Being in the NY/NJ area during this staff break at the Zen Center was a good idea for many reasons: it's easy to travel ROC->NYP by train, I'm seeing many dear friends, and it was unexpectedly good timing for my family. But in retrospect, as so often, I also doubt the wisdom of my decision! I've gone from structured days in a small city away from ( Read more... )

I am amazed tonight, on the edge of what I can comprehend yet ready to embrace more, about my week and life and growth. I am in love with my relationships, and my intense emotions ( Read more... )

The T and I got off to a bad start, this visit. I took the airport shuttle to Logan with Ted & Lynn and caught the Silver Line, but my journey to Boyleston St did not go smoothly. It pissed me off -- since I do not usually fail at public transit navigation! -- that I failed to find the SL4/5, so I had to go back into the T station to catch the Red ( Read more... )

Today was the way I want my days to be.

I slept til the reasonable hour of 9, worked on my computer for awhile, then biked down to Society Hill. I spent the whole day helping Bob with paperwork for the next month's buying club orders -- I love working for him, I love working in a beautiful and homey house, and this once-monthly paperwork ( Read more... )

OK, I have to write about this. Please pardon my overflowing passion for a few moments, but I am super-proud of where I've done my Christmas shopping this year! :) Weeks and weeks before I'd given any thought to specific gifts, I knew that everything I bought this year had to be either locally-made or fair-trade. By this evening, the majority ( Read more... )

A silly thing that is bothering me: waking up at 7.00 for the second freakin' morning in a row. ARGH. Wednesday, it was because I decided to be at the University Square farmers' market site by 8.30, to be around during setup because of construction/parking logistics. (And yup, there were problems waiting for me...) Today, it was because I had ( Read more... )

This update is slightly schizophrenic, since my life has become awesome but sometimes irritating along the way ( Read more... )

A few moments ago, I stepped off the 34 trolley, walked past a church building, and up the stairs into my apartment building. In a few moments, I will leave my apartment building, walk about half a block to the other church on the east side of my block, and vote. So convenient ( Read more... )