Coordinates: Back in Oaxaca in my pink fluffy robe, getting hungry for my lunch of a fried plantain quesadilla
I’m back this week with the internet’s best crop of goodies for your mental health. We have animals and comedians to set us right this fine Friday.
[sillies] No, I cannot count how many trailers I inhabited in my life, thanks for asking. Dusty might as well be my shirt-tail relative half-cousin. His Alabama raising was real similar to my Arkansas upbringing.
[sillies] Fun fact, Robin Williams originally trained as a Shakespearean actor. His life turned out just a little bit different than he had planned. There’s no reason for his appearance on an Aussie talk show to have an Egypt punchline in it, but it does… and it’s a good one.
[fluff] Tigers like to munch the corners of boxes just as much as their tabby siblings.
[calm] This is not your grandma’s My Octopus Teacher. How would you like to have an octopus aquarium in your living room? Warning, the carpet will get wet.
[art] If you don’t consider this art I can’t help you. This hybrid of an aquatic and plant habitat called a plaudarium sucked me down the YouTube hole this week. It has crabs(!) and geckos(!) and little little shrimp(!), oh my. I’m already scouring the classified for used aquariums I can retrofit it into one of these majesties. I have one gecko crawling around my crown molding, so if I add some nice misty habitat I bet I’ll get more. Wish me luck!
Day of the Dead Retreat — October 2022
If you love Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve, you might not know this is what it’s the eve of… November 1st, Dia de los Muertos. Oaxaca City is one of the most significant places for celebrating these ancestral traditions. We will be gathering a group to heal together by building ofrendas, the altars made with marigolds so that we may reconnect to the power of our roots.
We will have a free Zoom call to get to know me and each other this Tuesday the 12th at 10am Mexico City time. Check your time zone if it’s not listed.
If you’re curious, you can pop into the WhatsApp group where we will post more info and the Zoom link.