Ven & Litty Get A Little Handy

Ven decided it was time for a new bookshelf to house her DVD collection, and Litty unknowingly came in to help her build it. That's okay.



Basically when we got to this point we thought we fucked it all up. And after this point, everything seemed to go haywire and we seemed to be laughing too hard to care. But hey, it's standing. Here's proof:



We win.

-Litty & Ven

What Litty Believes...

Chishu YuJue (Red Writings And Jade Instructions)

The Ten Taoist Precepts

1. Don’t harbor hatred or jealousy in your heart! Don’t give rise to dark thieving thoughts! Be reserved in speech and wary of transgressions! Keep your thoughts on the Divine Law!

2. Maintain a kind heart and do not kill! Have pity for and support all living beings! Be compassionate and loving! Broadly reach out to bring universal redemption to all!

3. Maintain purity and be withdrawing in your social interactions! Be neither lascivious nor thieving, but constantly harbor good thoughts! Always take from yourself to aid others!

4. Don’t set your mind on sex or give rise to passion! Be not licentious in your heart but remain pure and behave prudently! Make sure your actions are without blemish or stain!

5. Don’t utter bad words! Don’t use flowery and ornate language! Be straightforward within and without! Don’t commit excesses of speech!

6. Don’t take liquor! Moderate your behavior! Regulate and harmonize your energy and inner nature! Don’t let your spirit be diminished! Don’t commit any of the myriad evils!

7. Don’t be envious if others are better than yourself! Don’t contend for achievement and fame! Be retiring and modest in all things! Put yourself behind to serve the salvation of others!

8. Don’t criticize or debate the scriptures and teachings! Don’t revile or slander the saintly texts! Venerate the Divine Law with all your heart! Always act as if you were face to face with the gods!

9. Don’t create disturbance through verbal argumentation! Don’t criticize any believers, be they monks, nuns, male or female laity, or even heavenly beings! Remember, all censure and hate diminishes your spirit and energy!

10. Be equanimous and of whole heart in all of your actions! Make sure that all exchanges between humankind and the gods are proper and respectful!

The Twelve Taoist Vows

1. I will study the perfected scriptures that set forth the Divine Law and open the liberation and salvation of all. I will bring forth a strong determination for the Tao. I vow to rise to the status of a great sage in my lives to come.

2. I will constantly practice compassion. I vow that all will learn of the Divine Law and that salvation will extend universally, without hindrance or distortion.

3. I will delight in the scriptures and teachings. I will study them widely to let my understanding deepen and to make my determination firm and enlightened. I will liberate and transform all those in ignorance and darkness.

4. I will respectfully receive the instructions of my teacher. I will spread the wonderful teachings far and wide so that all living beings might enter the gate of the Divine Law and forever depart from their paths of blindness.

5. I will cause my faith to extend to the heights of mystery and wonder. I will venerate and honor the teachings and moral injunctions. I will recite the scriptures morning and night without being lazy or remiss.

6. I will not labor for glory and fancy ornaments but break the chain of worldly causations. I will maintain a steadfast heart and resolved determination, so that all I undertake will be within the Divine Law.

7. I will diligently recite the great scriptures. I vow that all beings shall find the bridge of release and that all future life will enjoy good karma.

8. I will always maintain a mind of friendliness, free from all perverseness or falsity. I will remain without envy and ill-will, without evil and jealousy.

9. I will represent the sages in all situations where things are given life. I will pass on the teachings of the Numinous Treasure uninterrupted and without lapse.

10. I will purify my body and keep the precepts. I will observe the fasts and establish merit. Thereby I will lead the myriad beings to salvation and complete liberation.

11. I will read broadly in my studies and deeply penetrate the law contained in the scriptures. Thus I will prepare the way for heavenly beings to save all.

12. I will be with an enlightened teacher life after life. I will receive the teachings and spread them so that innumerable living beings may be saved.

Taken from: http://taoism.about.com/od/practices/a/Precepts.htm

Read the Tao Te Ching, it will change you life.

Ven & Litty's Cosmopolitan Life #002

Currently Reading:

Litty is currently reading the New York Times bestseller: The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson and Neil Strauss.

At this point I'm about halfway into it, and I LOVE it. Even if you aren't a MM fan, it's entertaining, provocative, and so disturbing you can't let your eyes leave the page. Plus some uber-sexy pics of Marilyn Manson pre-fame (before all the makeup).

Ven is currently reading: Nothing.

Health Boosting Habit:

According to cosmo, "eating a cup of yogurt a day can prevent bad breath." For the next 27 days we will be committing to eating one cup of yogurt until it becomes a habit. Not only is it going to banish bad breath, but it's healthy, and could help us loose weight!

Join us in the challenge by commenting your pledge below.

-Litty and Ven

J's 21st Birthday

So J's birthday was over the weekend, and it was his 21st! Other than some Jager and some canadian whiskey as gifts he managed to snag a family heirloom of a Budweiser mirror and a guitar which I got for him. Anyway, here are the pictures from the party.


J and I after I gave him his guitar. It's love.


J checking out the guitar.


My nephew Garrison and I looking all to enthused. We are definitely related.


Garrison staring intently at the cake.


Garrison and J blowing out the candles.


J and I... obviously.


J playing with his new guitar.


The friend side of the party. The family is in the table behind the camera.

Happy 21st baby!

-Litty

Litty's Spring 2009 Home Tour

OKAY, so basically J and I live in a approx. 400 sqft studio apartment. We have a clutter problem, just to warn you. But slowly but surely we will get that under control. Also, looking in from the entrance there is a huge black mass. That is the "cave" AKA the bedroom. I will not be showing it today. Here is my palace:


From the entrance.


The bathroom. Oh yeah.


The bathroom pt. II


This is what we call J's "office".


This is where all the action goes down.


The "dining area".


The whole kitchen.


The living room. The corner where the laptop is, that is my "office".

-Litty

Ven & Litty's Cosmopolitan Life #001

Cosmo Quiz: Can You Keep A Guy Intrigued?

Litty got : Too-Giving Girl
"Guys worthy of your time belong to an excluive club. Yet you usher them past the velvet ropes before they prove their VIP status."

Ven got: Perfect Provocateur
"Dating is like a high-wire act, and you create the perfect tension between accessibility and mystery, which is why men are drawn to you."

Astrology related to our boyfriends:

For Ven's man: "He digs surprises, so the creative stars say to try backward sex. Normally, you'd start with tongue action, followed by the main event. Instead, have intercourse for 15 minutes, then finish each other off orally. Lust days: 2, 13, 20."

For Litty's man: "The planets alignto make the Ram horny as hell midmonth. Meet up or lunch and coyly rub your feet against his under the table. Don't be surprised if he kidnaps you-tell your boss you caught a bug. Lust days: 1, 7, 21."

Our horoscopes:

For Litty: "Be eloquent. Speak carefully near the 13th to make a good impression on your boss. Attached? Send him a text that reads 'I want you bad.'"
Cosmic tip: "Turn to a friend for advice about a family problem, suggests wise Venus."

For Ven: "Slather on the sunscreen. Under the energetic stars, intiate a volleyball game during a poolside bash. Attached? Expect a sleep-deprived night on the 8th."
Cosmic tip: "During a movie, slowly slide your hand along your date's inner thigh."

-Litty & Ven