PLAY-DOH Art

By my 8 year old client.

Currently Listening to:

Yo La Tengo - "Before We Run"

BOY - "Little Numbers"

Snow Patrol - "The Lightning Strike"

Bjork - Mutual Core (matthew herberts teutonic plates mix) 

Dom La Nena - No Meu Pais

I presumed incorrectly...

...and this is a picture I thought looked great on my phone.

Parents Sue School Over 'Neopaganism'

"Parents whose children attend several Encinitas elementary schools are so fed up with the yoga classes there that they have filed a lawsuit against the district."

“They’re not just teaching physical poses, they’re teaching children how to think and how to make decisions,” Ms. Eady said. “They’re teaching children how to meditate and how to look within for peace and for comfort. They’re using this as a tool for many things beyond just stretching.”

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Alison Brie Freestyle Rap

Admit it. You're in love with her too.

Emma's Birthday Party Invitation

Cool kid Emma decided to use her birthday to gather gifts for a local animal shelter. 

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Mean while, Outside a Client's House

Today I Ran 8.6 Miles

Yes. Nipple chafing occurred. 

NEW JOB: Behavioral Technician/Specialist(Therapist?)

On January 14th this year I began my job as a Behavioral Specialist. I've welcomed the challenge and I'm learning on the go. I think the best moments so far are when my clients(autistic children) welcome me to their homes with a "HI! FELIPE!!" and when I depart "BYE FELIPE". They learned my name so quickly and hearing their innocent voice shout it is pleasing to my ears.

Today, during my first visit, my client's sister remarked something quite comical. She went up to me after I ignored her requests for attention and exclaimed, "FELIPE, no le va a gustar a tu mama que estes con niños." That translates to "Felipe, your mom will not be happy that you're here with children." I tried to probe her and get an explanation as to why that was so. Instead, she gave me a cute innocent look. Sometimes the job is very stressful but little moments like that are always welcomed.

Red Velvet Pancakes, Back @ IHOP!

Cold Times in the Heights

Making a difference

Homeless, shirtless girl in India is clothed by a police officer.

Dress Shirt + Tie Pattern Combinations

Rosa Parks, Revisited by Charles M. Blow

A snippet near the end:

When Parks died in 2005, Theoharis says, “The Rosa Parks who surfaced in the deluge of public commentary was, in nearly every account, characterized as ‘quiet.’ ‘Humble,’ ‘dignified,’ and ‘soft-spoken,’ she was ‘not angry’ and ‘never raised her voice.’ ”

Parks, like many other Americans who over the years have angrily agitated for change in this country, had been sanitized and sugarcoated for easy consumption.

As Theoharis writes: “Held up as a national heroine but stripped of her lifelong history of activism and anger at American injustice, the Parks who emerged was a self-sacrificing mother figure for a nation who would use her death for a ritual of national redemption.”

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