2004-05-10-1650Z


All Friday night and until evening Saturday, I had the most horrible diarrhea of my life, worse than that of any beer binge. That raw yucca stalk came out in what resembled motor oil that hadn't been changed in 100000 miles of driving. During the ordeal I managed to walk 4 miles to the border to pick up a bottle of tequila, 1 liter Orendain Blanco for $6.50, for the party, and walk back. At the Pancho Villa State Park near the border there is a blue agave with a huge stalk, maybe 7 or 8 feet tall and 6 inches around or so, but for some reason thinking about eating that made me feel ill. I doubt that agave is edible anyway, even cooked, though of course the juice is used quite productively.

Battery is dying again, it only lasts about 20 minutes or so now... so let me sum up quickly, and flesh out the details more when I get to town. I have a bunch of pictures also.

I met some very interesting people: one old-time Decsystem-10 hacker; an inventor who is building strong, lightweight houses with papercrete for about $700 total; and a bunch of other smart and/or spiritual people in this little community. The party Sunday night was great; I sang some songs with the MIDI sequences on my laptop, and played bongo drums while Willie and July sang and played guitar. After everyone left I slept on the bench by the fading bonfire, and awoke without a hangover, since I drank water whenever I'd wake up during the night. More later.

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