Lazy Buddha

My brother is getting his degree in culinary arts and he came to visit me in Portland two weeks ago.  He had a bum knee, but I showed him what I could of Portland (which was mainly coffee shops and restaurants, haha).  I wanted to take him to Forest Park, but he could barely walk and it rained all weekend.  Of  course, after he left, the weather cleared up and it's been unbelievably beautiful in Portland lately.  Apparently the bad weather followed him down to LA, because it's been pouring like crazy down there.  I saw a clip of the LA river and there was water actually flowing in it.

 

That portabella mushroom was the cream in my twinkie...

I woke up at 6:45 am today for court after a terrible night's sleep only to discover, upon getting to the court house, that the trial has been pushed back to February.  I was too tired to be very angry.  Katy and I got breakfast instead, and I had the most amazing creme brulee french toast at a place called The Original on 6th and Oak.  If you haven't had it I suggest it.  I was also able to witness a clear and beautiful morning in Portland, which, sadly to say, doesn't happen very often.  All my life I have been a night owl and have never ever enjoyed waking up in the morning.  It's kinda something I really want to change.  Maybe that will be a new resolution.  Weekends kinda fuck that up though.

Anyways, I'm currently in the process of trying to figure out how to gain more energy.  To me, it seems like a paradox that in order to feel more energetic you have to exercise.  Shouldn't it be the opposite? The less you do, the more energy you have.  I suppose that's a weird logic.

I think this is how contemporary Buddha should look:

tehe. My roommate did a great illustration of Portland's Laughing Buddha.  When she gets a picture of it I'll have to upload it.

Buddha always reminds me of a quote by the Dalai Lama that gives me self-confidence and makes me much less awkward:

"You can relate to them (other humans) because you are still a human being, within the human community.  You share that bond.  And that human bond is enough to give rise to a sense of worth and dignity.  That bond can become a source of consolation in the event that you lose everything else”.

I guess the ideal way to gain energy would be the simplest way: Sleep moderately, eat healthy, exercise. Hm, I'd probably look great if I lived that way.

Here's a really great monologue from American Beauty: