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On Cotovelo Beach

Written by

Shannon Larratt

It’s been an unusually warm winter here in Toronto so far. Right now (as I write this on Friday — if you read this on Monday morning, I’m either dead [j/k!] or in surgical recovery) it’s raining out, and while it’s getting colder, we’re still having days that are basically early summer in nature… But they say that next week it’s going to snap down to -20°C, and potentially much colder with windchill. If that happens, I think I’m going to be very, very envious of Alienx and Lady Rah hanging out at Cotovelo Beach near where they live in Natal, Brasil…. Time for a vacation…

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18 responses to “On Cotovelo Beach”

  1. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Gorgeous!

    Best of luck recovering!

  2. not your television Avatar
    not your television

    i love her chestpiece! it’s amazing.

  3. Kyrenna Avatar
    Kyrenna

    Me too…

  4. Robyn Avatar
    Robyn

    It’s been -30 with -45 windchills in wpg, so I’m sure the cold streak is heading your way.

  5. ÈMþRꧧ Avatar
    ÈMþRꧧ

    I wonder if the lady is into things with an egyptian connection, Lady_Rah and a scarrab beetle.
    Any hows nice design.

  6. Bloodflower Avatar
    Bloodflower

    I kind of miss the summer now! It’s so damn cold here in Portugal, ehe. I’m quite fond of her chestpiece. Cute pic 🙂

  7. starspring Avatar
    starspring

    I love that chestpiece. beautiful color!

  8. lindsey Avatar
    lindsey

    that chest peice grabbed my eyes right away! seeing that makes me even more frustrated that it’s -40 outside…

  9. Noadi Avatar
    Noadi

    That’s a beautiful chestpiece, I wish I could see all of it. Also it’s driving me crazy that I can’t figure out what the tattoo on Alienx’s chest is.

  10. subliminal Avatar
    subliminal

    #9… I checked his IAM page, and it looks like some sort of very stylized hornet or wasp..

  11. boobooink Avatar
    boobooink

    nice chest tattoo

  12. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    wow awesome chest piece!

  13. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Drop-dead beautiful scarab chestpiece! Let’s see more of that Pleeeeze!

  14. gato Avatar
    gato

    all i can think of when i see that chest piece is Journey… “Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin”… oh yes, i went there… As the late, great Wesley Willis would say, “Journey is awesome, their jam session kicked a werewolf’s ass”… JOURNEY ROCKS!!! R.I.P. WESLEY WILLIS

  15. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    Such a beautiful chestpiece!

  16. killswitch kd Avatar
    killswitch kd

    i just keep thinking of lexci’s hip piece when i see this

  17. Joey Avatar
    Joey

    A beetle with feathered wings? That’s a new twist.

  18. alix Avatar
    alix

    she probably has the best chest piece i’ve ever seen !

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