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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 (0/101)
1. Go on an eco whale watching tour.
2. Go on the pelagic seabird tour.
3. Go bouldering.
4. Take archery lessons.
5. Knit a pair of socks.
6. Knit or crochet a shaped sweater. (in progress)
7. Try making something out of stained glass.
8. Learn needle lace.
9. Learn band weaving.(in progress)
10. Make an outfit for pagan festivals that fits my beliefs and heritage.
11. Take an introductory rock climbing lesson.
12. Process a skull from start to finish.
13. Learn to throw knives.
14. Articulate a complete skeleton.
15. Go on a geology or paleontology field trip.
16. Go to the Burke Museum.
17. Go to a major aquarium I haven't been to before to see sharks.
18. Go up in a hot air balloon.
19. Visit Jackson Bottom during the Pacific Flyover.
20. Visit Malheur during the Pacific Flyover.
21. Take badminton, pickleball, or tennis lessons.
22. Do another walking challenge.
23. Do CoastWalk.
24. Practice the art of storytelling.
25. Make miniatures.
26. Make a scale model.
27. Make puff pastry from scratch.
28. Preserve 25% of the goods in the pantry.
29. Make at least 50% of the winter holiday gifts that I give.
30. Attend the kite festival in Long Beach.
31. Go to Seaside with Matt.
32. Set up a home weather station.
33. Visit the Olympic rainforest again.
34. Take a cooking or baking class.
35. Three sewing projects. (1/3 - 04/05/21)
36. Make cold-process soap from scratch.
37. Make hot-process soap from scratch.
38. Make glaced fruit for Matt.
39. Make two sturdy, reusable grocery totes.
40. Attend a Broadway musical that I haven't seen before.
41. Attend five local theater productions. (1/5 - 6/26/22)
42. Visit a hot spring again.
43. Get back to lifting 10+ lb. weights post-physical therapy.
44. Attend Scanfair.
45. Experience a weekend yoga retreat.
46. Experience a weekend meditation retreat.
47. Attend ecstatic dance.
48. Write a short fiction story.
49. Make a mini patchwork quilt by hand.
50. Go to two cons. (1/2 - 11/2023)
51. Try needle felting.
52. Get my basic ham radio license.
53. Begin writing poetry again; write five poems that I'm happy with. (2/5 - 7/13/24)
54. Go to a lawn concert again.
55. Attend a coffee or tea tasting.
56. Model for a nude photo shoot again.
57. Make something that gets accepted to an art show.
58. Learn how to wire LEDs.
59. Share a first kiss with someone new.
60. Take another long train trip.
61. Make yogurt.
62. Plant wildflowers at Matt's.
63. Do a macrame project.
64. Install cat furniture on the walls.
65. Learn ASL.
66. Try a cuisine I've never tried before.
67. Take an art class.
68. Take a crafting class.
69. Fly to North Carolina.
70. Get a professional massage.
71. Practice folding Asian dumplings.
72. Try a new-to-me food every month in 2026.
73. Take herbalism lessons.
74. Learn to do a simple horror makeup look.
75. Learn to paint a simple clown face.
76. Read 100 books in 2026.
77. Read 100 books in 2027.
78. Read 100 books in 2028.
79. Try a new waste-free practice every month for a year.
80. Go dancing.
81. Listen to a new-to-me song every week for a year.
82. Go to a local cultural event.
83. Lose 10 lbs.
84. Lose 15 lbs.
85. Lose 20 lbs.
86. Make dipped bonbons.
87. Invest in a CD.
88. Create a CD ladder.
89. Pay off my student loans.
90. Get another tattoo.
91. Make mozzarella cheese.
92. Go to a film festival.
93. Go to a queer event.
94. Complete the afghan for my bed.
95. Learn more Finnish.
96. Learn more Norwegian.
97. Learn more German.
98. Tear out the carpeting in the condo and replace it with vinyl flooring.
99. Buy a new mattress.
100. Sew a skirt.
101. Sew a dress.