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11:11

there’s something bewitching about that time.
clocks set on 11:11 fill my world
at 11:11 i picked you up from the airport.
we drove talking and avoiding the big conversation
as if waiting for the engine to stop.
the world to stop spinning.
the doors to open.
the scenery to change.
the silence to usher in new beginnings.
the next morning at 11:11 you [...]

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all i hear are apologies

*never thought to put up lyrics but this is the song that’s been looping in my head and on my playlist
All Apologies by Nirvana
What else should i be
All apologies
What else should i say
Everyone is gay
What else should i write
I don’t have the right
What else should i be
All apologies
In the sun – in the sun [...]

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list of 3 // looking back on 10 years

activism is what i do as a citizen and human being.
-susan sontag
about 10 years ago i:
1. met my life partner
2. caused a cataclysm on campus
3. worked on my last issue of MONSOON
about 9 years ago i:
1. worked at 3 different design firms within 1 year
2. met my future business partner
3. creatively died
about 8 years ago [...]

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mini-suns

last night i noticed the moon hovering low as i headed east on 290.
today boxed up suns wait for me in cold chicago foyers.
the house is so empty without you.
come back soon.
happy v-day!

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day jobs suck

Friday morning meeting: 9 logos knocked down with 1 logo holding possibilities.
3 weeks into the project: nearly 80 taglines presented, client shoots them all down.
10 people at the table and only 1 opinion really matters.
Tagline becomes a series of standard nouns rotated.
Logo becomes a circle with type set simply.
But they said they wanted something [...]

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leaving on empty

20 minutes from being picked up for the airport.
i leave seattle only slightly filled. i don’t think i’ve ever been this disappointed in a trip to seattle. i’m surrounded by fragmentation and the dismal weather doesn’t help any. and to think i came early so i can hang and reconnect with fam. but maybe i’m [...]

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moments

akd is kicking my ass. lots of design work to help support my brokeass artist life. i just deposited a meek check of which half went to the negative amount in my checking account. i can’t believe my parents raised 3 children on factory wages, even back when the minimum wage was under $4/hour. can [...]

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Performing in Seattle

oh yeah – i’m off to seattle this thursday. will stay until monday.
so holla my seattle friends!!!
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2006
The 1st Annual Spean Rajana Khmer Arts Summit
at University of Washington (Seattle)
OMA Ethnic Cultural Center & Theatre at University of Washington
3931 Brooklyn Ave NE Box 355650
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206.543.4635
PERFORMANCES begin at 7:30 PM.
Doors at 7:00 [...]

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superheroes sighted in miami

the more i am around warm weather the softer it makes me. even considering that i would have to share air & sweat with conservative right wing elitist jackasses – the promise of bright colors and sunny days makes me want to live in places like miami and san antonio.
so what is it that [...]

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peace out in the new year!!

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.
–Thich Nhat Hanh

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