I’m in a Food Club

I’m in a Food Club

A what? I haven’t really blogged about it. It’s central to my life. It’s been important to me for several years. And, still I haven’t written about it. My family knows. My friends know. My new friends all know that I am in a food club. So, what...
I’m in a Food Club

Community

It was either 2005 or 2006. I was taking my first Urban Studies & Planning course, Film and the City. It was a sort of introductory course to Urban Planning through the eyes of film. The first movie we viewed was a Chinese film called Shower. This film introduced...
I’m in a Food Club

Art as Damage Control

Image by alexis22578 via Flickr Olivia and Nate hosted Elliott’s birthday party at CHAP. Fabulous. I was reminded, near the end, that reusing takes many forms, and art is an important step. I was reminded to think of damage as opportunities for art. I studied...
Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving was, as per usual, a decent amount of prep for a short meal. Levi is working on getting over some stomach bug, which has caused him to be moody. He was in a chipper mood all day until it came time to actually eat our meal! He was so fussy, with absolutely...
Thanksgiving 2010

The Lessons We Learn

Sometimes, lessons we learn in life are so harsh we have to learn from others. I will never fully comprehend the lessons to be learned from my sisters death, but telling her story is one way to share the experience with others and hope they can learn something....