Dec 8, 2005. 32 years young. today is the first time in my life that i get to celebrate my real birthday. not my INS Capricorn lie but my reclaimed Saggitarius one. only a few minutes remaining and i want to hold on to what's left of this day. woke up early to creeking wooden floors and a fussy grey cat pushing up against my hands pleading to be ( Read more... )

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HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY!!!!!!!! DOWN WITH IMPERIALISM!

Week#1 in Siem Reap: Vegas in CambodiaAnna and I arrived in Siem Reap a few hours late due to rain delay. It was muggy out and we waited in long lines to get thru immigration. I didn’t have to bribe anyone this time around. I already had a permanent visa in my passport. I was amazed to ( Read more... )

ancient stones. sapphron robes. breathtaking every single time.


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“An artist is someone who is born to be a nomad. If you do not expand your vision, you are bound to be narrow-minded and unproductive.”
- Nam June PaikMy last 36 hours in Seoul was remarkable! Deygi Gogi - NO!!!! has been my big language lesson. I kept saying it ‘cuz Korean people love their meats especially pork. Though Kalbi is not meat, Kalbi is ( Read more... )

i can't believe i'm here in seoul. just a couple days earlier i was in chicago and now i'm in a completely foreign city where everyone looks like john park or jenny choi. just kidding. not EVERYONE looks like them. there are a few who look like dennis kim. ha ha ha. so my secret is out - i only have 3 korean friends. again i lie. anyhoo landed ( Read more... )

i'm in seoul right now. next week i'll be in cambodia. it's still ramadan. i suck at fasting.

lesson#1.
putting up a show right before prepping to leave the country is insane and stressful. next time i should allow atleast 2 weeks if not 2 months to pass before doing something like this again.

lesson#2.fasting and rehearsing for a very physical ( Read more... )

we win!!!!!!!!!! oh yeah. kiss our asses disbelievers!
party after a yawp meeting at chez esguerra


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MONTHS OF WORK AND THIS IS THE WEEK I GET TO SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS, FAM, AND COMPLETE STRANGERS!


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so this weekend i did a lot of thinking and soul searching. got heavy shit on my mind like my place in islam and where my artistic work is heading and what really really matters in this life. so the goddess knew this and she sent me signs. signs which i'm not sure if i can completely decode yet but i know they mean something ( Read more... )