Marina's · Journey

We should remember not only those who have lost their lives but those who have had parts of
their lives ripped out by bigotry and violence and the effcts of bigotry and violence that
ripple through the mesh of society rending it's fibres asunder.

All of us who grieve have lost ......

It's time for that to end.

--- MT

Take 2 1/2 cup fresh thai basil leaves separated
from stalks - dice small.

cook onions in plenty of olive oil til starting to brown.
Add diced thai basil.
Add a bit more olive oil

turn off heat and cover for 1-2 minutes.

Serve over cappelini.

Serve with Sea salt, olive oil and balsmic vinager over top.

Current Mood:

happy

--- MT

Current Mood:

sad

Cut up 2 1/4 cup of turnip or similar greens, 1 tomato, 1 large Jalapeno
1/4 cup bitter melon, 4 large or 8 small Thai peppers try to vary color.
Drench with olive oil, cane vinegar and balsamic vinager. Stir in 1 1/2
heaping tablespoons of Tuong ot Toi hot pepper and garlic sauce.

Rice Part

7/8 - 1 cup rice, touch of tamari, touch of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon
Tuong ot Toi hot pepper and garlic sauce.

Mix Ric and salad part and top with various Kimchee type delights

--- Us

If anyone seeing this knows of anyone in my area who can teach me i would
be very greatful. I do not drive, so it would have to be withing walking or
easy transit distance of Reston VA.

I hearby resign from BOTH groups, the Maetreum of Cybelle as run by
Cathy Platine and the Maetreum of Cybelle as run by the folks at Central
House.

Should either party wish me to be in court you will need to subpoena me.

It is possible that a large pipe wrench and a box of fiestaware dishes
given to me by my grandmother are still at the house. Should they be
found i would ask you to give it back to me.

Beth, my offer to help you with a deposit for a new apartment still holds.

---- Marina Brown

The base of integrity was posted on the gates to the Delphic Oracle.
"know thyself and to yourself be true".

If you are trans, transitioning is a matter of integrity, which does not
mean it has to be done quickly or out of guilt, but in order to truly be
yourself you have to do it. There are often challenges to ones integrity
in transition in the form of people demanding the trans person to fake being
their old gender. The challenge is not to be ruthless about forcing who you
are but doing it gently and kindly.

If you are an American who cares for peace and life, the challenge is to
speak out despite the fact that you may PAY for your opinions dearly. The war
is wrong and our president is perhaps the worst in American history. I love
to fly and i had found myself censoring myself out of fear of the government.
I say this and i truly love my country but i feel that it has been horribly
corrupted through fear of terrorism.

A call to integrity should not be seen as an accusation or a negative. Being
yourself and striving to find who you are is WHAT makes us human. It is what
differentiates us from the rest of the animal world. Our instincts are weak
so we have to make ourselves rather than simply follow our instinct.

A call to integrity is a call to be a creative loving person. To be a loving
person, one must love theirselves and resist the forces that try to force you
to be something other than yourself. The draw of wealth, fame, public opinion
or popularity often distort someone from truly developing their human
potential as a loving and creative person.

-- Marina and Miri of Mtribe

--- Marina

The only thing we ate in common was the ice cream.
I think they got a bad batch somehow.

--- Marina

18 oz Mushrooms preferably portabello cut in bite size pieces
8 oz green beans
1 small can perl onions (fresh ones are nice but a pain)
8 oz Cut small potatoes (Bite sized pieces)

1 ¼ cup Curry Massalla gravy

¼ Onion finely chopped
2 teaspoons Madras Curry Powder
3 teaspoons Powdered hot chilis
12 Finely chopped Habanero type peppers
4 teaspoons Garlic Puree or grated garlic
2 teaspoons Ginger - grated or pureed
5 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
5 tablespoons roughly chopped coriander leaves
1 tablespoon whole coriander leaves

½ cup water
2 tablespoons flour

Fry onion til translucent in vegetable oil then add garlic, ginger and habanero type peppers. Fry for 5 mins on medium heat. Add curry and chili powder and cook 30
seconds or so. Add the mushrooms, green beans, potatoes and pearl onions including
fluid from can if you use canned perl onions. Add ½ cup water. Cook till mushrooms
are soft and dark. Add ½ of Curry Massalla gravy cook til potatoes, beans and perl
onions are done adding the rest of the curry massalla gravy during cooking.

Towards the end of cooking add 5 tablespoons of roughly chopped coriander leaves
and let cook 1 minute.

Let cool a bit, and add 1 tablespoon of whole coriander leaves and SERVE.

Good luck. It is good, but very hot.

Ingredients:

2 Onion Sliced
8 Cloves Garlic minced/grated
6 Tomatos quartered and cored
2 Teaspoons Turmeric Powder
2 Teaspoon Garum Masalla
Seeds of 8 Green Cardamom Pods
8 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 cups Water
pinch Salt

Fry onion, tomatoes and garlic in oil on medium head til onions are soft and translucent
and tomatoes are beginning to go mushy. Might need high heat on electric stove. (approx 10 minutes). Add spices a bit before 10 minutes and work in. Add ½ of water. Simmer 5 minutes. Add rest of water simmer 5 more minutes. Take off heat, let cool and puree.

--- Miri

Current Mood:

amused