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September 11 Memorial (Ground Zero)

Karen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:17:15 +0000

Taking Flight

Karen — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:07:00 +0000

In and Around Mompos, Colombia

Karen — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:53:57 +0000

Mompos, Colombia

Bus Ride to Mompos

Karen — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:00:14 +0000

Colombia!

Karen — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:45:56 +0000

Tomorrow, I leave for Colombia!

I’ll be in Cartagena with friends for a fabulous #NYECTG, and then intend to wander. The current plan is to spend a couple days in Mompox, a Unesco Heritage site that the LP describes as “Bayou living, South America-style.” And then sleep in a hammock under the stars on one of the beautiful islands off of Cartagena (which might end up being more mosquito colony than idyllic rustic.) We’ll see how it turns out. :)

Quick facts:

local time

cartagena: UTC – 5 (noon in nyc = noon in cartagena)

currency

1 usd = 1922 colombian peso

weather

cartagena: sunny, 90F

Ohne Title Runway Show – NYFW (SS 2012)

Karen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:07:23 +0000

Ohne Titel runway show at Milk Studios for New York Fashion Week (Spring/Summer 2012)

Nonoo Presentation – NYFW (SS 2012)

Karen — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:03:28 +0000

Nonoo presentation at Milk Studios for New York Fashion Week (Spring/Summer 2012)

Meghan Patrice Riley’s Axis Mundi Collection – Runway Show

Karen — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:20:11 +0000

Meghan is a high school friend who now lives in NYC. She makes beautiful jewelry. (website, etsy) In fact, at this point, almost all my jewelry is made by her.

During September’s New York Fashion Week, Meghan had her first runway show. I was lucky enough to be in attendance, and put together this video of photographs. (As a fun tidbit, the music is by another high school friend of ours – Karin Jue and her band, Painted Face.)

Meghan Patrice Riley
Axis Munid Collection
LES Runway – NYFW
Sept 2011

Seng & Walter’s Wedding

Karen — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:09:58 +0000

Seng & Walter’s wedding in Maui was beautiful.

Original Cast at NY Philharmonic’s “West Side Story”

Karen — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:13:11 +0000

During intermission at NY Philharmonic’s orchestration of “West Side Story,” I read in wikipedia that the movie adaption changed lyrics like: “When you’re a Jet if the spit hits the fan” to “When you’re a Jet let them do what they can.”

An older lady sitting in the next row overheard me telling my friends, and nodded saying:

“YEP – they had to clean it up for the screen!!”

A few minutes later, the conductor explained that tonight’s show was in honor of West Side Story’s 50th anniversary. Several original cast members were in the audience, and each stood up to be recognized.

It turns out the woman sitting in front of me was Leonard Bertein‘s DAUGHTER, who had come with her brother.

It was a great night in NYC.

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Applauding Russ Tamblyn, who played the Jet’s Riff.