i never ever click on ads, but i did click on this. it looks like a cool book and is a fun lil quiz to take and think about. and i’m such a sucka, here’s the widget that says the three things their quiz sez i am. try it tho, it’s neat. (can you tell i’m procrastinating horribly?)

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz
and found out I’m a

Self-Knowing Tree Hugging De-Clutterer

good sunny afternoon to you. so cold! so blue! so bundly! here are some things of the day again. not gratitude, just some things. wanna play too? paste and fill in on your blog and/or comment below.

word of the day: procrastination
existential motif of the day: sunshine despite stuckness
reality of the day: it’s cold out
base emotion of the day: tiredness
desire of the day: a clear chest
goddess petitioned today: saraswati for creative inspiration
higher intention of the day: effectiveness
color of the day: turquoise
wish of the day: to get my work done
deeper wish of the day: that obama be divinely supported and stay centered and whole and heartful for the next 8 years
prayer of the day: oh divine guides and beings of wonder, please clear any blocks on my road to actualizing; clear my chest of this awful phlegm; and let me be serene and centered in my heart, truth, and power
things to do today: transcribe, re-write, edit, clean
accomplishment of the day: went to yoga this morning where i did a long sirasana (headstand) without touching a wall. and a handstand that the teacher called “great”
new cool thing i learned today: that second life is a great place to practice being transexual
thing i remembered today: i am fun
thing i forgot today: how to do warrior three
what i’m most grateful for today: heat, friends, a warm, cozy–if messy–home
what i want right now: a hug and a massage and a fairy who will come do my work. and some lovely kissin’.
what i want to give right now: reminders that you are so frakkin’ cool. and full of love. and perfect exactly the way you are, even while you strive to be a better version of you.
reality i am avoiding today: time
flower of the day: light pink peonies
yoga pose of the day: camel, to open the heart and chest. even tho i can’t personally do camel without some serious assistance. if you can, go for it. seems like the perfect antidote to hunching against the cold.

Some Kiss We Want

There is some kiss we want with
our whole lives, the touch of

spirit on the body. Seawater
begs the pearl to break its shell.

And the lily, how passionately
it needs some wild darling! At

night, I open the window and ask
the moon to come and press its

face against mine. Breathe into
me. Close the language-door and
open the love window. The moon
won’t use the door, only the window.

Translator: Coleman Barks

omfg. you must check this out. gorgeous.

ok, i am actually tipsy, a rare state for me. but it is friday and i hung out with my dear high school friend and it is good.

i am tipsily grateful for….

1) friends who i have known for more than 20 years (and that i have a lot of them)
2) new friends
3) gin-gin 75 at back 40
4) grass-fed beef at same
5) reminiscing about crazy high school stuff
6) the post card from l.w.! i love you, girl. and so glad you’re reading and here and alive. have been thinking of you tons lately.
7) morning yoga and s.’s great company there
8) last night’s really really nice phone call
9) fresh-pressed green juice from liquiteria
10) that l.w. HUGGED obama and told him to follow his heart and he said he WOULD. reminds me how much i love you both.
11) mlt, jr. for dinner and reminding me that i used to be a wild chick with a leather bra. sorry if that’s tmi, but i salute her.
12) l.s.n.t. for telling me about back 40. sooo good.
13) for my last lead with p.d. sad you’re going.
14) being tipsy for the first time in 8 zillion years. ok, less. but yay.

i am grateful for…

1) optical insurance
2) being home and snuggly after a hard, brain-soggy day
3) the gorgeous rainbow chard i steamed for dinner
4) vere tangerine chocolate (thanks, s., for the intro)
5) deciding to stay home tonight
6) that i’m going to hang out with my 10th grade boyfriend tomorrow night (i mean i don’t have a boyfriend who is in 10th grade, but, you know, the person i dated when i was)
7) that my new co-blog is thisclose to launching
8) getting a little bit deeper that not everything is my fault
9) mary
10) saraswati
11) strong feet

i’m grateful…

1) that a guy got up and gave me his seat on the subway when i really really wanted to sit. and he didn’t do that half-rise thing that would make me say “no thanks, I’m good. that’s very sweet of you.” but like, wordlessly got up, walked away, and left it empty. the feminist in me is mixed. the tired, cranky girl breathing in dry toxic air all day–very, very grateful.
2) beets and chevre
3) getting invited to dancey stuff today–three dance things actually
4) my cheerleaders
5) that i’m gonna go x-country skiing and to florida soon
6) integral yoga spa day this sunday with e.v.
7) “let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that i am persecuted when i am contradicted.” -ralph waldo emerson
8) friending my high school teachers on facebook
9) not going to the poor me place (so much)
10) sparkly hair bands

(oh and re: breszny and his 101 commandments (see below) and my 108 commitments, i’ve done them, but they’re not exactly public consumptable because i decided to include it all. and all, apparently, includes, well, all.)

rob brezsny, how i love thee:
“ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t tell me you have nothing to be thankful
for, Aries. Your parents could have named you “Hooligan” or “Lightsaber”
or “Flu,” and they didn’t. There are no photos floating around the Internet
that show you riding a pig in the nude. No one has ever broken up with
you via text message. Now please keep going in the direction I’ve pointed
you. Count your blessings up to at least 101. Create an ongoing list of all
the things in your life that work pretty well and make you feel at home in
the world. Why do this now? Because it’s Massive Explosions of Gratitude
Week for you — a time when you can attract even more good fortune into
your life by aggressively identifying the good fortune you already enjoy.”

108 things to come (because that seems about right). share a glimpse of your own list?

i’m grateful for….
1) dinner with miss g.–always a pleasure
2) that i’m home, in cashmere, with hot water running into a tub
3) being productive today
4) no major techno crashes, glitches, or mistakes
5) the reminder to STOP when my brain gets all mishigas-y
6) maybe going to bikram tomorrow
7) impending sleep
8) it looking like my article may be ok after all (finger and toes crossed)
9) BOLDness, baby
10) shyness too
11) the guy on the train who mouthed “god bless you” tonight as i was getting off
12) catching a split infinitive
13) that my and h’s blog is really very likely gonna happen
14) my name
15) obama, obama, obama

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