Tumblr (3.0; @aichlee)http://aichlee.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xbkaL1SC1qcixido1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>education vs. incarceration</p>http://aichlee.com/post/24181229386http://aichlee.com/post/24181229386Thu, 31 May 2012 22:36:09 -0700incarcerationeducationprison<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4shtmaEx41qibqgpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>so much to love here</p>http://aichlee.com/post/24046807833http://aichlee.com/post/24046807833Tue, 29 May 2012 21:33:55 -0700<p>3 years ago, i decided to move to california. since then, i have written a full manuscript of poetry, earned a master&#8217;s degree, <a href="http://slightlyvegan.com">transitioned to veganism</a>, and started a <a href="http://www.zazzle.com">career in silicon valley</a>. now, it&#8217;s time for the next chapter of my life. in june, i will be moving back to the east coast &#8212; back to my city, my people, my homegurls &amp; mi familia. oy, i&#8217;m excited. </p> <p>in two weeks, the kitties, the love and i will drive across the american southwest into new orleans and tallahassee, as we make our way back to philly. just a day or two after i get home, i&#8217;ll be taking a 6 hour train ride to greensburg, where i will enjoy a week-long poetry fellowship at <a href="http://www.cavecanempoets.org/">cave canem</a>. there, i&#8217;ll write every single day &#8212; a rare discipline that i am still learning to cultivate. </p> <p>in july, i&#8217;ll be starting a new job as an SEO consultant at an agency that holds community events like <a href="http://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/did-you-google-it-a-search-church-seo-event-announcement">this</a>. i&#8217;m stoked, ready to learn lots more as i continue to geek out on the internet. i may even get to use my portuguese for something other than watching novelas. yes!</p> <p>in these last days, i have drifted between anxious and elated, but the funny thing is, 2 or 3 weeks ago, none of this was even on the radar. life has a funny way of bringing surprises at just the right time. this post is a little more dear diary than i&#8217;m used to, but acknowledging these facts is my own way of being thankful.</p>http://aichlee.com/post/23848195606http://aichlee.com/post/23848195606Sat, 26 May 2012 23:12:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m49jn4drzD1qcixido1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i dunno what’s worse:<br/> 1. that i searched for pictures of beyonce and her baby<br/> 2. that i noticed she wasn’t holding an iphone<br/> 3. that i scoured the internet to find <a href="http://ae.blackberry.com/devices/p9981/features.jsp">beyonce’s blackberry porsche</a> (p9981)</p> <p>i give up on being cool.</p>http://aichlee.com/post/23341347576http://aichlee.com/post/23341347576Sat, 19 May 2012 02:28:16 -0700celebritiestechnologybeyonce<p>so much good news. i don&#8217;t even know where to begin.</p>http://aichlee.com/post/23338991802http://aichlee.com/post/23338991802Sat, 19 May 2012 00:29:29 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcmao8XCI41qz5urdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my life.</p>http://aichlee.com/post/22957480837http://aichlee.com/post/22957480837Sat, 12 May 2012 23:57:19 -0700<p><a href="http://whenobamaendorsed.tumblr.com/post/22745160642/when-obama-put-his-endorsement-on-the-front-page-of-his" class="tumblr_blog">whenobamaendorsed</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.barackobama.com/splash/stand-with-the-president?"><a href="http://www.barackobama.com/splash/stand-with-the-president?">http://www.barackobama.com/splash/stand-with-the-president?</a></a></p> <p>… I was like:</p> <p><img src="http://dash.ponychan.net/chan/files/src/132901522696.gif"/></p></blockquote> right on, and smart move, mr. president.http://aichlee.com/post/22762789995http://aichlee.com/post/22762789995Wed, 09 May 2012 20:48:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3k8zqtKup1rqpa8po1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tumblr.thefjp.org/post/22470446073/future-of-reading" class="tumblr_blog">futurejournalismproject</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/22456964641/the-new-yorkers-answer-to-everyone-pondering-the">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The New Yorker</em>’s <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/humor/issuecartoons/2012/05/07/cartoons_20120430#slide=2">answer</a> to everyone pondering <a href="http://blog.findings.com/post/21400550240/how-we-will-read-maria-popova?d50355b0">the future of reading</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>FJP</strong>: The world needs more scrolls.</p></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/22501099162http://aichlee.com/post/22501099162Sat, 05 May 2012 22:57:20 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BDUQN0Chl-M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><i>how the gypsy was born</i> by frumpy</p>http://aichlee.com/post/22019581182http://aichlee.com/post/22019581182Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:57:09 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39716443" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dreamhampton1.tumblr.com/post/21326100946/the-video-i-directed-for-theesatisfaction" class="tumblr_blog">dreamhampton1</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>The video I directed for <em>THEESatisfaction</em>, “QueenS”. Inspired by Mickalene Thomas, of course. Cop the album here: www.subpop.com/artists/theesatisfaction</strong></p> <div><strong><br/></strong></div></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/21367391290http://aichlee.com/post/21367391290Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:24:41 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAnSyQA_fT4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><i>you’ll lose a good thing</i><br/> barbara lynn</p>http://aichlee.com/post/20639241418http://aichlee.com/post/20639241418Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:23:39 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Yv_uwzlpx4A?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>oh, the joys of living alone :)</p>http://aichlee.com/post/20569941136http://aichlee.com/post/20569941136Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:46:24 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1t1ay2rhx1qmoni4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/20287552950/the-book-of-the-future" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://thoughtballoonhelium.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-of-future.html">The Book of the Future</a></p></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/20312051095http://aichlee.com/post/20312051095Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:14:28 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UVNT4wvIGY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“somebody that i used to know”<br/> gotye ft. kimbra</p>http://aichlee.com/post/19997277731http://aichlee.com/post/19997277731Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:05:17 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sd7GLvMYSHI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“settle down”<br/> kimbra @ spotify sessions, sxsw</p> <p>love this song</p>http://aichlee.com/post/19994402888http://aichlee.com/post/19994402888Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:52:00 -0700“The fact that I <br/> am writing to you <br/> in English <br/> already falsifies what I <br/> wanted to tell you. <br/> My subject: <br/> how to explain to you that I <br/> don’t belong to English <br/> though I belong nowhere else”<br/><br/> - <em>Gustavo Pérez Firmat, <em>Bilingual Blues: Poems, 1981-1994</em> (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1177281">x</a>)</em>http://aichlee.com/post/19719186205http://aichlee.com/post/19719186205Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:19:15 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37558647" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><br/>dreamy song, dreamy video.<br/><br/><a href="http://pierrebennu.tumblr.com/post/19678932141/so-happy-to-finally-share-this-directing-this" class="tumblr_blog">pierrebennu</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>SO happy to finally share this! Directing this video for the brilliant Gregory Porter was the highlight of my winter. Working with him & the wonderful creative team was a pleasure. Shot on location in Baltimore Maryland! yeah THAT Baltimore:) </span></p> <p><span> Please enjoy, PLEASE SHARE. ***be good*** </span></p> <p><span>and if you dont know who Mr Porter is….find out & your welcome.</span></p></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/19718950576http://aichlee.com/post/19718950576Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:13:27 -0700gregory porter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1296w6E5v1qcixido1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1296w6E5v1qcixido2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A Great Day in Harlem - Art Kane, 1958<br/> A Great Day in Harlem Survivors - Gordon Parks, 1996</p> <p>lovely & sad.</p>http://aichlee.com/post/19491733380http://aichlee.com/post/19491733380Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:18:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1272lSSAL1qd8utro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sorrirecantarcomobahia.tumblr.com/post/19489116667/porto-da-barra-por-marc-dumas" class="tumblr_blog">sorrirecantarcomobahia</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Porto da Barra por Marc Dumas</p></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/19491161811http://aichlee.com/post/19491161811Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:08:29 -0700bahiasaudade<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XTF2pwr8lYk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://extendingthealphabet.tumblr.com/post/19265740241/gael-faye-petit-pays" class="tumblr_blog">extendingthealphabet</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Gaël Faye - Petit Pays</p></blockquote>http://aichlee.com/post/19274663469http://aichlee.com/post/19274663469Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:34:08 -0700