Hobbit House~!

I really want to live here. THE ULTIMATE HOBBIT HOUSE!!



If you dont want to explore the website, Here are some of the highlights of this super fun house~!:

--Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter
--Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc.
--Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland
--Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthaetically fantastic and very easy to do
--Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building
--Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings
--Woodburner for heating - renewable and locally plentiful
--Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations
--Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light
--Solar panels for lighting
--Water by gravity from nearby spring
--Compost toilet
--Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.

Some fun animals for you~!:)

As you may or may not know.. I am VERY curious..
AND i love animals.. they fascinate me..
so i have collected a few interesting ones here for your pleasure and entertainment and future knowledge.. .


....Malaysian Ants...
These creepy little crawlies have an interesting way of expressing their fear. When they feel threatened, they internally combust and their bodies explode. They have glands on either side of their body and when they contract their abs, the poison is sprayed out as they explode...


.... Horned Lizard ....
Such a cute little guy~!:) Though.. once again,.. has an interesting way of defending itself.. When he feels threatened, he pressures his own sinus cavities so much that the blood vessels in his eyes burst. Therefore, when he is scared, he sprays his potential attacker with blood from his eyes... up to 1/3 of its blood!! FROM HIS EYES!!


.... Kakapo ....
Quite a strange parrot... Hes short, squat, pudgy.. Hes nocturnal.. He NEVER flies and instead prefers to hike around the forst floor for miles each night... Hes the heaviest parrot, at 8 lbs... Sadly though, there are only about 62 left on earth and they all reside in New Zealand.


.... Spring Hare...
Sooo bizarre! It has been classified with jumping rodents ("jerboas"), squirrels and porcupines... Now it has its own classification.. It looks kind of like a kangaroo and a hare.. short tiny limbs with claws for digging.. ear flaps that are flexible to seal off the ear cannal to protect from sand.. he can jump 20-30 feet using his tail for balance (like a kangaroo)


.. SLOTHS!! ,,.
MY FAVORITE EVER~ awww..soo cute.. member of the edentate family (along with anteaters and armadillos)... hang upside down for most of their lives.. they have over 600 species of bacteria and plants living and growing off them at any iven time and the sloth will often eat them off if he is hungry... mothers give birth to their babies upside down.. they only come down form the tree once a week-and its only to take a pooh-then they ascend back up the tree... on ground, the fastest they can "crawl" is 1.2 miles per hour-reaching forward, digging their claws into the ground and then pulling themselves forward, dragging their bellies on the rainforest floor... it takes them 3 days to reproduce (have sex)... they can turn their head 270 degrees... apparently there is also evidence that sloths like beer and have been seen in the trees near 7/11s and other "watering holes" .. since they hang upside down so much, their internal organs are arranged differently than most animals..

Best weekend ever.. but back to reality..

Okay...
This past weekend was the best ever~ full of bliss and wonder and drunken fun.. ha~:)
Emily and Erin and Justin came to visit.. Summer Camp reunion~ And on the last night we met up with more people from camp.
I got my 5th tattoo.. laughed till my tummy hurt... cheesy fries at Hannah Flannigans.. time much needed with my bestest friend, Emily who is wayyyyy too far away... made funny faces at the camera (I swear i thought i was smiling...)





Then.. once they all left, I crashed... HARD..
Reality set in again..
Reality that..
i still dont have a job that can support me financially
i still dont have anyone to stay with for my first 3 days in Seattle though i have contacted people... no one is really WANTING me...
i still am stuck here in Flat Rock.. beautiful house that i dont want to leave.. but know that I have to move on..
i still am terrified to move into another persons house (the "rooms available on Craigslist") because i dont want to shake their foundation.. because i dont want to invade their space.. because i am scared they wont like or accept me.. because i want to be able to host couch surfers and hear my music and hookah and eat my cooca and have my own space when i need it...
i still am terrified to move to Portlland or Seattle.. I WANT to go back there.. but its such a big move.. so expensive.. scared I wont find friends... scared that i will be disappointed..
i still am lonely... confused.. needing more than what i have right now..
i still am bigger than i'd like to be in all the wrong places..
i still havent bought tickets to Widespread Panic on Friday even though i promised i would almost a week ago..
i still need to renew my license (expires November 29th) but dont technically have an address here (I live on my landlords property.. so I dont have a mailbox really..) and I dont have the time to drive home to Augusta, GA to get one with the address at my parents house because of work...
I still have no plans for thanksgiving.. my parents are going off to New York to visit my little brother.. but since i have to work Monday.. they cant pick me up.. soooooo alone on Thansksgiving..
i still wake up in the middle of the night, look at the big emptiness in the bed and feel the emptiness in my heart...

On the other hand...
I found a space heater.. so now my bedroom is warm at night :)
I WAS able to have a fun time.. get some new pictures.. have some much needed fun..
I have lots of left over hard-A.. soooo.. anyone wanna come oveR?
I have a car that works with a wicked stereo system
I have pink in my hair (that is slowly fading to a reddish-orange... but still looks fun)
I got a call from Disney Cruise Lines (I emailed them about the position as a youth counselor on a whim the other day) and will be going to an interview in January
I havent had a drink the past two nights~ which is a big change from having something every night.. though it does make the feelings more raw..
I have been able to take the time to read.. old favorite pastime :)