As if there isn’t enough crap in our food supply already, the AP has just released the results of a five month investigation regarding contaminates in our drinking water. Numerous spokespeople for various cities have insisted that the "parts per million" is non-toxic and "safe." I call BULLSHIT. Think homeopathy, people. We are not so subtly bombarded with air pollution, radio waves, and aurically impure thoughts each day! We’ve known for awhile that water contains too much chlorine (whi... read more

I have been operating on a philosophical and existential pursuit for months--especially as the new year turned and for once I did not make a big list of resolutions (some of which have become clear but I still haven't written down). I have stayed up way too late way too long and with much too much unapplied energy~thus surfing the net, watcing tv re-runs online, planning my next adventure, wondering how to change my life into something more meaningful and something that makes sense.

I dri... read more

This Saturday, in the zip code area you are registered to vote in (you are registered to vote, right?) your presence is highly needed and requested at your local Democratic caucus. I support Barack Obama for President! Here are some links:

where to caucus for Obama:

my.barackobama.com/page/con...lookupsem

Where to see a beautiful & provacative song by Will.i.Am (of he Black Eyed Peas) and dozens of other artist's interlaced with the Obama speech in New Hampshire, Janua... read more

Purpose noun, verb, as defined by the APA, CMS, & AMA….

1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
2. an intended or desired result, end, aim; goal.
3. determination, resoluteness.
4. the subject at hand; the point at issue.

“How was it?” A common question upon return by the wary, the non-believers, the skeptical, & the fascinated, curious parties who are polite enough to ask but do not venture to find out for themselves…

There is a lot of banter bac... read more

So......
Been in this new casa/cage for 40 days and 40 nights now. And be-Jeezus did it rain! (The five gallon bucket full of gardening tools filled completely in two days)....how do I describe thee? A cave (East facing windows), the Mother Earth Ship (built into the hillside moderately enough that the door on the other end requires a few stairs), warmer than our other place (Like I said, we are somewhat built into the ground so it probably doesn't take much to warm it up), and small. It... read more

So tonight I uploaded a ton of photos onto the myspace.com/theislandfestival.com site. Check it out and let the photographers know what you think! (Not mine, hahah). Please take a peek! Add as friend if you like! Thanks! In spirit!
xoxo
~rm

p.s. photo here is the lead singer of Ganga Giri--a freaked and tweaked funky shot by Librarianguish. check her out on flickr!

It's snowing at sea level! You know what that means? It means it's dumping in the mountains! YAY! I'm going to learn to snowboard this year hell or high water--I'll ski too if the gear/guy/gal comes my way.

Wheeeeeeee!

SAVE THE BEES!!!
SAVE THE BEES!!!

Hey there bee--ooo-tee-fulls, happy turkey day. I don't necessarily agree with the basic premise of this holiday but if we can all stash away our ultra politically correct hats away for a minute and just use this as an opportunity to be thankful for what we have in our lives, good enuff for me. Plus, I get to eat as much mashed potatoes as I want! (and you, your favorite--stuffing, the big bird, sweet potatoes, whatever floats your GI boat) Tonight I had elk roast instead of turkey. Mat... read more

Okay, here's the deal. My dear friends are living in Hawaii, specifically Oahu right now. They are heading back to Ohio or somewhere for the holidaze. They have two dogs and two cats. Now they know I don't have a pot to piss in and also know that I am WAY BURNED out from this thang called life/mamahood/workie workie workie. So they have offered me their place! If I can get a plane ticket (dates somewhat flexible Dec 20- Jan 3 or so, I have a place to stay, a car to drive, unlimited beac... read more

Ever since this summer some funny guy tried to remember my name..."Ramona....Ramona...uh, wait don't tell me! Ramona Pandemonia!" at Island Festival, I have been toying with the idea of 'graduating.' After several months, I relinquish the term as part of my essential character. I like the way the word rolls off the tongue, but I love the word mayhem even more.

Raquelisima put it this way: "Pandemonium is the capital of Hell in John Milton's "Paradise Lost". He kind of created the wo... read more

It came to my attention tonight via my mom that all bees are FEMALE. Like all cows are female and a 'boy cow' is a bull, all bees are female. Drones, (the male insect resembling the beautific bee belle) are male. They have larger eyes than the average (so they can spot the queen bee more easily), can't fly, and generally sloth around the hive eating the food until the worker bees get fed up (or rather, until it starts to get cold and it's evident the queen bee has already been ...serviced.... read more

i want my own house NOW
Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes


After nearly four years in one little house, my lease was abruptly terminated. It's the longest I have lived in one place since leaving the parental nest and although I abhor the idea of packing all my shit into boxes and moving it somewhere, I am ready to do it.

What I'd really like to do is find a little property with a creek somewhere and nestle in. I'm tired of giving my money away to other people--time to have my own p... read more

WHOO HOO

Leaving for the desert in six days. My playalicious sisters have aptly described their living rooms, artist studios, garages as "MUPPET MASSACRES"--in my house Katie has decorated the living room with tufts of red fluff--I, the tourquoise blue furry hats, emerald green shiny fabric, & tiger bits among other projects.

Camp this year for me is two fold--I have opted for a smaller, intimate group--my sista Rachelisimia & her two younger sisters, Moonrock, and give or take a few o... read more

I am at the library today printing up a receipt for car camping for Flomotion Summer Meltdown and I wonder what ever happened to the little editorial I wrote regarding parking in Winslow.

A few months ago I parked at the top of the ferry parking lot and down the street from Island Health Foods. I went into town for an Island Festival meeting and ended up staying the night at 1111 b/c I missed the last ferry back to BI. When I got to my car there was a nasty handwritten note "THIS IS Y... read more

Piles of fur, dangles & bangles, green eye shadows in five different shades, I find myself staring blankly at the costume piles in my living room . I should have sheared that blue woolly better before sewing those hats last time...five sewing needles later I have two very rudimentary but snuggly hats that were the staple of Island Festival wear! Two weeks later, I am in a daze, confused as to what my priorities are, and really, truly, want to get one project done before work tonight. I get ba... read more

going to keep this one short, but I think it is important to impress how amazing it is to share the ocean with a friend. An acquaintance from the rental shop, the shop owner, the girl (yah MERE!) adventure shared with, the bartender at the local Mexican watering hole, the other hoolios on the beach. (Our gracious folks with the bonfire later! Yay!)

Westport was in rare form this time--I only knew it as a dismal gray mixed with sand and gale force winds...this time I was treated to sky blu... read more

To all the beautiful, playful Festivarians out there who braved the PNW elements and danced with us in the rain, Thank You.

To all of the wild & sweet & carefree kids who came with their parents and played on the jungle gym, made sock puppets & other arts and crafts, and ate all the Be On Bliss Balls, Thank You.

To all the volunteers and workerbees who came from near and far, close and closer, & worked as hard as they played, Thank You.

Now please send me your pictures so I can updat... read more

Kid friendly art supplies!
Current mood: revvin' UP!!
Category: revvin' UP!! Art and Photography


Shout out to all creative, artsy folk who have some extra art supplies in the closet not being utilized--we need your donations for the kids' arts and crafts area!

Wish List includes:

Scissors, Tape, Glue, Colored Paper, Yarn, Beads, Paints, (acrylic or water color?), butcher paper, pipe cleaners, wiggly eyes, a poet who wants to do a little workshop with the kids on a whim, felt, ... read more

Woke up with scratch my eyes out allergies and a stuffy nose. No way! Gear piled in the cars, boards on top (my they look so pretty!) lamb chop in back, Henry beside me, coffee in hand, I eased in behind J & K's car and we head out to the coast.

First stop, gas. Second, store. Third, North by Northwest surf shop. I almost rented Henry a wetsuit and decided not to. The thought of peeling one off of him (something I can barely do myself so far) wasn't worth it... We got some great st... read more

cystic fibrosis & michael moore

Current mood: bye george

It is three o'clock in the morning. I definitely drank too much coffee today but the essence of sharing with you right now has to do with this: Google has the new Michael Moore film "Sicko"--I have been watching it. All my worst fears confirmed--if I or Denali, specifically, were to apply for health insurance, he would be denied on the basis of a pre-existing condition--Cystic Fibrosis.

Let me explain how fucked up this ... read more

So it's a quarter of six pm on Friday and I looked at the dirty dishes in the sink. Nope, I think, no time. I haven't even packed yet!I grabbed snacks out of the fridge and cupboard put them in the cooler, camp stove, propane, chairs, duffel bag and started shoving clothes into it. Think cold, I think. Think sunny tooo


A little over an hour later I am walking up the steps of the local swimming pool and a cheerful, tall woman carrying the largest surfboard I've ever seen follo... read more

Ring of Fire's blasting on my cell phone at 8:15 in the morning. Fitting words for a sleepy coastal town socked in with rainy, gusty weather. I looked outside and groaned. "No Way!" I complained to A. "Our first surfing experience is supposed to be sunny and warm!" She laughed. I threatened to hang out in the van all day while she and the other students froze their asses off in the big gray ocean. "Let's go get some coffee." She replied. I grumbled my way into my clothes and mut... read more

So we are back at the Steepwater surf shop and having rinsed and returned the rental gear a group of us who are staying another night are headed to a campground. I'm saying goodbye to A. who has to head back to Poulsbo when the coolest redhead ever (who happened to be one of the people I tried not to clobber with my newbie surfer status) comes up to me and asks, "Do you own the van?" "Yep." I reply. And then he proceeds to tell me he recognizes the van--his parents bought it brand new! He... read more

Go to www.islandfestival.com to get your tickets now! :)

Please help spread the word about this amazing festival that is occuring this summer July 20-22, on Whidbey Island. I created a tribe for it:

The Island Festival concept is to integrate the powerful elements of Recreation, Entertainment, and Inspiration over a 3-day period set within the beautiful 100-acre community park on Whidbey Island,WA. Recreation will include activities, sports and games all designed to engage attendee... read more

...bassNECTAR, bumbleBEES, & our BEAUtiful BLEU marble...
Current mood: bumbling & blooming

I was driving up the winding, rutted, terrorizing hell of curves. This hill really needs resurfacing, I thought for the thousandth time. It was a little after four pm and the jagged ribbons of sunlight wove through the douglas fir, cedar and maple. The last curve is a tricky one, for the potholes have been repaired so many times they've created multi-layers of bumpy asphalt and it's created sl... read more

Saturday afternoon, March 31st, 2007....stardate...fuck if I know...but what I do know is this. we heathen-istic yummylicious peoples thought it was Easter this weekend. Do my kids know what this means? The resurrection of Christ and all that? HA HA! NO! They only care about the Easter bunny and where the hell did he turn up from anyway? Is there some sort of fertility aspect of all this? I dunno, but what I do know is that it is an overcast, crappy day and I am tired, but not too tir... read more

Synergy

It is so strange how to me I would never hear of something

and then suddenly it is in my headspace, physical environment all the time

For example

the movie:

The Secret

It's not really a secret afterall--It's about reframing your perspective

It's about the

LAWS OF ATTRACTION

When I start to try and express this kind of stuff even though I know it to be true, I have an inherent sense of sheepishness. Like I feel woo-woo, should be wearing rainbow colored sca... read more

Hello!

Okay, that's it. I quit. I quit working for other people. I now, officially work for myself. Between two little league schedules, swim team, & water polo, I figure my priority (ya'think?) are my BOYS. They deserve to explore every opportunity that interests them and should either of them show proficiency at something they choose to love, then I want to be the kind of parent that enables the growth and leadership and skill that comes with that. Henri is almost 7 and Denali is ... read more

....twelve symptoms of inner peace....
Current mood: worried
Category: worried Life


I feel compelled to write right now, as part of my catharsis from immersion to rejection...the myriad of emotions swirling in my heart are only allowed because I know they must pass for me to continue being healthy. I saw this yesterday morning and was granted an immediate copy. Enjoy. I do not know who the author is...

12 Symptoms of Inner Peace:

1. Tendency to think and act spontaneously ... read more

I love the purr of my ferociously cuddly cat, the purple flowers blooming in my front yard, the temperaments of my children, the Osho Zen reading I learned from today, and my friends and family. Thank you so much for being a part of my community.
Namaste
RamonaMayhem xoxoxoxoxo

P.S. AND SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!!!! YAY SUNSHINE!!!!

Current mood: slowly productive
Category: Friends


So I am going to try and assemble my thoughts in a quick burst to relate the adventurezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

Last Friday I had to bring Blinglebee over to Seattle so I could save $440 in shipping--they would have loaded this teeny tiny amount onto a truck and driven around--the cost would have been prohibitive and besides--Adam was coming over to the island to spend the night with the boys while I went to :

ARIES WOMEN BI... read more

got kale?Current mood: Edub's Cottage Groove Podcast makes me happee!
Category: Life


....So I don't feel like working right now. I'm tired with poring over lists with impossibly small fonts, forty-seven kinds of black beans to choose from--organic beans, triple washed beans, "NATURAL" beans, turtle beans, navy beans that are white, beans that are smooshed, beans that are preserved in a can, in bulk, freeze-dried in a box, beans that make you go hmmmm and beans that make you toot. ... read more

Temper is present-- it is volcanic, explosive, moving, moving on, outward, transient and it cools.

Anger is of the past, history living, under the skin, under the surface, a smouldering, simmering, building of frenetic atoms contained in a JAR into an everbuilding speed that has no outlet, nowhere to go.

Help me shape this. I am trying to figure out the difference....

...cRUSHhhhhh.....
Current mood: contained and spring is JUST around the corner!!!
Category: Parties and Nightlife


So much work to do, so little time. Not having a set work schedule has been both a blessing and not. (mostly a blessing though). I am well rested, well, I mean MORE rested, I've had the time to focus on my children and their schedules, cook at home for pleasure in addition to that 'fuel' element, and spend quality time with amazing people in that little amount of free... read more

...help detox ...
Are you ready?

For the singularly most effective way to regenerate HEALTH and VITALITY into your body? The simplicity of health creates a difficulty for all of us. Why is that you ask? In this world of toxic behaviors, fumes, foods, and hectic 'supposed to have this done yesterday' simplicity has been forgotten or become a lost art.

I am re-learning a lot about what it means to be a full human being on this planet. As I explain the following I am not such an eg... read more