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from Wally Lamb

In west on 09/17/2011 at 7:22 pm

Revisiting this book I read years ago:

This was what could happen to you: you could end up this far from where you thought you were going.
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I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway.
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I stumbled from the dark woods of my own, and my family’s, and my country’s past, holding in my hands these truths: that love grows from the rich loam of forgiveness; that mongrels make good dogs; that the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things.

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FRIDAY

In west on 09/16/2011 at 2:48 pm

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Steve Jobs

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Wisdom for the day

In east on 09/15/2011 at 9:49 am

Seek (and keep on seeking) and you shall find –Ann

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Welcome to Pacific Standard Time

In west on 09/13/2011 at 12:11 am

 

Pacific Standard Time is an unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene. Beginning October 2011, over 60 cultural institutions will make their contributions to this region-wide initiative encompassing every major L.A. art movement from 1945 to 1980. Celebrate the era that continues to inspire the world.

This video is great – good man Kiedis and one of our favorite artists, Ed Ruscha.

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library etiquette

In east on 09/12/2011 at 7:04 pm

Today I spent some time at my favorite library in Manhattan– Bryant Park’s beautiful Schwarzman Building. On my way out of one of the reading rooms I encountered a slew of paparazzi and a line of tall beautiful women. They were walking into a room that was transformed into a 1920’s salon. The fashion show was hosted by designer Thom Browne. Apparently Anna Dello Russo was in the audience. I love Anna mainly for her unbashful fashion but also because I just found out she gave a shout out to artist Do Ho Suh who currently has an amazing show at Lehmann Maupin.

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In Memoriam

In west on 09/11/2011 at 6:00 am

What is amazing is that in that moment, there was a moment before that we saw that plane, that second plane, and there was a moment after, and it’s like two different worlds, those two moments. I mean, literally, I can feel like I can remember the exact second when the whole world changed and my life changed forever. — AUDREY J. MARCUS, from NYT’s The Reckoning

I remember exactly where I was when I heard about the first plane crash: sophomore year of high school, Riverside building, standing at Tatiana’s locker.

Blessed be,

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firenze as home

In west on 09/11/2011 at 12:26 am

maybe it’s all the jersey shore i’ve been watching, but i’ve been thinking about florence a lot lately. n and i lived in the rooms pictured for five months, with three other girls. our windows looked onto an apartment across the way and in the middle you can see one of the guys playing his guitar. our living room couch remains my single favorite part of our entire place. through the lit room on the left is our bedroom where we slept in twin beds side by side, then there’s a christmas stocking hanging off the window, it was december when we left.

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Body Pressure

In east on 09/10/2011 at 4:02 pm

Press as much of the front surface of your body (palms in or out, left or right cheek) against the wall as possible.

Press very hard and concentrate.

Form an image of yourself (suppose you had just stepped forward) on the opposite side of the wall pressing against the wall very hard.

Press very hard and concentrate on the image pressing very hard.

(the image of pressing very hard)

Press your front surface and back surface toward each other and begin to ignore or block the thickness of the wall. (remove the wall)

Think how various parts of your body press against the wall; which parts touch and which do not.

Consider the parts of your back which press against the wall; press hard and feel how the front and back of your body press together.

Concentrate on tension in the muscles, pain where bones meet, fleshy deformations that occur under pressure; consider body hair, perspiration, odors (smells).

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Accept Defeat

In west on 09/08/2011 at 11:37 pm

class was so good tonight

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We are the goon squad

In east on 09/07/2011 at 7:37 pm

Fashion Week officially kicks off tomorrow and while I am far from a clothing connoisseur I am very intrigued by all the events popping up in the city. After some gallery openings tomorrow evening I’m going to mingle with the fashionista’s at Fashion’s Night Out. Oh what to wear.

Oooh, fashion!

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