castles

ASSIGNED READING Die fröhliche Wissenschaft by Friedrich Nietzsche 

Book Four #305

Self-control. - Those moralists who command man first of all and above all to gain control of himself thus afflict him with a peculiar disease; namely, a constant irritability in the face of all natural stirrings and inclinations - as it were, a kind of itching. Whatever may henceforth push, pull, attract, or impel such an irritable person from inside or outside, it will always seem to him as if self-control were endangered. No longer may he entrust himself to any instinct or free wingbeat; he stands in a fixed position with a gesture that wards off, armed against himself, with sharp and mistrustful eyes - the eternal guardian of his castle, since he has turned himself into a castle. Of course, he can achieve greatness this way. But he has certainly become insufferable for others, difficult for himself, and impoverished and cut off from the most beautiful fortuities of his soul. Also from all further instruction. For one must be able to lose oneself occasionally if one wants to learn something from things different from oneself. 

Police Ride-Along

CITY PROGRAM Santa Cruz Police Ride-Along

For kicks, I'll be signing up to ride on a two-hour shift with the Santa Cruz Police Department as a participant of their Ride-Along program. All community members who are at least 14 years of age have the chance to participate once per year to observe and connect with police department personnel. As tax day approaches, I am motivated to understand and connect with tax dollars - to appreciate and provide critical feedback on the outcome of our collective investments. Yep.

Taiwan Duck

RECIPES from Taiwan Duck

Taiwanese cooking recipes from a Taiwanese mom who speaks a bit of English, some Taiwanese, mostly Mandarin, posted in English from London.

Covers:

台灣肉包子 (pork buns)
紫米飯糰 (rice rolls)
台灣牛肉麵 (noodles in beef stew)
刈包 (braised pork sandwich)
胡椒餅 (spring onion flatbread)
蚵仔煎 (oyster omelette)

holy moly!

sunshine

climbing ladders; thirsty for light
realize it's not true:

To have power can be a great thing. In fact, I think it is a problem - people without power: disenfranchised, underprivileged, disadvantaged, whereas people with power are considered privileged, elitist. The expectations, assumptions, and stereotypes of this dichotomy are problematic in themselves; they convince us to believe things that are not true:

people with all the money have all the power.
people with less money need more money to have power.
I am powerless and live by the whims of commercial economies.
nature is powerless and rests at the whim of human destruction.
the sun only shines on a select few.

Linsanity

FESTIVAL CAAMFEST 2013 via Center for Asian American Media

March 14 - 24, in SF/Bay theaters

"Linsanity," a documentary about that guy who isn't my cousin, will be featured opening night of CAAMFEST, a film festival that features contemporary digital artists.

Interesting events/titles:

Jiseul: light + dark
Seeking Asian Female: So Beautiful Panel: Let's talk about 'yellow fever' even though it's so awkward. 
Someone I Used to Know: "Three former high school friends reunite for a long Los Angeles night..." - too true.
Xmas without China: possible?

Beyond Bakeries

EVENT Beyond Bakeries

Berkeley School of Law 9th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium: