Ok, so Laura finally talked me into it. Here I am.

Let's start with yurts. I've been thinking a lot about yurts lately. As anyone who knows me is aware, I am very interested in alternative building of all sorts, and I have a strong desire to build something of my own sometime soon. In the past two years, I've visited Taos, New Mexico and Plattsburgh, New York to learn about Earthships (http://www.earthship.org/) and Cordwood Masonry (http://www.cordwoodmasonry.com/Cordwood.html. I love both of those approaches, but they (and all of the others I am considering) take a while to build, and it helps to have decent temporary shelter while you are in the process. That is where yurts come in (http://www.yurts-r-us.com/). Easy to assemble, comfortable, relatively affordable, mobile, and fun to say - what more could you want? They make me want to dress up like a mongol and ride around on a horse and sack villages. Anyone know where any sackable villages are?

Laura and I are starting to look around for places to buy some land to move our crazy dreams from fantasy to reality. Our goal is to build multiple buildings over time. We'd live there when we felt like it, and there would be room for people come and go as they please. We're making another trip to Asheville, NC in a few weeks to look around again. Our timeframe is 2 to 5 years, but as is the case with most dreams, you never know how it will turn out. Still, the process is fun and I've learned a lot about building, so I am sure I will put those skills to use somehow, someday.

I'll write more soon. I just wanted to say hi to everyone who has friended me so far.

Thanks!

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