the art of making soup & other comfort food ~ the art of making a good poem ~ synchronicity ~ dim sum ~ dumplings ~ good coffee & boba tea ~ hot pot ~ sparkly & lovely things ~ things that regenerate, like starfish and hearts (i hope) ~ rice pudding & other sweet things ~ what it means to be Asian American ~ futbol ~ building community ~ how to survive (with) your family ~ polyamory ~ coffeeshops ~ how to be a better person ~ meditation ~ writing as a spiritual practice ~ queerness ~ friendships
Music
on rotation this week: as always, PRINCE ~ Blue Scholars ~ Goapele ~ Mystic ~ Meshell ~ Erykah ~ Mary J ~ Kiwi ~ Floetry ~ India Arie ~ Jean Grae ~ the coup .... oh, i'm missing my karaoke right now!
Movies
The last movies I watched:
Sadly, I am only watching movies for research for my screenplay: Golden Gate is the last one I watched.
Television
This is what I watch when I'm procrastinating. Grey's Anatomy ~~~ Lost ~~~ Heroes
Books
50 non-poetry book challenge + 50 poetry book challenge! (look back in my blog for the list!).... i love suggestions if you have any, i'm keeping a list:-)
Heroes
Yuri Kochiyama ~~~ Grace Lee Boggs ~~~ Suheir Hammad ~~~ June Jordan ~~~ Audre Lorde ~~~ Chrystos ~~~
Ching-In is reading tonight (7/9) at 7pm at Asian American Writers' Workshop (16 West 32nd St) w/Minal Hajratwala, Kim-An Lieberman & Nahid Rachlin! view more
About me: Ok, you can find this out about me on the Internet anyway --
ching-in. poemsender. a loudmouth organizer hoping for liberation. sometimes bridge, sometimes islanderdweller. daughter. lover. sister. karaoke singer. budding filmmaker. a sunrise. lover of the thrift store. keeper of secrets, scraps and misplaced beauty.
lastly, i am moving through saturn's return like a lightning bolt. up until recently, i was fixated on the chaos in my life, but now it's starting to make sense to me. i'm finding out who i am & who i'm about & loving it and feeling like i'm in a good & cherished space & the universe is meeting me where i'm at (synchronicity!).
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Who I'd like to meet: who i'm supposed to meet ... 3rd world artists ... anti-imperialist futbollers ... krazy karaoke singers ... wonderful socially just peoples who are also taking care of themselves right ~~ you know who you are .... people who make yummy food & can feed me:-)
{I'm finding it really hard to keep up with the people I actually know & I use this to keep up with people I know. So unless you're somebody I'd likely want to know or know in real life, I probably won't add you. See the above paragraph for those I would like to know in real life:-) Also, if we've never met in person, it would be nice to hear why you want to be my friend, an introduction, get a poem, you know, that sort of thing.)
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hey my sweet dearest Ching-In. can i say, how good it was to see you. you totally brighten up the universe with your smile and your spirit. i am so proud and inspired by you. and i know we talked real intense at the conversation, man, we are kind of intense. but i think you're right, that it was okay. its important things. and seriously, if you ever need any support. please let me know. cause we are both going through it. hugs. love love love. m.
hey Miss! I miss u!..i have been doing alright..could be better...guess what? just got hired to be the Boston APA Film Festival Coordinator...and thought of u..and all the work you did in 2005....when r u going to be on the east coast?
yes ma'am on CC. i'm leaving next weekend and i am EXCITED :D! sounds wonderful about the reading and recharging for the summer--I'm doing the same as much as possible to keep centered.
yeah! i actually took vie's workshop last summer and plan on taking it again this summer. she loves, loves your work :). my writing is coming along quite nicely. right now i'm just taking things in and still getting as much studying in to help me fortify plans for this manuscript. will you be taking classes this summer?
OPTIONZ: 2nd annual Diversity Pride Party co-sponsored by MadFemmePride and the Boston Pride Committee Thursday June 12th 10PM - 2AM @ Underbar 275 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116
