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- Great ambient music<\/span> \u2013 right here<\/a> (and free) \u2013 hense no blips<\/a> recently.<\/li>\n
- BEAUTIFUL day<\/span> in Missoula \u2013 BIG blue skies \u2013 I should jog\u2026<\/li>\n
- Having occasional weird \u2019emotional\u2019 flashbacks<\/span> of late; told it may be mild<\/span> PTSD from a past relationship (eek). Also told it will pass (yay).<\/li>\n
- Giving a talk<\/span> on \u201cBuddhist Meditation as a Moral Activity<\/a>\u201d Monday \u2013 must write.<\/li>\n
- Reading <\/span>Meditation as Ethical Activity<\/i><\/a> by Georges Dreyfus (borrowing title, will borrow many of his brilliant ideas as well + Keown + Gethin and more).<\/li>\n
- Off to sushi <\/span>with Julie, Kimber, Nate and others tonight \u2013 yay sushi.<\/li>\n
- Apartment hunting<\/a>: wanting 1 brdrm, quiet, central location, affordable.<\/li>\n
- Applied <\/span>for 3 weeks study in Xi\u2019an \/ Chang\u2019an China<\/a> this summer, will hear back soon.<\/li>\n
- Always scheming for more and new job, internship, scholarship activities<\/span> (where can a Buddhist Philosopher be most useful in the world today?)<\/li>\n
- Ok, off for that jog<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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