art: alys and feininger

in my final days, i made a big push to go to as many museums as possible.

francis alys

i loved francis alys piece the guards at the ps1. captivating and beautiful. the ps1 is an amazing place and i cant wait to go back. i wish you all could see the piece. essentially, francis choreographs 64 queens guards in the city of london. they are all told to start marching from random points in the city. when two guards run into each other, they are to begin marching in step. when they find another guard they will starting marching with them, and so on as the group grows.  when they form a group of 8 x 8 they are to march to the nearest bridge and disperse. the cinematography is amazing. the camera cut from different wide angle to birds eye, from deep focus to shallow focus. alys also attached camera to the guards themselves, which added another dimension to the piece. alys does not reveal his agenda til the end of the piece. so you watch the piece eating up the beauty of it all and then, when you read what exactly was going on, your mind is blown, so you just have to watch it all over again.

lyonel feininger

i also fell in love with the work of lyonel feininger at the whitney. the breadth of his work was astounding. just take a gander. comics, toys, photography, woodcut. he even taught at the bauhaus.

d to the c

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seven

a. korean memorial
b. tomb of the unknown soldier
c. jefferson building of the library of congress
d. capital building
e. lincoln memorial
f. arlington cemetery
g. constitutional gardens and washington monument




answers:
1b, 2f, 3g, 4e, 5a, 6d, 7c

brittle star

amazing photography by nick veasey
that nick shared with me

i once heard the there is no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone.

i am not sure if i always agree with that philosophy. and perhaps it applies best to working out, but there have been so many times this past year where i have felt like i had been pushed to my absolute limit. somehow i found a way to power through. and looking back those experiences were huge learning opportunities for me. i have grown so much this past year and am so grateful to be to new york city!

prior to coming out, i was overwhelmed with apprehension. i have wanted this for so long, but the closer it got the more i began to doubt myself. i am blessed with wonderful friends and family who were there to tell me to put on my big girl panties and stop being such a scaredy cat, well figuratively that is. but as soon as i walked off the plane, my fears subsided. and i am so excited for a great summer in the big city.

growing up, i always thought it would have been awesome to have an older brother. and now, it feels like i have several. here in new york within our little group, its the boys + me. i think i might just come back walking and talking like a boy. today i made them all laugh with my classic butcher joke and i felt so awesome. since i know you are now dyeing to hear it, 

what happened when the butcher backed into the meat-grinder?

he got a little behind on his work

if you are a single girl in new york city this summer i know some fellas ya ought to meet. well, not wes, he is engaged, so stay away ladies.