tcob with totb

what? for those of you who have missed the last week of my life (which is most of you, as i haven't seen anyone for months) i went to boston for this year's "think outside the bomb" conference. the whole thing was amazing. really. i made some incredible new friends, have created memories which will last a lifetime, etc etc. i definitely took care of business.

the best part, for me, was that i think i found a safe space in which to operate realistically. back home, it's hard to create that feeling with folks who could care less. i struggle to get involved with pre-established groups, but they're seemingly so caught up in their own pre-existing structures, that they aren't interested.

i met musicians, artists, activists, tarot-readers, story-tellers, and accordian players. a haitian, german, dane, etc. i met the sun's rays one morning on the rooftop of a revolutionary church in the heart of one of america's oldest cities, and that sunlight was ushered by the sound of a flute after a beautiful evening of real life humanity.

i was moved. moved to speak, yes, but more importantly, moved to act. i made an action plan, which i will publish at another time in the near future. i have a responsibility as a citizen of the world to do what i can. there is music to be made, stories to be told, water-boarding to be committed (what?? long story... i heard it second-hand.)

i must say that i am certianly satisfied. it's good to be home.