Filed under: Now on December 31st, 2010 | No Comments »

January 2010 { My nephew, Mr. Gage was born! And seeing my sister take on the role of being a mother was quite terrifying but also a beautiful moment in life. } February 2010 { First I said goodbye to those that shaped me and also supported me in everything I attempted, I headed to [...]

Filed under: adventure, Art, Music, Now, Teaching, travel on December 30th, 2010 | No Comments »

I am real excited about the New Year.I even enjoy the feeling of the 1st of any month. Here is a beautiful {free} calendar to download By goal  is mainly focusing on having no qualms in the next year.  During my temple stay, I made a list of them. And also solutions. I suggest you [...]

Filed under: adventure, Art, Music, Now on December 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

It was 54 hrs of pure stillness With a schedule that allowed little to no wandering mentally, I was able to clear out all the things that had crowded my mind. I was able to make a list of improvements I could make, and I was able to feel the strong and wondrous energy from [...]

Filed under: adventure on December 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

1. deactivate facebook account 2. leave apartment squeaky clean 3. turn cell phone off 4. pack only the necessities 5. memorize the 108 bows 6. concentrate completely on what i will absorb the next 4 days 7. let go Ps. Don’t be worried, might sound like I am disappearing, but some sort of longing for [...]

Filed under: Now, travel on December 20th, 2010 | No Comments »

I am very close to celebrating MEXIMAS, just a festive reason to make Mexican food and gather for the Christmas {ness}. Eric and I had a mess of a time making horchatas last night. We will partake in the greatness of sweet rice milk & cinnamon very very soon. So before I depart, and with the weekend [...]

Filed under: adventure, Music, Now on December 17th, 2010 | No Comments »

Dear Circumstances, Thanks for bringing me to the awareness that you are far beyond control. That words unspoken just fester, and that love learned and lost is still worth holding on to. It feels ten fold to know that unbearable sadness is no longer there, and you have forgiven all that was mistaken.  It makes everything so much [...]

Filed under: Now, travel on December 15th, 2010 | No Comments »

Not quite a tangerine in my opinion, but on every corner in the city. At least 10 for less than 2 dollars, and they are so delicious when cold! Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul Terribly cold in Seoul this past weekend. We explored alleys, shops, and galleries. This was the special find for me that day. [...]

Filed under: adventure, Art, Music, travel on December 15th, 2010 | No Comments »

Now that the studio space is equipped with a coffee machine and heater, all is well.

Filed under: Art on December 14th, 2010 | No Comments »

In the drowsy dark caves of the mind dreams build their nest with fragments dropped from day’s caravan. Spring scatters the petals of flowers that are not for the fruits of the future, but for the moment’s whim. Joy freed from the bond of earth’s slumber rushes into numberless leaves, and dances in the air [...]

Filed under: Now on December 9th, 2010 | 3 Comments »