Forever Young: hidden talents

Blog Manifesto

This blog is dedicated, as the title would suggest, to the qualities of being young. We are young writers. We are playful and sensitive, fluid and changing. We are unashamed with our art. We wonder at the world, puzzle over the meanings of things and twirl in delight at images and ideas that float by, grabbing at them as they pass. We are curious and constantly inquiring and prying concepts open and taking assumptions apart. We are on the ground, close to the earth. We have bare feet and wiggle our toes into nature. We carry our blankies still and wrap up cozy and comfy with each other and tell ghost stories and shiver at creepy things. We laugh and we cry and we take a lot of naps, drained from our outings and exertions.

We write as gifts to each other, tying them up in ribbon and leaving them around for each other to find, hiding and waiting for the person to wake up and read. Surprise! We weave our stories together to create a bond. One writes, then the other. then another again. We have a shared reality that we have crafted, bit by piece by patch, by string. We write simple, honest authentic things, with our unique voices. You can tell each one of us from the other, without knowing who wrote what. Our voices are clear and gentle and original. We whisper and our personalities roar! Like children, our feelings are strong, our passion for what we write shakes us. We are moved and sometimes left breathless, by our own words or the words of each other. We cannonball into each others spaces. We fall backward into each others writing, like into a pile of leaves or a soft bed. We gobble and grin and ask for more. (footnote kudos to JC)

Then we go to bed, wake up to a new day and do it all over again!

Monday, April 23, 2012

hidden talents

hidden talents: i know how to

make one finger on one hand spin clockwise while one finger on the other hand spins counterclockwise! takes a lot of practice and concentration.. and it's a lot harder than patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time. most people i show this little trick to.. cannot do it!

pick up basically any instrument and learn to play it in a month or less.. proficiently
all i need is a beginner book and a little free time

make my eyes wiggle back and forth super fast!

make homemade playdoh.. c. flour, c. boiling water, couple tblsp. cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp. salt, tblsp. oil and food coloring.. and voila!!

make a rainstick with a cardboard tube, a bunch of screws, beans, and yep.. duct tape

make it appear as if i pulled a string through my fingers and a few other magic tricks

read palms (and knuckles) .. great way to get a pretty girl to hold your hand :P

knit hats, mittens, scarves, dog sweaters, slippers.. mostly easy stuff. i can felt slippers and hats too.

i can whip up a gourmet meal in 30 mins or less. i make carbonara that melts in your mouth.. filet mignon wrapped in bacon with goat cheese that makes me drool.. and my hot wings are the talk of the neighborhood. and i can cater a party up to 100ppl for less than $300.

1 comment:

RosieApril 23, 2012 at 11:02 PM
It is so cool to find out that you can knit.

I remember you talking about it in the closet, on the floor, forcing youself to finish a few rows.

and I am hungry now. thanks!
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