December 2010
November 2010
“अवश्यायतमोनद्धा नीहारतमसा ऽवृता।
प्रुप्ता इव लक्ष्यन्ते विपुष्पा वनराजयः॥”
– Avaśyāya-tamo-naddhā nīhāra-tamas’’ āvṛtāḥ | Prasuptā iva lakṣyante vipuṣpā vana-rājayaḥ || The expanses of forest seem fast asleep, wrapped up in the darkness of hoarfrost, blanketed by the darkness of snow, with not a blossom open. 3.15.21 Rāmāyana, Vāmīki – translated by Sheldon Pollock (via...
“Being triggered does not mean “being upset” or “being offended” or “being...”
– “Survivors Are So Sensitive” (via prettyeyesdirtymouth, skinmemories) (via gotjilk) (via borderlinepersonalitysupport) (via cassket) (via stillskywriting) (via blackenedbutterfly) (via dancingonembers) (via isaltandpeppermymango, skin-memories) (via wakeupwise) (via smarmybastardxvx) (via...
Farmers Find Organic Arsenal to Wage War on Pests →
“DAVIS, Calif. — Mark Van Horn, director of the student farm at the University of California, is nearly lost as he walks through a yellow cloud of wild sunflowers around the edge of a field of tomatoes and sweet corn.
They aren’t here for their beauty or as a cash crop — they are a key pest control strategy down on the organic farm.”
“Read the labels on your soy milk and the groovy multi-grain flakes you pour it...”
– Lierre Keith, The Vegetarian Myth, pg. 114 - 115 (via cuntymint)
i spent my first semester in college mapping out these relationships. it’s a creepy, creepy web.
12 Questions for Using Permaculture: Food Freedom. →
fuckyeahpermaculture:
1. Why do (we need) permaculture?
Because we need its natural growing living systems, awareness, healthy organic living in balance at home. Engaging in permaculture helps us understand and love our bioregion, weather and watershed flowing into local fertility that’s constantly changing. We need to reduce stress, consumption, traveling, waste, and competing to survive...
“To me, branding individual self-expression as simply feminine or masculine is...”
– Leslie Feinberg, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue (via levelingthepines)
“Do you forgive me these November days?
In canals around the Neva fires...”
– Anna Akhmatova (via aubade)
Choosing Raw: Zucchini Marinara →
vegn:
Zucchini Pasta with Sweet Pepper Marinara (adapted from Pure Jeevan)
(Serves two)
1 very large red or yellow bell pepper, deseeded ¾ cup cherry or roma tomatoes ¼ cup sundried tomatoes 1 Tablespoon olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt Generous sprinkle dried thyme Generous sprinkle dried oregano ¼ cup basil Stevia to taste
Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender till thick and smooth....
“Feminists talk a lot about the privileging of penile-vaginal intercourse. We...”
– 5 Things Society Unfairly Expects of Men | Reproductive Justice | AlterNet (via sexisnottheenemy) (via mikroblogolas) (via xicanagrrrl) (via ancestryinprogress) (via anarchafemikazibomb) (via pigisapig) (via ankhst) (via riotsnotdiets)
“Definitely. Poetry can be the site of incredible intensity. It embodies and...”
– Brenda Iijima 26 AUGUST 06 (via so much joy it hurts)
(via poetrynews)
Michelle and Dan's Iceland honeymoon →
“What did you do? Our family and friends were kind enough to book us packaged activities during the honeymoon, so we were able to do a bunch of different things during our stay.
Gullfoss Waterfall
We went to the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa located outside of Reykjavik. The water is so warm and in the winter you are surrounded by snowy landscapes. It’s just absolutely surreal and...
bloodisfun:
“Just before our love got lost you...
“Poets have little understanding of most worldly occupations, except for writing...”
– Charles Baxter (via poetbabble)
onceuponapoet: From the House of Yemanja by Audre... →
guerrillamamamedicine:onceuponapoet:
My mother had two faces and a frying pan where she cooked up her daughters into girls before she fixed our dinner. My mother had two faces and a broken pot where she hid out a perfect daughter who was not me I am the sun and moon and forever hungry for her eyes. I bear two women upon my back one dark and rich and hidden in the ivory hungers of the other...
“We kill billions of wild animals to protect the animals we eat. We then destroy...”
– Rave Diet Eating DVD with Mike Anderson, Cure Cancer Naturally (via pandacake)
over-simplified, but yes. essentially.
