desert-grasp

my soul finally stirred here

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:44:22 -0400

my soul finally stirred here

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:41:03 -0400

i left something here

and found something here

salty fisherman home. home for 1 day. Texas

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:22:25 -0400

salty fisherman home.

home for 1 day.

Texas

sunning in this window of the warehouse stirs in me the need to drive to the nearest saguaro and set...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:06:07 -0400

sunning in this window of the warehouse stirs in me the need to drive to the nearest saguaro and set up my canvas home.

get me out of this winter-locked region. There is no reason to perpetuate my depression by living in gloom for 8 months a year.

sunshine beckons.

now back to the Jacobin Revolution.

Lonesome Highway, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:15:54 -0500

Lonesome Highway, Guadalupe Mountains, Texas

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:53 -0500

After spending the last 36 hours indoors, shut out from world that has turned so splendidly warm and...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:47 -0500

After spending the last 36 hours indoors, shut out from world that has turned so splendidly warm and sunny, I am feeling better. Healthy just enough to get out there for a long walk with my camera.

followed by a meditative yoga class,

a nap,

homework.

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:41:17 -0500

February slow down

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:37:11 -0500

The thick winter cloud cover broke this morning and with that blue*sky*sun the hope of spring.

I have spent the majority of the last 4 years with my nose in a schoolbook, behind the cutting hair or suckin’ on a bottle of whiskey or wine.

This year I have decided to (try to) slow everything down and take time with each task of my day, whether it be a morning makeup routine, reading even a small portion of a novel, re-listening to that song or making that much-needed phone call to a long lost friend.

Part of slowing down will enable me the chance to engage in life a little more purposefully—-hopefully.

my soul is in need of something new-of something rooted- and not another fleeting flirtatious relationship or a brisk adventure. There will be time for those again.

But for now, I need to figure out which roots to plant and how

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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:58 -0500

"Excerpt from Narrow Road to the Deep North Days and months are travelers of eternity. So are the..."

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:36:20 -0500

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Excerpt from Narrow Road to the Deep North

Days and months are travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by. Those who steer a boat across the sea, or drive a horse over the earth till they succumb to the weight of years, spend every minute of their lives travelling. There are a great number of ancients, too, who died on the road. I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud-moving wind — filled with a strong desire to wander.

In this little book of travel is included everything under the sky — not only that which is hoary and dry but also that which is young and colorful, not only that which is strong and imposing but also that which is feeble and ephemeral. As we turn every corner of the Narrow Road to the Deep North, we sometimes stand up unawares to applaud and we sometimes fall flat to resist the agonizing pains we feel in the depths of our hearts. There are also times when we feel like taking to the road ourselves, seizing the raincoat lying near by, or times when we feel like sitting down till our legs take root, enjoying the scene we picture before our eyes.

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- From The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches, translated by Yuasa Nobuyuki

a little internet spot

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:12:42 -0500

After spending years casually ignoring the internet’s potential- I now seek to carve out a small and secret (albeit online) space to stash little tokens of my life. Perhaps for those who know me already, they will get a chance to see more of what lies under my skin, rests in my soul and propels me through life. so here we go

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:47:00 -0500

"here is my attempt at engaging directly with the 21st century"

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:53:58 -0500

“here is my attempt at engaging directly with the 21st century”

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:50:36 -0500

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:46:11 -0500