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hello, friends!  i think i've mentioned black phoenix alchemy lab before.  they are looovely lovely and full of epic awesomeness.

if you're looking into the bpalness, i'm selling a bunch of my imps and full-sized bottles to fund a trip to go visit my sister in north carolina.  so take a peek and let me know if you're interested!  shipping prices ( Read more... )

this link was forwarded to me by a friend.  in it, laurie halse anderson, the author of speak, sounds out about a man calling to have speak banned in his town.  he calls it pornographic.  he refers to it as a "filthy book."

i want to personally fly out there to missouri and slap him in the face.

i don't know how many of you have read speak and what ( Read more... )

i feel strangely vindicated by this.

let the people who wrinkle their noses at utah because it's a jesus state take note:  there are jesusier states.  and we have prettier landscapes.

MERRY HAPPY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON OF COMFORT AND JOY!

this is just an addendum to my previous post about TWLOHA. my sister jennifer is the most wonderful, supportive sister i could ever ask for. she was there, living with me, through some of my darkest times. she put up with a lot from me, and even though she had to distance herself a little out of self-preservation, she never abandoned me. i love ( Read more... )

today is To Write Love on Her Arms day. for those of you who aren't familiar with TWLOHA, it is a foundation that creates awareness and assistance for people who are struggling with suicide, addiction, and self-harm. please please please go visit them here. here is a bit of information about them, from their site:

MISSION STATEMENT ( Read more... )

• i have no interenet.
• i do, however, have awesome friends.
• and an awesome apartment
• that is kind of a mess
• but i'm like 70% done

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?... Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened ( Read more... )

in the book of my life, you will have pages upon pages devoted to you, with each word lovingly written in gold.  and at the end of your chapter, when it comes to a close, there will be a fresh page:

part two

in the morning, she opened her eyes, and her heart was still beating.