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<br />Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-7418528759384929632012-06-21T07:48:00.002-04:002012-06-21T07:48:57.680-04:006/24 Class CancellationThis Sunday's Charity Vinyasa class at Moksha Yoga Northern Kentucky will be cancelled due to a Yin and Reiki workshop taking place during the class time. We will continue the Charity Vinyasa class on Sunday, July 1.Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-11813642583250365362012-03-04T09:38:00.001-05:002012-03-04T09:59:44.295-05:00Abuela Grillo<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AXz4XPuB_BM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>According to the Ayoreo people, Abuela Grillo, or "Grandmother Cricket" brings rain whenever she sings. This video is an adaptation of her tale and relevant to modern-day issues of water privatization, particularly the events that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 2000.</div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-16969376726746681542012-02-13T00:05:00.001-05:002012-02-13T15:12:27.898-05:00One Monkey & One Artisan<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;">The Popol Vuh is the sacred book of the Maya. I love studying language and enjoy reading different English translations of the Quiché text. While the Tedlock translation is easier for a contemporary English speaker to understand, I feel that Christenson's is likely a more direct translation. One can even read his complete <a href="http://www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PV-Literal.pdf">literal translation of the entire Popol Vuh</a> online, composed</span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">after 25 years of research and field work among Mayan shaman-priests, <i>aj q'ijab' </i>, or daykeepers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; ">Hun Batz' & Hun Chouen or One Monkey & One Artisan were the older brothers of Hunahpu & Xbalanqué, the Hero Twins of the Popol Vuh. Hun Batz' & Chouen were turned into monkeys after mistreating their younger brothers and attempting to kill them out of jealousy. But as we can see, they were genius in their own right. Their greatness was never fully revealed because they created their own undoing.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNOJxb47fTgz-_-YSnoSKnvtdLls5D-nVb2vrf93vaB1Yw6VQbOcUEgB48WF4exMLDaI83da_BD-fNfe6aF5Bx5XKnGRuLGlLLYevu1DqEAP5merizZyLtC35CmL-fzOId780FBWQNZA/s320/maizegod.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708266687289338466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Rebirth of Maize God, father of Hun Batz' & Chouen and Hunahpu & Xbalanqué. Rising from a turtle shell with the help of his sons, the Hero Twins, signified the return of maize to the world. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09DqXV9_HFSVW85BSqCoeclxbRfKPU1k3_P8nKNVJqss0r4cyC3MNFNE8jterqUeqHy9aMhrWk2_hvOZwEUdkUR0i-eD6G4Wflg8Ox-f7Gxs87lzaRyaNFs-yAksuEbzALgY5ZdpqfMg/s320/monkey+scribes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708263230159610066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px; " /></span></span></span></span><div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:78%;">Hun Batz' & Chouen. Image from <i>The Blood of Kings: Dynasty & Ritual in Maya Art</i> by Linda Schele & Mary Ellen Miller. Kimbell Art Museum. 1986</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><br /></div></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b>English translation of Quiché text </b>by Dennis Tedlock</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"And One Monkey and One Artisan were great flautists and singers, and as they grew up they went through great suffering and pain. It had cost them suffering to become great knowers. Through it all they became flautists, singers, and writers, carvers. They did everything well. They simply knew it when they were born, they simply had genius. And they were the successors of their fathers who had gone to Xibablba, their dead fathers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Since One Monkey and One Artisan were great knowers, in their hearts they already realized everything when their younger brothers came into being, but they didn't reveal their insight because of their jealousy. The anger in their hearts came down on their heads; no great harm was done".</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><b style="font-weight: bold; ">English translation of Quiché text</b> by Allen J. Christenson</p><p style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Now One Batz and One Chouen were great flautists and singers. They had grown in greatness. They had passed through great affliction and misfortune, and thus they had become great. They were sages. They were not only flautists and singers, but they had also become writers and carvers. Everything they did was successful for them.</p><p style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For they know of the circumstances of their birth, and certainly they were ingenious. They were substitutes for their father who had gone to Xibalba and had died. Thus One Batz and One Chouen were great sages. In their hearts, they knew everything from the first, even before their younger brothers were created.</p><p style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>But nothing ever came of these enchanted abilities because of their envy. The abuses born in their hearts merely fell upon their own backs and nothing came of them".</p><div style="font-weight: bold; "><br /></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Quiché text </b>transcribed by Allen J. Christenson</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Aj su',</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Aj b'ix,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ri Jun B'atz',</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jun Chowen.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Xenimaqir k'ut,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Nima k'axk'ol,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Ra'il,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Xe'ik'ow wi.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Xek'axk'ob'isaxik.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">E nima'q eta'manel chik xe'uxik.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Xa wi xere e aj su'.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">E aj b'ix,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">E pu aj tz'ib'ab',</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Aj k'ot xe'uxik.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ronojel</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Chutzin kumal.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Xa xketa'm wi xe'alaxik,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Xa xenawinaq.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">E pu u k'exel</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ki qajaw</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ri web'e chi Xib'alb'a.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Kaminaq wi ki qajaw.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">E k'u nima'q,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Eta'manel,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ri Jun B'atz',</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Jun Chowen.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Chi ki k'u'x</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ronojel nab'ek keta'm.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ta xewinaqir</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ri ki chaq'.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ma k'u apanoq ki na'wikil,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Rumal ki kaqwachib'al.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Xa chikij wqaj wi</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">U yoq' ki k'u'x.</p><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-8945514262542445362012-02-12T09:08:00.002-05:002012-02-12T09:12:40.523-05:00Two Extra Classes This WeekI'll be subbing two classes this week at Revolution Fitness in addition to my regular Thursday class. Hope to see you there!<div><br /></div><div>Monday 2/13: 6pm - 7pm</div><div>Wednesday 2/15: 6:30pm - 7:30pm</div><div><br /></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-25831896014827909512012-01-19T09:19:00.005-05:002012-01-19T10:01:00.180-05:00A Special Mala<div>Yesterday I gathered some supplies and made my first mala. A complete novice at jewelry making, the folks at <a href="http://aworldofbeads.com/">A World of Beads</a> in Hyde Park were very helpful in showing me how to finish off the strand and how to attach the stone to the end. I've never even owned a mala before but since this is a devotional item I thought it would mean more to make it myself and include something significant to me as part of it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what is a mala you might be asking? A mala is similar to a rosary only it comes from Eastern practice rather than Catholicism. Some even call it a Buddhist rosary. The bead count is some number divisible my 9 or a full strand of 108, which is how I made mine. One uses the mala in japa meditation, which is the repetition of a mantra. There are many books and online sources to learn more about malas and how they're used.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY9l5729tAXm77WNwWHO24q-RODaIuEDXz7ARxiCOiuuKMI8exKxquGOUknpgSRYxC5Ytf9GBwp-MJdSK3xkfQP_k5AjeUthEDL5sLb_QzyHsaqwNi8KhGW4jHoArYPpD62gzB9Fcnys/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY9l5729tAXm77WNwWHO24q-RODaIuEDXz7ARxiCOiuuKMI8exKxquGOUknpgSRYxC5Ytf9GBwp-MJdSK3xkfQP_k5AjeUthEDL5sLb_QzyHsaqwNi8KhGW4jHoArYPpD62gzB9Fcnys/s320/IMG_0319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699347991387317938" /></a>Malas are most often seen with a tassel at the end but I decided to make mine with a special stone at the end. At my yoga teacher training, we were all asked to bring something to place on a group altar. One of my fellow students brought 13 stones from the beach near her home to represent the 12 students and our teacher. She had pre-drilled the stones and left them on the altar during our training. At the end, we each chose a stone to bring home with us. <div><br /></div><div>Teacher training was a milestone in my life and I hold the relationships that were formed there very close to my heart. So whenever I wear this mala or practice with it, I hope to find some piece of the tranquility and transformation I experienced there. Our little sangha continues to amaze me with how serendipitously we continue to flow through each others lives.</div><div><br /></div><div>Om Shanti,</div><div>Pilar</div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-68759458395893158732011-11-22T08:52:00.004-05:002011-11-22T14:18:34.776-05:00Taking a Chance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdigyibUnbnuL4Ahx2r5FaaX3mCyAk9-2Qsg14cZZcuvfICWasZz2nO3e5tHduBnbTp1uHHChn61HPxR1LWD3LXtTtXles_ovTtnYAcup5V63zZoiPLYG7gQsdZhF0FSREFJbRYUtSQY/s1600/ganesha-madhya-pradesh-siddhi-buddhi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdigyibUnbnuL4Ahx2r5FaaX3mCyAk9-2Qsg14cZZcuvfICWasZz2nO3e5tHduBnbTp1uHHChn61HPxR1LWD3LXtTtXles_ovTtnYAcup5V63zZoiPLYG7gQsdZhF0FSREFJbRYUtSQY/s320/ganesha-madhya-pradesh-siddhi-buddhi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677839612475068402" /></a><br />On Thursday I gave my notice at the environmentally conscious beauty company where I've worked for the past two years. For a retail job in an upscale mall, the work itself isn't terrible. I make a decent hourly wage, get an insane discount on products, and have medical and dental insurance and 401k. The company even offers partial tuition reimbursement. My co-workers are wonderful and so are the guests who shop at the store.<div><br /></div><div>So what's the problem?! And did I mention I don't have another job lined up?</div><div><br /></div><div>The problem is that over the two years that I've been with the company, they've been transitioning to a more and more aggressive sales model. Meeting or exceeding sales goals results in being screamed at or shamed via e-mail or conference call by the marketing manager because we didn't increase the transactions over last year or our average sale wasn't $46. For me, it all feels very pushy and insincere so it's time for me to make a change.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is not to say it's a bad company. It's only that it's not the type of work for me. I'm sure it's an ideal job for some. And that's why I'm not mentioning the company by name. I hold no hard feelings and I don't wish to burn any bridges. </div><div><br /></div><div>So now I'm trying to teach yoga. I completed RYT-200 hour yoga teacher training in October and had initially planned to just try to secure two classes per week in addition to my full time job. Since I'll soon have a lot more freedom I'm more actively pursuing teaching jobs, whether it's group classes, workshops or private instruction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Never having been someone who would quit a job without having another one and being very responsible in general, I'm surprised at how right this feels and how supportive family and friends have been. Normally, I'm not someone who sees signs in everything. Not that I don't believe in them, maybe it's just that sort of things doesn't happen to me, except on the day I gave my notice.</div><div><br /></div><div>The morning I had decided to talk to my manager about leaving I was opening the store alone for a couple of hours. One of the first guests to come in was Rachel, the owner of <a href="http://www.theyogabar.net/">The Yoga Bar</a>, one of my favorite studios in Cincinnati. Later that afternoon after speaking to my manager about my plans, one of our regular guests who I normally help and happens to be into yoga, came into the store and told me about a place looking to possibly add new instructors. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had contacted my supervisor at the museum where I volunteer a week or so earlier about opportunities to hold a class there. During my lunch break I received a reply e-mail from her. Then to top it all off, when I returned to the store from my break, who was standing there but one of my early yoga teachers and friend, Lori!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>All of those chance encounters made me feel at ease with my decision. Of course all of the "what-if's" have occurred to me. I'm still expecting to wake up one morning in a panic but so far that hasn't happened. The freedom I now feel and the gratitude for those who have guided and encouraged me surpasses any doubts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wish me luck!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"We should never lose sight of this and simply settle for little things. Never. That is not good business. Don't settle for these tiny, tiny things...</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes they come and tempt you, "<i>Hey, come on, I am here, I am here. Use me</i>." Say, "<i>No; my purpose is something different. I am going straight ahead</i>"...</div><div><br /></div><div>Never, never settle for these little things. Our goal is something very high. It is eternal peace, eternal joy. Don't settle for a little peace, for a little joy, for petty happiness".</div><div>-Sri Swami Satchidananda, "The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" 3.56</div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-20672822477928168762011-09-08T09:33:00.012-04:002011-09-08T10:47:09.404-04:00Perfect Case for Canon Powershot G12Recently, I made the decision to sell all of my SLR equipment. Due to the large size and weight, I rarely used it and found myself cursing the decision to lug it all around on my last vacation. <div><br /></div><div>My camera bag was loaded with a Nikon D80 with 18-55mm Nikon lens, Nikon 50mm 1.8, and Sigma 24-70 2.8. Besides this, I had my old 35mm N80 body with MB-16 grip lying around the house in their original boxes. Years of working in a camera shop lead to an accumulation of photo gear that I've been gradually parting with.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>After a lot of research andcompleting my online auctions I chose the Canon Powershot G12 to be my replacement camera. While Iwanted to lighten my load, I wanted to keep manual control options. Having always been a Nikon user, switching to Canon was tough. But after comparing the G12 to the Nikon P7000 and talking to some experts the Canon won out.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KV-swPv57Aatg20izt8D6jdufvVOy1Mh8R_Jhvyojnh3gvgfCXl1zXG7SzwoVOBGxn2p1oiFDmpGG4O1GzQjqzHqFCsgG4OI4qOF191LJ5O9zeoHQFi9_rwtDrio1DTqgT1ZMoMc4Mg/s320/canon-powershot-g12750-500x374.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649998886805744482" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course my old camera bag wouldn't do for this "small" camera. I checked the websites of some of the bag manufacturers that I like (Lowepro, Tamrac, Crumpler, Kata) and all carried something they said would work for the G12. But I'm picky and I was determined to find something that I could throw into a messenger bag and quickly pull my camera out of.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily I stopped into several local shops, trying my camera out in the cases. Good thing I did! Most of the cases that <i>supposedly</i> accommodate the G12only do so after 2 minutes of struggle! The ones in which the camera did fit were very bulky, with all kinds of straps and handles attached.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I came upon an option by Manfrotto. Although I came across it online and no place locally carried it, I took my chances on the Stile Nano V. Not only was it photographed beside my camera, but it was just a simple looking casethat holds the camera horizontally not vertically. No straps. No zippers. Just a single belt loop on the back and one pocket inside.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUIoCTypC-R82q1iM9uhcKt1BRqJIDI35OepsvgCKrY6HQxH6D7EU2_npgxmhZf8751Qm98_U4HjCmYJjAtOZkNjTm3QnXB0bS5RbYj3tp3OK-qL4eYCN-FKySANdUnAnzYtK5eIqoP4/s320/Manfrotto_MB_SCP-55B-Nano_Stile_Black_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649993061767503090" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscJu8NySUxxh-NaIAg3gjjUMyvdfQghXXS7dau91b0D3Z6KTYqDTpsDOF2teVYVPJ5hB_y-tsCwCyzOrUXzCl2b1I4YpYfbJj1ajFRjoNkR-kL9P898Fw4AN8RAtITnQyE-VvWHSF3JU/s320/IMG_1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649995273902534930" /></div><div>So here's how my camera fits inside. If you own a G12 or plan on buying one, I also highly recommend ditching the cumbersome neck strap that comes with the camera and ordering the Canon WS-20 wrist strap. It's actually designed for Canon camcorders but works beautifully with the G12, making it a lot easier to point and click while maintaining a secure grasp on the camera.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUvdtiGVnHteu9qU9GPyypYy65DOiWhI6PhFJAtZpqO0aI5KnK5JviaUtFqtOg7xfKvz8FgT6qlg2dW7XPUe7nm9Rso3X4SkZAN6Jg3GB0ymvJB0ySeuEkN5X4NdwvCxQQhir2L_QYPw/s320/IMG_1799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649996143391528082" /> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dj9ud2oua3zRR4FkqFUTgXRNL2MaBbuxCnSgbrMhZJpI2L6ZG5XSzmIBOjIGl9APK7bcAymjrmAN8DPdccSygDuUpmTX3Ts88iOlOfkQf6eLsxVhyoxLkBGdxDJVlvMV2EFfs1Rl2sg/s320/IMG_1800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649997384756277874" /> </div><div>The Manfrotto Stile Nano V is available in black, white, or bungee cord (shown here). It's made with water resistant fabric and the price is a steal at a price point UNDER $20! I picked mine up for $15.99 from B&H Photo.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-53022293693902186802011-08-02T10:07:00.017-04:002011-08-04T10:32:11.449-04:00Yoga Teacher Training, Four Years in the MakingSo I'm finally doing it. I've enrolled in a 200-hour yoga teacher training in October! This has been four years in the making and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Two weeks in Tulum in addition to all of the preliminary work and I'll be an RYT200.<div><br /></div><div>My yoga practice began in the summer of 2007 when my friend and co-worker, <a href="http://www.3leggeddogyoga.blogspot.com/">Donna Jay Rubin</a>, began leading a class in the upstairs gallery space of the restaurant where we work. Not only did I want to support my friend, but I also wanted to add some more exercise to my routine. At this time I was not interested in anything beyond the physical benefits yoga had to offer.</div><div><br /></div><div>After about two classes I purchased a book about yoga so I could know the names of the poses and learn more about yogic principles. I quickly discovered that I was thinking and reacting differently to things throughout my day. Every class opened up some other aspect of yoga and I couldn't help but setout to learn more.</div><div><br /></div><div>I continued to practice with Donna and started checking out classes at different studios around town but there was only one studio that was very close to my home. They only offered a few classes throughout the week but there I met <a href="http://www.lifepath-2001.com/yoga.html">Lori Brucato</a> and became a regular at her Saturday morning class. </div><div><br /></div><div>By 2008 I had a regular yoga practice and had become interested in doing a yoga teacher training, not necessarily to be a teacher but to further my own practice. One Saturday morning a young woman with tattoos and dreadlocks showed up for Lori's class. She had a strong practice and after class I introduced myself. Her name was Leah and it turned out that she was here from Toronto to help open a new hot studio in Crescent Springs called <a href="http://mokshayoganky.com/">Moksha Yoga</a>. Originally founded in Canada, the Moksha Yoga Northern Kentucky location was the first in the U.S.</div><div><br /></div><div>I kept an eye out for this new studio and when it opened that summer I began what they call the "energy exchange" program. Participants work at the studio for a few hours per week in exchange for free classes. Leah and I became fast friends and I continue to do work-trade at Moksha.</div><div><br /></div><div>My desire to do a yoga teacher training remained but I hadn't found the right program for me. Moksha seemed like an obvious choice, but it requires a month long training (not conducive to still having a job when you come home), usually in Canada. It also costs around $4000 and doesn't include accommodations, travel, or overall expenses for a month. Any yoga instructor will tell you they don't do it for the money. I just couldn't foresee a return on this kind of investment in a reasonable amount of time. Maybe someday they'll do a training locally?</div><div><br /></div><div>All of the local trainings were one or two weekends per month for about a year. I don't have a 9-5 Monday through Friday type of work schedule so that was out too. I looked into doing a training at <a href="http://www.kripalu.org/">Kripalu</a> or <a href="http://eomega.org/">Omega</a> with <a href="http://www.dharmayogacenter.com/welcome.php">Dharma Mittra</a> but I was nervous about very large class size and the possibility of sleeping in bunks with a lot of other people. I definitely need my own space and alone time! Kripalu and Omega both offer their own programs but they're about a month long. Training with Dharma Mittra in New York City at The Dharma Center was another option. It was only 6 days but cost around $3800, doesn't include accommodations, travel, or expenses. I also had concerns about being in a big unfamiliar city getting to and from the training center, finding places to eat, etc. I guess you could say I anticipated a lot of stress in addition to a very intense program.</div><div><br /></div><div>So on a whim, I began a search for 2 week yoga teacher training programs. I came across a studio called <a href="http://www.barefootworks.com/">Barefoot Works</a> who leads a 2 week teacher training program in Tulum, México. As a very cautious person, it was a stroke of good luck that the studio is located in Lexington, Kentucky, which is less than two hours from where I live. I contacted Sharon Tessandori, the studio owner and arranged to come down and take a class and chat over coffee afterward.</div><div><br />First of all, the studio was very enchanting. I felt like I was in a treehouse! And as it happens, Sharon often refers to her space as such. The class was great, with many regular students in attendance. After class, Sharon and I walked to get a coffee. It turns out that Sharon</div><div>did her yoga teacher training with <a href="http://www.worldpeaceinc.com/home/cincinnati_oh_teachers/anna_ferguson.html">Anna Ferguson</a> of <a href="http://www.worldpeaceinc.com/home/yoga.htmlms_main">World Peace Yoga</a> in Cincinnati! I live in the Greater Cincinnati area and had taken classes with Anna and had friends who had gone through her training program. </div><div><br /></div><div>When Sharon explained how her goal was to make the training in México small, well-rounded, and what she herself would consider a reasonable cost I was very interested. She pointed out that she is also someone who cherishes time alone and makes sure that all attendees have their own space. The cost of the program includes the 2 week stay at <a href="http://cabanaslaluna.com/">La Luna</a> in Tulum and daily breakfasts. As we further discussed the details of the program and our own beliefs concerning yoga practice I felt like something clicked. But being cautious, I told Sharon I'd be in touch.</div><div><br /></div><div>About a month later, after continuing to correspond with Sharon via e-mail, and discussing the program with friends and respected yoga instructors, I put down the deposit for the training. I've already finished allof my preliminary practice, class observation and reading hours. Now I'm just reading and practicing more and waiting for October to get here. The support I've received from friends, family, and my fellow yogis has been incredible.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm excited and nervous but I feel like this is something that's been a long time coming. Now that it's finally happening, I glad I didn't jump into a teacher training a year into my practice. I think that at this point I'll be a better teacher and will get more out of my training. I think this experience will be worth the wait.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.barefootworks.com/teacher_training_mexico.html"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQejFnK65mzATYgmKw3TjAeR-5OTlGntYhLZIxIfTo25JgVJ4fU_yupw8XR6vlrDlemX8APcz3nE4qNwJjs9avPvxDlAchkybguyjK5OJ9NZGUZDNOmhvJ2_6LP1duTnlRkWBWM6F3ahY/s200/tulum_teacher_badge.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637006077807439378" /></a></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-1526703823443923182011-06-01T09:12:00.004-04:002011-06-03T08:52:42.059-04:00<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Since reading, <i>Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has NeverSeen </i>by Christopher McDougall last year, I've been interested in the barefoot running movement. The irony is that I'm not a runner. I just secretly aspire to be one some day. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>As a dedicated yogi I've had concerns about damage and injury associated with running but enjoy taking walks of several miles with my dog. I decided to take a more minimalist approach to my walking after reading the book, in hopes of this eventually leading to running.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Everyone familiar with barefoot and minimalist running knows about the Vibram Five Finger shoes. For me, $80-$100 is too much to pay for something I might hate. So I took the advice of some on barefoot running forums and bought a $10 pair of water shoes.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHlD7ZzPUkYIaRL_qYsYoszIUAl6xsehu6f20IazywTph9TalGtnKyjwMK-c0yeIKkxHSfp6derXmXKDCXca19kYWEJ9d4omfpJmJmGIp1VWW62glS1idIVcOccsSuUQt6TLUUrHHVeE/s200/pDSP1-8433304dt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613973513248373010" /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So far, these have worked out great. This particular pair give the toes plenty of room to spread out. The real test was how I felt after a recent 2.5 hour walk in 90 degree, humid Kentucky weather. First of all, I didn't get any blisters or irritation on me feet at all. No knee or hip pain either.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The next day my feet and calves were definitely sore but in a good way. I could feel that I had worked muscles that were making my feet stronger as opposed to abusing them. I still didn't feel any kind of knee or hip aches and pains. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I'm going to continue wearing these shoes on my walks and on the treadmill in the gym. At least this particular style of water shoe shouldn't get me too many odd looks since they look very much like a regular shoe.</div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-4560142887249297122011-05-03T09:12:00.003-04:002011-05-03T09:17:40.766-04:00Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "A Testament of Hope"<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 22px; font-family:Candara, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><h3 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 1.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.611em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.222em; color: rgb(28, 18, 17); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"Are we seeking power for power’s sake? Or are we seeking to make the world and our nation better places to live. If we seek the latter, violence can never provide the answer. The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." </span></span></h3><h3 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 1.833em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.611em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.222em; color: rgb(28, 18, 17); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">A Testament of Hope</span></span></i></h3></span>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-74806179461291229232010-12-23T09:45:00.003-05:002010-12-23T10:02:03.904-05:00Contemporary Arts Center DocentsThe Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati is now recruiting docents for 2011 training. Applications are due January 10, 2011. Those selected would be required to meet once a week for 16 weeks to complete training. Perks include free museum publications, upgraded membership, access to events and docent trips and of course, learning about and being part of what's going on in contemporary art.<div><br /></div><div>What exactly is a docent you ask? We are volunteers who guide visiting groups through the museum. Serving as part of the education department, our role is to make art accessible to the widest possible audience and engaging them in a dialogue about art.</div><div><br /></div><div>Docents are obligated to give a minimum of 24 tours per year and attend all exhibition orientation sessions. Since the CAC is not a collecting institution, exhibition orientation is vital. The ever-changing artwork is also part of what keeps being a docent a wonderful learning opportunity.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://contemporaryartscenter.org/docents">www.contemporaryartscenter.org</a></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-13094951471603670832010-11-25T10:40:00.008-05:002010-11-25T12:01:02.480-05:00Popol Vuh<div>The Popol Vuh is the creation story of the Quiché Maya of present day Guatemala. It also serves as a narrative of the adventures of the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Quiché language did not have an alphabetic writing system; only glyphs, until Spanish missionaries introduced one. The intent was to have the native people translate Christian sermons and prayers to the various Mayan languages. The Mayans soon realized they could also use this system for their own means.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before long, members of the Cauecs, the Greathouses, and the Lord Quchés lineages, who had once ruled the Quiché kingdom authored the alphabetic text of the Popol Vuh. Their text was then copied and translated into Spanish by friar Francisco Ximénez between 1701 - 1703. His is the only surviving copy of the alphabetic text. The irony is that Christian missionaries were the ones who destroyed all but four known books of the ancient Mayan hieroglyphic texts.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Mayan authors of the alphabetic Popol Vuh make reference to writing "in Christendom" and therefore choose to keep their identities secret. In one passage it seems the authors are recording the story from memory of its long performance or what they had seen of the ancient text. Only a specially trained diviner daykeeper, called <i>ajq'ij</i> could have read and made sense of the hieroglyphic work. The authors of the alphabetic text state that "the one who reads and assesses" the original and ancient writing has a hidden identity. This leads one to believe that perhaps another secret copy of the Popol Vuh existed between 1554-1558, when their text is believed to have been written.</div><div><br /></div><div>The four books known to survive today are the Madrid, Paris, and Dresden codices, as well as a version found by looters in a dry cave in Chiapas in 1966. Dennis Tedlock's 1996 revision of, <i>Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of the Gods and Kings</i> gives wonderful insight to the linguistic and cultural considerations necessary to understand the Popol Vuh. </div><div><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uMMo0-kEFis?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uMMo0-kEFis?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITlJmbXmFkc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITlJmbXmFkc?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOlwaiGoceE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOlwaiGoceE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3mxXOCkVjnQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3mxXOCkVjnQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4EzKKAON7jo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4EzKKAON7jo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6YoBZSbOp0k?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6YoBZSbOp0k?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kcZGz6M2iE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1kcZGz6M2iE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-71034124705619104952009-02-04T14:30:00.004-05:002009-02-04T15:20:47.372-05:00Tara Donovan & Donald Sultan at the CACFriday, February 6 is the opening reception for two highly anticipated exhibitions at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati. As a docent, I had the privilege of viewing both shows early.<br />I'm particularly excited about having Tara Donovan's work here. She uses every day objects to create organic, site-specific installations that no longer resemble their original materials. This piece is made from styrofoam cups and was installed to fit the ceiling of the CAC's lobby (not shown here). Donovan was awarded a MacArthur fellowship in 2008.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/uploaded_images/10g-728260.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 394px;" src="http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/uploaded_images/10g-728260.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While I had a chance to see Donald Sultan's art, the show was not yet hung as it just arrived yesterday. His show, <span style="font-style: italic;">Donald Sultan: The First Decade</span>, is an exhibition of his early work. We had the pleasure of meeting the artist as he was in the gallery working on the installation. This body of work relies heavily on the use of industrial materials such as tar, linoleum, and plaster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHVFBjlLTrNclpuny2AnHm_En1FYt7JfrW6inWl6UEWWIVRDhUXoPBxiRr4z_RR9zj1YJdzCZTX4xPlwRhmCvLoKP_n1HgqGHSDCR3A4iMiCSOudiDQs40a_fswVgrpztGoGqXG6iGH4/s1600-h/resized_200x200_Mary_Provosty_Image.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHVFBjlLTrNclpuny2AnHm_En1FYt7JfrW6inWl6UEWWIVRDhUXoPBxiRr4z_RR9zj1YJdzCZTX4xPlwRhmCvLoKP_n1HgqGHSDCR3A4iMiCSOudiDQs40a_fswVgrpztGoGqXG6iGH4/s200/resized_200x200_Mary_Provosty_Image.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299035827310375122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you can't make it to the opening, both shows will be at the CAC until May. Also, Carlos Amorales' <span style="font-style: italic;">Discared Spider</span> has been extended until September.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZtMEx-YuqXoYi2qXOncVqnotSWXwm4AHRD1PVHVF1MfgPsShgFQBQqGQFS22Fqdiqou_WiDQDMh2knitdiqOYweZArP04cZD0HzWFGrEyDWdWENNLR36oD4ItIcEDv6d9XqxOuiUHs4H/s320/amorales2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZtMEx-YuqXoYi2qXOncVqnotSWXwm4AHRD1PVHVF1MfgPsShgFQBQqGQFS22Fqdiqou_WiDQDMh2knitdiqOYweZArP04cZD0HzWFGrEyDWdWENNLR36oD4ItIcEDv6d9XqxOuiUHs4H/s320/amorales2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/pilargarza/Desktop/resized_200x200_Mary_Provosty_Image.JPG" alt="" /><img src="file:///Users/pilargarza/Desktop/resized_200x200_Mary_Provosty_Image.JPG" alt="" />Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-65713251078545934962008-09-18T22:45:00.001-04:002008-09-18T22:46:25.376-04:00Let There Be Light!I just got my electricity back. YAY!Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-43810537507546687012008-09-15T10:11:00.004-04:002008-09-15T10:21:05.715-04:00A Hurricane in Cincinnati?We here in the Cincinnati area have felt the effects of hurricane Ike with 75mph windstorms. This has left over 700,000 people without power, including myself. A few random pockets still have electricity, like my local library, which is where I'm writing this. Duke Energy is estimating that power may be out for several days and they've brought in crews from North and South Carolina to help with the situation here, so I won't be able to check on this site or my etsy.com page very frequently.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS01/809150309&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL">Power loss could last a week | Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati.Com</a><br /><br />Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com/">ShareThis</a>Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-5308430954205465342008-09-03T22:56:00.005-04:002008-09-12T03:10:37.604-04:00Now Available at NvisionMy handmade, one-of-a-kind purses are now available for sale at <a href="http://www.nvisionshop.com/">Nvision</a>, located next to The Comet in Northside. Check out all of the other handmade items by local artists, vintage clothes and furniture, and much more while you're there.Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-376351375759702672008-09-02T11:18:00.004-04:002008-09-02T11:29:41.206-04:00Labels Have Arrived<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk_yHPay4xHgtrc1AEBgRRdZEM_e27H93XJ4QMUIefZANSKgwgGHA4jOz5HLi_foFb1x21FE3_XdMM7XrE7sK49xf5MFnEuoa6iXcCOMmHsk1er59u-sKuCqB8tSp_EdYJys6JtVlyn4/s1600-h/DSC_0035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk_yHPay4xHgtrc1AEBgRRdZEM_e27H93XJ4QMUIefZANSKgwgGHA4jOz5HLi_foFb1x21FE3_XdMM7XrE7sK49xf5MFnEuoa6iXcCOMmHsk1er59u-sKuCqB8tSp_EdYJys6JtVlyn4/s200/DSC_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241445533228472114" border="0" /></a>My fabric labels arrived today, so I'm one step closer to having my bags on the market. I ordered them from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5588838">"Mommie Made It"</a>, on etsy.com and I think they turned out really nice. The turnaround was fast and they were very affordable.Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-70485482029549678012008-08-29T13:32:00.005-04:002008-08-29T13:42:48.630-04:00Busy beeThis week has been hectic! I had a wedding dress to alter as a rush job, an unexpected out of town relative, and a couple of busier weeknights than usual at work. This was all on top of getting the label tags made for my handbags and getting this site up and running. With any luck I'll be back at the sewing machine, whipping up some new designs. Hopefully you'll see my bags in a couple of shops in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area soon. I've been waiting to get my labels made and establishing some sort of web presence before presenting my wares at any boutiques. Wish me luck!Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963123467399166798.post-18003993759881232822008-08-27T15:37:00.000-04:002008-08-27T15:40:21.019-04:00Under ConstructionHaving no experience with blogging or web design, this site is a labor of trial and error. I will add more and edit the page as time permits.Pilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06232919681450080016noreply@blogger.com0