Sorry, this is going to be off-topic but it is important

I am writing this post and two previous posts with the help of a proxy server because Blogger (and everything on *.blogspot.com) is banned in Turkey as of today afternoon. Here is a little detail and a screenshot: http://visnum.com/bloggercom-blogspot-banned-in-turkey/

So, that means I cannot reach my blog on blogspot directly. That also means that I cannot easily reach to your blogs if you are using blogspot. Of course I can follow you via an RSS reader beacuse RSS readers fetch your blogposts and show them elsewhere.

Anyway, just a quick note to let you know... And if you want to help spread the word and resist to this censorship, maybe you can blog about it. If you are a digg user, why not go and digg the story? http://digg.com/world_news/Blogger_com_banned_in_Turkey

It is possible that I can't find a working proxy sometimes and when I want to comment on your blog post, I may comment later. That's it for now but the reason you can read those lines now is that I am a geek. There are tens of thousands of people in Turkey who are not that geek. And their blogs are in Turkish, targeting Turkish people. They suddenly felt disconnected.

Anyway, sorry for interrupting the flow of Chaos Magick blog with this off-topic post but I felt the need to inform you.

I've quit coffee with the help of rosemary and mint

Okay, this is not exactly about magickal practice. This is a little bit off-topic but maybe it still counts as something wiccan since it includes herbs and healing. I am not drinking coffee since Friday evening. It has been more than four and a half days right now. It all happened with the help of drinking rosemary and mint mix. I was not intended to quit coffee nor was I hopeful about it. Therefore it is even interesting.

Since Friday evening, I don't feel the need for drinking coffee. For those of you who don't know me in person, I am a strong caffeine addict. I was drinking at least three cups of coffee every day. Sometimes, this score becomes five to ten. And I am used to very strong types of coffee, like turkish coffee without sugar.

I am now drinking rosemary and mint mixed and I don't feel the need for coffee. Just a quick note to let you know if you are interested in natural healing methods with herbs.