PoiPriestess

I call this humor, but really, this is a socio-political commentary as well! It’s a fabulous little piece. I can’t decide which line is my favorite:

how come when it’s us, it’s an abortion, but when it’s a chicken, it’s an omelet?
if a fetus is a person, how come the census doesn’t count them?
any woman who [...]

When I was a kid, I used to watch my Dad jump rope. He pretty rigorously worked out with the jump rope multiple times a week and started doing cool tricks with it — double jumps, triple jumps, spinning in the air and arm crosses to name a few things. I was never quite that [...]

Sister Unity begins, “Well of course I’m strange. That’s the whole point.”
I particularly enjoyed the first portion of this video because the message was, IMO, a powerful reminder of how both being in our stability and allowing ourselves to step out of our comfort zone is, in fact, a gift to our development and our [...]

First written week of March 23, 2009:
I’ve been on vacation this week — quite an interesting experience in and of itself. That, alas, for another post. This post is dedicated to the fun poi-la-hoop practice I had on the 25th (shortly after my 40th birthday) to “Tom Sawyer” remixed by Z-Trip. Fun, fun, fun! You [...]

My inbox and Facebook pages were littered with reference after reference to Susan Boyle. If you don’t know who this woman is, you’ll want to check out the video below so you have your own point of reference. I would actually invite you to do this before reading on, because my own talk about things [...]

I have only recently been introduced to this comedian, Louis CK, and I’m quite pleased with this piece, his second I’ve seen. I found it very funny.

Recently my friend Julian suggested I post some poi practice videos on line, so I was inspired to do that. Rather than repost the entire thing here, I’ll direct you to the Temple of Poi blog where you can see the video or download it on the Temple of Poi Podcast

When I was a child, I did this black and white Darth Vader illusion where I started at a black and white photo of him for a period of time and then looked up and his impression was on the white wall. I thought this would be similar because I saw the black and white [...]

Now maybe this is something we’re not supposed to laugh at, cause, after all, sh*t happens. That said, I laughed so hard when I watched this video I just had to share. Enjoy! 

Thank you Damien for posting this. I was quite moved when watching it. I appreciate it for the beauty that it is, even if it is not new. I found this to be a short and poignant reminder that there is indeed hope…

I was just reminded of this ad again today when my father sent it to me. It took 606 takes. I’m so amazed by the patience and persistence of the team of people doing it. This picture shows the part of the video right before my favorite section. I love how it builds up to this moment [...]

Video alert: If they can help each other, makes me wonder why humans don’t help each other more. This is a beautiful and short clip about saving another in need and putting ones self at risk in the process. Let’s hear it for the dog! 

Video alert: I’m not so sure this would work today with the iPhone — seems to me it’s much faster than traditional text messaging (if there is such a thing as “Traditional” text messaging). Anyway, it’s still fun to think about.
 

I love it when time, money and skill all come together to create a great piece of art. I thought this piece was well done and executed.