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Lab technician, meditation teacher, yoga teacher, perpetual student of life. Constantly curious and adventurous but chronically ill and trying to manage it. Made largely of moving parts. Chasing the dream of someday becoming a forest witch and local myth/legend. Dedicated bibliophile. Learning German, Norwegian, Finnish, and ASL. Always striving to be a better and more useful human; part of the apocalypse dream team for many, many people. I probably have a cat perched on me or following me around at any given moment.

101 Things in 1,001 Days (29/101)
1. Finish reading Modern Library's "100 Best Novels of the 20th Century" list. (95/100)
2. Go on the pelagic seabird or eco whale watching tour.
3. Complete 200-hour yoga teacher training. (06/08/23)
4. Complete 300-hour yoga teacher training.
5. Go bouldering.
6. Take archery lessons.
7. Learn the proper form for lifting barbells. (in progress)
8. Improve my driving skills.
9. Buy a car.
10. Knit a pair of socks.
11. Knit or crochet a shaped sweater. (in progress)
12. Take a solo dance class.
13. Study qigong.
14. Try making something out of stained glass.
15. Learn needle lace.
16. Learn band weaving.(in progress)
17. Make an outfit for pagan festivals that fits my beliefs and heritage.
18. Take an introductory rock climbing lesson.
19. Observe the pagan holidays for a full year.
20. Learn home video production.
21. Learn makeup for video production.
22. Build home audio recording studio.
23. Build home yoga studio.
24. Improve public speaking skills.
25. Improve narration skills.
26. Take voice lessons.
27. Process a skull from start to finish.
28. Articulate a complete skeleton.
29. Blend my own herbal tea.
30. Go on a geology or paleontology field trip.
31. Go to SEAF again.
32. Go to a major aquarium I haven't been to before to see sharks.
33. Visit three museums I've never been to before. (3/3 - 06/28/24)
34. Train myself to do the splits again.
35. Go up in a hot air balloon.
36. Visit Jackson Bottom during the Pacific Flyover.
37. Visit Malheur during the Pacific Flyover.
38. Learn to identify five new mushroom species. (5/5 - 06/15/22)
39. Take badminton, pickleball, or tennis lessons.
40. Do another walking challenge.
41. Do CoastWalk at least once.
42. Practice the art of storytelling.
43. Make puff pastry from scratch.
44. Preserve 50% of the goods in the pantry.
45. Make at least 50% of the winter holiday gifts that I give.
46. Host a holiday party again.
47. Attend the kite festival in Long Beach.
48. Visit my folks.
49. Set up a home weather station.
50. 10 day hikes. (7/10, 06/28/2024)
51. Visit the Olympic rainforest again.
52. Take a cooking or baking class.
53. Volunteer at two kink/queer events. (1/2 06/26/23)
54. Volunteer for two environmental clean-ups.
55. Volunteer for two hunger relief events. (2/2 - 12/5/24)
56. Three sewing projects. (1/3 - 04/05/21)
57. Start or attend a regular crafting meetup. (Stitchnanigans!)
58. 12 items of warm clothing knit or crocheted for The Scarf Project (12/12).
59. Improve our household plan for bugging out in case of a disaster.
60. Learn to prune and graft trees properly.
61. Learn more plant propagation techniques (stem cutting, rooting, etc.)
62. Make cold-process soap from scratch.
63. Make hot-process soap from scratch.
64. Make two sturdy, reusable grocery totes.
65. Attend the symphony at least once. (09/24/23)
66. Attend the opera at least once. (Rusalka - 4/30/23)
67. Attend a Broadway musical that I haven't seen before.
68. Attend five local theater productions. (1/5 - 6/26/22)
69. Visit a hot spring again.
70. Have my hands painted with henna designs. (04/27/24)
71. Get a new tattoo.
72. Get back to lifting 10+ lb. weights post-physical therapy.
73. Attend Scanfair.
74. One fine dining experience each year. (3/3 - 07/5/22)
75. Experience a weekend yoga retreat.
76. Experience a weekend meditation retreat.
77. Attend ecstatic dance.
78. Write a short fiction story.
79. Learn to frost a simple cake attractively. (12/17/21)
80. Finally nail a flaky, rich pie crust like Grandma used to make.
81. Make a mini patchwork quilt by hand.
82. Go to a film festival.
83. Go to two cons. (1/2 - 11/2023)
84. Try needle felting.
85. Try calligraphy
86. Three small electronics/appliance repair projects to improve my skills. (3/3 - 3/21/23)
87. Get my basic ham radio license.
88. Begin writing poetry again; write five poems that I'm happy with. (2/5 - 7/13/24)
89. Pass CERT training.
90. Go to a lawn concert again.
91. Buy a dining set and another chair for the living room.
92. Attend a coffee or tea tasting class.
93. Learn to roast and grind my own coffee beans.
94. Make a basket.
95. Treat myself to a spa day. (07/07/23)
96. Talk to my doctor about possibly managing my psoriatic arthritis with medication.
97. Model for a nude photo shoot again.
98. Make something that gets accepted to an art show.
99. Learn how to wire LEDs into jewelry.
100. Share a first kiss with someone new.
101. Take another long train trip.