No real update. I’ve been terrible with this lately.

So I dropped one of my classes..philosophy on the front page. I’m thinking of dropping another one, child psychology. I’ve been wanting to stop studying psychology, but I’ve been convinced to keep with it. I was told it was a good fit for me, given everything that I’ve been through and my empathy. I’m still not entirely sure, but I’m not ready to completely give it up either. I guess we’ll see how I feel about it, but I would hate to spend money on something I’m not sure about. If I don’t do psychology, I don’t know what I would study. I kind of wish all I could do is create things like candles and soap and lotions. Maybe make quilts at some point. I think I’m more of a domestic person. And, that doesn’t mean it’s not hard work. I spent 12 hours in the kitchen a couple days ago finishing up candles, and I was on my feet for a good portion of it. My feet were sore…

Then last night I developed a fever and had the chills, throwing my blanket on and off every few seconds. I took a vitamin c supplement and I feel a lot better. I watched 12 episodes of Once Upon A Time last night..got kind of involved. Now today, I’ve been doing homework for class tonight. I have to leave in an hour and a half and I have a map to fill out and a few more things to read, but I just thought I would drop in and update on the goings on in my life… I hope everyone affected by the hurricane is safe and not too much damage..

Also, all the candles are made! Hopefully soon I’ll be able to list them on Etsy!

Life isn’t about getting it right all the time. We are meant to fall. We are meant to stumble. We are meant to hurt, sometimes deeply, to the point of not breathing and wondering how we’ll ever survive this. Without pain, we can’t accurately or truly appreciate joy and happiness. We recognize it better when it comes to us. If we never experienced gut-wrenching pain, we would never learn what it’s really like to be happy. You cannot fully feel either unless you feel both.

Life isn’t about things. It’s about people and connections, relationships. It’s about openness and learning, growing. Never let yourself stop learning or growing..never let yourself become stagnant in daily goings on. People lament on what the meaning of life is, what’s its purpose. It’s these things. It’s not a big secret or some profound thought. It’s never giving up, and staying as strong as you can. Sometimes we need a hand, because no one can do it on their own all the time. It’s giving and receiving of time, knowledge, and love. Life is about love. It’s about continuously striving towards your goals. Life is about learning from everything you can. Why would we have these amazing brains and minds if that wasn’t so? The amount of knowledge we can gain is so vast, why would you ever stop?

Start living.

So earlier I added some new things on Etsy….

I also added a couple scents of soap…Creamy Soy Coconut and Spring Rain. They both smell wonderful and the base is soy.

Making Hansel & Gretel’s House right now, and I’m also going to make Hollyberry tonight. I made Dragon’s Blood and Cotton Candy last night, and so far everything smells great!!

Other than that, I don’t have much to add. I know, nothing but candles and stuffs…but it’s pretty much what my days consist of, lol!

You can check out my Etsy page HERE.

But I am not tired. What the hell. I only got 6 hours of sleep…and normally I don’t do well on that amount O.o

Don’t forget to enter the contest…just share my Facebook page to get entered to win a free candle

Also, I’ll be listing a few things on Etsy today. Some bracelets and also some soap I made yesterday..Spring Rain and Creamy Soy Coconut. They are soy based soaps and they’re wonderful! The coconut scent was a bit light so you can still smell the soy base under the coconut, but it still smells good. I think I’m going to make it a habit to make soap..we’ll see what happens!

Another word about my trip…San Diego is amazing! But the cab drivers drive like maniacs O.o The weather was absolutely beautiful, with sunny skies and palm trees. I would have liked to sight see a little, but I was kept super busy with the convention, which, at least it was on the water, so I got to look at that once in a while. There was also a panel on alternative currency, so I got to learn about bitcoin (which is awesome..you can just let your computer run on some websites and generate money!). I have a bitcoin wallet set up, so if you want to buy any of my products using bitcoin, just let me know. I also bought some dime cards, which are awesome too. Using dimes made of real silver, it’s a currency that will be really useful once the dollar crashes.

It was wonderful to be around so many peaceful people who think that violence is not the answer. I’m definitely going to go next year..maybe even as a vendor!! And sell my wares XD That would be frickin awesome!! Maybe I’ll even make some voluntaryist and anarchist bracelets…that would sell pretty well there, I think!

I’m going to go and try to sleep some more…

I know that I’m late in blogging about my trip, but I’ve been super busy, running around and doing stuffs (I was at a concert and met a couple of country music stars, for instance…I’ll have to blog about that!!) But anyway, on to my trip!! For those who are unaware, Libertopia is a convention for Anarchists, Libertopians, etc. You can find more info at libertopia.org And, this isn’t about all of the trip..I might blog more later..to skip to the contest part, if you wish, it’s the last paragraph

It was held in San Diego, CA, at the Humphrey’s Half Moon Inn. I was nervous to travel alone, but once I got to the airport, my nerves settled a little. I was mostly nervous about not knowing where I’m going at the airport and missing a flight or something like that. I had only flown once before, in 2000, which was quite a long time ago and I was young. But the airport is pretty easy to navigate, actually, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was traveling from Minneapolis, and had a layover in LA on the way there and on the return trip. I was completely okay in the plane while it was on the ground, but I had forgotten about my fear of heights. When we took off, I was a bit freaked out, but I was okay once we were in the air, and the slight turbulence didn’t even bother me at all.

Registration was the first night, Thursday, plus the Guy Fawkes party. Stefan Molyneux opened the convention with a speech, and afterwards I was lucky enough to sit with him and some others at a table, discussing different things. The next day things really started with different speakers and such in meeting rooms talking about various topics plus various speakers at the main stage throughout the day and discussion panels. The evening ended with a toga party. Saturday was the same, with the awards banquet that evening. Sunday was the same type of schedule. There were vendors set up around the parameter of the chairs set up for the main stage, most of them interesting. There was one booth with a whole bunch of awesome books..I would have bought so many of them if I could have.

Anyhow, what I really wanted to discuss this post was the topic of voting. There was a panel of speakers who discussed the topic To Vote or Not To Vote, with the following people on the panel: Judge Jim Gray, Mike Benoit, Richard Boddie, Stefan Molyneux, Larken Rose, and Kristi Stone. This was very interesting. I knew what position that Stefan and Larken would take, and I was right: that voting only says that you’re willing to overlook the immorality of the government. Kristi took the position of wanting peaceful, voluntary interaction in the future, but we aren’t there yet, therefore we should vote Libertarian until it is so, or have an Anarchist run for office (there was laughter there, a little bit..because, how would an Anarchist run for office and stay true to their values?) She thought that voting should be used only as a platform to speak out against the government. Mike said that saying those who vote are immoral is a fallacy, and also saying that all those who don’t vote are right is a fallacy. He said it was a grey area, and to use voting as a means to get something done.

What was interesting was the judge. He is the one running for vice president of the Libertarian party. He said that there will always be a government, so there’s no use in hoping for otherwise. The clash between him, Larken Rose, and Stefan Molyneux was very, very interesting. There was quite a bit of back and forth between the lot of them, and I could tell that Stefan was having a hard time not jumping in and saying something whenever he (whole-heardtedly) disagreed with what the judge was saying. You can see the panel if you go to YouTube and search for it, if you’re interested.

It’s my personal view that voting doesn’t do any good. For one thing, I obviously think that the concept of the government is immoral, by forcing others to do what they want by the threat of violence. I do not think that the initiation of violence is okay. For another thing, I think that pretty much all politicians are dirty, corrupt liars that are working for corporations, and really do not have the best interests of the People at heart. I do not believe in voting for the “lesser evil,” because there is no such thing. Evil is evil. For those who say they vote for the “lesser evil,” what does that even MEAN? That you’re going to vote for an evil that you agree with? An evil that’s more tolerable in your eyes? Well, that kind of thing is purely subjective, and I don’t think any evil is tolerable at all. Therefore, I think my decision to not vote speaks for itself pretty loud and clear: that I don’t stand for anything any of them say. I don’t care if it’s Republican or Democrat or whatever..I don’t believe any of them.

In other news, I’m finishing writing this in between creations (I started it in the LA airport, lol!). I just finished making some tester soap bars, and taking a break before I start making candles. And speaking of candles, if you go to my Facebook page (facebook.com/cksavoryscents) and share the page to your friends, your name will get entered into a drawing to win a free 8oz jar in a scent of your choice!!

For some reason, it’s not letting me use links in this post…wtf :/

I still don’t have time to explore all your pages, so maybe you can tell me how you’ve been the past week? I’ve missed you all!! I still won’t have time today because I have a TON of homework to do…didn’t really have time to do any of it while I was in San Diego..

Anyway, I hope you’ve been well…just let me know what you’ve been up to! Also, I’m hoping to finish mixing the lotions today and get stuff shipped out tomorrow, including @Foodhog‘s candles…yes, I’ve been lazy about that O.O I apologize.

I ordered all my supplies last night..spent lots of monies…

So I’m back from my trip..I haven’t blogged about it yet because I’m still not home, I’m at my sister’s apartment and she doesn’t have Internet, I’m writing this on my phone. So anyway, I have a question for people interested in buying candles..would anyone be interested in bigger sizes of candles? At this point I’m only going to be buying 4 and 8 oz containers, priced at $5, $8, and $8.50. I’m think maybe 10 and 16 oz containers, but I don’t want to buy them unless people are interested. At this point I wouldn’t know what they would sell at..probably around $1 per ounce, depending on how much the containers cost. Please let me know!! I’ll be going home tonight or tomorrow morning and I’ll be writing a post about my trip

So I’m through security checks and my plane starts boarding in about 5 minutes…the nervous part is mostly over. I get anxious when I don’t know where I’m going..but I found my gate just fine. I have a layover in LA and then on to San Diego!!

I will just go through a quick run down of the things that I believe regarding government, as I am headed to Libertopia very soon (tomorrow, and I am anxious).

This is a question of morals. I’ll start by asking this: who has control over you and your life? Would you agree that the only one who can rightfully tell you what to do or how to do it would be yourself? That anything else would be immoral?

So if you agree with this…that you think the only person in charge of yourself..let me ask this: Would you not agree that someone forcing you to do something by the threat of violence is wrong and immoral? Let’s give an example of the brute force in African nations forcing young boys to take up arms and murder their own family and join the side of evil or to be murdered and tortured, but first having to see it happen to their family. I think most would agree that this is wrong. Well, let’s give another, let horrendous example. Let’s say a group of armed men came into your community and told everyone that they had to follow the new rules or they would be shot, even if you think the new rules are wrong. Still think this is wrong?

Well, this is what the government is. Every government. They use the threat of violence to get you to do what they want. Behind every law is a gun enforcing it…the initiation of violence. The government threatens you to do what it wants, but makes it seem like it’s a good thing, that you’re doing this for the “greater good.” Some may argue that to keep peace and order, this is the way that it’s supposed to be..that in order to enjoy freedom, there has to be some give in that take.

Well, I disagree. There really aren’t that many criminals in the world, that actually harm people, that we need protection from. You say, but look at all the “criminals” in prison. But, think about it. How many of those people are imprisoned because they actually harmed someone? The majority of people in prison are those that have broken the law with the State as the “victim.” And it’s my opinion that people should protect themselves in the event someone tries to harm them.

I somewhat digress. My point is, it’s not okay for anyone, even the government, to regulate my life, especially with the threat of violence. It’s my opinion, it doesn’t have to be yours. If you think about it, governments throughout history have done SO much more damage than good. And be honest with yourself when you think about this. It’s government that’s created classes and the poor. If people were able to do as they wish and create without being penalized, there wouldn’t be so many unfortunate souls who scrape to get by. The welfare system has only made the situation worse. Wars are terrible, evil things…and what are the causes of war? Religion…and government. Governments pitted against each other for immoral reasons. War is immoral, and it’s not good for people to be involved with it. There’s a reason PTSD and suicides by returning vets are a problem.

The truth is, we can live peacefully side by side without government. Most of us do it every single day. And, the truth is somewhat uncomfortable, once one sees the government as it really is, without turning a blind eye or listening to propaganda spewed by popular media. The truth should make you angry if you really see things as they are. If you’re interested in the truth, I suggest these Facebook pages: The Idealist, Rationalist, and Exposing the Truth. There’s some others you’ll discover if you root around..

But I’m not trying to force anyone to see things as I do. I just think that so many people are in this box, that they can’t see the possibilities without the government’s existence. It’s easy for me to see people living together peacefully, I just wish more people could.

So I’m packing, and I’m nervous about traveling. The furthest I’ve traveled alone is three and a half hours in my car, and I’ve only been on a plane once….anyway, I have to continue packing…I hope everyone is well!!

I know that I’m not around much..and when I am I just kind of poke around for a few minutes. Well, it’s not going to start today…I’m going to a nice dinner tonight with my dad and sister…and I have to get ready. It’s chilly out so I need to find the coat I packed away…I think it’s time to move my bed back in front of the window. The vent is there, so in the summer I have to have my bed off the vent so I can get some AC air…but in the winter, heat rises so I’m fine putting the bed over the vent. And that way, I have more floor space.

Anyway, something weird has happened to me this year. Normally I’m fine with the cooler air. I just add layers and I’m totally okay with the cold. The only thing I don’t like is when the temperature gets below zero. And, I hated the heat. I always thought, you can add more layers than you can take off. But for some reason, I really loved the heat this summer. I even loved the humidity O.o People who know me thought I was nuts. It’s been totally opposite and upside down. I absolutely loved the humidity, even when you could cut the air with a knife. But, it was still nice to go inside for cool air…but still, I loved it. Maybe I’m just weird now…don’t know.

Anyway, done boring you with these weird details of my preferences..gonna watch some Doctor Who and start putting some makeup on for tonight (yeah, I get to ride in a limo..what.)

Oh, and next week I’ll be putting another candle order in…these are the scents I’ll be ordering: Hazelnut Coffee, Cotton Candy, Spring Rain, Autumn Harvest, Butternut Pumpkin, Cotton Bouquet, Hansel & Gretel’s House, Monkey Farts, Pumpkin Souffle, Asian Amber, Dragon’s Blood, and French Vanilla. If there’s any scents you’d like me to order for yourself or Christmas gifts (because, it’s getting to be that time of year and candles are great gifts.. ^_^), you can go HERE or HERE and let me know…

Oh, and the sizes will be 4oz tin for $5, 4oz mini apothecary for $5, and 8oz tureen for $8, and MAYBE 8oz tins for $8. Maybe some tarts, too…

Back from dinner…freakin fabulous. I’m tipsy from wine and grey goose…
Love you guys…