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~Curiosity epicurian~~Wonder-maker~~Eyes wide open~~Cards held close~

"Her ways were free, and it seemed to me, the sunshine walked beside her."

Townes Van Zandt

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May 19, 2016

boysboysboys in Random Thoughts

Isn’t there an 80’s hair band song that might be appropriate here? Girls, Girls, Girls. So, i had a date last night. I have a date tonight. I had a date Monday. But, what constitutes a date? Last...


May 17, 2016

downdowndown in Random Thoughts

I got an estimate on how much money i would need to complete my house purchase. I should have known that i wasn’t ready- its more than i have. What option? Get into my 403B retirement account (i ...


May 16, 2016

Reverie in Random Thoughts

If you’d like to take a look at the house i put an offer on (it was accepted!), clickity-click: http://www.rmlsweb.com/v2/public/report.asp?type=AE&CRPT2=BgUFB2ddDnZaUVVYQF1cWQzDzD9AuGxLwqanJ...


Tuesday is date night with Jamie. I followed through with my promise (to myself and all of pbland) to talk. So. I did. We had a wonderful conversation that was lucid at points, non-sequitur at ot...


May 09, 2016

Breakdown in Random Thoughts

I will start with one of my favorite musicians, Tom Petty. I am not sure what it is about him, but his voice and music resonates with me. It makes me feel like i have lived a past adult life in t...


May 06, 2016

Meditation in Random Thoughts

“Remember that the mind is nothing but a contracted form of Consciousness and that if it gives up its awareness of being the mind, it will merge back into Consciousness again.” I put an offer on ...


Here i am, sitting quietly in my home, watching a BBC drama, Call the Midwife. Not very often do i have these quiet nights, i’ve been busy for months and months, it seems. Yoga, love, work, garde...


May 03, 2016

Dream State in Random Thoughts

Funny thing, i wrote this entry last week, but must have forgotten to post it. I may write about multiple dream states, one an actual dream, and another this blissful state ive been existing Its...


April 29, 2016

Cuddle Party in Random Thoughts

This morning I allowed myself to sleep till I woke up, which I needed. My six twenty waking was an hour or so later than I normally arise and I feel incredible groggy. The end of my sleep was rif...


March 30, 2016

This Moment in Random Thoughts

“This moment is perfect,” whispers, under-blankets, post-coital, eyes-closed, pressed-in, “when i think of everything we can do in the future, i am excited. When i recall the serendipitous way t...


March 15, 2016

Northern Sky in Random Thoughts

[Nick Drake’s Northern Sky] () I don’t know if this link will work, its the first time i have ever posted a link before. My morning was full of Nick Drake, and this insatiable emotion i carry wi...


I am so excited that i have surpassed my goal of one indie film per month. This time i had a date, Jamie! Oh, i am so glad he was with me, because this was such a scary movie!!! eerie music auth...


March 08, 2016

and he to i in Random Thoughts

Ugh. I am sick. But, looking on the positive side- i just had 4 days off work. Three of those were for a conference. I took 3 classes on the neuropsychology of learning disabilities. The, i left...


Filmspotting, my favorite film podcast, reviewed this movie a few weeks ago and had rave reviews for the leading lady, Charlotte Rampling. This is a quiet, slice of life film about a couple about...


February 16, 2016

Confliction in Random Thoughts

I spent a lovely 4 day weekend driving for many hours to see family and spend a birthday with my sister. She turned 36 last Thursday and i turned 39 Friday. I think its the first adult birthday w...


February 10, 2016

whispers in Random Thoughts

“I love you” I can’t remember what the second part to this was. The conversation had something to do with how our personal truths change, sometimes day to day. (this kind of reminds me of how we ...


i feel that it is difficult to fit in all the things i would like to be a part of my day and life. i guess that is where priorities come into play… now, passing my saturday and touch of the divin...


I had an eventful weekend. It almost feels like more than one weekend packed into one. Friday- play date with Brian…this one needs to be written in a private entry Saturday- Tantra and building ...


swoon My path is a river, ever flowing.


January 26, 2016

passenger in Random Thoughts

“Here within the heart, the Self shines in its captivating splendor like a noonday sun.” Shankaracharya A lot has been going on, this journey unfolds and i am a passenger. Not just for the journe...


At one point in this movie my heart is racing and i am shaking, hoping above all hopes that this works out, that Jack and Joy make it out of Room. The emotional rivet of this movie is not contri...


January 14, 2016

Heart Break in Random Thoughts

I don’t know where i will go with this entry, but i should start with saying that my “heart break” is nontraditional. Last Friday and Saturday mornings i took an Eastern Philosophy and Yoga class...


A lesbian love affair between a wealthy woman and a younger clerk at a toy store in 1950’s New York, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara Gorgeous cinematography, engaging musical score, and i...


I attended a “dharma talk” led by a local [amazing] yoga teacher in Portland. Going in not really knowing the topic, I was pleasantly surprised that she was talking about the book I am currently ...


January 06, 2016

Ease in Random Thoughts

This week i eased back into teaching… Monday was a snow day and this morning a late start. I am very happy for this.


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