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Post by sugaree on Nov 16, 2012 12:11:33 GMT -5
I won't be able to catch the live stream either. Heading to PT and OT. Hoping for HQ vids also.
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Post by seoulmate on Nov 17, 2012 4:12:23 GMT -5
So no one liked the dancing turnip, eh? ...   You guys ... I have some good personal news and it is such a relief. A couple of months ago, I found out that the program I work on, and therefore my job, was going to be eliminated in the next round of budget cuts. I was very worried. The library I work for was reduced by over 60% in the last round of cuts, and there is no particular reason to think the additional cuts won't go through. I decided I'd better start looking right away, since it could take months to find another suitable job. Anyway, today I was offered a good position similar to what I do now ... the salary is a bit higher and it is closer to my house. I accepted and start the first week of December. Such a great feeling! I'll miss the people at my old job, but so happy to have found something more secure and still in my field. Yay!  Excellent news about the job, juniemoon!! And the turnip pics are completely TO DIE FOR!!!! Sending them on to my family and friends! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 16:16:36 GMT -5
Darling Juniemoon,
Congratulations on your new job! :Clap: :Clap: :Clap:
I wish you the best of luck and, I have to say, WHAT AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE IT WAS TO HAVE YOU IN THE NEWS THREAD THESE DAYS - YOU ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, DEAR! :wub:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 16:25:27 GMT -5
Thank you Aleks! The news thread itself is a pleasure when there is something really cool going on!
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Post by Holst on Nov 17, 2012 21:49:47 GMT -5
Juniemoon, congrats on the job. So sorry for your friend who has been laid off. I went through that 11 years ago. It was unexpected and very miserable. Had to change professions in order to be employed. I'm glad you will still be doing what you do.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2012 23:10:58 GMT -5
I can't believe the timing on this. Six days ago I commented here about transgender youth, and yesterday I found out my neice, who I only knew to be gay, has come out as transgender and will be starting hormone treatments soon. I feel lucky to have learned so much, mostly from Adam and ATop, re acceptance and the spectrum of sexuality and gender. I immediately let her know that I was glad she was proud of who she was. She posted the following poetry reading on her fb, which is an awesome piece of art, and so powerful.
Got to admit though, I am having concerns because she is only 18. I consider that too young to pick a tattoo you wont regret when you mature and I know that I hadn't figure out about life and who I was at that age. But when I listen to poems like the one she posted, and read about the young child in the link mika posted, I have to admit that this is something that seems very rooted and I cannot pretend to have any concept of what she holds inside. Although we live far from each other, I look foward to learning more from her and continuing to stand by her in what is bound to be quite a journey. She has told everyone "that matters" but her father...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 0:30:50 GMT -5
Wow, kay. That is incredible about your niece. I agree that it seems like such an awfully big decision; what a confusing and difficult situation for an individual to find herself in. I wish her the best. I had this idea for a post; this is not to take away from what you have posted, just to put it out there for a fun diversion. I ran across this article that is a tour of the studios of ten famous artists: Georgia O'Keefe, Willem de Kooning, Pablo Picasso, and the like. www.flavorwire.com/345908/10-famous-artists-stunning-studios?all=1The story is cool because the studios reveal so much about the way the artists worked. Here they're not concerned with stylishness, but of course being artists there is beauty there, as well as clues as to whether they took naps or otherwise hung out and did other things besides creating masterpieces. I wouldn't call it an artist's studio, but my home office looks the most like Louise Bourgeois' studio (the top picture):  Which one do you like the best? I wonder if Adam has a creative space in his house and what it looks like? What few hints we have of his home decor seem very minimalist. I would love to see where he dreams up the beautiful ideas he shares with us. When I was a kid, I saw a special where Liberace gave a tour of his house; it was so much fun. I wish Adam would do that sometime.  |
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Post by annala on Nov 18, 2012 1:30:57 GMT -5
I can't believe the timing on this. Six days ago I commented here about transgender youth, and yesterday I found out my neice, who I only knew to be gay, has come out as transgender and will be starting hormone treatments soon. I feel lucky to have learned so much, mostly from Adam and ATop, re acceptance and the spectrum of sexuality and gender. I immediately let her know that I was glad she was proud of who she was. She posted the following poetry reading on her fb, which is an awesome piece of art, and so powerful. Got to admit though, I am having concerns because she is only 18. I consider that too young to pick a tattoo you wont regret when you mature and I know that I hadn't figure out about life and who I was at that age. But when I listen to poems like the one she posted, and read about the young child in the link mika posted, I have to admit that this is something that seems very rooted and I cannot pretend to have any concept of what she holds inside. Although we live far from each other, I look foward to learning more from her and continuing to stand by her in what is bound to be quite a journey. She has told everyone "that matters" but her father...quote] Kay, I too was moved by Mika's earlier post and responded by citing four examples of people that I've personally met who have gone through this transformation - two have been females becoming male - and two have been males becoming female. Outwardly these are all ordinary people living ordinary lives, but yet in a profound sense they are also extra-ordinary in the courage, bravery and determination to go through with what they have known in their very being that they feel they were meant to be. Your response to your niece was very heart-felt and good; stand by her as this will be a major change. I have a lot of respect for Chaz Bono who has gone through this transformation in such an open public way. I remember Chaz as little toddler Chastity in her pink dress being brought on stage by her parents Sonny & Cher - and then as an awkward teenager dealing with weight issues - and now sharing with us, the public, the journey of becoming Chaz. Look to Chaz, and learn from him - he is an incredibly brave person in sharing his remarkable journey. |
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Post by Alison on Nov 18, 2012 9:57:55 GMT -5
Junie, thanks for the link. I love it when two of my passions collide--Atop and interior spaces. I am a sucker for spaces like these that have functionality, beauty, and soul. I would love to see more pics of Adam's home!
Kay, it is great that you can be a support for your niece.
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Post by nikki on Nov 19, 2012 6:14:46 GMT -5
I've just watched the Johannesburg vids. And then Adam's tweets about the concert afterwards. Wow. True appreciation of an exceptional live entertainer. The power of his talent alone enough to ignite that response. I really like the way Adam simply moves forward on a path of least resistance. His voice is being spared, his health is being spared and he is earning a very good living and building for the future. Sell out concerts in beautiful places at a pace that is human, rather than robotic, or fearful. It reminds me a little of a treasure hunt. I really want to respond to the conversation that Kay started, because I relate to everything that has been said. It may take me a day or two, but I know that my wonderful companions here will be reading and nodding along when I do. Love you guys. [img src=" ![]() i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/Quu3/Adam%20Smilys/Other%20Smileys/wub.gif"][/IMG] I hope you do post your thoughts when you're ready. I'd just love to read them, that's all. I think a lot of the "huh" reaction from others comes from the fact that Adam makes pop music and it's seen as trivial. But just like it served as a safe outlet for my intensity as a teenager, in many ways it serves the same purpose in an adult form. Release of intensity itself, not just all the wonderful things that I've discovered along the way. I see that same quality in so many people here, no matter how deep or otherwise the dive is.  I thought about posting this back at the time when it happened, but I'll tell you, I hesitated and still do because ... of the way fans were criticizing middle-aged fans like me for even showing up, as if we should stand outside in the rain like Stella Dallas: [img src=" ![]() i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/Quu3/Adam%20Smilys/Other%20Smileys/wub.gif"][/IMG] You are beautiful inside and out. Look at the sweetness in both of you! It's wonderful news about your work. My hesitation wasn't around the age thing, but about privacy. Also, I've come to experience that past a certain age, I've become invisible, which is quite benign in the scheme of things. I just didn't like the cruelty, the active desire to humiliate, on the part of some. Thank you for the beautiful images of the studios. And I have absolutely no trouble at all imagining your workspace looking like the first picture! Just seems to suit you. I can't imagine Adam having a dedicated space - and I have no idea why. My US travels have only taken me to New York, LA and San Francisco so far. Next time, I have to go here:  I can't find the exact quote about why Rothko painted his images so darkly for his chapel, other than to remind people that they had to "bring their own light". Part of the beauty is the scale of the work. He preferred people to come close to the work so that we would be overwhelmed and feel immersed in the image, rather than react as an observer. Adam is like that to me, large in spirit and beauty, and in person I find it easy to lose that sense of watching him perform. |
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