Friends who live in Minneapolis and St. Paul, let’s talk about the upcoming ballot. Specifically, let’s talk about the rent control/stabilization measures being considered. I spent a while reading about this last night. Here is where I’m at with it: Minneapolis desperately needs rent stabilization. Right now, there is not a legislative way to do…
Tag: politics
12-5 Health Insurance: An American Tale
It is becoming common knowledge around the world that United States’ health insurance and medical payment system is completely fucked. Here is my story about how lucky I am, and also how messed up this is. Health Insurance plans are required to continue coverage until the end of the month in which you had a…
6-21 Helpless
The last time I felt this helpless in the face of major world events was when the tsunami struck Southeast Asia on Christmas in 2004. I watched footage of the wreckage of other peoples’ homes and thought about what it would be like to be without my home. I listened to interviews with people who…
4-16 Second Chances, Confrontation and Saying No
I believe in second chances. I believe in second chances with every atom in my body. People are an ever-evolving creation. We rebuild ourselves day after day, hour after hour. I watch students who once said they can’t dance execute entire sequences flawlessly. I watch teenagers who didn’t understand boundaries correct and explain personal space…
1/29 Promise Land and Art
On January 28th Promise Land opened at the Guthrie Theater. I worked as run crew. This was another Transatlantic Love Affair show, and followed their usual style and themes. (No props, no sets, no costume changes. I promise it is awesome, not weird hipster art.) The show was a take on the Hansel and Gretel…
1/29 – Coconut Curry Soup
Between shows today, I went home and made soup. It wasn’t meant to be gourmet soup, it was just meant to be warm. (The backstage is really cold.) I wanted something solid, warm, familiar. I wanted comfort food. So I made Coconut Curried Squash Soup. It isn’t fancy. It’s what happens when I through all…