~~ peacock room

went to work, didn't do much i guess
site visit at 9:30, learned that the EPA looooves nmai
my boss i think is starting to get tired of me
learned some data entry stuff with RE which is good
had lunch with ann drumheller who is amazing :) talking quite frankly about indian market which was amazing
helped her, then went off to the grantmakers' panel about stewardship from foundations
learned enough
ran into kailin which was funny
roamed around the freer gallery and realized that because of my month long promise, i happened to be at the freer the one day of the month that they open the shutters in the peacock room
and it was
beautiful
amazing

and talking to people about how much i appreciate them really fills me with joy to hear that they were having a bad day and that my message helped perk them up a bit :)

documentary was also really heartwarming and amazing <3

a lot of the movies i am drawn to and really appreciate are all about details, evidence of how complex and resilient the human spirit is. that life is actually quite beautiful and painful at the same time, but seeing the beauty is what is worth it. so why believe in an afterlife when the one you have is full of so much wonder...why fixate on the problems that society and life present us without diverting as much energy and passion into how to overcome it? it's in our nature and we are all part of nature

Waste Land (2010)

“The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you,” [Vik Muniz] said. “A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.”