Cleanliness implies respect. Both ancient and modern tea masters teach that even the poorest wabi tea person should always use fresh green bamboo utensils and new white cloths for wiping the tea bowl. In tea, the host's cleanliness is considered a clear indicator of his state of mind and his devotion to the way of tea. Chanoyu Ichieshu, a tea ( Read more... )

Here's something I didn't know -- While listening to a radio interview with him, it was discussed that Dennis McKenna, brother of Terence McKenna -- works/worked for Aveda as senior Pharmacognicist. Go Aveda!

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Damn. Only a Photoshop, but I want one anyways.


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Don't Copy That Floppy! (.wmv)

I have been struggling to put this project into words when people ask me about it, but because it has been occupying so much of my mental space I think I should finally post something about it so people know what's up. I'm going to do an LJ-Cut so as not to overload your LJ-Friends' pages and RSS feeds...

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Protest

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I'm in a much better state of mind today. I think it turns out I just really am bored working on writing report engines in ColdFusion 5 for the past 2 weeks. 8 hours a day of ColdFusion 5 in 2002 wasn't too horrible, but now it feels like a Y2K Cobol job -- actually Cobol sounds even way more fun.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A driver for the Dave Matthews Band has been charged with reckless conduct for dumping human waste from a tour bus over the side of a bridge onto passengers aboard a boat on the Chicago River. --Story -- Reuters.co.uk