movin' on up... (FYI-if you love mountains-send them a card!!!!)

Hey y'all...
Today has been joyful just thought I'd share a smidge with ya. So it feels good to be at my kaintuck home... but wait, I'm preparing for yet another stint as a professional couch surfer (hmm.... it's been what three months goin' at this point?). My housemates are beggin' me to get out so they can start the woodstove... For some reason they want the kitchen warmer than 47 degrees, what luxery! I'm off to Irene's for heat that doesn't bug my little lungs. It was a full 19 degrees yesterday, nice for joggin', you know. Have spent oodles of time catchin' up with my ber folks, has been gggreat. Also exciting is this semester that should be a bit easier than what I'm used to.

Was chattin' with Sarah today and I think I might stop applying for things that aren't near Arcata... I mean it's so nice to be there... who am I kidding, I love it! So perhaps I'll graduate and find a place to sublet and go from there. I don't have to save the world right away, you know.

Am lookin' forward to v-day for the cheesy card factor. I stumbled upon some of my classic designs that I was happy to find... just y'all wait... they're radical! Oh yeah, another note about v-day.... If you love mountains send a card in their honor. Sound crazy? Not really... send a valentines' day card to your representative asking that they co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act. It will reclassify mountain top debris from mountaintop removal as "waste" and thus protect the waterways in Appalachia more (we hope) because it will be illegal to valley fill. Just in case you didn't know--Mountaintop Removal (MTR) is a horrific method used in Appalachia to get to the coal quickly and cheaply. They blow the tops off of mountains and then fill the valleys. There are things called "sludge ponds" where they clean the coal and store this muck... they often break and are not constructed according to legal standards. Because they fill the valleys it causes frequent floods and contaminates waterways. It pollutes the Appalachian communities, and ruins the oldest mountain range in the world. Learn more at www.ilovemountains.org or ask me to borrow the book Lost Mountain. Not sure who your rep. is or where to write them? Check out www.vote-smart.org and type in your zip code. For the Berea folks, keep your eyes open for e-mails, I'm workin' with HEAL to set up a table in the CPO to make the cards next week... and we'll get SENS to cover the postage too. Alright, I'm off the soap box now....

thankful:
-rene will let me stay with her :)
-the ol' ecovillage, it feels good to be back to this community
-sleeping bags, as always
-falling asleep to movies
-the cereal "muffin tops"
-celebrating my last night of freedom before school starts with the spellman sisters and beth
-my crazy wonderful housemates
-all things sweet
-the banjo!
-dar william's music
-space heaters
-workin' out all the time, hoorah
-chi tea
-clean water to drink
-stuffed animals on loan
-cowgirl boots
-ginger chews
-warm hats and scarves for cold houses