Day 3

Big thanks to J Wave for letting me know that my
Settings were tweaked! Becoming pro at my
Computer navigation and I figured out how I
Enable my blog's comments all by myself. A small fry,
Yet ultra satisfying, victory! My next fish fry
is my grandmother's 80th birthday party
Craig's grandpa inspired, I want hers to be hearty
Needless to say, she is very excited, which warms
my heart like nothing else...

Day 2

Okay, so a few days have passed with no writing, but here I am! I worked the last three days and I guess, after massaging people for hours, I forgot all about my pledge to write everyday for the month of February. I don't really know why I'm doing this other than that I want to. I just ordered checks for the first time ever. I possess a natural resistance to anything financially superfluous and/or potentially hazardous including credit cards, television sets, and, yes, checks, so this is a big step for me. The icky smell of cigarette smoke is flowing through the vents in my house at this moment. Very unpleasant. Time for sleep. Well, time for a little Breaking Dawn via my awesome kindle closely followed by sleep! More to come...

Day 1- Women's Creative Collective writing workshop

I almost forgot that today
Is the first day of foray
Into the unknown world of
Online thoughts being unfurled
Until I saw Julie Wave's post on my
facebook. The power of Om Pie
through Julie & Sylvia, my dear friends from...

USC. I didn't read the idea prompt, I'm just going for it...
I love to write, it's actually one of my greatest passions. I have always journaled from the time I was about 4 or 5. I remember that birthday everyone asked me what I wanted and I told them all "a diary" and I ended up with three! I was perplexed at the predicament of receiving this triplicate present, but my mom said I could fill them all and that's exactly what I did. I have had diaries and journals ever since. My mom swears she never read any of them and, you know, I actually believe her.

I don't know who might end up reading this. But incase you'd like to know, my name is Elise Babybird, I am 25 yrs old (I can't believe that!). Thirty seems much too close, but I know that I am exactly where I need to be. I live in a beautiful house in the Bay area with three other awesome individuals, I practice massage therapy, I studied filmmaking at USC and almost graduated... Just filled out my FAFSA because I am going back and getting my degree, probably from San Jose State or somewhere local. I have a wonderful boyfriend who loves me and who I love.
That's all for today. Glad I did this. More to come. Peace.

Red Jamsran: a Buddhist God of War

Mongolians, originally Shamanists (Nature worshippers), are now predominantly Buddhist. This handmade mask is Red Jamsran, a god of war. The word Jamsran, sometimes spelled Dshamsran, also means "brother or sister" in Mongolian.


Now that she escape, sleep walk awake, those who correlate underworld they take...

Tales from the Mongolian Crypt

Psychedelic colors & patterns! And all of their shoes were made to point up so as not to tread too much on the sacred earth. The original hippie pixies!

Genghis Khan Occupies The Tech Museum

This beautiful black painted script on red is Genghis Khan's name (pronounced Chingis) written in Mongolian. I have learned so much about Mongolian culture since this exhibit opened. The decor of this ger, a traditional Mongolian dwelling often called a yert, inspired the decoration of my bedroom.





In the 12th & 13th centuries, Shamanism was the major spiritual practice of Mongolia.

My dad's Thailand experience