What a night.
I wanted to thank everyone that showed up for my artshow last night. It was awesome!
I and I gallery was such a great place to show my stuff.
There was a chill atmosphere, great music, wine and mid-eastern food.
(By the way, do you know the difference between "food" and "cuisine", about $10)
Anyway, I sold 11 pieces of artwork, and met some really interesting people.
Last night felt like a real art openning, I was great. I saw a couple of people that were disappointed because they had not bought their piece fast enough.
Anyway, thank you so much everyone.
My next show will be on Jan. 13 2006. at Subterranean Books.
I'll keep you posted.
Actually, I'll use Evite to send the invitations. It worked pretty well.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
My 2005 Show...WOW!!!
What a night.
I wanted to thank everyone that showed up for my artshow last night. It was awesome!
I and I gallery was such a great place to show my stuff.
There was a chill atmosphere, great music, wine and mid-eastern food.
(By the way, do you know the difference between "food" and "cuisine", about $10)
Anyway, I sold 11 pieces of artwork, and met some really interesting people.
Last night felt like a real art openning, I was great. I saw a couple of people that were disappointed because they had not bought their piece fast enough.
Anyway, thank you so much everyone.
My next show will be on Jan. 13 2006. at Subterranean Books.
I'll keep you posted.
Actually, I'll use Evite to send the invitations. It worked pretty well.
I wanted to thank everyone that showed up for my artshow last night. It was awesome!
I and I gallery was such a great place to show my stuff.
There was a chill atmosphere, great music, wine and mid-eastern food.
(By the way, do you know the difference between "food" and "cuisine", about $10)
Anyway, I sold 11 pieces of artwork, and met some really interesting people.
Last night felt like a real art openning, I was great. I saw a couple of people that were disappointed because they had not bought their piece fast enough.
Anyway, thank you so much everyone.
My next show will be on Jan. 13 2006. at Subterranean Books.
I'll keep you posted.
Actually, I'll use Evite to send the invitations. It worked pretty well.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Hee, hee, hee, ha, ha, ha, hou, hou, hou..
This shit is too funny.
What can I say, go here, and click on anyone of those clips.
I think I'm torned between "god warrior" & "holy glost enema".
I'm still laughing, hee, hee...
Which one do you like?
What can I say, go here, and click on anyone of those clips.
I think I'm torned between "god warrior" & "holy glost enema".
I'm still laughing, hee, hee...
Which one do you like?
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
2nd gear?
Is it me or did humanity just got into second gear?
I tell ya, life has never been so good since I realized that I'm going to die.
Death is the one thing that gives life meaning.
I'm sure some people reading this, are thinking: "Do you have cancer? Are you terminally ill?"
No! I don't have cancer. We are ALL going to die :)
Did you ever notice, when on a trip somewhere like Europe, or the Caribbean, anywhere fun, that you usually meet the cool people a few days before you have to go back home. I mean, you can spend 2 weeks there, trying to connect, but nothing. And then, 2 days before your flight back, you meet someone really interesting.
Ever wondered why this happens?
I think, you start relaxing. You give up, you stop trying so hard. There are no more expectations. You are free. And then it comes. It comes naturally.
I think, life is the same way. You start relaxing when you see that it will end. All of the sudden, the colors are brighter, you notice minute details, overlooked by the noises in your head.
"I need to lose weight, I'm too fat!"
"I must get the latest car, mine's a piece of crap!"
"What will THEY think of me?"
Does any of this matters?
Life is great, drink it!
B!
I tell ya, life has never been so good since I realized that I'm going to die.
Death is the one thing that gives life meaning.
I'm sure some people reading this, are thinking: "Do you have cancer? Are you terminally ill?"
No! I don't have cancer. We are ALL going to die :)
Did you ever notice, when on a trip somewhere like Europe, or the Caribbean, anywhere fun, that you usually meet the cool people a few days before you have to go back home. I mean, you can spend 2 weeks there, trying to connect, but nothing. And then, 2 days before your flight back, you meet someone really interesting.
Ever wondered why this happens?
I think, you start relaxing. You give up, you stop trying so hard. There are no more expectations. You are free. And then it comes. It comes naturally.
I think, life is the same way. You start relaxing when you see that it will end. All of the sudden, the colors are brighter, you notice minute details, overlooked by the noises in your head.
"I need to lose weight, I'm too fat!"
"I must get the latest car, mine's a piece of crap!"
"What will THEY think of me?"
Does any of this matters?
Life is great, drink it!
B!
2nd gear?
Is it me or did humanity just got into second gear?
I tell ya, life has never been so good since I realized that I'm going to die.
Death is the one thing that gives life meaning.
I'm sure some people reading this, are thinking: "Do you have cancer? Are you terminally ill?"
No! I don't have cancer. We are ALL going to die :)
Did you ever notice, when on a trip somewhere like Europe, or the Caribbean, anywhere fun, that you usually meet the cool people a few days before you have to go back home. I mean, you can spend 2 weeks there, trying to connect, but nothing. And then, 2 days before your flight back, you meet someone really interesting.
Ever wondered why this happens?
I think, you start relaxing. You give up, you stop trying so hard. There are no more expectations. You are free. And then it comes. It comes naturally.
I think, life is the same way. You start relaxing when you see that it will end. All of the sudden, the colors are brighter, you notice minute details, overlooked by the noises in your head.
"I need to lose weight, I'm too fat!"
"I must get the latest car, mine's a piece of crap!"
"What will THEY think of me?"
Does any of this matters?
Life is great, drink it!
B!
I tell ya, life has never been so good since I realized that I'm going to die.
Death is the one thing that gives life meaning.
I'm sure some people reading this, are thinking: "Do you have cancer? Are you terminally ill?"
No! I don't have cancer. We are ALL going to die :)
Did you ever notice, when on a trip somewhere like Europe, or the Caribbean, anywhere fun, that you usually meet the cool people a few days before you have to go back home. I mean, you can spend 2 weeks there, trying to connect, but nothing. And then, 2 days before your flight back, you meet someone really interesting.
Ever wondered why this happens?
I think, you start relaxing. You give up, you stop trying so hard. There are no more expectations. You are free. And then it comes. It comes naturally.
I think, life is the same way. You start relaxing when you see that it will end. All of the sudden, the colors are brighter, you notice minute details, overlooked by the noises in your head.
"I need to lose weight, I'm too fat!"
"I must get the latest car, mine's a piece of crap!"
"What will THEY think of me?"
Does any of this matters?
Life is great, drink it!
B!
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Friday, November 04, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Interesting and funny tidbits
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
> > In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
> > The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> > Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
> > Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
> > The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> > The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> > The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> > The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
> > Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> > The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> > The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> > Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
> > Spades - King David
> > Hearts - Charlemagne
> > Clubs -Alexander, the Great
> > Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> > 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> > If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
> > Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> > Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> > A. Their birthplace
> > Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
> > A. Obsession
> > Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
> > A. One thousand
> > Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
> > A. All invented by women.
> > Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> > A. Honey
> > Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
> > A. Father's Day
> > In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
> > It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.
> > In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
> > That's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
> > Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
> > In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
> > The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> > Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
> > Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
> > The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> > The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> > The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> > The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
> > Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> > The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> > The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> > Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
> > Spades - King David
> > Hearts - Charlemagne
> > Clubs -Alexander, the Great
> > Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> > 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> > If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
> > Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> > Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> > A. Their birthplace
> > Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
> > A. Obsession
> > Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
> > A. One thousand
> > Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
> > A. All invented by women.
> > Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> > A. Honey
> > Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
> > A. Father's Day
> > In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
> > It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.
> > In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
> > That's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
> > Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Interesting and funny tidbits
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
> > In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
> > The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> > Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
> > Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
> > The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> > The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> > The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> > The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
> > Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> > The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> > The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> > Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
> > Spades - King David
> > Hearts - Charlemagne
> > Clubs -Alexander, the Great
> > Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> > 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> > If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
> > Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> > Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> > A. Their birthplace
> > Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
> > A. Obsession
> > Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
> > A. One thousand
> > Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
> > A. All invented by women.
> > Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> > A. Honey
> > Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
> > A. Father's Day
> > In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
> > It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.
> > In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
> > That's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
> > Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
> > In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
> > The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> > Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
> > Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
> > The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> > The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> > The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> > The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
> > Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> > The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> > The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> > Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
> > Spades - King David
> > Hearts - Charlemagne
> > Clubs -Alexander, the Great
> > Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> > 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> > If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
> > Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> > Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> > A. Their birthplace
> > Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
> > A. Obsession
> > Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
> > A. One thousand
> > Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
> > A. All invented by women.
> > Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> > A. Honey
> > Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
> > A. Father's Day
> > In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
> > It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.
> > In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
> > That's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
> > Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Friday, September 09, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
Thursday, September 01, 2005
COME TO MY SHOW!!!
I'm having a show on September 23rd at Gallerie M (click here for directions). You all should come and critique it. Hopefully buy something as well :) I'll have a variety of size and prices ranging from $50 to $1800.
I'll post the card later when I get from the gallery.
Hope to see you there!!!
Love and fornications to all.
I'll post the card later when I get from the gallery.
Hope to see you there!!!
Love and fornications to all.
I love it!!!
I love my school (fontbonne) so far. I really like all my teachers and classes. I was a bit weary about worlk religion and high art propaganda but they're great and so are the teachers.
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Back to School!
Ok! So I'm going back to school.
I start tomorrow. That's going to be interesting :)
I will be a "Junior" I guess.
I'm taking fine arts and will be studying painting with this amazing guy: Victor Wang.
Sunday Dominique and I went to this pool/B-day party that was clothing optional. I was a bit weary at first thinking that it would be somekind of swap thing but it was great. No swap thing at all :) This house was amazing, the guy is a sculpture and designed and built it himself. It overlooks beautiful fields or corn I guess. There is a 600 feet down path that leads to a pool that would dwarf an olympic pool. There is also a zip line that goes from a tree to the pool. We took our clothes off on this beautiful sunny day and layed around all day. More people started showing up, most of which got naked as well. It was all great until some woman started talking about finding a good man, or how "isn't it wonderful that we are naked" sort of thing which was tiring after a while. I kept focussing on light of the sun hitting the big trees that surrounded the big oversized oval pool.
Life is good!
I start tomorrow. That's going to be interesting :)
I will be a "Junior" I guess.
I'm taking fine arts and will be studying painting with this amazing guy: Victor Wang.
Sunday Dominique and I went to this pool/B-day party that was clothing optional. I was a bit weary at first thinking that it would be somekind of swap thing but it was great. No swap thing at all :) This house was amazing, the guy is a sculpture and designed and built it himself. It overlooks beautiful fields or corn I guess. There is a 600 feet down path that leads to a pool that would dwarf an olympic pool. There is also a zip line that goes from a tree to the pool. We took our clothes off on this beautiful sunny day and layed around all day. More people started showing up, most of which got naked as well. It was all great until some woman started talking about finding a good man, or how "isn't it wonderful that we are naked" sort of thing which was tiring after a while. I kept focussing on light of the sun hitting the big trees that surrounded the big oversized oval pool.
Life is good!
Back to School!
Ok! So I'm going back to school.
I start tomorrow. That's going to be interesting :)
I will be a "Junior" I guess.
I'm taking fine arts and will be studying painting with this amazing guy: Victor Wang.
Sunday Dominique and I went to this pool/B-day party that was clothing optional. I was a bit weary at first thinking that it would be somekind of swap thing but it was great. No swap thing at all :) This house was amazing, the guy is a sculpture and designed and built it himself. It overlooks beautiful fields or corn I guess. There is a 600 feet down path that leads to a pool that would dwarf an olympic pool. There is also a zip line that goes from a tree to the pool. We took our clothes off on this beautiful sunny day and layed around all day. More people started showing up, most of which got naked as well. It was all great until some woman started talking about finding a good man, or how "isn't it wonderful that we are naked" sort of thing which was tiring after a while. I kept focussing on light of the sun hitting the big trees that surrounded the big oversized oval pool.
Life is good!
I start tomorrow. That's going to be interesting :)
I will be a "Junior" I guess.
I'm taking fine arts and will be studying painting with this amazing guy: Victor Wang.
Sunday Dominique and I went to this pool/B-day party that was clothing optional. I was a bit weary at first thinking that it would be somekind of swap thing but it was great. No swap thing at all :) This house was amazing, the guy is a sculpture and designed and built it himself. It overlooks beautiful fields or corn I guess. There is a 600 feet down path that leads to a pool that would dwarf an olympic pool. There is also a zip line that goes from a tree to the pool. We took our clothes off on this beautiful sunny day and layed around all day. More people started showing up, most of which got naked as well. It was all great until some woman started talking about finding a good man, or how "isn't it wonderful that we are naked" sort of thing which was tiring after a while. I kept focussing on light of the sun hitting the big trees that surrounded the big oversized oval pool.
Life is good!
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Festival of Nations performance
I really had fun...it's been a while since I played drums. I miss it.
This is my mom dancing. She had fun too.
This is the whole band...
So I made it! I was so hot, I thought I was going to pass out.
This is a picture of me and my mom.
This is my mom dancing. She had fun too.
This is the whole band...
So I made it! I was so hot, I thought I was going to pass out.
This is a picture of me and my mom.
Festival of Nations performance
I really had fun...it's been a while since I played drums. I miss it.
This is my mom dancing. She had fun too.
This is the whole band...
So I made it! I was so hot, I thought I was going to pass out.
This is a picture of me and my mom.
This is my mom dancing. She had fun too.
This is the whole band...
So I made it! I was so hot, I thought I was going to pass out.
This is a picture of me and my mom.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Festival of Nations
So tomorrow, Sunday, I'll be playing drums representing the island of Guadeloupe at the Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park at 4:00pm.
If you can, you should stop by.
One thing I notice about St. Louis is that it's so easy to miss events because there are no huge banners in all the street to promote it. Only the usuals remember.
In other cities, when something's happening, you can't help knowing about it. The ads are everywhere.
Anyway, enough of that.
I had to tighten my drum today. I'm going to have to tape my finger because some of the skin peeled of as I was streching canvas.
Festival of Nations
So tomorrow, Sunday, I'll be playing drums representing the island of Guadeloupe at the Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park at 4:00pm.
If you can, you should stop by.
One thing I notice about St. Louis is that it's so easy to miss events because there are no huge banners in all the street to promote it. Only the usuals remember.
In other cities, when something's happening, you can't help knowing about it. The ads are everywhere.
Anyway, enough of that.
I had to tighten my drum today. I'm going to have to tape my finger because some of the skin peeled of as I was streching canvas.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
A message from my friend Benny
About bombing NYC, Madrid & London
Dear friends,
These days we are all from London. Yesterday we were from New York and
Madrid.
Our duty is to keep on living with faith & love inspite of obstacles and
tragedies that we can found in our path through life.
It is a nonsense to darken our lifes, to get blinded by hate or pain and
definetely it is not a way to pay homage to those who died or have been
injured.
Let's cultivate and safeguard tolerance & happiness & : paradoxically,
it is the very best answer to intolerance and misfortune & tragedy.
Force will not change anything.
Violence will not change anything.
Terrorism will not change anything.
The enemy to shoot is not Occident, Orient, Middle east or Far East. The
enemy is simply fundamentalism and intolerance under any form.
So keep on laughing, smiling, living, understanding,loving &
transmitting this happiness and faith to our children. Because against
this no bomb, no religion, no political group can fight.
Think today how lucky you are. Be thankful for having a roof, eating
when you want, having freedom of expression, being surrounded by beloved
people, being able to do what you want to do with your life.
And SMILE all day long.
yours Benny
Dear friends,
These days we are all from London. Yesterday we were from New York and
Madrid.
Our duty is to keep on living with faith & love inspite of obstacles and
tragedies that we can found in our path through life.
It is a nonsense to darken our lifes, to get blinded by hate or pain and
definetely it is not a way to pay homage to those who died or have been
injured.
Let's cultivate and safeguard tolerance & happiness & : paradoxically,
it is the very best answer to intolerance and misfortune & tragedy.
Force will not change anything.
Violence will not change anything.
Terrorism will not change anything.
The enemy to shoot is not Occident, Orient, Middle east or Far East. The
enemy is simply fundamentalism and intolerance under any form.
So keep on laughing, smiling, living, understanding,loving &
transmitting this happiness and faith to our children. Because against
this no bomb, no religion, no political group can fight.
Think today how lucky you are. Be thankful for having a roof, eating
when you want, having freedom of expression, being surrounded by beloved
people, being able to do what you want to do with your life.
And SMILE all day long.
yours Benny
A message from my friend Benny
About bombing NYC, Madrid & London
Dear friends,
These days we are all from London. Yesterday we were from New York and
Madrid.
Our duty is to keep on living with faith & love inspite of obstacles and
tragedies that we can found in our path through life.
It is a nonsense to darken our lifes, to get blinded by hate or pain and
definetely it is not a way to pay homage to those who died or have been
injured.
Let's cultivate and safeguard tolerance & happiness & : paradoxically,
it is the very best answer to intolerance and misfortune & tragedy.
Force will not change anything.
Violence will not change anything.
Terrorism will not change anything.
The enemy to shoot is not Occident, Orient, Middle east or Far East. The
enemy is simply fundamentalism and intolerance under any form.
So keep on laughing, smiling, living, understanding,loving &
transmitting this happiness and faith to our children. Because against
this no bomb, no religion, no political group can fight.
Think today how lucky you are. Be thankful for having a roof, eating
when you want, having freedom of expression, being surrounded by beloved
people, being able to do what you want to do with your life.
And SMILE all day long.
yours Benny
Dear friends,
These days we are all from London. Yesterday we were from New York and
Madrid.
Our duty is to keep on living with faith & love inspite of obstacles and
tragedies that we can found in our path through life.
It is a nonsense to darken our lifes, to get blinded by hate or pain and
definetely it is not a way to pay homage to those who died or have been
injured.
Let's cultivate and safeguard tolerance & happiness & : paradoxically,
it is the very best answer to intolerance and misfortune & tragedy.
Force will not change anything.
Violence will not change anything.
Terrorism will not change anything.
The enemy to shoot is not Occident, Orient, Middle east or Far East. The
enemy is simply fundamentalism and intolerance under any form.
So keep on laughing, smiling, living, understanding,loving &
transmitting this happiness and faith to our children. Because against
this no bomb, no religion, no political group can fight.
Think today how lucky you are. Be thankful for having a roof, eating
when you want, having freedom of expression, being surrounded by beloved
people, being able to do what you want to do with your life.
And SMILE all day long.
yours Benny
Tiny bubble
I'm a tiny bubble
floating on the top
I ride with the waves
with no end in mind
you can see underneath
if you're above
you can see above
if you're below
I've seen strange creatures
above and below
I've seen sunlight and the rainbow
I don't know where I came from
but this I know
one day
this tiny bubble will pop!
and the air that was contained
within the thin layer of water
will be claimed by the sky
and so will the water
merge back into the vast ocean
and this tiny bubble
will be no more.
floating on the top
I ride with the waves
with no end in mind
you can see underneath
if you're above
you can see above
if you're below
I've seen strange creatures
above and below
I've seen sunlight and the rainbow
I don't know where I came from
but this I know
one day
this tiny bubble will pop!
and the air that was contained
within the thin layer of water
will be claimed by the sky
and so will the water
merge back into the vast ocean
and this tiny bubble
will be no more.
Tiny bubble
I'm a tiny bubble
floating on the top
I ride with the waves
with no end in mind
you can see underneath
if you're above
you can see above
if you're below
I've seen strange creatures
above and below
I've seen sunlight and the rainbow
I don't know where I came from
but this I know
one day
this tiny bubble will pop!
and the air that was contained
within the thin layer of water
will be claimed by the sky
and so will the water
merge back into the vast ocean
and this tiny bubble
will be no more.
floating on the top
I ride with the waves
with no end in mind
you can see underneath
if you're above
you can see above
if you're below
I've seen strange creatures
above and below
I've seen sunlight and the rainbow
I don't know where I came from
but this I know
one day
this tiny bubble will pop!
and the air that was contained
within the thin layer of water
will be claimed by the sky
and so will the water
merge back into the vast ocean
and this tiny bubble
will be no more.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
I live in my head
I live in my head
while some are trying to get an out of body experience
I'm trying to feel mine
thoughts are projected on my mind-screen
I'd say they're mine but they're not
others have the same
maybe thoughts are like radio waves
and we are the receiver/transmitter
picking up broadcasts
I wonder if we have preset stations
like the Christian channel, NPR
I wonder if we could reconfigure them
or not listen at all
maybe I can do this,
feel my body
it d0esn't require thought
it's just awaness
without the eye
without the I
while some are trying to get an out of body experience
I'm trying to feel mine
thoughts are projected on my mind-screen
I'd say they're mine but they're not
others have the same
maybe thoughts are like radio waves
and we are the receiver/transmitter
picking up broadcasts
I wonder if we have preset stations
like the Christian channel, NPR
I wonder if we could reconfigure them
or not listen at all
maybe I can do this,
feel my body
it d0esn't require thought
it's just awaness
without the eye
without the I
I live in my head
I live in my head
while some are trying to get an out of body experience
I'm trying to feel mine
thoughts are projected on my mind-screen
I'd say they're mine but they're not
others have the same
maybe thoughts are like radio waves
and we are the receiver/transmitter
picking up broadcasts
I wonder if we have preset stations
like the Christian channel, NPR
I wonder if we could reconfigure them
or not listen at all
maybe I can do this,
feel my body
it d0esn't require thought
it's just awaness
without the eye
without the I
while some are trying to get an out of body experience
I'm trying to feel mine
thoughts are projected on my mind-screen
I'd say they're mine but they're not
others have the same
maybe thoughts are like radio waves
and we are the receiver/transmitter
picking up broadcasts
I wonder if we have preset stations
like the Christian channel, NPR
I wonder if we could reconfigure them
or not listen at all
maybe I can do this,
feel my body
it d0esn't require thought
it's just awaness
without the eye
without the I
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Difference between knowledge & Information
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
Well, I'll tell you a little story, when my daughter Kian was about 2 or 3 we were driving thru the loop in U-City and she spotted a crow and yelled: "papa, regarde!" which means:"papa! look!" (we speak French to each other). I glanced at the bird for half a second and said: "Oh yeah, that's a crow!" and that was the end of that. A few seconds later I realized that what she was pointing out was this interesting flying flapping black creature in the blue sky that was happening right now but what I was pointing at was the definition I had in my head of what a crow is. ie: a black bird of this size, that lives here, etc.... I realized that I didn't really look at what was happening now, I was using a past reference that was stored in my memory. I could not see. I would never be able to see this particular crow at this moment ever again. It was happening live :)Knowledge is now. It is not in time. Knowledge is felt, information is thought. Information are bits and pieces of useless data. It's not useless for material things such as building a road, house, etc....but when it has to do with relationships, emotions, psychological well being then it is not only useless but detrimental (interesting word, detrimental. Detri-mental, detri (destroy) mental (mind). You can have the information that smoking will hurt and kill your lungs, and still smoke. But when you can't breathe and have some chest pain or are coughing out bits and pieces of lungs then that's knowledge. You see? one is an idea, abstract, non personal the other is you.
Reply: I like it. What a great way to view life. Everything changes so fast and we are always using our prejudices and judgements to cloud what we see.
Well, I'll tell you a little story, when my daughter Kian was about 2 or 3 we were driving thru the loop in U-City and she spotted a crow and yelled: "papa, regarde!" which means:"papa! look!" (we speak French to each other). I glanced at the bird for half a second and said: "Oh yeah, that's a crow!" and that was the end of that. A few seconds later I realized that what she was pointing out was this interesting flying flapping black creature in the blue sky that was happening right now but what I was pointing at was the definition I had in my head of what a crow is. ie: a black bird of this size, that lives here, etc.... I realized that I didn't really look at what was happening now, I was using a past reference that was stored in my memory. I could not see. I would never be able to see this particular crow at this moment ever again. It was happening live :)Knowledge is now. It is not in time. Knowledge is felt, information is thought. Information are bits and pieces of useless data. It's not useless for material things such as building a road, house, etc....but when it has to do with relationships, emotions, psychological well being then it is not only useless but detrimental (interesting word, detrimental. Detri-mental, detri (destroy) mental (mind). You can have the information that smoking will hurt and kill your lungs, and still smoke. But when you can't breathe and have some chest pain or are coughing out bits and pieces of lungs then that's knowledge. You see? one is an idea, abstract, non personal the other is you.
Reply: I like it. What a great way to view life. Everything changes so fast and we are always using our prejudices and judgements to cloud what we see.
Difference between knowledge & Information
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
Well, I'll tell you a little story, when my daughter Kian was about 2 or 3 we were driving thru the loop in U-City and she spotted a crow and yelled: "papa, regarde!" which means:"papa! look!" (we speak French to each other).
I glanced at the bird for half a second and said: "Oh yeah, that's a crow!" and that was the end of that. A few seconds later I realized that what she was pointing out was this interesting flying flapping black creature in the blue sky that was happening right now but what I was pointing at was the definition I had in my head of what a crow is. ie: a black bird of this size, that lives here, etc....
I realized that I didn't really look at what was happening now, I was using a past reference that was stored in my memory. I could not see. I would never be able to see this particular crow at this moment ever again. It was happening live :)
Knowledge is now. It is not in time. Knowledge is felt, information is thought. Information are bits and pieces of useless data. It's not useless for material things such as building a road, house, etc....but when it has to do with relationships, emotions, psychological well being then it is not only useless but detrimental (interesting word, detrimental. Detri-mental, detri (destroy) mental (mind).
You can have the information that smoking will hurt and kill your lungs, and still smoke. But when you can't breathe and have some chest pain or are coughing out bits and pieces of lungs then that's knowledge. You see? one is an idea, abstract, non personal the other is you.
Reply: I like it. What a great way to view life. Everything changes so fast and we are always using our prejudices and judgements to cloud what we see.
Well, I'll tell you a little story, when my daughter Kian was about 2 or 3 we were driving thru the loop in U-City and she spotted a crow and yelled: "papa, regarde!" which means:"papa! look!" (we speak French to each other).
I glanced at the bird for half a second and said: "Oh yeah, that's a crow!" and that was the end of that. A few seconds later I realized that what she was pointing out was this interesting flying flapping black creature in the blue sky that was happening right now but what I was pointing at was the definition I had in my head of what a crow is. ie: a black bird of this size, that lives here, etc....
I realized that I didn't really look at what was happening now, I was using a past reference that was stored in my memory. I could not see. I would never be able to see this particular crow at this moment ever again. It was happening live :)
Knowledge is now. It is not in time. Knowledge is felt, information is thought. Information are bits and pieces of useless data. It's not useless for material things such as building a road, house, etc....but when it has to do with relationships, emotions, psychological well being then it is not only useless but detrimental (interesting word, detrimental. Detri-mental, detri (destroy) mental (mind).
You can have the information that smoking will hurt and kill your lungs, and still smoke. But when you can't breathe and have some chest pain or are coughing out bits and pieces of lungs then that's knowledge. You see? one is an idea, abstract, non personal the other is you.
Reply: I like it. What a great way to view life. Everything changes so fast and we are always using our prejudices and judgements to cloud what we see.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
My theory on alien abduction
MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
I believe that the brain records everything whether you remember it or not. All sensations that you had since childbirth, and probably before, are stored there.What struck me about these stories of abduction was the similarity between them. They all see this bright light, they are then probed, tested, etc... by these creature with big eyes. Well I believe they are just having a flashback about their own birth. If you think about it, at birth, your eyes aren't very developed so your vision might be blurry, then you are yanked from a warm and dark place into a cold and bright unknown space by these unknown creatures. All you can see are their eyes because the rest of their faces are covered with fabrick. These "aliens" Doctors and nurses manipulate, test, probe, weight, etc... your body.So between some theory of weird looking creatures probing humans for unknown reasons or having a "flash back" of an actual experience...I'll stick with the actual experience.That's my theory and I stick by it :)
TOMORROW: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
I believe that the brain records everything whether you remember it or not. All sensations that you had since childbirth, and probably before, are stored there.What struck me about these stories of abduction was the similarity between them. They all see this bright light, they are then probed, tested, etc... by these creature with big eyes. Well I believe they are just having a flashback about their own birth. If you think about it, at birth, your eyes aren't very developed so your vision might be blurry, then you are yanked from a warm and dark place into a cold and bright unknown space by these unknown creatures. All you can see are their eyes because the rest of their faces are covered with fabrick. These "aliens" Doctors and nurses manipulate, test, probe, weight, etc... your body.So between some theory of weird looking creatures probing humans for unknown reasons or having a "flash back" of an actual experience...I'll stick with the actual experience.That's my theory and I stick by it :)
TOMORROW: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
My theory on alien abduction
MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
I believe that the brain records everything whether you remember it or not. All sensations that you had since childbirth, and probably before, are stored there.
What struck me about these stories of abduction was the similarity between them. They all see this bright light, they are then probed, tested, etc... by these creature with big eyes.
Well I believe they are just having a flashback about their own birth. If you think about it, at birth, your eyes aren't very developed so your vision might be blurry, then you are yanked from a warm and dark place into a cold and bright unknown space by these unknown creatures. All you can see are their eyes because the rest of their faces are covered with fabrick. These "aliens" Doctors and nurses manipulate, test, probe, weight, etc... your body.
So between some theory of weird looking creatures probing humans for unknown reasons or having a "flash back" of an actual experience...I'll stick with the actual experience.That's my theory and I stick by it :)
TOMORROW: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
I believe that the brain records everything whether you remember it or not. All sensations that you had since childbirth, and probably before, are stored there.
What struck me about these stories of abduction was the similarity between them. They all see this bright light, they are then probed, tested, etc... by these creature with big eyes.
Well I believe they are just having a flashback about their own birth. If you think about it, at birth, your eyes aren't very developed so your vision might be blurry, then you are yanked from a warm and dark place into a cold and bright unknown space by these unknown creatures. All you can see are their eyes because the rest of their faces are covered with fabrick. These "aliens" Doctors and nurses manipulate, test, probe, weight, etc... your body.
So between some theory of weird looking creatures probing humans for unknown reasons or having a "flash back" of an actual experience...I'll stick with the actual experience.That's my theory and I stick by it :)
TOMORROW: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION?
Friday, July 01, 2005
Re-incarnation VS Re-distribution
I don't believe in re-incarnation, I believe in re-distribution.
Re-incarnation: meaning to re-enter the flesh, again... Our flesh is made up of "borrowed" particles such as calcium for bone, water for blood, etc... These particles, when we die, become free from the "glue" that binds them together. They are dispursed into the cosmos and are re-cycled or sent to where ever they are needed at the time. Much the same as a drop or water falling from the clouds finds it way back into the ocean. And I'm not saying that the ocean is the source, it's just another point in the cycle.
How do I account for past memories of far away places you say?
Well let me tell you :), matter is intelligent and since our bodies are made up of borrowed matter, we, sometimes become aware of its past. Whether it was used to make a rock, or part of a person, or a soil fertilizer.
Reply: so, just the same as the flesh disperses into the atmosphere as you say, so again it can come together to form a new body,.no?... not necessarily human but a new body for the soul to reside in. Matter is neither created nor destroyed, but merely changes form.... I love that scientific theory, it goes perfectly well with reincarnation, or redistribution as you want to call it.
TOMORROW: MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
Re-incarnation: meaning to re-enter the flesh, again... Our flesh is made up of "borrowed" particles such as calcium for bone, water for blood, etc... These particles, when we die, become free from the "glue" that binds them together. They are dispursed into the cosmos and are re-cycled or sent to where ever they are needed at the time. Much the same as a drop or water falling from the clouds finds it way back into the ocean. And I'm not saying that the ocean is the source, it's just another point in the cycle.
How do I account for past memories of far away places you say?
Well let me tell you :), matter is intelligent and since our bodies are made up of borrowed matter, we, sometimes become aware of its past. Whether it was used to make a rock, or part of a person, or a soil fertilizer.
Reply: so, just the same as the flesh disperses into the atmosphere as you say, so again it can come together to form a new body,.no?... not necessarily human but a new body for the soul to reside in. Matter is neither created nor destroyed, but merely changes form.... I love that scientific theory, it goes perfectly well with reincarnation, or redistribution as you want to call it.
TOMORROW: MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
Re-incarnation VS Re-distribution
I don't believe in re-incarnation, I believe in re-distribution.
Re-incarnation: meaning to re-enter the flesh, again... Our flesh is made up of "borrowed" particles such as calcium for bone, water for blood, etc... These particles, when we die, become free from the "glue" that binds them together. They are dispursed into the cosmos and are re-cycled or sent to where ever they are needed at the time. Much the same as a drop or water falling from the clouds finds it way back into the ocean. And I'm not saying that the ocean is the source, it's just another point in the cycle.
How do I account for past memories of far away places you say?
Well let me tell you :), matter is intelligent and since our bodies are made up of borrowed matter, we, sometimes become aware of its past. Whether it was used to make a rock, or part of a person, or a soil fertilizer.
Reply: so, just the same as the flesh disperses into the atmosphere as you say, so again it can come together to form a new body,.no?... not necessarily human but a new body for the soul to reside in. Matter is neither created nor destroyed, but merely changes form.... I love that scientific theory, it goes perfectly well with reincarnation, or redistribution as you want to call it.
TOMORROW: MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
Re-incarnation: meaning to re-enter the flesh, again... Our flesh is made up of "borrowed" particles such as calcium for bone, water for blood, etc... These particles, when we die, become free from the "glue" that binds them together. They are dispursed into the cosmos and are re-cycled or sent to where ever they are needed at the time. Much the same as a drop or water falling from the clouds finds it way back into the ocean. And I'm not saying that the ocean is the source, it's just another point in the cycle.
How do I account for past memories of far away places you say?
Well let me tell you :), matter is intelligent and since our bodies are made up of borrowed matter, we, sometimes become aware of its past. Whether it was used to make a rock, or part of a person, or a soil fertilizer.
Reply: so, just the same as the flesh disperses into the atmosphere as you say, so again it can come together to form a new body,.no?... not necessarily human but a new body for the soul to reside in. Matter is neither created nor destroyed, but merely changes form.... I love that scientific theory, it goes perfectly well with reincarnation, or redistribution as you want to call it.
TOMORROW: MY THEORY ON ALIEN ABDUCTION.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I sold 2 pieces!!!
The Show (Gallery M) was great!Thanks to everyone that showed up, it was a success. Although there was not a lot of people there I still sold 2 pieces: "Persophone"& "Il papa".
The next piece I have is in Artdimension at the Saint Louis Center.The show is Friday July 1st and starts at 7pm.I also have some more pieces at Akachique Gallery.
The next piece I have is in Artdimension at the Saint Louis Center.The show is Friday July 1st and starts at 7pm.I also have some more pieces at Akachique Gallery.
I sold 2 pieces!!!
The Show (Gallery M) was great!Thanks to everyone that showed up, it was a success. Although there was not a lot of people there I still sold 2 pieces: "Persophone"& "Il papa".
The next piece I have is in Artdimension at the Saint Louis Center.The show is Friday July 1st and starts at 7pm.I also have some more pieces at Akachique Gallery.
The next piece I have is in Artdimension at the Saint Louis Center.The show is Friday July 1st and starts at 7pm.I also have some more pieces at Akachique Gallery.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
The Madness Continues
The madness continues
It amazes me that I have to tell myself to slowdown. It always seems like I have to rush through life because there's something or another that I have to do. So I go through life always preoccupied with the next thing that needs to be done and never able to enjoy what going on right now... I mean REALLY enjoy. To enjoy something completely would be to be lost in it. When this happens, it give me the sensation that I've arrived. The yearning emptiness is no longer. I no longer feel cut out or feel like I'm missing something. Isn't it strange that by trying to become ONE with everything we feel cut out, left out and the minute you stop trying, you are one with everything. It would seem like the desire it itself creates the pain, it's telling me that I'm lacking something, that I'm not complete whereas if you drop the desire, then there's no emptiness, nothing missing. Of course it's very simple to say it because trying not to have a desire can be just another form of desire :-) and there you are again running after your smoky dreams.
Reply: I CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE IM MISSING OUT ON THE BEST QUALITIES IN LIFE LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. I AM ALWAYS REMINDING MYSELF TO NOT WORRY BECAUSE WORRYING DOES NOT DO ME A BIT OF GOOD. JUST BY LIVING IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES. I MAKE MYSELF OBSERVE NATURE AT ITS Finest AND THAT HELPS ME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF DESIRES FOR THE FUTURE. JUST A EVERYDAY SUNSET OR WATCHING HUMMINGBIRDS PROVIDES ME WITH A RELAXATION THAT REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE AT THAT VERY MOMENT.
STEPH
It amazes me that I have to tell myself to slowdown. It always seems like I have to rush through life because there's something or another that I have to do. So I go through life always preoccupied with the next thing that needs to be done and never able to enjoy what going on right now... I mean REALLY enjoy. To enjoy something completely would be to be lost in it. When this happens, it give me the sensation that I've arrived. The yearning emptiness is no longer. I no longer feel cut out or feel like I'm missing something. Isn't it strange that by trying to become ONE with everything we feel cut out, left out and the minute you stop trying, you are one with everything. It would seem like the desire it itself creates the pain, it's telling me that I'm lacking something, that I'm not complete whereas if you drop the desire, then there's no emptiness, nothing missing. Of course it's very simple to say it because trying not to have a desire can be just another form of desire :-) and there you are again running after your smoky dreams.
Reply: I CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE IM MISSING OUT ON THE BEST QUALITIES IN LIFE LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. I AM ALWAYS REMINDING MYSELF TO NOT WORRY BECAUSE WORRYING DOES NOT DO ME A BIT OF GOOD. JUST BY LIVING IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES. I MAKE MYSELF OBSERVE NATURE AT ITS Finest AND THAT HELPS ME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF DESIRES FOR THE FUTURE. JUST A EVERYDAY SUNSET OR WATCHING HUMMINGBIRDS PROVIDES ME WITH A RELAXATION THAT REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE AT THAT VERY MOMENT.
STEPH
The Madness Continues
The madness continues
It amazes me that I have to tell myself to slowdown. It always seems like I have to rush through life because there's something or another that I have to do. So I go through life always preoccupied with the next thing that needs to be done and never able to enjoy what going on right now... I mean REALLY enjoy.
To enjoy something completely would be to be lost in it. When this happens, it give me the sensation that I've arrived. The yearning emptiness is no longer. I no longer feel cut out or feel like I'm missing something.
Isn't it strange that by trying to become ONE with everything we feel cut out, left out and the minute you stop trying, you are one with everything.
It would seem like the desire it itself creates the pain, it's telling me that I'm lacking something, that I'm not complete whereas if you drop the desire, then there's no emptiness, nothing missing.
Of course it's very simple to say it because trying not to have a desire can be just another form of desire :-) and there you are again running after your smoky dreams.
Reply: I CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE IM MISSING OUT ON THE BEST QUALITIES IN LIFE LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. I AM ALWAYS REMINDING MYSELF TO NOT WORRY BECAUSE WORRYING DOES NOT DO ME A BIT OF GOOD. JUST BY LIVING IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES. I MAKE MYSELF OBSERVE NATURE AT ITS Finest AND THAT HELPS ME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF DESIRES FOR THE FUTURE. JUST A EVERYDAY SUNSET OR WATCHING HUMMINGBIRDS PROVIDES ME WITH A RELAXATION THAT REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE AT THAT VERY MOMENT.
STEPH
It amazes me that I have to tell myself to slowdown. It always seems like I have to rush through life because there's something or another that I have to do. So I go through life always preoccupied with the next thing that needs to be done and never able to enjoy what going on right now... I mean REALLY enjoy.
To enjoy something completely would be to be lost in it. When this happens, it give me the sensation that I've arrived. The yearning emptiness is no longer. I no longer feel cut out or feel like I'm missing something.
Isn't it strange that by trying to become ONE with everything we feel cut out, left out and the minute you stop trying, you are one with everything.
It would seem like the desire it itself creates the pain, it's telling me that I'm lacking something, that I'm not complete whereas if you drop the desire, then there's no emptiness, nothing missing.
Of course it's very simple to say it because trying not to have a desire can be just another form of desire :-) and there you are again running after your smoky dreams.
Reply: I CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE IM MISSING OUT ON THE BEST QUALITIES IN LIFE LOOKING AND THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. I AM ALWAYS REMINDING MYSELF TO NOT WORRY BECAUSE WORRYING DOES NOT DO ME A BIT OF GOOD. JUST BY LIVING IN A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES. I MAKE MYSELF OBSERVE NATURE AT ITS Finest AND THAT HELPS ME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF DESIRES FOR THE FUTURE. JUST A EVERYDAY SUNSET OR WATCHING HUMMINGBIRDS PROVIDES ME WITH A RELAXATION THAT REMINDS ME TO ENJOY LIFE AT THAT VERY MOMENT.
STEPH
Thursday, June 16, 2005
My birth day
SOoooo it was my birthday on June 9th. 38 years old :o I feel like I'm 28 and I act like I'm 12. It's all good!I don't think I could be happier. I wake up when I want to, do a little painting, walk around the park, play video games, pet the cats, eat on South Grand....what else could I wish for. I have no boss, no uniform, no timecard, aaaaaah, it feels good.So I went to Denver last week and it was super great! It's an amazing feeling to be able to sit outside downtown eating a Cali-beni (Eggs benedict with avocado, yumm!), and see the mountain range in between the buildings. That was so cool! There's a free bus that takes you up and down this mile long shopping district.There's a HUGE art scene...well, compare to Saint Louis. We found a really good Italian restaurant that actually cook the pasta al dente unlike our dear friends from The Hill that calls themselves real Italian (yeah, I know, I'm making a lot of friends by writing this :) ). The restaurant has it's own gelateria. Now that's Italian. It was delicious, I recommend it. If you're ever in Denver go to "Parisi"
On another subject, you guys shouldn't miss my art show on June 24th from 5pm to 8pm at Gallery M and don't forget also akachique every second Friday for "Arzy Hour".
On another subject, you guys shouldn't miss my art show on June 24th from 5pm to 8pm at Gallery M and don't forget also akachique every second Friday for "Arzy Hour".
My birth day
SOoooo it was my birthday on June 9th. 38 years old :o I feel like I'm 28 and I act like I'm 12. It's all good!
I don't think I could be happier. I wake up when I want to, do a little painting, walk around the park, play video games, pet the cats, eat on South Grand....what else could I wish for.
I have no boss, no uniform, no timecard, aaaaaah, it feels good.
So I went to Denver last week and it was super great! It's an amazing feeling to be able to sit outside downtown eating a Cali-beni (Eggs benedict with avocado, yumm!), and see the mountain range in between the buildings. That was so cool! There's a free bus that takes you up and down this mile long shopping district.There's a HUGE art scene...well, compare to Saint Louis.
We found a really good Italian restaurant that actually cook the pasta al dente unlike our dear friends from The Hill that calls themselves real Italian (yeah, I know, I'm making a lot of friends by writing this :) ). The restaurant has it's own gelateria. Now that's Italian. It was delicious, I recommend it. If you're ever in Denver go to Parisi
On another subject, you guys shouldn't miss my art show on June 24th from 5pm to 8pm at Gallery M and don't forget also akachique every second Friday for "Arzy Hour".
I don't think I could be happier. I wake up when I want to, do a little painting, walk around the park, play video games, pet the cats, eat on South Grand....what else could I wish for.
I have no boss, no uniform, no timecard, aaaaaah, it feels good.
So I went to Denver last week and it was super great! It's an amazing feeling to be able to sit outside downtown eating a Cali-beni (Eggs benedict with avocado, yumm!), and see the mountain range in between the buildings. That was so cool! There's a free bus that takes you up and down this mile long shopping district.There's a HUGE art scene...well, compare to Saint Louis.
We found a really good Italian restaurant that actually cook the pasta al dente unlike our dear friends from The Hill that calls themselves real Italian (yeah, I know, I'm making a lot of friends by writing this :) ). The restaurant has it's own gelateria. Now that's Italian. It was delicious, I recommend it. If you're ever in Denver go to Parisi
On another subject, you guys shouldn't miss my art show on June 24th from 5pm to 8pm at Gallery M and don't forget also akachique every second Friday for "Arzy Hour".
Saturday, May 28, 2005
And it will be beautiful...
The sweat sticks to my shirt, it's humid and grey.
In my heart the sunshines with clouds and all, the ocean is here as well.
Electricity runs through the sky of my mind.
The tree leaves are waving bye bye.
Stand up! I think.
Stand and rise amongst the sleepers.
Walk towards the clarity and touch the matrix of being.
The light will welcomes you.
Your heart is filled with sorrow and it is beautiful.
You feel the pain and flinch not.
Long ago in the desert someone opened the bottle,
a tree came out and lighting struck.
A white crow landed on the branch.
Thru the magnifying glass of time we saw each other and crossed over to the other side, where the others awaited.
In the spiraling floor I danced and danced the songs of the gypsies.
But the piano fell into the pond and all the creatures looked up.
"Enjoy" she whispered.
Ah, the magic mantra.
Ken drew the clock on the ground where the piano fell.
There stood a man, holding himself as the rain poured on and on.
He gave me the umbrella as lighting struck.
I was scared. My heart was pounding in my chest and the rain doubled.
I looked up and saw the butterfly drop to the ground.
His wings were wet and was crawling like a caterpillar.
I blew on his wings until they were dry.
He kissed me and flew away.
My feet sank into the wet dirt. They turned into mud.
My whole body melted into earth.
I could feel the water running through me.
I feared, and she said: "Enjoy".
Ah yes, the sacred mantra.
Worms were crawling through my flesh.
Was it my flesh? I don't know.
Tree roots were holding me tight and lot letting go.
It smelt good, rich and fertile.
"I shall dance the dance of time once more" she said.
-jeanjoel-
In my heart the sunshines with clouds and all, the ocean is here as well.
Electricity runs through the sky of my mind.
The tree leaves are waving bye bye.
Stand up! I think.
Stand and rise amongst the sleepers.
Walk towards the clarity and touch the matrix of being.
The light will welcomes you.
Your heart is filled with sorrow and it is beautiful.
You feel the pain and flinch not.
Long ago in the desert someone opened the bottle,
a tree came out and lighting struck.
A white crow landed on the branch.
Thru the magnifying glass of time we saw each other and crossed over to the other side, where the others awaited.
In the spiraling floor I danced and danced the songs of the gypsies.
But the piano fell into the pond and all the creatures looked up.
"Enjoy" she whispered.
Ah, the magic mantra.
Ken drew the clock on the ground where the piano fell.
There stood a man, holding himself as the rain poured on and on.
He gave me the umbrella as lighting struck.
I was scared. My heart was pounding in my chest and the rain doubled.
I looked up and saw the butterfly drop to the ground.
His wings were wet and was crawling like a caterpillar.
I blew on his wings until they were dry.
He kissed me and flew away.
My feet sank into the wet dirt. They turned into mud.
My whole body melted into earth.
I could feel the water running through me.
I feared, and she said: "Enjoy".
Ah yes, the sacred mantra.
Worms were crawling through my flesh.
Was it my flesh? I don't know.
Tree roots were holding me tight and lot letting go.
It smelt good, rich and fertile.
"I shall dance the dance of time once more" she said.
-jeanjoel-
And it will be beautiful...
The sweat sticks to my shirt, it's humid and grey.
In my heart the sunshines with clouds and all, the ocean is here as well.
Electricity runs through the sky of my mind.
The tree leaves are waving bye bye.
Stand up! I think.
Stand and rise amongst the sleepers.
Walk towards the clarity and touch the matrix of being.
The light will welcomes you.
Your heart is filled with sorrow and it is beautiful.
You feel the pain and flinch not.
Long ago in the desert someone opened the bottle,
a tree came out and lighting struck.
A white crow landed on the branch.
Thru the magnifying glass of time we saw each other and crossed over to the other side, where the others awaited.
In the spiraling floor I danced and danced the songs of the gypsies.
But the piano fell into the pond and all the creatures looked up.
"Enjoy" she whispered.
Ah, the magic mantra.
Ken drew the clock on the ground where the piano fell.
There stood a man, holding himself as the rain poured on and on.
He gave me the umbrella as lighting struck.
I was scared. My heart was pounding in my chest and the rain doubled.
I looked up and saw the butterfly drop to the ground.
His wings were wet and was crawling like a caterpillar.
I blew on his wings until they were dry.
He kissed me and flew away.
My feet sank into the wet dirt. They turned into mud.
My whole body melted into earth.
I could feel the water running through me.
I feared, and she said: "Enjoy".
Ah yes, the sacred mantra.
Worms were crawling through my flesh.
Was it my flesh? I don't know.
Tree roots were holding me tight and lot letting go.
It smelt good, rich and fertile.
"I shall dance the dance of time once more" she said.
-jeanjoel-
In my heart the sunshines with clouds and all, the ocean is here as well.
Electricity runs through the sky of my mind.
The tree leaves are waving bye bye.
Stand up! I think.
Stand and rise amongst the sleepers.
Walk towards the clarity and touch the matrix of being.
The light will welcomes you.
Your heart is filled with sorrow and it is beautiful.
You feel the pain and flinch not.
Long ago in the desert someone opened the bottle,
a tree came out and lighting struck.
A white crow landed on the branch.
Thru the magnifying glass of time we saw each other and crossed over to the other side, where the others awaited.
In the spiraling floor I danced and danced the songs of the gypsies.
But the piano fell into the pond and all the creatures looked up.
"Enjoy" she whispered.
Ah, the magic mantra.
Ken drew the clock on the ground where the piano fell.
There stood a man, holding himself as the rain poured on and on.
He gave me the umbrella as lighting struck.
I was scared. My heart was pounding in my chest and the rain doubled.
I looked up and saw the butterfly drop to the ground.
His wings were wet and was crawling like a caterpillar.
I blew on his wings until they were dry.
He kissed me and flew away.
My feet sank into the wet dirt. They turned into mud.
My whole body melted into earth.
I could feel the water running through me.
I feared, and she said: "Enjoy".
Ah yes, the sacred mantra.
Worms were crawling through my flesh.
Was it my flesh? I don't know.
Tree roots were holding me tight and lot letting go.
It smelt good, rich and fertile.
"I shall dance the dance of time once more" she said.
-jeanjoel-
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Life's what you make of it...Get me out of here! :)
Life is what you make of it....That seems right. Actually all you can change is your perception. So may be life is the same all the time, without any particular qualities? Then all of us "choses" to see it one way or another.I was born into this world and when I arrived a great many people had already agreed to see the world in a very specific way. They then tried to convince, no, train me into seeing it their way saying things like: "well, that's just the way life is" or "That's just common sense", etc.... Don't get me wrong, I had a choice. I could either accept their world and be rewarded or not, and be punished...interesting choice indeed.So I went along and pretended like everyone else...I guess and by the time I had enough insight to see all this I was already trained. Their basic beliefs were ingrained in my identity as an operating system is installed on a computer. I kept trying to delete the softwares & programs that were installed but the operating system stayed unchanged and was flawed....I NEED A NEW SYSTEM!!! or do I. Actually it is having a system that makes me not see the world as it is. It is having a system that binds me by the rules of others. Is it possible to not have a system? I think yes, but no one wants to make that "choice". I guess somewhere we still remember the punishment of our younger days? By dropping the system it would mean to stop depending on others for reassurance, guidance, truth, etc....It would mean walking alone & never knowing where your next step would be. But it would also mean that you'd discover the world everyday instead of growing old and calcified with the heavyness of your own knowledge and judgements. It would also mean that no one could ever hurt you or emotionally blackmail you, etc....Life would then be an immense adventure, a mystical movie projected on the screen of your mind with no end in sight.
Life's what you make of it...Get me out of here! :)
Life is what you make of it....That seems right, right? Actually all you can change is your perception. So, maybe life is the same all the time, without any particular qualities? Then all of us "choses" to see it one way or another.
I was born into this world and when I arrived a great many people had already agreed to see the world in a very specific way. They then tried to convince, no, train me into seeing it their way saying things like: "well, that's just the way life is" or "That's just common sense", etc.... Don't get me wrong, I had a choice. I could either accept their world and be rewarded or not, and be punished...interesting choice indeed.
So I went along and pretended like everyone else...I guess, and by the time I had enough insight to see all this, I was already trained. Their basic beliefs were ingrained in my identity as an operating system is installed on a computer. I kept trying to delete the softwares & programs that were installed but the operating system stayed unchanged and was flawed....I NEED A NEW SYSTEM!!! or do I.
Actually it is having a system that makes me not see the world as it is. It is having a system that binds me by the rules of others. Is it possible to not have a system? I think yes, but no one wants to make that "choice". I guess somewhere we still remember the punishment of our younger days?
By dropping the system it would mean to stop depending on others for reassurance, guidance, truth, etc....It would mean walking alone & never knowing where your next step would be.
But it would also mean that you'd discover the world everyday instead of growing old and calcified with the heavyness of your own knowledge and judgements. It would also mean that no one could ever hurt you or emotionally or blackmail you, etc....Life would then be an immense adventure, a mystical movie projected on the screen of your mind with no end in sight.
I was born into this world and when I arrived a great many people had already agreed to see the world in a very specific way. They then tried to convince, no, train me into seeing it their way saying things like: "well, that's just the way life is" or "That's just common sense", etc.... Don't get me wrong, I had a choice. I could either accept their world and be rewarded or not, and be punished...interesting choice indeed.
So I went along and pretended like everyone else...I guess, and by the time I had enough insight to see all this, I was already trained. Their basic beliefs were ingrained in my identity as an operating system is installed on a computer. I kept trying to delete the softwares & programs that were installed but the operating system stayed unchanged and was flawed....I NEED A NEW SYSTEM!!! or do I.
Actually it is having a system that makes me not see the world as it is. It is having a system that binds me by the rules of others. Is it possible to not have a system? I think yes, but no one wants to make that "choice". I guess somewhere we still remember the punishment of our younger days?
By dropping the system it would mean to stop depending on others for reassurance, guidance, truth, etc....It would mean walking alone & never knowing where your next step would be.
But it would also mean that you'd discover the world everyday instead of growing old and calcified with the heavyness of your own knowledge and judgements. It would also mean that no one could ever hurt you or emotionally or blackmail you, etc....Life would then be an immense adventure, a mystical movie projected on the screen of your mind with no end in sight.
Monday, May 23, 2005
June will be tricky...
Oh boy! June is going to be tricky. By the way, my birthday is June 9th. Well I have to come up with 20 paintings by the 31th of May for the Hartford Coffee openning (the actual opening will be Sunday June 12th from 1 to 4pm), 5 more for Gallerie M by mid June and I was hoping to have a few pieces more for this thing in Colorado. Kurt lives there and there's this block party where tons of people will be walking the streets and buying stuff.If I get some money, I'm outta here. I'd like to go to Cabanas Copal in Tulum, actually I'd rather go to Azulik which is right next door. It's this wonderful clothing optional, no electric (except in the restaurant and bar), candlelight everywhere and the cabanas are right on the beach. I can't wait!...I guess I can :).
June will be tricky...
Oh boy! June is going to be tricky. By the way, my birthday is June 9th. Well I have to come up with 20 paintings by the 31th of May for the Hartford Coffee openning (the actual opening will be Sunday June 12th from 1 to 4pm), 5 more for Gallerie M by mid June and I was hoping to have a few pieces more for this thing in Colorado. Kurt lives there and there's this block party where tons of people will be walking the streets and buying stuff.If I get some money, I'm outta here. I'd like to go to Cabanas Copal in Tulum, actually I'd rather go to Azulik which is right next door. It's this wonderful clothing optional, no electric (except in the restaurant and bar), candlelight everywhere and the cabanas are right on the beach. I can't wait!...I guess I can :).
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Thugs in Suits
Sooooo I'm walking through a parking lot and I'm stopped by these thugs in suits. They wanted the wallet that I had just found, it was fat with cash. Before I could think, my partner jumped in front of me which allowed me to crawl underneath the brown car to my right. As I'm on the ground I open the wallet and stuff the many wads of $100 bills in my pocket. It wasn't an easy task but I managed just fine :). I was then on the 3rd floor of our appartment that I couldn't recognize, you had just finished cleaning and rearanged my room. You left a package on the 3rd to last step of the stairs leading to the kitchen where 2 other people were waiting for me to go out. Before we left I drank half a bottle of brandy. It went down like lemonade and I thought that if the cops pulled me over I'd go staight to jail. A moment later, we were on the side sidewalk in town, it was rainning and grey. We took off our clothes and had sex. No one was around. It would have been a good show.
Thugs in Suits
Sooooo I'm walking through a parking lot and I'm stopped by these thugs in suits. They wanted the wallet that I had just found, it was fat with cash. Before I could think, my partner jumped in front of me which allowed me to crawl underneath the brown car to my right. As I'm on the ground I open the wallet and stuff the many wads of $100 bills in my pocket. It wasn't an easy task but I managed just fine :). I was then on the 3rd floor of our appartment that I couldn't recognize, you had just finished cleaning and rearanged my room. You left a package on the 3rd to last step of the stairs leading to the kitchen where 2 other people were waiting for me to go out. Before we left I drank half a bottle of brandy. It went down like lemonade and I thought that if the cops pulled me over I'd go staight to jail. A moment later, we were on the side sidewalk in town, it was rainning and grey. We took off our clothes and had sex. No one was around. It would have been a good show.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
I had a blast!!!
I HAD A BLAST!!! I really had fun last night. I had 2 art openings with my stuff in it and I sold 2 paintings. Great, I can pay my mortgage now. yeah! The opening at "Chique Gallery" was a lot more fun than the one from ArtDimension. It also seemed like the people at Chique where there to buy whereas the people from ARtD seemed to be friends of the numerous artists that displayed there.Either way I had fun and then we went to 609 on Eastgate in the loop to have a hookah and some wine and then we went to a friends house that had a BBQ. We met this lovely Indian girl and talked all night at ArtD, she was fun.
I had a blast!!!
I HAD A BLAST!!! I really had fun last night. I had 2 art openings with my stuff in it and I sold 2 paintings. Great, I can pay my mortgage now. yeah! The opening at "Chique Gallery" was a lot more fun than the one from ArtDimension. It also seemed like the people at Chique where there to buy whereas the people from ARtD seemed to be friends of the numerous artists that displayed there.Either way I had fun and then we went to 609 on Eastgate in the loop to have a hookah and some wine and then we went to a friends house that had a BBQ. We met this lovely Indian girl and talked all night at ArtD, she was fun.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
AkaChique opening
Sooooo...what are you doing this Friday the 13th? I have 2 art openings, one in Arnold at Chique Gallery and the other downtown at ArtDimensions' new gallery in the old St.Louis Center.It's going to be fun, fun, fun. I was thinking of renting a costume.
AkaChique opening
Sooooo...what are you doing this Friday the 13th? I have 2 art openings, one in Arnold at Chique Gallery and the other downtown at ArtDimensions' new gallery in the old St.Louis Center.It's going to be fun, fun, fun. I was thinking of renting a costume.
Saturday, April 30, 2005
AkaChique Gallery
So I put up some of my paintings in chique gallery. It's a wonderful place in Arnold, yes Arnold! This little place is booming with constructions everywhere. They can't build the houses fast enough.I met with Sue, a wonderful lady that has this gallery that would stand up to any gallery in St. louis. There are 2 levels and a variety of artwork displayed.You should check it out some time.
ARt D. party update
The party last night was awesome!!!Loved it! There was a nude model with paint all over her posing as the many artists in the room were doing sketches of her.The art works were great. Ambience wonderful, free beer, wine and food. A lot of happy people hanging together.Thanks to Katia, Aurelie, Virginie and all other friends that attended. I greatly enjoyed your company.I met some interesting people too. I met 2 girls that actually were in Guadeloupe, and they loved it!Dominique and Virginie dance while everyone watched. I wish I had a digital camcorder this way I could post the clip here.Life is good to me...I'm trully blessed.
If you missed this event, you're not going to want to miss the next one.It's the grand opening of ArtDimensions in the St. Louis Center on May 13, 2005. I 've seen the place and it looks great! Art everywhere and lot's of space plus it's right on Washington Ave.
Well Earthday is around the corner...actually tomorrow. I might play some drums there. I was thinking of doing henna but I don't have any more paste. Do and I will ride ours bikes. I hope it's going to be nice. Last year it was cold and rainny.
If you missed this event, you're not going to want to miss the next one.It's the grand opening of ArtDimensions in the St. Louis Center on May 13, 2005. I 've seen the place and it looks great! Art everywhere and lot's of space plus it's right on Washington Ave.
Well Earthday is around the corner...actually tomorrow. I might play some drums there. I was thinking of doing henna but I don't have any more paste. Do and I will ride ours bikes. I hope it's going to be nice. Last year it was cold and rainny.
AkaChique Gallery
So I put up some of my paintings in chique gallery. It's a wonderful place in Arnold, yes Arnold! This little place is booming with constructions everywhere. They can't build the houses fast enough.I met with Sue, a wonderful lady that has this gallery that would stand up to any gallery in St. louis. There are 2 levels and a variety of artwork displayed.You should check it out some time.
ARt D. party update
The party last night was awesome!!!Loved it! There was a nude model with paint all over her posing as the many artists in the room were doing sketches of her.The art works were great. Ambience wonderful, free beer, wine and food. A lot of happy people hanging together.Thanks to Katia, Aurelie, Virginie and all other friends that attended. I greatly enjoyed your company.I met some interesting people too. I met 2 girls that actually were in Guadeloupe, and they loved it!Dominique and Virginie dance while everyone watched. I wish I had a digital camcorder this way I could post the clip here.Life is good to me...I'm trully blessed.
If you missed this event, you're not going to want to miss the next one.It's the grand opening of ArtDimensions in the St. Louis Center on May 13, 2005. I 've seen the place and it looks great! Art everywhere and lot's of space plus it's right on Washington Ave.
Well Earthday is around the corner...actually tomorrow. I might play some drums there. I was thinking of doing henna but I don't have any more paste. Do and I will ride ours bikes. I hope it's going to be nice. Last year it was cold and rainny.
If you missed this event, you're not going to want to miss the next one.It's the grand opening of ArtDimensions in the St. Louis Center on May 13, 2005. I 've seen the place and it looks great! Art everywhere and lot's of space plus it's right on Washington Ave.
Well Earthday is around the corner...actually tomorrow. I might play some drums there. I was thinking of doing henna but I don't have any more paste. Do and I will ride ours bikes. I hope it's going to be nice. Last year it was cold and rainny.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Art Dimension
Hey I forgot to mention that one of my piece will be in a group show in Clayton. It's the ArtDimensions' Spring Show . It's at 7927 Forsyth in the heart of Clayton. Here's the layout:
7:00pm Art Opening/Poetry
7:30pm Body Art
8:00pm Awards - Live music til close (Music by Phat Buddha)
10:30pm Performance by Belly Dance Mirage
11:00pm After Party @ ten14 Sushi-Lounge-Gallery (1014 Locust).Check it out, it should be fun! ciao.
7:00pm Art Opening/Poetry
7:30pm Body Art
8:00pm Awards - Live music til close (Music by Phat Buddha)
10:30pm Performance by Belly Dance Mirage
11:00pm After Party @ ten14 Sushi-Lounge-Gallery (1014 Locust).Check it out, it should be fun! ciao.
Urbis-Orbis
Yeah! I have enough money for my mortgage. I was a bit late, I guess 26 days late. Now I need some more $$$ for the rest of my bills :)What's up with this St. Louis weather? I'm freezing my nuts off!So anyway I went downtown the other day and I met this really cool guy. His name is Alan, he is an artist and I really like his stuff. He owns Urbis-Orbis gallery. You should check it out, I'am on the 1st Friday of May. I think it's the 7th.
Art Dimension
Hey I forgot to mention that one of my piece will be in a group show in Clayton. It's the ArtDimensions' Spring Show . It's at 7927 Forsyth in the heart of Clayton. Here's the layout:
7:00pm Art Opening/Poetry
7:30pm Body Art
8:00pm Awards - Live music til close (Music by Phat Buddha)
10:30pm Performance by Belly Dance Mirage
11:00pm After Party @ ten14 Sushi-Lounge-Gallery (1014 Locust).Check it out, it should be fun! ciao.
7:00pm Art Opening/Poetry
7:30pm Body Art
8:00pm Awards - Live music til close (Music by Phat Buddha)
10:30pm Performance by Belly Dance Mirage
11:00pm After Party @ ten14 Sushi-Lounge-Gallery (1014 Locust).Check it out, it should be fun! ciao.
Urbis-Orbis
Yeah! I have enough money for my mortgage. I was a bit late, I guess 26 days late. Now I need some more $$$ for the rest of my bills :)What's up with this St. Louis weather? I'm freezing my nuts off!So anyway I went downtown the other day and I met this really cool guy. His name is Alan, he is an artist and I really like his stuff. He owns Urbis-Orbis gallery. You should check it out, I'am on the 1st Friday of May. I think it's the 7th.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Fontbonne University
So I registered for classes today at Fontbonne University . I'm not too happy about taking Math, Science, Government, and all that crap but I'm really happy that I'll be able to take a painting class with Victor Wang. I'm really excited. I'm also done redesigning my website. I wanted to have everything on one page.I'm having a bit of an issue with these art galleries. They are charging 40%. That's crazy. If this is a regular retail mark up then they should buy the work and then charge whatever they want. My dilema is that I'd like to show my stuff in these galleries but it also means that I have to take a pay cut or have the gallery try to sell it at a high price. It also means that I can't sell it online...crap! Too much to think about. Anyone has an idea?Ok enough of that crap.
Fontbonne University
So I registered for classes today at Fontbonne University . I'm not too happy about taking Math, Science, Government, and all that crap but I'm really happy that I'll be able to take a painting class with Victor Wang. I'm really excited. I'm also done redesigning my website. I wanted to have everything on one page.I'm having a bit of an issue with these art galleries. They are charging 40%. That's crazy. If this is a regular retail mark up then they should buy the work and then charge whatever they want. My dilema is that I'd like to show my stuff in these galleries but it also means that I have to take a pay cut or have the gallery try to sell it at a high price. It also means that I can't sell it online...crap! Too much to think about. Anyone has an idea?Ok enough of that crap.
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Cafe Suada
last night I went out with some friends, had a great time but then I did something stupid: I ordered a "cafe suada" and this one was an extra large. I don't really drink coffee and it was about 9pm. Needless to say that when it was time for bed I had a hard time keeping my heart from pounding in my ears so I did the next stupid thing which is to take 2 allergy medicine because it usually puts me to sleep well I took the wrong dose. I was suppose to take 1 every 12 hours...I took 2 at once. I thought I was going to die. It's 11pm the next day and I'm now starting to come out of my coma.
I went downtown St. Louis a couple of days ago and I was shocked...It looks just like a real city. It was great I met some nice people. I rode my bike everywhere.
I went downtown St. Louis a couple of days ago and I was shocked...It looks just like a real city. It was great I met some nice people. I rode my bike everywhere.
Cafe Suada
last night I went out with some friends, had a great time but then I did something stupid: I ordered a "cafe suada" and this one was an extra large. I don't really drink coffee and it was about 9pm. Needless to say that when it was time for bed I had a hard time keeping my heart from pounding in my ears so I did the next stupid thing which is to take 2 allergy medicine because it usually puts me to sleep well I took the wrong dose. I was suppose to take 1 every 12 hours...I took 2 at once. I thought I was going to die. It's 11pm the next day and I'm now starting to come out of my coma.
I went downtown St. Louis a couple of days ago and I was shocked...It looks just like a real city. It was great I met some nice people. I rode my bike everywhere.
I went downtown St. Louis a couple of days ago and I was shocked...It looks just like a real city. It was great I met some nice people. I rode my bike everywhere.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Parable of Life
--"A group of tourists sits in a bus that is passing throught gorgeously beautiful country; lakes and mountains and green fields and rivers. But the shades of the bus are pulled down. They do not have the slightest idea of what lies beyond the windows of the bus. And all the time of their journey is spent in squabbling over who will have the seat of honor in the bus, who will be applauded, who will be well considered. And so they remain till the journey's end."--
Anthony de Mello "The Way To Love".
Anthony de Mello "The Way To Love".
Parable of Life
--"A group of tourists sits in a bus that is passing throught gorgeously beautiful country; lakes and mountains and green fields and rivers. But the shades of the bus are pulled down. They do not have the slightest idea of what lies beyond the windows of the bus. And all the time of their journey is spent in squabbling over who will have the seat of honor in the bus, who will be applauded, who will be well considered. And so they remain till the journey's end."--
Anthony de Mello "The Way To Love".
Anthony de Mello "The Way To Love".
Monday, March 14, 2005
I'm just a little leaf...
How I wish I could be like a leaf on the river, floating, twirling down the stream. Carefree and careless I would be if I were that little leaf. There's no need to speed or to slowdown, there just isn't a need. I would just gently float down and watch the world go by. I would see the cows drinking, the people laughing and crying but I wouldn't care, I would just keep on floating until I reached the great sea.
I'm just a little leaf...
How I wish I could be like a leaf on the river, floating, twirling down the stream. Carefree and careless I would be if I were that little leaf. There's no need to speed or to slowdown, there just isn't a need. I would just gently float down and watch the world go by. I would see the cows drinking, the people laughing and crying but I wouldn't care, I would just keep on floating until I reached the great sea.
Friday, March 04, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
Tomorrow will never come...
It seems that all our live is spent on tomorrow or some betterment of ourselves. Somehow no matter what we have is just not enough. It seems to create a certain feeling of uneasiness inside, a certain dis-satisfaction and when I have that feeling I cannot enjoy or even see what's going on around me such as the wind in the tree branches, the birds sharing a tree with squirels on even the deathening silence of it all. Noooooo, I'm too preoccupied with my "career", my "future", will you like me, am I good enough, will I be rejected by the group. This happens in high school and throughout our lives. What a hell! My feelings and mental state depending on others. If there is such a thing as hell this would be it.
Now of course the "system" doesn't want you to think or be outside the box even if they tell you to.
If one person is not affected by the emotional manipulations of the group then he is a threat to this system. It's like having no buttons to push. Without these buttons they can't convince you to slave your whole life for a system that promises a beautiful retirement. Oh yeah! give me your prime lives. I don't buy it! Don't get me wrong, the system has its place. It's great to have a system for roads, buildings, electricity, water, etc... anything material. But this is where it stops.
No system has the right to tell me how I should feel or think and especially punish me if I don't comply....
System, I am done with you.
Only then can you be trully free.
Most relationships, and I don't mean couples, are thwarted by desire. "what can I get from you or from this encounter". what can I accomplish. It's like this Yoga thing that hit our culture. Everyone's doing yoga and they treat it like somesort of aerobics. These people are doing "power yoga". They are accomplishing something very important. "Here's how you do it to get the maximum benefits", etc... come join our club we have the best facility, the best teachers, etc...
They can't seem to get out of the race. Everything is about getting somewhere, always better....
I thought yoga was to get out of the race, to chill, quiet the mind and body. That means that I cannot have ANY expectation of outcome other wise I'll be preoccupied with reaching my goal. How can you relax when you have to get somewhere?
I've dropped out of the race. I don't buy this great retirement or this heaven or nirvana or enlightenment. It's all a trick! Someone is trying to sell you something. NO ONE can show how to become enlightenment because to "become" means that you're denying who or what you are right now and in that there conflict and where there is conflict there is no peace or enjoyment.
Now of course the "system" doesn't want you to think or be outside the box even if they tell you to.
If one person is not affected by the emotional manipulations of the group then he is a threat to this system. It's like having no buttons to push. Without these buttons they can't convince you to slave your whole life for a system that promises a beautiful retirement. Oh yeah! give me your prime lives. I don't buy it! Don't get me wrong, the system has its place. It's great to have a system for roads, buildings, electricity, water, etc... anything material. But this is where it stops.
No system has the right to tell me how I should feel or think and especially punish me if I don't comply....
System, I am done with you.
Only then can you be trully free.
Most relationships, and I don't mean couples, are thwarted by desire. "what can I get from you or from this encounter". what can I accomplish. It's like this Yoga thing that hit our culture. Everyone's doing yoga and they treat it like somesort of aerobics. These people are doing "power yoga". They are accomplishing something very important. "Here's how you do it to get the maximum benefits", etc... come join our club we have the best facility, the best teachers, etc...
They can't seem to get out of the race. Everything is about getting somewhere, always better....
I thought yoga was to get out of the race, to chill, quiet the mind and body. That means that I cannot have ANY expectation of outcome other wise I'll be preoccupied with reaching my goal. How can you relax when you have to get somewhere?
I've dropped out of the race. I don't buy this great retirement or this heaven or nirvana or enlightenment. It's all a trick! Someone is trying to sell you something. NO ONE can show how to become enlightenment because to "become" means that you're denying who or what you are right now and in that there conflict and where there is conflict there is no peace or enjoyment.
Tomorrow will never come...
It seems that all our live is spent on tomorrow or some betterment of ourselves. Somehow no matter what we have is just not enough. It seems to create a certain feeling of uneasiness inside, a certain dis-satisfaction and when I have that feeling I cannot enjoy or even see what's going on around me such as the wind in the tree branches, the birds sharing a tree with squirels on even the deathening silence of it all. Noooooo, I'm too preoccupied with my "career", my "future", will you like me, am I good enough, will I be rejected by the group. This happens in high school and throughout our lives. What a hell! My feelings and mental state depending on others. If there is such a thing as hell this would be it.
Now of course the "system" doesn't want you to think or be outside the box even if they tell you to.
If one person is not affected by the emotional manipulations of the group then he is a threat to this system. It's like having no buttons to push. Without these buttons they can't convince you to slave your whole life for a system that promises a beautiful retirement. Oh yeah! give me your prime lives. I don't buy it! Don't get me wrong, the system has its place. It's great to have a system for roads, buildings, electricity, water, etc... anything material. But this is where it stops.
No system has the right to tell me how I should feel or think and especially punish me if I don't comply....
System, I am done with you.
Only then can you be trully free.
Most relationships, and I don't mean couples, are thwarted by desire. "what can I get from you or from this encounter". what can I accomplish. It's like this Yoga thing that hit our culture. Everyone's doing yoga and they treat it like somesort of aerobics. These people are doing "power yoga". They are accomplishing something very important. "Here's how you do it to get the maximum benefits", etc... come join our club we have the best facility, the best teachers, etc...
They can't seem to get out of the race. Everything is about getting somewhere, always better....
I thought yoga was to get out of the race, to chill, quiet the mind and body. That means that I cannot have ANY expectation of outcome other wise I'll be preoccupied with reaching my goal. How can you relax when you have to get somewhere?
I've dropped out of the race. I don't buy this great retirement or this heaven or nirvana or enlightenment. It's all a trick! Someone is trying to sell you something. NO ONE can show how to become enlightenment because to "become" means that you're denying who or what you are right now and in that there conflict and where there is conflict there is no peace or enjoyment.
Now of course the "system" doesn't want you to think or be outside the box even if they tell you to.
If one person is not affected by the emotional manipulations of the group then he is a threat to this system. It's like having no buttons to push. Without these buttons they can't convince you to slave your whole life for a system that promises a beautiful retirement. Oh yeah! give me your prime lives. I don't buy it! Don't get me wrong, the system has its place. It's great to have a system for roads, buildings, electricity, water, etc... anything material. But this is where it stops.
No system has the right to tell me how I should feel or think and especially punish me if I don't comply....
System, I am done with you.
Only then can you be trully free.
Most relationships, and I don't mean couples, are thwarted by desire. "what can I get from you or from this encounter". what can I accomplish. It's like this Yoga thing that hit our culture. Everyone's doing yoga and they treat it like somesort of aerobics. These people are doing "power yoga". They are accomplishing something very important. "Here's how you do it to get the maximum benefits", etc... come join our club we have the best facility, the best teachers, etc...
They can't seem to get out of the race. Everything is about getting somewhere, always better....
I thought yoga was to get out of the race, to chill, quiet the mind and body. That means that I cannot have ANY expectation of outcome other wise I'll be preoccupied with reaching my goal. How can you relax when you have to get somewhere?
I've dropped out of the race. I don't buy this great retirement or this heaven or nirvana or enlightenment. It's all a trick! Someone is trying to sell you something. NO ONE can show how to become enlightenment because to "become" means that you're denying who or what you are right now and in that there conflict and where there is conflict there is no peace or enjoyment.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
So I had this dream...
I was with my ex-girl friend cute young sister and we were about to have sex when her boyfriend knocked on the door and came in. He found us naked on the floor spooning. He then mumbled something as he closed the door and left. I could see him through my closed eyes.
Then J* got up and gave me this huge blue condom, I grabbed it and started laughing because this girl had way over estimated my penis size and as I'm about to convey to her this practical information I see her shoving her arm inside another blue giant condom. She was lubricating this inside of the condom with some kind of oil.
-What are you doing? I asked.
She looked at me with a surprised look and explained that it was for the betterment of sex.
I had to tell her that on the contrary, the inside of the condom should stay dry otherwise the sensation is weird because the penis ends up moving inside it and not creating any friction in the vagina...well you had to be there.
Anyway at this point the Austin the cat jumped on my chest because that's when I woke up.
Then J* got up and gave me this huge blue condom, I grabbed it and started laughing because this girl had way over estimated my penis size and as I'm about to convey to her this practical information I see her shoving her arm inside another blue giant condom. She was lubricating this inside of the condom with some kind of oil.
-What are you doing? I asked.
She looked at me with a surprised look and explained that it was for the betterment of sex.
I had to tell her that on the contrary, the inside of the condom should stay dry otherwise the sensation is weird because the penis ends up moving inside it and not creating any friction in the vagina...well you had to be there.
Anyway at this point the Austin the cat jumped on my chest because that's when I woke up.
So I had this dream...
I was with my ex-girl friend cute young sister and we were about to have sex when her boyfriend knocked on the door and came in. He found us naked on the floor spooning. He then mumbled something as he closed the door and left. I could see him through my closed eyes.
Then J* got up and gave me this huge blue condom, I grabbed it and started laughing because this girl had way over estimated my penis size and as I'm about to convey to her this practical information I see her shoving her arm inside another blue giant condom. She was lubricating this inside of the condom with some kind of oil.
-What are you doing? I asked.
She looked at me with a surprised look and explained that it was for the betterment of sex.
I had to tell her that on the contrary, the inside of the condom should stay dry otherwise the sensation is weird because the penis ends up moving inside it and not creating any friction in the vagina...well you had to be there.
Anyway at this point the Austin the cat jumped on my chest because that's when I woke up.
Then J* got up and gave me this huge blue condom, I grabbed it and started laughing because this girl had way over estimated my penis size and as I'm about to convey to her this practical information I see her shoving her arm inside another blue giant condom. She was lubricating this inside of the condom with some kind of oil.
-What are you doing? I asked.
She looked at me with a surprised look and explained that it was for the betterment of sex.
I had to tell her that on the contrary, the inside of the condom should stay dry otherwise the sensation is weird because the penis ends up moving inside it and not creating any friction in the vagina...well you had to be there.
Anyway at this point the Austin the cat jumped on my chest because that's when I woke up.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Azulik...a dream vacation!
Have you ever been to Tulum in Mexico? Well let me tell you it's awsome. Tulum is one of my favorite Mayan ruins because it was built right on the beach. It has 2 beautiful white sand beach and is enclosed by a privacy wall.
The place I'm talking about it Azulik. It's a wood and palapa cabana right on the beach.
The resort is clothing optional...need I say more. It's like heaven. Here are a few pictures.
The place I'm talking about it Azulik. It's a wood and palapa cabana right on the beach.
The resort is clothing optional...need I say more. It's like heaven. Here are a few pictures.
Azulik...a dream vacation!
Have you ever been to Tulum in Mexico? Well let me tell you it's awsome. Tulum is one of my favorite Mayan ruins because it was built right on the beach. It has 2 beautiful white sand beach and is enclosed by a privacy wall.
The place I'm talking about it Azulik. It's a wood and palapa cabana right on the beach.
The resort is clothing optional...need I say more. It's like heaven. Here are a few pictures.
The place I'm talking about it Azulik. It's a wood and palapa cabana right on the beach.
The resort is clothing optional...need I say more. It's like heaven. Here are a few pictures.
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Rat race
Every one is running, rushing, pushing, zooming by with huge Hummers, huge monster cars oblivious to the sky above, the air they breathe or those little people on the street. The quest for more is never ending, somehow whatever they have is not enough. When is it enough? Do we ever "get there"? Or is it just a long journey of wanting and yearning. Who is in charge? Who is in control of what's important in your life? Is it you or everyone else? Do you believe in heaven with white floating angels playing harp or 90 something virgins waiting for you. Do you believe in tomorrow.... I don't. My life is here now. I let the Mickey Mouse beliefs in Disney World.
Rat race
Every one is running, rushing, pushing, zooming by with huge Hummers, huge monster cars oblivious to the sky above, the air they breathe or those little people on the street. The quest for more is never ending, somehow whatever they have is not enough. When is it enough? Do we ever "get there"? Or is it just a long journey of wanting and yearning. Who is in charge? Who is in control of what's important in your life? Is it you or everyone else? Do you believe in heaven with white floating angels playing harp or 90 something virgins waiting for you. Do you believe in tomorrow.... I don't. My life is here now. I let the Mickey Mouse beliefs in Disney World.
Is religion useful?
It's seems like it's not. I'm not saying that religion is evil but when you look at our world, throughout history, we've killed and tortured more people in the name of some God or higher purpose and we're still doing it!!!
Friday, February 18, 2005
Is religion useful?
It's seems like it's not. I'm not saying that religion is evil but when you look at our world, throughout history, we've killed and tortured more people in the name of some God or higher purpose and we're still doing it!!!
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