life's greatest pain in the what-not, is more like it

i just finished watching life's greatest miracle, which apparently is nova's more recent (but still a bit outdated at this point) follow up to the miracle of life, and while for the first 2/3's of it i just felt like i was back in high school bio again, thankful we got to sit and watch a movie instead of doing any actual work, they showed this lady shoving a kid out her what-not and i was like "NO THANK YOU!". i mean, whatever about seeing all that specifically, i'm not modest, but imagining me doing that, quite frankly, freaks me the hell out. that and some of the other 'micro-inthebody-photography' kind of grossed me out. a four-week old embryo looks like a lizard-alien creature. and it's sucking out all of your life force! aaaak! watching that once or twice is surely birth control enough for many. put it on the big screen then see how much you feel like 'gettin' jiggy with it.'

maybe this wasn't the thing to watch shortly before going to sleep.
scary oregon trail child-birthing nightmares, here i come!

booberries

i spent a few days in scenic stafford, connecticut this past weekend with my dear, dear friend shannon. we picked blueberries! on a farm! i'd never done that before. it was fun.

there were sheep who just blankly stared at you. fat and furry bumblebees, svelte yellow jackets, thistly puple flowers, barn swallows, and a sheepdog named liz.

i picked 3 pounds of (organic) berries and only paid $3.75. wahoo!

i'm going halvesies!

the decision has been made...

starting in november/janurary, i will be 'going halvesies', living part-time in both new york and austin.

i'll be moving out of my current apartment at the end of october, living in austin from november to early/mid-january to work on moontower. then i will be living part-time in clinton hill with chelsea and part-time in west austin with my mom.

also, if anyone is interested in contributing to the 'send aja to thailand and hawaii in january' fund, please let me know.

let the adventures begin!

this is what i ate for dinner.

market fresh!
heirloom tomato (cherokee red), charred hungarian long pepper, lemon basil, extra virgin olive oil, and smoked sea salt.

i heart the greenmarket in the summertime.

went to the greenmarket today and went a little crazy, in a good way.
in the wake of my cleansing (thus, now being hungry) and trying to be all healthy and stuff, and knowing i have time this week to prepare good food, i scooped up a bunch of beautiful stuff at the farmer's market! everyone should be going to the market right now....everything is so freaking amazing and fresh and colorful and DELICIOUS. this will also supplement all the herbs and cucumbers i bought over the weekend.
(here's what i got:broccoli, various summer squash, avocado squash, nectarines, orange cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cherokee red heirloom tomato, german green heirloom tomato, organic fennel, hungarian long pepper, purple, red/green, and yellow/green bell peppers).

incidentally, i am thinking about applying to volunteer at the greenmarket. giving tours to schoolkids. i think that'd be pretty fun!

oh, and i also picked up a few supplementary items from whole foods and trader joe's...

mind/body/soul/room cleanse

i'm trying to get clean!

but i'm not addicted to anything like smack, crack, or cocaine. heck, i don't even drink coffee.
just trying to get rid of the excess in my body, brain, and house.

so far i've made $250 selling clothes and books and the like, done a two-day mind/body cleanse with a holistic health counselor, and have been going to yoga a couple of times a week, and am eating mostly raw, vegan stuff. i'm feeling better already! and am pretty excited to continue...

i'm still getting rid of stuff, and am shipping some stuff down to my mom's house-- those sentimental things that have no real day to day purpose, but also can't be thrown out.

yay.

ben kweller made me feel old.

a month or two ago, i bought the 3-day pass to the ben kweller shows at southpaw on they day they went on sale. each night's set was a performance of one of his cd's. i was pumped! unfortunately, i didn't know any other people that into ben kweller to go with.

so finally opening night came around (july 30th) and the show was awesome. ben was way hyped and excited, so that was funny. i was smooshed, but had a pretty good view, but the room was hot as hell. but overall, great time. tim fite opened. this guy was crazy hilarlious, and wearing a seersucker suit, with suspenders! (also seersucker, of course).

second night, and i found myself a bit more tired, the show wasn't nearly as energetic, the a/c was working better though, and after the photog for spin and a videographer cleared out, i totally had a great view and was right in front of the stage. whoever the opener was failed to introduce himself (but i looked him up, adam green), forgot many of the lyrics to his own songs, but he too was wearing seersucker-- a blazer. and i enjoyed his voice. he sort of sounds like jonathan richman, and he also sings kind of silly lyrics, but most of them are to do with drugs and sex and being pissed. funny. would have been better if he remembered the words though.

third night, i spent the day being productive in an effort to get things done before i had to hop on the g train to the 'slope, yet again. but as the hour drew nearer and nearer i felt less and less like trekking down there to be in a smooshed, hot crowd made up of over enthusiastic 16-year old girls, boys who looked like girls, and other people who i found cause to be annoying. and after all that i'd still have to spend an hour trying to get home. i was tuckered out! and i hadn't even worked in two days, haven't been drinking or anything. so i stayed at home and did 'office work' instead.

i'm guess not as young as i used to be.