cds i got at tribal soundz on friday
1. oum kalsoum, cdv - anthologie
2. lakshmi shankar, chants de devotion
3. the meta collection, with bill laswell, pharaoh sanders, zakir hussain, sussan deyhim, buckethead, jah wobble, nils petter movaer, nicky skopeletis, karsh kale, hamid drake, aiyb dieng, l. shankar, material strings, laraaji, the orb, jaki liebezeit, tibetan monks from the kalimpong monastery, et al.

things that happened with animals today
1. turtle and fish tank cleaned thoroughly, including all gravel, rock slabs, driftwood, thermometer, water filter.
2. turtle shell was cleaned with paper towel to the annoyance of turtle, who opened mouth as wide as possible in an attempt to convey said annoyance.
3. both cats combed in a new grooming combination of vigorous combing followed by petting and smoothing over area followed by the administration of treats.
4. tether-ball match performed by lammy using retro, hanging telephone cord.

things i can not imagine
1. where, exactly, god is located.
2. how comfort is extracted from, or located in, god.
3. how another person's experience of the very same reality can be so different as to be unbelievable, as in, no, there is no way you are experiencing that.
4. a life in which i have "finished" the lessons that are almost literally killing me today.
5. not worrying.
6. feeling so loved, whole, complete and full that the question "do you love me?" ceases to be a part of my collection of commonly, or occasionally used, phrases because i am, simply, love.
7. how i will ever eat again.

new canned foods i enjoy
1. water chestnuts
2. baby corn