If Jason Collett had a song called Almost Spring, it would be an ode to its radiant yellow light and its air, that magnificent kind of air that makes you want to sprint and reach unknown destinations while holding hands with your friends.

Close your eyes. Hold your breath. Then enjoy spring’s resplendent afternoon light.
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Last night [...]

A weekend of champions, this was.
I experienced a rare kind of decadence, one made possible only by the tacit understanding that school was to be put on hold for the entire duration of the weekend. Indulging in books, magazines, paintings and the violin is not an everyday occurrence, if you’re an overworked grad student like [...]

A very special good-bye to a very special person. ♥

Photo by IDEO.

This photo is wildly inspirational.
It sets my imagination on fire. It fuels my long-lasting love affair with documentation. It keeps the flame of my  anticipated nostalgia alive. This photo is posted here as a preview of a collaborate arts project I have in mind, which will be unveiled soon. Or as [...]

Oh I simply had to drop everything I was doing- the simultaneous emails, the chats, the cyber-pings, the planning- to contemplate the absolutely incredible nature of Andrew Bird’s musicianship. There’s something about his ability to craft a song that always causes me to stop, sigh, and get lost in my own thoughts no matter where, [...]

It’s (almost) Christmas present time, which in Chiara-ville can only mean one thing: handmade gifts and crafts! Yay!
The Fall Manifesto was a collaboration between me and a handful of special ladies, and though my crafty plans are not set in stone yet, I think it will take center stage in my merry gift-making this [...]

Last Thursday, I was invited to an event called Open Eyes T.O., a night to celebrate creativity in and with the city. My friend Jo was the mastermind behind this happy concept, which gave us, a  group of architects, environmentalists, artists, designers and so on, an excuse to come together and discuss what we like [...]

Happiness is: a glass of warm apple cider; being able to slowly articulate your passions, layer by layer; having wonderful friends, and deciding that the unexpected will be welcomed with panache.

A group of close friends congregated in my kitchen last night for Operation Consultation: a chat and exchange on my research and its future. We [...]

As I attempt to cross multiple items off my to-do list, I find myself staring outside my window a lot. My barren living room has only one functional element in it, and it just so happens that said element is a massive, work-accommodating desk overlooking my leaf-enrobed street. On glorious fall days like this one, [...]

So I think I may have rocked out a little too hard last night. Not that my jumping up and down and enthusiastic head shakes were anything out of the ordinary (in fact, perhaps even a little less than ordinary) but I guess different elements, biological and non, collided and produced a cocktail of disproportionate [...]