to totara!

“if all insects on Earth disappeared,
within 50 years all life on
Earth would end. If all human beings
disappeared from the Earth,
within 50 years all forms of life would flourish." 

i just went to hear michael pollan speak!

(i won a free ticket from the food systems raffle).

 he & the panel talked about:

*a war on awareness

 *plastic in sea turtles

*nurturing vineyards without

the wire, poles, and fences
*monsanto (he has an interesting
& surprising perspective)

*how everything relates back to food

*how the current debate isn't on

if gmos are "healthy" or not,

but that we have a right to

KNOW what it is we are consuming.

afterwards, while maryna

was getting her book signed

i asked michael what his

favorite vegetable is.

"kale, but tomatoes are good too,

and bitter greens."

“My name is Eva, which means 'life,' according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up amidst ancient furniture, books in Latin, and human mummies, but none of those things made me melancholy, because I came into the world with a breath of the jungle in my memory.”
― Isabel Allende, Eva Luna

her book was like a very long

thick poem wrapped in

wild vines and blossoms.

a dutch fort in:

i'm writing a 20-page paper on postcolonial tourism

(in the pacific, esp hawai'i)

~*~*~

the other day, dominique
and i walked through the forest.
 it was so wonderful that we could
chat about haunani-kay trask
and epeli hau'ofa's 'our sea of islands'

i just remembered that

i had to memorize a samoan poem once.

o oe se a? 
(~80% of the poem consisted of vowels) 

it occurred to me the other day that i:

*am taking 5 classes

*have 1 job

*intern at an alternative

elementary school once a week
(i'm really liking this place.
i'm definitely sending my future kid
to a non-traditional school).

time is so precious now.

sometimes, i look my blog up on google.

it took me to this site

where a girl had blogged about my blog.

she posted some pictures

she drew and wrote:

"I don't doodle often except when I have something due

... (cough  cough) The fish was inspired by Linda's

drawing of a gypsy chicken,

found on thegreenpeartree blog. Her art is great."

“she would rather light candles than

curse the darkness and her glow has

warmed the world”
— adlai e. stevenson.

“when you realize how perfect everything is

you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky”

it is a tuesday night.

i made sushi.

theresa made a roast.

maryna is making applesauce.

11 Reasons why you should have a Diary

1. helps you find your voice

2. gives you a medium to sort out emotions & feelings

3. helps you identify and create goals & values

4. a good place to rant

5. a safe place to be honest

6. therapeutic

7. helps you rationalize decisions

8. write down small things, events,

happenings you'll want to remember

9. make lists!

10. works cognitive-mechanical

part of your brain

11. a fun, enjoyable way to relax,

grow and learn!

register to vote!
today is the day.

they don't make the future,

we do :)

i cringe anytime a politician
makes a claim to "free" others.

also, international relations is
more than just "military strategies"
what about human rights
and a general sense of compassion
for other human beings?

this is my 1,583th blog post~*~

maybe.

i don't want to start

working on my research paper. 

so i made a  

list of my favorite whole foods:

-eggplant
-artichoke
-asparagus
-zucchini

-avocado

-brussel sprouts

-spinach

-red capsicum

-onions

-ginger

-figs

-tomatoes

-black & rasp berries

-pears

-fava beans

after feeling like fainting in the library, 

i decided it was time to go home and eat.

i've hated eggs for 21 years but recently,

i tried making them out of the blue

and they weren't that bad~!

never thought this day would come.

friends cafe; nuku'alofa

after buying tapacloth bookmarks,

morgan, oliver and i

wandered here to eat lunch.

"it's true you can't live here by chance,

you have to do and be, not simply watch or even describe."