2010

I would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy new year. I am excited for a new beginning, a chance to make more of myself and continue to learn and grow as an individual. A few things on my new year 'to do' list, also known as "resolutions" if you will...

1) Keep my head held high
2) Take more risks
3) Breath
4) Read more books
5) Drink less beer
6) Maintain a workout regimen
7) Write more snail mail
8) Enjoy life as a process without becoming overwhelmed with the 'big picture'
9) Find financial stability
10) Make more arts and fart and crafts
11) Make out more often then none


Those are the top eleven.


ENJOY! P-A-R-T-Y! AND BE SAFE!

american mouth

to live will be a great adventure

An excerpt from a conversation I had with a good friend of mine. This is my response on life and how we should be living it.

When did we as adults become so hesitant to live our lives? I don't understand when the moment happened when subconscious became real and our intuitions were struck by acts of fear. What is there to fear? Everything that society/our minds tell us to be afraid of isn't real. There are no tangible reasons for fearing anything. Money? Money is a number, a stupid number. Consequences? What is consequence without risk? Risk? There is simply nothing to lose.

Life is about the process, the journey. If you can't find peace with yourself in the moment of things then why bother? "Things", "life" can change at any given moment and we as humans are not always conditioned to be flexible. I think the best ideology to live life is nothing short than to live it to the fullest. That of course can be and will be subjective to each individual. It is up to us to create our own definition of what "happiness" is. It won't be the same as everyone else, nor should it. I think we have lost sight of what is real and what really matters in life. The best part of everything is that we have full control over everything. We can determine our own destiny. What a great adventure that is.

nh

winter birds

lil burnor

I can't wait to snuggle

east to west

I miss this face

tis the season

i'm yours with a lil twist

ms molly

hold onto nothing

lil one

MacBook Pro

Gray or Blue

it's been a while...

An extended apology goes out to everyone, I've been neglected updating but am ready to get back to it.


Here are a few updates...

1) I resigned from my job with AmeriCorps about a month ago.
2) I chose to couch hop/nanny until I "figured it out"
3) I am trying to figure out housing at the moment...I'm 99% sure I'll be moving to Queens very soon
4) I started my internship with another gallery type project called GloveBox.
5) I need another part time job to help sustain my living and habits...

Everything is going in the "right" direction. I'm looking forward to what is "next".

October 16th

Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros

The Bestest...

miss

insightful

The Invitation
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Canadian Teacher and Author

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

cravings

lately

summer soundtrack

check'em outtt:::

Check out the new digs. This is where it's at.

www.dancepartymassacre.com

britain's finest

no bueno

if i had netflix

today's soundtrack includes...

parlez vous francais?

I'd like to get back into it...

want/need