Heart Melter

Scary

 

Ah HAHA just remembered this blog post by former roommate Alex Doffing (pictures by former roommate Justin Frey) from the Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl '10 - so. much. fun.

crave.

before bed.

50 Books Every Woman Should Read -- New Bucket List Item.

& hey, my book hording habits are working in my favor - finally - because I already own a nice chunk of them! This list almost makes me ready for this inevitable Minnesota winter.

...if only I had a cozy reading chair.

Whenever Monday Comes

Monday is has become an automatic clean up life day.

& usually I start with e-mail. Today, I found a poem that Jess sent around my birthday in '09 & this little segment yelled out (hope you like it too): 

"Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself.

 

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have the right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."

-Unknown Author

"Meet Me in the Middle of the Ocean"

It's a large coffee, grandpa sweater, warm scarf, Freewheelin' Bob Dylan kind of day.

Down the Highway -- explains it all.

I'll always love this album. & its cover.  Always.
 & I really love this kissssing blog, warms my heart.

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I usually don't swear in this blog (do I)? But today, I'm throwing all caution to the wind because - What The Fuck Has Obama Done So Far - is awesome/entertaining/informative. CAN'T STOP CLICKING moremoremore. Love it.

& while you're off being informed, check out the November Women's Press 'Think About It' segment. Or if you're feeling saucy after the Obama site cool off with some Good Fucking Design Advice.

Get the Sticker

"I'm sure that every one of my colleagues - Democrat, Republican, and Independent - agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal."

- Barbara Boxer

"If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children."

- Coretta Scott King

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting."

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Okay. Ready, Set, Goooooooooo vote. 

Free and Independent

Also, being that tomorrow is Election Day I encourage you all to read an article put out by Aid Watch about the importance of a 'Coffee Party'.

My favorite reason:  

"10. Our country is based on the ideals that ALL “are by nature equally free and independent,” and have “inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” men and women, blacks and whites, gays and straights, immigrants and natives, Christians and Muslims, citizens and foreigners, rich and poor. The Coffee Party wants our country back."

To read the other (wonderful, right-on) 9 highlights of Coffee Party rule - see here. 

Okay, now go figure out where to vote and who to vote for ...

African Sister

An immediate way to kill an uneasy morning:

"Assalam Alaykum
Hey friend how are u?
I miss u so much!!!!!
take care :) 

farida seif "

Love her.