sweetie and i saw the tibetan buddhist teachers saturday. they had an empowerment on chenrezi - the buddha of compassion (also known as avalokiteshvara or the thousand armed buddha). we got our malas blessed and i took refuge. for all intents & purposes that basically means i’m an official buddhist now. [...]
ode to monday night musings
October 31st, 2005
mala madness
October 26th, 2005
i haven’t posted anything since Wilma but has posted all our updates. so if you’re not reading her - all i can say is WHY?
we’re ok. we still have a house but no ceiling in the back room. we have a generator but are getting close to running out of gas [...]
the precious rubs the lotion on its feet
October 20th, 2005
today was spent contacting my internship clients to find out if they have supplies and a plan for Wilma. we’re not sure if we’ll have school saturday or not - the storm has slowed considerably and now they’re saying monday will be our day for wind and rain. tomorrow i’ll contact my work [...]
i need a nap
October 19th, 2005
just when you thought it was safe.
wilma.
groceries are bought. gas tanks will be filled. the couple of shutters that were taken down after katrina passed through will be put back up. clients will be called. total shut down mode will commence.
if they say next year is going to be worse, i [...]
dream themes
October 18th, 2005
every so often i have a dream that is a variation on a recurring theme. sometimes these dreams are really disturbing. however i just woke up from one that was frustrating but not emotionally taxing.
it’s about fire. electrical fire specifically. but not out of control scariness. for some reason my step [...]