Jason Mraz checked in with fans on his Freshness Factor Five Thousand blog on Thursday (December 9), talking about his time in New Mexico, cows and vortexes. The singer songwriter tells readers:

Santa Fe is thought to be a vortex; a geographical location so energetic it naturally attracts intuits, nudists, and naturalists and forces the visitor and resident alike to find healing thru harmony. It is said to be quite impossible to remain in this energy unless “equilibrium is found by the individual.” (btw I’m standing on one leg as I write this.)

Vortexes are generally unseen yet viewed as swirling tornadoes of light. In Santa Fe, the vortex that lured me in was a tornado of beauty – lush green and adobe brown under a landscape of rich sky blue and red chili spice.

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Jason Mraz checked in with fans on his Freshness Factor Five Thousand blog on Tuesday (December 7), talking about items he doesn’t want from Santa Claus for Christmas, including a portable sauna, leading him into a discussion on sweat therapy. The singer songwriter tells readers:

Whenever I’m in a Sauna, I like to say, “It’s like a sauna in here.” even when I’m by myself.

I once shared a Sauna with Ingrid Michaelson when we were on tour together in Sweden. The Swedish love Saunas. I don’t recall the Sauna ever getting hot and we ended up just sitting there in the wooden box talking about how boring it was.

Tonight I had a Sauna all to myself during a spontaneous spa visit. I decided to reward my body after sitting behind the wheel for 2000 miles. The privacy of the solo-sauna gave me an opportunity to sing and chant until I got dry mouth and shortness of breath. Apparently you lose a pint of water for every 20 minutes you spend in the heat.

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Jason Mraz checked in with fans on his blog at Blogspot on Thursday (November 4), discussing the process of creating his new album and how taking a lot of time to create an album isn’t always a good idea, using an analogy Beavis or Butthead might enjoy while doing so. The singer songwriter tells readers:

You can only polish a turd for so long before it starts to fall apart. So it goes with album making. ‘Thriller’ was made in just 8 weeks while Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, though rehearsed and performed live before it was ever recorded, was made in just 2 sessions. I am not currently working on ‘Chinese Democracy’, but I have been sculpting this turd for almost a year now and it’s doesn’t even remotely resemble a Snickers Bar. My point: It’s still not ready for consumption.

Of course, it wouldn’t hurt to stop calling it a turd. After all, I’m hoping you’ll like it in the end. To be honest, throughout this whole process I never once referred to my work as sh**e or anything that resembles fecal matter. It just came to me to turn that phrase when I sat down to write this drivel. I think I’m just hungry for chocolate. This veganism and living on falafels while in studio is really making me lofty. I apologize if I poo-poo’ed the magic.

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Jason Mraz checked in on his blog at Blogspot on Tuesday (October 26), talking about the following Tuesday’s elections and his environmental activism. The singer songwriter tells readers:

This year I found both the time and resources to try things outside of my comfort zone – Like traveling to Louisiana to witness the devastation and learn ways I could help take better care of our environment. Not before that trip did I connect voting with being green. It was a powerful epiphany. Some applauded my choice to travel there. Others criticized it.

Regardless of who says what – I don’t take it personally. I thank those people for responding at all. Criticism proves they listened (to some degree). I can recall a time when the demographic my age were considered slackers. I don’t see a trace of that anymore. I only sense do-gooders everywhere. In fact, it’s hard to keep up with all the progress! (Especially the technology – which is but a reflection of the user’s ability.)

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