shedding dropping lessening lightening ( Read more... )

yes, body armor.

and these... note that patrick ma donates a chunk of the proceeds to various animal defense funds. note the, um, special-edition polar bear coming out for kid robot. note also the dolphin patterned after the u.s. navy's dolphin-as-weapon scheme ( Read more... )

wait, there's something in the bottom of your stocking.

( into light. )

apparently it's living with this guy on his boat, pretending it's a spaceship, sailing around the san francisco bay, and filming a reality show based on firefly.

i actually just met the dude, coming out of a 9:30 screening of serenity. he's one-hundred percent serious. what doesn't this town have?

( choose joy )

a long string of sunlit days...

( back in california )

fasting and sitting tonglen
for the better part of two days

much more i might say but
the important things are
love above all
and to be forgiving
of both myself and others

it's the only way there is

blessings for the best
in all possibilities

things getting to their right places
and it's warm outside today.

my father and i were eating falafel, and all of a sudden noticed the most amazing double rainbow outside. "you know," he said with a bit of a snort and snuff, "there's folks so busy with their lives today they'll never even know this happened ( Read more... )

my mama's had some trouble, so i'm back east for a spell

( not to worry )