Joy in a family visit

Dancing with my niece and nephew in the soundSpace room at the life+science museum. Every move we made was captured by cameras that played musical sounds in response.
Goofing off and getting big smiles from my baby nephew.
Walking and talking with my little sister about creativity, art, and stuckness.

Films that buoyed me

Ikiru, directed by Akira Kurosawa. A beautiful film about saying yes to life in the face of death. Superb acting, writing, and direction.
Travellers and Magicians, directed by Khyentse Norbu. A fable within a story about “the bitter and the sweet of temporary things” filmed in the gorgeous Himalayan nation of Bhutan. The soundtrack features harmonic [...]