and their magic... since having them, I have tremendously changed my opinion, thanks to them, I suppose! When I hold the stones, I feel focused and enlightened..... be it their energy or adularescence , they call to me, somehow!
I start to research the meanings behind gemstones, crystals, metals, lava rocks, etc. Never one to wear much jewelry in the past, I feel a bit empowered wearing necklaces, wrist cuffs and rings made with those materials. I like the touch of silver on my skin and fidgeting with the metal and leather cuffs....they channel my impatience!
I usually dress in a lot of neutrals, black, white, grays, browns, blues and greens... and so for a pop of color, I start wearing bandanas around my neck, ankles or forearms..... it creates a bit of a feminine touch as though I've been dressed by a woman, strange!
The beard makes me look manly and grownup... and having long hair makes me feel wiser than my years, it's a sort of defense mechanism making me look rugged and a bit distant!
Each accessory I buy holds special meaning to me.... and wearing them is giving me new ideas, a creative outlet and defining my energy! Some of my favorite pieces are the silver albatrossnecklace and the albatross onyx ring that I wear on my pinkie finger! They've sort of become my signature pieces and I mix and match with others depending on my mood.
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My dad comments on my changing appearance in jest.... and asks me if I'm on some penance or wish fulfillment or it was another rebellious move on my part. I assure him it's all of the above.... and he looks at me proudly and says that he loves the metamorphosis, cocoon to butterfly, as he put it!
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If art is about self-expression, I'm expressing a lot with my appearance, this is the new me... and I'm starting to look like the brute savage that I feel on the inside!
