#2026: clarity, confidence, new playbook. Training smarter, fueling better, honoring my health and wealth. Loving that Life Time added CTR — huge boost! This year = elevation, connection, momentum. Strongest, fiercest me yet.
And yes…Happy Birthday to me! 🌟
🚴🏽♀️🏊🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️✨
#KreeKronicles #Tri_Me #ThisIs51
my Music mini-player screen showing the cover for Depeche Mode's Delta Machine, sort of an industrial background with a water tower and city in red tint sort of blurring and the logo/title in black triangle shapes on top
Delta Machine is probably the last album I think of to listen to in DM's catalog. The production is solid and I'm always surprised to remember how many great tracks there are (Soothe My Soul, Should be Higher, Alone, Welcome to My World) but it always feels like it's reaching #NowListening #ThisIs51
Components of the limited edition box set of Sounds of the Universe. There were two books, one lyrics and photos and one of production. 3 cds and a dvd, pins, postcards. Epic. Release.
Sounds of the Universe is DM's most underrated, imo. The production, courtesy of Ben Hillier (also: Playing the Angel) is some of the best in the band's history. Great lyrics, powerful anthems, and this crazy cool boxset that closed out DM's third decade.
#NowListening #ThisIs51
From the Precious video, Dave Gahan stands on a platform of golden light that suggests a steampunk-like machinery moving in the background.
Playing the Angel is probably the most-loved modern DM album (except maybe their newest). Listening now, it comes across with much of the same timelessness that Violator has. The production is vintage DM with a keen eye in the millennium + the video for Precious is tres cool. #NowListening #ThisIs51
I picture of me at Bantam in Santa Cruz in a grey baseball jacket with a lavender button up. Elbow on the table, chin resting in hand. Fresh haircut and barely looking a day over 50. Restaurant goings on in the background with a kitchen prep to the right and some diners over-the-shoulder to the left, featuring Tommy Chong.
The menu for 5/14/25 at Bantam in Santa Cruz STARTERS Housemade BREAD with salted butter 5 Pormigiono REGGIANO 2 Cauliflower PICKLES with turmeric and sesome 8 Warm OLIVES with anise seed and hot pepper 8 Mixed LETTUCES with house vinegar, radishes and seeds 16 Little gem CAESAR; anchovy, torn bread and reggiano 17 ASPARAGUS and pancetta with house ricotta, saba and rocket 20 FIRST California halibut CRUDO with avocado, jalapeño, grapefruit, daikon and coriander 21 Chicken liver TOAST with kumquat, hazelnuts and bitter greens 20 SECOND Fried CHICKEN with cauliflower, asparagus, beets, sesame and chili butter 31 Hangar STEAK with potatoes, trumpet royale, celery root, radicchio and nasturtium butter 36 BROCCOLI with ceci, peas, favas, Napa cabbage and herb yogurt 26 PIZZA MARINARA; tomato, garlic, oregano and chili 16 MARGHERITA; tomato, mozzarella and basil 21 NAPOLI; tomato, anchovies, capers, hot peppers and olives 22 PANCETTA, mozzarella, radicchio, peas, Mama Lil's, cheddar and breadcrumbs MORTADELLA, stracciotella, asparagus, gouda, pecorino sardo and pistachio Tomato, mozzarella and PEPPERONI with chopped crimini, pickled peppers PROSCIUTTO PIE; mozzarella, rocket salad, lemon and reggiano 30 SOPPRESSATA; salame, tomato, mozzarella and spicy honey 27 House SAUSAGE, tomato, cream and Calabrians 27 ADD: Calabrians, egg 3 -OR- rocket, mozzarella, anchovy, sausage,
Hangar Steak (my favorite!) in large cuts, cooked medium rare, on a plate featuring a lot of jus, potatoes, wood-grilled trumpet royale and radicchio, celery root, and nasturtium butter
My birthday dinner @ Bantam in Santa Cruz along with a snap of the daily menu. Pretty much the top half was all gluten-free (why don't they have Switch Bakery bread?!?)
Bonus: anyone recognize the guy in the bgnd?
#ThisIs51 #BirthdayCelebration
The Depeche Mode Exciter album cover featuring what looks like maybe an agave-like plant getting ready to open up. The song is "I Feel Loved". Don't be swayed by the haters, this is a good album.
"From the depths of my emptiness, comes a feeling of inner bliss"- I Feel Loved (Exciter)
When DM joined the new millennium, fans were not stoked about the band's new found positivity, but there are great songs on this album and this one is in my top 20
#NowListening #ThisIs51
The cover of DM's Ultra which shows a deeply contrasted face (I think!) with the words dirty typed over. The screenshot shows the title of the song, It's No Good
I caught DM a second time, when they toured for the 86>98 Singles. We never got a proper tour for Ultra, bc addiction, but they played some singles for the show (in Worcester, MA) including this one: It's No Good. Also, Useless and Barrel of a Gun
#NowListening #ThisIs51
A screenshot of the iTunes mini-player showing the cover of Depeche Mode's Songs of Faith and Devotion - with the faces of the band on a dark background and slightly transparent block shapes over their faces. The song playing at 3:00 out of 5:35 is Walking in My Shoes
The Devotional Tour (1993) was the first time I saw DM after moving from AK to CO for college. Songs of Faith and Devotion caused a ruckus with fans (too much guitar!), but the energy on the album is undeniable. #NowListening #ItsMyBirthday #ThisIs51
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Misskcp wearing new black eyeglasses
Misskcp wearing new black eyeglasses
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51. Feeling battle scared from my 50th year. Hoping that my 51st year will be kinder to me, despite the uncertainty in my life right now.
But first reflective coffee and cake with some writing.
#MyLifeAsMarsha
#ThisIs51
Learning to love yourself is the most radical way to create change in your life.
I've fought so hard to love this woman.
#empowerment #thisis51 #selflove #acceptance #forgiveness #stacilouise #intuitivemedium #witchy #artist
I feel like I haven't run Saturday #errands in a long while. All I did was get gas, drop blazers off at the cleaners, get tp from CVS, and make a grocery run at Trader Joe's. I'm exhausted. 🙃
#ThisIs51
I would give anything to wear an oversized hoodie without spontaneously bursting into perimenopausal flames this winter …fml… #thisis51
This past year has been a challenge and I've been numb since she joined the ancestors on 7/9. But I'm grateful to be here and looking forward to a healthy and prosperous 2025.
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I bought this Burberry bathing suit for upcoming vacation for my 52nd birthday…which is a SO over the top thing for me to do! But also… #thirsttrap #ilooklikeasurgeon #oldbutlit #thisis51
Dear photographers,
Asking your prospective model for “nudes” after they sent you their portfolio and pinging them incessantly over messenger with “Hi” and “Are you there” will not make them feel safe.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Photo by Bichard Studios.
#TransPerformer #ThisIs51
