Yai is a thai word. If you use the correct intonation it means “grandma” in the same way that I say “Oma.” It’s familiar and lovely, and I’m fortunate to have a lady in my life that I can call Yai. Yai is approximately 75 years old. Her face explodes into laughter, her guttoral low [...]
Read more →Oh all the money that ere I spent, I spent it in good company. And all the harm that ere I’ve done, alas it was to none but me. And all I’ve done, for want of wit, to memory now I can’t recall. So fill to me a parting glass, “Goodnight and joy be with you all.” [...]
Read more →We did some affirmations for Valentines day. Today is really special, something with the alignment of Jupiter and Mars and the moon in the house of Aquarious or something. It’s a good idea, you can try it too. Here are mine. I am a loving, healthy, and totally balanced creature. I am manifesting pure love and [...]
Read more →The Itinerary: 1/14/09 – Surin to Sangka (Thailand) =50k Sweet paved road, Mike glided ahead of me on his new TREK. We were both uber excited about this adventure! 1/15/09 – Sangka to Anlong Veng (Cambodia) =60k Crazy hill up up up then down down down! As soon as we entered Cambodia the road changed [...]
Read more →Just off the train, 4:30 a.m. Surin, Thailand. Can’t sleep, too excited to get going. So what do I do? Go. Dropped my saddlebags at the nearest hotel, reserved a room for the evening, and through the moonlaced early morning I peddled my heart out. Flew my way instinctually through town, drawing in towards water, trees, open [...]
Read more →What a crazy month! I’ve been surrounded by love and east coast pride for the last few weeks. I can’t describe what it has been like to ‘tawk’ and ‘wawk’ and drink ‘wudder’ and ‘cawfee’ with these amazing folks. Aimee arrived from Korea for her one week winter break. We spent most of our time laughing, [...]
Read more →Joanna Newsom – Sawdust and Diamonds From the top of the flight Of the wide white stairs Through the rest of my life Do you wait for me there? There’s a bell in my ears There’s a wide white row Drop a bell down the stairs Hear it fall forever more Hear it fall forever [...]
Read more →Nothing lasts forever. Anicca. Anicca. Anicca. Everything is constantly changing. Go with the flow, let whatever happens… happen. Don’t get attached, it leads to misery. Remember Mrs. Havisham. Despising all men, and hurt beyond conscious comprehension? FOREVER? In her decrepit rotting wedding gown? Trust. But know that, above all, all you have is YOURSELF. And in [...]
Read more →Obviously speaking… life is change. This past month EVERYTHING is changing. I’m entering a no-man’s-land that some may refer to as ‘late twenties,’ which includes re-evaluating all the decisions and experiences in the past 25 years as well as preparing “a plan” for the next 25. I am generally a planless sort of girl, but lately I’ve been more [...]
Read more →Or am I? I know some truths about myself and life, which feels like I’m slowwwwly moving upstairs from, “I don’t know anything at all.” Having a family and friends is making me whole. Not having acid eating me away from the inside is letting me heal. Life is beautiful and I’ve been enjoying it. [...]
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