tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77825992009-02-23T21:45:37.653-08:00a stitch in time.amstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632713902827772131noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7782599.post-76973831935492793802008-11-24T12:47:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:21:09.341-08:00

(this is not my image. I found it on-line and can't remember where. I hope the person who made this beautiful piece doesn't mind me using it here. It is just perfect.)This weekend I went to San Francisco with my dearest Chloë. We left late on Thursday and by the time we got on the other side of the grapevine, we had caught up on the last weeks events and I had shared my troubles over a recent

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Words of wisdom from Rob @ FWA:In his book Signs of Success, astrologer Steven Weiss says "The question 'Do you believe in astrology?' is like asking someone if they believe in art." I agree. Picture a no-nonsense physicist gazing at a Kandinsky painting, with its teeming blobs of mad color and exuberant shapes, and declaring it to be a superstitious eruption of delusion that's not based on a

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I cried too.And I wasn't alone. My neighbourhood was alive with people in the streets banging pots and pans, honking horns, jumping up and down, buying rounds of drinks, smiling and screaming on street corners. Long after midnight, I had to close all my windows just to get some sleep and I slept with a HUGE smile on my face. FINALLY, there is a leader of this country I can call MY PRESIDENT.There

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This is how I started my morning. Standing with neighbors on-line all smiles and eager chit-chat. Now, I am at work hitting the refresh button on the Huffington Post and I find that I can hardly wait for the polls to start closing.so I've gone down my favourites list and ended up listening--with bubbling anxious optimism--to this little jam that Josh posted earlier this month on Tiny Gigantic:

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Paul Newman died today. I ate my breakfast and drank coffee while reading this article in the NYT. While reading the header elicited an, "oh no" from me, my usual easy to tear eyes where dry until I got to the end. “We are such spendthrifts with our lives,” Mr. Newman once told a reporter. “The trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running

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happy about:+ not having to work today (even better since I thought I might have to)+ sleeping in and having eggs for breakfast+ my green bean, garlic and pancetta salad for Lisa & John's BBQ+ rodriquez radio on Pandora+ the gray morning breaking to soft sunbittersweet attention to:~ my studies for Customs Brokers License Exam ~ no fire in my oven and a batch of Banana Bread in waiting~ Sarah

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When I was in NY last month I was super impressed with the sonotube garden (aka Public Farm One)at PS1. Since my return to Los Angeles, some part of my brain has been designing a single tube hanging garden for my apartment window. Plans aren't finished, but I'll show and tell when they are.The reasons are more than one, but I wish I was in New York (LIC) tomorrow [8 8 8], so I could attend this

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Upon gentle pressure from good friends, I made the switch. Since I rarely log on to 'myspace' it wasn't quite a switch as much as opening an account at facebook and taking it from there. Perhaps it's the allure of the 'new' but I find that facebook suits me better. It has proven an excellent way to keep up with a wide range of friends in one extended login. With the kibosh on the scrabulous (so

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In 2006, my good friend Jessie took me to Africa with him, where we spent September in Kenya and Uganda. Today I went to an engagement party for Jessie and his lovely fiancée Lisa Marie. At the party this afternoon I was able to catch up with many of the people I traveled with just two summers ago. That trip was intensely beautiful and life changing. I returned with a deep love for the planet and

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As of this month, I will have been employed at my current job for ten years. Nine of the them in a full time position, and the first as an 'independent contractor'. I truly like my colleagues and clients, I am paid well, I have benefits and a 401K that grows as much as I am willing to do without each paycheck. I get regular travel bonuses, three weeks paid vacation, floating holidays, and a

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keyword: p l a y

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I have been asked if I should reconsider my birth-control method.have hormones played a part in my weekend hyper-sensitivity? I imagine the answer is yes, but I know not to blame it on my endocrine system alone.It's safe to say that silence was golden and a little 'me time' required. I was in a funk and perfectly content to sit in it until I figured out it's source. My investigations have been

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On the front of this leaflet we present our new seal and on the back our library bookplate.Since we are now in the middle of our second year, it is clear that we have not designed them in a hurry. Meanwhile we have tried to clarify differing opinions concerning this matter of a college emblem.As will be at once obvious, we have no inclination to play at being Greeks, Troubadours, or Victorians;

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for the last few weeks, I've been taking single days off work. the first was a need to take care of some personal appointments and the second was a chance to get a fantastic massage by a visitor from Australia. both days enjoyed full stop. this morning, I awoke with an upset stomach and I can't help but feel that my body is just wanting another single day break.outside the sky is grey and cloudy.

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Last Spring I had a chance to meet an old friend in Chicago whilst there for work. We ordered one of each flavour milkshakes (strawberry, vanilla + chocolate) and sat and chatted in my hotel room while listening to the mixed CD he brought for me. (I do love a simple gesture!) I'm missing him today and after only two exchanges of emails, I want for his orbit to circle around again soon.Last night

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my mom reminded me on Sunday that I had not updated my blog since Christmas and as a result, she did not know what's going on in my world. If that isn't reason enough to keep this on-line journal, I'm not certain what is.I know this space has been many things since it's inception. - a place to dream- a place to create and pronounce- a place to tally interests and inspirationand as of late,- a

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so good.I'm enjoying friends + family. I hope you are too.be well + see you in 2008.binary year of wonder...here we come!

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Will be spending the Thanksgiving weekend in London, mostly work butfun and friends too.Eat some turkey and all the fixings for me please.And tell everyone how much you care.

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this morning I woke at Lisa + Johns after an impromptu slumber party which had me up at 8:00 in the delightful zen guest room listening to the silence and deep in thought.after curry and flat bread, before a glass of bubbly and the mix of last nights events, Lisa and I talked about inner oceans. the performance later of Mad Gregs at Dangerous Curve left me feeling much better than the mix of

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November 16 Four of Clubs Give your ideas a platform to stand on, as practical thinking will take you forward at light speed today if you choose to engage. There is a strong mystical element to this day, and spiritual work will be substantially rewarded. It's a fabulous day to write, or publish, or create new foundations for lasting ventures. Enjoy.

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last night, on my walk with Alex, I came across a movie poster for 'The Golden Compass'--the first film to adapt from a trilogy of books by British author Philip Pullman.To note, the author published this first book in England under his chosen title 'Northern Lights' and the North and mysterious phenomenon play major roles in the stories. 'His Dark Materials' is a binding term for all three books

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we had record club again this weekend. Lisa + John (newly married) named this month 'Neuvo-ember' and the mission was clear...only new songs from this year and JW brought this song. what a way to start what ended up being a fantastic assortment of songs.(I love the way the camera moves around in this sideways clip...you can tell the operator was dancing about.)enjoy and bring on the week!

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opening this evening for C. FinleyTreehouse Gallery > 2345 Olympic Blvd. | downtown LAmusical performance at 11pm::notes from installation:

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