tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90236202482332902262012-01-27T15:35:05.815-05:00La Vie Ceriselaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.comBlogger6631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-38626824889654323602012-01-23T14:11:00.004-05:002012-01-24T09:09:18.187-05:00Sailing into today’s dust bin, a poem from Billy Collins. It appeared in the September 1999 issue of The Atlantic and was sent to me by my older sister who knew I would love it.Man Listening to DiscThis is not bad—ambling along 44th Streetwith Sonny Rollins for company,his music flowing through the soft calipersof these earphones,as if he were right beside meon this clear day in March,the laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-46604070679779083672012-01-23T13:45:00.005-05:002012-01-23T14:06:38.282-05:00Last week I took a yoga class in which the teacher mentioned that her mother’s 2012 resolution is to get rid of something every day -- either through recycling, upcycling, donating, composting, etc.Today is the day I begin this ritual as well. I’m going through some old papers, deciding what needs to be kept, and what needs to be thrown overboard. Flipping through a file named “Misc.” I found a laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-35731887706514550172012-01-20T11:05:00.007-05:002012-01-20T11:27:49.209-05:00I saw Jeff Mangum at BAM last night, and it was magnificent. To think a man with a voice and four different guitars -- plus the occasional musician drifting onstage to lend French horn, trumpet, accordion or saw -- could emanate such powerful sounds… it knocked me off my feet then left me covered me in goosebumps. The entire theater felt the same way; the first song caused an explosive, laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-68878097297941306042012-01-05T14:59:00.008-05:002012-01-05T15:28:50.582-05:00I talked to my parents today. I wanted to fill them in on how our visits with my sister went last week. In talking to them I came to a realization. I realized that in all of my interactions with my sister, I have to cope with the person in front of me, not the one I remember from our past. The sister I grew up with, shared a room with, fought with, traded records with, rode scooters with, shared laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-33905145276222982072012-01-03T15:59:00.009-05:002012-01-03T16:38:56.492-05:00I finally have a few minutes to come up for air, but not enough time to really take stock of the last month or even the last year. I think that assessment will have to wait a few more weeks until some of my work dies down.It’s sort of funny starting the year off on deadline. On New Year’s Eve I said to someone, “I’m not ready for 2012. I haven’t put 2011 properly to bed!” and it still feels that laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-19053262465404173992012-01-01T10:05:00.002-05:002012-01-01T10:08:53.747-05:00Got back from a 4-day visit to the Bay Area (which merits its own entry) and immediately jumped into a book project that I'm very excited about. Check it out.Needless to say, my New Year's celebration was subdued, but that's how I wanted it, actually. Even if I hadn't been on crazy deadline, I would have wanted to close 2011 out quietly and without pomp. Happy 2012 to everyone!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-56430974387318771202011-12-19T17:37:00.001-05:002011-12-19T17:39:02.497-05:00Just found out that after my health insurance kicks in, and the drug manufacturer helps me out with their prescription assistance program, the new rheumatoid arthritis drug I'm supposed to try is STILL GOING TO COST ME $800 PER MONTH.What the fuck is wrong with this country? Why do I still live here? Grrr.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-61598871900227523832011-12-16T18:02:00.010-05:002011-12-16T18:27:54.532-05:00When I called my mother to tell her we were flying out to the Bay Area, I was very clear that this was NOT a Christmas trip. I said we were flying out to see my younger sister, that it was not a holiday, that every day my younger sister had energy for visits, we would be at her apartment. I could have not have made it any clearer to my mother that it was not a visit to spend every second with herlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-78869625601961281262011-12-13T07:01:00.002-05:002011-12-13T07:10:10.690-05:00Forty five minutes with my rheumatologist yesterday and it was decided: I’m switching to a new medication, stat. For the last three weeks, I’ve been feeling worse and worse -- pain rattling me awake in the middle of the night, the inability to use my right arm/shoulder for at least 20 minutes in the morning, then throbbing pain the rest of the day.It’s been a depressing few weeks, to be honest. laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-73191663710299095062011-12-01T15:04:00.004-05:002011-12-01T15:23:01.778-05:00I’m still busy.Next week my printmaking class comes to its official end (the lab will be open til the 21st so if I need to do additional silkscreening, I can) and in two weeks, my writing class comes to a close. Thank god! I will miss the classes -- I always do since I enjoy school -- but I will not miss the stress they added to my already overtaxed nervous system.To fill in that free time, I’m laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-759879886409597072011-11-29T15:28:00.001-05:002011-11-29T15:29:42.941-05:00I was worried my email would unleash a shit-storm but what happened was this: I got an email saying, “Oh my god! We are so sorry! Please get on a conference call with us as soon as possible so we can fix this issue!”Phew.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-26638490000711704142011-11-29T12:10:00.001-05:002011-11-29T12:11:14.089-05:00Painful email has been written and dispatched. I detest having to tell people they’re not doing their jobs. It’s hard enough doing my own so why should I also have to do theirs?laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-65691911838168332012011-11-27T18:56:00.006-05:002011-11-28T12:39:57.589-05:00Can I confess to you how excited I am that it’s nearly December? I cannot wait to put this year to bed. It has been up and down (mostly up if we’re talking creativity, mostly down if we’re just talking financials) and über challenging on the emotional front. I am truly looking forward to excising 2011’s cover and starting with a fresh, clean page.The emotional stuff is the most wearying since my laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-3638508233405688812011-11-12T08:10:00.005-05:002011-11-20T22:52:58.123-05:00I'm migrating my site and email to new servers for the second weekend in a row. It is totally annoying and not something I would like to be doing on a Saturday, but that's life. I can barely get through the “real” work during the week these days, so weekends are all about the overflow. It feels like I'm back in school, always running to catch up, barely keeping my head above water.Oh well. Maybe laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-68095696658294414532011-11-07T16:06:00.005-05:002011-11-07T16:30:50.070-05:00I was telling a friend the other day that I totally have not made good on my promise to myself to SIMPLIFY this year. Despite my best intentions, I have reached the month of November with a very large pile of responsibilities. I am nearly breathless just thinking about all the little details that need to be taken care of.She said, “You can’t help yourself. You’re an overachiever. Besides, it’s laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-65576103215567326422011-11-02T15:21:00.003-05:002011-11-02T15:25:43.626-05:00TA sent in his application to the French company on Friday. He got an email from someone in HR yesterday. Yesterday!We will ignore, of course, the fact that the HR betty’s email was set in COMIC SANS, and send a reply as soon as possible. She wants to see samples of his work, and wants to know salary/bonus requirements.I am totally opposed to divulging $ expectations so early in the process. Theylaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-40917090691179137622011-10-31T06:24:00.005-05:002011-10-31T09:01:45.534-05:00TA applied for a job in Paris with an American company. In some ways, it's a long-shot. A long-shot because he doesn't know anyone -- or anyone who knows anyone -- at the company, and it's always a crapshoot when you apply through a web portal. At the same time, I'm having a hard time imagining there are a ton of Americans with TA's particular qualifications and interests.And now I'm considering laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-56863841460334089002011-10-29T14:16:00.004-05:002011-10-30T16:26:46.631-05:00Last night we had dinner with an LA friend of ours who was in town for work. Mr Bingo magically texted me when we were on our way to meet her, so he joined us for wine and dinner. We went to Co. in Chelsea. That restaurant is fast becoming my favorite place to eat in Manhattan. It is one of those places where I never, ever feel ripped off (which, sadly, is how I feel most of the time I eat in laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-88603614628045290122011-10-24T16:46:00.006-05:002011-10-24T17:14:18.675-05:00Over the weekend, we let ourselves be dragged up the Hudson (by Mr Bingo) to spend the day at Dia:Beacon. I am so glad we went! There's nothing like getting out of town on a glorious Fall day, and enjoying the light and fresh air upstate.And I love Dia:Beacon. It's on my Top 10 Things You Should Do in NYC list, one of those places I'm always recommending to out of town visitors. The train ride laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-23794474416860555602011-10-18T15:03:00.005-05:002011-10-18T16:04:41.078-05:00My writing class is fun. One week Ganesh, the next Shiva Nataraja, yesterday Kali. I love that the teacher tells us stories of each, recounting the mythology in her own way, showing us that each deity is just an aspect of ourselves. Even though I already know that from having read The Aeneid and other Western Civilization blockbusters, and heard it umpteenth times in yoga classes, it's still fun laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-33385897635664148242011-10-13T14:54:00.002-05:002011-10-13T14:57:04.838-05:00This is the shoe around which I wanted to build my Fall '11 wardrobe. Sadly, it is nowhere available in my size. Never mind that it's so crazy expensive, buying it would for sure render me destitute. Look at it, though! It is a thing of beauty.Sigh.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-68018830501739088422011-10-12T11:04:00.011-05:002011-10-12T14:07:52.239-05:00My rheumatologist gave me the names of two different medications she wants me to research, since the medicine I've been on for the last 5 years no longer seems to be adequately managing my rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. I am so bummed about having to do this! I was sort of hoping I'd be fine on my current medication for... forever? How many hours have I spent on the phone with the drug laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-47114490768317844222011-10-05T09:58:00.008-05:002011-10-05T10:28:55.141-05:00In addition to all the projects, I am enrolled this Fall in two classes: a printmaking one at the fancy art school, and a writing one that I'm taking online/over the phone (telecourse? Is this what these are called?)Since I'm already familiar with the printmaking process, and know what I'll be working on this term, I am most excited about the writing course. Partly this has to do with the fact laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-3702661999385810912011-10-01T11:45:00.006-05:002011-10-05T09:57:47.775-05:00A couple of days ago, I realized our anniversary was coming up and decided that since it was a pretty auspicious occasion, we should go out to dinner. The number of years we've been together isn't really that important; for me, it was the fact that our anniversary fell on a Friday that held more significance. Because the anniversary we celebrate is our first date, and our first date was on a laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-55694816125643434152011-09-29T18:56:00.003-05:002011-09-29T19:11:05.417-05:00Another ridonk week of non-stop work with writing, design, projects, and meetings. Seriously, if I had a full-time job, I don't think I'd be working as hard as I am -- I work pretty much without interruption for 4-6 solid hours at a time, with perhaps 5 minutes here and there for a pee and a tea refill.It's crazy! Based on my energy output, I should be a millionaire by now.This weekend, we are laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-67079858864205875762011-09-23T11:00:00.004-05:002011-09-23T13:22:57.126-05:00You all know where I stand on weddings (hate them.) Last weekend's event, however, may have changed my mind. A little.The bride is Mexican and the groom is English, and the ceremony was such a sincere and simple interweaving of their cultures and personalities. I was so impressed with their vows, delivered in a duet of English and Spanish, and the way they also blended their Anglican and Jewish laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-30177915305736235562011-09-17T07:12:00.004-05:002011-09-17T07:22:55.484-05:00I've been on a wheat-free, dairy-free, essentially fun-free, regimen for the last few weeks in an attempt to see if it has any effect on my sense of health. With my RA symptoms acting up and slowing me down, I thought I'd use the Fall to experiment with removing things from my diet.It's too early to tell if it's working. I need to give it more time. In the meanwhile, I am realizing how many of mylaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-80954478716117830562011-09-12T19:34:00.002-05:002011-09-12T19:44:51.490-05:00Dios mio, I am working too much. Working too much for clients who pay me in credit, and the credit is useless because I am too busy to ever take them up on it. How lame is that? I am caught in an endless loop of unprofitable productivity.Meanwhile, I finally replaced my 10 year old Fogal black tights with a new pair. They cost a lot of money but they are totally worth it. Even when the elastic atlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-66753910700469341592011-09-08T12:53:00.003-05:002011-09-08T13:13:34.651-05:00Last night Mr Bingo and I went to 3 openings/product/store launches. Only one party was any good, and no, it wasn't the one with a Beastie Boy in attendance (Turns out, it was Mike D. I actually had to look him up on Wikipedia because, for as much indie cred as I delude myself into thinking I have, I am totally hopeless at distinguishing Mike D. from AdRock.) The first event was fun because we laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-38369163164937926382011-09-01T17:27:00.002-05:002011-09-01T17:53:28.155-05:00It's that time of year again (La Rentrée! Back To School!), the one where I'm super excited about starting new projects, feeling optimistic about my capacity for success, renewal and transformation.
It is also the time of year when I have my seasonal malaise regarding living in the US, and want to move back to Paris. Real bad.
I've signed up for two classes -- a printmaking one and a writing one laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-52361388822676448842011-08-28T08:02:00.003-05:002011-08-28T08:05:23.171-05:00We are hunkered down, watching the rain and wind whip through our neighborhood, and keeping an eye on all of the fucking leaks in this apartment. Bucket brigade!
I'm madly following El Bloombito for the latest hurricane noticias, as well as watching lots of French TV. This "Making of" video of Jean-Paul Goude's Prada Candy commercial made me super happy so I'm sharing it here. Enjoy!
laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-92077287422049224852011-08-11T17:29:00.005-05:002011-08-12T13:21:47.743-05:00There are two things wrong with Spotify: • It makes me completely schizophrenic in the way that going through record bins used to make me schizophrenic. Too! Many! Choices!• You'll find an album you really love, then only a few songs are available. This is totally annoying.
Other than that, I like the service. I'm not paying for it, mind you. Just testing it out.
This weekend is a giant yoga laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-9038082933857645982011-08-05T14:27:00.003-05:002011-08-05T14:31:31.948-05:00Time has just flown by. I can't believe it's already August. How the fuck did that happen?laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-84248784219396978602011-07-30T18:02:00.006-05:002011-07-30T18:38:47.395-05:00Over the last week, I received in the mail two Fall catalogs: One for jcrew, the other for Boden. I admit that I dog-eared some pages, thinking my wardrobe could use fresh items for the school year. The items, it should be noted, are still in keeping with the personal brand revitalization I announced way back when. It's an ongoing project -- ongoing because very little shopping actually gets donelaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-6254955209569192402011-07-14T10:15:00.003-05:002011-07-14T10:18:14.511-05:00Super duper deliriously happy that my site yogateau is featured on Bay Shakti's homepage today! My sister is one of their freelance writers, and she interviewed me about my new project, its genesis and where I hope to take it in the future. The fact that the interview coincides with Bastille Day (known simply as Le Quatorze Juillet in France) makes me very, very proud. Vive la révolution!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-4571019034322415682011-07-11T16:07:00.008-05:002011-07-11T16:48:45.691-05:00I've been craving steak tartare for weeks, and last night I was finally able to get me some. The only disappointment was that the restaurant where I ate it doesn't offer an entrée-sized portion, so I had to make do with an appetizer. A little steak tartare is still better than no steak tartare.It was quite good, and convinced me that I need to make it myself. Today I asked our butcher which cuts laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-23321134646475040312011-07-06T21:45:00.003-05:002011-07-06T21:50:08.937-05:00I signed up for a quickie Ethnography class, and just got back from my last session. It's made me want to learn more which is exactly what I thought would happen. I didn't do my homework for this week (totally weird for me to be unprepared) but I was in excellent company. With the exception of one woman, no one had time to gather data on their chosen questions. We all had more questions about laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-7158792743527902832011-06-29T08:39:00.004-05:002011-06-29T08:51:41.712-05:00Our friend left this morning at 5:30am to make an early flight out of Newark. It was really great to see her and hang out, but I'm happy to have the house back. And man, oh man, do we have piles of laundry to do. It's neverending.I hope our friend had a good time. For our last meal together, we went to Roberta's in Bushwick. The food is definitely worth travelling for, although sometimes the waitlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-17551520882287350952011-06-27T10:56:00.004-05:002011-06-29T19:00:33.173-05:00Gah! Montauk was great even though it rained 3/4 of the time we were there. It was actually really beautiful sitting in our room with a view of Montauk's Fort Pond, watching sheets of rain come down as we played gin and listened to jazz.We decided to take the early train home so we'd have a little more time to tidy our apartment and chill out before a friend's visit. Today she's off sightseeing, laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-60299373556791214882011-06-20T14:07:00.002-05:002011-06-20T14:07:54.283-05:00Gah! So much to do before we leave for Montauk tomorrow morning.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-58577938875966849382011-06-18T12:46:00.000-05:002011-06-18T12:47:04.639-05:00I'm taking a printmaking class at SVA this summer. Yesterday was my first day-long class. Two things to note:1. It's really hard to go an entire day without a caffeine refuel. What the hell was I thinking?2. The facilities are really, really nice. No wonder it costs a small fortune to attend that school!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-58305666548943093712011-06-14T12:37:00.003-05:002011-06-14T12:40:12.344-05:00Hooray! Today, I'm featured on this site's homepage (I'm the second slide in the slideshow at the bottom.) They interviewed me about my good food job.Remember when I was agonizing over it? I think it turned out pretty well.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-77043394246376866432011-06-12T11:24:00.006-05:002011-06-12T11:42:07.562-05:00Yesterday was the top secret weenie roast invitational. Sadly, I will not be uploading any images from the event because guests were asked not to do so. I have some photos on my phone, but they are paltry and do not at all capture what was an amazing, almost magical event.Archery with artisanal bows, handmade leather cuffs and finger protectors, hot-dogs speared onto long skewers and grilled overlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-75871854021828409892011-06-10T09:21:00.003-05:002011-06-10T09:36:00.798-05:00Sunday night we had dinner with an LA friend of ours, and today we are having lunch with another LA friend. These two LA friends happen to be best friends, but I don't think their two visits were coordinated. I'm not even sure there was overlap, that they were even able to hang out while they were both in NYC. One is here on a press junket for a film, the other is in town for a PR conference of laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-75687724803224340502011-06-06T11:07:00.006-05:002011-06-06T12:39:37.643-05:00Remember that self-imposed project I mentioned a while back? The one I was inspired to finally create after two personal coaching teleseminars? The one that's been killing me for the past three weeks (but killing me kindly)?Well, today is its official launch! Please check it out. There's the site, the Facebook page and the Twitter stream. Follow/Retweet/Like/Fan/Share/Link/Delicious/StumbleUpon..laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-32252246112956508072011-06-06T06:48:00.002-05:002011-06-06T06:58:10.346-05:00Naturally, because I don't have enough on my plate, I've signed up for two classes this summer.The first starts this Friday. It's a printmaking class. The second is a 2-day workshop that will cover ethnographic research methods, something I've been interested in for a very long time. I'm an anthropologist manquée.I'm hoping both classes will recharge my creative batteries. I really don't see how laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-67971951541475405392011-05-31T19:39:00.007-05:002011-05-31T20:10:50.491-05:00I should really conduct a search of this blog to see how often I write, "This week has been nuts" or some variation of that. A colleague of mine Tweeted today that she was thinking about never uttering/writing "Sorry—I've been really busy" and I can totally relate except that I can't imagine making that sort of promise. I would never be able to keep it.So yeah, this week has been nuts, and it's laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-77470624366973423922011-05-23T12:34:00.001-05:002011-05-23T12:36:09.333-05:00laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-84893549364087870872011-05-19T14:14:00.009-05:002011-05-19T20:54:22.932-05:00As I said, Marfa was great. I loved where we stayed (negative reviews be damned), I loved the weather, and I loved the overload on minimalist art. I just wish we could have stayed a day or two longer, in order to be able to check out some little towns, and explore Big Bend National Park.But I'll take three days over zero days. Honestly? The minute we woke up on our first morning there, we were laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-14496699877765333012011-05-18T20:46:00.003-05:002011-05-18T20:48:19.259-05:00Ok, so Marfa was awesome and I plan on drafting a big write-up, but in the meantime, I leave you with this snippet of cowboy conversation overheard at the farmstand.Cowboy 1: How you doing?Cowboy 2: Oh, you know. Stayin' outta trouble...Cowboy 1: That's a full-time job, isn't it?laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-24976718356816382442011-05-12T08:37:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:39:45.379-05:00Sent from a mobile devicelaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-82625141591214682712011-05-08T07:51:00.006-05:002011-05-22T16:36:11.999-05:00And the birthday bounty continues.Yesterday on my way back from the yoga workshop, I got a text from Mr Bingo, inviting me over for my early birthday dinner. Yay! He prepared a Vietnamese feast including do-it-yourself spring rolls (I could eat these every day) and sautéed chicken with lemongrass and jasmine rice that was to die for. Dessert was some little cupcakes with uber gooey frosting that laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-52822547272415988832011-05-07T17:20:00.002-05:002011-05-07T17:22:53.044-05:00Last night, I went to a 2-hour yoga class and just now, I am returning from a 2.5-hour backbending workshop. I am so happy to no longer be in an RA flare! None of the above would have been possible two weeks ago. I feel really good, and very happy.I have a feeling my birthday week is going to kick-ass.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-23506894516771284082011-05-06T07:36:00.005-05:002011-05-06T13:48:38.863-05:00On May 1st, my allergies kicked in. It felt like someone flipped a switch, and since then, I've been on a steady diet of antihistamines, eye drops and nose spray. This is the main reason I dislike Spring. For an entire month, I will be puffy and sneezy and cranky.It's not a good look.But speaking of looks, I made an appointment to get my hair cut next week and I am thrilled! A host of reasons laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-44376494593371810002011-04-30T09:51:00.002-05:002011-04-30T09:56:25.936-05:00I spent yesterday on a VIP tour of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, and on the way home, got stuck in the Holland Tunnel for 3.5 hours because of this nonsense. Thank god our car was filled with great people!The collection was moving, especially because I had seen the documentary about its theft and illegal relocation. I'm sure the new museum will recreate Dr. Barnes' juxtapositions but laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-85517006834007716012011-04-28T07:08:00.004-05:002011-04-28T07:33:49.597-05:00Yesterday was Day 8 of an 8-day course of Prednisone. Which means that today is my first day without steroids! Of course, the medication is still running around my body, but I don't have to take another pill. From here on out, the amount of superdrug circulating in and out of my system will continue to drop.I feel pretty good, and I hope it stays that way for a bit. With RA, you never know when alaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-50590299977160570682011-04-25T05:37:00.004-05:002011-04-25T06:04:30.747-05:00Ok, today is day 6 of my 8-day course of Prednisone, and I am feeling much better. I woke up around 4:30 with pain in my left arm, but I think that was more the result of awkward sleep positioning than RA. Anyway, it's now more than an hour later, and I am not in any pain whatsoever. Yay!Yesterday we were invited to our UES friend's for Breakfast during Lunchtime. Knowing my aversion to the word laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-32131559268840276792011-04-21T16:06:00.005-05:002011-04-22T11:07:31.415-05:00The Prednisone seems to be working, although this morning my right pinky was super duper stiff. The pain and limited mobility in my right elbow and left shoulder have dissipated, too, and I have better energy overall. It's a pretty miraculous drug, that crazy steroid. Thank god I'm not taking it for very long. Over time, that shit is very very bad.
Our Boston friends were in town briefly, and laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-46581592541853170492011-04-19T16:38:00.006-05:002011-04-19T18:11:33.293-05:00I had a rheumatology appointment today. The doctor confirmed that I'm in a flare. She prescribed a short course of Prednisone, and thinks this will get me back to my old self. This is Plan A. (Plan B will involve more blood tests, and perhaps a change in my medication which is something neither one of us wants.)I loathe Prednisone, but understand its value. I will just be grumpy for 8 days while laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-7112231350270554892011-04-14T14:46:00.005-05:002011-04-15T19:46:21.996-05:00Zomg, I have no idea how this happened but I am so swamped with work, it's unreal. The timing is not actually that great—being chained to my desk while my rheumatoid arthritis whines and aches for attention is not optimal—but given that we just paid our taxes and are beyond poor, I can't complain. With our trip to Marfa on the horizon, and TA's schedule being more open than he'd like it to be, laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-42942698852144077882011-04-13T12:48:00.003-05:002011-04-13T13:01:39.938-05:00I finished the interview, and sent it in. Hopefully I come across as intelligent and approachable. My worst fear is being perceived as pretentious or snobby. I am neither of those things, but sometimes I worry. I say parmigiano with an Italian accent, I say tortilla and cilantro in Spanish, and Versailles like I've lived there. I blame my parents for that. They are constitutionally incapable of laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-6472760055404830502011-04-10T12:17:00.005-05:002011-04-10T16:20:55.724-05:00I went to that 3 hour yoga workshop yesterday, even though I didn't get all of my work done. Sometimes you just have to enjoy your weekend, and play on Saturdays. The workshop was delicious. I love "my" teacher so much. She is brilliant and warm and funny and so, so talented and inspiring.I am working today, catching up on non-billable work. One of things I'm working on is an interview. Of me. Atlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-43460369902635072282011-04-08T10:50:00.005-05:002011-04-09T09:28:27.356-05:00It's humid, so rather than spackle my hair with anti-humidity good, I've been letting my hair frizz a bit. And you know what? Frizzy hair is like a youth potion! I swear to you, slightly frizzy locks makes me look almost 10 years younger. And I already look young for my advanced age.This has always been one of the reasons I dislike getting my hair blown straight when I go get it cut. Not only do laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-22493173759178496972011-04-05T15:13:00.004-05:002011-04-05T15:27:57.885-05:00On Sunday, TA and I went to The Cloisters. I was disappointed that the café was not yet open (I didn't realize it was a seasonal thing) but the museum and Fort Tryon Park were beautiful. I read a book when I was 11 or 12 in which the main character goes on a date to The Cloisters. I wish I could remember the author or title of the book; I recall being so struck by the descriptions of the park, oflaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-19793526064280635992011-04-02T14:15:00.005-05:002011-04-02T14:19:37.399-05:00Bakesale for Japan is happening right now! Check the site for a location near you. I just got back from working a 5-hour shift, and it was super fun! The people are friendly, the shoppers are supportive and thoughtful, the weather in Brooklyn could not be better, and the treats! My god, the treats. So many delicious things were donated by fab bakeries (including one of my personal faves, Baked inlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-68678554059362597742011-04-01T12:07:00.004-05:002011-04-01T12:40:47.618-05:00This week has been slower than the last, and thank god for that. With my rheumatoid arthritis rearing its deformed head, I haven't had the energy to keep up my usual pace and it's been nice to have clients a bit on the quiet side, and a calendar not as replete with social obligations.It helps, too, that the weather has been wet and cold and gray. I just want to stay inside, drink countless cups laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-17351679312519723052011-03-25T08:09:00.004-05:002011-03-25T08:18:22.315-05:00Some of the gorgeous pies in the window of Martha Stewart's Pop-Up Pie Shop. Little bites of pie or tart were passed around as nibbles, but none had the impact of one of those window pies. I was hoping that if I stayed until the end of the shindig, I'd get a pie as a party favor. Instead, I got a copy of Martha's new book (the whole reason for the promotional pop-up) and endless cups of laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-33170827300402198182011-03-18T17:04:00.004-05:002011-03-21T09:00:26.146-05:00On the social front this week, we have:- Cocktails at Nolita House, a restaurant I detest (their big thing is Bluegrass Brunch, two concepts that are bad enough on their own, but cataclysmically bad when conjoined) but the evening promises free drinks and a visit with a friend I haven't seen in a while- A giant Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise show at Le Poisson Rouge. This might be great, or it mightlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-83612552718976282692011-03-13T08:17:00.003-05:002011-03-13T08:46:21.144-05:00It's interesting: One of the reasons I didn't move to Paris to teach in January is that I wanted to find out how the projects I've been working on would develop. I wanted to give each project enough time to grow a little bit before entirely uprooting my life.One project did indeed grow, pretty soon after I decided to stay put in NYC. I took that as a sign that I'd made the right decision. The laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-79514577548746589402011-03-09T10:26:00.002-05:002011-03-09T10:28:45.002-05:00I'm just posting this so that I can put it on one of my pinterest boards. I know, dorky.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-78536760533049592562011-03-09T09:17:00.003-05:002011-03-09T09:38:14.735-05:00What if instead of giving up something for Lent, people indulged in the one thing they deprive themselves of all year long? I bet that would kill whatever "bad" craving they had.Anyway, what is "bad"?I can completely appreciate wanting to deny yourself something in a test of will-power and strength. But if you live a healthy life, what is there left to deny yourself? TA was going to give up laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-41930000603641372162011-03-09T07:17:00.002-05:002011-03-09T07:22:14.528-05:00This feature in Vogue of Amber Valletta is totally amazing. Makes me want to drive to the California coast and get all Tippi Hedren on it.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-21869543161252129352011-03-05T10:31:00.001-05:002011-03-05T10:32:26.536-05:00Girl Walk // All Day from jacob krupnick on Vimeo.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-44513559006281056162011-03-01T17:02:00.004-05:002011-03-01T17:11:20.554-05:00Just heard from my nephrologist who said that everything looks great! All the things in the blood that are supposed to be normal, are normal; all the things in my pee that would indicate high levels of protein or creatine, are not there, which is good. My nutrition is good (I could have told him that,) and there was no evidence of stone activity in my kidneys.Gold star for me! I was so worried laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-4258670847302940792011-03-01T06:46:00.004-05:002011-03-01T07:01:55.338-05:00We spent the weekend in Boston, visiting friends. It was great. For some reason, we're not big "weekends away" people, even though we love travelling and we know how restorative spending time away from our desks can be. It's just never become part of our habits, I guess.We were in Boston to spend time with our friends and their new baby, but we did manage a few touristy things. Since our hotel laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-75300643289451673582011-02-24T08:22:00.008-05:002011-02-24T08:43:18.405-05:00TA calls me the healthiest unhealthy person he knows, and there are days when I feel that way too.Yet there's something about a doctor's visit that throws your self-conception out the window. On Tuesday I saw my Nephrologist (renal specialist) and visiting his office is always a bit demoralizing. I'm usually the youngest person in the waiting room; the rest of the patients are super duper old, laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-52364551617207549872011-02-23T17:20:00.003-05:002011-02-23T17:37:37.840-05:00I just spent an hour refilling my prescriptions. This is a yearly nightmare.I noticed I was down to 2 doses today which would normally last me two weeks. But then, one of the needles became stuck, and wouldn't fire, so my first bit of business was getting the drug manufacturer to send me a replacement.This phone call took twenty minutes, during which time I was asked a whole series of questions laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-23603363929505561852011-02-19T07:37:00.010-05:002011-02-19T08:08:15.672-05:00Lightbulb number one: It's taken me a while to realize that I'm having a Rheumatoid Arthritis moment. I'm not going to call it a flare, because I just don't think that's what it is but the exhaustion that's plagued me for the last month is not merely the result of too much work and stress (though of course, those two things don't help.) It's actually my immune system doing its stupid thing. It laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-35671453495903468692011-02-18T09:28:00.001-05:002011-02-18T09:28:50.417-05:00Just because. It's Friday, I'm over this week and this made me smile.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-46539077863870069942011-02-07T18:53:00.003-05:002011-02-07T19:42:10.147-05:00Jury duty was interesting. When we were all assembled to be selected, I thought to myself, "These are not my peers. You're supposed to be judged by a jury of your peers! We're a big mish-mash." The thing is, it's all about the mish-mash! The mish-mash was a revelation. The mish-mash is justice in action.We had three days of trial with endless testimony from witnesses, and then, when we were laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-71572512722318600982011-02-02T17:09:00.003-05:002011-02-03T10:46:26.846-05:00Lots to talk about (like jury duty!) but first, superficial and fun things that are obsessing me right now:- Into The Gloss- This can get a bit too LA-insider-y, but it's worth a look- The Coveted (love John Gerhardt's closet) now known as The Coveteur due to some lawsuit- Pinterestlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-77446207981375575662011-01-29T12:34:00.005-05:002011-01-29T13:04:16.478-05:00This morning, the trifecta:- breakfast at the Polish diner- pick up/drop off shoes at Russian cobbler's- drop off junk at HousingWorksThis is a pretty typical Saturday morning. I picked up two pairs of shoes at Jimmy's (that's not what the shoe repair place is actually called, but that's what we call it) and dropped a pair off. The pair I dropped off are little Repetto dancing booties, and Jimmy laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-47848931343766577072011-01-28T15:45:00.001-05:002011-01-28T15:46:37.360-05:00Jury duty is a lot of waiting around. And surreptitiously texting/emailing. Bad juror!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-88286800030646221762011-01-27T17:04:00.001-05:002011-01-27T17:05:28.092-05:00Jury Duty was cancelled today on account of the snow. Snow day!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-47746040310642931512011-01-26T18:19:00.003-05:002011-01-26T18:33:09.364-05:00So far this week, I've done yoga twice. It's not a lot, but it's a start. In Monday night's class, the teacher was inspired by the upcoming State of the Union address, about the idea of unity, and of course by the very fact that the word "yoga" means "union." It was taught by a fellow teacher/friend and she did a great job weaving the theme throughout the class. The second class was inspired by alaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-22434036231889669532011-01-19T11:20:00.003-05:002011-01-19T12:00:02.780-05:00I spent yesterday morning at the courts in Brooklyn. I'd been dreading having to go -- who looks forward to jury duty? -- until I realized I could turn the experience around. Instead of being cranky and annoyed, I thought, "Why not pretend I'm Maira Kalman on an investigative mission, and just be in awe of our system of justice and the way it assembles this motley crew of citizens?"And it laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-43163950715868687032011-01-18T14:32:00.001-05:002011-01-18T14:32:15.073-05:00Gah! I got picked for jury duty. I start next week.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-51203203710455996482011-01-15T10:24:00.002-05:002011-01-15T10:26:14.022-05:00This latest illustration from our friend and Parisian landlord is the best! He really captures Los Angeles.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-38436536330064132062011-01-12T14:59:00.004-05:002011-01-12T19:10:19.583-05:00And you don't stop...One of my desires for 2011 is to return to a regular yoga practice. Turns out, this is way hard to accomplish! In between designing, writing, and teaching, I've only managed to take 2 classes since the beginning of the year. This bums me out, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it; I'm going to continue trying to get my ass on a mat as often as I can. Yoga doing needs laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-90941787308009168272011-01-05T10:54:00.004-05:002011-01-05T11:22:46.632-05:00The new year is off to a bit of a bumpy start, but I feel like it will smooth out after this next weekend. Part of the rough road has to do with my neglect of some projects last week, but I'm giving myself a pass (and scrambling to finish things) because it was totally worth it. Getting to spend time with my London little brother and his girlfriend was so, so wonderful. I also got to hang out laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-42647177054327425892011-01-01T14:18:00.001-05:002011-01-01T14:18:37.782-05:00Happy new year everyone!laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-6066100075385509062010-12-29T13:16:00.002-05:002010-12-29T13:17:39.449-05:00My London-based little brother is in town with his girlfriend and it has been lovely. We spent yesterday eating and walking around, and there is really nothing better than time spent with kindred spirits.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-70812732396719844822010-12-27T10:17:00.007-05:002010-12-27T10:34:16.400-05:00Christmas and the day after were lovely. Today is pretty awesome because there are piles of dense, sparkly snow outside, and the street is oh-so-quiet except for people shoveling. I even saw a woman snowshoeing down the middle of Columbia this morning.On Christmas day, we ate monkeybread, drank coffee/tea, listened to Vince Guaraldi and my new favorite xmas playlist that includes not only The laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-17565194406618679632010-12-24T15:41:00.005-05:002010-12-24T17:12:55.797-05:00'Tis the season for eating and drinking too much. I am trying to be nice to my kidneys, and chase everything with tons of water, but it's hard when you go out to restaurants and parties every other day. I'd rather reach for the hot spiced wine, the spiked mulled cider, the frisky glass of champagne, the port with a clementine twist than drink water, to tell you the truth.Yesterday, I had lunch atlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-31377925303921177212010-12-23T10:34:00.004-05:002010-12-23T10:57:03.413-05:00I taught this morning at 8. It was an hour and fifteen minute class that I prepared 6 hours for. If you add in all the sleep lost to stress dreams and teaching nightmares, I'd say I probably prepared more like 11 hours.11 hours of preparation to teach one 1.5 hr class. You don't do it for the reasonableness of hours invested versus benefits reaped. Clearly.Last night I had my penultimate laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-1258851678979118202010-12-20T19:15:00.002-05:002010-12-20T19:16:42.154-05:00Even though I myself would love to be on vacation, I am looking forward to all of my clients being away so that I can finally tackle this mountain of work without interruptions.laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-66925287968239825582010-12-16T12:50:00.003-05:002010-12-16T13:03:30.176-05:00It is the season of parties, and I am feeling like a real New Yorker now. We are out every night! There is no food in the fridge! We order takeout or eat finger foods at parties! I have no clean laundry!Last Saturday night, an opening and a party; Monday night a party for a book launch; tonight an opening for an artist; Friday night a cupcake tasting and benefit; Saturday night a party; Sunday anlaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-57011484941564091292010-12-14T09:34:00.002-05:002010-12-14T09:44:06.091-05:00I taught this morning at 7:15. That means, I was awake at 5:15, showered and tea'd up by 6, out the door by 6:20. I got to class half an hour early to get into character, turn on lights, fire up the computer, and make sure the space was warm enough. There were four students, one of them a fellow teacher (ack!) and I think it went alright.I can't figure out why I didn't make it through my entire laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-24607380294829180612010-12-06T13:36:00.007-05:002010-12-08T08:16:41.608-05:00Ack! How can it already be December? I can't believe how time has flown since July. I know I always say this, but it's nuts around here.For starters:- I'm subbing for a bunch of different teachers this month, and ta da! Already stressing about it. One of the reasons I wanted to stay in NYC and not rush off to Paris right away is that I wanted to give myself a chance to see how this teaching thinglaviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023620248233290226.post-35895028153727292972010-11-19T09:25:00.003-05:002010-11-19T09:54:11.927-05:00My second mentoring session on Wednesday night went very well. We've been focusing on the art of demonstration since this is a common problem for new teachers, and we each had to do a demo in under 30 seconds -- the demo had to be as succint as possible, while also being very clear about the class theme and the physical actions tied to the theme. Hard!I'd been working on a class for that week -- laviecerisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412658148238904570noreply@blogger.com2