3/23/12

friday.

butter.
40 feet long.  30 tons.  we saw a whale today.

thursday.

intersection.
amanda.

3/21/12

wednesday.

lines.
going back and forth.

3/20/12

tuesday.

a bucket in the trash.
    finding connections between adolescent development and the work of artists and researchers, gives educators a foundation for understanding adolescence as a fluid process, capable of bouncing back and forth in time.

3/19/12

monday.

near ashland & paulina.
scaling a church.

3/18/12

sunday.

people.
we drove past a smashed semi and three totaled cars.  we listened to an interview about spirituality and mark rothko on the radio.  we stopped for groceries.

3/17/12

saturday.

hello.
in a particular place.

3/16/12

friday.

color.
the windows are open.

3/15/12

thursday.

outside.
gregory first tried twisting the top of it, then pushing.  next he tried pulling it apart from its body.  with a smile he said, "it IS a pen!!" his glasses, strapped around his head, were bright blue just like the monkey bars.  the two of us became sharks on a bridge.  he asked about my notebook.  he showed me his teeth.

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.