14th May 2011
Not bad for 10 days post-hysterectomy?

New Season, New Songs… (which means, the most recent soundtrack is now available for download!)

Ah… the first real warm day of spring hit Vancouver yesterday, at least for me, finally able to walk several blocks without the risk of tearing internal stitches, so I...

26th Feb 2011
Cold Commercial Drive Vancouver

On a Snowy Day in Vancouver: Under the Volcano Festival died, but the spirit lives on…

I wake up, spending the last cold month in Vancouver – yup, it snows here, Canada, and the Ocean isn’t moderating much of anything today! – at my roommates apartment...

18th Jun 2010
blue lotus of the nile

Blue Lotus Tea for Insomnia and Pain Versus Pharma

Featured Post, March 1, 2011 (by reader vote) Over the past week, I have officially decided – blue lotus tea kicks both clonazepam and codeine’s asses. This is the beautiful...

22nd Apr 2010
How to Meditate

How to Meditate

I successfully meditated for the very first time a few nights ago, something I thought I was simply incapable of, like being hypnotized – a couple of times I have...

14th Apr 2010
Amazon River and Jungle

Fear and Loathing in Iquitos: Cynicism, Sincerity, and the Commercialization of Shamanism.

(hint: parts of this paper are written from a more “sincere” viewpoint than others ) Update, July 16, 2010: For another perspective on this check out this excellent blog, from...

30th Mar 2010
Scar’s lost writings…”The Unjaded 8″, 2001

Scar’s lost writings…”The Unjaded 8″, 2001

at first i felt like i was scratching to get out of my physical self…pulling, and stretching my skin, trying to discover why i’m trapped here…itching to get out, to...

29th Mar 2010
“Words”

“Words”

I dedicate this one to Alaryyk The words I couldn’t speak Lie beneath Yesterday’s pink moon And a yellow blanket called Tomorrow Freeze-dried Moist as ever Itching The first time...

23rd Mar 2010
Clouds 1

Hipstamatic Clouds

Phew, let’s take a moment to step away from the disturbing, and admire the beauty of these cumulus clouds that hung over Vancouver yesterday.  I was sitting outside working, and...

19th Mar 2010
moralthermometer

The “Mood Tracker Diary”, brought to you by Eli-Lily and Benjamin Rush.

I’ve been wanting to write about “mood tracking” and these 10 point scales upon which we are supposed to place our daily experience of life for some time. They annoy...

07th Mar 2010
Haunted or Hearing Voices?

Haunted or Hearing Voices?

The absolute worst period of my struggle with psychiatry, and my struggle with my self, took place during the summer of my 21st year.  The psychiatrist that had me check...