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I am fully aware that there are unimaginably terrible things going on in the lives of people all around the world. Undoubtedly, #1 on most of our minds right now is the unbelievable catastrophe in Haiti. I get that. And when I think about that, it puts everything into perspective, and I’m reminded that things Read more

Fragility Pronunciation: frə-ˈjil-ət-ēFunction: noun:the quality or state of being easily broken or destroyed I have recently been reminded of the fragility of life. The most obvious is the recent earthquake in Haiti, which the word devastation doesn’t begin to describe. But besides that, I was informed earlier this week about the death of a family Read more

“Some of us are allowing the wrong people to sit in the front seat of our lives when we need to kindly escort them to the balcony to watch from a distance.” I think this has become one of my absolute favorite quotes, considering some of the events that transpired in my life during 2009. Read more

One year ago, I was EAGERLY awaiting the end of 2008. And I mean EAGERLY. Sitting in a hotel room in Emeryville, California, I couldn’t help but shake my head at the irony surrounding the fact that I chose a time zone that forced me to extend that horrible year another 3 hours. I wanted, Read more

Couldn’t help myself with the title. ☺ But this is actually a serious post. Last Thursday, I received a forwarded email from a friend that she received from her neighbor…very close neighbor (she is the wife of the victim). It reads as follows: He came home late from work tonight (about 10:45). He pulled his Read more

Last Saturday morning (11.22.09), Lee offered me a bribe that I couldn’t refuse. He said, “I’ll take you to Starbucks if you go to the dog park with us” [‘us’ meaning him and Nala]. He knows the dog park is my least favorite place. So after I thought about it for a good 1.89 seconds, Read more

As dramatic as it may sound, one year ago today, my life changed. November 22 started out as a fairly typical Saturday, except that I had a nagging feeling all day. I was extremely sad. Lee and I hung out at home all day, and even watching comedies couldn’t cheer me up. I called my Read more

Last Friday (11.13.09), this year’s Artists-in-Residence program at the school where I work came to an end. I was asked to produce a video recapping the program (which can be viewed by clicking on the screen below – about 18 minutes long). Producing an 18-minute video from 240 minutes of video footage and over 1,600 Read more

I have to admit that I’ve never been one to take pictures or video footage at funerals. I don’t handle death very well at all, and for me, personally, I don’t want memories from a day like that. But on Saturday (October 31), I attended the funeral of my great grandmother. At the end of Read more

This is me on October 23 at a party at a good friend’s house. You wouldn’t think I was at a party from the way I’m dressed, but this is my alter ego. Here is a snippet of the email that went out to the guests prior to the party, which helped me determine what Read more