me, myself, and i

[butter_fly_]

i feel like doing a massive exposé of myself for some reason. i want to write down everything i can think of, get it out of myself and out into the world where others can take me as i am or not. in this sense i'm not doing this just for me, else i'd save it in a file on my computer or handwrite it in a notebook. i want to know that other people

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[onebetween]

"i do much better at involving myself in things if i have other people around to experience those things with or talk about them afterward."

I totally agree. It's so much easier to put the effort into doing something if I can share it. I wish I could always read my books with someone else, learn things with someone else, and so on. memories just feel so much less valuable if I haven't shared them with anyone. sometimes I even feel like "why bother doing it if I have to do it alone" which can limit my ability to meet people to share the experiences with. ohh welll.

[butter_fly_]

"sometimes I even feel like 'why bother doing it if I have to do it alone' which can limit my ability to meet people to share the experiences with. ohh welll."

exactly. i don't want to do things without other people but i won't meet other people if i don't get out and do things... gah. paradox, rock and a hard place, etc.

[fimoc]

ah, the wacky and horribly loveable you! While there may not be much of the beaten-over-the-head term "get-up-and-go", you're still a happy wonderful person, so I think you beat a lot of people by default =)p

as for the anarchy and killing of billions of people to save the planet, I'll leave that to you sweetie

[butter_fly_]

aww, thanks darlin'. :)

[mojoviper]

Duly noted.

[butter_fly_]

yay! ;)

Yes!

[anonymous]

Thank you for being frank. The more I read your journal, the more I hope we can meet someday. My girlfriend and I are currently getting out of debt, and then _we will_ (I almost wrote "hope") begin a life similar to what you describe--off the grid, moving towards sustainability, recovering our native eyes--with the firm understanding that civilization is killing the planet.

Deep in my bones, in my very being, I want to love the place where I live--enough that I will do anything to save it and all the relationships that spring from that landbase. We have much work to do. It's nice to know you are thinking similar thoughts.

--Joshua
joshuafecteau@gmail.com
http://jfecteau.blogspot.com

Re: Yes!

[butter_fly_]

i almost can't believe that other people who think like me are out there... it seems too good to be true. thank you for reminding me.
i'm looking for people to share my trying-to-make-my-dreams-reality with, because community with land and people is such a big part of what i envision (even if the whole picture is still hazy to a degree). meeting up with like-minded people is not only a good starting point, it's something i haven't yet done. i'm rather limited in transportation options right now, but... well, we'll see. great to hear from you. :)

Snowy NY

[anonymous]

Hey Adrienne,
I thought you might be home because someone dropped my Derrick Jensen books off, but I guess it must have been your parents. I loved reading about you. And you can add me to your list of friends whom have the prioity of a low impact and close to the land life. There is a woman in Truxton (of all places!) who is doing herbalism classes and working with natural medicine...she's going to open up a health food store in the town (her name's Beth Hill...have you heard of her?). I'm going to get intouch with her come Tuesday. May your get up and go come to you as the sun came to my window this morning, organge and rising. Up and down and up again is life! I had fun talking last time you called. I'd love to talk again soon. Do you still have free long distance? Carly

Re: Snowy NY

[butter_fly_]

i'm going to call you while i'm still home. i have lots of little sewing projects to occupy me tomorrow (tuesday) and my family is down one car right now, but perhaps if you'd like to come over and can get here we can do some talking. otherwise the phone should work. :P