The Poetry of Run-on Sentences

dog shouting love

We were exploring a rooftop sculture garden at Orchard Central, a new mall in downtown Singapore.

Accompanying a sculpture by Yayoi Kusama (this dog is one character in the larger piece) , is an artist's statement that I found as endearing as his work:

On the dazzling earth of life, death and illnesses seeking after the truth, I have lived my life shedding tears in my broken heart, I have always been in search of the sweet scent of tulips, dog shouting love, and on top of them, the numerous songs girls have been singing since the day they were born, which reverberate across the universe I want to secretly find shining stars in the sky in the dazzling stillness of sorrows and hopes, now as a girl incarnate, I found myself in the midst of never-ending peace, "Love Forever", and millions of hours brightened with life.

Humming like a Bird

extra energy? yeah, some...

There aren't a lot of creatures on earth that have more energy than a hummingbird. They pretty much feed on pure sugar.

But, my friends will confirm, when I'm buzzing I'll give any hummingbird (even this one I caught in Monterey) a run for his/her money.

Tomorrow, I fly to Asia for the first time in two years, so - yeah - I'm buzzin'!

You Can Never Go Wrong with Fairy Lights

Fishhopper Restaurant in Monterey, California

There are a lot of things you can do to screw up the looks of a restaurant: bad art, dirty windows, worn furniture, poor lighting; the list goes on.

There is one thing that I have learned in my life, however...

You can never go wrong with fairy lights.

Nature's Etch-a-Sketch

fleeting moments of zen

Alan Kay, a semi-legend in the world of technology (he was a scientist at Xerox Parc and Atari) once said, "Most ideas, you can do pretty darn well with a stick in the sand".

In that spirit, I found myself drawing in the sands of Asilomar Beach, near Monterey, during Christmas break. The wind, waves, and sand were so relaxing that I decided to create Jizo images. A Jizo Buddha is the patron saint of children and travelers (both of which I am accused of being).

Very quickly, I realized that the impermanence of life demanded these zen images be created in the surf break. So, I scratched an image, took a picture, and stepped back to let nature's etch-a-sketch go to work.