Stop reading nutritional facts. Learn 'function foods'

Tsagaris, John. Beauty Acupuncturist in the UK.
Also uses electro- type - which emits a light current through the body via needles.

More troubles to add to your daily lives. Think twice, when you cough, especially if you dont smoke. The exhaust particles, from locomotives, to ships, trucks, buses, diesel -in Los Angeles, one of the unhealthiest air polluted cities- those exhaust particles are 1/28 the width of a human hair, which gets deep inside the lungs and cause diseases like cancer and stress and failure to other systems of the body.

so hot.

Block Party played at the Hollywood Paladium two days back I think. I did not go. My roomie, did. Roomie X had a good time I think. He went to the Raffle afterwards. a nearby eater. Myself and Black Teba ,herself driving, went over to meet up. The place was closed. Talked to the Cook outside, he had a sleeve, with some amateur work done, like los angeles, city - done with crude like blocks, not really bad- i am just giving the visual. it was dark but i could tell it was not high quality; i mean i processed those thoughts later. Always cool to see people with art. I know people who use tebori, are more favorable to say only their craftsmanship is really art, and i would whole heartly agree. I plant to erase off with laser my old stuff, so I can get the new stuff done without going over it; thats tacky. And its because I believe that tebori is the only true tattoo art. Everything else is just plain nonsense, going on your body. And although I have old stuff, I now get it. But thats my opinion. I still like to see art on the body. I just do. Whether its one-point, or full suit irezumi. But the latter, I have a very special feeling towards. I do not think the Japanese artist who did my work understood my deep feeling toward that work, perhaps because I cannot show it externally. But I understand it, from the background of my hindu heritage. You know, like Kerouac, I do not believe in editing a single word. Its just something to do with the abmyssal purity of the language. Few could grasp that. Sharpening the pencil is not the only way to make a bold statement . Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder. The philosophy of aesthetics teaches you that. When you haven't smoked in a while, the pressure of your lungs that kind of chamberize to the sweet smoke entering, makes you feel light inside your arms a little, especially when your a small person. I just realized I have very small wrists. How bizarre. Reading blogs is so entertaining. I believe its thew new " news". [does the period go inside the quotes or after? this question has always bugged me when im high][i just put it outside...] Because reading from a persons perspective rather a writers is so much better to understand reality. The reason there are only a few handful of really good authors; is because a really good author is someone who conveys sheer complexity in laudable simplicity, to the greater folk. Thats what makes writing more proficient. I do not mean the layman. I wonder how many even, English proficient people and teachers have read Proust? Singely, one of the most gifted writers and crafters of prose. But all these writers are deconstructive, they go the opposite way of the traditional english medium. Maybe because its true, outside the box..[i got a whiff of Cinnamon- Cinnamon buns?.. mind distracting.. ] anyways , the actually good writer follows a different style of writing. thats my conclusion after reading a lot of great writers works, many non-traditional. only in the grimy heat of the deep pulsing heart, rising in sweat, and anticipation, of what works that may not make it, feebly coursing in ones veins.... you have to be there to write it. otherwise the words are just dry, not all is make-believe..

listening to " All I Need" Radio head

A mellow tune..

know what a teahead is?

Francisco Varela. Chilean

Naropa University in Colorado, one of the handful of Buddhist universities to be accredited.

roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars :: J., Kerouac

Few tibetan youths protested outside a Chinese embassy in India. How ironic. So much for the Chinese.

Flight is delayed. Somehow I knew. Now I sit here,cross-legged using free wifi (woot woot) .
for an hour. so much for plans.
sorry babs.

Police in certain state are now using twitter as a more effective method to reach a large audience quickly. so much for reserve 911.

The Sword of No-Sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu

this is a very cool book about Yamaoka Tesshu, a famous samurai, who wrote much on Zen, and martial arts.
I follow a lot of blogs. Some of them are Japanese artists following the traditional irezumi style with tebori. What always surprises me is the level of philosophy laden in their thoughts and actions. Like my own India, I feel a deep love and respect for the Japanese culture, as well Chinese culture. These are deep traditions, and the level of introspection alive in each day, ... There is so much knowledge in this world, I feel I will not be able to grasp all the wonderfu lives, and deep stories before my life expires.

An interesting note on whats going on in Somalia. Yes pirates, invading ships, hostage attacks, violence. But why? How come Americans, are quick to jump on the anti-american boat, in the name of freedom and all that, like Obama did today? Condemning the attacks, ...but there is a deeper issue. Since Somalia' s government fell into chaos during the 1990s, there has a been a lot of explotiation off the coast - due to the rich sea life ,especially yellow fin tuna. Although it expands beyond that in the 1.1 sq.million danger zone- still there are reasons why we have pirates, terrorists, and those who have so much hate inside themselves , they are willing to destroy; without understanding this situation, there will never be an understanding. Instead it will always be summed by today's politicans in either good guys or bad dudes. How sad.

Today is the last day of my mini-spring break. I like solace when I am on vacation, hate to be around a lot of people. This was not a vacation, but the air was good in my lungs. Have to return to Los Angeles, and so ' pick up the pieces' - nawh, I just always wanted to say that. Is " Nawh" a word, I guess if you can consider those acronyms used by texters , then why the hell not .

Kinda bored today, I think I slept a lot. The cold weather makes you inclined to stay inside the blankets. And I had three. In LA we turn on the AC to sleep, here I turn on the heat to 74 so I can snooze. That's my preferred temperature to sleep in ; around 73 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is called cupping in acupuncture.. Very Cool.

I've decided after this semester I am taking a leave of absence from USC. I really only need after this semester, probably two or three classes to raise my gpa to graduate, but I don't care. I just don't have anymore money to pay for it. I am applying to a TCM school here in SF. Hopefully it works out, otherwise I am just going to cooking school and taking a business loan and opening a restaraunt. Thats my plan. I just realized, I should never have come to USC and done pre-med, math, econ, or any of that . What a waste. I am really strapped now financially, and this semester alone I had to pay out of pocket, 20$k . Thats a huge amount for someone like me, without any support really besides a little cash every month here and there. And I am not even passionate about that shit. Man, my license is suspended, they just upped the cost of the fine because I forgot to go to court. After the summer, I am ironing out all the details. I may return to USC, maybe.. otherwise I just plan on attempting admissions at the local schools which don't require a bachelors.

Days I have felt as a traveling nomad, with no home, but empty cardboard spaces

[hah- someone already covered this on their blog]Amazon.com hides the 'queer content' apparently. A recently published book " Heather has two mommies" pretty much been sent to the purgatory section. I have to say that is absolutely ridiculous. Christian, Abhramic undertones. I mean actually homosexuality is condemned it seems everywhere. Even in India, it is still illegal. Its really a bunch of shit. Even that prop that got canceled in California, is because of minorities: Latin & Black. Apparently Black people, do not believe homosexuality is the same discrimination they have (based on their skin color) since, sexuality according to them is something you can choose. Yeah, well I could say a whole lot of nasty things about specifically these two minorities. But I won't. I do not have any racial preferences. I just find it ridiculous that gay and lesbian are looked at as abnormal. Yeah people might say they are okay with it, just not to sound bigoted. And these humans claim divine ancestry. Hah!.

& I am sure most do not know- that for gay couples (especially male couples) it is very hard for adoption. Apparently those groups believe every gay couple consort in pedophilia. How very unfortunate. No wonder the closest thing to god in the western world, are mere words like " God damn it!" or " Good Lord." That last comment was irrelevant. In India, homosexuality is looked at so low, that there is no health attention to the rapid spread of AIDS, and diseases. This is true amongst regular prostitution too. What a sad world we live in. At any excuse people are ready to aim , set, fire,..

When i closed the bathroom window, ..the fragrance of the kariappal plant , wafted through the explused wind. Curry Leaf- thats the english name I believe.

Nice to have some whole grain chapatis . My mom makes them with added flax seed, and all the healthy stuff. I plan to introduce it when I open a restaurant or boutique.
Nice to be here. The air is so crisp too. I can fall asleep really deeply, than elsewhere. Kind of miss that. I do not think after may, I will be returning to Los Angeles whether I finish my degree or not. I am hoping my acceptance into this Masters for TCM will work out so I will not have to return to the dust bowl. Hung out with ol' Mc Mac today. He seems the same or so, the heavy clouds of porfous smoke is hard to deal with , and the odor it stains all my stuff with. The plants inside my parents home are really green. Like a deep green. There are a few tulips outside, and the rose bush seems to be doing well. I planted some star jasmine sometime back, it has turned a paler green. Does not look so healthy. Strawberry plants I think have died. They can't take the cold nights. Forgot what else was out there in front. There were a lot of herbs inside and out. I think they had their days. We had so many plants at one time, like a nursery. Good stuff. It is really quiet at night. Kind of funny, when I think of the days I used to live on 29th street, down from the 29 Cafe. So much noise, either its someone playing an instrument or talking loud, or sorority sisters making beta calls or class. Either way, all of them were annoying , especially when you want to sleep and outside your window you can here adolescents in their mid to late post teens screaming out of their lungs. I always wondered how much excitement can they make believe to yell with such lung capacity? I will really not miss LA. It will just turn out to be a big blur like all the other events in life. Trying to stop smoking is difficult when everyone around you smokes.

Its weird. Sunday nights. Used to be different when I was like 19 or 20; we would hang out late , drive around, smoke, chill,laugh. Now everyone has work, moved, or got married it seems. I never knew that many people up here anyways. Except for the girls I guess. But I don't have a car nor a license so I don't hit any of them up here anymore. Too much of a hassle. And I couldn't care less. Sex is great, but after so much drug usage; like heavy smoking, you kind of put it on the side. I have at least. I mean I do, when I do- like all other animalistic creatures, but generally my mind is on other things lately, like how to take care of my finances , responsibilities; taking care of my house soon to be , and all the other things I have to do in my situation. I don't like to worry because I don't want anymore grey hairs. So , I ' m trying to do things right now. At least get a groove in. Was nice to be home, now to get back to perspective...

Its a little windy here, with the slight warmth protruding through the clear blue sky. I visited a friend. But no luck, we could not find a delivery service Rx. Sucks , his herbals are not really up to par. I would even venture out to say,his stuff is below Los Angeles Club stuff. Which hurts. Anyways, my ID is not accepted everywhere, actually San Francisco & Oakland have a stringent system, which resembles a little more legitimate licensing. Seems like a lot of the delivery clubs to the area of San Jose have shut down.

Heres a short list of those that are not available anymore:

Auto-med Rx :: They were operating out of Santa Cruz, or delivering to West Santa Clara

Purple Buddha:: I've ordered from this guy once prior, but don't think he's here anymore. Or they do not pick up the phone on weekends( maybe closed?)

Frosty Purple:: Think they closed.

Seventh Heaven: I think they operate Mon-Fri only

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I'll update this at a future date, but thats all I can think of for now. I should have smuggled a little hashish from LA, on the flight. Shame. Its the South Bay that really hurts for good flowers. The one dealer I know, sells questionable stuff mostly, and during seasons , he does get the occasional smashing one.

Could not link with a pal from San Rafael. Too far, and I have no car. Otherwise I would have made it.

Had some really good Tamil Nadu pickle or Telingir (Telugu) style. It was good. Not amazing, but good stuff. Had some peppercorns that tasted mighty yums. Had some off-hand indian sweets my pal had received from India (via someone else). Tried this donut shaped sweet, never had it before, but its filled with the same ingredients that reminds me of Appams. Which are small balls, like hush-puppies (but better ingredients) has a sweet, semi-cashewy brown sugar taste; really nice, I myself prefer more complex flavors for deserts, like European chocolate and patesserie.

Had instant Uppamav. Like cream of wheat or farina, ... Interesting, but I really do not believe in pre-packaged foods. Even though some friends- family friends, do use them. Not my style. Excessive sodium can be dangerous. Chilled by a pal today, man the smoke smell in his house makes me feel somewhat disgusted. It must be the toxicity from the amount of cigarettes he smokes, I was mentioning that even rolling tobacco is better than the boxed kind. Especially American. Yikes. Just recently, my brothers childhood lifelong friend's father passed away from cigarette smoking caused- cancer, at the age of 53 . It really makes the vibrations in a home damp. My parents home has a lot more light, cleaner feel. The ash from cigarettes is awful...And I smell like it completely.

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Good Afternoon.