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Friday, April 29, 2011
Lotus Drops (my eldest) in the East Bay Express
Bass Time Continuum
When: Second and Fourth Friday of every month, 9 p.m. Price: $5, free before 10 p.m.
Whether or not you're infatuated with dubstep as a medium, it's hard to dispute the creativity of Lotus Drops, a DJ who treats each mix as though it were a genuine sound installation, rather than wallpaper for a dance club. Most of Lotus' mixes have a devisable narrative arc - beginning, say, with a low thrum of strings that leads to a glitchy snare-and-kick beat, which gets more and more complicated. Sound effects accrue until they eventually blur out the drum pattern. Altogether, Lotus seems more concerned with texture than groove. But that's part of her appeal. She'll spin this week at Bass Time Continuum, a dubstep event that also features sets by Energy Alchemist, Bitch Plz, Benito, and Mr. Rise. Israeli artist Shoresh will be painting live. At Club Six (60 Sixth St., San Francisco) Friday, April 8, 9 p.m. Free before 10 p.m., or $5 thereafter. ClubSix1.com
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
How Genius Works - The Culture Report
- Chuck Close
- T. C. Boyle
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Paul Simon
- Sarah Ruhl & Scott Bradley
- Tim Burton
- Grant Achatz
- J Mays
- Frank Gehry
- Michael Bierut
- Laura & Kate Mulleavy
- Lupe Fiasco
- Ben Katchor
- Bonnie Fisher & Boris Dramov
More Culture Coverage
New Fiction
Great art begins with an idea. Sometimes a vague or even bad one. How does that spark of creativity find its way to the canvas, the page, the dinner plate, or the movie screen? How is inspiration refined into the forms that delight or provoke us? We enlisted some of America’s foremost artists to discuss the sometimes messy, frequently maddening, and almost always mysterious process of creating something new.
Chuck Close
The hyper-realist painter discusses how he makes a portrait, why he favors neutral expressions, and the many ways his style has changed
T. C. Boyle
The award-winning novelist and short story writer discusses the impact technology has had on his creative process—and shares an early draft of his best-selling novel, The Tortilla Curtain
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
With DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda II opening in theaters this month, the film's director describes the three-year process of bringing an animated character to life
Paul Simon
The 12-time Grammy winner shares pages from the lyric notebook he used to write his new album, So Beautiful or So What
Sarah Ruhl & Scott Bradley
A playwright with a uniquely imaginative visual style and a set designer with a particularly artistic process explain how they collaborated on the play Eurydice
Tim Burton
The Academy Award-winning director with a style all his own explains where he drew inspiration to bring the characters from Alice in Wonderland to the big screen
J Mays
A celebrated auto designer who's re-imagined a variety of classics shares the process by which he and his team of designers are creating a brand new Ford concept car
Frank Gehry
Long revered for his sculptural style, the Pritzker-winning architect discusses the drafts for an angular new building, the New World Symphony Miami
Michael Bierut
The graphic designer shares his sketches for the logo of Miami's New World Symphony, and discusses how Gehry's design inspired his work
Grant Achatz
One of the most creative chefs in the world—and a leader in the progressive molecular gastronomy movement—discusses how he envisioned and then perfected a new dish for his Chicago restaurant
Laura & Kate Mulleavy
Widely acclaimed as two of the brightest young lights in the fashion industry, the self-taught sisters discuss the creative roots of their fall 2011 collection.
Lupe Fiasco
The lyrically inventive, socially conscious artist shares the draft of a track from his new album
Ben Katchor
A graphic novelist known for his deeply felt depictions of New York Jewish life takes us through the creation of his latest work, The Cardboard Valise
Bonnie Fisher & Boris Dramov
Two principal architects from the ROMA Design Group share the sketches that won them the commission to design the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
via theatlantic.com
Dreams of the Haunted
seeking home through a storm
baby in my arms
two girls huddle around
water overflows the ground
seeking home
running scared
seeking solace
in the eyes of strangers
I am a ghost
turned away
won't see my pain
must look away
I am muffled in dark
rags of poverty
my shoes worn from seeking
my back is breaking from the weight
so I rest and wait
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Mayan Prophecies and Crop Circles
via youtube.com
whoa and wo and OMGoddes and crop circles are pretty...
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Truth Junkie
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Honesty being my highest calling
I am sometimes falling
Into traps that snap
Back at me
deep breathes
I try to reflect
On the prospect
Of differences of perception
Then stunned by the lack of trust
I do what I must to track and find the truth
Truth is my God, my greatest love, my everything
But what does that mean when all that we see
Is seen through different eyes, minds and souls?
Still truths are found rolling around
This universe, this existence, this party
But I have a strong need for truth a thirst
I am a junky for it shivering and strung out
Eyes a blaze fire rages if I see a lie
If truth be my God then Lies are evil
This is my universe what is yours like?
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
How to Gain Self Confidence - How to Build Self Esteem
How to Gain Self Confidence
How to Build Self Confidence - How to Build Self Esteem
To thine own self be true.
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How to Gain Self Confidence and Build Self Esteem
by Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Although the terms Self Confidence and Self Esteem are often used interchangeably, they actually describe two quite different concepts.
A dictionary defines...
- Self Confidence (and its synonym Self Assurance): a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgment.
- Self Esteem (and its synonyms Self Worth, Self Respect, Self Love, and Self Regard): a healthy belief in oneself and respect for one's worth as a person.
Thus Self Confidence is about one's abilities, while Self Esteem is about one's sense of worth as a person. Let's look at what this means through an example...
When you go for a job interview, self confidence is the quality that causes you to believe that the interviewer will find you qualified, and offer you a job. Self esteem is the quality that causes you to believe that you are a valuable person whose life is important -- regardless of the opinion of the interviewer and of whether you are offered the job.
Self confidence and self esteem overlap in that both qualities will tend to get you to apply for the job, and to show up smiling and well prepared for the interview.
If you get offered the job, both qualities will tend to continue to support a positive attitude and positive actions in your life. However, if your job application is declined, your self confidence is more likely to be undermined than your self esteem.
Self confidence depends upon frequent success for reinforcement. If you apply for ten jobs and are turned down ten times, your self confidence is likely to be greatly diminished -- or perhaps shattered. To gain self confidence again, you would need to make some external change. For example, you might apply for a different kind of job, or search in a different city. If you inflate your self confidence solely through internal means - such as repeating, "I will get this next job. I will get this next job." - you will have created a false self confidence, and are likely to be disappointed by job interview number eleven.
Self esteem, in contrast, is solely about your internal state, and does not require external reinforcement. A strong sense of self worth (self esteem) could easily survive a hundred job application rejections. With a belief in your self worth, you might continue to show up smiling and well prepared for job interviews, or you might start your own business, or you might move in with a friend and help with the housework. In any case, you would continue to have a positive attitude, value yourself, and welcome the world with a smile.
How to Gain Self Confidence
Those who believe they can do something
and those who believe they can't
are both right.
- Henry FordSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill
- Choose Your Battles: Match your talents with your goals. If you have a degree in nursing, apply for jobs in nursing. Applying for a job either as a surgeon or as a floor sweeper will end up harming your self confidence.
- Build on Success: Create small successes, then build upon those successes to gain self confidence, and move on to larger accomplishments and successes.
- Be Objective: Knowing your limitations is not an obstacle to self confidence. Rather, having a realistic assessment of what you can't do, as well as what you can do, provides a sound basis for self confidence.
- Expect Some Failures: Babe Ruth set records for strikeouts as well as for home runs. Keep a long term perspective, and avoid reacting emotionally to failures -- even a string of failures.
- Be Persistent: As long as you have chosen your battles wisely and you know objectively that your abilities are well matched to the tasks you have set for yourself, have determination and patience as you work toward success.
- Celebrate Every Victory: Whenever you have a success - even a small success or a partial success - celebrate that success. Celebrating success creates a mindset for further success.
How to Build Self Esteem
Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
- Judy GarlandHe who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened.
- Lao Tzu
- Trust Your Own Value System: You can't please everyone, and you will make yourself miserable if you try. Define your own life purpose. Establish your own metrics for measuring your progress along your life path. Trust yourself, trust your values, and trust the actions you take in support of those values.
- Ignore Criticism: Other people will often criticize you. Their criticism doesn't make you a failure in any way - it merely speaks to one of two things: either the other person's sincere difference of opinion, or their self-serving attempt at manipulation.
- Associate Mostly with Positive People: While you will always encounter some criticism, it will be far easier to build your self esteem if you choose to associate mostly with positive people who respect you and support your life purpose and goals.
- Don't Compare Your Life to Any Other Life: Your life is neither better nor worse than anyone else's life -- it is simply your own life, to do with whatever you choose. As the old saying goes, "Comparisons are odious." It is fatal to one's self esteem to view one's life as inferior to someone else's life. Les obviously, it is also damaging to self esteem in the long run to compare your life with the lives of less fortunate people. While it may have the short term benefit of encouraging a sense of gratitude for the blessings of your life, such comparison can degenerate into a lower regard for the dignity of all lives and eventually a lower esteem for your own life.
- Answer to a Higher Authority: Although it is not necessary, believing in a higher power that is compatible with your value system makes it easier to hold firm to those values in the face of the criticism and opinions of others.
- Renew Your Self Esteem Daily: Establish daily practices to support and build your self esteem. Consider beginning a daily practice of meditation, yoga, Qigong, positive affirmations, or inspirational reading.
How Self Confidence and Self Esteem Reinforce Each Other
Trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor RooseveltSelf esteem and self confidence work best together. When you believe in your inherent value, it becomes easier to gain a belief in your ability to succeed at real world tasks. And when you believe in your abilities, it becomes easier to value your whole self.
By building both your self esteem and your self confidence, you can live joyfully and productively - regardless of circumstances.
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Purple Lotus Cleaning & Healing - Fruitvale - Oakland, CA
4/24/2009
Purple Lotus Cleaning and Healing is an absolute must if your house needs: organization, cleaning, or just energetic clearing.
I am a full time business lady and single mom so cleaning is not always prioritized on my 'things to do list'. Lotus was prompt, thorough, professional, and a pleasure to have in my home. She first helped me organize my space for a couple hours and then proceeded to clean every little nook and surface. The attention to detail was extraordinary.
There was also a strong element of energetic clearing. If you believe in stagnant energy, Lotus will address this and brighten up your space. I cannot recommend this service enough. I will be calling it up next month.
via yelp.com
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
set pride aside
your words speak life into me
it's poetry that set's me free
sparkle in your eyes
makes me realize
I am not alone
so far from home
so dear to my heart
let us not drift apart
spirit magic real
you make me feel
born again alive
it is time to thrive
set pride aside
want you by my side
inside my soul
let go of control
see where it goes
down this road
of knowing
kindred soul
Spinning
spinning head drums
thrum tum tum tum
dowm my achhing skull to hell
into my aching back
back to throbbing thighs goin strong
where has my strength gone
typos
type be positive
or die
this is why I smile
even when I hurt all over and feel like a train wreck
schizophrenic how would you know
do you run into your self one day in a dingy launderette?
putter queen
| I am the putter queen domestic goddess supremeI want it all clean but my eyes do see all that is left undone a reflection on my skillz my self will my all important aestheticjust because my home isn't spotless doesn't mean I am a failure |
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