my little birds

My Little Birds from Emilia Olsen on Vimeo.

tentatively finished. not perfect, but fun! (click the above link for a larger view)

this etsy seller needs to restock these ASAP so i can get one:

for my mom, and her love for figure skating:

got a vimeo account for my animations. will slowly be updating there.

i started my etsy account again. i'll slowly be updating it, too. i'm still learning on how to best use esty, so give me time! :)

support my friend meghann, by reading this short article about the discrimination she recently suffered at the mike weiss gallery in chelsea.

love.

i would like to move to denmark:

- 1/3 of the population mainly bikes for transportation
- women get six months to a year maternity leave
- homelessness, poverty and unemployment are rare
- they eat fresh food from the market daily
- they have cute trams for their babies and let them nap outside
- university is free
- marriage is focused on the relationship, not the big wedding
- everyone heads home at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, family is the focus
- their homes are mostly clean and simple, they don't feel like they need a lot of stuff

(reblogged from you are my fave)

maybe dreams are the secret language of the body. the body which has been silent all day talks to us all night in its private language of images, puns, gossip, memories, dire predictions, fables and stories.

where do these come from? what are they really? some deep well of endlessly firing circuits? random information? noise? the body talking to the mind?

-laurie anderson, night life

We Off Her Clothes Sure

i am proud to announce the date and times of the NYSP show:

one night only!

thursday, december 17th, 2009

opening reception 4 - 9pm

20 jay st.

suite m10

dumbo-brooklyn, ny

11201

1st stop in brooklyn

F train at york st station or A/C to high st station

hope to see you there!

(link to the facebook page)

friday

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yesterday some of the dlf.tv student affiliates got the chance to go up onstage and ask david some of our own questions. i was sooo nervous asking the question, especially since we in front of a small audience. i even forgot to pass him the mic after i asked my first question! i just sat there with in it my hand patiently waiting when he timidly leaned forward to take it from me, and everyone laughed (kindly). i ended up asking him two; the first one asking how he felt about all the amazing support he's received for dlf.tv and the progress being made (if you're interested about what i mean by support/progress you should check out all the cool stuff they're accomplishing at the dlf.tv website. you'll also be able to view videos of the david lynch weekend soon, maybe even be able to see making a fool of myself, haha). the second one involves his recent book, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. if you've read it, you'll know the chapter "The Box and the Key." i asked him if he could elaborate on it a bit.

"no, i cannot," he said. the second photo is right after i asked the box and the key question, erin skipper, david lynch, and me all laughing at the small joke. two great photos by roberto farruggio!

i basically had one of the most amazing weekends ever. people throw around the word "life changing" but i'm pretty serious about using it now.

a few highlights include:

-meeting david lynch, shaking hands with him, getting to ask him questions, taking a picture with him, etc

-getting to hear david lynch, bob roth (vice president of DLF.TV), dr. john hagelin, mario orsatti and many others speak on the benefits of transcendental meditation

-learning more about dlf.tv and what the movement is all about

-getting to meet tons of awesome people from all over

-hanging out with my family for a night

-seeing my awesome friend amy

-making lots of new friends

-seeing my printed tshirt

-meeting all the incredible staff at dlf.tv

-hearing david compare TM to an orgasm, say "no no no no"

-me being so nervous while asking him a question that i forgot to give the mic back

-looking to the future

i sound like a commercial for david lynch foundations tv, but i really did have an amazing weekend and i can't wait to be more involved. words can't really even describe how i feel right now.

(above photo by nicole becker)

thank you dlf.tv! and thank you phil and hilary at yellow elephant for doing an awesome job HANDPRINTING the tshirts! everyone should totally check out all their tshirt designs being sold at their website. thanks again, you guys!

David Lynch

this weekend i got to attend the david lynch weekend in fairfield, iowa. i'll be writing more about this AMAZING experience soon (i got to hug david lynch!!) but i wanted to share the above portrait my friend roberto got to take of david today during a quieter moment.

i FREQUENTLY have moments where i never want to leave.

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Originally uploaded by The White House

another poignant moment at the white house

NYC

new york city time lapse portrait

interesting interactions on the subway

today

a latina woman with lots of eye liner on

sat down next to me on the M train toward brooklyn

i was reading david lynch

and she mumbled something about her ear

"you mean its popping?"

i said

and she said no, like an itch

it's a spanish saying

and without taking a breath

she started to tell me about her terrible day

working with secretaries

who work for a manager

who work for a doctor

and the manager does good things for her

but yells all the time

and makes her cry

one secretary complained

and the doctor asked them all if it was true

and the woman didn't want to tell on the manager,

but it was true, that the manager yelled a lot

and later,

the manager came to ask her

what the doctor had said

and how uncomfortable it was.

while she was talking

i thought about why she had chosen to talk to me,

and i wondered if any other person on the subway

would've bothered.

"doesn't that sound like a bad day?" she asked

and i nodded and smiled

as she stood up to leave.

i told her i hoped she had a better day tomorrow

and realized she'd only been on the train

for the duration of one stop to the next.

i was left feeling

confused

but touched regardless.

This is amazing.

"Autism is a neurological disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, but often autistic individuals will posses amazing skills in other areas, such as music, memory, mathematic computation, etc. Artist Stephen Wiltshire is autistic and has an incredible memory and hand, as he was able to create a spellbinding 18-foot drawing of New York City from memory after only a 20-minute helicopter ride over the city."

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