^.^ <3 You are like everything I want to do, but have yet to get through the inner motivation, or calmness, to do so. You know how to much energy can overpower a person, well that's another problem, so much too do so much energy its to hard to focus on one thing and I just burn myself to a stand still. Or at least that's one way of looking at it. I've not gone so far as to live at a Buddhist Retreat Center for months, but I've picked a direction with my pack and taken off for a week, baby steps to freedom, I know. Candles and crystal bowls and soap oh my! I've got a nice big 3rd eye crystal bowl but the energy where I live just doesn't mix well with its sound. Or rather it clears it out and then others want in and I don't want to deal with them picking on my vibes and space. Just not worth the hassle. As for all the stuff you do, I just skim the surface of it all, most has its place and use but there isn't enough shareable substance to the masses to go into it, yet. Eventually I'll find my niche. Though I doubt it will be so much a niche as over the top overview and condensing of all things. That just seems to be how it goes, all or nothing, for me. Half the things I find are just laughable at there assumptions and ignorance, and the other half is undefinable (or rather undefined). I just read two books on natural essence soap making, seems like a good deal to me, but going through and picking out what I want to make, and then finding dealers I want to buy from for what I want is a big ball of fuss I don't want to start up yet. Would be nice if there was a single company/person/whatever that helped new homemade bar soap newbies get all the stuff they needed (with the variety of a warehouse, so lots of resources), but I haven't looked around hard enough to see if there is or not. I'm sure there is somewhere... Yes CCC is clackamas community college, I went for two years, not really taking anything for a set degree and just wasn't all for it. I got totally sick of school, and aware of other things, around 10th grade. From then It was a struggle just to stay in and averaging out grade wise. I find it all a joke, how things are placed before us, big joke ON US. Don't get me wrong school is as easy as breathing, and I was no trouble maker, just seeing things.. I want to go back and get started with some things but its all about timing. Right now I'm just sitting back relaxing a bit(to much), building up the pieces to the mystery surrounding us. I have done some rock climbing, even took a class at CCC, and hung out with the teacher and other students at some climbs. Never went more then about 50feet up on a single outdoor route, didn't do enough anchoring practice to do a medium or larger climb that wasn't already set. I've got all my gear, though a bit rusty because it's been like 2 years sense I used it, but I find rock climbing great fun. Lots of free time, that's how I found Kumoricon. Was like hey, what is this cosplay thing? Just kind of stumbled upon some cosplaying one day, thought it was neat. Looked for a convention and there Kcon was, one month away. Went to a meeting in august, signed up after some thought, and here we are today. HI!
So wait.. someone ran by and stole your purse while walking or you dropped it and wasn't there when you went back? So confused. Why don't you bike anymore?