new zine day!

hello little blog, sorry for neglecting you all these months.

today i put in some serious hours in on the new zine. it's a spin off of an old blog/social art project. where i asked folks to send me lists of 100 things about themselves. a handful of people did, and i think they are brilliant. thus, i am compiling the lists into a new zine called, "100 things about you". i am also going to the trouble of typing up all the lists on my new typewriter, and the experience can be summarized in one (two?) hyphenated word (s?):

time-consuming.

that's okay though because lately i've been making time to just hang out with my thoughts. it feels good doing art projects alone. i miss slowing down. i have kicked the summer habit of attending one weekend-consuming bbq after another. dare i say i'm turning over a new leaf.

lately i've been a cooking machine as well. this is the summer of indian food. i've bought bags of cumin seeds, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, stove-stainin' tumeric, garam masala, and gobs of fresh ginger. turns out that's about all you need to make delicious eats. oh! don't forget the asafeotida. it's the MSG of indian food. i have made cauliflower and zucchini taste like magic, and i'm moving into the world of roti or chappati or naan...indian flatbread is what i'm talking about!

also, there is a new meat eating plan. i'm vegetarian on business days, and a meat-eater on the weekends. sometimes the weekend starts on friday afternoon. BUT! it's been going splendid, and i am happy to be at the very least cutting down my consumption of animal products, for the environment's sake, 5ish days a week. baby steps...

i biked to school everyday last week, and it wasn't until friday that the 800 foot elevation gain felt feasible again. i'm enjoying returning to this morning ritual. i hope i can keep it up. i've started sketching a little bicycle on the days of the calendar that i bike up, and it is actually a good little motivator.

then there's...drum rollll...LAP SWIMMING! it's my new obsession. i swam almost everyday last week, foiled on friday by an unannounced swim meet. i've started with 36 laps, and hope to make it to a smooth mile by the end of the summer. i got serious about it this week. i even wear a swim cap! it's such a strange form of exercise. i still feel a wave of fear roll over me when i get to the middle of the lap. i'm working so hard, and i can't help but feel that i may be on the verge of drowning. this sensation has chilled out a bit in the past week, but it still lingers a bit. KICK FLIPS are the next step. i'll update you next week. i hope i don't smack my forehead into the edge of the pool.

what else? oh, soccer! i love the world cup. to the men of uruguay: your spirit and your fabulous hair will forever impress. can't stop the magic. i love you. and you! and you!

ps. i also got corey feldman's signature at the screening of lost boys at the boardwalk. it's a hilarious story.