Friday

Irene, Erykah and the Stuff after Storms

Irene, Erykah and the Stuff after Storms When Irene whistled, I listened to Erykah.Curled on a daybed in the dark, I rummaged for ways to salvage stuff in the midst of a hurricane when Badu pleaded to the self-proclaimed bag lady on a drained battery to let it go.

This summer, I returned to my Virginia hometown to weather a different kind of storm.Separated from my partner and seeking a homeplace to complete research for my «tenure» book, I found myself searching in a cardboard boxa time capsule, which housed old academic awards, articles, and origami-folded, water-stained yes-no-will-you-go-with-me love letters that date back to the 6th grade.I sifted through old things to seek some form of validation or affirmation after being told by faculty unfamiliar with women of color knowledge production that my work was too little, and being told by my partner familiar with yes-man women that our relationship was too much.Retreating home to recover and write felt right until I had no electricity and I began bumping into that box and all of the baggage that I brought back with me.

And then, the hurricane came.The hurricane came when I realized the amount the stuff I carried.There was the

Our stuff is a product of living in a consumer capitalist culture, which encourages us to accumulate things to feed the economy, and to feed our feelings of alienation and dissatisfaction.Shows, such as represent a new genre of reality television that captures how we deal with it in our lives.After experiencing one day without electricity, my father fueled a generator for a few hours to power deep freezers, a George Foreman grill, and a portable television because we didn’t want to lose the already thawed food or the chatter that cut the silence when we ate dinner.We sat together, yet we experienced emptiness.В  It was as if the room had to be filled with something other than ourselves.

Before Irene, it would have been difficult for me to imagine voluntarily moving to a new space with a single suitcase.Today, I am abandoning the bag lady for the kinda (self) love that Badu, Bambara and Crunkadelic said would make life better.It might not be the easiest thing to do, but shedding some of the stuff that I have held onto for years might make handling life’s unexpected disasters lighter.

Power restored.


Pavitra Rishta 14th July 2011 | Zee Tv drama Pavitra Rishta 14-07-2011

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Crazy Cats Sunset thought I put the good stuff in the cooler.В 
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A Long, Busy and Toxic Weekend

A Long, Busy and Toxic Weekend

I didn’t notice that today is already Friday until my husband mentioned it last night.We had a long and busy weekend.He was on vacation from last Friday until Tuesday this week.Friday was my doctor’s appointment day.After my consultation, we travelled for almost an hour to visit my sister-in-law’s house.Saturday morning, my husband went to his officemate’s wedding while I prepare the things we would bring for a Youth Camp (though we’re not youth anymore) in the afternoon together with other members in our church in Seoul.The Youth Camp was in Gyeonggi province.We left the place Sunday morning to attend a service in our church in Mapo-gu.We were running just a few kilometers away from the condominium resort where we had stayed for the camp, when another car hit us.I was very surprised and of course quite traumatic about the accident.It’s another party’s fault.Our car was seriously damaged that we had to bring it to a repair shop right after attending the church service.The next day, we had to go to hospital to make sure that the accident didn’t cause us any injury.Thank God we are all fine!

Since my husband was on vacation, we had planned to go to a trip.But due to the accident, our supposed 2-day trip was cut short to a one day trip.We went to Gunamji and Busosanseong Fortress in Chungnam-do last Tuesday using a car the repair shop lent us.The place was good and I’ll make a post about it tomorrow with some of the pictures I took.:-)


K and the days of summer

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