i work in a monastery. we have the most beautiful things from the most beautiful places in the world brought to us by ship and caravan so that we might let them share in each others energies. only the finest. the perfect experiences for the senses and the soul we provide. we look after our own monks first and foremost. there is always something ( Read more... )

The heron i see, solemn. I heard once it was endangered, i do not know if this is anymore the case- any more than the rest of us.. But they still seem to exist on the edge of the spirit world ( Read more... )

13:16.10] elliot- very well stocked on tea: so i was talking to the hotness, and she got even hotter, apparently shes got a 17 inch powerbook
[13:16.19] Alex: omg.
[13:16.28] elliot- very well stocked on tea: and she wants me to set it up for gaming
[13:16.34] Alex: OMG

me: here Luana, have a date.
her: mm what are they?
me: sort of like a dried plum, of a kind of palm tree. what do you think?
her: mmhmm
me: thats the thing about dates, they can be sugary.. but also kind of weird.
her: they are a trick to understanding, yes, but i like them.
me: i only wonder if they are so sweet, why we often stop at one.

so ive been considering this, and i think ive established a few things ( Read more... )

a few days ago, i was planning on going skiing, but the conditions were reported to be unfavourable. icy. no new snow in a week. so i pondered what else i could make of the situation. i decided that it was time to take up a winter sport that has long been gathering dust: snowshoeing ( Read more... )

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power was out all up the coast ( Read more... )

i explained to my mom that she had re invented okonomiyaki, but she was more than a little skeptical.

so as you may or may not know, things can rightly be called awesome with me these days. im in my new apt now, and thus i expect visits from all in the near future. even might be able to have several at a time, as this place has room to spare. furniture is sparse at the moment, so any suggestions you all have on that will be taken into serious ( Read more... )