But, my third try is kinda fun and neat!
Anyhoo... click the title of the blog for the link.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Face Your Manga
I think I've sent this to almost everyone; here's the link to make a new avatar that is a manga character. I think my first one looks pretty normal. --->
But, my third try is kinda fun and neat!
Anyhoo... click the title of the blog for the link.
But, my third try is kinda fun and neat!
Anyhoo... click the title of the blog for the link.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The sad, I has it. Today at our regularly scheduled staff meeting our Executive Director announced a hiring freeze and concern over 'the market'. I'm still processing everything we discussed this morning. This is my way of thinking some things out.
Bear with me.
What does this mean?
I am my department and, thus, am responsible for the majority of earned income for the organization. This hiring freeze means that I can not hire a new assistant (my previous assistant did not make it past her 90-day probation period). As such, I will not be able to focus on growing earned income and developing new avenues of revenue for the company. I will not be able to do sales calls and travel the state touting what the company has to offer in arts-in-education initiatives.
It also means that our new position for an Education Director will also be reduced to part-time. Therefore, the company will not be able to grow and expand in it's capacity to build, monitor and evaluate arts-in-education experiences for children and teachers through out the state in the form of long and short-term residencies. It severely diminishes our Foundation grants if we can not properly document and asses our impact of such projects.
Projects and initiatives will be reassigned back to the original staff members, put on hold or canceled.
What is the impact of not having an assistant for the organization as a whole?
We are already a small company and as such all of our jobs interact on an intimate level. What person X does will almost more greatly affect person Y. Therefore, we must all rely heavily that person X and Y are supplying us with the information we need. For example, I need detailed information to accurately report our service hours and programming in the state of Virginia. I am only as good as the information I receive. If it is flawed so are our final reports. That can also affect income from Foundation grants.
My capacity to overlap in Foundation driven projects as well as earned income puts me in the unique position of needing to know everything we're doing - then who, what, when, where, why and how. Not to mention being able to provide those things, as needed, on a project by project basis or as a whole. My hands are in a lot of pies, which makes it hard not to think globally about the organization and it's 'trajectory'.
I'm concerned about my own Burn-Out.
It's hard for all of us though, we're such a small organization that we all need to know about... everything and don't have the time to explain or plan properly.
How's this gonna work?
TC is probably the best boss I've ever had in my life. We have a lunch meeting tomorrow over sushi to discuss strategy. Having a boss like him during the 'hard times' makes a difference.
1) He listens. He knows this is not an easy job. He wants to help me find new way to bring more earned income to the company. He works hard with us all to develop new avenues for the company to grow and expand.
2) He cares. He knows he's got a good team and that by taking steps now to avoid a deficit at the end of the year he's securing our jobs and doing what he can to make things work for us in the best way possible.
3) He trusts. He knows that his team are professionals working towards a common goal and by allowing us to do our jobs, we then do our best for him. This allows him the time to work with the BOD and focus on the most important issues for our company. It is very important that an Executive Director not micromanage as they then find themselves, often, focusing on the wrong problem or the wrong solution.
4) He inspires. By allowing his team to be productive members of this organization he has our 'buy in' and he makes sure to keep us in the loop as much as he can. It can be a struggle to keep up with as much as he's doing. His dedication and faith in the organization's mission and his team inspires us all.
Bear with me.
What does this mean?
I am my department and, thus, am responsible for the majority of earned income for the organization. This hiring freeze means that I can not hire a new assistant (my previous assistant did not make it past her 90-day probation period). As such, I will not be able to focus on growing earned income and developing new avenues of revenue for the company. I will not be able to do sales calls and travel the state touting what the company has to offer in arts-in-education initiatives.
It also means that our new position for an Education Director will also be reduced to part-time. Therefore, the company will not be able to grow and expand in it's capacity to build, monitor and evaluate arts-in-education experiences for children and teachers through out the state in the form of long and short-term residencies. It severely diminishes our Foundation grants if we can not properly document and asses our impact of such projects.
Projects and initiatives will be reassigned back to the original staff members, put on hold or canceled.
What is the impact of not having an assistant for the organization as a whole?
We are already a small company and as such all of our jobs interact on an intimate level. What person X does will almost more greatly affect person Y. Therefore, we must all rely heavily that person X and Y are supplying us with the information we need. For example, I need detailed information to accurately report our service hours and programming in the state of Virginia. I am only as good as the information I receive. If it is flawed so are our final reports. That can also affect income from Foundation grants.
My capacity to overlap in Foundation driven projects as well as earned income puts me in the unique position of needing to know everything we're doing - then who, what, when, where, why and how. Not to mention being able to provide those things, as needed, on a project by project basis or as a whole. My hands are in a lot of pies, which makes it hard not to think globally about the organization and it's 'trajectory'.
I'm concerned about my own Burn-Out.
It's hard for all of us though, we're such a small organization that we all need to know about... everything and don't have the time to explain or plan properly.
How's this gonna work?
TC is probably the best boss I've ever had in my life. We have a lunch meeting tomorrow over sushi to discuss strategy. Having a boss like him during the 'hard times' makes a difference.
1) He listens. He knows this is not an easy job. He wants to help me find new way to bring more earned income to the company. He works hard with us all to develop new avenues for the company to grow and expand.
2) He cares. He knows he's got a good team and that by taking steps now to avoid a deficit at the end of the year he's securing our jobs and doing what he can to make things work for us in the best way possible.
3) He trusts. He knows that his team are professionals working towards a common goal and by allowing us to do our jobs, we then do our best for him. This allows him the time to work with the BOD and focus on the most important issues for our company. It is very important that an Executive Director not micromanage as they then find themselves, often, focusing on the wrong problem or the wrong solution.
4) He inspires. By allowing his team to be productive members of this organization he has our 'buy in' and he makes sure to keep us in the loop as much as he can. It can be a struggle to keep up with as much as he's doing. His dedication and faith in the organization's mission and his team inspires us all.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Copy, right?
I recently read a blog that's being imitated but hardly duplicated and the owner of blog #1 (the original) was under copyright.
"Creative Commons helps you publish your work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can't do with your work. When you choose a license, we provide you with tools and tutorials that let you add license information to your own site, or to one of several free hosting services that have incorporated Creative Commons."
I thought that was very interesting.
"Creative Commons helps you publish your work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can't do with your work. When you choose a license, we provide you with tools and tutorials that let you add license information to your own site, or to one of several free hosting services that have incorporated Creative Commons."
I thought that was very interesting.
Step Afrika!
Step Afrika!, founded by C. Brian Williams, is an ensemble on my roster of artists that perform in schools through-out Virginia. They are amazing to watch perform or interact with children; they're just good at what they do and great with the kids.
Step Afrika! is credited for not only preserving the history of stepping, but for taking the tradition to another level as a performance art form.
Check out ABC's story on Step Afrika!
During Step Afrika's September 13th performance, at The Kennedy Center, ABC World News dropped by and produced a story on the company.
Step Afrika! is credited for not only preserving the history of stepping, but for taking the tradition to another level as a performance art form.
Check out ABC's story on Step Afrika!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Best Green Beans Ever!
My friend Susan made these for me when we worked together at Virginia Stage Company. We shared many meals, laughs and fun. She recently had to send the this to me for at least the 30th time so I thought I'd post it here to help keep track of it.
Marinated Green Beans
2 cans whole green beans, drained
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup vinegar (tarragon is best)
1/2 cup sugar (you can use Splenda)
2 tbsp poppy seeds (really, 2 tsp is all you need)
dash of pepper
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp dry mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
Put beans in a large covered container. Mix remaining ingredients together with a whisk, pour over beans. Refrigerate, turning several times a day. The longer they marinate the better!
Serves Approximately 8
Marinated Green Beans
2 cans whole green beans, drained
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup vinegar (tarragon is best)
1/2 cup sugar (you can use Splenda)
2 tbsp poppy seeds (really, 2 tsp is all you need)
dash of pepper
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp dry mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
Put beans in a large covered container. Mix remaining ingredients together with a whisk, pour over beans. Refrigerate, turning several times a day. The longer they marinate the better!
Serves Approximately 8
Friday, September 19, 2008
Tidewater Women Magazine
Apparently I'm going to be mentioned, and possibly have a photo, in the October issue of Tidewater Women Magazine. I find this very interesting. How did this come about? I think I have Amanda to blame! It also happens that the person writing the article is the past music teacher at a school that has been a client over the years I've been at YAV and she's doing an article in the TW about arts-in-education. So, anyway, we'll see what they put out about little ol' me at YAV.
OH! And, they asked today to have pictures of me by Monday. Yikes!
OH! And, they asked today to have pictures of me by Monday. Yikes!
Imitation Dishes
My mom now has a cooking blog. Wow, that woman is crazy with the blogs! But, I'm happy for it. I got a smile when I saw the post for Grma Darling's Pineapple Upside Down Cake! Regardless, this post has little to do with pineapple but a lot to do with cooking and my mom.
I went grocery shopping with Amanda last week and bought some mushrooms. I rarely buy mushrooms but I bought them on a whim. I thought that I would see what came of it. A few days went by and I was antsy to cook 'em up. After little thought I just dove in an prepped them for a saute. In the midst of it all I also had some zucchini and a red pepper. That got chopped as well. This part of the meal came out reminding we of something that Mom used to make.
Vampire Veggies
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 large zucchini, cut into circles
10-12 white cap mushrooms, sliced thick w/o stems
1/2 Tblspn EVOO
1/2 Tblspn Fake Butter (I was out of the real thing)
Oregano
Parsley
a hint of salt
2 Tblspns Vampire Wine
Start w/ the EVOO in a cold pan, warm the pan to medium-high, toss in bell pepper and zucchini, toss to coat in oil, sprinkle with oregano and parsley, leave pan alone and dial it back to medium-low and start the chicken cooking.
Stupid Easy Oregano Chicken
1 1/2 chicken breast, cut into thick strips
EVOO, unmeasured
Oregano
Parsley
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Toss w/ all of the above in bowl, let sit while you start your veggies. After you've got the veggies started then Warm pan to medium-high, toss in your chicken, brown one both all sides and make sure it's cook thoroughly.
While chicken is browning, stir veggies occasionally and toss in the mushrooms, if needed kick up the heat. Toss in the red wine and cover veggies so you can finish off the chicken. Leave covered for at least 2 minutes then uncover and gently mix your chicken in with the veggies and yummy red wine reduction that is making your mushrooms so good.
And, voila ... it's dinner. In less than 30 minutes.
Serve it over leftover sushi rice or eat it plain. I personally, liked it plain.
Anyway, as I was eating this I realize that I've just replicated some flavor sense from my childhood. Not exactly but REALLY close. I wonder if she had/has a recipe for it!?
I went grocery shopping with Amanda last week and bought some mushrooms. I rarely buy mushrooms but I bought them on a whim. I thought that I would see what came of it. A few days went by and I was antsy to cook 'em up. After little thought I just dove in an prepped them for a saute. In the midst of it all I also had some zucchini and a red pepper. That got chopped as well. This part of the meal came out reminding we of something that Mom used to make.
Vampire Veggies
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 large zucchini, cut into circles
10-12 white cap mushrooms, sliced thick w/o stems
1/2 Tblspn EVOO
1/2 Tblspn Fake Butter (I was out of the real thing)
Oregano
Parsley
a hint of salt
2 Tblspns Vampire Wine
Start w/ the EVOO in a cold pan, warm the pan to medium-high, toss in bell pepper and zucchini, toss to coat in oil, sprinkle with oregano and parsley, leave pan alone and dial it back to medium-low and start the chicken cooking.
Stupid Easy Oregano Chicken
1 1/2 chicken breast, cut into thick strips
EVOO, unmeasured
Oregano
Parsley
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Toss w/ all of the above in bowl, let sit while you start your veggies. After you've got the veggies started then Warm pan to medium-high, toss in your chicken, brown one both all sides and make sure it's cook thoroughly.
While chicken is browning, stir veggies occasionally and toss in the mushrooms, if needed kick up the heat. Toss in the red wine and cover veggies so you can finish off the chicken. Leave covered for at least 2 minutes then uncover and gently mix your chicken in with the veggies and yummy red wine reduction that is making your mushrooms so good.
And, voila ... it's dinner. In less than 30 minutes.
Serve it over leftover sushi rice or eat it plain. I personally, liked it plain.
Anyway, as I was eating this I realize that I've just replicated some flavor sense from my childhood. Not exactly but REALLY close. I wonder if she had/has a recipe for it!?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Fig Ice Cream
This ice cream has a delicate and subtle flavor. If fresh figs are not available then use dried figs that have been reconstituted in warm water. It will make a stronger flavored ice cream, but equally delicious.
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 1 lb (450 g) fresh, ripe figs or
- dried figs to equal 1 lb. after soaking in warm water for 2 hours
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups milk
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Irrational Mood Swings
Over Labor Day Weekend Tiste and I went down to visit the folks in NC. I just so happened to be experiencing irrational mood swings completely unrelated to anything -- or, so I thought.
I use a website to track my monthly cycles. I logged in this morning to input some data for the last two months and discovered that the weekend we were in NC was the very same weekend I was beginning my ovulation cycle.
It's funny to know that something that simple (and yet, complex) was the root of it all!
I use a website to track my monthly cycles. I logged in this morning to input some data for the last two months and discovered that the weekend we were in NC was the very same weekend I was beginning my ovulation cycle.
It's funny to know that something that simple (and yet, complex) was the root of it all!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Ike Where?
Click the link above and you'll get the projected path for hurricane Ike. Doesn't look like he's going to sway our way.
Hanna Who?
"It has just been a significant wind and rain event"
~Nick Morici, Spokesman for the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management
The same goes for Norfolk. Not that I didn't get SOAKED when I took Tiste in to work on Saturday morning and had to run in for a few things. Or, when I had to stop for coffee on my way back to Amanda's apartment. Overall though, Hanna was a breeze with a little rain. Our hurricane party was disappointed in the 'show' but agreed it was absolutely for the best!
Lisa and Ted put on a good Hurricane Party. The salsa Amanda and I made was gone within an hour or less of our arrival. We chatted in the kitchen while Lisa cooked the Tamale Pie and ran our mouths more when she had it in to bake. Had our yummy dinner of it (I loved the cornbread) and then played some Triominos -- Tiste won the first round and Lisa the second.
The movie was good but not but good but not...? I had very mixed feelings about it!
BTW, Ted warms my heart more and more every time I see him - Geeks are sooo awesome! Ted's PS3 set-up in the living room makes me giggle... After the movie we played this really cool game on the PS3 where you shoot yourself out of a rubber band into a cityscape and bounce around breaking stuff and getting hit. You get points for all the stuff you hit and the stuff you hit that hits other stuff... Yeah, it was funny. Lisa made Crispy Sopapillas and coffee for dessert, which were a MAJOR hit!
We finally headed out around 12:30am, dropped Amanda off at her apartment and grabbed our stuff and came home. Turns out the temp dropped awesomely last night and without the rain we could be in the house with the windows open. Tiste and I finally got to bed around 3am or a bit later. We managed to wake-up on our own sometime around 9:30am. I'm really glad there's nothing but laundry that HAS to be done today! :)
But, we'll probably do dishes and grocery shopping anyway...
~Nick Morici, Spokesman for the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management
The same goes for Norfolk. Not that I didn't get SOAKED when I took Tiste in to work on Saturday morning and had to run in for a few things. Or, when I had to stop for coffee on my way back to Amanda's apartment. Overall though, Hanna was a breeze with a little rain. Our hurricane party was disappointed in the 'show' but agreed it was absolutely for the best!
Lisa and Ted put on a good Hurricane Party. The salsa Amanda and I made was gone within an hour or less of our arrival. We chatted in the kitchen while Lisa cooked the Tamale Pie and ran our mouths more when she had it in to bake. Had our yummy dinner of it (I loved the cornbread) and then played some Triominos -- Tiste won the first round and Lisa the second.
The movie was good but not but good but not...? I had very mixed feelings about it!
BTW, Ted warms my heart more and more every time I see him - Geeks are sooo awesome! Ted's PS3 set-up in the living room makes me giggle... After the movie we played this really cool game on the PS3 where you shoot yourself out of a rubber band into a cityscape and bounce around breaking stuff and getting hit. You get points for all the stuff you hit and the stuff you hit that hits other stuff... Yeah, it was funny. Lisa made Crispy Sopapillas and coffee for dessert, which were a MAJOR hit!
We finally headed out around 12:30am, dropped Amanda off at her apartment and grabbed our stuff and came home. Turns out the temp dropped awesomely last night and without the rain we could be in the house with the windows open. Tiste and I finally got to bed around 3am or a bit later. We managed to wake-up on our own sometime around 9:30am. I'm really glad there's nothing but laundry that HAS to be done today! :)
But, we'll probably do dishes and grocery shopping anyway...
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Hurricanes & FlipFlops
Here we are again in hurricane season with nothing really to show for it but some rain and a bit of wind. I'm good with that though and we're even going to have a Hurricane Party at Ted and Lisa's tonight! The theme is TexMex so Amanda and I made a fresh salsa (of sorts) and are picking up Tiste from the work place and heading over... some time after our nap (it's one of those days).
With the A/C currently not working and humidity at 90%... Tiste and I have decided to shack-up with Amanda for the weekend! (Thanks again!) I'm just sad that Nadine is all alone at home with no one to keep her company. Plenty of food and water, a clean litter box... yeah, she should be good to go. Alas, she's been the needy and the moody since Tobi died in February. I've contemplated getting another cat but... well, the thought is still percolating.
Oh, so I mentioned the dish Amanda and I made -- I started this blog to jot it down.
Anna & Amanda's Made-Up Salsa
2 Cans Black Bean
1/2 Cup Brown Jasmine Rice
1/2 Cup Frozen Corn, Sweet and Delicious
1/2 Red Pepper, diced small
1/2 Yellow Pepper, diced small
1/4 Onion, diced small
2 Scallions, chopped thin
1 tspn Cumin
1/3 Cup Lime Juice
1 Tblspn Olive Oil, the good kind*
1/4 Cup Salsa
2 Pinches of Salt
Chopped Cilantro
Originally we made it w/o the salt and salsa but the flavor was a little bit flat. So, we added the salsa and salt. We're going to taste it before we head over to the party (BTW, the Hurricane Mixer is already packed) and see if it needs any adjustments and we'll be serving it with your choice of either multi-grain Tostitos or Snyder's multi-grain sun chips (lightly salted).
Lisa's making what she called Tamale Pie; I'm not sure exactly what that is but it had something to do with jalapeño cornbread. I think we'll be either watching No Country For Old Men or playing Deluxe Scrabble. I don't have a dog in that fight though; I'll be happy to either curl up for the movie or bring down someone's Scrabble game average. :)
Either way, I'm sure we will all have a great time! Hope everyone's staying dryer than I was this morning and thanking Hannah for the much needed rain in our region (she's moving fast enough there's no flooding, yay!).
With the A/C currently not working and humidity at 90%... Tiste and I have decided to shack-up with Amanda for the weekend! (Thanks again!) I'm just sad that Nadine is all alone at home with no one to keep her company. Plenty of food and water, a clean litter box... yeah, she should be good to go. Alas, she's been the needy and the moody since Tobi died in February. I've contemplated getting another cat but... well, the thought is still percolating.
Oh, so I mentioned the dish Amanda and I made -- I started this blog to jot it down.
Anna & Amanda's Made-Up Salsa
2 Cans Black Bean
1/2 Cup Brown Jasmine Rice
1/2 Cup Frozen Corn, Sweet and Delicious
1/2 Red Pepper, diced small
1/2 Yellow Pepper, diced small
1/4 Onion, diced small
2 Scallions, chopped thin
1 tspn Cumin
1/3 Cup Lime Juice
1 Tblspn Olive Oil, the good kind*
1/4 Cup Salsa
2 Pinches of Salt
Chopped Cilantro
Originally we made it w/o the salt and salsa but the flavor was a little bit flat. So, we added the salsa and salt. We're going to taste it before we head over to the party (BTW, the Hurricane Mixer is already packed) and see if it needs any adjustments and we'll be serving it with your choice of either multi-grain Tostitos or Snyder's multi-grain sun chips (lightly salted).
Lisa's making what she called Tamale Pie; I'm not sure exactly what that is but it had something to do with jalapeño cornbread. I think we'll be either watching No Country For Old Men or playing Deluxe Scrabble. I don't have a dog in that fight though; I'll be happy to either curl up for the movie or bring down someone's Scrabble game average. :)
Either way, I'm sure we will all have a great time! Hope everyone's staying dryer than I was this morning and thanking Hannah for the much needed rain in our region (she's moving fast enough there's no flooding, yay!).
Friday, September 5, 2008
InLight, Richmond
InLight Richmond celebrates 1708 Gallery's 30th Anniverysary
Tripping the light fantastic (literally), the 100-400 blocks of Broad Street will be ablaze with illuminating art from 7pm-midnight on September 5 as the nonprofit 1708 Gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary with the light-oriented extravaganza, “InLight Richmond.” Taking its cue from Paris’s “Nuit Blanche,” the event will feature performances and installations by more than 40 artists. It promises to be an arty four-block party well worth a trip down I64. 319 W. Broad St. 804-643-7839
What does it have to do with Young Audiences - Arts for Learning - Virginia?
My organization is providing an area where kids will be able to make/create their own works of art to wear in a parade of light!
Tripping the light fantastic (literally), the 100-400 blocks of Broad Street will be ablaze with illuminating art from 7pm-midnight on September 5 as the nonprofit 1708 Gallery celebrates its 30th anniversary with the light-oriented extravaganza, “InLight Richmond.” Taking its cue from Paris’s “Nuit Blanche,” the event will feature performances and installations by more than 40 artists. It promises to be an arty four-block party well worth a trip down I64. 319 W. Broad St. 804-643-7839
What does it have to do with Young Audiences - Arts for Learning - Virginia?
My organization is providing an area where kids will be able to make/create their own works of art to wear in a parade of light!
Fighting the good Fight
Many of you know that I come from a pottery community in Seagrove, NC where my parents own and operate Whynot Pottery. What you may not know is that my mom serves on the BOD for the North Carolina Pottery Center. There have been struggles and triumphs over the years since it opened. Right now, they have a lot to overcome in the way of County and State funding.
I believe that recently, County Commissioner Phil Kemp has made a very bad decision. That decision resulted in yet another news story. If you click the link above you can read the article and there is a related video, which my mom is in, regarding a few facts that Mr. Kemp seems to have forgotten... It's all highlighted in the article.
I'm disappointed to tell you that Mr. Kemp is also a NCPC Board Member and yet, blindsided this organization (NCPC) with misrepresentation of the facts to his fellow County Commissioners.
Shame on you Phil Kemp.
I believe that recently, County Commissioner Phil Kemp has made a very bad decision. That decision resulted in yet another news story. If you click the link above you can read the article and there is a related video, which my mom is in, regarding a few facts that Mr. Kemp seems to have forgotten... It's all highlighted in the article.
I'm disappointed to tell you that Mr. Kemp is also a NCPC Board Member and yet, blindsided this organization (NCPC) with misrepresentation of the facts to his fellow County Commissioners.
Shame on you Phil Kemp.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Gaining Momentum
Tiste and I talked, somewhat excitedly, of our plans for the future yesterday on the way home from work. We're going to start looking into exactly how many credits each of us needs to complete our Bachelors. Before leaving college Tiste completed 2 years at a 4 year school and I've completed almost enough credits for an AA in Liberal Arts.
We're considering what our options are for being able to remain in our current positions with our respective companies while attending college. Tiste was enrolled at NSU and is considering their Bachelors in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. In addition, there is a Master of Arts in Visual Studies program, which is only 33 credit hours but looks very intense as well as a Master of Arts in Media and Communication. All of this sounds like exactly what he wants to do and would actually be a joint degree from NSU & ODU.
Me... Now, I'm a bit more complicated. (Go figure, right?)
There are no classes at NSU or ODU for Non-Profit Management. What a waste! However, I looked at VWC (VA Wesleyan College) for some unknown reason to discover the have a Liberal Arts Management Program, lovingly referred to as LAMP. Hrmp! I'm not sure that I would be accepted at that school and if I were... talk about minding your Ps and Qs.
Sooo, back to me and what I should study at ODU or NSU. Art Education requires a portfolio, which I do not have and I don't forsee actually being an Art Teacher in my near or distant future. Majoring in Studio Art probably isn't an option either. I'm looking into online learning to see what I can find for Non-Profit Management but I'm not tossing out the idea of focusing on Fine Arts.
Ack!
We're considering what our options are for being able to remain in our current positions with our respective companies while attending college. Tiste was enrolled at NSU and is considering their Bachelors in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. In addition, there is a Master of Arts in Visual Studies program, which is only 33 credit hours but looks very intense as well as a Master of Arts in Media and Communication. All of this sounds like exactly what he wants to do and would actually be a joint degree from NSU & ODU.
Me... Now, I'm a bit more complicated. (Go figure, right?)
There are no classes at NSU or ODU for Non-Profit Management. What a waste! However, I looked at VWC (VA Wesleyan College) for some unknown reason to discover the have a Liberal Arts Management Program, lovingly referred to as LAMP. Hrmp! I'm not sure that I would be accepted at that school and if I were... talk about minding your Ps and Qs.
Sooo, back to me and what I should study at ODU or NSU. Art Education requires a portfolio, which I do not have and I don't forsee actually being an Art Teacher in my near or distant future. Majoring in Studio Art probably isn't an option either. I'm looking into online learning to see what I can find for Non-Profit Management but I'm not tossing out the idea of focusing on Fine Arts.
Ack!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
GrantsAlert.com
Includes some helpful information on tracking down grants. Some of the ones listed are old but if you look for the foundation or corporation's website then you might find they are still doing the project or something similar.
The Bastard of the Couch
.... is a book of essays I'm reading about "27 Men Try Really Hard to Explain Their Feelings About Love, Loss, Fatherhood, and Freedom".
It's an interesting perspective.
I've always been interested in how relationships work. I'm not sure why but I've always felt I could navigate mine just a little bit better. I'm doing much better in communication realm. Being able to discuss things like personal freedom and relationship responsibilities; those can be hard things. However, when you're moving forward into a relationship where it's different from the social norm -- Which, incidentally, just happens to be where I live my life... -- How does one proceed?
I struggle to find the happy balance between the traditional female role and the post-feminism female role. Yeah, that's right - now I wanna stay home and raise children AND work 40 hours a week! Maybe it's because I'm so headstrong and independent? Yeah, it could be that... but, I've also been doing more reading over the years since my divorce on the post-feminism shift between male versus female roles. Hmm, what's it called? Oh, right... Gender-role identity.
It's not a bad thing. It's just this thing, that's there, that rears it's ugly head and says, "What do you mean housewife!? Wait, no - I'd like to be a housewife! Oh, wait... No, I'd really hate that." I've out earned my ex-husband and currently the BF. Does this mean that we take turns been June and Ward? Does this mean that I'm Ward and he's June? Just where do the gender-lines fall? I'm fine making more money than a significant other. If the roles were reversed; wouldn't I want them not to care either?
So, where's this going? I'm not really sure.
I know that Tiste and I are looking at the most economically reasonable way to proceed in our lives. Right now we're discussing him finishing school in something like Graphic Arts, which would increase his earning potential. Then, or overlapping, I'll go back to school to earn my degree in Business Administration or Education. That should put us in good spots to get jobs anywhere we want to live and/or possible freedom to work from home for at least one of us... And, tell me - just where do kids fit into this picture? *le sigh*
It's an interesting perspective.
I've always been interested in how relationships work. I'm not sure why but I've always felt I could navigate mine just a little bit better. I'm doing much better in communication realm. Being able to discuss things like personal freedom and relationship responsibilities; those can be hard things. However, when you're moving forward into a relationship where it's different from the social norm -- Which, incidentally, just happens to be where I live my life... -- How does one proceed?
I struggle to find the happy balance between the traditional female role and the post-feminism female role. Yeah, that's right - now I wanna stay home and raise children AND work 40 hours a week! Maybe it's because I'm so headstrong and independent? Yeah, it could be that... but, I've also been doing more reading over the years since my divorce on the post-feminism shift between male versus female roles. Hmm, what's it called? Oh, right... Gender-role identity.
It's not a bad thing. It's just this thing, that's there, that rears it's ugly head and says, "What do you mean housewife!? Wait, no - I'd like to be a housewife! Oh, wait... No, I'd really hate that." I've out earned my ex-husband and currently the BF. Does this mean that we take turns been June and Ward? Does this mean that I'm Ward and he's June? Just where do the gender-lines fall? I'm fine making more money than a significant other. If the roles were reversed; wouldn't I want them not to care either?
So, where's this going? I'm not really sure.
I know that Tiste and I are looking at the most economically reasonable way to proceed in our lives. Right now we're discussing him finishing school in something like Graphic Arts, which would increase his earning potential. Then, or overlapping, I'll go back to school to earn my degree in Business Administration or Education. That should put us in good spots to get jobs anywhere we want to live and/or possible freedom to work from home for at least one of us... And, tell me - just where do kids fit into this picture? *le sigh*
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