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Brazen: sparks, sex & love to the Left: Out of the streets and into the sheets

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:19:25 -0700

Brazen: sparks, sex & love to the Left: Out of the streets and into the sheets:

As a certain subset of Portlanders pursue justice, systemic change, and, dare I say, revolution – we are also building intimate personal relationships and taking lovers. The political is very much also the personal. People in our radically left subculture struggle through our sexual, romantic,…

Finally, it’s raining peas!

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:25:50 -0700

Finally, it’s raining peas!

Jamaica sun tea on my windowsill

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:46:23 -0700

Jamaica sun tea on my windowsill

Yard art

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:35:41 -0700

Yard art

"1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go..."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:12:41 -0700

“1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.

2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

3. erase processed food from your diet. start with no lollies, chips, biscuits, then erase pasta, rice, cereal, then bread. use the rule that if a child couldn’t identify what was in it, you don’t eat it.

4. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.

5. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.

6. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

7. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.

8. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.

9. organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.

10. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

11. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.

12. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.

14. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.

15. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

16. lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.”

- Sixteen Small Steps to Happiness (via suntanintexas)
I will reblog this. It reminds me of vacation.

I feel like a mad scientist, an alchemist. Making and mixing...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:47:49 -0700

I feel like a mad scientist, an alchemist. Making and mixing tinctures and bitters.

Dandelion tincture in the making. Tonic for blood and liver...

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:02:06 -0700

Dandelion tincture in the making. Tonic for blood and liver cleaning, lots of iron, and help you digest ask the junk in your gut. Dandelion roots and leaves soaked in everclear for 6 Weeks.

Who buys a flat of strawberries the night before leaving town...

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:52:30 -0700

Who buys a flat of strawberries the night before leaving town for four days? Some crazy strawberry jam making lady, I guess. Me.

Plum crisp. Just cover fruit in granola and bake til crispy....

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:08:47 -0700

Plum crisp. Just cover fruit in granola and bake til crispy. Seriously, oats, nuts, spices, butter, and a bit of flour mashed together with your hands = some delicious crisp.

It’s our duty to notice and use flowers (and other growing...

Wed, 29 May 2013 01:31:42 -0700

It’s our duty to notice and use flowers (and other growing things) from empty houses. This is my contribution.

What breakfast looks like at my house

Tue, 28 May 2013 23:30:59 -0700

What breakfast looks like at my house

Pesto cubes for sentimental Summers.

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:48 -0700

Pesto cubes for sentimental Summers.

Ginger liqueur for Tuesday night exhaustion.

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:08 -0700

Ginger liqueur for Tuesday night exhaustion.

First garden harvest of veggies. Yes, I made these.

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:50 -0700

First garden harvest of veggies. Yes, I made these.

Fire cider, fucking spicy and delicious. Eat it on some fresh...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:25 -0700

Fire cider, fucking spicy and delicious. Eat it on some fresh mini greens. Destroy the pollen in your sinuses.

Lunch to help my belly cope with my all-popcorn all-night...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:39:21 -0700

Lunch to help my belly cope with my all-popcorn all-night dinner.

Nettle vinegar in the making. Nettles, hand picked from a...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:55 -0700

Nettle vinegar in the making. Nettles, hand picked from a forest, indelicately shoved into a jar, covered in apple cider vinegar, put in a cabinet for 3 weeks, strain, eat on everything. Nettles are fucking good for you.

Kumquat liqueur. Yes, that is this and it is rad. Kumquats,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:03:51 -0700

Kumquat liqueur. Yes, that is this and it is rad. Kumquats, vodka, sugar, water — in a jar, closed, in a cabinet for 6 weeks, open, strain, drink on the sunniest day with soda water. dope.

Garlic chive vinegar

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:02:28 -0700

Garlic chive vinegar

Spring tonic. Dandelion, nettle, Burdock tincture and mint...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:58:00 -0700

Spring tonic. Dandelion, nettle, Burdock tincture and mint bitters. Liver and soul.