Music and Veganism

The first time I had pot-popped popcorn was when the summer before I turned sixteen, in a small town called Covelo, California.  It seems like such a simple thing, but at fifteen, I’d only ever had popcorn from a bag and microwave.  My aunt and her live-in boyfriend at the time taught me how to [...]

*Warning: this is slightly whiny, and really pretty gross.  Read at your own risk.  I’m nauseous after writing it.*

There a lot of things I hate about the state my mouth is in right now, but the taste that accompanies the pain is the icing on the cake.  My. mouth. tastes. disgusting.
I had a dream that [...]

Has anyone ever seen or heard of this show called Eco Trip: the Real Cost of Living? It’s hosted by this guy, David de Rothschild:

and is watchable on Netflix’s Watch Instantly feature.
It’s really interesting.  The first episode (the only one I’ve watched) is about chocolate, and where it comes from.  Unlike a lot of movies/ [...]

Last night (or early this morning) I had a snippet of a dream that included a man sitting in a lawnchair next to his wife, moaning, “Maman, maman (the affectionate term for ‘mother’ in French, similar to our ‘mom’ or ‘mama’),” over and over again, like he was mourning his mother who had died.  Or [...]

This is my favorite mug:

It’s Phil’s favorite mug, too.  I think for two reasons: 1) there’s a bison on it (we call it ‘Bison Mug’) and 2) it holds the perfect amount of coffee.  I also have a third reason to love it, and that is 3) my Aunt Crispin gave it to me.
She gave [...]