Friday, September 12, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
February, March, now April
Sticking to my goals:
Professional: Applied for a shot-in-the-dark scholarship through the Americans for the Arts, and actually got it!!! I'm now one of their "Emerging Leaders of Color" representing the midwest at national meetings. Woo hoo!
Creative: Bought some 30' by 40' canvases for my big painting/ sculpture project. Also, will be performing this summer. I auditioned and got into a performance project at the Guild Complex Chicago with some powerful poets and artists, and a great director.
Personal: Ran the shamrock shuffle with my family and Kart. Ran my fastest time yet: 10 minute miles. My legs and back were killing me the next day. I'm getting too old for all this "moving muscles" mumbo jumbo.
On a family tip, mom went to Vipassana (where she'll be for her bday..)(Dad just got back, loved it, and convinced her to do it), my beautiful Dada is in town, Vimal's interviewing for his next step, and Vish is almost done with her first year of college.
And two more another-one-bites-the-dust bachelorette parties in Vegas this year. I don't understand the facination with Vegas (every building's bigger than the last, almost naked women, binge drinking, gambling, bright lights, all-u-can-eat buffets... it's what happens when men have unlimited amts of $ to build a city...)
Eeeesh.
Professional: Applied for a shot-in-the-dark scholarship through the Americans for the Arts, and actually got it!!! I'm now one of their "Emerging Leaders of Color" representing the midwest at national meetings. Woo hoo!
Creative: Bought some 30' by 40' canvases for my big painting/ sculpture project. Also, will be performing this summer. I auditioned and got into a performance project at the Guild Complex Chicago with some powerful poets and artists, and a great director.
Personal: Ran the shamrock shuffle with my family and Kart. Ran my fastest time yet: 10 minute miles. My legs and back were killing me the next day. I'm getting too old for all this "moving muscles" mumbo jumbo.
On a family tip, mom went to Vipassana (where she'll be for her bday..)(Dad just got back, loved it, and convinced her to do it), my beautiful Dada is in town, Vimal's interviewing for his next step, and Vish is almost done with her first year of college.
And two more another-one-bites-the-dust bachelorette parties in Vegas this year. I don't understand the facination with Vegas (every building's bigger than the last, almost naked women, binge drinking, gambling, bright lights, all-u-can-eat buffets... it's what happens when men have unlimited amts of $ to build a city...)
Eeeesh.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
eeesh. it's been a long while.
wow. I've let this go for a long while.
I hope all of you are doing well, and are genuinely happy.
New Year's came and went. 2008 is going to be the year I reclaim my life. I can feel it, and it feels good.
So far, I've been doing well with my goals for this year:
1. Lead with Creativity
Started off January with an Art workshop at WomanMade Gallery, which was amazing. I also have a few painting/sculpture fusion ideas that I'm excited to test out.
2. Make time for myself
Just got back from Vipassana, and it was one of the most difficult, best decisions I've ever made. Vipassana is 10 days of silent meditation based on Buddhist philosophies. To be more clear: 10 days of silence. No talking, no phone, no music, no writing, no reading, no journals, no eye contact, no touching (i.e. no hugging or tackling), no gestures, no nothing. It was quite possible the longest and most fruitful 10 days of my life so far.
I discovered that my mind is a resilient, scary, intense place, and surprisingly, a lot darker than I imagined. Visually, it's what you would see if you mashed up the movies The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, and What Dreams May Come(both the heaven and hell scenes), with Gaudi's sculptures in Barcelona.
I can't really explain what the experience felt like in any way that I feel others could relate to, because it is so completely different for every individual. I would however, highly, highly, recommend it to anyone who wants to geniunely understand themselves.
3. Simplify and prioritize, learn to say no
Going snowboarding to take advantage of the weather (yay!).
Hearing Angela Davis speak on "How you make sustainable social change happen". Prepping for the Shamrock Shuffle tradition in a month.
Making time for quality time with my friends and family.
So far, so good.
Also, random tangent: my friend Ranjit wrote an article on me. It's a strange experience to see someone other than yourself explain you in words.
***
Lastly, my Dada is in India this month. I'm tempted to go back sometime soon. There's a lot of great headway being made on projects that were just an idea when I was there. If I wasn't so committed to the work I'm doing now, I wouldn't have much hesitation in going back.
I hope all of you are doing well, and are genuinely happy.
New Year's came and went. 2008 is going to be the year I reclaim my life. I can feel it, and it feels good.
So far, I've been doing well with my goals for this year:
1. Lead with Creativity
Started off January with an Art workshop at WomanMade Gallery, which was amazing. I also have a few painting/sculpture fusion ideas that I'm excited to test out.
2. Make time for myself
Just got back from Vipassana, and it was one of the most difficult, best decisions I've ever made. Vipassana is 10 days of silent meditation based on Buddhist philosophies. To be more clear: 10 days of silence. No talking, no phone, no music, no writing, no reading, no journals, no eye contact, no touching (i.e. no hugging or tackling), no gestures, no nothing. It was quite possible the longest and most fruitful 10 days of my life so far.
I discovered that my mind is a resilient, scary, intense place, and surprisingly, a lot darker than I imagined. Visually, it's what you would see if you mashed up the movies The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, and What Dreams May Come(both the heaven and hell scenes), with Gaudi's sculptures in Barcelona.
I can't really explain what the experience felt like in any way that I feel others could relate to, because it is so completely different for every individual. I would however, highly, highly, recommend it to anyone who wants to geniunely understand themselves.
3. Simplify and prioritize, learn to say no
Going snowboarding to take advantage of the weather (yay!).
Hearing Angela Davis speak on "How you make sustainable social change happen". Prepping for the Shamrock Shuffle tradition in a month.
Making time for quality time with my friends and family.
So far, so good.
Also, random tangent: my friend Ranjit wrote an article on me. It's a strange experience to see someone other than yourself explain you in words.
***
Lastly, my Dada is in India this month. I'm tempted to go back sometime soon. There's a lot of great headway being made on projects that were just an idea when I was there. If I wasn't so committed to the work I'm doing now, I wouldn't have much hesitation in going back.