holy crap. you know, just when i think maybe we’ve progressed, something like this reminds me it simply never changes. read on… please.

after a good bit of a pause, another piece to the gallery. typical mish-mosh processing, the usual curls i cannot quite talk myself out of yet, and a good bit more shadow play than usual. hmmm.

‘Tis said in after times her spirit free Knew what love was, and felt itself alone. But holy Dian could not chaster be Before she stooped to kiss Endymion Than now this Lady,– like a sexless bee, Tasting all blossoms and confined to none: Among those mortal forms the Wizard Maiden Passed with an eye serene and heart unladen.

i am learning, every day, every moment.

oh boy. while talking with a friend of mine today, the most amazing idea leapt out of the water and smacked me flush in the face. i can’t talk about it much now, but i’m excited in a way i haven’t been in a long while relating to possibilities. more as i can, suffice to say this could be a true save! in other news…

it’s funny how movies can sometimes have such meaning.

the continuing synchronicities of life are amusing sometimes.

most people are all hustle and bustle for the holidays. i don’t usually think on them overmuch. but i just realized…

“There is another way of speaking about the two types of meditation. In this case, they are differentiated into 1) meditation that perceives the object and 2) meditation in which our mind is transformed into a specific affective state. An example of the former is meditating on impermanence and emptiness. These are subtle objects that we must use analytical meditation to perceive. An example of the latter is meditation on the four immeasurables (brahmaviharas)–love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Here we are not trying to perceive a subtle object, but are practicing to transform our minds into those mental states. For […]

hah. thrift stores are amazing. how could i ever have forgotten i love them?