3/14/12

wednesday.

mca.
simplicity makes me happy.
 -alicia keys.

3/13/12

tuesday.

truck painting.
circle the one object closest to what you were just thinking about.

3/12/12

monday.

birds.
they're starting to make more noise.

3/11/12

sunday.

shapes.
a round shadow forms on the floor in the hallway.  i'm standing inside of the circle. 

3/10/12

saturday.

the vic.
"listen to the poem!"

3/9/12

friday.

leaves.
what happens when students approach drawing as a way to reflect on thinking about themselves thinking?

3/8/12

thursday.

stingray.
an ongoing construction and interpretation of the developing self-in-the-world.
-michael nakkula & eric toshalis.

3/7/12

wednesday.

parts.
gaining a clearer sense of where resistance comes from is a potential result of paying close attention to when feelings of vulnerability are had.

3/6/12

tuesday.

window and sink.
risk-taking, unpredictability, surprises, loss, and the unexpected.

3/5/12

monday.

robert mangold, thomas schutte.
the time moves so quickly. keeping things simple. big ideas with broken down steps.

3/4/12

sunday.

in and out.
“the kind of learning which contributes to the growth of the personality is that which engages with life passionately and honestly, if painfully. It is a learning which encourages change, one which inspires growth and supports a person in thinking for himself and thereby becoming more genuinely himself.”
-margot waddell.

3/3/12

saturday.

stools.
an interpretive space.

3/2/12

friday.

hand.
the two of us climbed to the top of a hill when we arrived.  it was near an old school.   we sat for over an hour without speaking.

3/1/12

thursday.

palms.
measures of accretion = the accumulation of layers.

2/29/12

wednesday.

pizza.
grace said the third rule should be to take your time.

2/28/12

tuesday.

chords.
seventeen hours away from our destination and twenty-one away from home.

2/27/12

monday.

work.
things are piling up.

2/26/12

sunday.

near armitage and the river.
in the absence of an internal structure, an external one is felt to be essential to survival.
-margot waddell.

2/25/12

saturday.

shadows.
so i slink amid the gutters, trash-can bangers, and street chatter, through the clink of sidewalk clutter, but that clatter makes me gladder; so much gladder that i woof-and i arf, pant, huff, and growl.  now i'll shout and raise the roof with one good maxi-canine howl.  
-chris raschka.

2/24/12

friday.

near lake and wabash.
sometimes the city feels brand new.  big and bright.

2/23/12

thursday.

window seat.
tip toes.  egg shells.

2/22/12

2/21/12

tuesday.

filter.
what happens when...

2/20/12

monday.

i found this.  just like this.  i swear.
fifteen minutes into a thirty minute cycle.  i hear my name.  not used to talking while climbing stairs.  i lose my breath.  a meeting is made.  i'm nervous.  and ready.

2/19/12

sunday.

cord.
untying.

2/18/12

saturday.

plugged in.
we walked from the bar to the pet store and took pictures of the tanks.

2/17/12

friday.

window.
this morning i watched a pack of thin black birds swooping in circles.  small moving dots on a collage.  their speedy grace reminded me of a waterfall.

2/16/12

thursday.

touching.
private speech: children's self talk, which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as silent inner speech.

2/15/12

wednesday.

a day.
emotions from a cool remove.

2/14/12

tuesday.

thick.
cut off from the rest of its body along the neck.

2/13/12

monday.

central park.
 specific:  1) clearly defined or identified.  2) precise and clear in making statements or issuing instructions.  3) belonging or relating uniquely to a particular subject.  a goal of mine.

2/12/12

sunday.

stacking.
we sat, on stools, around a small table.  smokers danced in front of three fireplaces.  the toilet broke.  my drinks were strong. 

2/11/12

saturday.

connecting.
thirty-two.

2/10/12

friday.

lost in virginia.
attempting to give shape and form to big ideas.

2/9/12

thursday.

drips.
holding together a fragile self.

2/8/12

wednesday.

lines.
intuition
anticipation
peripheral vision
movement
full body
hiding
exposed
layers
a holding pattern

2/7/12

tuesday.

points.
these are the tops of two buildings near to where i live.

2/6/12

monday.

piñata.
the bike's been parked since summertime and the dog came outta nowhere.

2/5/12

sunday.

up.
attempting to speak through my body.

2/4/12

saturday.

cabinet.
i go way up high and look down through a hole in the machine.

2/3/12

friday.

red and gold.
i'm playing a video game on a set of steep stairs.  it feels like a pyramid.  the bathroom floor is wet from people showering.  the other girls seem familiar but i don't know them.  i have no idea what i'm doing with the game.  i'm trying to give the controller away but no one wants it. 

2/2/12

thursday.

court.
what are the links between learning and moving?

2/1/12

wednesday.

shadow on a storage building.
we're all along the edge of the room and he's in the middle.  he reminds me of an elephant for some reason.  he's dusting off and moving around the mantle piece that's in my room now.  we're uncomfortable.  i'm changing my clothes a lot. 

1/31/12

tuesday.

ramp.
i held one half of the mask of a cat in my hands.  i fell down.  legs tangled, i stroked her coat.

1/30/12

monday.

back door.
the napkins are new.  they're golden.  i can't find my apron.  my section fills up.

1/29/12

sunday.

apples.
we pack ourselves in the van.  i'm in the way-back. the umbrellas for protection have been installed.  the heavy beams for the aquarium, lifted up.  all of us are out of breath.

1/28/12

saturday.

piles.
looking up, he pointed to orion and cancer.

1/27/12

friday.

lincoln park conservatory.
receptive: able or willing to receive something.

1/26/12

thursday.

near the lake.
   tonight we'll burn branches out on promontory point.

1/25/12

wednesday.

on wabash near washington.
y = mx + b.