"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tonight, my magic carpet took me to Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, where Jack Kornfield led us in meditation. He then gave a refreshing and inspiring talk about spring and planting seeds, constantly bringing the focus back to how our simple, sometimes small actions, have far and wide affects. I was deeply touched, moved, and humbled at Spirit Rock tonight.
All the proceeds of this March 31 Monday night meditation, were being donated to Tibetan Center For Human Rights and Democracy, www.tchrd.org
As a result of tonight, I decided to participate in the April 9 PEACE WALK FOR BURMA which coincides with the only North American city to relay the Olympic torch. Details are available with this link: here
I've never walked across the Golden Gate Bridge and I can't think of a better reason to do it than to express disapproval peacefully for what is happening so far from our little oasis of Northern California.
tonight, a friend rang me twenty minutes before the next showing of the IMAX movie U2 3D. i'd been wanting to check it out, was totally mellow at home, and thought, WHY NOT?
so we got our 3D glasses and in we went to the theater. i don't think i'd seen an IMAX movie since...?high school? when IMAX theaters first came out. seriously. so i was pretty excited. and WOW.
i'd seen U2 in real life one single time (2 1/2 years ago or so). i was actually kinda disappointed with the show. i dunno. just seemed like a lot of smoke in mirrors or something. i had heard that i def did not catch an "ON" night, so i let it slide. seemed like lots of effort to catch their shows, so i just kinda didn't really get into it (whew, one less band i have to schedule around~ ha!).
but this movie~ holy shit!!! the one thing more than anything i came away from it with is how utterly and incredibly impressive The Edge is. his poise was so attractive and his sound was whole and complete.
so yeah, if you are on the fence about seeing this movie, U2 3D, or needed someone to directly tell ya to peep it, do it!!!
i bought an organic pineapple at traders joes the other day, simply because it was organic and it was trader joes, which in my mind, implied that it was a good price (i have no idea how much organic pineapples are anywhere).
it was like $3.69 or something. def under $4. it had been awhile since i'd bought a whole pineapple. i didn't remember how i was supposed to prep it. so i did what anyone would do: i googled it. i did find some interesting things that i'll end this post with, but before i do that, i MUST launch into how INCREDIBLE this frickin' pineapple was. WOW! totally underrated fruit. cheap thrill all the way!!! that said, here's the boring part, that is actually quite uplifting, cuz the thing was SOSOSO delicious.
some interesting tidbits about pineapple:
"Want to give your body a boost in health and healing? Then you may want to add some fresh pineapple and pineapple juice to your diet. Pineapples are nutritionally packed members of the bromeliad family. This delightful tropical fruit is high in the enzyme bromelain and the antioxidant vitamin C, both of which plays a major role in the body's healing process.
Bromelain is a natural anti-inflammatory that has many health benefits and encourages healing. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, bromelain is very effective in treating bruises, sprains and strains by reducing swelling, tenderness and pain. This powerful anti-inflammatory effect can also help relieve rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and reduce postoperative swelling. Additionally, the bromelain contained in fresh pineapple can relieve indigestion. This enzyme helps break down the amino acid bonds in proteins, which promotes good digestion."
what strikes me the most about these "millenials", of which i am not one of, but rather sorta kinda on the cusp of, is that most of these women, well, rewind 20-30 years ago, and at their age, they'd be popping out babies, being wives.
its 2008. we all know that 40 is the new 30, women are having babies older and older...
so, its not really that these kids are telling us something new. its not really a newsflash that women can multi-task, because women have been multi-tasking forever. cooking cleaning working working out sleeping (maybe). its just that the variety of things which are being juggled is different.
i dunno.
since i am on the cusp, i think i am most curious or caught in between the realities of both situations. maybe not really "caught" but more like, curious.
these are the "kids" i'm referring to. this post was taken from: here
"March 13, 2008
millenials
This afternoon I sat on a panel of 5 “millenials” in front of a large group of HBO executives at the Time Warner Center. Millenials are classified as anyone born between 1980-2000. We are typically tech-savvy, early-adopting multi-taskers. The panel was part of a 3 day Leadership Conference for HBO Vice Presidents, and was a chance for them to pick our brains in an attempt to get a better idea of how HBO can market and deliver media content to our generation. I was a bit nervous before hand because the other members of the panel had all done this before. But, it ended up being so much fun! It was all fairly casual, and the moderator did a great job of letting us all speak.
They asked questions like: how do you typically consume media? do you ever watch television in real time? what technologies do you own? what is your online presence (I enjoyed that one)? how can we engage your age group in the workplace, in a way that really speaks to you? Things like that.
Basically, without trying to make it an “us/them” situation, they needed to truly grasp the fact that we want TV, but we don’t just want to watch it on our television. For us to get behind a show, we need to be able to interact with it on many levels across various platforms, so we feel a part of it. As far as the workplace goes, we have to know that our time spent in the office, any office, is worth it. Why should I be HERE instead of somewhere else? I think it was hard for them to see that I am fully capable of being productive writing an email, while on the phone and refreshing my tumblr. I explained that for me, personally, to reach my potential, but mind needs to be engaged on many levels, and that means consuming media in multiple forms at once. The fact is that I get bored easily, so if I can have 3 things going at the same time, I feel much more energetic than if I’m handling one thing at a time. That’s old school, yo! I could go on and on, but it really was very interesting and I think everyone got a lot out of it, including me."
now, after i post about how debilitated, i mean liberated i was without my computer for a night, i start reading about the "cool kids" over at tumblr.com.
those kids over there are MEGA MEGA MEGA attached to their computers. outrageous.
that site makes me feel so out of date. those kids over there are being really witty and cute and fun, it seems.
i feel like i am over here at this dinosaur site...it was comforting to see that some of the tumblrs still have a regular blog...
but honest, between flickr and vimeo and xm and tumblr and holy fuck, what else? i'm sure i'm forgetting something...
well, i really do like that layout.
is it stupid to fight with my computer? these kids have made it seem fun to be single solo computing all the time. i mean, i always like it, too, but i'm not as creative as i could be.
but is it better to live on the OUTSIDE of the computer, talking and hanging out in real time with people, or creating our cyber personalities so acutely that we are safe in the confines of letting the screen filter out the actual vibrations of humans.
i'm super curious about all this. is it a cop-out or just evolution of life, to be more into developing your cyber sitch than the real life sitch. i dunno. super curious though. i must be on the fence somehow, choosing to process this here instead of talking on the phone or meeting a friend for breakfast.
so, a couple days ago, i left the power cord to my computer at a friends house out of town (insert warm hummus>risotto>roasted vegetables!) when i realized the power cord sitch, i seriously went into panic mode. why? because i did not realize how completely dominated my life is by my computer. WOW! like, majorly dominated.
i laugh at the irony, as i type this all on said computer, letting you all know about my realization.
last night, i did not have access to my 'puter. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LIBERATING IT WAS!!! or yes, i can tell you. i just did. no, i didn't. but i am about to: IT WAS SO LIBERATING!!!
you see, i don't have a TV, but i watch some stuff on internet TV. its only really been in the last 6 months or so that i have found free internet TV sites. pretty crazy.
anyways, i found myself sorting thru useless piles of paper that collect, even reading a book that i like to reference, even did some yoga!!! WOW!
and honest, being single solo, living alone, what i discovered is that i am constantly fucking around with my computer. CONSTANTLY. now, i try to imagine if something like the iPhone would be good for someone like me, cuz then i wouldn't necessarily have to lug my whole computer around. truth is, i'm not wild about the idea of jumping into ATT's reality, so i'll just hold out for verizon before entering my own personal iPhone drama.
okay. now, maybe all of this does or doesn't have anything to do with hall and oates. my very first concert EVER was hall and oates at blossom music center in cuyahoga falls, ohio (the H20 tour). we sat on the lawn and brought KFC, sat on a blanket...that's all i remember. i always love that venue, nestled in the trees...i also saw ShaNaNa there. what? remember bowser? saw some others there, as well. had to throw the ShaNaNa into my Brag, i mean, Blog.
so, i was in the grocery store tonight, and they were playing hall and oats. and i was singing along, and this song got stuck in my head: "you're out of touch, i'm out of time". so being the good girl dominated by my computer of which i now have the power cord to, i googled it. found that youtube vid, and decided to use it to tell my 2008 tale of mass computer consumption by me, of which i took the night off of last night. tonight, as you can see, not so much a night off. making up for lost time, surely.
anyways, i was kinda crackin up at the vid, so enjoy and this is my public service announcement: step away from your computer screen!!!!! and i'll surely do the same. gonna institute a one night at home without computer night a week. bye!
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