We departed from San Francisco early this morning and are headed for Taiwan. The trip across the pacific should take about twelve days. For the past week, the days have been scheduled around meals and I have been eating much. I had to revert back to my vegetarian instead of my devout eating that some called vegan. I do not know the meaning of vegan, therefore I cannot nor would I ever label myself as such. As of now, no more electronic anesthesia, as a coworker describes it, but time to clear my head of worldly things and get back to the holy silence. Time will be spent painting, writing, weaving, and /or thinking. I ask for strength to overcome temptations before me and with the hope that they may be there, but my soul has bonded with the spirit so there is no desire to partake.