September has been flying by. School is back in session and sleep is suddenly that much more precious and somehow my son is FOURTEEN YEARS OLD. What? On Sunday we had our first birthday party at home in a few years. With pinatas in the garage. Badminton in the backyard. Pizza Luce delivered a pile of pizzas. My ex-husband made his usual delicious cupcakes. And we had a fire. And oh yeah a bunch of friends and some family. It was lovely. We lucked out that day. The weather this month has been just as scattered as my brain. For a while it creeped back into NOMG yuck temperatures, just in time for our trip to RenFest. After that I was ready to fast forward to the first frost, especially with my allergies laying the smackdown. But the weather is just right now. I’ve been pedaling around the neighborhood on my little chopper. And though I haven’t quite figured out my commuting situation yet (seems like I may stick it out with my beater car for a while) I’ve been looking at more recreational transportation options. Gears would sure be nice. There are some sweet looking step-through bikes out there, like the Bobbin Birdie and Brownie and the Globe Daily 3. But I think the winner is going to be the KHS Green Ladies Bike. I’ve read some favorable reviews. It would be nice to have next month when we head up North and hit the Mesabi Trail.
Five or more awesome things:
- Last week we saw Patti Smith with the traveling “Station to Station” art show at Union Depot and it was wonderful.
- Bill Callahan’s new album, Drag City, is out today (I am listening to it RIGHT NOW). And he will be playing at The Cedar next month. Beer. And Thank You.
- Whoa, stylish badasses. The forgotten 1950s girl gang, The Teddy Girls of England. And previously unseen photos of Iggy Pop!
- I love creative projects involving parents and their kids. Like this illustrator mom who lets her 4 year old finish her drawings. And I backed this awesome (and local) kickstarter project: The Adventures of Super Penguin.
- File this under awesome but also sad because this is still such a widespread and persistent and STUPID problem. Minneapolis woman shames catcalling douche with hilarious Craigslist “Missed Connection” ad. And whatever you do, don’t read the comments. For reals. Not worth it.
Speaking of:
Stop Telling Women to Smile is an art series by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. The work attempts to address gender based street harassment by placing drawn portraits of women, composed with captions that speak directly to offenders, outside in public spaces. Tatyana Falalizadeh is an illustrator/painter based in Brooklyn, mostly known for her oil paintings. Having recently branched out into public art as a muralist, STWTS was born out of the idea that street art can be an impactful tool for tackling street harassment. STWTS started in Brooklyn in the fall of 2012. It is an on-going, travelling series and will gradually include many cities and many women participants. Street harassment is a serious issue that affects women world wide. This project attempts to take women’s voices, and faces, and put them in the street - creating a presence for women in an environment where women are a lot of times made to feel uncomfortable and unsafe.
There is a kickstarter here: STWTS is a traveling public art series that places portraits of women on outdoor walls to address gender based street harassment. I backed it, of course.
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