Recently my cat Mole has started using my office chair in my bedroom as his catbed. I think because he can still sleep close to me, but doesn’t have to worry about me rolling onto him in my sleep. And from the chair, he is slightly higher than me when I’m asleep.
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A Lackluster Midsummer Nights Swing Season?
Me with my friend Celia at Chuck Brown concert last night at Midsummer Nights Swing. Taken by Jerry. I’m a big fan of swing dancing in New York during the summer. There’s usually so much great, free, outdoor dance opportunities, from free concerts by the water, DJed music in Central Park, and jazz groups playing…
“I Feel Like Bustin Loose”: Chuck Brown at Midsummer Nights Swing
The "godfather of go-go swing" Mr. Chuck Brown performed a funky couple of sets tonight at Midsummer Nights Swing at Lincoln Center. Mr. Brown is best known for his 60s classic funk song "I Feel Like Bustin Loose." But he just released an album last year that shows the man still has it. In this…
Congrats to Native Lands, Ability Commons and Texas Obesity Center for Winning USC Public Good Awards!
Congratulations to Native Lands, the Ability Commons and the Texas Obesity Research Center for winning the USC Public Good Community Challenge! Eech group is being awarded L$300,000 and a plot of land each to develop their projects in Second Life. These three projects bring such important concerns to the table — Native American heritage preservation,…
Hanging with the familia in Cali for July 4th weekend
This is me in my barong tagalog Filipino dress shirt with my Uncle Oscar in Cali this weekend. I had a lovely time with the family over July 4th weekend, starting with a relaxing barbecue at my Mom’s house and ending with a blowout wedding for my Uncle Nesting and Auntie Angie. I am the…
Closing shop on Yehoodi’s Second Life office in the Nonprofit Commons
I’ve decided that I don’t have the time or energy to devote to building out Yehoodi’s in-world presence in Second Life anymore. I do believe there are interesting ways that virtual worlds could be used to promote lindy hop and swing jazz. I would still love to host in-world interviews with jazz artists and dancers,…
Swing, funk and soul at Midsummer Nights Swing ’08
Find more videos like this on Midsummer Night Swing One of the best parts of swinging in the summer in New York is dancing outdoors at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Nights Swing concert series. This year’s series is much shorter than years past, but still sounds like a great lineup of bands (some more swingable…
What to get for the wedding couple that has everything?
I feel like I’ve been to a slew of weddings over the past couple of months of 30-ish to 40-ish couples who are already well-established in their lives together. Which is lovely, and I totally dig it. I find myself at these weddings have a much better time because the newlyweds are usually freaking out…
Celebrate Your Freedom, Americans!
Happy Independence Day, fellow Americans! Hurray for freedom, democracy, and fries!
I’m not getting older, I’m getting bad ass-er
It’s my mutha&%$*ing 39th birthday, folks! In between coordinating a virtual fossil dig and heading to Cali for a family wedding, I haven’t had any time to plan anything for my birthday, unfortunately. I’m hoping to rally the troops for some dance outing next weekend, though. Meanwhile, here’s some reasons why I’m not getting older,…