Archive for June, 2009
Bank of America Sued
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Posted by arielclimer
Bank of America is being sued for using bonuses that ‘ “disproportionately disadvantages women and advantages white men as favored employees,” the complaint said. ‘ From Reuters. Cool.
This is a hard thing to stomach however, since these women are earning probably earning enough to support four or five families. But maybe it will trickle down? :/ I guess equality somewhere is saying something. Maybe the woman will do more for others with their new monies.
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Reading Maps.
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Posted by jpmartinez
A Poem by JP Martinez.
It’s the feeling of familiarity.
Familiar voices that speak to your unheard thoughts.
Familiar eyes that reflect a mirror made of flesh
Familiar smiles that laugh, Familiar frowns that cry,
In ways that we have known for so long only in ourselves.
Where they remain as dormant reflections.
Leaving imprints into our memories.
It’s not till you come home again,
Where sullen gazes and quick glances
Act as a montage of moments passing
Turning our stories into a map
Of where we might have been,
and where we might be going.
As we march along into unknown territory inevitably finding unused paths, making new lives, and rediscovering ourselves.
Knowing that we can venture further than we believed,
Without the slightest fear of getting lost.
Because we can always
Come home again for the first time,
To see faces that laugh and cry a lot like ours.
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Community Dishes
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Posted by Maxey Fish and Sea
Community Dishes
A Palindromic Poem by Ryan
I chomp jam.
I live pots & pans.
I snap & stop evil.
I, Ma, JP, Mochi.
*… two weeks later… my sister writes:
“mochi backwards is ihcom, not i chom- is that legal, or is C.E. Maxey turning over in his grave?”
C.E. is my grandfather that used to write a ton of palindromes. He is DEFINITELY turning over in his grave. Sorry sir!
Tags: dishes, palindrome, poem
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House Adoration Haiku.
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Posted by jpmartinez
There’s this thing we do
House Adoration Haiku
Create together
-JP
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when you meet your heroes….
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Posted by jpmartinez
A friend once told me that a friend once told her that when you meet your heroes, one of two things can happen. You will find out that they are either (one) complete ass-holes, or (two) just like you.
Sometimes you just have to believe in the magic of this world and how the universe orchestrates a symphony of synchronicity into sounds and people. Often times we aspire to create in ways that are beyond our current means, yet we need only to look towards those who are currently exploring their creative limits and pushing beyond them to implant sparks of hope into our future selves while simultaneously being inspiration to go further down.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros capture the soul of connecting the sounds we make to the things we feel with the boundaries of words and the limitlessness of instruments dancing with friendship and connected existence. An inspiration of music borne out of love and humanity and the beauty that is made in connecting the deepest parts of who we are to those that recognize where to find it.
If you vibe, we vibe. And if you dance we dance. So we went to the show and believed it. 10 songs later, a few more drinks later, and a whole lot of dance moves later, we not only believed, we knew. This was something special, and it happened here amongst us, and it will happen in many other places that they will choose to do this. On tour, at venues, in concert, during practice, at a local coffee shop, or a music festival. But who would have ever thought, that this would happen at our own home. Synchronicity LA.
We were going about our regular monday night, food being prepared by our magician chefs, and food ready to be consumed by our hungry masses. As food becomes energy for our bodies, we attract energy in our own intentions. Sometimes all it takes is an e-mail. Sometimes all it takes is a hungry person to be offered food.
Dinner passes and the unusual amount of masses (up to 26 people at this point) are fed sufficiently. Then the door opens and more people come strolling in. Although the night has an usual amount of guests, these were the first of the unexpected variety. Yet we should have always expected this. The words and music we believed in and danced to 4 weeks before, has made its way into our house through its lead singer. We introduce ourselves, and they do the same, and we sit back a bit stunned by his unexpected presence. Yet the night moves forward, and forward. Until the night climaxes when we find ourselves huddled in a circle sharing gifts of creativity and sound. Each individual offering up their gift to the universe and leaving imprints of moments embedded in the spaces of all that hear, see and experience. It is in that moment that we discover the beauty of what had happened. We just met a hero, but we didn’t understand what that meant until we realized that not only was he not an asshole, but he was just like us, and he brought along that something special we were so sure he would bring everywhere else he would go.
Tags: Heroes
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Thank you, Tin!!
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Posted by julieannolson
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further down
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Posted by tin
we’re growin around, but we can’t grow up
we’re all constantly cravin somethin to think up to explain ourselves
we’re growin around, but we can’t grow up
and i’m screamin in dreamland, but don’t wake me up i’m ok, ok?
the sound of the streetlight’s growin on me,
and i am surrounded by what will be
the death of me
go further down
go further down
go further
imagine a place where you can stay that way forever
then tell me why
tell me why it doesn’t exist in this life
we’re growin around but we can’t grow up
we’re all constantly cravin something to think up to explain ourselves
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the festival
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Posted by tin
i saw the tree of life with bodies for branches and leaves like flashes of light swaying left
and then right and our bodies went left
and then right with them in the wind with
palm tree jungles and green green grass growing
inside and around as
our bodies
shranked deeper
into the earth
stay close, don’t leave me, let me feel your pulse, put your hand here
i saw purples and greens on your face,
shadows on the ceiling of a train
beating,
beating,
blinking,
oblivion. i’ll close my eyes and unbecome
bring me to your red-burgundy world my love,
my living
brown eyes and brown faces and flight
goodnight, my darling,
find my in your waking life
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painted glass
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Posted by tin
the image is of a glass wall
erected by (h)ours
surrounding the deepest of us
and different colored paint layers making it opaque
and we each a different solvent-thinner-remover
for one color.
glass not to break down
but to see through
to the deepest
most precious
most beautiful you
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nobody knows, no no
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Posted by tin
well, i went to the bar and i ordered a stella
and you’d think that the bartender was a nice fella,
but he said “hey miss, can i see some ID,”
and i swear you shoulda seen the look he gave to me
so i got out my card and i said “here ya go”
and i walked away from him and to the dance floor
and i got out my pipe, said “hey, gotta light?”
and i just don’t remember the rest of the night
nobody knows, no no!
nobody knows, no no!
well, the beaches of santa monica are pretty
(but they’re prettier if you’re pretty damn tipsy)
and i sang and danced , i made love in the water
do you remember how cold it was and how it didn’t bother us?!
nobody knows, no no!
nobody knows, no no!
ooohhh well, i said goodbye to you ten months ago
and i’m still singin songs about stories i’ve told
and i don’t know where i’m goin
but I KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN!
and i don’t know what crazy shit i’ll end up in!
nooo.. body knows!
no no!
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