‘…beauty will dance with

anyone who is brave enough

to ask her.’

-the book of qualities by j.ruth gendler

‘Our children will be Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian’

TWO PEOPLE, four religions, and a love story that tugs at you even over email. And then the final blow to every scornful guard upheld against tales of romance: the wedding pictures. Priya Desai and Tariq Alwari danced their way through the wedding day they recall was everything they imagined, surrounded by those eager to raise a toast to this resilient couple.

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Source: Tehelka Magazine online

‘…like a jewel,’

Spring Day [Bath]
by Amy Lowell

The day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air.

The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and bores through the water in the bath-tub in lathes and planes of greenish-white. It cleaves the water into flaws like a jewel, and cracks it to bright light.

Little spots of sunshine lie on the surface of the water and dance, dance, and their reflections wobble deliciously over the ceiling; a stir of my finger sets them whirring, reeling. I move a foot and the planes of light in the water jar. I lie back and laugh, and let the green-white water, the sun-flawed beryl water, flow over me. The day is almost too bright to bear, the green water covers me from the too bright day. I will lie here awhile and play with the water and the sun spots. The sky is blue and high. A crow flaps by the window, and there is a whiff of tulips and narcissus in the air.

‘moody mornin’ mixtape

I want to draw your mixtapes. I bought this one today. 10.30.09, originally uploaded by kate*.

a virtual mixtape–gifted  from a friend–who had a lot of ‘splainin’ to do!’…

A Side:

Modjo- Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

Stardust- Music Sounds Better With You

Punjabi MC- Mundian to Bach Ke

Punjabi MC- Mundian to Bach Ke (Eminem remix)

B Side:

the mellow tracks enter here…

Youssou N’Dour-7 Seconds

Jefferson Starship- We Built This City

and the bass picks up again…

Bee Gees -Stayin’ Alive

Bangles -Walk Like an Egyptian

Boney M- Ma Baker

Grand Funk Railroad-The Locomotion

Ray Charles- Hit the Road Jack

The Blues Brothers-Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Eric Clapton and BB King- Riding with the King

Chuck Berry- Johnny B Goode

until next time…peace out!

connect the dots,yo!

‘…Vulnerability is the absence of cynicism.

And the absence of cynicism is love.’

…bubbles

“Us”

They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs have fun, have fun

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Regina Spektor

subtle mastery- Sagar Veena

Raag Khamaj on Sagar Veena by Noor Zehra Kazim from Tasawwuf on Vimeo.

So glad someone found this beautiful clip for me!

dream workplace #3,408: MoMA, New York

So, I was right. About what, you ask? Well, about the fact  that working at a place like MoMA must be absolutely fantastic!

As the assistant director of merchandising, Lauren Solotoff takes four or five international trips each year to select the items that fill the shelves of the MoMA Design Store. “My most memorable buying trip was last year when we visited Portugal,” she recalls. “The Ministry of Culture set up a private trade show for our team in an old rope factory by the port. They brought together more than 75 designers just for us.”

And while employment at MoMA doesn’t guarantee face time with celebrities or trips to Portugal, all staffers do benefit from free tickets to the museum’s film screenings, gratis access to other art institutions around New York City and exclusive curator-led walk-throughs of exhibitions after they open to the public. Generous vacation time (more than the standard two weeks, even for entry-level employees) and benefits packages seal the already-sweet deal.

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/jobs/87830/moma-best-jobs-in-new-york-city#ixzz0viAR8bLF

‘…we compulsively monitor a universe that never closes its eyes. ‘

‘The new allurement — the enticement meant to flutter the secret heart of today’s hotel guest, to provide a luxury so lusted-for that it feels almost illicit — was inside the gauzy bag on the bed: tools and advice on how to achieve that all-but-impossible dream, a decent night’s sleep.’  – Suite Dreams by Bob Greene, NYT

Why can’t “career women” just be women?

Why can’t “career women” just be women?.

I love her response, especially how she sums it up:

“…Because maybe if we keep putting those two words together often enough, “career women” will stop sounding like a criticism and more like something else, something our daughters can aspire to become.”