In Your Skin

Do you know the ingredients of your skin products? I had to google the components of my foundations which I use only on special occasions. I think every woman should do the same. It's going to blow your minds! When you search for the risks it says no data, which itself should be a warning! My daily routine saved my skin so far, including 100% cold water, 100% rose water, 100% aloe vera, and 100% Mother Nature (sun, wind, rain, snow, earth).

I'm not writing down the brand of the two foundations I used because I'm not ready to be the next defamation trial star, but most definitely tell you the ingredients you have to avoid. Right after 'aqua/water' comes a long list of unmemorizable names like: 

'Cyclopentasiloxane' is simply a silicone carrier that is added to many other cosmetic products, and 'has no known side effects' but 'it may cause aggregate exposure'; (further notes here: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cyclopentasiloxane#environmental-impact )

'Butylene Glycol' contains two OH /ALCOHOL/ groups attached to 4 carbon atoms, and it's a humectant moisturizer; (further notes here: https://labmuffin.com/what-are-propylene-and-butylene-glycol-and-are-they-safe/ )

'Cyclohexasiloxane' is a cyclic silicone-based polymer with low risks and low hazard scores, yet you must read the understanding of these scorings: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/701736-CYCLOHEXASILOXANE/ ;

'BIS-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone' or 'PEG-10 Dimethicone': silicone-based emulsifier;

'Sodium Chloride' is basically NaCl aka salt, its effects are the very same;

'MICA' is a silicate mineral, effects may vary;

'Caprylyl Glycol' is alcohol derived from caprylic acid;

'Disteardimonium Hectorite' is a modified clay compound (carbon chains of 18 carbon included);

'Boron Nitride' is B4N which is a heat and chemical resistant crystalline compound (boron and NITROGEN);

'SODIUM POTASSIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE' Do your research on it! It's also a food additive that can aggravate intolerances! It can affect your digestive tract! Better not use it, never consume it!

'Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate' is an antioxidant molecule that helps products stay nice longer, it's a stabilizer, not for you - for the product!

'Aluminium Hydroxide' is an inorganic salt used as an antacid;

'Benzyl Alcohol' is aromatic alcohol that may be slightly toxic by ingestion;

'LINALOOL' is fragrant alcohol! Seems natural, yet alcohol does no good to the skin at all.

Other ingredients are in them such as Silica, Parfum/Fragrance, Limonene, Citronellol, various IRON OXIDES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylparaben, Isobutane, Alcohol Denat., etc.

Honestly, I got shocked by what I was applying to my facial area for decades. I need a break. No wonder why acne didn't go away. This day is the rebirth of my skincare!

Thanks to Kayla Renner's eye-opening Instagram page I'm now on the holistic healing journey! https://www.kaylarenner.com/

What you all can do RIGHT NOW is stop using what does no good to your precious skin! Everybody can afford cold water in the morning, that's my number 1 beauty routine. Rose water and aloe vera can be a thing but if you want to stay healthy and young, you can do your research!

best healing vibes from your soul,

Kata The Nomad

Obey Your Crazy

That quote from Jeymes Samuel perfectly sums up how we all went nuts over screenwriting (and other forms of art) last night and dawn. Well, my timezone it began at 7pm and I passed out around 2am. Woke up hyper at 6am (to feed my Australian Sheperd lookalike rescued doggie - Odin) and couldn't stop thinking about the awesome speakers I had a chance to hear. Not to mention today again at 7pm when the #ScreenCraftWritersSummit starts again! Now even more exciting because I have an experience of how epic it was! I mean, people! Sofia Coppola, Colin Trevorrow, Michael Schur, Spike Jonze, Steven Canals, Adam Arkin!

Thank you goes out to those who followed and befriended me on Instagram! I'm eager to listen to your stories! Who are you, where are you from, what is your dream, what is your goal, and what do you write about! I can't wait to meet you again tonight, and to spread the writer spirit wider! Gather your soul-balls, people! I was born ready.

Listening to Derek Haas was pure joy, Joby Harold was humble and his understanding of the 'movie magic' is pretty close to mine! Priya Satiani and Mikhail Nayfeld told us all they could to help us imagine the work on the other side. Emily V.Gordon was hilarious, I think we all wanted to hug her (and pet the cat). Tanya Saracho made it look easy to talk about diversity, yet stayed super duper funny! I enjoyed Day 1 of this Writer's Summit like Grogu did with those baby reptiles in a bubble.

I'm not aware of what fellow writers came here for but I got more than what I was hoping for. Gratitude. Pure creativity. Connections. The energy is so positive! I wish you all good luck within our industry!

To be an artist, to be a filmmaker, to be a screenwriter is not an easy job. It's not for everyone. It requires one hell of a commitment, indeed. This is a life sentence. If you are truly a writer/screenwriter you can never quit. It's impossible. Writers are born, not made. Period.

your soul writer,

Kata The Nomad

FBI Special Agent

I was totally out of my skin when I opened my mailbox today! I got an e-mail from LinkedIn where there was my 'dream job'. Okay, not for the writer in me but for the warrior/fighter/combatant. I thought this is my day! My calling has arrived! Then I read the job description, and it bummed me completely because of the key requirements. Guess what? I have to be a U.S. citizen. Well, I'm not. I have reached my 37th birthday before the appointment. What a rule! Why can't I be over 37? I'm just going to turn 38 in a few months. Not like I'm 68! Come on! I'm perfectly able to obtain a Top Secret SCI Clearance. I have more than 2 years of full-time professional work experience. I believe I meet the FBI's Employment Eligibility requirements. But I don't have a valid driver's license or at least six months of driving experience. I have a bachelor's degree in theology but not from a U.S.-accredited college. All the duties are fine with me, that's why it is a bummer. I have skills the FBI would die for. 19 weeks in Quantico is like my dream vacation. I'd so do it! I was born for this. My life ever since early childhood has been a mentally and physically challenging process. I'm a natural-born survivor combined with a linguistical genius. I wonder if the CIA or the MI6 is hiring. If not, then the Kingsman will do.

your soul soldier,

Kata The Nomad 

Writer's Instinct

Most people can not imagine their lives without others. Writers are different  - we are already living in the plural. Perfectly sane, just much more enjoyable. We love meeting /and competing/ with our kind. Human life is way more fun for those who dare to play. I like talking with humans from the same genre. I mean, people with witty and ridiculous humor. Those who shake you to wake you. I love an excellent action-crime-thriller to roll around. Antoine Fuqua is a master of that iconic and extraordinary filmmaking. My tiny self would be honored if I could work under his command one day /sooner than later/. Went nuts for 'The Equalizer 1-2' and jumped out of my chair when I heard of the making of 'The Equalizer 3'! Yes, God, I heard my calling. Denzel Washington is pretty cool, badass, likable, and classy as Robert McCall. I was secretly hoping for more to come, and here we go! Hats off to Richard Wenk too, the screenplay writer! I'm more than curious to know what he's up to this time!

Summer is here, yet what I do is my favorite thing in the world: writing. No vacation for a writer. Our brain writes 24/7. Sleep? Are you kidding me? I never sleep. Even if I do, I do it short. The thing is, I write & direct my dreams, so for me, the best dreams are the surprising ones. Mostly nightmares or love stories. What a combo, hah! As I get older in this material circus, I feel more and more familiar with it. I got much more comfortable in this skin, I can accept the flaws, and I'm going to do my best. Having fun is a part of that.

Loved it how Kiefer Sutherland talked about movie writing as the root of it all. 'Storylines and words that rule the day' - made my afternoon so far. Thank you, Jack Bauer. I know it might not be his favorite character, yet I'm in if '24' ever gets to continue!

Wednesday it is, the last day officially of making sour cherry jam! Aye! It was a wonderful journey, yet I had enough of this reddish biohazardous thing. Just kidding, it's yummy and healthy. Mother Nature and her gifts. Pure gratitude.

your soul pal,

Kata The Nomad Writer/Screenwriter

Pink Mud Bath

Material life is like that. It's dirty, tragic, hopeless, nasty - then it turns out to be pretty, romantic, bright, pinkish. Duality at its best. We are souls not designed to enjoy this madness, yet here we are. It's a mud bath, no doubt. We throw shades at others who live the life we want. Courage is rare among the people. The masses hate, rank, and isolate. To face their own demons, nah, too much to ask. The artists are the only ones who walk tall in those metal pink tutus. We are the ones who make you think, feel, and act. We move this world forward.

I had all the hair colors and shapes a person can try. I even had bleached eyebrows - a terrible idea, if you trust me. My style has changed so many times during the decades. I was a rapper, a rocker, an alternative girl, a tomboy, a soldier, a party queen, a monk - the list is endless. Faces of material life. Inside I have always been a soul. Just watched the circus. Being the pure witness of it all.

What do you want from this life? How can you give back to those who helped you? Who do you think you really are? Questions that need answering. Actions do speak louder than words. Even written ones.

Barbie movie is on the way. Really? That's the best they could come up with? I believe that plastic doll ruined many lives in reality. The expectations, the goals, the fantasy of playing. Girls and adults want to look like Barbie but of course, it's sick and twisted, and never can come true. Rather watch Emma Thompson in any make-up or costume. 

your soul friend,

Kata The Nomad Writer & Screenwriter

Who's My Cherry Pie

I was harvesting and then manufacturing (ja-ja-jam) sour cherries half of the day today, which gave me the sweet memory of that favorite Warrant song Cherry Pie. I love it still! Crazy how time flies and how fast one song can take you back in time. Also, it can move you forward. Future-teller mode it is! Lovey-dovey in the corner. God help me, if!

If I would be a runaway I'd sing ch-ch-cherry bomb! Hehe. So much cherry today! I think sour cherries are way more fun than regular cherries. Same with me. I can offer more when I'm in rock and roll. Music is the key to the heart in so many cases. I like when someone has great taste in songs. Rock is the way. I'm Rolling. 

Have to write and edit, do formatting and send my scripts to screenplay competitions. It's a Dharmachakra Day - Tibetian 10 Million Days! 

Be wise! Act kind! Speak less, listen more! Spread love and compassion! Teach and learn as much as you can! Read and observe your time for action is coming sooner than expected!

What the hell is happening to Ezra Miller? Does anybody know?

Joker & Harley Quinn. I won't ever get tired of the topic. Musical of their story? Hm, that's kinda weird but most definitely going to see it. Gaga as Harley can beat Margot Robbie's version, I loved it though! Joaquin Phoenix killed me /in the best possible way/ with his interpretation of Joker, yet I fell in love with how Jared Leto brought him alive on the big screen. This is actually a huge thing because I had another actor in my mind for the role.

Now is the time to say COVID-19 (or any virus) should stop. I really had enough of it by now. I've been lucky so far with my tiny contact with it. But I need to travel again safe and sound. I miss my summer flights so bad! I know there are serious issues in the world but still. I've always been a wanderer. I got to have my road open again.

your soul friend,

Kata The Nomad Writer/Screenwriter/Photographer

Savior or Destroyer

You got to choose. Yes, each and every one of you. You can either save this world or destroy it. This is not something you should underestimate. The choices we make are there to change us. If they are not pushing us forward, they were the wrong ones. This is a fact. None of us is making out of this alive. Better use the time wisely. Trouble is waiting on the corner. You can walk beyond that anytime you make your mind up to it. 

Tribeca's 'Halftime' forced me to think about human life a little more. Deeper, if you may. When do you think your halftime is? Is it depending on love, career, health, age, or dreams? Are you a champion? Are you winning? Do you have faith in yourself? What is left for you? Who is out there looking for you? Are you still excited to live?

What is human life anyway? A college diploma, a steady paycheck, a lasting marriage, a few kids, a solid success in any given field? It has to be more than that. I've always wanted to see further than my nose. Being spiritual at the right time, in the right place, and during the right circumstances can elevate you. 

I'm 37 years old and I've been to more than one 'lowest points'. Noone has ever told me it's okay to fail, it's okay to lose. I was told I had to be a winner at all times and all cost. Now I know better. I want to live the life I'm destined to lead, and I won't ever settle for less than I'm capable of. I've never let go of the goal of my tiny human life. It's more than a dream because I've taken a definite move each day towards it. 

It's been a while they say, and yes, I admit that it takes time. Failing, and failing, and failing again. Getting back at it, getting another chance, and trying another thing again. Never stopped writing. Never stopped watching movies. Never stopped taking pictures and doing cinematography. Never stopped having ideas and creating stories. Never stopped growing and becoming. I've never had anything else in my mind and heart than writing and filmmaking. I'm still taking all the chances I can. The people I meet along the way are amazing souls. The people I begin to love are even greater. The faith that I have defines me. I keep on writing and striving.

your soul,

Kata The Nomad Writer Photographer

Corpse Pride

Playing with words is the game of the writer. I loved the Tim Burton animation movie and thought about this pride month thing. So, this is how my titles are usually coming alive. The Material world meets the spiritual world, that is where I hide. Laying my head down when it becomes too heavy. I miss Chester. That's all.

I'm writing to stay alive. That's all that matters. I silently scream along with every song that I grew up with to let the pain out. Feels like the beast is unleashing me instead. Possibilities are high. I get my ass up each day and write, edit, re-write. No need credits for it, I'd do it anyway. It's changing me. I live within.

Pride dies in the arms of love. I'm confused no more. Nothing to lose. I want to heal you all. That's something real you need to move forward. Pushing myself towards the light. Let me go!

Being alone is not scary to a writer. No turning back now. I'd rather be like this forever than to be one of the crowd. I'm nothing like those fake glittering copycat sh*theads. Rather be raw. Bloody and real.

Broken is the new black. F*ck your trends, Barbies and Kens! I live the way I want and you can lick the screen of your wildest dreams. I have faith, God's my BFF. He fucked me up then picked me up. I'm now kneeling on his palm. His whisper is the air I'm breathing.

your soul pal,

Kata The Nomad

Running Up That Hill

A Deal With God. I loved this song for decades, but I didn't know it was not Placebo but Kate Bush. 'Stranger Things' gave me this knowledge which I'm thankful for. I believe we all made a deal with God. I think we came to enjoy, playing our role(s), trying to learn, and turning heartbreaks into growth. It takes time that we know nothing of. We can have years, months, weeks, days, hours, or just minutes left. Not everybody dies old. Not everybody gets to pass at 27.

I'm not obsessed with death nor with aging. These are just the bloody fun facts that I'm wondering about sometimes. 37 is a lot. Am I going to turn 38 this September? Am I going to be able to attend my fav Billy Idols concert in Brazil (Sao Paolo) on my exact birthday? Who knows! I'm most definitely a rebel, I've always been, and I'll always be. I've got the license for love, indeed, hehe. I was born to write. My stories are my lost lives. It's out there, all for you.

I have to write down my personal opinion: Amber Heard is NOT an abused woman. I hate liars-fakers like her. She is another narcissistic. Enough of writing politely-diplomatically. This is the last time I'm ever mentioning her on here but let's make this count! Amber Heard is NOT a public figure of any of us who truly went through hell and got out alive. Fact1: if you ever experienced domestic violence all you do is try to get out of that and want NOTHING from that person. Fact2: if you ever got abused you won't take photos, recordings, or videos of that person. EVER. Fact3: if you ever get hit/kicked/punched/bruised/verbally abused/emotionally abused/mentally abused you won't marry that person. Period. Truth can't stay hidden. Thank God (and Johnny Depp) for her public loss. Amber Heard won't ever be heard again. 

your soul soldier,

Kata The Nomad