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The Clay and Me

I never realized how much connection I have with the clay. More of how much my emotions are effect throwing clay. This past Thursday, I had wedged 3 balls of clay balls of clay. And they all fell apart when I threw them on the wheel. One actually even lifted my bat. I’ve been in a little bit stressed and a bit sad in a few parts my life in the past week, and just have been doing a lot of reflecting. I was hoping that pottery class would cheer me up. But instead my emotions were translated to my work with the clay. By the end class I was just so frustrated. My mom has always said that I wear my emotions on my face. I guess it does to my craft. What the hell going on. Maybe I need to take on meditation.

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October 21, 2005 at 4:18 pm · Getting Crafty· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Katz’s

My friend VM just got back from having the infamous Katz’s pastrami. Strangely enough, I had just gone to Katz’s last week with JD. VM was in awe that it was my first time there. Quite a shocker for a native New Yorker. I’ve always past by Katz’s but never really been in there. I was a little bit suprised that you have to leave with a ticket. The pastrami was pretty good, but I also like Carnegie deli. But it’s all good.

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October 19, 2005 at 4:19 pm · All About Food· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Flying Bat

Argh! I was throwing my clay on the wheel and my bat decided to go flying. Woops! It went a few feet away and my clay landed face down. In addition, my splash pan split open. it was not a good day. For some reason, every time I try to lift or center the clay, the clay would fall off the bat. So did I lose you in my pottery lingo yet. It’s okay.

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October 16, 2005 at 4:31 pm · Getting Crafty· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Dumbo Art

After my NYCares project I met up with the twins to go head over to the DUMBO art festival. We had to hustle because open studio was going to be over at 6pm. Of course, we got there at the knick of time. Got to check out some stuff that we would consider art and some that would be garbage, while enjoying some wine and cheese. I really liked Aileen Leijten illustrations and her studio was pretty cool. I have to say the loft spaces were sometimes much neater than the art itself. During our trek we ended up at the DUMBA queer art collective. They had some really neat photographs but they had the weirdest exhibit. They had this piece that was called “Golden Serenity” in which they had a few people clapping to the beats of music while someone was peeing. Now that definitely something I wouldn’t consider art. But I guess that’s an age-old debate.

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October 15, 2005 at 4:33 pm · Rant & Rave· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Old Lady Shuffle

I went out and about with my mom today. As we got on the train, this lady was occupying another seat with her bag. She reluctantly moved her bag when she saw my mom and her wet umbrella. How rude. These are the people that really need to get fined on the train. At the next station 2 seat opened up and my mom made me shuffled over. While the lady was still sleeping. Apparently, her iPod shuffle was sitting on seat while she was sleeping. My mother exclaimed that it would be kind of funny if someone took her iPod and got off the train. Most likely no one would help her. I was like MOM. Scary the kind of raw thoughts that she has.

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October 14, 2005 at 4:35 pm · Straphanger Chronicles· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Mickey D’s

I think I need to start carrying granola bars with me. I was so hungry after my workout that I crashed and headed into McDonald’s. Yes, I did. I got some small fries and totally inhaled. It felt like my first bite of food all day which isn’t true. At least I didn’t order a Big Mac. It was either fries or a McFlurry. But I think if I didn’t get any food in my system I would have totally past out.

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October 11, 2005 at 4:44 pm · All About Food· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Sweet Betrayal

I’m so weak. While walking down Cobbler’s row, I ran into another cream puff place. At first, I thought it was Puff & Pao which I know was located in the West Village vicinity. But it was not. It was none other than the new cream puff place Choux Factory. I broke down and got a regular and strawberry cream puff. I feel so guilty, like I was cheating on my beloved Beard Papa . Thankfully, Choux Factory is nowhere near the supreriority of Beard Papa. In the words of the Iron Chef, Beard Papa reigns supreme as one of the best cream puff.

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October 10, 2005 at 5:48 pm · All About Food· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Nutella and Garlic

What is it with the office and food. But we’re talking about food. The other day, while preparing my lunch a few of my co-workers were weaving in and out of the kitchen. And they all had the same reaction to my Nutella. It was always N-U-T-E-L-L-A like they were in some kind of trance. So what charm has this sweet hazelnut cream put on my co-workers and everyone around. I just know that they’re just enctranced. I didn’t stumble upon Nutella until last year while I was backpacking around the Benealux region. It was the staple of every breakfast in all the hostels. Nutella and jam. Maybe I need to hid my Nutella. Then this afternoon I was heating up the remaining portion of my lunch. This chicken with proscuitto, mozarella and olives and some linguini. Apparently, the garlic from my dish has permutated the office with everyone sniffing around for garlic. Kind of funny. At least I know there are no vampires in the office. Smile Immediately, I get an IM from my co-worker that I can’t heat stuff up with garlic that late in the afternoon. And of course I promptly ask why. She said that I was making everyone hungry. Oh wells. I guess that’s what I get for having a late lunch.

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October 6, 2005 at 6:31 pm · All About Food· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



First Bowl

It was many first today. I made my first bowl in my pottery class. So psyched. Can’t wait to learn to trim, and hopefully I can glazed that sucker. After 3 classes. That’s so cool. The couple from the first class showed up again. My fellow classmates usually refer to them as the Couple. But I think they’ve watch Ghost way too many times. Naseusating. That’s all I have to say. They seem to get pottery pretty the first time around, but they were really struggling through the class. In the chick Julie left the class. She used the lame excuse that she wasn’t feeling so great. The teacher pretty much told them that they just need to come in practice. I’m so excited that I spent this past weekend at the studio. But now I have a bowl. Sweet. I can’t wait till I use it.

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October 6, 2005 at 6:19 pm · Getting Crafty· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



Time Passes

Have you noticed that when we get older that things somethings get reduced to politeness and pleasantries. All you have to do is keep saying nod and smile. I realized this when I ran into a friend of mine from junior high school. Or perhaps, I’ve just become too cynical for my own good and that youthful optimism has gone out the window.

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October 5, 2005 at 12:15 pm · Rant & Rave· Permalink · E-Mail This Post/Page



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