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Photo of the Week for 04/19/14: Just the Tail. There are peafowl that roam Ardenwood, just meandering about. The tend to hide on the top of buildings and squawk loudly during large events but on quieter days they are just hanging around. I love peacock tails. I shot this of one standing on a picnic table back in February.
Apr. 30th, 2014
great response to the haterade
Apr. 30th, 2014 11:50 amThis. So, so many times this.
"This is my problem with concern trolling as a general concept -- if people really cared about the health of fat people, they wouldn't be suggesting self-harm via starving, guilt, and self-hatred as some sort of penance for fatness. They'd be supporting a movement that has reconnected fat people with their bodies and their own health, both mental and physical, whatever the state of their health might be.
Because being healthy, especially in alignment with any one person's arbitrary definition of health, is not actually a moral issue, nor should it be a cultural yard stick of whether or not someone deserves quality healthcare or to be treated like a human being."
http://www.xojane.com/healthy/ive-only-got-1-thing-to-say-to-folks-who-dont-understand-fat-acceptance
I suggest reading the whole article.
"This is my problem with concern trolling as a general concept -- if people really cared about the health of fat people, they wouldn't be suggesting self-harm via starving, guilt, and self-hatred as some sort of penance for fatness. They'd be supporting a movement that has reconnected fat people with their bodies and their own health, both mental and physical, whatever the state of their health might be.
Because being healthy, especially in alignment with any one person's arbitrary definition of health, is not actually a moral issue, nor should it be a cultural yard stick of whether or not someone deserves quality healthcare or to be treated like a human being."
http://www.xojane.com/healthy/ive-only-got-1-thing-to-say-to-folks-who-dont-understand-fat-acceptance
I suggest reading the whole article.
weekend/week
Apr. 30th, 2014 11:57 amMid-week after a marathon weekend and I am still recovering due in large part to Peter having week from hell at work.
First, weekend recap. The String Cheese Incident show Friday night, rehearsal and then performed at Festival of the Curves on Saturday night, and then Day of Dance all day Sunday where I both taught and took class and performed. The SCI show was incredible beyond measure, rehearsal was good and productive, our performance was awesome and super-tight, and Day of Dance was super-great all around with many new and familiar faces. All great stuff, just really tired and I was literally hardly home all weekend. And my feet HURT.
Then Monday began Peter's week from hell. He is working on a ridiculous project that is not of his creation but for which he is ultimately responsible. He didn't get home until 11:30 on Monday night, then 8:30 on Tuesday night. He saw L. Sunday night then not again until Tuesday night. The kids are displeased about the situation. I am not too happy about it either. It looks like it will be like this for the rest of the week.
Just marching forward. Lots to do.
First, weekend recap. The String Cheese Incident show Friday night, rehearsal and then performed at Festival of the Curves on Saturday night, and then Day of Dance all day Sunday where I both taught and took class and performed. The SCI show was incredible beyond measure, rehearsal was good and productive, our performance was awesome and super-tight, and Day of Dance was super-great all around with many new and familiar faces. All great stuff, just really tired and I was literally hardly home all weekend. And my feet HURT.
Then Monday began Peter's week from hell. He is working on a ridiculous project that is not of his creation but for which he is ultimately responsible. He didn't get home until 11:30 on Monday night, then 8:30 on Tuesday night. He saw L. Sunday night then not again until Tuesday night. The kids are displeased about the situation. I am not too happy about it either. It looks like it will be like this for the rest of the week.
Just marching forward. Lots to do.
Photo of the week for 04/25/14: Hopeful Bee. Sitting outside at Flacos in Berkeley on Saturday with Peter, Michael, and Yalith we saw this bee with its legs full of pollen earnestly trying to extract something from the floral tablecloth. I remembered I had my camera in the car as I was going to take a picture of emFATic for our show postcard later that night so I grabbed it and started shooting. I was happy I had packed my 100mm macro and I got some great bee shots. This is my favorite, and you will need to click through to see the full detail.