I am moving on. It's time to have my blog upgraded to a modern forum:

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Thanks for the good times LJ!

So I've been getting really worked up lately about global climate change and food issues and the increasing energy crisis and I've had some really fascinating/disturbing conversations as a result. I don't want to go into the details now because I find it all pretty upsetting, but having these talks and doing the outside research that I've been ( Read more... )

I found this article really interesting ( Read more... )

Things are going well in Sri Lanka. Yesterday we took a wonderful train trip to Galle from Bentota. I think Galle might be my favorite town in Sri Lanka. It was also a very serendipitous occasion (which is appropriate given Sri Lanka's link to that word). It started with us making friends with a travel agent from Galle who was taking the same ( Read more... )

I've been noticing a lot of video projects lately that have made me realize that if you want to say something or take action for a cause it's possible! I'm surrounded by projects that started off as a simple idea and took a little legwork to get some financial backing, and then it just takes off and things actually happen. People actually can make ( Read more... )

Today I went to a guided Buddhist meditation. The lama presenting suggested that truly learning about Buddhism involves questioning and analyzing Buddhist beliefs. I've been thinking a lot about Buddhist concepts, and in general in life I've always been fascinated by religious and spiritual practices and beliefs and the links between them. What is ( Read more... )

I'm extremely confused. I'm finally at a point where I love it here in Palo Alto. The key was meeting some of the locals and getting a feel for who the characters are around here. Unfortunately I feel like I should leave more than ever ( Read more... )

I knew I loved Gainesville, but I didn't think I would miss it this much ( Read more... )

I walked out...you left me ( Read more... )

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