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apparently #gradschool is life…

yeah, it’s been quiet around here for some 7+ months. i’ll be back after i pass my qualifying exams this fall, lol! meanwhile, i’m still on twitter, bein’ ain’t shit.

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#31dayreset – day 4: stuck

so the day four post is about figuring out the 10 values that are most important to our lives. i’ve got an initial list going, but it feels really short (at 12 items) and i feel like there’s something i’m … Continue reading

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#31dayreset – day 3: Letter to Hermione

I set this to send to myself in October. I picked this deadline because its the beginning of the school year and I’ve decided to use this summer to get reoriented in time to tackle the next year head-on. dear … Continue reading

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#31dayreset – day 2: life assessment

wow… I was gonna post my worksheet, but I feel I need to keep it to myself so I can mediate on it. suffice it to say, much of my life is nowhere near what I’d like it to be. … Continue reading

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#31dayreset – day 1: fly – 2013.07.02

*i wrote this on my ipad, which doesn’t have default sentence capitalization, per my settings. here I am, once again. I did my first reset with Rosetta back in jan-feb 2011. I tried to start a new one in September … Continue reading

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.@ayahmusic & friends on the business of indie music

i know it’s been mad dusty ’round here. blame the hellacious school year i’ve had. i’ve got a backlog of concert pics & footage stretching as far back as september ’12 that i hope to get posted in (relatively) short … Continue reading

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.@JeromeHolloway + @RobertGlasper x @HOBChicago = AWESOME

once upon a time, i won some concert tickets. i had forgotten that i entered the contest, so i was über excited to see the email notification from @Do312 just before i bought my tickets. “what tickets,” you ask? or … Continue reading

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a weekend with @kindredthefam @kindredthewife & @zzaje in #chicago

hey, boos, hey! gather ’round, it’s storytime. so as i said before, i have folks who play for kindred the family soul. this generally bodes well for my life of  poverty (currently induced by grad school).* but even aside from … Continue reading

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#animemidwest with @megaran & @dn30001

i love my music fam, i really do. what’s even better is watching as my fam’s hard work pays off. today: random aka megaran. (note: everybody in this post is part of the same fam: RHAM nation. check ’em out.) gather ’round … Continue reading

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step one: i’m an addict

hi, my name is amanda michelle & i’m a music addict. at first i thought it was just a ‘thing’. y’know, i always have to have music playing, no matter what i’m doing. i’m that chick who gets mad that … Continue reading

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