things I saw at the park

it was a gorgeous, warm, sunny day, and my roommate and I went to brunch.

we ate brunch inside and then decided to go to the park.

we saw my bike messenger friend by the video store.

we all decided to get ice cream and then go to the park - my friend would meet us there.

i chose honey lavender ice cream - one scoop, in a biodegradable cup. my roommate got one scoop of chocolate and one scoop of roasted banana - they were yummy. I liked mine much more but noticed that after eating a bit of the chocolate, I could taste the honey a lot more in mine.

my bike messenger friend didn't show up so we went to the park without him.

there were a lot of people, in little groups, sitting in the sun, on the grass.

i trod carefully to avoid stepping in any poop. i didn't see any poop, nor did I tred in any.

we took a couple of Polaroids before we figured out that we wanted to take shots of our hands against nature.

my bike messenger friend found us - he'd gone to get a 20 oz of some hand crafted beer, which he opened with a key.

I saw someone I'm friends with, sitting a few yards away and I waved and smiled. but I did not rise and go say hi. then we talked about park/beach/public lounge area protocol regarding seeing friends and acquaintances.

a man walked up and passed out next to us, on his back, with his face smartly covered by his hat. he lay there with his arms out and his legs splayed, like a baby, and snored. we secretly took a Polaroid of him.

my bike messenger friend got to see a girl's butt as she put on her bikini under her little dress. that made him happy.

my roommate and I continued our quest for Polaroids of our hands in front of nature while we made our way home. at one point, my roommate was on the ground with the camera and some guys drove by and yelled "i've fallen and i can't get up!" it was funny.

when we got home, we put the Polaroids on the wall where we'd put the tree branch and leaves stickers. the Polaroids look like they're leaves falling from the tree branches. We like it.

concerning lately

shade covered tea time
jasmine and rose
warming my tongue
sweetening my day
filling my belly

a simple appreciation for life
just the way it is


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losing friends
making new ones
simultaneously opposing feelings
tho one hurts more than one feels good

essentially, the game is to simply let the felt experience happen


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entering a new sphere of influence
shedding that which is no longer needed
discovering new realms within which
to coexist
and function


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jasmine and rose
remember my heart for me

blister on my toe
remind me to heel

tension in my shoulders
your job here is done

bliss in my heart
have a cup of flowers and stay a while

JOB: A comedy of Justice

Robert A. Heinlein wrote a novel with that name in the 80's and I just finished reading it in oh seven and it was amazing. So much of it fit right in with today's perspective, as most of Heinlein's books (that I've read) do.

There was a section in the middle, near the beginning of the end, where I got irritated with the main character but the end wrapped it all up for me. I think I was "supposed" to get irritated with him. Anyone who's interested in alternative views on traditional religions will appreciate this novel - anyone who likes to dissect Christianity and it's rules will appreciate it even more.

This is a pretty perfect book and I'm super glad that my cosmic friend Obvious told me about it, and encouraged me to read it by telling me he dug it. It's probably one of the first books I've read where the end left me feeling satisfied, and not longing for more time with my new friends.

You can probably find it in any library, if you don't want to part with your hard earned sheckles. It's a long book but I read it quick - it was all I wanted to do in my down time.