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I can't get that song from Legally Blonde: The Musical out of my head because I've been feeling like Elle lately. There were some losses, but I had too much good news to really mourn them. First, one of my Tweets got read out loud on the Dew Tour livestream. 
If this isn't a sign that reviving To the Power of X (as well as staying in that weekend to live Tweet) was a good idea, then I don't know what is. I am a little mortified by the fact that I made a really bold statement for a non-snowboarder, but that just means I have to work hard to make sure I'm not just all talk.
Speaking of To the Power of X, I recently shared my pictures from Boneless One 3. It was the first time I tried action sports photography, and I think it went pretty well. I'm in love with some of the shots and can't stop sharing them.
The other awesome piece of news is that I got in the Dallas Burlesque Festival!
If you haven't been keeping up with my nearly-naked adventures, I decided to start working on my first solo routine in the summer. I wound up taking a class to help out with putting everything together, and at the end of it, Matt Walker filmed it. My teacher, The Dirty Blonde, convinced me to submit to the DBF, and I did. Best decision ever! I think for the first time in my life, I'm super proud of what I've done. This isn't luck or some form of favoritism; it's all my hard work. 
Everything's been going spectacularly well although there hasn't been the same kind of excitement for my writing career. I know I had to push something aside. Sadly I just don't have the time, and I keep getting a vibe about not working on personal stuff during my day job even if I'm done with everything. However, I still am contributing to the Resonance Media sites (my latest post is over at Drama-MAX), and my friend has invited me to join Rogue Group Writing. I'm trying to think of what to contribute that would be different that the poems and photos I share here and on facebook. Once I figure that out, I'll start posting. Even with this road bump, I'm pretty happy with how 2013 has turned out.
Quote of the Day
"Yes that's my name in black and white/ Maybe I'm doing something right/ Wow! I feel so much better than before." - Elle Woods, "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde: The Musical
If this isn't a sign that reviving To the Power of X (as well as staying in that weekend to live Tweet) was a good idea, then I don't know what is. I am a little mortified by the fact that I made a really bold statement for a non-snowboarder, but that just means I have to work hard to make sure I'm not just all talk.Speaking of To the Power of X, I recently shared my pictures from Boneless One 3. It was the first time I tried action sports photography, and I think it went pretty well. I'm in love with some of the shots and can't stop sharing them.
The other awesome piece of news is that I got in the Dallas Burlesque Festival!
If you haven't been keeping up with my nearly-naked adventures, I decided to start working on my first solo routine in the summer. I wound up taking a class to help out with putting everything together, and at the end of it, Matt Walker filmed it. My teacher, The Dirty Blonde, convinced me to submit to the DBF, and I did. Best decision ever! I think for the first time in my life, I'm super proud of what I've done. This isn't luck or some form of favoritism; it's all my hard work. Everything's been going spectacularly well although there hasn't been the same kind of excitement for my writing career. I know I had to push something aside. Sadly I just don't have the time, and I keep getting a vibe about not working on personal stuff during my day job even if I'm done with everything. However, I still am contributing to the Resonance Media sites (my latest post is over at Drama-MAX), and my friend has invited me to join Rogue Group Writing. I'm trying to think of what to contribute that would be different that the poems and photos I share here and on facebook. Once I figure that out, I'll start posting. Even with this road bump, I'm pretty happy with how 2013 has turned out.
Quote of the Day
"Yes that's my name in black and white/ Maybe I'm doing something right/ Wow! I feel so much better than before." - Elle Woods, "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde: The Musical
The price of relief
I find it very appropriate that you can no longer indicate your mood at the bottom of entries. It parallels what I'm going to talk about in this entry. As you may have noticed, I haven't updated in 10 months. Initially that was because life kicked me in the butt with a new day job and drama. There were also some really amazing things mixed in, like me co-producing my first burlesque show and going to X Games Aspen AND Austin.
The big change, however, came in the form of a pill. I've been battling anxiety for a really long time now, and the new job revealed that counseling wasn't enough. Therefore, I went to see a psychiatrist, and she
Thoughts on YiFen Chou and Yellowface in Poetry
I have a lot of strong feelings about Michael Derrick Hudson's use of a Chinese pseudonym and his publication in Best American Poetry. I'm going to try my best to express them in this lengthy post. It boils down to my twist on an old adage: a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but if we call it "shit", people are going to probably react differently.
If I ever adopt a pen name, it will be out of necessity. There are two Jen Wangs out there who write, and while one blogs about race and the other is a primarily an illustrator/cartoonist, there's enough intersection to make me want to avoid confusion. I've thought about using my C
Best weekend of my life and some mediocre ones
In my last entry (half a year ago :omg: ), I asked what happiness was and thought I found it with the "best weekend of my life". Well, I amend my answer. The best weekend of my life happened this past June. It was the one thing that could top my Skype cameo at the X Games Aspen: going to X Games Austin and meeting some of my favorite athletes. Even now when I think about what happened, I just get teleported to my personal heaven. :love: Although the weekend had some hiccups, it was still magical... and you can read all about it at To the Power of X: this post links to all the entries and photos.
Everything just pales in comparison to the
What is happiness?
I've had a rough couple of months. Ironically I also had one of the best weekends of my life in January. A lot of personal drama has worn me down; it's hard to do anything when you feel like you can't really trust anybody (minus one or two people who can't be around 24/7). When you add stress from work and physical injury, it just leads to the creative reservoirs running dry. :headache: I'm slowly getting my motivation back, and reminding myself that there were some good times has helped.
First there was my birthday photo safari. :cake: I was super grumpy the days leading up to it, but I have some really amazing friends who braved the ch
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