emogoddess

That sounds like a wonderful plan!! I am hoping that we can get down there to visit sometime this summer. I'm going through withdrawls from that place.

That would be most excellent.

that's great! i take it that you're going to do it by the way you finished the comment. where would you be going?

i figured he was from around the boulder area, where that book is published because he researched at CU. i really want to meet him and talk with him now. it's got me very excited about what i'm doing. even more so than before. i can't even focus because i'm trying to do so many new things at once right now.

i'm going to be making two more gallons of fermented goodness for our equinox party. i want to try the heather mead or ale and i want to make one specific to the astrological events of the night. i'm going to talk to rick levine and figure out what the planetary picture is looking like and build a formula based on the proportions of influence of the planets and which herbs they govern. that i'm very, very eager to get moving but i'm going to be patient. soon it'll be time to collect the new spring bloomers around here and that'll be the time to start.
i am going to make it out to see you guys now! it's just an amazing set-up you guys have. i love it.

it looks lovely there.

happy holidaze!

be merry and happy!
you remind me of my desire to make some sweet cherry wine next season. my friend andrew did and it is amazing.
i love bing cherries and they're even better when they're slightly alcoholic.
i've been knitting quite a bit because it's what people need right now. i've got three hats, two pair of gloves and one pair of socks in the pipe right now. woot!
enjoy the knife, too. i think i might be getting a spoon knife for myself. that or a long condenser, i haven't decided which.

I've been doing nettie pots with echinacea and/or the gum strengthener in it. Should I stop that?

I am still super disappointed in "Under the Blacklight". And some of the songs I originally I liked I am starting to like less. A prime example is the title track, which upon first listen through I liked that and the Blake song the most. Then one day I heard the song on the radio and I was like, "Oh man, Jenny Lewis' voice sounds so blah on this track, which one is this?" And then I realized it was one of the ones that I had originally liked.

Even so, that's crazy talk to rank it over The Arcade Fire, do you realize how fucking amazing that album is? It builds and builds and builds, and then it ends. The last album I think that I can honestly say that about was "Lifted...".

You like "Under the Blacklight" more than "Cassadaga"?

Since I posted that above I have had a wicked cough, what should I do for that?
danke

thank you! i'm lucky in that i can do pretty poorly on these finals and still pass all my classes for the first time ever. it's a great feeling not to need to get an A to pass.
i'm going to go brave our torrential rains, though, so i'll wish you a safe and happy day. enjoy the sunlight.

Yeah. I'm getting way to in to her. I've been in this position before, being attracted to someone who is already with someone, but its never been this bad, or good, whatever.

do they run the shambhala press, too? i want to say that it's based up in the area... i might be wrong, lol.
glad to hear you're doing so well! it's always great to find a place you can be excited about.
how did you like the snow over the weekend? i dug it and then some. i miss it.
be well.

yeah, i understand the feeling. this is contact i can handle and really it's pretty mellow and controlled. you talk to people when you can or when you feel up to it and the rest of the time you get to do your own thing. easier expectations on your time.
i love when i get to really get to know a completely new part of the world. it always excites me because there is so much potential there.
darn about the press. i still can't remember where they're based. seems like i should just search for it but i'm way too uninterested in the answer now, lol.

and tomorrow i am wildcrafting stinging nettle for an acetract. woot!
how are you?

nice choice with the usnea.
i'm not sure how the acetract will turn out. i'm actually turning it into more of a miel, i guess, since i added about two tablespoons of honey, as well. or elixer? i can't remember, lol. the nettles are in their second season of this year so they're past their prime but i think they'll be pretty good, still.
i can't wait to see how the weather is out there this weekend! i always love the frosty mornings with warm days. they're almost worth the hot summer on the plains.

i am in love with the southwest even despite being here in wet-land.
i can't wait to be home in a few weeks.
how long are you staying in california picking? it's gotta be beautiful this time of year once it starts cooling down. it's beautiful everywhere, though. i have this one favorite spot on my way home. it's a road that goes up to a ridgeline and all the trees lining the street are this orangy-red and silhouetted against the evening sky every time i come through. it's this warm, beautiful break in my day.
i hope your early fall is providing the same feelings and amazing sights.

I miss you. Wow, Sedona is pretty huh?

you, kind madam, live very near where i'm from and do very nearly what i may end up doing after bastyr.
so i will say hello.
enjoy the trip and let us all know if it's well worth the effort!