26 Jun 2006, 8:05 pm
I have 35 years, or fragments of that time, at least.
I have lived in the Sonoran Desert in/near Tucson for most of the past 12 years, since I moved here to study biology. My greatest source of stress is the summer heat, but I was once hooked by monsoon storms and again by mountain trails and again by a resident bird community... I think I may be ready for a change of place and a new phase of life.
I sometimes miss the ocean, and tropical forests, and a few lost friends.
Except for the stabs at diagnosis made by siblings, parents, and friends I have no label for myself other than Danny, though Aspergers seems to be close to the mark by all accounts.
Aside from wildlife observation and open water swimming, I really enjoy food. I have spent the past few years researching commercial and indigenous agricultural practices and currently I am actively working towards a dream of a landscape integrated autonomous (food producing) home and local community. I enjoy food preparation and nutritional experimentation and so far I feel at my best when I practice a diet of mostly indigenous (gluten-free), freshly processed foods (corn, beans, squash, amaranth, tubers, tomatoes, peppers and allies).
If I were to embark on a journey of indefinite end and had to choose only one book to keep in my library it would be The Fusion of the Five Elements by Mantak and Manwee Chia.
Qualities that I would particularly like to share intimately with a closest (most likely female) neighbor: eyes no longer searching desperately, stable hands, a strong core body, full breath, deep sleep, life.
