guilty pleasure
so last night i watched that movie coyote ugly. good lord.
that's all i have to say. (and that i'm mildly embarrassed and secretly want to go to the dallas location and do what i don't know, but go.)
Thursday, December 30, 2004 @ 09:32 PM | comments > 1977
smart commons, among other things
i'm back. ptl. the ranch was beautiful, thanks for asking. yes i took a million pictures and the firecrackers were fun. hell yeah.
moving on:
smart commons. it's a good idea. friendster? kinda, but not really. i fired friendster, it was so stooopid. myspace? again, sorta. i'm still on myspace somewhere. linked-in? if i can ever navigate the thing, i'll let you know. orkut? closer, but not quite. ok, it's like a combination of all of those, but with the ability the share stuff too. music, books, whatever. "Labeling, managing and sharing what you have in common with the people you trust."
something along the lines of organizing and maximizing relationships you already have. taking it offline and into the real world with groups, get-togethers, books, whatever. organizing the stuff/conversations/goals/projects in yer community.
ok, but it's even cooler than that. because you can have yer whole family under one 'persona' and all your i'm-pickin-up-hot-guys/gals under another persona, and yet another where you reveal only what you want to to the professional scene you are in.... it's still you, but the you that is appropriate to show to the appropriate people. the professional folks don't give a rat's a#@ if you think thunderstorms are a turn-on. or whatever.
go here to get brought up to speed. or here. or here for that matter. (and not in warbled sarahjaneglish.)
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 @ 09:55 PM | comments > 333
happy christmas
peace and presence be with you.
and if you're so inclined, please check out these wish lists.... this is what it's all about.
Friday, December 24, 2004 @ 01:24 PM | comments > 347
jiri v
whenever my little guy wants me to have him in my lap or pick him up he says, "mama, i want hold you." and then he does! he pulls my face in towards his and then he'll wrap his arms around my neck and whisper sweet nothings to me. it's the best love affair ever.
Thursday, December 23, 2004 @ 05:22 PM my family | comments > 437
continental gallery teaser
this is the direction i'm heading in for the show. the exhibit won't even go up until april, which is great! the more time i have the better for this project. feedback is welcomed.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004 @ 11:31 AM | comments > 227
christmas scramble
i think it might be about over. 99% of what needs to be printed for clients is done. only a few loose end to tie up before wednesday night and friday night and then again for saturday morning. plus, all the pertinent packages are in the mail.
hey, isn't it weird that my kids are running around in shorts and tshirts in the backyard? and all the doors in my house are wide open? yeah, and it's what, december 21? god, what a gorgeous day. for the first day of winter....
Tuesday, December 21, 2004 @ 03:57 PM | comments > 402
diary entry
excerpt from my diary 1986:
this is exactly how i have been feeling lately. disenchanted, but i still want to be an astronaut..... metaphorically speaking.
Monday, December 20, 2004 @ 10:23 AM proof that i'm a nerd | comments > 439
therese power : IR Gallery
saturday, december 18
7-9 PM
IR Gallery
new works by Therese Power
we went to UD together and didn't know it at the time. how cool is that?
Saturday, December 18, 2004 @ 01:01 AM gallery events | comments > 405
i'm procrastinating
i have soooooo much to do tonight and tomorrow day/night, it's ridiculous. so i'm going to sit here and type meanless sh*t. and then go fix myself a snack. and organize my desk. and then maybe take a hot bath and go to bed. ha, wishful.
in more beautiful news, i look forward to the silence and peacefulness that is the ranch. the big night skies where you can see the milky way. and sitting by the fire reading long after the kids have gone to bed. can. not. wait.
Thursday, December 16, 2004 @ 09:59 PM | comments > 164
john kim closing reception tonight
tonight. last chance to see the show before it comes down tomorrow.
7-9 PM.
impromptu. potentially intimate. and always a good time.
IR Gallery
photos by me.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 @ 10:51 AM gallery events | comments > 1128
insert title here
brain bending day. faxes and more faxes and phone numbers and frantic accumulation of paperwork for the plane ride tomorrow. ack.
meeting with nyddia. like i said before: WATCH OUT WORLD!!!! fer real. yo.
generosity and inspiration. yep, it all fits the bill.
Monday, December 13, 2004 @ 11:33 PM | comments > 61
gallery hopping
it's my job now. rock on.
friday night:
- Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery for an exhibit of Nickolas Muray portraits of Frida Kahlo. gorgeous hobnobbing and gorgeous work.
- a homeshow over off of mockingbird to see the works of jim frederick and billy miller. super nice guys and great food!.
- continental gallery for the pigeon stone project presentaion of austin turley. omg. they hurt my head they're so good. the defy logic and time and space and i kinda sorta bought one. yep, sho nuf. (disclaimer: the work shown in the link is from earlier this year. the new stuff is even more amazing)
saturday night:
- plush gallery
- avenue arts venue fashion show. it WRAWKED!!! and boy, was it fun. the models were just precious.
- dancing at club cleariew with rachel. i know, i know, that's so 2003, but we sure did have fun. and i twisted my ankle.
Sunday, December 12, 2004 @ 03:46 PM | comments > 123
it's a gas
me: "wow, so is that full of gas?"
him: "yeah, 5200 gallons."
me: "far out"
him: "yeah, it's like driving a bomb"
me: "cool, well, have a good night!"
Sunday, December 12, 2004 @ 02:21 AM | comments > 392
bowl of oranges
I'm on a bright eyes kick today.
The rain had started tapping
on the window near my bed
There was a loop hole in my dreaming
so I got out of it
And to my surprise my eyes were wide and already open
Just my nightstand and my dresser
where those nightmares had just been
So I dressed myself and left then
out into the gray streets
But everything seemed different
and completly new me
The sky, the trees, houses, buildings
even my own body
And each person I encountered,
I couldn't wait to meet
And I came upon a doctor
who appeared in quite poor health
I said, "there's nothing I can do for you, you can't do for yourself"
He said, "oh yes you can, just hold my hand, I think that that would help"
So i sat with him a while and i asked him how he felt
he said, "I think I'm cured, no infact I'm sure of it
thank you stranger... for your theraputic smile."
So that's how I learned the lesson
that everyone's alone
And your eyes must do some raining
if you're ever gonna grow
When crying don't help, you can't compose yourself,
it's best to compose a poem
An honest verse of longing
or a simple song of hope
That's why I'm singing, baby, don't worry
cause now i've got you back
And everytime you feel like crying
I'm gonna try to make you laugh
And if i can't, if it just hurts too bad,
then we'll wait for it to pass
And i will keep you company
through those days so long and black
We'll keep working on the problem
we know we'll never solve
Of love's uneven remainders
there lies fractions of a whole
But if the world could remain within a frame
like a painting on a wall
then i think we'd see the beauty then
And stand staring in awe
At our still lives posed
like a bowl of oranges
like a story told
by the fault lines and the soul
Friday, December 10, 2004 @ 01:09 PM | comments > 439
cinderella
eva and i went to fair park tonight to check out the operatic version of cinderella. she loved it, although she kept asking me what on earth was happening. in this version, there's no step-mother. there's a step-father. there's also no glass slipper, instead a sparkly bracelet. further, the whole thing was in italian, bless her little heart.
what i really liked about the story tonight was how she wasn't some desperate cinder-maid, waiting for a (*gasp*) man to save her. she was simply an entity of beauty and hope and love. she forgave her evil step-sisters and evil step-father and insisted her new groom do the same. very cool actually.
Thursday, December 09, 2004 @ 12:27 AM my family | comments > 2432
this christmas....
{i was a little over-top-militant when i first wrote this last night. i'm severely altering what i first wrote. here's what i experienced while tossing and turning in my sleep... how i feel obligated to alter what i write because of an audience of potential clients, family, friends, whatnot. i don't want to make people wrong. just re-think the current state of 'christ'-mas.}
some alternatives to traditional consumerist christmases past we've been toying with are:
1. Hundred Dollar Holidays: spend a hundred dollars or less. period. (thank you daniel for this one.)
2. Buy Nothing Christmas: buynothingchristmas.org
3. Recycled Christmas: make stuff. recycle stuff. enjoy the creativity.
4. Donated Christmas: donate money to each person's favorite charities. here's the one we donate to.
gawd, i'm a wimp. i'll shut up now.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004 @ 06:36 PM | comments > 116
happy birthday sissy!!
circa 1980. shown is some random girl with awesome hair in the foreground. myself with some super-cool garter belts on my arms and some amazing blue sneakers with rainbow laces contemplating the possible moves my sister is going to make in her fantastic mojo sweater. what's bizarre is the jumbo checkers set was recently given to my sister's daughter. tee-hee.
Monday, December 06, 2004 @ 03:38 PM | comments > 302
inspiration is the dank air today
i feel it. and it's nice. i tell ya, we're all on the cusp of something huge. i'm so turned on by all this great art i keep seeing and the wonderful people in my life. strangers i meet. relationships that gain momentum. my sweet kids and husband....
Sunday, December 05, 2004 @ 03:18 PM | comments > 329
magnolia reception: pamela rabin
tonight. magnolia bar gallery. mckinney@lemmon in the fatabulous west village.
pamela rabin showing new photographs from her hometown of san francisco.
7-9 PM. drink specials abound. yo.
Friday, December 03, 2004 @ 10:09 AM gallery events | comments > 236
i bought some artwork today!
and i'm thrilled. and it's bad-ass. my first ever purchase. i sell my own work all the time and sell others work all the time, but i myself have never bought a thing. i spent quite a bit on it, considering i need a winter coat and a door handle on my car more than i need a painting.... but i do need this one. suddenly all that stuff seemed stupid and it's more important to own this piece of inspiration.
it's a nick mathis piece. it's a self-portrait. it looks like he's is tied up, but maybe he just has a striped shirt on. whatever. to me he's tied up and has a knife in his mouth. i feel like that these days. i possess what it takes to be free, but don't know how to do it..... yet. free from what you may be asking yourself??? dunno. just stuff. stuff. stuff. and more stuff. i love the piece and thinking about it and looking at it and figuring it out give me joy. and it looks sooooo good on my yellow and white striped dining room walls. there's a companion painting and if i had the money, i'd have gotten it too. alas.
{disclaimer} i justified my purchase today because i spent what i had made off of him in commissions at the magnolia show we took down earlier this afternoon and i sold two pieces of my photography!!! wahoo!
Thursday, December 02, 2004 @ 05:10 PM | comments > 117
people take pictures of each other. just to prove that they really existed.
i printed for about 2 hours last night. contact sheets. portraits. fray day. some of the are simply gorgeous. two whole rolls were pictures eva took. me framing pictures, us hanging out on the steps, me talking with nyddia, shooting ross odom taking down his photographs.... cool stuff. i'd have never seen it. the best part is they're all composed pretty darn well. i know a lot of adults who can't take pictures as well as she can. i plan on printing several of them up (with the insane amount of free time i have. right.) and putting them in the photoblog area. i'll keep ya posted.
