Just another silly poem

I was at work one day and my pants wouldn't stay where I wanted them too. I knew didn't have any safety pins, but I reached into my pocket anyway. I found a bobby pin and a paper clip. I stuck the on my pants and took shallow breathes for the rest of the day. FYI my pants stayed up. Have a poem:

I have my,

Pins to hold my pants up,

Socks that I made myself,

A button down shirt from ninth grade,

and a sweater from the clearance rack,

I work in an office now.

They say they understand

that "I'm on a budget".

But I say,

I'm drowning...and trying to

keep my head above the water.

Sunday Music: The Runaways

Recently I watched The Runaways starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. I have to say, though I wasn't expecting too, I really enjoyed this movie! It is based on the story of the all-girl rock band that rose to fame in the last 1970s. The Runaways became a hit in 1977 thanks to there single "Cherry Bomb" in Japan.

So I have two videos today, both are of the there single "Cherry Bomb".  The first video is of The Runways in Japan in 1977.

The second is from the movie(embedding has been disabled click link). I gained some respect for both the lead actresses, and if you watch both videos I think you might see why.

A la Prochaine!

Burning the Midnight Oil

I've been writing the silliest poems. There very short and are usually written near bedtime or right as I'm waking up. Proof, I think, that my brain never really shuts down. I sometimes fall asleep thinking about all the things I need to dothen wake up and continue my internal convorsations. Either that, or that my subconscious mind runs wild at night when my conscious mind rest.

Have a poem:

Dear Mother,

Can you warm our cores,
so that we can free ourselves from our bidding layers

So that Spring can bring me hope and wash away my troubles,

So that your parks can turn green again,
instead of the muddy brown

So that summer can lull me to sleep at night

So that the boys can chase after me in my short skirts

Most importantly trhough,
 so that I can walk around my apartment in my undies!

But only if it pleases you can you do these things dear Mother,

...Dear Mother of all things green.

A la prochaine!

Maps

I've been doing some thinking about where I want to travel to this fall. I'm staying in the US. This time. I've never been farther then NJ, and have only been there because my father used to live there. I can't plan with out some kind of visual inspiration so I went to Barnes and Nobles and brought a map of the USA last week. Here's what I'm planning on doing.

From NY I'm going to go too:

• Charlotte, NC
• Then on to Virgina(where my father now lives),
• Then Baltimore(to see one of my uncle, I have two favorites. the other lives in Chicago)
• New Jersey(to see my nephew)
• and then back home to NY.

 If you look at all of these places on a map you'll see that I'll be going in a straight path from NC onward. That's kind of why I chose these places. That and the fact that I will only need to stay in a hotel in NC, all the other places I can stay with family! So that's the plan, and though plans change I hope this one doesn't.

A la prochaine!

A Mental Check-In

(Photo Taken 6/2010 in Brooklyn, NY)

So its been maybe a week since I decided that I wasn't going to do project 365 this year. I stand by that decision still. It won't have felt right doing the project any other way then I had originally planned. What's bugging me now is that all the things I said I was going to do instead I haven't been doing. I've "reinvented" this blog over a couple of times.

Recently I decided on a topic that I wanted to stick with. Art, duh, ofcourse. I wanted to start interviewing all kinds of artists(I'm doing it!) I wanted to start doing photography again for myself(most importantly!), and I wanted to start going to see more art. I love opening receptions at galleries! I love going to museums, and I hardly ever do these things.

I haven't been taking photographs as much as I would like too. My bag is stuffed with to many textbooks these days. When I do take out my camera, though,its to take an image(s) that I've thought long and about. I'm happy with the direction that I'm going in. I haven't been going to opening/museums because at the end of the day I'm exhausted.

I think the reason I don't always accomplish the goals I set for myself is because I set unrealistic goals. Yes I want to go run around NYC marveling at everything, but I don't have the time! I'm a working full-time college student who WILL be graduating at the end of the summer!

So here are my new goals for this blog:

• At the beginning of every month I'll post an Artist Talk.
• Once a month I'll go to an opening reception or museum and marvel at everything!
• Twice the month I'll go exploring with my camera. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to do this yet. Should I go exploring in the city(randomly) or find free events to go to? Like live music shows.

I'm keep my list short for now. If I can manage doing these things then I'll add more. That's what being responsible is all about. Right?

A la prochaine!