Setting rules for internet probation is dumb.  Haha.  I'm still taking it easy on the web time, but if my work is done I'm not about to stop myself from wasting time.


Today I went to a "Last Lecture" sermon by a Buddhist professor at school.  How fascinating!  The lecture itself was pretty short and consisted of worldly wisdom.  Always challenge authority, be around people who will correct you, don't be afraid to dream.  Stuff like that.  and always reflect on death.  Supposedly Buddhism believes that a day when you don't is a day wasted.

Then it went into her life experience. This is where it gets interesting.  She grew up in Honolulu 50-60 someodd years ago, then moved to Malibu.  And started surfing.  Her dad said it was too manly and sent her to modeling school... we saw some pictures, she was pretty pretty.  So, at one point, she goes to Japan to surf.  Because she still loved surfing after that.  She chose to stay a year, and her interest in buddhism grew.  She's been all over Asia - Tibet, India, Vietnam, Korea etc.  She's done conferences with the Dalai Lama, as in participated in them as well.  Actually I believe she's a prominent female Buddhist monk.  Odd note: despite Tibet being a very important center of Buddhist culture, women cannot be ordained there.  She was ordained in Korea.  there were quite a few pictures of her with him in them actually in the powerpoint.  So in short she's done a lot in her life.  Snake bites,  reconstructed arms, I can't even tell you half of it. She's traveled due to her status as a monk.

Also, before she was a monk, she traveled the world as a folk musician . Apparently she released a record with her friends in Japan.  Probably maybe influenced by her time at UC Berkeley in the 60s, so you can imagine how that went.

Who wants poetry?  I do!  I'll do something to a rhythm this time
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Poem 22

Mischievous creeps scurrying around
Sounds whispers voices not in my head
Where have I gone? somewhere I don't know
Somebody help me, I've lost my way

Ten days ago I was happy alone
Something is missing, what they know not.
Squeezed dry of inspiration - am I

This poem's awful, now finish it
Thank you guys, promise tomorrow won't
Suck.





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wow, setting rhythm rules makes anything I type feel uninspired.