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sara just mentioned vancouver, which reminded me. i've discovered this new author i really like, ivan e. coyote. he writes a lot of short stories, witty, saracastic. he's kind of like david sedaris, except not as depressing. so yea, check him out.
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2 amores - bésame!.
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[11 Jan 2006|08:46am] |
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting--
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
~Mary Oliver
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4 amores - bésame!.
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| discrimination bans |
[11 Nov 2005|09:18am] |
thought this info was of interest...
16 states have laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. Seven of those states also ban discrimination based on gender identity:
CALIFORNIA (includes gender identity)
CONNECTICUT
HAWAII (includes gender identity)
ILLINOIS (includes gender identity)
MAINE (very recently! includes gender identity)
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MINNESOTA (includes gender identity)
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO (includes gender identity)
NEW YORK
RHODE ISLAND (includes gender identity)
VERMONT
WISCONSIN
(texas, of course, is not included, haha.)
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2 amores - bésame!.
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[10 Nov 2005|09:30am] |
Your options are limited only by your fears. --Unknown
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bésame!.
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[09 Nov 2005|09:19am] |
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an idea: to change the world by simply being who you are.
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bésame!.
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[08 Nov 2005|11:19pm] |
it's these expectations of a woman today.
to be beautiful, to be strong. to speak your mind and follow your heart.
to be comfortable with yourself, with your feelings, with all you are capable of. with sex.
is there beauty, at least, in the struggle? to be "who you are."
what if who i am is not these things? but rather, one who struggles to find out what it all means for me.
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3 amores - bésame!.
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[14 Oct 2005|11:32am] |
Being Human by Naima
I wonder if the sun debates dawn
some mornings
not wanting to rise
out of bed
from under the down-feather horizon
If the sky grows tired
of being everywhere at once
adapting to the mood swings of the weather
If the clouds drift off
trying to hold themsevles together
make deals with gravity
to loiter a little longer
I wonder if rain is scared
of falling
if it has trouble letting go
If snow flakes get sick
of being perfect all the time
each one trying to be one-of-a-kind
I wonder if stars wish
upon themselves before they die
if they need to teach their young to shine
I wonder if shadows long
to once feel the sun
if they get lost in the shuffle
not knowing where they're from
I wonder if sunrise and sunset
respect each other
even though they've never met
If volcanoes get stressed
If storms have regrets
If compost believes in life after death
I wonder if breath ever thinks
about suicide
I wonder if the wind just wants to sit
still sometimes
and watch the world pass by
If smoke was born knowing how to rise
If rainbows get shy back stage
not sure if their colors match right
I wonder if lightning sets an alarm clock
to know when to crack
If rivers ever stop
and think of turning back
If streams meet the wrong sea
and their whole lives run off-track
I wonder if the snow wants to be black
If the soil thinks she's too dark
If butterflies want to cover up their marks
If rocks are self-conscious of their weight
If mountains are insecure of their strength
I wonder if waves get discouraged
crawling up the sand
only to be pulled back again
to where they began
I wonder if land feels stepped upon
If sand feels insignificant
If trees need to question their lovers
to know where they stand
If branches waver in the crossroads
unsure of which way to grow
If the leaves understand they're replaceable
and still dance when the wind blows
I wonder where the moon goes
when she is hiding
I want to find her there
and watch the ocean
spin from a distance
Listen to her
stir in her sleep
effort give way to existence
http://www.climbingpoetree.com/live/
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13 amores - bésame!.
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[08 Oct 2005|02:35pm] |
There is no fire like greed,
No crime like hatred,
No sorrow like separation,
No sickness like hunger of heart,
And no joy like the joy of freedom.
Health, contentment and trust
Are your greatest possessions,
And freedom your greatest joy.
Look within.
Be Still.
Free from fear and attachment,
Know the sweet joy of living in the way.
--The Buddha – from the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byron
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1 amor - bésame!.
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[07 Sep 2005|02:19pm] |
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it's a small thing, but my company is matching funds to the red cross for hurricane relief. if anyone wants me to make a donation for you so it can be matched, let me know.
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bésame!.
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[17 Jul 2005|10:29am] |
If you are coming to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you are coming because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together. --Australian Aboriginal Woman
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4 amores - bésame!.
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[17 Jul 2005|01:17am] |
1. i think californians are more laid back b/c there is not this mad rush to get everything done before summer ends.
2. mosquito bites swell up really big on me, especially on my legs. then they itch like crazy, i scratch them, and they scar. this is why my legs will never be like on one of those commercials.
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1 amor - bésame!.
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[26 Jun 2005|08:45pm] |
When you have seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there. And the time will come, when you see that we're all one, and life flows on, within you and without you. --George Harrison
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bésame!.
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[18 Jun 2005|01:19am] |
i'm in san jose visiting diem jun 30 - july 6. you guys should give us suggestions, since many of you know and love the bay area. i'm looking for more unique/interesting/pretty/relaxing things to do rather than busytouristy. day trippy things definetly welcome.
so far, we are thinking:
beach (which one?)
hiking/camping (where? ...big basin?) possibly to include waterfalls, mountains, and/or hot springs
napa
time in sf (walk around.... picnic in park?)
time in san jose with her family
monterey...
a bed&breakfast in there somewhere?
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2 amores - bésame!.
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| on education |
[01 May 2005|05:24pm] |
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world. --Paulo Freire
this quote reminds me a lot of -herland- by charlotte perkins gilman, which i recently finished reading. (she also wrote -the yellow wallpaper-, which may be more familiar to you). it's about these men who stumble upon this land where only women and girls exist, and how it is far superior to the current america. i think some of you might enjoy it.
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1 amor - bésame!.
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[24 Apr 2005|10:20am] |
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well i left my phone somewhere that is closed on sundays. this is an interesting experience. i feel disconnected from the world and the many people i want to call and the many people who are calling me right.this.moment!!! saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave meeeeeeeeeeeee
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1 amor - bésame!.
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| on taking a stand |
[23 Apr 2005|11:40am] |
When you take a stand on something and work from there, you take different actions than you do when you believe that that something is inevitable and your effort is to try to make it "not so bad." When you know the certainty that things can be not just different but entirely resolved, you engage in the work in a more fundamental way. You don't wonder "if." You determine "how to." You look for root causes. You make different choices. --Lynne Twist from "The Soul of Money"
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2 amores - bésame!.
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| boston organics |
[15 Apr 2005|09:28pm] |
- 3 apples
- 4 bananas
- 5 oranges
- 3 kiwis
- 4 pears
- 1 broccoli
- 1 eggplant
- 1 red leaf lettuce
- 2 zucchinis
- 1 chard greens
- 1 mango
- cherry tomatoes
- crimini mushrooms
we've been bad lately about cooking stuff before it goes bad. will have to remedy that.
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3 amores - bésame!.
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