cluttered mind

to remember:

NOVEMBER

7–8   Wednesday–Thursday

Navajo Skies

1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, & 4:15 p.m.

Potomac Atrium, 1st level

Join Dr. Nancy Maryboy (Cherokee) and Dr. David Begay (Navajo) in their 16-feet-high Skyscan dome for a unique exploration of the skies–Navajo style! Native people have keenly observed the universe for thousands of years. Maryboy and Begay will provide colorfully illustrated examples of the Navajo ways of knowing the sky with comparisons to western astronomy. Learn how Navajo constellations relate to hunting and planting cycles, ways of living in harmony with Mother Earth and Father Sky, and how Navajo Coyote stories can speak to the origins of the universe.

http://indigenousedu.org/about-iei/what-we-do/

Amazing.
I need to add astronomy and cosmology to art and science. Life is just too wonderful sometimes :)
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"Yesterday a group of approximately 20 Smithsonian interns were led on a tour of the "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" exhibit currently on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

 

The group received a special welcome from museum Director Dr. Johnnetta Cole and then proceeded to learn about the African Cosmos exhibit from Deputy Director and Chief Curator Dr. Christine Kreamer."

:D

Brown Bags:

those feelings

...when you're skating on ice and you feel like youre flying
...when you meet new people who remind you that life will always be interesting
...when you feel appreciated and that a job interview you wanted to work out works out!
...when you sit and ponder in a quiet room full of beautiful poinsettias with a cup of tea, feeling like at least for that moment, this is exactly where you want to be.

CRIME ON BLUEBERRY STREET

THE DVD IS OUT OF MY LAPTOP YAYY
for the miracle of top gear and being productive and packing, the universe finally spat out the dvd from my laptop!
now to keep the good karma a-flowing
definitely got an offer which is great!!
interview is tomorrow!!

as for work, went into the liquor cabinet to take inventory, printed out holiday cards
and watched the all staff meeting
talked to philippa hughes and louie gong on conference call :O
reallll crazy work haha

omggg red velvet cheesecake and enchiladas at the cheesecake factory
mathilde is leaving tomorrow but we ate well today :)
sad sad days ahead, wrapping up d.c. part 1 with all of these amazing people...
so nervous about tomorrow :(

stag party haha

woke up with enough time
but i got a dvd stuck in my poor macbook and it wont eject properly
man i really need a new computer..

but anyway, got brunch with kailey, lucy, and two other girls i dont know downstairs
chatted on about celebrity crushes haha
got ready and left to meet erin to go to the holocaust museum which was amazing and really powerful--ive never read so much text in a museum that was legitimately interesting and well-done

then walked over to the hirshhorn which has the great ai wei wei exhibit on
yay for snakes made of lunchboxes and cube light :)

then took the train to foggy bottom to go to burger tap and shake
had an amazing burger
and a stag party which was bourbon, vanilla ice cream, and cherry liquer
and some onion rings
deliiicious and so filling

i feel like such a fatass
i have to really start packing :(

yo sushi!

woke up today in a groggy mess, too bad
girl across the hall stuttered on about how my alarm goes on and on every single morning
so i guess i have to work on that though honestly my alarm doesnt go off at 6am anymore and the last week i didnt even have it on, but whatever. dorm drama.
i should really clean and pack and get ready but i just cant bring myself to do it quite yet

went to pentagon city with hsiu mei and kailin
shopped _all_ day
bought so much stuff, all that im really excited about at least!
had lunch at chipotle
and dinner at yo! sushi in union station, a cute little sushi conveyor belt place haha

celebration of all things quinoa

woke up, bought parks and rec for myself >_>
applied to a few jobs whoooo
went to the postal museum to realize i misread the email about hte discount, so i have to go back next week
strolled over to work after getting somethings from cvs
spent the rest of the night at the museum helping out with the embassy of bolivia celebration of quinoa which was kind of a mess
but a beautiful one!
crazy wonderful colors, a boat full of quinoa, trippy flags
amazing costumes and masks <3
awesome dances and of course, lots of quinoa to go around (quinoa goodie bags and all dishes had quinoa in them hahahah)
good dinner and time haha
yay for awesome diverse thanksgiving celebrations and black friday

tribe called red

happy thanksgiving!!
:)
slept a lot
lunch from china kitchen
went out to dukem, ethiopian restaurant, for dinner with kailey
and watched tribe called red rock outtt electric pow wow forever :)
met john and juan, two wonderfully gay boys who danced with us alll night haha
yayy happy thanksgiving~

southeast asian day

NOTHING to do at work yesterday, so I just prepped for job stuff and looked for jobs--anacostia community museum anyone?
lunch in the break room, enjoyed a nice stroll to the us botanic garden--sooo nice, but a bit too much with the holiday theme already haha (poinsettias as far as the eye can see)
after work, got on the train to foggy bottom and ran into erin and caitlin in the same car haha
met up with yen and we all went to the kennedy center millennium stage for an indonesian hip hop group that was just called the "jogja foundation" (i think)--so good!
the performance was great, but it was so awkward because everyone should have been really up close and rocking out but instead everyone was sitting quietly in chairs and being far too uptight haha

yay balance~
after that, went to burma restaurant and had some ohno kauswe and lepeh (kind of). yen had mango pork and ethan had ja-zan, it was just nice to be around a homey feel but i do miss my mom's cooking haha
good southeast asian day

chocolate bacon and sweet tomatoes

to do:
GRE~~~~
job interview prep
job applications
canada~

today was a really nice day, got some good news about an interview that made me overlook the bad
just loving life, and nmai
had lunch with arley
meeting about meetings, secret service set parameters and it made me realize its ball season now!
gotta love linder & associates, best special events team of gals you'll meet
walked home :)
amazing dinner at tmh
potstickers, shrimp, turkey, mini quiches, punch yayyy pre thanksgiving dinner!
had it with kailin and hsiu mei and ended up eating tomatoes with sugar on top
very interesting, and it's apparently "jiandan style"
but kailin wont try chocolate and bacon -_-

haha talked for like half an hour with kailin in the stairwell about gres and grad school, which is why my to do list is up top and not down here

i need thanksgiving plans :(

the artist is present

A truly amazing artist and documentary, the only performance artist i appreciate

today was great, this whole weekend was amazing really
woke up late, listened to some vinyl with ethan
met up wtih leslie, cate, and kailey at capital hill books, this crazy crowded small bookstore with themes like "Hail!! Canada" and "Titanic books"\
lunch with ethan at cava
then bought two boxes from fedex, walked home
walked to national gallery and watched the documentary
got some dinner from burger king with kailin, now at home

things to do:
- thank you emails
- upload photos
- job search
- job applications

:D W.o.W - Tiffany Win

helio sequence was great last night at black cat
went to the standard (beergarden) which was nice, had some pear cider
met brackett hahahah omg ridiculous name

woke up early
got breakfast and found out im woman of the week (WoW) hahaa (from leslie who texted me)
ebenezer's with elaine pinson, yummy vanilla chai
talking about fundraising, so much to look forward to....

then i rented a bike with leslie and raquel which was TERRIFYING at first
but i got back into the groove, i hope i get to do it again
took some photos
went through the mall, to the lincoln memorial, to the river <3
loooove my gals

grocery shopping and eating with raquel, yay for whole foods hahaha

still need to get a box for all my stuff :(

what to do tonight...

hahahaahahahahaha
just watched The Fugitive ON VHS with milla, raquel, and kim
omg so funny
tommy lee jones made the movie into a comedy and romance
the intern made it into a coming of age story
harrison ford made it into a physical exercise proving he is still indiana jones
amaaazing.

ping pong dim sum

$7 dimsum? yeah okay
but at least my lychee roses martini was delish!

saw joe today for lunch
talked with shawn herne (curator at the babe ruth museum) and joy liu from smithsonian hr who gave me completely different opinions on my resume.

seriously just give me a job.

Seriously someone give me a job

i say it far too much ^

museum support center was amaaaazing, i need to upload photos, too many cool items
one conservator for like a million objects for like 5 smithsonians....ridiculous.
earthquake damage --> 200 broken ceramics --> sadface.

today was pretty light
i wish i had more energy to apply to shit
but i wake up feeling sick now
got into work late
free lunch - bagels and pasta salad :)
brown bag lunch deal with sandra starr who presented on american history though ndn art <3
went to watch an imax movie flight of the butterflies at natural history (beauuuutiful--millions of scales make up butterfly wings! how breathtaking)
after that, got back to nmai, enjoyed a cup of coffee and watching some stomp dances by the muscogee nation (festival~)
still got my work done and now i gotta get my life on track stupid job applications

got home, ate some dinner and had an impromptu birthday glass of wine with kristin (yayy)
after two drinks mathilde was dizzy (lol)
kailey, lucy, and some blonde worked well, suuch a fun group
swapping stories and cultural stuff since with tmh it's always an international gathering (yay for scotland, france, and canada)

sooo i need a dress for inauguration
i also need a job and monies :(

i know..

i really should finish Our City Dreams...

been busy with work, inputting data
had a really good interview with aperture, think i got it, i definitely will be contacted for a second interview :)

AMAAAAAAAZING dinner wtih main event caterers:
hors d'oeurves - mini crab cakes yummm
specialty cocktails - spiced apple pie cider
favorites from the 7-course meal - raw zucchini noodle lasagna (ricotta, pistachio pesto, balsamic laces, halved red grape tomatoes, basil crown) and winter cod with grapefruit sauce <3
chocolate hazelnut torte and truffles~

enjoying my time here
fucking beauuutiful weekend that just passed, loooved the national arboretum with leslie, really was one fo the best days ive had here
beautiful landscape, reminded me of vassar

heehee botany jokes like american beeches haha

need to get my apps out there~~

best quote of tonight:
"Wait what about 2013? What will the Jews do?" - Tiffany Wheeler (amazing.)

life is subtly sweet

i could go into the negativity, the chaos, the discomfort of being in my own skin, the loss of so much which has happened becuase sometimes you cant unsee how much sadness there is in the world
but after confronting my pains of the past i am ready to move on proud and optimistic, because i deserve it and i love myself

friday was good, had coffee with pedra chaffers
spent the night relaxing and had late night pizza
slept in next day, rolled around and watched a documentary on PK 14 a chinese underground band which rocks pretty hard haha
went to work at 4pm, for the hobbs strauss wedding (lol)
gina kind of freaked out at the orchid
caught up with arley which was good

stayed until about 8pm
went to the dc native community round dance which was so much fun and reminded me of home--but better because i saw museum colleagues which was _awesome_. met whitney in development, and robert from cultural liasions, dennis sang (as always)
native pride dancers were there too, it was just a beautiful sight and im glad i went :)
drumming was awesome, food was good (yay fry bread)
after that went to a cool bar on u street called dodge city (i think) where i had a nice cider
walked to howard by accident
went back to u street and to a beer garden with some friends
went back to sleep

woke up way too early because ethan wanted to watch tottenham play soccer, but i fell back asleep until the second game for the Mönchengladbach victory
lunch at chipotle
ate on a soccer field and watched little kids play
went back to watch jim gaffigan, and mr. show which is ridiculous. man i cant wait for arrested development

for all the illfitting moments and sadness i think there is so much more to enjoy and be happy about
so i missed a few things here and there, but i truly think i make the most of my day :)

another day

talked with gabi at least
learned about repatriation at the CRC from jackie swift
sitting at my desk doing very little
my toenail isnt doing very well poor thing
got a shout out from ann drumheller hahaha so great
after work i went with erin to potbelly and chatted~
lunch from the edibles cafe, sat in on doug mcmains' brown bag lunch special, really cool stuff on his films and photos--stunningly beautiful for sure
i wish i could just travel around the world and take photos

Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

AMAZING. amazing. so straight to the point that there is no real good/bad message, amazing. the power of images is on the level of koyanniqatsi (sp), baraka, and samsara really. Ed Burtynsky's work so good

"There are times when I have thought about my work and putting it more in a politicized environment...but then people will either disagree or agree. But by not doing that, that may allow them to look at something that they never looked at and to see their world a little differently. So I think many people today sit in that uncomfortable spot where we don't necessarily want to give up what we have but we realize what we're doing is creating problems that run deep. It's not a simple right or wrong. It needs a whole new way of thinking."

Our City Dreams (2008)

 I fucking. love. this. I havent even watched the whole thing yet but Marina Abramovic? Kiki Smith? and SWOON? SWOON OPENING UP THIS MOVIE MAKES ME SOO FUCKING HAPPY. <3

waiting with bated breath

extension is official
so is potentially an interview
met korah english who is an amazing individual <3
went to capitol lounge with tiffany, gabriella, and kailin
too crowded had to leave
anxietyy

keep calm and carry on, i guess.

Microcosmos (1996)
(very surreal and interesting)

Bill Cunningham New York (2010)

amaaaaaazing man :)

Jazz (2000)
(episode on Swing, made me wanna get up and dance again :))

now you look like jackson pollock's easel

haha too much bo burnham
somewhat quiet of a day which was necessary, it's good to have days like that
sent out some emails to my contacts, need to get back to them & others
gotta edit and continue the job hunt x-x
stupid usajobs
did some good work on RE, it felt like i belonged today at work which made me really happy

gonna start my next month really well
joe's right i better start on my gres and schedule shit this december--esp figuring out student visa stuff

fell behind on my documentaries but i'll just extend my month, dark days was pretty good :)
though i wish i knew what happened to them after

Dark Days (2005)

whooooo so tired

got some great news about my extensions :D
now to find a real job!

also must remember to contact people tomorrow and RSVP to shit
yesterday was a full day of work, but with great surprises--truffles and invite from main event caterers, extension, getting business cards :D
then after work was shwafala or something on h street
watching the woods at the red palace
and a funk and soul dance party at another bar with ethan and his friends

stayed out far too late
barely made it to my 8:30am career development day
omggg
deer running around, awesome amazing museum people stories
must contact everyone haha
networking is nice because people are nice
but i have to tell my boss to not hire a specific girl because she's kind of craaazy -_-
so far behind on movies but yay life is happening!

Grizzly Man (2005)

two meetings im not invited to

all staff meeting, cant wait for Native NY exhibit in GGHC, i hope they're okay
mom and dad finally got back power, dad's finally _home_
had two walk throughs, lunch with kailin at mitsitam
need to continue my project
looong but really interesting meeting
need to finish up everything augh stupid office supplies list

need to also print out business cards tomorrow early morning
then finish office supplies list
and the rest of my day

dinner with a new friend, kim from brussels and zita :)

need to go to the women's museum of art and textiles museum, watch an IMAX movie...so much to do!

best.documentary.ever. Urbanized
amazingggggggg yes

Urbanized (2011)