Grey Snake

MORE Snakkesss! Yesssss!
This is so cool. It's like a snake-a-thon out here the last two days. And all friendly snakes too, i think maybe it's a sign. Of what? I dont know.... but i could make up a buncha silly stuff it could mean.... and i am going to right now....
like :::

• Dont judge a snake just cause its a snake, look closely at it's nature/attitude
• I can find bunches of cool shit on my own (no need to lament aloneness making it harder to find bad ass stuff in nature.)
  
• sometimes you get what you wish for, especially if it is obscure and easy to deliver, like seeing snakes or lunar moths
• and if i think hard with my hippy mind.... i am SURE it means my kundilini is a' risen' (and i want to note here that spell check wanted to change "Kundilini" to "cunnilingus".)
  
• According to my "Animal Speaks" book.... it means Rebirth. That the snake represents swift fast changes and shifts, and healing... AKA, phoenix rising from the ash in fast forward! that is me!
  

YAY!
Is this a garter snake? I can't remember.
I love him regardless of his name though.
XOxXO

Usnea, please kill the monster inside me

I am still sick. Ginger tea only gave me a headache and i nearly puked. So today, i am bringing out the big guns. The super mega herbal antibiotic .... Usnea. Except it isn't an herb, it's a lichen that grows on trees (see pic above).....
I keep a bunch saved in a jar for no particular reason, and today i went hunting more since I am going to be drinking it 2-3 times a day in tea form until the monster inside my body is slayed .....
I didn't boil the water, i just made it really hot and tossed in a clump. I sip on it, then step away.
Things i noticed today after drinking it... headache, more nausea, a sudden minute of feverish heat inside my body (a little sweat) and like someone unplugged me. SoooOOOOooo sssssssleepy. AND i took a poop that was 30% less disgusting then what i have been dealing with the last 10 days. (Um Yiiippieee, but i am too tired to actually be excited, that is just internet happiness, which doesnt require a real smile.)
I read also usnea burns your throat when you drink it.... this is totally true, my throat felt burnt and spicy all day.

Finger crossed this works. cause i am starting to feel really freakin' awful and run down. I did laundry this morning, and was totally winded and could hardly finish even hanging my clothes. Not good.

XOXOxo

My New Baby DUCKS! yay!

OMGawd OMG omg omg. My uncle brought me baby ducks today! And built a little fenced area for them to stay safe, and they have their own little rubber tub to swim in until they get big enough to hang out with the big boy duck!
holy crap, they are too cute to be true. Really, it makes my eyes water!
.... i wish everything in the universe could be seen with pure joy the way people see baby ducks. Maybe i will start practicing baby duck vision. That asshole (who did whatever assholes do to people), pretend he's a baby duck.
Cause baby ducks make everything in life much better.
XoxoXO

Self Dedication

Cause sometimes no one else is gonna dedicate a song to you, so you just have to do it for yourself!
Here is mine for today.....
(luckily this time it isn't Air SUppley, heh?! lol)

this video is the best of alot of worlds for me.... the marching band (like mardi gras in new orleans), the lyrics, the marching band uniforms are not only hawt but also in my fav color.... then swamp camo monster people playing wind instruments! .... its all too much!!



XOxoxX

Brown Snake in the Barn

YAY! today i saw two more snakes when i went to put hay out for JuJu the donkey. Just when i was feeling sad about not seeing enough snakes, now three in 24 hours! I found this one slithering around the barn (the other one was too fast for me to take pictures of. Neither was as cute as the Ring Necked Snake, which totally has a smile.) :))
This snake was scared of me, wasn't too aggressive... but i could tell it was very willing to get aggressive if need be. I have seen copperheads who are much more shy then this little guy.
Various shades of brown, with a tan belly... and a pattern that really looks like we could play checkers on it. And those orange eyes!

Does anyone know the scientific name for this snake?
XoxooxOX

Mouse Nest Made Of Feathers

It is too fantastic for words. It's made mostly of chicken feathers, and a little bit of hay. Bee-U-tee-ful.

XoxXOx

OKstupid, The Worst of me and them!

Since I have been sick all week and have had to lay down in bed alot.... plus started feeling more moody then I am accustom to - i started a bit of a funny, evil, entertaining useless project for myself.
It doesn't save the planet. It's not nature friendly, but maybe all the research will save me wasted time in future relationships.....
I have been jumping from random profile to random profile on OKcupid.com (the dating site) and picking out lines from men's profiles, and then writing down what i think after reading it. I apologize in advance if you were somehow picked and then somehow found this blog post. It's not personal.... i am just sick in bed and need to giggle.

HERE WE GOOOO:::::::::

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"I'm looking for a friend and then some as things progress naturally and at the perfect time."

ummm, not shit sherlock! Dont we all want that.
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"Food: organic, low meat (except for the occasional steak) I love some chicken, cheesecake, bananas, rissoto, hummus, oh did i forget to say I AM THE GOD OF CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!! my dark chocolate truffle pie is orgasmic"

god of chocolate? Like you have to scream it???
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"The most private thing I’m willing to admit

I have a large purplish colored tumor on my ass that must be scraped 3 times a day because of the excessive pus and the fungus. I have a dot in my eye."

Of course that is supposed to be a joke. but i didnt laugh. heh
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"You should message me if

a) you're a total babe and so smart it's intimidating.

b) you like to cook and pick out the suit i wear to work everyday the night before.

c) options a and b"

ya cant pick out your own clothes or cook for ya'self? Oh mama boy, why dont you call her up, i am sure she misses you.
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"I've been on a bit of a self imposed break from dating and romance in order to get my own head straight, but now I find myself missing the kiss of a lovely woman."

controlling.
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"i look like a bum, even though i do live in an apartment (ie, am not actually homeless) "

thanks for the heads up!
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"The most private thing I’m willing to admit

I havent had a meaningful relationship in 4 years

Every once in a while I listen to the Indigo Girls and Tori Amos."

oops. you probably should not have admitted those!
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"BIO: Who Me? I'm just some mostly het, aging male hippy, polyamorous, vegetarian, musician, electronic engineer. I live on a in small house in the woods of Western NC with my partner serene68, and whoever else happens to be living in our guest house at the time."

(*** Rolls EyeS**)

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"My smile!
My kind eyes.
My goofy expressions!
My large and flowing laughter. it goes like this...
... hahaha HAHAH ... HAHAH .. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! haha. ha.
My large, luscious, nibblable lips. ;) "

whoa. ha ha? HAAAAAAAAAAAA??? ok nevermind.
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"Tommybb"

watches online cam girls. Ya know it bb. lol

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"just fond out about okcupid this morning. no time to fill in profile yet. you can check mine out (google pof). captain1111 "

Fucking LAZY!

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"wantajerk"

um, no. I am sure that screen name is working magic though on this dating site.
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"My current project, purchase, or the media I'm consuming. I spent two days thinking about Mulholland Drive (and watched it twice in those two days). This type of obsessive thinking happens over and over to various degrees. It's both a good and bad trait for a programmer, I think. "

huh? oh sorry i wasn't listening, i was thinking about how my eyes glazed over and i felt lost.
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"Drugs are no longer a part of my life, and if they're a big part of yours, we are on different trajectories. Good luck with that! "

Trajectories? Is that druggie talk?
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"I found out last year I'm allergic to nuts. It's the great tragedy of my young life. "

really? is that all. I found out i am allergic to gluten, dairy, tomatoes, probably your house and clothes detergant, and my best friend commited suicide. It's the great tragedy of my young life.
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"I don't take this thing too seriously.. but since it's an app on my phone I check it from time to time. If you want to chat hit me up!"

rule #1 of fight club, dont talk about fight club!
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"I'm better at manualism than anyone I know. I'm learning some Tuvan throat singing."

Its too bad you are not gay, i bet you give a good blow job.

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"bike, juicer, blender, george forman grill, Grateful Dead, dr. pepper "

Recycled american hippy
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"☆I am polyamorous. I am not going to be monogamous with you. That does not mean I am afraid of or avoiding commitment; although I am slow and cautious before entering long term relationships. If you are interested in something long term with me then you should google open relationships if you haven't already.."

oh, yawn. not another one. Did mommie and daddie not get along?
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"I'm straight edge and vegan but I don't carry on about either."

I think you just did.

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"I'd like to meet someone pleasant here."


Let me guess... I bet you like sex TOO! See, I am psychic.

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"Looking for a girl that feels naughty and like she deserves a spanking or just a little attention. "

Oh. They should make a special section on the website for these shanagans.
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"Feels weird trying to summarize the collective experience of a lifetime, so I guess I'll try while drinking."

phew. didn't have to read the whole profile or go on a date to find out your an alcoholic.
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"Trying to get my life together and career off the ground."

try not being an alcoholic. You'll even get your dirty clothes and beer bottles off the ground.
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"WARNING! If you want to meet and in the course of our conversation I hear a hundred times you are wild, a bitch, crazy, a free spirit, you don't conform, or any other of a number of repetitive self advertising, I will call you out on it. Generally you can figure out someone is one of these things during the course of the conversation. If you have to keep telling people you're something, you are probably not.
And if we go out and you wish to explain why casual sex is bad, ugly, disgusting, for sluts, or whatever you want to say about it, save your breath. I respect your right to not enjoy your life, please respect my right to enjoy mine. This does not mean all I want is casual sex, I love making friends and meeting interesting new people, but I have a lack of respect for high-minded preachy morality. "

Too MuCh InForMATion. PLease save baggage for your diary or your blog.
And not everyone who skips casual sex is "not enjoying their life" .... but we can tell who gets cranky spanky when he doesnt get his.
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"If everyone around you can choke on the amount of pretentiousness you spew out, I'm not interested"

woo wee. chill out dude. * cough cough* HACK, Omg wait! i think i am choking on something!
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"I'm a complex guy. Honestly, I was in the a bar the other night reading the monkey wrench gang, while wearing a tshirt hell t-shirt making fun of seagulls choking on soda can rings, while listening to an old timey music jam, and waiting for my lamb burger with parsnip spears and a fine local porter."

Jesus, whats with all the choking? Is this a fetish?

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"I am not a robot
are you?"

um, no. Ok. glad we got that part out of the way. It's always so hard to ask.
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"The first things people usually notice about me

That they're no longer wearing socks because I have successfully rocked them off."

rock my socks off? Ripleys Believe It or Not! He can also pull a rabbit out of his top hat!
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"On a typical Friday night I am

creepin. ^_^"

thats creepy.

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"Who am I? That's a good question."

Avoiding answering by stating the wonderfulness of asking.

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"I am a native Ashevillain, I was born to a single mother on the mean streets of north Asheville. "

warning: you'll be hearing my excuses as to why i can't get it together in my life, for the full length of our relationship.

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"I try at all costs to be friendly, I'm pale but not scary looking, I'm not the worst dressed person, I'm not the loner in the corner of a party, I like to be bold and see how things pan out.:

stalker!

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"I'm a waiter/philosopher living in Asheville. Eventually I hope that will be condensed to just philosopher, but for now I can contemplate the deep meaning of serving people burritos. "

Yes, people pay big bucks to hear the thoughts of ex-waiters.
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CerealKillerJST

41 / M / Straight / Single

Asheville, North Carolina

It's not a good screen name. Even if you spell it different.

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"I am currently in a polyamorous relationship with three women. I am very happy with the partners I have right now so I'm not looking for another girlfriend at this time."

uh huh. Just a hiking partner, for when your three girlfriends are busy? OH PICK ME, i always wanted to be the unloved 4th wheel of a polyamorous man's world.

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"forgotton_soul"

Spells "D-R-A-M-A"
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"I love busting beats on percussions."

Do you beat them on a box, on a fox, on a house, on a mouse? Do you like busting beats with green eggs and ham, on Percussion sam- I -am?
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"im panamanian, i work in construction, im legal haha, I play in a punk rock band, I own my car, and dont have kids yet, and I like to work out, I dont like to be stereotyped, so if you r a man hater, or a racist bigot, just ignore the page..."

Oh Shit! I am legal too. ha ha.
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"I am easy-going, and generally up for anything. I love good music, good beer, and good people. Not necessarily in that order. Going out or staying in. With the right folks, either option is pretty appealing."

have you ever been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder? you would do well with it.
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"The six things I could never do without

my identical twin brother
wiener dog
a list of some sort
a dream or goal"

you should be more specific about your feeling for 'wiener dog'.

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"On a typical Friday night I am

at home chilling with my dog playing video games on my pc... wow addict"

wow. NEXT.

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"I'm looking for someone who is marriage oriented, wants children and would love to find someone who likes to run as much as I do or would like to."

A runaway bride?
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"I'm tall & have a sweet looking Gimli beard. (I wish, it's just a regular one)

I've heard I'm also quick with a joke but that's debatable. "

highly. How long did it take you to right that bad one?
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"At this moment, I feel like I have accomplished more more than most people my age, and I am greatly humbled and appreciative of all that I have. But I feel incomplete...like there is a very large void in my life. Recently, I realized that the void is due to a lack of love in my life. Not that I don't have plenty of love and support from friends and family, because I do, but I am in need of the kind of love that comes from finding a person that causes me to have butterflies everytime I look into their eyes. I need someone to share my deepest secrets and desires with. More importantly, I want to be the guy that steals the girl's heart. I want to be th one she cant get out of her head. The one she tells all her girlfriends about.
Unfortunately, so far in life I have yet to run into this person, so I have decided to turn to the vast and infinite internet to help me in my search...to help me find someone that creates those beautiful butterflies."

might i suggest writing romance novels in the meantime?

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"I like late-sixties and early-seventies model muscle cars, motorcycles, good food, good company, wild places, physical exertion, a little bit of violence now and again, intelligent conversation, different opinions. I sometimes tend toward extremes."

So basically I will end up at the battered women's shelter?
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"I'm funny and a sarcastic asshole but not usually toward women. "

Not 'usually'. heh.
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"I'm currently working and bout to buy a truck so I can work more lol. "

I know, buying a truck and working is super funnny. lol
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"I guess you could say I'm a typical outdoorsy guy. Most of my bikes and toys cost way more then my 94' 4runner."

for some reason, i just thought about all the starving children all over the world. I'm sorry what did you say your credit card debt was?
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"I'm a Punker at heart, but am very open about music, but please no country."

I am very open to punkers, but please no punkers.
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"If your boobies are real, you don't do botox, or haven't gone under a knife for any reason other then to fix an injury. If you can go more the a few days without a shower and like getting dirt under your nails every once and a while. "

I prefer calling them 'juggies', but boobies is ok too.
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"I think more than I act but hate inaction."

does this mean you hate yourself?
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"In my (albeit biased) opinion, I am charismatic, brilliant, dedicated, entertaining, healthy, stable, affectionate, supportive, talented, intense, and visionary. "

totally bias. any references?
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"how best to ride the American tsunami of consumerism and imperialism into a peaceful, beautiful, and abundant future world "

BOOM! SPLAT! ( my mind is blown!)
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"I grew up in a small town 30 miles east of Charlotte on a farm. I graduated college in 2005 with a degree in Business Management. Played baseball my whole life including college. So I love sports and outdoor activities. I work in the hotel industry because I'm a BEAST at customer service."

WelCOmE Tooooo AMERICA! Go USA!! War, coffee, football, a sofa, and boobs is all i need !
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"Sex,food,my dog,capstik,music,computer "

all together, in one bed!
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"On a typical Friday night I am

drinking"

unique.
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"I am computer scientist who enjoys self-reflection, gaming, and a good conversation."

they call video game addicts "computer scientists" now?
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"i am nice guy who likes to have fun a little shy at first i like football wrestling wwe videogames hanging out "

sigh.
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" I like to look good because it makes me feel good! "

MEE tooo. what a ah-ha moment this was!
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"Myself, the hardest to ever look at. I'm crazy, I love sex, and I
just all around enjoy life. I hate being around whiners and people
who get nothing done."

and if you dont do what i tell you bitch i am gonna break dishes over your fuckin' head?
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X0XoXOXooxxx
PS - Sorry guys, the devil made me do it! No copyright intended on OKcupid or the victims of the blog post.

Little Friendly Snake (Ring Necked)

YAY! I havent seen a snake in forever. In fact, i was feeling a bit sad about the fact that there seemed to be no snakes around the Luck Cabin at all in spite of all the water & wilderness... i am not used to a snakelessness existence. I used to live in a house so full of snakes, it woulda made Indiana Jones's skin crawl (on the sofa, under the fax machine, on the kitchen counter, swinging from the front porch, hanging over the bed board!)

My cat Toots brought this little cute snake into my bedroom. I knew he was not poisonous, so i scooped him up and got a closer look at the cute little face... the slithering tongue, and made a friend.
A yellow belly, and grey skin.... and small yellow ring around it's neck - which give it it's simple namesake as the "ring neck snake". (makes it easy to remember that it doesnt pose a threat, they rarely bite.)
I have only seen really tiny ones, this one was actually the longest one i have ever held.
:)))) I like how its tail end curls and wiggles.
(of course, i spared this snake from my cat, and put it near a log pile outside to hide.)
XOxoXOOX

Sick of being SICK! (Ginger. Lemon. Honey Tea)

I have been sick for an entire week now....
and i am soooooo sick of it. I have no idea what is wrong with me, but the whole thing has gotten so old.
I can still eat, but nausea and running to the toilet seem to be my mornings and nights now. It's so draining. In the span of time i have been sick in my life, a week is really nothing --- but since i have missed half my life due to illness, i would say i have less patience then i once kept stored up. This is driving me bonkers and kinda freaking me out. (Flashbackksss).

A few things could have happened :::

1. I went out to a party and to wrestling and may have caught something creepy from the other humans. Everyone knows rednecks carry germs. My friends do too.
Although, i have no fever, no aches, no symptoms of having caught anything at all.
2. I jumped in my pond with my duck and swam around in the mud. parasites?
3. Celiac Sprue...... i blame most everything on this silly disease i have. Mainly cause it causes everything digestively wrong and is so easy to accidentally get something in my mouth to trigger it...
4. I am preggers for the christ child, and he thinks me having diarrhea is a character building sacrifice. Alternately... some other dude's baby.
5. the new strain of E. Coli really is in the USA?

SO, i made some of this fancy tea...
my famous Ginger Lemon Honey Tea.... except i added strawberries this time.
All you do is bring it all to a boil and let it sit (then add honey).
The thing is, this gets rid of illnesses that are contagious (flus and colds and sore throats).... it might even fuck up a parasite or two, cause ginger is powerful like that. But i know, it will do nothing for my celiac sprue or the second coming of christ and i dont know about E.Coli.

XoxoXOXO

Mountain Laurel Blooming

All around the Luck Cabin, there is mountain laurel bursting open, with clusters of white flowers. When they very first open they smell so sweet and good. Then the flowers slowly fall to the ground like white confetti, in a way so natural brides wish they could recreate such simple beauty down their wedding aisle, but could never compare.
I like it, alot.
XOXOxooxxox