Phew. What a trip. My butt is kicked! I don't have the energy to post much tonight, but suffice to say that Oregon was/is amazing. I'd like to return as soon as I can to start building my yurt out there. I may live in a tipi while the yurt is being constructed. It is the ideal place to go into some deep inner work. I have a few photos, though sadly ( Read more... )

Today is my last day at work, and I am super excited. I can't wait to be done with it! This gives me 1.5 weeks to tie up all my loose ends and see people before I leave. Hopefully I can get the loose ends part done this week and have the remaining time for relaxation and hedonism ( Read more... )

So it looks like Val and I are more than likely headed to southern Oregon for the month of October with a quick trip to Montana in the middle. We plan to make our trip for Costa Rica in November, as we'd like to stay for about 4 weeks ( Read more... )

I'm starting a new blog, a *real* blog. But until it's up, I will be posting here to keep record so I can transfer any worthy material to my new site. Once the site is up, I will be posting that URL here for you all to enjoy. I will be collaborating on this new site with my travel companion Val (aliases yet to be determined). It will cover our ( Read more... )

I might be moving to Costa Rica closer to January or February. Once I go down for my visit in 6-8 weeks I will have things a little more in order ( Read more... )

So the largest thing in my life right now is Costa Rica. It's all I can think about lately. I've made a good friend and travel buddy, and we are trying to get down there in 1 year. If I start selling drugs or something, who knows, maybe sooner ( Read more... )

For the first time in a long time, I know I've finally done something right.

I had somehow put myself in situations in which I felt afraid to suffer. I see now why it hurt so badly to try to act normal during my rock bottom breakdown. I was afraid to suffer in front of people, specifically the man that I loved ( Read more... )

Henry died. I thought all fish floated to the top when they died. He sunk to the bottom ( Read more... )

Henry is either sick, old and about to die, or both. He looks pitiful. I'm changing his water every four or five days to keep him clean but it doesn't appear to be helping ( Read more... )