What’s wrong with being eccentric?

A whole fuck of a lot, according to some people. Where’s the line drawn? At what point has the interaction become ‘[individual ] harmed at the hands of the state’? while those may be interesting juxtapositions from which to explore, my own current thoughts are such:

April 25th, 2008

the search for a warehouse space

so when this lease is up it’s really time to make the move to a location that facilitates what it is we respectfully and collaboratively are doing / wanting to do —LSS, having apt neighbors is NOT-CONDUCIVE to artistic realization –sound restrictions being the main issue. and so I search, my income mobile, partner’s not makes it interesting as to where the next move should be. seems much of the old clan has settled out 290 with several loyal inner loopers on the other.

Urban Sustainability

Take look at this http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ | and here’s a link straight to the blog/journal

here’s the basic stats; check out their site for more perspective:
PROPERTY SIZE
1/5 acre (66′ x 132′ / 8,712 sq.ft.)

GARDEN SIZE
~ 1/10 acre (3,900 sq.ft. / ~ 66′ x 66′)

GARDEN DIVERSITY
Over 350 different vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries

FOOD PRODUCED
6,000 lbs annually
challenging for 10,000 lbs in 2008 (read more)

URBAN HOMESTEAD SUPPORTS
4 full-time adults, volunteers, and many clients

ENERGY USAGE
6.5 kwh …

April 21st, 2008

Unknown or Bad?

UPDATE: turns out the answer was ‘BAD’ and all of what follows is kind, ethical me struggling to understand what was just pure Nazi Pig bullshit

So maybe looking too deeply at a situation where everyone was effed up is just that, fractured and fucked up wherever one looks too closely. Be that as it may I find myself struggling to digest recent events among friends. I know that I have a waning tendency to take things personally which weren’t meant that way –strictly word-wise or I misunderstand the tone– I sometimes fall into an internal replica of what’s going on. The problem is that though I recognize this, though I progress, it seems to leave me vulnerable to not being able to tell if people *are* trying to be insulting in an indirect way, as if they’re exemplifying what they make of the portions of my behavior that are insulting or insensitive to others.

Now I think that all/most (?) …

April 6th, 2008