Last Day in Chiang Mai

So it's my last day here in Chiang Mai.  It's overcast and cool.  Last night's rain was pretty spectacular.  I don't think I've ever heard it rain so hard anywhere.

So here are a few more random photos from yesterday's outings.  I still had my rented bike and went down to the Wororot market and then across the river.  I also went to parts of the old town I'd never been to before and got totally lost.  So much of Chiang Mai is "same same" with all the guest houses, cafes, shops and all.  But then you'll come across a new temple that's really spectacular.  

I actually took this photo to help me locate my bike when it was time to find it.  It's extremely confusing around this area.  The streets are definitely NOT in a grid.  As my mom used to say, it's like they got a bunch of goats drunk and everywhere the goats went they put in a road.

It's also heavily traffick'd here!  Crazy.

The ground floor of the market proper is always amazing.  This is where Thai people shop for food.  Years ago I asked one of the vendors about this bowl of green glop she was stirring.  She laughed and said "not for you, sir!  Not for you!".  But that said, there are an incredible array of nuts, spices, dried fruits-including varieties I'd never seen before, noodles, teas, and of course french fried meal worms.

It's not just food though.  There are a number of stalls selling religious supplies.  These statues were about ten to twelve inches high and cast out of metal.  Way too heavy to bring one home!

I liked this warrior with the witch's hat, sword across his knees.  Like so much here it's hard to even guess what it's all about.

I came across this flower market facing the riverside.  I stopped and bought one of the jasmine rose garlands.  It's really meant to adorn a shrine or Buddha, I think, but I have it in my room and it smells lovely.  I got the smaller one, fourth from the left.  It was 30 Baht.

There's a neat little street on the other side of the river.  Lots of cute or swanky restaurants with river frontage.  We ate at one of them with Joyce when we first came almost 8 years ago.  They really are beautiful at night.  I came across this winged elephant along there.  First one I remember seeing here.

I hope you like this graffiti, because I actually went to some trouble to circle back around on my bike to take the photo.  By 'some trouble' I guess I mean almost getting killed doing a stupid maneuver in heavy traffic.

One temple I happened upon had a pretty big labyrinth all set up for Loy Krathong.  At the very center were two wax museumish life size replicas of old monks, sitting cross legged on a platform.  I found this a bit creepy, but the Thai lady behind me saluted them reverentially.

I was feeling a bit peaked by this time and once I was in, I wasn't sure if this was really a labyrinth or a freaking maze!  Luckily for me I was tall enough to see over the bamboo walls.

Right after I got back from dinner, the skies opened up and it rained cats and dogs and pandas.  The Kavil Guesthouse has a metal awning out front and the sound was astonishing.  I sat on the couch for a long time enjoying it.

So I've got this big plan to head off to the Chiang Mai Zoo.  I've seen enough Wats for now, and done enough shopping, and I can really eat much, so I'm looking for a diversion.  I'm fully prepared to be saddened by the experience.  The Thai aren't well renowned for their treatment of animals, and in general i find zoos depressing.  But I'm going for it anyway.  They have a pretty cool sounding aquarium, and 3 giant pandas (of course being Thailand you have to pay extra to see them).

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

Rolling With It

Wow.  I had a bad massage!  Didn't even know that was possible here. It was a temple massage, at the Wat that's at the end of my Soi.  I had one there last year and it was good.  Quite good.  My usual place was super busy with an hour wait, so I thought 'what the hey?'.  

I did notice that all the massage people looked super grumpy.  When it was my turn this big older woman barked at me to come along.  Turned out there were more mats in the back.  At first I was happy I wouldn't have to wait as long.  But once the massage started I became alarmed!

This woman seemed to have anger issues....very rare in a Thai.  Also, she didn't have good technique. And she was massively strong.  In other words, it hurt.  A lot.  Often.

I should have just said 'fuck it' and gotten up, but everytime I thought about it she'd do something good for my very sore muscles.  So it wasn't all bad.  Just 80% bad.  

Thai massage is rarely super quiet and private, the therapists often chat a bit or make comments.  This woman was actually yelling across the room while she was finishing up--meaning I was sitting up with her doing my shoulders so her big mouth was right next to my ear.  One last chance to wince.

The frosting on the cake?  When I paid her she actually said "No tip?".  No lady, no tip.

But now I'm sitting in my favorite open air restaurant, next to a big French family.  It's raining and I'm eating this incredibly good sour coconut milk soup.  I think it's called tom klah.  I'm typing as it cools down a bit, but the tastes I've had so far are making me very very happy.

So I'm putting a bunch of random photos into this post, just for the hell of it.

This is the team who just finished installing my dental implants.  They were taking photos of my teeth, so I whipped out my little camera and turned the tables on them!

Temple wreckage.  Do you suppose I could stick one of these in my suitcase (they're made of painted cement I think)?  It might be tricky explaining to the customs agent "No really, I didn't bust this off a temple, it was just laying there".

Samlor driver who gave me a ride to the old Chinese Wororos Market.  I sure would love to have one of these back home!

Accidental Meaning Dept.  I think this Buddha (or whatever) was just covered up to protect it during construction, but it put me in mind of some ancient mystery cult.  The Goddess who can not be seen.

Look at this tree.  Those temples to the right of it are not toys.  They are regular ol' full size temples.  That tree is massive.  It, and several like it, are at Wat Chedi Luang, one of the older Wats here.

I'll take this as a message for me tonight.  Bad massage?  Boo hoo.  

The soup was awesome!

The Big Parade

I had no idea there would be a parade, and if I had known I wouldn't have had a clue how freaking long it was!  Or how elaborate the floats.  Mostly I took video, but here are a few photos.

The sad thing is, it started raining near the end (or what I hope was near the end!) and then it started pouring.  I eventually left my sheltering shop awning and ran for home, but last I saw those brave kids in their elaborate costumes were soldiering on.  

There were some serious fireworks happening.  Now there's serious thunder and lightening.  An awkward finish to Loy Krathong I guess.

This girl looked so grown up and ethereal, but when she smiled her front teeth were missing.  So cute!

Keeps Getting Better!

Except for the painful stomach cramps and the runs, everything is awesome.  No sarcasm intended.  Last night was (as far as I can make it out) the real full moon Loy Krathong and just being around my guesthouse was incredible.

One reason I stay here is the Sunday Walking Street Market is just down the alley.  It's always really fun but this year it was at least half again as big as last year's.  Basically the street is blocked off to traffic and there are endless stalls selling endless stuff....a lot of it really cool stuff.  A lot of repetition, but also artisans with their work.  I bought a couple of hats from a tiny stall.  They were clearly all made by the same person, or workshop, and not a commercial venture.  I'd been looking for a new hat for a long time!  

It's also a foodie's dream.  (Except that picture above is a bunch of insects...not my cup of tea). Every temple has a big food court with everything from tiny quail eggs to the best pad thai you'll likely find anywhere.  And all wasted on me.  I had a fresh coconut to drink and that was that.  In fact that's all I've had for the last 24 hours or so.  But I just ordered sticky rice with banana.  Ms. Kajana asked if I was feeling better and thought this might be good for me to eat.

So last night all the businesses and many homes had little candles set up along the front of their establishments.  Everything was illuminated and magical, but the best of all was the temple down the way...the old teak one with the reflecting pool.  I knew it was going to be a special thing there, but it was so magical it was even better than the big lantern release at Mae Jo.

When I arrived the place was thronged with tourists, the temple lit up with hundreds of big clay pots holding bees wax candles, some of them up on stakes about three feet high.  Monks with freshly shaved heads and those gorgeous saffron robes were launching the sky lanterns.  

Oh My God.  The I got in deep enough to see the reflecting pool.  The edge was lined with photographers with big expensive cameras and huge lenses.  Because it was the most beautiful thing in Thailand!  I got right in there with them, with my little point and shoot camera.  Everyone I could see was very happy, or in a total state of awe.  You can see why.

I hung out there for a while and the monks eventually finished launching their lanterns, and then regular folks were doing it.  These lanterns are on sale all over town, but not there at the temple!  I left and bought one from a street vendor who wasn't actually selling them.  He very kindly sold me one from his own stash, after consulting with his lady friend.  

So back I went, looking for someone to help me launch it.  These lanterns are big!  And I found three young monks and asked them if they would help me.  It was a trip standing with them and having about 30 people taking our photo.  I was almost ecstatically happy, and I had a very clear idea of what to let go of along with the lantern.  

This time I watched it sail away for a long long time.  

So that was the high point of many high points for me so far on this trip.  

Today, after a year and some thousands of dollars, and many thousands of miles I finally got my new teeth.  I'm sharing my first meal with them, sticky rice with banana, with you, dear reader.  

Sawadee Krahp.  

So Worth It

I was laid low yesterday.  Something I ate disagreed with me.  The disagreement was about my plans for the day vs. staying close to my bathroom.  I guess I lost.

But around 5 pm I made a break for it.  The big sky lantern launch was in a few hours and i just had to go! 

So I ventured downstairs just as 4 French girls were getting instructions on arranging a ride from the Thai lady who owns our guesthouse.  The event is at Mae Jo University, about 13 km out of town and about 10,000 people attend! So I joined up with them and we negotiated a songtheaw for 100 baht each and off we went.

A songtheaw is a little pickup truck with a cabin on the back.  There are two benches facing each other.  The girls were laughing and talking vey animatedly...in French of course.  We did make some polite talk at first with them struggling with English.  But it hit me how much I was longing for a good conversation.

The 13 km only took about forever.  It was a diesel truck and very smoggy in the back and of course it was rush hour and as we got closer there was more and more traffic.  But finally the driver dropped us off in front of the University...great!  we're here!  

But no.  We had to walk for at least half an hour until we were locked into a slowly flowing mass of people funneled onto a narrow lane lined with vendors selling food, drinks and lanterns.  Ahead we saw lanterns going up into the dark sky and it really is a wonderful sight.  It was a good hour away from the launch and what we were seeing was people sending up the lanterns they'd bought along the path, as these are prohibited from being brought in!  I had two of these myself and the French girls had bought one each.

No worries, there was a large group of people to join, and we were able to borrow lighters. It was absolutely magical even at that point.  My lanterns were about 4 feet tall and I was helped by a group of Canadians, Scotts and an older Thai man who knew how to actually light the thing.

He told us to choose what we wanted to let go off, along with the lantern...he suggested an ex-husband or wife!

We had to wait until the heat built up or it might crash, or go into the stream next to us.  It got very hot holding that thing!  A few lanterns had drifted up into the trees and were stuck there.  I guess that means you're stuck with  you ex, or whatever.  

Once all our lanterns were launched we rejoined the crush of people trying to get in, and by now it was much worse.  The mob was barely moving at all and I began to despair that we'd even get to go in.  But eventually we got to the outskirts and climbed up on a temple building with about 500 Thai.  

This was enough for the French girls, and they had the cell phones to contact our driver.  I had been in mortal fear of getting separated from them, because I had no idea of how i'd get back.  But they were being too wimpy and finally I said "Fuck it" and ditched them, pushing my way into the mass of humanity on the field.

I should mention that all this time beautiful Buddhist chanting and prayers was going on.  Mae Jo is a Buddhist university and this was, indeed, a religious ceremony, offered free to honor The Lord Buddha as they kept reminding us.

So I jumped into the melee just as it was time to stand up and light the sky lanterns.  There were countless flaming candles mounted on stakes in the ground to light them with.  The whole idea is for everyone to go at once, as much as possible.

I was assisted by three Thai girls in pretty silk outfits (I think I'd crashed one of the VIP areas!) and just as my lantern was starting to catch, the first mass release began.  Of course I'd seen photos and videos of this....that's why I'd spent 3 hours getting there.  But nothing prepared me for the sheer magic, wonder and  joy of the spectacle.  I think I kept shouting "Oh my god!".

And it just kept going and going and going.  If there were 10,000 people, there were even more lanterns.  Everyone was so excited and happy and just when it couldn't get any better they set off fireworks....real 4th of July style fireworks.  

And once most of the lanterns had been launched there was a big prayer with more chanting.  We were asked to sit and I was in the midst of friendly, well to do Thai people (VIPs?) and I joined them in the prayers and bowing and such.  Although I had no idea what the words were, it was really moving for me.

Finally it was time to find my French comrades and amazingly there they were!  We were all so happy as we began the trek back.

As yo u might well imagine, getting out of there was much much worse than getting in.  Everyone had arrived over the course of maybe three hours and now everyone was leaving right now.

I've never been in anything like that crowd.  At one point we were roughly in the middle of a row of about 40 people wide that extended maybe a quarter mile and really wasn't moving much at all.

Eventually we got to the end of that, turned a corner and there was the even narrower lane lined with the food vendors...and yes, people were stopping to buy.  Chaos.  Madness.

By the time we got to the road the chaos had turned a bit nightmarish, for now there were cars, mini-buses, songtheaws and a river of scooters.  Only the river wasn't really moving.  But the engines were all running and the people had to weave around the vehicles, and we still had about a mile or two to walk!

Around this time I was with one of the girls, Lawrence, and we realized we'd lost the other 3.  She kept calling them and they'd try to compare landmarks, but I never did see them again.  Nearly to the road they called and said they were in the songtheaw but the driver wouldn't or couldn't wait.  They ditched us!

But amazingly, just then another songtheaw pulled up and we were invited to join a group of Australian kids (chaperoned by two harassed looking older women).  They just scooped us up and took us to the bridge on the Ping River where even more festivities were going on.  

At first I was a bit stoked to be with some English speaking people, but turns out I could barely understand the kids!  Sounded like jibber jabber.  But Lawrence and I had a nice dinner on the banks of the Ping (Pad Thai from one of the vendors), watching the spectacle.  

Eventually I got home!  Emerson said something about everything having its price and it was costly getting to and fro, but man o man so worth it!

Tough Decisions

I'm not always the most decisive person, I guess.  I'm not even sure about that!  But it's just so beautiful here, and peaceful and lush.  I'm tempted to stay but didn't bring enough clothing with me.  I've got mosquito bites all over my legs!  Not cool. 

But right now I'm eating lunch at the Chiang Dao Nest 2 (taking a break while the spicy intensity subsides), which is a two minute amble from my guesthouse.  It's some of the best food I've ever had and she has a really big menu!  Again with the decision thing,,,it was so hard to decide what to order.  This woman is a national treasure.

That cone contains jasmine rice.

And here is the view from my table:

Chiang Mai Again

Chiang Mai is gorgeous sometimes.  I woke up at sunrise today and headed over to two of my favorite temples to enjoy the quiet of the morning. 

I love that the temples are living places of study and worship, not just museums. I've been seeing a lot of young teenage boys in monks robes.  Someone told me that most Thai boys go through some sort of initiation and live as monks for a little while.

These girls from London were getting their feet....cleaned?  By lots of little sucker fish.  It was so surreal I had to stop and watch for a bit.  Didn't try it.

This is where I like to get massages.  150 Baht (or $5.00) for an hour of awesome Thai massage.  There's often 7 or 8 people getting massages, plus all of the foot massage people.  Rarely does anyone request a curtain, so it's all going on around you.  I like that.  

In Chiang Mai massage is everywhere.  Temples offer it, the women's prison offers it (rehabilitation for a new career) and there are places like this all over.  I'll be very sad to leave it behind.

As unaesthetic as the Healthy Massage place is, this is right next door.  Those are real orchids and many of the seats are actually swings!  It's so beautiful.  I've never actually eaten there though.  The menu is really heavy on the meat, and somehow it's not a place I want to eat alone in.

Last night I hung out at the Tha Pae Gate square and it was a scene.  People are gearing up for Loy Kratong and I actually did see three lanterns get launched (despite the posted notices that it's strictly prohibited in this are).  I was amazed at how big they are and how slowly they rise.  and they just keep on ascending!  Even three made a gorgeous spectacle.

This morning, on impulse really, I caught a bus up to Chiang Dao, about an hour and a half away up in the mountains.  This is were we went on our first trip to Thailand almost eight years ago.  The first place we were able to relax and sink into the beauty.  

So all afternoon I've been revisiting old haunts....had lunch at the Chiang Dao Nest, visited the amazing dream-like temple on the mountainside just up the road.  It was getting late but I checked out the Cave  Temple complex which has the most amazing cemetery ever.

So it's mosquito time and I'm hiding out in my little bamboo bungalow, waiting for them to go away so I can go get dinner at the Nest 2.  I once had a bowl of fish soup there that was so good I almost started weeping.  It's definitely one of the best things I've ever had to eat.  Of course I'm not expecting it to be THAT good tonight.  But here I am.

On edit, the Nest 2 kitchen was closed on account of a big wild boar BBQ up at the Nest 1.  As my guest house wasn't serving I took the walk up there in the warm dark and was treated to one of the best meals ever.  I was worried because there was no way I'd eat pig (or any mammal) but they had BBQ mussels, salmon, shrimp, aubergines, peppers, mushrooms, etc. etc. and a beautiful salad and a hot cheesy pasta dish, etc. etc. etc.  Totally gourmet.

A nice Belgian couple I'd met on the trip up here invited me to eat with them and we had good conversation even!  We all had fourths and talked until late, when alas, it began to sprinkle.

Did I mention there has been amazing thunder and lightening down the way from us?  Well just as I began the walk home it began to rain in earnest.  I thought maybe it would pass quickly but no deal!  Not content to simply rain, the skies really opened up.  For the first time in Thailand I was cold!  and it was a long walk back and I was nearly soaked already.

Just then a car came down the road from the temple and offered me a ride!  This seemed like a miracle to me.  It was late and this road doesn't get much traffic ever!  They saved me from practically drowning.  I was so grateful.

So it's morning, and despite the really hard Thai style bed, I had a wonderful sleep.  It rained for hours but there's also a fountain and birds calling and now it's time to go for a walk before breakfast.

   

Adjusting

It's 8:30pm but my stomach thinks it's morning and time for breakfast!  So I'm having an omelette and croissant with a mango lassi.  Thank goodness for the Peppermint Cafe.  I have to be at the dentist tomorrow at 10am (that's 1am body time).  Ugh.

 On a side note, there seem to be a lot of French people here on Soi 5.

27 Hours Later I'm in Chiang Mai!

Hey, so far so good.  

I honestly thought the plane was going to crash over the Pacific.  I've never been through turbulence like that.  It was very much like a roller coaster ride, being violently bucked and jerked about in the seat.  Literally had to hold on with white knuckles!  One poor lady got up to use the toilet and the two stewardesses strapped down in the back literally screamed at her to sit back down.

I'm happy to report that I was ready to meet my death with composure.  But after about 45 minutes the rough ride ceased and it was smooth sailing.  Until the next bout a few hours later.  Perhaps it had something to do with Typhoon Haiyan, though that must have been a thousand miles away at least.

So I'm here at Kavil Guesthouse 27 hours after getting on the airport bus.  I was able to sleep some, but I feel pretty spaced out.  The only real bummer so far is that my room smells like Tide. I guess I'll get used to it, or else ask if they can wash unscented detergent.   My room, by the way, is 200 Baht a night, or $6.67 a night.  Warm shower and everything!

Considering that I checked my bag in SFO and it arrived in Chiang Mai right on time, life is pretty good I guess.  Time to go eat a big meal!

Back to SE Asia I go!

Last year I had a chance to teach EFT in the Philippines and Bangkok.  I began a special blog just for that trip, as I had about 45 sponsors and wanted to keep them posted.  Here's a link to last year's trip blog.

While I was in Thailand I had two implants installed (dental that is, not fake boobs) and I'm heading back to have the actual teeth put in.  People ask me why I didn't just have it done here in California and the short answer is $7500.   That's about how much I'm saving having it done over there!  And I get to go to Thailand!

I thought I'd have another teaching gig in Bangkok, but that fell through, so this will be a genuine holiday.  I get to be in Chiang Mai for Loy Krathong, the festival where huge lanterns are launched into the sky!  And I'm planning to visit the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and possibly the charming city of Hoi An in Vietnam! 

Hoi An

I'll be firmly on the tourist trail, and yet it still seems amazingly exotic to me.  

And I get my smile back.  For years I've been missing these two teeth.  I'm going to practice smiling like Russell Brand--big and fearless.

So I'll keep y'all posted on what happens.

Raccoon Tag

Okay, I know, I know.  Racoons are dangerous wild animals.  But...

We have this funky old hot tub out back.  It's underneath a big olive tree and most years, starting around November, we have an enormous crop of olives that no one ever harvests.

Except for the racoons.  They love 'em.  For the last few years we've had a whole family of racoons living around our place.  I remember the first time I saw them, a big mama and four little babies, trundling around the side of our house.  So freaking cute.

That was three years ago and we are now on our third generation.  For some reason there always seems to be a little guy who is more curious and fearless.  Though to be honest, none of them are all that cautious of us.

Sometimes when we sit out in the hot tub, the whole family will come out and climb up in the olive tree.  This one branch in particular hangs out nearly over the tub.  They'll lay on the branch, with an arm or two dangling down, and watch us bathing.  I think the water fascinates them.

I'll tell you, the first few times this happened it scared the hell out of us. Or for the first few months.  But we got kind of used to it, and actually began to enjoy the company.  Sometimes the young ones will play and scamper and wrestle with one another, chittering and squeaking and growling.  They have an amazing vocabulary.

So one night, about a month ago, I was out there by myself and the little one came right up to the tub and was sniffing around, right below me.  He knew I was there, but was being especially brave.

Then two of his siblings began wrestling in earnest, rolling around on the ground about ten feet away.  The little one's attention was completely diverted by this spectacle and he turned to watch them, forgetting all about me.  I don't know what got into me, but I decided to reach down and touch the little raccoon on his back!  I moved my hand very slowly and hesitated, then ever so gently touched him.

Man!  He must have jumped two feet in the air and landed facing me,  backing away with his hair bristling and his bandit eyes wide.  I felt bad for scaring the hell out of the poor little critter, but a few days later it seemed to have forgotten and was back on the tree branch hanging out.

I guess I kind of forgot too.  But last night I was once again out there all by myself. The moon hadn't risen and it was very dark.  No sign of the racoons.   I was just laying there in the hot water, lost in thought, when I felt that little hand patting the back of my head. 

It was my turn to leap two feet out of the water and I let out quite a holler!  By the time I turned around it was watching me from the shadows (probably laughing).  I guess now I'm "it".

I recently watched Thrive: What On Earth Will It Take? and found it very interesting and thought provoking (although in parts it was a bit fear-based--exploring the possible conspiracy by the financial elites to control the world).  There's a LOT of cool stuff in this thing.  Check it out!  This link is for the entire 2 hour film on YouTube (I hope it stays up for a while).
This film has everything from zero point (free) energy, UFOs and crop circles to how the financial system is rigged, the corruption of the educational system and lots of ways we can work to build a better future.

Sedona

Green and Red, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

I recently spent ten days in Arizona and had a chance to visit Sedona, which is widely hyped as a magical place with energy vortexes and such. It really is incredible.  I don't know about the vortex thing, but wow.
I managed to avoid the massive commercial tourist overlay and had three all day hikes. This picture is from my first day out at Cathedral Rocks.
There are so many hiking trails and wonderful spots to visit there. You could literally spend weeks and not do half of them.  Another thing that really struck me was the scale of the mountains.  They seem so small compared to other magical places I've visited.You see something like Cathedral Rocks from a distance and (at least in my head) it seems so majestic that it must be massive, right? Like the Swiss Alps or something. But no, you can hike right up there in about 45 minutes.
I was in Arizona teaching EFT workshops on two different weekends down in Phoenix. Sedona was my break in between. I've got lots of yummy photos over on my Flickr site.

Scientists cure cancer but no one takes notice!

Canadian researchers find a simple cure for cancer, but major pharmaceutical companies are not interested.
The method employs dichloroacetate, which is currently used to treat metabolic disorders. So, there is no concern of side effects or about their long term effects.

This drug doesn’t require a patent, so anyone can employ it widely and cheaply compared to the costly cancer drugs produced by major pharmaceutical companies.

This seems worth knowing about! Here's a link to the whole article.

Living the Dream

Living the Dream, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

This last weekend we took a holiday down in Santa Cruz, visiting our dear friend Jay. He scored us free tickets to the Beach Boardwalk and we had a time.
I discovered I'm not much good at rides anymore. The rollercoaster hurt my neck and the whirly ones made my stomach unhappy! Oh well.
It was much more fun visiting Jay and cruising the wonderful Pacific Garden Mall downtown.

Half Dome and Yosemite Valley

Half Dome and Yosemite Valley, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Flying back from teaching an EFT workshop in Minneapolis, I happened to look out the window as we were crossing the Sierra Nevada and down below I saw Yosemite Valley! There was Half Dome! It's such a tiny little place in the vastness of the Sierras. I felt so incredibly lucky to have seen this!

There are some more photos from the air over on my Flickr page.

2012 - A Message of Hope

This is really worth watching full screen, if you can (just double click the image). It's about 25 minutes of inspiration. There are a few bits of rather questionable archeology in this--don't know why they put that in actually. And there are quite a few typos! Our family enjoyed spotting them together, even whilst soaking up the positive vibes. Enjoy!

The Wayseer Manifesto

Watch This!

Light Up The Christmas Tree

I just found this great logic game that involves lighting up a Christmas tree. Check it out!

Krista's Open Studio :: Deva Luna

This weekend is Krista's open studio. She's got it so nice in there, I decided to take a little video. I hope people come by tomorrow to enjoy it.