Aleeka
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Second Acts: Musings about transitioning from television production into non-profit development.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 37 )
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Though the Bar Crowds Are No More Enjoyable, I’ve Grown...
Though the bar crowds are no more enjoyable, I’ve grown sufficiently inured to it. I prefer intimate gatherings with common people who speak with forethought an... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Spectral Looking and Fueled by Nothing, Ms. Perkins Walked Towards Me and I...
Spectral looking and fueled by nothing, Ms. Perkins walked towards me and I almost gasped at the condition of her face. Neither sunglasses nor clumps of makeup... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Not Surprising: “If You Educate a Girl in the Developing World,...
Not surprising: “If you educate a girl in the developing world, you educate five people. On average, five people get educated because if you educate one girl,... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Ensconced in My Bed This Morning, I Watched This Matt Box...
Ensconced in my bed this morning, I watched this Matt Box animation at least ten times. I somewhat resembled a sentient puppet waiting for the stage music to... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Was Greeted by a Smell That Must Have Been an Amalgam of Soiled Pants, Sweaty...
I was greeted by a smell that must have been an amalgam of soiled pants, sweaty palms, and saved periodicals. The first thing I noticed when I walked into the... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colorful Feast in This Ring Display Case, That I Recently Made for My...
The colorful feast in this ring display case, that I recently made for my sister using a discarded box, can put the infelicities of the week in shadow. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
The First Thing You Notice When You Meet Matthew is His Skin. Yesterday Morning ...
The first thing you notice when you meet Matthew is his skin. Yesterday morning I had prepared myself for our sit-down by reading his hagiography on the... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Love How Photographer Shanna Allyn Controverts The...
I love how photographer Shanna Allyn controverts the sexualization of women by transforming ingenues into modern day gargoyles. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
RoundPegg Strengthens Companies by Optimizing the Skills Of...
RoundPegg strengthens companies by optimizing the skills of their employees. It’s the proto-eHarmony for Jobs… finding the most compatible employer and... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
When I Revisit Old Artwork That I’ve Created, This is My...
When I revisit old artwork that I’ve created, this is my usual reaction: Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
A Blog Comment I Recently Read Mentioned Dysconscious Racism. Dysconscious Racis...
A blog comment I recently read mentioned dysconscious racism. Dysconscious racism is a distorted understanding about inequity and cultural diversity. I had neve... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I’ve Been Reading a Lot of Henry George Recently. Surprisingly, I...
I’ve been reading a lot of Henry George recently. Surprisingly, I don’t find political economics as inscrutable as one might imagine after spending five years... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Almost Forgot It Was Earth Day Until My Oldest and Dearest Friend, Suma...
I almost forgot it was Earth Day until my oldest and dearest friend, Suma Narasimharajan, asked me to make her a bracelet to commemorate her upcoming... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Came Across This Superlative Production of a Bike Shelf, So Incredible in Its...
I came across this superlative production of a bike shelf, so incredible in its design that it could make a peripatetic (like me) walk to the nearest community... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Had a Very Romantic April. It’s No Surprise That All Night I’ve...
I had a very romantic April. It’s no surprise that all night I’ve been sporadically appealing to these touching photos by Malick Sidibe, who I was initially... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
I’m Heavily Involved in 2 Charities- I Talk About One a...
I’m heavily involved in 2 charities- I talk about one a lot, the other I sometimes keep a secret. I feed the homeless with St. Read more
Posted on 18 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
It Was a Wedding of Earth, Sky, and Cowboy Boots. I Was Blessed...
It was a wedding of earth, sky, and cowboy boots. I was blessed to catch a glimpse of Heather Bruce when I peeked into the kitchen in search of snacks. She was... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION