i just ate a wonderful salad with lemon tahini dressing-
cucumbers
little tomatoes
sunflower seeds
organic wild mixed greens
3 kinds of grated cheese

i feel so much BETTER when i eat raw foods. i also switched to soy yogurt as i feel kinda gross when i eat to much dairy. cow milk really isn't even natural for humans to consume. i still eat some dairy but am cutting down. soy yogurt tastes very clean. amazing how creamy it is! live active cultures included in it. i drink iced soy milk latte coffee and i got some new all natural green iced tea mix.

i have been going to the gym late every other night when hardly anyone is there. i do 10 minutes on the cross country ski machine, 30 minutes of weight lifting mostly for my upper body and abdominal muscles, then 30 minutes in the pool where i do alternating laps for legs and arms and overall cardio-size. feels good. clears my head. i tend to worry way to much about the future and also obsess on the past- exercise helps me work out my frustration and also shocks me into being in the PRESENT MOMENT more as i have to concentrate on breathing and working my muslces. it's also good to get out of my cage of an apartment! such a tiny space i call home that is basically my aRt studio where i eat and sleep.

they have a bunch of tv's in the gym you can watch as you do cardio. i end the session with stretching then ride my bike home uphill.

i've been totally into video lately...uploading online and editing...a have a cool program now that lets me add titles and overlay sound and convert avi files to mpegs to make em smaller and easier to load on the web. this new video i made as small as possible for quick webcasting and it plays without breaks on my slow dial up:
http://www.youtube.com/?v=yGSIKAY3a7s
so it will play for everyone i hope? some of my videos you need high speed to view- but not that one! it's me swimming with a mask on...and a little face paint clip.

i am so GRATEFUL i can edit video now online so i can take clips where i am nude and delete that part and share the "PG" version on youtube cuz they don't allow any nudity and i want to share with as many people as i can...so the nudity has to go! (i might find another place to share my more "adult" oriented video-naturist nude type things...)

i might go to http://www.seattlehempfest.com this weekend and shoot video of political speakers and music if i like it. i know one of the main people who organized it vivian mcpeek who does a public access tv show called "thc-tv" not sure if it's still on? he also had a band called "the peace heathens". not sure if they are still 2gehter either? one time i had dinner at his place and that guy the grateful dead wrote a song about was there..."the farm"...i don't even listen to the grateful dead- but it was very fun meeting him...stephen gaskin is his. his wife ina may wrote the great book "spiritual midwifery" about natural childbirth. info about him here: http://www.thefarm.org/lifestyle/sg.html
godUS i am LINK HAPPY 2day!!! spreading seeds of reBIRTH.

testing link:



my rss feed (which is just a bunch of code but they say i need to give it to people?)
http://www.youtube.com/rss/user/shannonkringen/my_videos.rss
my own personal weblink to my vlogs
http://www.shannonkringen.com/shannonkringenvlog.htm
a totally current list of all my vlogs:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos.php?user=shannonkringen

i have been working with verotel.com trying to build a members only pay site...but even though they do the code for me I STILL am having a hard time setting it up! in some ways i am very sharp and in others i am easily confused. we are playing "email tag". i have made about 6 pages but they are not password protected yet and not even ftp'd!
i am working on getting more modeling gigs and also investigating new ways of making money.

i do have food stamps now which is amazingly helpful! i am SO GRATEFUL for that. i am sure my income will go up again...but for now i sure do need some help for a while. they give you a debit card with a balance of money for food on it. very wonderful. i am also looking for a low income dentist. i need my teeth cleaned and checked out for decay. i have a list to call. i talked to a social worker this morning and she sure wasn't very nice. the man i talked to about food stamps was so kind and gentle. the woman was totally different. she was so stern in telling me "you do not qualify for any more help aside from food stamps". it's sad the way the system works...you have to be totally incapable of working or not. anything in between and they won't help you. (except for foodstamps. if your income is low enough they will help you out temporarily thank godUS!) it's kinda embarassing asking for help but i do need it. i am a strong healthy person in some ways but i do suffer from anxiety and depression and it does SLOW me down and block me from having the life i could have. i am working on that. i need to push myself in constructive ways. not beat myself up the way i do. that DRAINS me. push myself to keep taking action towards my goals and not give up.

1. become more fit mentally and physically and awake SPIRITUALLY.
2. make more money doing things i love (my aRt and helping people or animals in some way)
3. build relationships with others.

rent is coming up again and i need to ask for support:
i'm a multi media aRtist and full time figure model.
if you wanna support my work and life:







shannon kringen
P O BOX 20610
seattle, wa 98102

donate or buy some aRt from me!
http://www.shannonkringen.com/kringstore.htm
i make videos, photo cds, music cds, hand painted shoes, framed photos, i will paint ANYTHING that absorbs paint. custom just for you!
email me and we can work out a deal!
shannonkringen at livejournal dot com
thanks!- shannon