Nicole Tessela

So far, everything that I've posted has been influenced by close family. I guess I can give some credit to early childhood fairy tales and Disney but I never watched Alice in Wonderland as a child nor did I hear of the book. I've always been interested in fairy tales and have read a staggering amount of them but it wasn't until I was in high school that I read Alice in Wonderland.

There is so much imagination crammed into Alice in Wonderland that is so hard to find. See, I love to read. There's really not a day that goes by where I don't read at least twenty pages of something or other whether it be book, or magazine, comic, or dare I say it fanfiction. Sorry, not sorry. Every time I open a book though it's like jumping into another world. And every time I finish a single novel or series it's always like saying goodbye to dear friends. There are very few books that transport me to such a topsy-turvy fantastical place where everything is just a step to the left and a little bit backwards and yet resonates on such a profound level in my soul.

I can't say that the only exposure to Alice was the book and the first time I read it. Though it meant much more to me after I did. My Mum's favourite song is 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane and written by Grace Slick. If you haven't heard it, it is a psychedelic wonder to the senses and it is a beautiful journey to be on.

I guess my Mum did introduce me to Alice indirectly. I should probably return the favour by letting her borrow the book. We can both be the influences this time.

Anyway, the blue caterpillar or Absolem in the films is a hookah smoking caterpillar of profound wisdom and sight. With a shocking vocabulary for one so small. But that's the joy of Alice. Great things come in any size and from any place.

I want to do something a little different for this post because Alice in Wonderland has had such a drastic impact on my life and who I am now. So let's do this I guess:

It was with great pleasure and a bit of remorse that the caterpillar awoke for the day because there is a great many adventures that can happen during a day but also a question of what may come of dreams. And of course caterpillar do dream.

Don’t be silly.

Caterpillars dream of the sky and flying. Of reaching heights they’ve never known and seeing if the sky is really that blue. The caterpillar wondered if the sky was as blue as it was. Of course if a caterpillar can dream it can also think and this particular caterpillar was very wise.

It had much to say on daily events. Creatures came from far and wide to hear its great wisdom. They just had to beware the smoke. For a hookah smoking caterpillar said a lot more than a regular blue caterpillar. And he had quite a bit to say.

Today, he would have a surprising adventure. Today, he would meet a three inch tall, pink skinned, little thing in blue garments. And he definitely had quite a bit to say. The most important being:

“Who are you?”

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Foundation: Kat Von D lock-it foundation in Light 44.

Contour: Make Up Forever Artist Shadow Palette ME-230 and Stila Eyes Are The Window Shadow Palette Sapphire.

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