Xenophile Arts Junkie...

xen‧o‧phile - noun
a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

art - noun
1. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance

junk‧ie- noun Informal.
2. a person with an insatiable craving for something: a chocolate junkie.

. . .would be a serious of adjectives I often use to describe myself. Unfortunately, lately I haven't had a very complete combination of these in my life. And like a five year old who doesn't get her afternoon nap, I get kind of crabby. The funny thing is that it usually takes me a little while to figure out what it is that is bothering me so much.

Zen would describe how I feel when I walk into JoAnn Fabrics. I love touching the fabric, the patterns, colors, sequins; designing a skirt, costume, head piece in my mind while walking around the store. "Being creative" turns on a completely different part of my brain and it's like a drug, I love it and can't get enough of it. Luckily, last week I got a taste when I created and sewed together my space pirate skirt for Halloween. But it was just a taste... and sometimes that's worse.

Culture is what I would say I'm lacking in my life lately. These things happen when you get busy with work and focus too narrowly onlimitedied number of activities. I need to catch a film - with subtitles; see a band who sings inlanguageuge I don't know; watch a performance about an experience I know nothing about.

So I'm planning on doing all of these things this weekend... and get my fill as a xenophile arts junkie.