Introduce Yourself

Let me start the ball rolling…

my online monicker is coolmel. but i don’t like to be called coolmel in realspace.

my colophon is this: the man, the mortal, the sex-object, the hero… blogging with passion and compassion… one (hyper)link at a time…

if you want to know my online persona check out my personal blog: ww.coolmel.com

if you want to get to know my interiors read my Existential Memoirs.

here’s my mugshot…



but you already know that.

so it’s your turn to tell us about yourself.

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So… here I am. Took me a whole to get to know you a little better, by means of your existential memoirs. I’m always looking for context, for a story, a little history, a vision of the whole. Sharing this kind of stuff allows me to ‘feel your I-space’, let’s say. So I guess it’s time to return the favour and lay the foundations on which the ‘we-space’ can be woven.

For a short intro, check out my blog here at Zaadz. As you’ll read there, I’m from the Netherlands and am currently finishing my international business studies. Right now, I’m living in Hamburg, Germany for five months. I’m doing an internship with a Japanese optical company (camera’s, endoscopes, etc.), where I’m evaluating a European reorganization strategy from the Integral perspective (they’re working with this here at European headquarters).

In the evenings, I’m writing my graduate thesis, tentatively titled “Creativity and Constraint: a Process-based Perspective on the Duality of Action and Structure”, which is really a sociological topic much more than it is a business one. But who cares. I don’t, and thank God neither does my thesis coordinator…. so far.

In addition to my thesis and my internship, there’s a third component to my life as is it right now: practice. I simply don’t know anyone here in Hamburg, I don’t have internet access in my apartment and there’s not a lot to do in the evenings and weekends except work on my thesis, read, stare at the walls and meditate. This is very different from the student’s life I used to live until recently, which was all about getting up late, bullying myself into doing the necessary, working on all kinds of fun projects (extra-curricular, of course) and spending time with friends and girlfriend. None of that now.

Still, I’m enjoying my time here, because the circumstances are such, that I cannot not grow, practice, learn, live. And therefore I feel very integrated and grateful. And blogging may be one of the ways in which I can share and express. That’s why I’m here really, to learn from the master and design this aspect of my own practice as consciously as possible ;-)

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diederick said: “I’m always looking for context, for a story, a little history, a vision of the whole. Sharing this kind of stuff allows me to ‘feel your I-space’, let’s say. So I guess it’s time to return the favour and lay the foundations on which the ‘we-space’ can be woven.”

well said. and thanks for reading my stuff. all along i thought nobody cared.

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Who knew? My fantasy was that you knew your stuff was interesting and cared for. Just another lesson in awe at the unknowable/knowavble interior of another I…

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Matthew here!  I also have a mugshot:

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eeeeewwww…. nice cake.

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Uhm…. hi …. my name is Kelly…. ya’all know me as mscaprikell

I like journaling and reading…. so blogging just kinda came at me as a natural way of communicating…

I am the proud new moderator of the of a bouncing, baby Pod, DIVINATIONS.  I aspire to be as good of a Podwan as coolmel!

Actually…. I am quite convinced that coolmel doesn’t live within the same realm of physical laws that the rest of us do…. how does he get all that blogging, researching, linking, etc. done in 24 hours?  I think he exists in a split dimension of some sort… he has 36 hours in his day!!!  Or he’s discovered the time-travel ability and has not shared it with us!!!

Okay…. well…. that’s a bit about me…. and a bit about how I feel about coolmel….

Wanna know more …. buy the book.

~K

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mscaprikell said: “I am quite convinced that coolmel doesn’t live within the same realm of physical laws that the rest of us do…. how does he get all that blogging, researching, linking, etc. done in 24 hours?”

that’s so sweet… trust me. there’s no mystery. it’s all about the coffee.

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Um, OK, I figure I can elbow my way in here if I just hit the reply button…

Another would-be blogger who doesn't have CoolMel's dab hand with the time distortion thingie. If i drink that much coffee I just don't sleep, and then I'm not nice to know and blog becomes rant… and I'm so self-censoring you never get to see me with my nasty pointed teeth out (well, my family does… so if you want to know about that bit you just ask inusus and he'll tell you that you really don't want to know…)

I'd stick in a pic, but I haven't worked out how to do that in this little “post entry” space, so you'll have to do without. I just wanted to come in and play before bed-time! It's quicker that posting an entry in my own blog!

Sweet dreams!

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welcome yeshe! great intro. we’re not the teeth police here so don’t be afraid to smile. and go tell inisus to get his ass over here. we could use ‘em.

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Zaadhanks for the invite coolmel. You're still one bloggistful Podwaning Podi!

Zaadello fellow universal abassadors. I am tru to myself and shall remain tru to you as well. Its tru the Podi master, I am he. ;-)

Hmmm……..perhaps we should construct the very first Zaadzwagon, no? Then we could all ride in one big seed-bus across the globe (windows tinted and all). LOL. I'd love to yell aloud: “Podwans to the Zaadzwagon!!”

Heres to happy Zaadzlogging!

your friendly neighborhood Podi master,
~Tru

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Tru said: “Heres to happy Zaadzlogging!”

dude (or whatever your gender is), i swear i thought i wasn't reading English. but i'm sure happy to see you here. hang out and chill… but next time. let's talk like real podi-eople :)

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Hi! I'm Jodi and I am a relatively new blogger, with just a few months of inconsistent to spotty blogging experience the past few months.

I work as an intuitive consultant and astrologer and for the past year led Creative Writers Network on Ryze. I have dreamt of becoming a professional published author for decades now and creating and leading the network allowed me to really immerse myself in the world of writing on a daily basis. I've written daily Morning Pages for several years (one of my spiritual practices) and last year participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and successfullly wrote over 50,0000 words of the novel that had been niggling at me to be written for years.

I am awed by Coolmel and his amazing mind and expertise with blogging and am thirlled to be here. I hope to learn and turn my love of spontaneous writing into outstanding blog entries.

I recently launched my new pod Creative Inspiration a place to share images and ideas of beauty and that which inspires. You are all most welcome if you'd like to join.

Very wordy, tonight… I am looking forward to inspired interactions in this welcoming bloggers haven.

Warmly,
Jodi

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Jodi said: “I'm Jodi and I am a relatively new blogger, with just a few months of inconsistent to spotty blogging…”

that's what this pod is all about. to help each other improve and be more conscious of our blogging.

“I work as an intuitive consultant and astrologer and for the past year led Creative Writers Network on Ryze.”

perfect! your creative writing skills will be very helpful in this pod.

“I recently launched my new pod Creative Inspiration a place to share images and ideas of beauty and that which inspires. You are all most welcome if you'd like to join.”

yes, one of the goals of this pod is to mesh with other pods that could facilitate our growth so we can take the blogging medium to a whole new level, both interior and exterior aspects. so again. just perfect!

welcome. i feel good that we'll make this pod really fly.

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Hi Everybody - body & soul……….

I have so many names now even I can not keep track, perhaps I should take the name No-na-me, & just be…… Oh well, meanwhile, Peggy will do fine.

As if one could not see, this is my first time blogging, podding, & even cut & paste….Woo Ha…..Try as I might, grabbing the URLs - Add your URL to Google - is still pretty wobbly…….

But to click a word & find it is a URL beneath, ah I’m impressed…

So, I’m here to watch the Mstr. Pod Makr. Fancy Dance URL Grabber at work. Another WOW BOW to you Sir Blog-A-Lot.

Hugs to All,
Peggy

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Seeit!!!!

That ‘Add to your Google’ was supposed to be LIVE and pretty blue.

Evi-dence, I tell you he he he.

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hahaha. thanks for the intro, Peggy. indeed, hyperlinks are our best buddies!

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Hi there! 

My name is Eric - although in my online persona, you might find it spelled as Aeryck.

I recently started blogging at http://www.integralvalley.com and am focused on Integral Fluffy ideas about life practices and helping people overcome their obstacles to their practices.

My current passion is a project called Integral Living, which is an online tool to help people track their practices and goals.  The current version is very basic, but functional as a practice-tracking tool.  Some day it will be a full online community where people can form practice groups, be accountability buddies, and track their growth.  I've laid out some ideas in another post.

I'm looking forward to participating here and learning how to be a better KosmicBlogger from the master.  Plus just meeting new folks is fun!

Eric

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aeryck said: “…am focused on Integral Fluffy ideas about life practices…”

hahaha! nice!

“I'm looking forward to participating here and learning how to be a better KosmicBlogger from the master.”

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Eric – cool sounding project. I have too much on my plate to consider myself an appropriate alpha tester, and I would love it if you would keep me posted as the tool takes shape. As a life and business coach, I can well imagine offering this tool to clients.

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Hello coolmel, Hello All,

Nice to be here, and an honor for me to introduce myself in such a great Pot.
I come form the Netherlands. And started blogging first of January 2006, so I was a little late, ok…

As you can See Ray-Ban is one of my sponsors and so is Shakti Gawain. I us a little book of hers to gain consciousness and I write about my reflections on a daily bases at my blog over here at Zaadz. First I did it as a journal, almost no one even looked at it. After a few weeks a few people came there and read and comment, really cool. Still I try to keep on writing for myself I want to be more CONSCIOUS and blogging really helps. Besides Zaadz I have a consultancy company, and I work at a Indy record company,

Looking forward to get to know you all better!

Be well,

Leendert   

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Leendert said: “Nice to be here, and an honor for me to introduce myself in such a great Pot.”

i understand that you're from the Netherlands, but we don't do Pot here :) just kidding. thanks for the introduction. i too started my yapping using Microsoft Word. it kept on crashing that's why i switched to blogging. w0rd.

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Aha, I see you truly do your Homework! “Pod” Casting has a nice double meaning here in Amsterdam….hi hi hi. Is there a connexion?  So if my comments don't make any sense, you will know I have been messing around with the “wrong”(Zaad) Seeds!  

:-)

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By the way; coolmel, Pod in dutch actually means lesbian…..but I won't make a joke about that ok?

L.

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Hello!

I've been trying to make sense of myself and the world through worlds since I was young (Dear Diary….) and knew I wanted to be a writer early on.  I got my degree in Journalism from the Univ. of Kansas, but never really used it - the whole reporter thing just didn't quite get it.

I prefer Creative non-fiction, and have done a little freelance work.  My deepest, darkest dream is to write books about what I love, publish them, share them with others, and bring a smile to someone's face.  So, I mostly write for myself right now, and work as a full-time mom and a part-time psychic consultant.  (I truly see better with my eyes closed!)

I'm new to blogging, and find it gratifying.  I've come to realize that getting the words out is just half of the equation.  It is how they touch someone else that makes the process complete.  Putting myself out there in blogging is healing in many ways.  It is satisfying to see my words “published” in a sense.  It enlivens me to have a form in which to fill with words.   I write from my heart and love to make connections - I'm not sure at this point what makes a “good” blog, but I'm willing to get in there and get messy!

Blessings,  Julia

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Julia said: “I've been trying to make sense of myself and the world through worlds since I was young (Dear Diary….) and knew I wanted to be a writer early on.  I got my degree in Journalism from the Univ. of Kansas, but never really used it - the whole reporter thing just didn't quite get it.”

thanks for the great intro! who knows maybe your Journalism was destined for blogging :)

“I prefer Creative non-fiction, and have done a little freelance work.  My deepest, darkest dream is to write books about what I love, publish them, share them with others, and bring a smile to someone's face.”

well, if you blog long enough, it can eventually evolve into a blook. it's all up to you.

“So, I mostly write for myself right now, and work as a full-time mom and a part-time psychic consultant.  (I truly see better with my eyes closed!)”

full-time moms are cool. being a psychic is hip (what's my aura?). but can you blog with your eyes closed? we'll see…

“Putting myself out there in blogging is healing in many ways.  It is satisfying to see my words “published” in a sense.  It enlivens me to have a form in which to fill with words.   I write from my heart and love to make connections - I'm not sure at this point what makes a “good” blog, but I'm willing to get in there and get messy!”

yes, i definitely agree. it also healed me. what's a good blog? i don't know. i guess it boils down to authenticity.

thanks for being here. we could use your talents to enrich this pod… and maybe also get some discounted readings :)

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Thanks for teh kind and funny words!  I zipped over and read your piece about Death.  A timely subject for me,  as you can see.  Your piece gave me a comfort I needed today - especially:

It also dawned on me that I was not actually afraid of death itself but was more afraid of the idea of forever losing someone I love. This was death’s biggest upper hand on me.

So true, so true.   Julia

P.S. - it's nice to meet another recovering Catholic.

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Saving My Sister, Saving Myself: “The most important thing is to be where you are when you're there. They weren’t ready to give up the biggest hole they ever made, they weren’t ready to give up the fight, either.”

thanks for sharing your personal site, Julia. there was some revelation there that i didn't expect. that took guts. thanks for reading my ExM On Death. but to be honest, i haven't experienced a loss yet. almost, but not yet. i think i wrote it in advance so that the cure is ready when the time comes.

i wrote the poetry long before the essay. i thought of breaking it down, with slight modification, to understand what i've written in my office cubicle during that long boring afternoon. please allow me to share it here again. it's for you and Terri, whatever happens. godspeed.

Life Bestowed

(dedicated to all those who have lost a dear one…)

Tunneling through darkness embracing the light,
Thunderous cry amidst tears of rapture,
A start of pilgrimage into the night,
Another journey in search of nature,

Days will pass and years will follow,
As life begets life and seeds are sown,
Joys and sorrows will be part of tomorrow,
Eventually life will unfold on its own,

But as the daylight succumbs to darkness,
And as the Stars exhaust their radiance,
Life bestowed returns to blankness,
The Law of Existence knows no defiance,

And when the time to return is near,
While sadness grips and anguish reigns,
It is but human to shed a tear,
The light of Love comforts the pains,

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Forgot to tell you Thank You! - it is beautiful when the words are strung together.  I will take it with me to share with my family this week when I visit.  Blessings,  Julia

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Julia, thanks for sharing your story.  It sounds like a tough situation, but it sounds like you're handling it well and setting a good example for your girls.

maile

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Hello!

I began blogging here on zaadz sometime this past winter. I've missed out on quite a bit of this awesome technology, but I'm catching up. I love writing, creating, sharing brilliance, and learning on here. I'm excited about this community and growing in consciousness with you all. I also thank coolmel for his passion. it is an inspiration ;)

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Jessica said: “I began blogging here on zaadz sometime this past winter. I've missed out on quite a bit of this awesome technology, but I'm catching up.”

don't worry you didn't miss anything… we're just getting started :) great to have energetic people like you here.

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Wow, coolmel, thanks for sharing yourself so openly.  I liked your freedom memoir a lot; you have a very smooth and engaging writing style. 

Now, as I try to introduce myself, I'm considering my own freedoms, or, really, consdering my own restraints.  I tend to let my fears of rejection hold me back from sharing anything about who i really am at any given time (I imagine I'm not alone in this).  I think after this post, I'll add a goal of sharing myself more openly…

Anyhow, stats are easy: I grew up chasing my dad's airforce job around the country, went to college at the University of Rochester where I met my husband, 'dropped out', moved to California and worked for several years at some very tedious and unfulfilling jobs, went back to school at UC Berkeley and finished my undergrad in Philosophy (which I love) but decided not to go on to grad school.  That leaves me now, 26, exuberantly married, and struggling with guilt as I work on my novel while my husband brings home the (vegan) bacon. 

I'm also in the process of starting up a new business.  I'm passionate about voluntary simplicity–for myself, for the planet.  My goal with my business it to help others find some simplicity in their own lives, to move away from rampant consumerism and perhaps stay there.  For now, though, I'm just trying to get my website to work in ie.  It does not invision css quite like I do.

Check out my blog if you're interested in more of my thoughts.  I welcome your comments on how to make in more interesting and less dear-diary. :)

Maile

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Maile said: “Now, as I try to introduce myself, I'm considering my own freedoms, or, really, consdering my own restraints.  I tend to let my fears of rejection hold me back from sharing anything about who i really am at any given time (I imagine I'm not alone in this).  I think after this post, I'll add a goal of sharing myself more openly… ”

go ahead. open source is not only good for software. but feel free to put some limits. my own guideline is be translucent not too transparent. see if that applies to you. i have no problem with it, maybe because i'm a LEO :)

“That leaves me now, 26, exuberantly married, and struggling with guilt as I work on my novel while my husband brings home the (vegan) bacon.”

keep at it. you're young. your husband would understand. if you haven't done so check out Stephen King On Writing. his story is similar to yours.

“I'm also in the process of starting up a new business.  I'm passionate about voluntary simplicity–for myself, for the planet.  My goal with my business it to help others find some simplicity in their own lives, to move away from rampant consumerism and perhaps stay there.  For now, though, I'm just trying to get my website to work in ie.  It does not invision css quite like I do.”

godspeed. i envy you. i wish i could do the same. but i'm ignorant and stupid when it comes to business. it shouldn't be that way because i'm a LEO :)

“Check out my blog if you're interested in more of my thoughts.  I welcome your comments on how to make in more interesting and less dear-diary. :)”

nothing wrong with dear diary. Dear Abby hit it big.

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coolmel said:

keep at it. you're young. your husband would understand. if you haven't done so check out Stephen King On Writing. his story is similar to yours.

Heh.  I've loved writing my whole life, but that's the book that got me into this mess of actually pursuing it.  Very inspiring.

And my husband is completely supportive and encouraging.  The guilt is entirely self-induced.

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Maile said: “Heh.  I've loved writing my whole life, but that's the book that got me into this mess of actually pursuing it.  Very inspiring.”

hahaha! see, we have something in common: we're both screwed :)

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following the scent of strong coffee; tracing back to its source the furious, kosmos-rumbling sound of one man blogging; and because the blogosphere has become the default modus operandi of my social interaction with the world – i've landed here.

up high!  down low!  woot!  too slow!

this is the well-head, right?, where coolmel fury is bottled and samples handed out for free?

[what a dynamo, this guy!]

thank you, mr. coolmel.  it's genuinely an honor to be here.

namaste

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rhobherto said: “up high!  down low!  woot!  too slow!”

my pleasure to have you here. you used the word woot! so i smell a stench of kindred geekiness… nice.

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Hi Maile –

You might want to drop by the Accidental Entrepreneurs blog for support with that new business.

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My name is Victoria E & I'm a freelance writer, model, and environmentalist moving to the Bay Area in May.  I'm not sure what else you want to know about me, but feel free to ask :)

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Victoria E said: “My name is Victoria E & I'm a freelance writer, model, and environmentalist moving to the Bay Area in May.  I'm not sure what else you want to know about me, but feel free to ask :)”

man! that was quick :) thanks for joining, Victoria! we rock the blogosphere soon. in the meantime, we'll check out your Covergirl photos and blog (see that's a subtle plug) w00t!

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I'm a dude who lives in Corvallis, Oregon and works as an industrial designer and web designer for a company that makes stuff out of recycled paper. I also have a blog: deepsurface.net. There's a little more about me on the about  page.

More later. I have to go get some breakfast before it gets to be dinner time.

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deepsurface said: “I'm a dude who lives in Corvallis, Oregon and works as an industrial designer and web designer for a company that makes stuff out of recycled paper.”

what took you so long?! thanks for the intro. we rock the blogosphere soon (always).

“More later. I have to go get some breakfast before it gets to be dinner time.”

rats! me too! me too!

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“what took you so long?!” ~C4Chaos

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deepsurface said: “Well, I figured I should tend to my design pod first. Now that it's up and running I can get involved elsewhere- like here.”

nice. i'll check that out too. i suck at design you know?

“Also, I've been donating some of my time to worthy causes. ;-)”

that better be worth it! otherwise that's no excuse! :P

“More about me about me related to blogging: I'm becoming more comfortable doing it, but still don't really have a real clear definition of what I'm trying to do.”

dude. have you seen my shit? i mean not the shit that it is right now. i mean the old shit that it used to be. see this shitty archive! (yep, that's a shitty plug)

what i mean to say is: that's what blogging is all about. you don't have to have a “definition” or a set “goal” you just do it and let the Long Tail (more on this later), the Wisdom of the Crowds (more on this later too), and serendipity do the rest. that's what's fun about blogging because the way you envision it is not the way it's gonna turn out. i can guarantee you that.

my point: blogging is NOT for control-freaks! that's why control-freaks are threatened by it. because the'yre freaks and they just don't understand. for those who want to take it to the extreme, i say that blogging can also be used to surrender to the Divine.

so i suggest you carry on. you have a cool place there. and besides, Steve Pavlina reads your stuff!

“In my blog, as in my real life conversations, I seem to relate everything back to Integral Theory(pdf). So far it hasn't failed me. The framework is loose enough to fit everything in, but solid enough to withstand criticism.”

EXACTLY! it's the most SOLID philosophy that i've ever encountered (so far). though most of the time, it's the people wearing the beer-goggles (present company included) who could use some criticizing  than the fluffy beer-goggle itself.

“What I have to offer could end up being a book that defines Integral Design, but it would take a tremendous amount of research- and my writing would have to improve.”

yep. this is very possible. consider blogging as practice (as in practicing playing piano, not ILP) for your desired goal.

“In any case, I'm enjoying writing enough that I took your advice, Mel, and bought both Strunk and White's Elements of Style and Stephen King's On Writing.”

RIGHT ON!!! you'll gonna love it! trust me. King rocks! that stupid little booklet made me teary-eyed. serious.

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I started my blog www.triplethree.org as a tool for psychological and spiritual self-exploration. DIY therapy, if you like. That is my daily visual journal consisting of a blend of photography and short essays reflecting my inner states.

I hope it may be helpful for those who seek.
You are welcome,
Denis

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The first thing that comes to mind is the phrase “if you were me, I bet you'd have trouble discerning reality from dilusion too”

 I've seen things without drugs that people on drugs haven't seen.  Most of the time I actively forget that I've ever seen them, but even after all this time its still hard to fully convince myself that I was just crazy.  It doesn't help that I've learned of people that have had similar experiences.

 What have I seen?  I've seen my own worst fears multiplied and amplified beyond my wildest nightmares but I've also seen the most hopeful visions of the future that I could ever ask for.

 Feel free to contact me.

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Hi I am wrensis.  It is an online name I have used for years.  The friend in my life that I have known longest is named Jenny, and I have always called her “Wren” so…I am Wrensis, as in sisterhood

I used the name for years on the Undernet in a room called “Wrensnest”  and still check in on  occasion.  It got to be a huge time consumer to maintain.

Currently I am working on a pod called  Peace and Progressive Action that we hope will help generate some change in our world.,  Perhaps you would come see what we are doing, we would love to have your input. 

I became technically challanged yesterday and ~C4chaos was kind enough to help out.
Sadly I didn't ask for help on the silly  Board thing in administration and blew away all of our old discussions.  Like I said technically challenged.  In any case come visit,

Our Goals include

Peace
Progress
Principles
Purpose

Join us and make a better world

Peace and Progressive Action

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welcome to all the newest members. thanks for taking the time introducing yourself. let's start kicking. feel free to contact me anytime if you need some assistance.

~C (for Connected is everything) 

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~

hey ~C4 i had no clue u had this pod…

had to stop by and tell u the truth

ok… when i first joined zaadz i was a blog and a pod virgin…

then i got on a ride and dived into scanning (not reading plsss) zaadz until i stumbeled upon your blogs…  and i was like…  why is this guy using at some lines blue ink when everyone else is using all black…  i sware..  for real…  and then a few wks later u put that Celestine Prophecy movie photo on one of your posts and i immidiatelly went to read it and at the end of the 2nd paragraph it says this link so i placed a mouse over it and finally “clicked”

oh boy…..  now i m like…. ~B's update, ~C4's blog, ~L~'s photo, Joy's pod, ~instructions, and of course my blogs and emails…  can't even keep up with myself…  and if people don't put them in and give me instructions to go somewhere and check i get mad…  don't they know about hyperlinking.. ;) ….

soooooooo

i decided to put together instructions for zaadzsters on how to make people follow the rainbow rabbit

will be back soon to share it….

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thanks Princess. i'm happy to be of service. for more blue inked lines, check this out.

welcome to ZPod:KB101 and feel free to look around and share more stories coz that's what blogging is all about!

~C (for Coloring text with blue ink)

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Princess you ROCK!  And ditto to all you said for me too…  I've been learning my ass off and following ~C thru the rabbit hole until I loose my breath…

So much to read I don't have time to say so much to say.  My head hurts it's like an ice cream headache so I go back for another HUGE scoop.

 AND I'm Having so much fun and don't think I'm too idealistic to believe zaadzters are already changing the world.

There it goes it just shifted again.  Look forward to your magic instructions and so you don't get mad without a link check out this _____. 

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David, take your time following the links. don't try to follow everything though because we all know how deep the rabbit hole really goes ;) 

we start kicking ass once we hit 150…. shhhh… it's our little secret for now… secret handshake to follow :)

~C

the best Avatar TEST

HI

,

NOW You are being WATCHED by

                  Paul                                        Casey    

so don't cheat… ok… 

as this is based on standardized tests by leading and Accredeted Universities around the world

so it's important

now go ahead and give 1 point to each question you find the answer to and write the comment

1. Which Avatar below does not have a yellow colour

2. Which Avatar below has an indigo color

3. Which Avatar below has a violet colour

4. Which Avatar has a number ~5 next to the name

5. Which Avatar below does not have a yellow color

         Brian                                              Aaron                                           dAvid   

              :franc                                         Zaadz Princess ~5                            Joshua   

     Matthew                                                    Obi                                    Robin    

             Ryan                                                ~C4                                                  Jake  

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I *just* started blogging as a way to get my writing juices flowing. Still trying to learn how to blog…

Can't seem to get the hyperlink thing going on this entry, but here goes nothing:

http://void-rider.zaadz.com/blog


Max

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Hi, My name is Shelly.

{{“Hi Shelly”}}

The reason I joined the “When I Grow Up I Wanna Be Like Coolmel Pod” is because, well, I am a newbie blogger and needed to steal a few secrets. Funny thing is though, I find he's giving the stuff away for FREE and all I really needed to do was go to Starbucks for a triple latte' and park myself in front of the keyboard. Dang, who knew it could be so easy?

About me:
*My best friends are animals….literally. Join us at the Kindred Spirit Pod if you dig them too.

*I love to create and blogging is just one more outlet for me to consciously express myself through. It sort of reminds me of photography but in written form. When I carry a camera, I always seem to see the world through different eyes. I tune in more. The same thing happens when I consider writing about an experience. I notice I am more present to an experience when I think I might write about it.

*Thanks to ~C4Chaos I now know why they are called “hyper”links.

:-)

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LOL. thanks for the cool introduction Shelly. it's about time! i don't know the coolmel you speak of but i'm just glad that you joined the ride :)

we'll kick ass in the blogosphere soon. in the meantime, (hyper)link your hearts out!

~C (for Coolmel sucks) 

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Hey ~C, did you know you can change your URL to http://c4chaos.zaadz.com if you want to really be rid of your coolmel phantom?  But, if you do, ALL the rabbit-hole links all over Zaadz and everywhere else that point to you now will no longer work.  It's a tough call.

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i know. but i think i'd rather keep my past links and transcend and include that damn coolmel as i go along.  there's no ~C4Chaos without coolmel so i'm willing to cut that gremlin some slack! :) 

~C4Chaos also lives here –> http://www.c4chaos.com http://c4chaos.vox.com

~C (for Coolmel sucks like gremlins in a hot tub)

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     Hi…….My name is E Buzz………I blog stuff…….I want to blog stuff betterer……..I want to blog stuff like m-my personal heroe  ~G4GULASH…….I like him……..Him's funny…..So I dedicate this hyperlink to hims. 

E Buzz outtie! 

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Hey everyone! 

My name is seth and I'm still in the infantile stages of blogging.  I do however intend to improve my blog skills to a limitless end. 

I'm actually having trouble editing my last blog, for some reason it just won't let me.  I wonder if its because zaadz is still a beta version and many bugs are still being ironed out?  If you have the answer please do tell.

I'm also trying to figure out how to post new pod topics.  The answer is probably right infront of my face, but I can't see it.  If you have the answer…

Anyway I'm glad to be here to share this pod with you all.

May your day shine!!

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Of all the instructions in the world, “Introduce yourself” maybe the most difficult for me to interpret and follow. Which self? To whom? For whose benefit?

So, as you can already see, I am that-which-never-shuts-up, and occasionally I experience that-which-never-shuts-up as a lovely, evanescent it-ness that is here and gone, leaving only the lmemory trace of a giggle for anyfragment of being that cares to believe it can hear.

Right.

I'm 52, a self-employed business coach, a smart ass, a grandmother, married (28 years de jure plus 3 de facto) to TCP, a cyclist (exceptt just now I'm recovering from a shoulder injury, and I love to paddle around Puget sound on my red board.

I've had a Web site for then years (now I have several: mollygordon.com, authenticpromotion.com, shaboominc.com, and various random sites in less than conclusive stages of development. My blog is a relatively recent addition, though I've wanted to let it all hang out online for years. I've had a very successful ezine since 1998, and as I often meet myself (who is she?) through the written word and i can hardly bear to write for myself, the ezine was an insufficient conduit.

I have so much to learn about the blogosphere. Since my incipient urge to journal online, this  world has emerged as a thing unto itself. I'm wrestling with how to become more conscious and accountable in the collective interior/exterior of the blogosphere, and grappling with issues of time, vanity, intention, impulsivity, technology, etc etc etc ad infinitum.

 If I took myself seriously, I'd be in deep do-do. I know because I used to. But that's another story.

Correcting links

smart ass

grandchildren

Is there a way to revise posts? 

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and… teh link for TCP

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hahaha. thanks for dropping by and introducing yourself Molly. your online (and offline) experience is an awesome addition to our little ZPod. keep on sharing good stuff!

~C 

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Greetings Kosmic Bloggers.

I'm Kent Bye

I've done some work-related blogging re: collaborative documentary editing & healing journalism over at EchoChamberProject.com
And my wife and I maintain a spiritual videoblog over at EbbAndFlow.tv

But I haven't really developed a personal or spiritual blogging voice just yet.
I feel like I need to dedicate more time to connected and communicating rather than just consuming and lurking around.

So I'm bursting at the seems and have some free time so I just posted my first four blog posts over at http://ebbandflow.zaadz.com/blog

Check it out, and I hope that I can find a steady goove along the way.

Introduce Yourself

It's very cool to find this pod (I'm lucky enough to be #150 - the 'join me' Vacancy sign was still on when I was walking by, so I registered real quick!), and read about the other blogging freaks here at Zaadz.  I see a lot of common ground and mirror images of myself as I read your posts…

I too am one of those people who knew I was going to be a writer when I grew up, but maybe I just missed something critical about growing up, because here I am 52 already, and until discovering my blogging voice in last few years I haven't written all that much, frankly. A continuously running journal started in the late 1960s, a few broken-hearted poems when my first husband left me back in 1986, and some short stories… nothing to brag about, really. But all those 52 years of experience, oooooo, all that grist for the mill! I figure I've got a huge well of 'material' just waiting to be transformed into catalytic prose. Someday. :-)

Actually I had a huge epiphany about my visions of writing transformative fiction yesterday, but that's for another post. Today, I'm introducing myself as a blogger.

I began dipping my toes into the blogosphere a couple of years ago when I started a collective blog on ecopsychology with colleagues, called Seeds for Thought. I was already editing our online Journal, Gatherings, and an active part of a long-running (10+years) online community of ecopsychologists, and I thought it would be a cool way of showing off some of our better writing and reaching out to the world at the same time. That has been a huge gas - I set it up so we each write to a particular topic relevant to EP - mine is Art & the Environment. I love the subject and it gives me enormous scope, but there's still more I want to write about.

I'm an online communications designer, and had set up several blogs for other people before I started my own, http://allislight.typepad.com/beautydialogues/" target="_blank">The Beauty Dialogues, but I tell you it's like I am in love for the first time… My blog is right up there with my Mac as far as love-objects go.

It's very challenging as well, because I'm talking about my work and my passions in it, and even though I work for myself, there is still fear that I'll go too far, or be inappropriate, or appear too 'soft' or 'personal' or 'feminine', none of them good words in the industry I've chosen. I wrote this great blog about the subject of unbridling my online inhibitions the other day, and that's helped.

I want to write more - about my writing epiphany, and about a blogging project I just finished for an exceptional client (one of the many amazing people I am privileged to work with), but it feels like I've been writing for a long time now, so I'll stop.

It's great to be here!



 

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hey kent and amy, welcome! you're a lot farther into blogging than i, i look forward to continuing to learn as i go,

love,
nicole

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welcome Kent and Amy! thanks for being here. feel free to explore around. this rabbit is deep. not as active yet as i'd want it to be, but we'll get there soon enough! keep on writing and blogging and you'll find your vioce soon :)

~C

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Howdy,

It's me.  I appreciate this pod being here, and I also appreciate that somebody must have left the pod to make room for somebody else (me) to join, so I will participate, and at such time I think that I won't be participating, I'll leave too, so somebody else can get on.

I love to write.  Sometimes I think I was born to write.  I've received lots of encouragement, and I've found that I love blogs!  I love to meet Zaadzsters who blog and to read their blogs.  It's wonderful to have a place where people can write and share thoughts.  Now I'm smiling, remembering when I was in kindergarten, I lived in a very small town in northern CA, and people still had the habit of pointing up to the sky and remarking when an airplane flew over.  This came up for me when I reflected that, in Zaadz-years, I'm an old fart.  Who would ever have thought “computers” and “blogs.”  When I was coming up we were still working on ”the magic of television.”  :)

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Hello All,

My name is Christian.  I'm a theatre artist and teacher living in the metro New York area.  I'm excited to expand my reach in cyberspace and thought this would be a good way to start.

I look forward to diving in.

Christian

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Welcome Christian. Thanks for diving in!

~C

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I thought this said “re-introduce yourself” and I was surprised, cos I had n't yet. Unless of course I had already and did n't notice. But then that would n't be such a surprise as I often miss the obvious. I'm trying to slow down, but if I do more of that I'll end up going backwards. Am I making myself clear? Just in case you don't want to get to know me I'll save you the embarrasment and keep me a secret. Eh? If it's a secret then who am I? I guess I'll just have to go and read my profile to find out. You coming? 

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I'm Wren Tuatha, aka wiselittleraccoon. I blog, write poetry, film, teach, make stuff and sell it. I'm one of those “idea people” who is not afraid to try something. But I'm still bummed if it tanks. Now I'm on to my new exciting thing, a new site/blog I'm calling HippieChickDiaries! I'm looking forward to digging through these posts for pointers and ideas.

Visit me sometime! I like making friends!

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thanks for joining, Wren. welcome. see you around!

~C

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hey everyone….