"Halloween is awesome! I mean, I get to pull pranks on people, get candy, and scare people out of their skins on ONE NIGHT. This is one of my rib crackingly funny Halloween stories.

Once, when me and my 11 year old brother were 5 and 7, we had weird Halloween. First off, we went to this house that 17 year olds were running away from with wide eyes. Then one of them spotted me. “Ha!”, one of them said, “It’s a little 5 year old!” They laughed. I walked up and told him I was offended,(By that I mean I kicked him in the shins), and they didn’t laugh at me anymore. I decided to go see what all the hubbub was about. To this day I think I owe it to my slow 5 year old reflexes that I got a LOAD of candy that day. I walked down the driveway and a man with a hockey mask and chainsaw ran out yelling. Before my 5 year old reflexes could register anything,(I mean 20 seconds when I say that), He laughed and gave me trash bag bigger than me. Than he dumped a huge barrel of candy into it. Secondly, later that night,(To his eternal shame), my brother jumped ten feet into my dads arms, BECAUSE a body that we had assumed to be a dummy had jumped up.

These are funny because they are odd. If some of the behavior seems odd, you must remember, we were 5 and 7 at the time. Yes, these are TRUE STORIES. As you can most likely see,(If you cannot I may suggest serius help), Halloween is very fun."

my holiday decorations

buddha the witch

kurt cobain o lantern

sam beam - love vigilante (acoustic)

No matter how old you become, there will always be a part of you that is still a small child, dreaming about what it will be like to be all grown up. Saturn, our planetary professor, is intent on giving us lessons that will push us to be the kind of people we want to be. He moves into Libra now [out of VIRGO finally! just to clarify that point], focusing his lessons on the realm of relationships.

Think that sounds innocent enough? Sucka! Saturn sticks with you for the better part of 3 years. You'll be way better off by the time he lets you out of cosmic detention, but meanwhile you're working your ass off on yourself by yourself. Look out Libra, here he comes. Me, I'm free now, free to choose . . .

Wantdog random sampler repost playlist:

A Tribe Called Quest- I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (vamp. remix)

certified bananas – kiss the girl (baltimore remix)

Faithless ft. Nina Simone – I Want More

"Wait for Love," Josh Ritter

"You Can Call Me Al," Jens Lekman

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper) -Six Figure Transatlantic

Raul Midón - Pick Somebody Up (when I got to this one, I pressed repeat repeat repeat)

'the power of 3x3'

I got my yoga teaching certificate yesterday. I left the ceremony at 4:25 and went down the street to practice at my hot yoga studio for the 4:30 class, by which time I had mentioned the cert and the studio ownder informed me that they're going to be transitioning from hot-only to a varied studio - so did I maybe want to teach there? (HELL YES!) The village witch invokes the power of three by three, by which is meant something like 'may your intentions multiply organically'. Three shih tzus, 3 kids, now a 3rd yoga stage of development . . . (husbands: sudden shudder, hahahahahahah)

Matthew Crawley- Heart Of Glass

"The bands that were silken once are apt to become iron fetters when we desire to shake them off. Our souls, after all, are not our own. We convey a property in them to those with whom we associate; but to what extent can never be known, until we feel the tug, the agony, of our abortive effort to resume an exclusive sway over ourselves." - Nathaniel Nawthorne, Blithedale Romance

In my dream last night, the High Priestess from the Tarot deck came to life and gave me the following message: "Tell Virgos that when their deep hunger starts to stir, they should not eat from the bowl of delicious seeds. That meager meal would not satisfy their deep hunger. Rather, they should plant those seeds and let them grow up. The resulting harvest will satisfy their deep hunger."
["You are running to seek your friend. Let your feet run, but your mind need not. If you do not find him, will you not acquiesce that it is best you should not find him? for there is a power, which, as it is in you, is in him also, and could therefore very well bring you together, if it were for the best." Emerson]
M. Ward - Fuel For Fire

(the dogs got into the holiday chocolate and man they smell BAD now, holyjesusmarynjoseph)

Feist - Lovertits (with Gonzales)

To extract enough gold to make a wedding ring, a mining company must process a ton of ore. In a similar way, many writers generate a swamp of unusable sentences on their way to distilling the precise message they really want to deliver. Please keep these examples in mind as you evaluate your own recent progress, Virgo. It may seem like you're moving at a crawl and producing little of worth. But according to my analysis of the omens, you're on your way to producing the equivalent of a gold ring.

too short - I need a freak (I used to have a better version of this, didn't I?)
egyptian lover - i need a freak (was it a remix of this one?)(why do I care? why is skip james somethingsomething stuck in my head? dunno)

for VIRGO You know what you're good at, but sometimes weeks or even months go by before you get the chance to engage in that fun. It's a shame. Make time for your beloved activities. This is how you'll make the world a better place.

The Neville Brothers “Bird On A Wire” (Leonard Cohen)

Caroline Herring: See See Rider

Joe Beats - Sleep Or Bust - [thiev corpsey] - rt clk to save then listen
bonus tracks: Feist - Gatekeeper
Ray LaMontagne - Crazy

DJ Boosta “Fly Me To The Moon” (Johnny Mathis)

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: ARIES: Exercise your power. Someone notices you when you flex. TAURUS: Lay your down your boundaries - you want someone to add to your life. GEMINI: You'll be tempted to overdo things, but it will help if you're around centered, stable people who aren't prone to excess. CANCER: You know and like who you are -- a very attractive quality. LEO: You celebrate your independence, but someone else would like it if you would need him or her -- just a little. VIRGO: Approach the one you're interested in. It will go well. LIBRA: You have your own style. Stick with what has been working for you. SCORPIO: You're a prize. Be wise and selective about who you let into your world. SAGITTARIUS: Take the initiative in your life. You are the director of your own picture. CAPRICORN: Let financial issues go. Dwelling on them will only hold you back from love. AQUARIUS: Your self-sufficiency might scare off someone who is weak -- and that's a good thing. PISCES: Your confidence springs from one fact: You know how to make your own dreams come true.

"Crazy for You," Adele

green walls: story

Emily Lacy: The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song (Jeffrey Lewis) "if I were a song writing master, I'd know to get the oral sex first and write the song after" la la laa

[heehee]

update: the voice of america piece about strawbale houses - the range of comment locations is the cool part


in other news, today was the psychic fair, where I was informed that I was Greek in a past life. (better than in this one? hahahahahhaha) (I'm at a loss for a meaningful reaction to that factoid, actually) (except the part about the "key" I will get by investigating the philosophical system of a friend more closely)


Neko Case - “Middle Cyclone”

the lucksmiths - a sobering thought (reapost)

holy shit! and he won for "a climate of hope" that has "captured the imagination" - is that a spiritual thang, or what?! update: flies in the ointment. still though, I gotta think that the prize gives more weight to Obama's moral authority for fighting these battles. I'm chalking this day up to the optimism mojo despite all flies, cz hope is way more badass than scepticism for me to pull off.

WEEKEND LOVE FORECAST: ARIES: Consider whether you should renegotiate a relationship arrangement. TAURUS: You see flaws in yourself, but a loved one thinks you're perfect. GEMINI: You understand what will motivate someone to get more involved with you, and you use what you know. CANCER: A sweetheart needs something, and you meet the need as directly as possible. LEO: A loved one may interpret your quiet focus on yourself and your work as disinterest. Take a break to tend to this person. VIRGO: It's nice to be needed, but avoid clingy types. [uh oh, JohnJohn comes home this weekend. something tells me I'm about to get my leg humped.] LIBRA: Give yourself all the adoration you deserve and soon others will want to lavish you with love, too. SCORPIO: Someone shows love by trying to help you solve a problem. SAGITTARIUS: If you have to constantly reassure someone of your love, it will get old. Another person's insecurity is not your fault. CAPRICORN: You'll be admired for how tender you are with children and for your generally openhearted dealings with others. AQUARIUS: Love the way your loved one is, flaws and all. PISCES: You'll meet someone who can help you do something you've always wanted to do but haven't had the opportunity to do until now.

how am I doing?

story

more work on the living roof, which always puts me in a worldhopeful mood except for witnessing BaleD some kinda killing himself-speaking of whom, his bale house was showcased this last weekend in the local portion of the national green buildings tours of homes and is "WNY's greenest house" as well as solar construction of the year - he won't send me the actual links bc he says that's too vain (in an age when people make a business of directing web traffic to their miscarriages for christ sake [eyeroll]) so more info on the zero-energy aspects of the building at a variety of older sites like here for instance. there's also a Voice of America piece about the house this last week, but I can't find the damn thing yet [eyeroll]

work soundtrack, his picks of mine:
"How I Got Over," The Roots
natural self - feet keep moving
"People Get Ready (Impressions cover)," Seal
the allman bros - midnight rider
Solomon Burke - None of Us are Free
bonus track:
Kings of Convenience – I Don't Know What I Can Save You From

bonus-Arcade Fire - Wake Up (Where The Wild Things Are trailer version)
Tok Tok Tok “Alone Again, Naturally”

bru ce spring steen - cover me
bonus track - book of dreams

update: does anybody remember Johnie Walker Red the puppy? affectionately called "JohnJohn" - ? I might have only told FPH about him given the name thing. JohnJohn was the pup that the breeder had set aside for a stud. he was actually bought by them from show dog stud stock for $2k and I just loved that pup - every time I was coming and going with Jedi and then he had to be returned bla bla, every time I'd see JohnJohn and he'd leap into my arms and literally howlgroan with recognition and pleasure. even if I had matched the 2k, which would have been crazy, still they couldn't let him go as he had been specifically chosen for the lines he came from to infuse the bitch stock with supplemental genes to offset their bites and coats in various ways. a beauty that puppy was, glossy red triple coated so when he laid down on the floor he looked like a small exquisite yoga rug. I told him, "have crappy little testicles or something and then we can be together". the breeder overheard me and chided me a little, bc after all they'd invested a lot in that stud muffin and they're not rich people . . . and the breeder remembered what I'd said to the dog and wrote to me today when JohnJohn decided to drop only one of his nuts and remove himself from the stud business before he even got started. the breeder says I cast a spell on the pup. obviously, I don't NEED a dog. but, welp, I told JohnJohn that we could be together if that's what he wanted, and having grown quite careful about such statements, I intend to mean what I say. and thus the breeder is giving me the dog for free since obviously that was really the puppy I went there for, fatewise, such that even the dog himself concured.

went to a tarot party last night where the 'gifted', as Amy put it, read for the newbies - I blew it outa the water if I do say so myselps. thing is, people tell you all sorts of things if you can go even quieter than both their not-saying and your own

Peter Mulvey: The Fly (U2)

[p.s. it's f'n cold here, and I swear I hear mice . . . .]