kb's back & it was rem's birthday

kb's back from down under. it was so great to see her. i missed her so much. i hung out with her and bret just a little but tonight we had full girl night with wine and sex & the city. what more can you ask for? someone who is nice and kind and fun and great? okay — you can ask for it and and you will find it all in kristin.

it was rem's birthday and the superhero-underpants party was a huge rocking rolling underoo good time. no i did not wear my underwear on the outside of my clothes (most everyone else did though). but i did have superpower boots, hat and badge. i started to put more pictures up from the party, but am having second thoughts... some of these i better run past the partygoers first. there was leopard-thong-a-not-so-plenny and lots and lots of crazy costumes. keep your eye peeled, incase i get the green light.




this morning i had a very nice surprise from shane-c. i was walking to gus's for a cup of joe. he was rounding a corner. this morphed into me showing him my new place (which i am moving into in about a month) and then a cup of coffee that morphed into a trip to linnaea's which morphed into hourlong excellent talk over espresso eggs and the best damn waffles in town. it was the perfect sunday morning.

finally i took a stroll down my favorite bike lane today. regular readers will know that i love this walk. i took pictures at noon-day so the sun is harsh and things are washed out. but how much more can you really wash out an august day on the central coast? everything is a faded brown or a faded gray and even the birds are hightailing it for greener pastures. but it was still fun to wander and click.





pith helmet

"To be satisfied with only that type of confidence can be a grave error. My mother told me this when she was at the verge of death, "There is no point in being proud because you are a tulku. There is also no point in being proud because you have studied the books and received a lot of empowerments and transmissions. You need to soften your heart, make your stream of being gentle, practice a lot. Without practicing, it is not enough to be conceited and think 'I'm a tulku!' There is nothing flabbergasting about having through read stacks of scriptures. The main point is to scrutinize you attitude and use practice to improve yourself. The Buddhist practice should be taken personally to heart. Make yourself more gentle, soft, peaceful, loving, compassionate, and insightful concerning the empty nature of things. Always check yourself to see whether you improve in these areas. Check yourself, but also question an authentic master, make an offering of your understanding. Behave in a straightforward way, don't pretend to be special, otherwise your life becomes a great delusion. You won't find many people who dare to tell you this. Most people will simply offer praise, telling how nice you are. I am honestly telling you this." — chogyam trungpa rinpoche