#ben farmer

[etslee]

The Falls (2012) Love is not a sin

[txcann]

Libertarian Party of Texas nominates cannabis friendly candidates

Libertarian Party of Texas nominates cannabis friendly candidates

This past weekend the Libertarian Party of Texas held their state convention to nominate state-wide candidates. Staff with the Texas Cannabis Report was on hand to not only cover, but also participate in the convention itself.

Support for cannabis legalization has always been strong in the Libertarian Party and this year it was unmistakeable. (more…)

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[lavendamemory]

The Two Wolves. Short film I starred in this Winter.

[aconspiringuniverse-blog-blog]

Initial security reports suggested that the attack had been a rocket attack in Quala e Fatulah, but it was not us, and life did go on and is going on. Outside, there is the loud whirring of machinery as they finally – but slowly – pave our dirt road. From next door, there is the clunk of bricks being laid for the monstrosity of a poppy palace the neighbors are building. A few times an hour, the melody of the ice cream carts drifts in through the open windows and, every few hours, the Black Hawks make their routine flight over the city. This is the reality that Ben Farmer describes and, the longer I stay in Afghanistan, the more I appreciate his type of writing. 12 years in, it’s too easy to resort to the headline-catching cliches and stereotypes that paint vivid, if inaccurate, portraits of life in this “suburban warzone.” Because Afghanistan is more than a headline; for millions – including, now, for me – this is reality and these are the in’s and out’s of my daily life.

http://eileenguo.com/blog/suburban-warzone/