FEMME • PHOTOBOX
la belle contesse | the courtiers | lovefool | the realm | beyond | clear
autobiographically
If you've met me online, you most commonly know me as Tea. This nickname came from Tearia, which I made up myself (a combination of 'tiara' and 'tearea'). I found out last year that it is actually a name. My pronunciation of it is tea • ar • e • yuh, not te • uh • reah. It's pronounced just as it's spelled...if you know how to pronounce aria, anyway. It became Tea because it's shorter and everyone began calling me by it, so my nickname now has its own nickname.
The reason for an alias is mainly because I don't want everyone from my school - specifically, those who I don't know well or dislike - to go checking out all of my sites. Even though the web is a public place, all they will get is my MySpace. Bahaha.
I'm not a self-absorbed person, so it's hard to write myself a biography. My virtues - because everyone has some, you know - are being considerate and a good listener. My vices, which are much easier to pinpoint, are selfishness, plus swearing. Still like me?
I am a person of many aspirations. I want to be a writer, and to make money from it, though I know it is not the most lucrative of occupations. I want to travel to foreign countries and learn new languages. I also want to visit or revisit places closer to home - specifically, Solvang and Santa Cruz in California.
partially
When it comes to movies, I like epic movies, movies based on books, or period pieces. I like drama and comedies, but only if they're funny, not crude or sexual. I pick my music based on if it sounds good or fits in with my mood. I'm not the kind of person who gets obsessed with a band. I like old 70's music and current music; not stuff from the 1980s, though. I find it extremely amazing that a song can express so much in just 3 minutes, and not so many words.
I like the simple pleasures of life like writing - and of course, receiving! - letters and notes, especially colorful ones. Online, I love it when someone signs my guestbook (hint, hint). I like sitting in the car, rolling down the window, and singing along to the radio. I like taking pictures of random things, but also of nature. I love flowers - roses, mostly. I am a self-proclaimed lip gloss junkie. I think Lancome Juicy Tubes are the best in the world, and that Dessert lip gloss is the glossiest and yummiest.
I like baking, which I think is preferable to cooking. This is mostly because I love dessert (when I wrote this section I was having strawberry shortcake, which is love). I make pretty good flan and semi-good cheesecake.
astrologically
Vine: September 2 - September 29.
Celtic Tree Alphabet: Muin
Planet: Venus
Gemstone: Emerald
Flower: Valerian
Archetypal Character: Branwen or Guinevere
The Vine is the grape wine. It is associated with pleasure, fertility, inspiration and binding. If you�re a Vine, then you are authoritative and discriminating. You appear aloof but you are a romantic; you can be extra-sensitive, fragile and self-critical. Your ruling animal is the Swan, for beauty and against negativity. People born under this sign tend to be gentle adept at the social arts and the art of love. They create harmony. But they can also lack consideration for peoples' feelings.
horoscopically
You are likely to be too idealistic in your search for the perfect partner, seeking a concept rather than the reality of a person with their foibles. You would rather not know about unpleasant realities and are quite capable of being taken in by flattery. If this search for perfection is taken to extremes you could become isolated and frustrated, only getting involved later in life with someone else. Yet you have a great desire for companionship and partnership, for you value sympathy and understanding above all else. Underneath your charm and ideals you can strike others as preoccupied and selfish since you prefer to ignore any unpleasant home truths and can leave your partner feeling uncared for, or their needs not taken care of. You love nothing more than the rituals of love, the chase, the catch, the courting, the preliminaries and even where you know someone well there will be a gradual build up to the sex act, with flirtations and suggestions all along the way until you have them under your spell. Sexual satisfaction will only come when you learn not to measure out your affections according to the response for this can produce a sense of everything being too ordered and predictable. Give your imagination greater play and you are the most interesting lover in the zodiac!
Female Librans are happy to play the field and enjoy the chase, they are in no hurry to settle down, preferring to continue looking for Mr Right.
With the Moon in LIBRA you will find artistic, musical people who are loving, charming and like to relate to others. They tend to be very diplomatic and often can become dependant on others. Their challenge is to develop a peaceful relationship with their own feelings.
monthly
SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people's mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive.Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.
characteristically
You are a very social individual, and it is important to you to have a relationship. You require closeness and togetherness. You must be able to talk to your sex partner before, during, and after. You want the object of your affection to be socially acceptable and good looking. You see your lover as a friend and companion. You are very sexual and sensual,needing someone to appreciate and almost worship you. When this cannot be achieved, you have the ability to go for long periods without sexual activity. You are an expert at controlling your desires and doing without.
etymology
With the name of ... you seek change, travel, new opportunities, and new challenges. Your active, restless nature demands action and you dislike system and monotony. As you are versatile and capable, you could do any job well, although you would not like to do menial tasks. Having considerable vision, you could be adept at formulating new, more effective ways of doing things. You could organize the work of others, though in your impatience to see the job done efficiently, you would likely step right in and do it yourself. You could work well in sales and promotion, and would not be afraid to risk a gamble as the name gives you much self-confidence. You do not find contentment in the routine tasks and responsibilities that are associated with home and family or with administrative detail in the business world, so you have to guard against frustration and even moods of depression over your personal responsibilities. The restlessness this name creates could find an outlet in caustic, irritable expression. Also, the intensity of your nature could result in tension in the solar plexus causing stomach trouble and, because you take your responsibilities seriously you could experience much worry.
I find this one to be just as accurate:
Your first name of Tea[ria] has given you inspirational, idealistic, and dramatic qualities. You have a clever, deep mind and the talent to excel in highly inspirational lines of endeavour as a dramatist, musician, writer, or artist. You can be lifted by beauty in all forms and are at the most creative when inspired. Your expressive, affectionate nature responds quickly through your feelings, but you must guard against being possessive and jealous. Your delight in mystery and your sensitivity to things you do not understand could draw you into occult studies or religions. Unfortunately, it is difficult for you to retain emotional stability, for you can easily swing into moods of depression and self-pity. Your quick temper can flare up suddenly and be over as suddenly, leaving you very sorry for any suffering you have caused. Inner turbulence can deplete your vitality and cause heart, lung, or bronchial trouble, as well as nervous disabilities.
Sources:
++ DJ43 for the icon brush
++ Morbid Romantic for Celtic and Chinese astrology, and first letter name meanings
++ In0rganic.org, now closed, for month meanings
++ The Kabalarian Philosophy, for name meanings