the final month for this semester has arrived and the snow flurries are finally making their way from up there to whiten the vision that will surround us for next 5 months probably. last year, thanksgiving day was the first day it snowed and this year it has been a week before. did someone say global warming? either way, its time to eat good things and feel cozy next to a heater. yes i finally did buy my 'state of art' lasko heater with its own remote. it does do me good esp. when i need some warm feet. last winter had been a killer with my toes always feeling cold. not anymore.......i am learning. and given the rise in heating prices all over the place (due to false inflation in costs by oil companies.....their profit histograms over the last quarter show it) its better to burn some cheap electricity than expensive gas. gas sucks....money i.e.

but other than that my finances have been relatively stable. although i have to cover up for a number of things-car insurance, things to be done to the car for winter etc. but i am not too worried-it might just be better soon. oh! by the way, the pda that i bought-dell axim is such a kickass thing. i created an alternative gmail address for my university mail since i was not able to sync with my computer coz of that SP2 thing of microsoft. but i have broken free from the chains of bondage imposed on me by microsoft by utilizing alternative technologies and things are working fine for now. i sometimes get the feeling as if microsoft is trying to control people's access to information since it can earn money from it. but information must sure be free - i am sure as a civilization we have reached that point where we can assure that. thanks to google that we now have all that we can access so easily and have 2.5 GB mailboxes....else we would have been stuck with 6MB hotmails and a lot of frustration and anguish. damn corporations!! thats the next movie on my netflix queue for sure.

either way, moving to more exalted things.......i ended up buying some patchouli incense sticks from a nice, high-priced shop called middle earth. and patchoili sure is wonderful. its supposed to reduce depression and anxiety and produces a warming and sensual feeling-yea! its an aphrodite too. but basically i love the smell. and i also got another cool thing-a fragrant oil burner-and the oil which i love-the birchwood fir oil.....mmmmmmmmm...........that smells awesome after you have come from a hard day's work. that oil was from whole foods-they also have some awesome bread by the way. the last thing i got was potato and onion bread and i ate up the big loaf in 2 days.

but these are the things outside........things have been happening inside too. i tried putting them here but i felt that they were too outsidy to be considered for this blog so they have gone into the more private blog. but my kali sits on my wall after i finished painting her-nirgun kali-thats what i know her as. nirgun-no gunas, no qualities-and then chop the head goes off..............HOT.