http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net taking dancing lessons from god. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:50:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just got home from my first jazz vocals class and it was so much fun that on the walk home I found myself tiptoeing along ledges with my arms out, skipping in circles from sheer cheerfulness. Around the corner from my house I saw some graffiti I hadn't seen ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2012/01/twenty-twelve/ there are tetherball poles at the school where i work, of course. two of them. however, they are not in great shape. one of the balls slowly deflated and then disappeared, leaving the rope just hangin' out and blowing around a bit in the breeze until the ball was replaced ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/11/tethers/ it is october 7th, and one year ago today, 100 days after pedaling out of portland, oregon, i woke up in my tent behind a general store somewhere in eastern virginia. i packed up my panniers and rode to the chesapeake bay. my body knew exactly what to do and ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/10/what-a-year/ two weeks ago was our "transition celebration" on the farm. i made flower crowns for everyone and we held a little private ceremony in the yurt before folks starting showing up for the feasting/drinkin'/music-makin' part of the festivities. we ate all kinds of food laid out in the warm and ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/09/transition-celebration/ dear readers (!?), there are reasons for my silence here. in the past two weeks, i have left the farm, begun living full-time in berkeley, started a teaching job in oakland, and helped show my visiting future in-laws a good time. and last weekend i attended (and photographed!) the wedding ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/09/so-yeah/ * i took those photos at the farm, but i'm in berkeley at the moment. headed back to marin tomorrow for just five more nights before i move here for keeps. lots to think about that, of course, and maybe i'll do all that thinkin' once i've secured a job and ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/08/mullein/ i started the blog before this one (hah). august 16th, 2007--- I work for a bike shop. Kind of. I work for a dot com that sells bike parts and accessories. I pack boxes and sometimes write copy. Since I graduated, it’s become less a throwaway summer job I bitch about and ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/08/four-years-ago-yesterday/ can anyone identify this flower for me? [edit: it's scabiosa. thanks, mom!] the bees like it. i like it. * in the bunkhouse---the walls are plastered, the windows are trimmed (photos to come---i helped!), and soupy is just about finished with the ceiling. * hell yeah. * hell yeah! the chocolate ones were vegan. these were made (along ... http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/08/growin/ http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/08/the-prettiest-jar-of-sauerkraut-you-ever-did-see/ that i made today. 1. 2. (also for ashley; bigger.) 3. http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/2011/08/three-flower-crowns/