#jessa moulin

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One of my drawings :)

[444names]

french, italian and german forenames + greek islands

Abalissa Abenteanis Abria Abruz Adadado Adakro Adanfi Adian Adidart Adoki Adolia Adria Afokia Agenvel Ageodeo Agoren Agosano Aimena Aireni Aiteracio Alalas Albas Aldee Aldes Aleta Alfabra Aliel Alientia Alierna Alille Alodianice Alvic Amori Amparey Anantine Ancaloé Ancat Ancene Ancia Ancio Anclaudan Andebrick Andos Anfra Anfro Angéli Aniko Anluc Anluca Annes Antierre Antino Anutiand Arcecte Arcetago Ardouto Arinarito Aroger Arokolia Arosencata Arosi Asolelic Asquigia Aulauladee Aumena Aurannifos Auros Austan Banaxi Baros Belie Beline Belopou Benoi Berando Beraxa Bergiliano Berieri Berna Bette Boemiran Bragrayon Brisi Brito Brutro Camari Camicio Caneode Carayagnès Carcelier Carganuela Cartorgina Catipsenny Chacio Chaxi Cheres Chielao Chizo Chriandren Chriapti Chrisi Ciangato Claullos Clazia Cloni Cloros Clémerry Clémiereia Colokina Colomata Colouros Coros Crugo Crunza Dakio Dalel Daros Delixto Delonzo Desana Desto Detherna Dianos Diarene Dinier Dopoussa Dovala Dylvalivio Edieugelio Edrinelo Eleodo Elicis Emario Emito Emmantonte Emmaros Enaimocion Enies Entine Erifelmar Erisante Erleo Erracia Eseloramo Fabalia Fabelisene Fablafos Fabrugo Falbio Faricil Faumberea Feder Fedgarle Fedgavi Felas Felienato Ferene Ferra Filberto Filiero Filio Fongene Fongérès Fraki Framvouria Fromaro Fulioli Fulistal Fulos Fulrieta Gablaegin Gabrunzo Gannie Garcenaxos Gavgo Gaétal Gelavirena Geonie Geriel Giamarica Giettana Ginonce Gionge Grago Gramarna Granoiline Grento Gricilla Grikatmos Grini Guelena Gugricosi Gyllo Helleo Hoarhor Hrikal Humeona Imeliandi Imudros Imueren Inofra Iranda Irmanine Iseodia Istemele Jacaydo Jacinhon Jacio Jacionio Janmare Jaste Jeana Jeanca Jeando Jeandra Jeane Jescharcia Jessa Jesta Josarcos Jualos Juangele Juanlucia Juliaarie Julidarea Juste Kalia Kalos Kamick Kamilda Kanila Kanito Kanous Karcolo Kartant Katitora Kebrakin Kefaco Kefino Kelaxisimo Kelleorgio Keronierna Kolgavo Koubo Koulia Kracistaki Krino Kyrissilon Kytefael Kythia Landio Laudia Laudosari Laulianck Lauray Leximin Listra Lorey Loudianne Lourigios Lucconale Lucenico Luciane Lucias Ludida Luigo Luilampan Lupore Madienna Magna Magraca Maina Makyris Mando Mandra Mantiki Mantine Manuros Maraki Marbason Mardergelo Maricio Mariontia Marlone Marmanolou Marmilaine Marmolica Marne Marodolos Maroino Martor Masoussan Maspoudo Mathéo Matrio Maudina Maurlos Medene Meliaki Melivi Meranda Merre Micco Milio Minalvina Minousto Miraura Mohatza Monto Moromisi Mouline Mousamo Muelago Nanisela Naolos Natro Nerma Nichrina Niela Nieufona Nistypas Nurigno Nutria Nutse Oclémia Odane Oinichèle Pabramélie Pabsaarce Paderamilo Paousto Parmiros Pasampaxos Pasque Pasuz Pathorick Pazulas Petrieros Petsourée Pielydia Pienado Pienimo Piere Pierielio Pierinati Pieros Piette Pinaine Pincherana Porgo Pravichris Prisèleo Procédrile Prone Psaria Psodreste Racionic Ragda Ramai Raminoi Rasilos Reianaole Rella Rienal Rineatron Riquella Ritantali Rochina Roinisi Roleiamard Ronient Rophilia Roudelagos Rédrenarce Sabannisi Sabericia Sabiane Sabrichria Sabrizio Salan Salia Salingata Samienne Sammelion Sammos Sanpio Sarineta Sarola Saterna Segai Sertentie Silosanca Skleia Skouidilda Skytherano Spatro Speldam Sphanacia Stana Stilde Sylimicio Sylva Symona Sévergiana Tanpaldos Teodi Tharbasque Thino Thouranila Tierayolos Tincie Tingo Torras Trance Tritio Trorgo Uberna Undarola Uroseri Vadakimia Valbenavid Valetto Valianes Vathia Viano Vices Vicina Vidio Vione Vitelia Véronesto Wilvin Yanelienza Yanue Yargiso Yarguiste Yveri Yverton Yvourée Zaino Zalla Éliacio Élisa Éverquida

[eratoroam]

Ryan and I arrived in Paris a few days before our 1st wedding anniversary. What better place, am I right? Obviously, there's a lot to love and a lot OF love in Paris. We started our week here off right by visiting the Eiffel Tower on day 1. While it's not as pretty in person as the romanticized version of the tower we see on TV, it is rather neat. It was designed to be an entryway for the 1889 World's Fair. It was meant to be torn down 20 years later as a lot of the Parisians at the time did not like the structure, but as we all know, it has now become the very symbol of the city.

In true Parisian style, we stayed in a tiny, tiny 2nd floor apartment. It was styled how I'd imagine a French grandmother's place would be: antique furniture, quirky paintings, and for some reason an excessive amount of chairs. It was in the neighborhood of Montmartre, just down the street from the Moulin Rouge and the Cimitière du Nord, which is home to beautiful, intricate mausoleums for famous residents such as Jacques Offenbach (composer) and Alexandre Dumas (novelist, playwright).

For our anniversary, we embarked on a mission to find a park nearby where we could have a romantic picnic, for which we were well-equipped. Unfortunately, while there are a plethora of parks in the area, we didn't end up finding one that would allow us to enjoy our bottle of wine with the bread, meats and cheeses we'd packed. After a few attempts, we decided to return to our cute apartment and escape the wicked summer heat. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to go to elegant, beautiful dinners all the time; this whole year, every night feels like date night. We decided to have this night in, just two best friends celebrating their union. In true Ryan and Jessa fashion, we also held a competition that involved our favorite card games – a few we brought from home and some others we have learned along the way. I'm not going to gloat, but I did win by a landslide - like a true champion. It was more romantic in that teeny apartment, sipping on fancy champagne with raspberries and visiting/laughing with my love than anything else I could have hoped for.

One of my other favorite parts of our week in Paris was, of course, the Louvre Museum. For a reasonable price, you can enter one of the most incredible art museums in the world. AND if you pick the right time, there's no line! How crazy is that? For some reason,we were truly not expecting it to be as epic as it was. We decided to go late to avoid the crowd, leaving ourselves 2-3 hours to explore before it closed for the day (we have NEVER spent more than that at a museum). However, before we knew it, they were announcing the museum was closing in 15 minutes and we had barely scratched the surface. There was still so much to explore, so Ryan agreed to take me again. We left ourselves a bit more time on our next visit, but still ended up closing it down. Some of the art was a bit graphic for my taste, but seeing the Mona Lisa in person was pretty cool (I guess?). My favorite part of the museum was the collection of larger-than-life Greek statues – walking among the hundreds of them at 9:30 pm when no one else was around is a memory I'll treasure forever.

While ordering could be daunting due to the language difference, the food was amazing! Course meals are seriously the way to do it. You eat the same (or more) than American portions, but you feel healthier and much fancier while doing it – they also regularly include wine in the deal, which for me really seals it. When we weren't hungry enough for one of those meals, we would seek out some fresh, warm croissants or mouth-watering macaroons unlike any I've tried before.

We very rarely stay anywhere for more than 3 or 4 nights in a row, so staying anywhere for an entire week is a relief. Paris was one of those places that obviously would have been easier and more comfortable if we'd been more familiar with the language, but our time there was well-spent.

[joneshead]

2.

MUN QUESTIONS!

2. are there any tropes that pull you in or that you realise are reoccuring in your muses?

I think overall they’re pretty subtle. Like Jughead and Jonathan Byers might be the closest in a lot of ways ( creative, kind of weirdly viewed by peers, interested in unconventional things, etc. ) but they’re also so different too. I guess I tend towards kind of tortured souls, sort of hard exteriors but soft interiors, brotherly figures, like Bellamy Blake, Jonathan, Jughead. The creative souls like Jughead, PJ Jones, Christian from Moulin Rouge, etc. I also really love good female characters who are intelligent and hardworking, leader types, like Diana Meade and Hermione Granger. Then the charismatic outgoing guy, like James Potter and more recently Steve Harrington, Charlie Weasley. And the bold/wildish child like Gigi Rock, Jessa Johansson, Paulie Crash (OC), etc. But I think I’ve just accumulated a lot of different characters from different tropes so now so … I don’t think it’s as big a thing as I used to worry about. I didn’t want to always write the same character type, but now I don’t care!

[jessatatouage]

Custom for Audrey. By Jessa Moulin.

[eloquentproclivity]

Monster, my girl.

Pencil on Paper, 2011

[blackeyeliner]

Mixed media on canvas. Jessa Moulin Paris, France. 2015

[blackeyeliner]

For The Nihilist (Jessa Moulin, 2006)

Where does my ego stand?

It's hard to build yourself up from nothing.

Social creatures sucking life from each others mouths,

Praise lamenting, dripping down 

Thickening and slowing the praised 

Until their thoughts clot in their brains

Stopped up in their delighting on themselves

And what of the giver you say?

To make their connection,

To rush from mouths- impulses of surface lust

Stroking the others ego to feel the love of the beheld

Self serving triteness

Held together by their egos...

I am not the cover of a book

My insides dip deeply

and lately they end somewhere around a black hole

The sadness I feel being a part of an empowered weakened species

The truth of beings who are conscious that they will one day no longer exist

So we must be the best we can be

Live fully enjoy truth and beauty and create

Or decide to survive by becoming a part of the whole

And choosing not to believe

That our bodies,

 And the idea of our conscious ego and soul

Die when we do.

[eloquentproclivity]

Diptych Persephone/Monster. It is meant to be hug both ways. WIP.

Acrylic on canvas, 2011

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Girl lying. 

Mixed media, 2011

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Oh Othello, drawing for friend's band.

Graphite on Paper, 2011

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Bird Skull sketch. WIP. 

Graphite on Paper, 2011

[blackeyeliner]

Graffiti Playground. London, 2010

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Meanwhile...Back in the wick. 2010, London

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Structure. Philadelphia, 2009

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Divine Lorraine Hotel. Philadelphia, 2009.