Comments for AdventuresInShainaLand

Comment on About by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:10:51 +0000

Boy miss! You sure are pretty!

Comment on The Improvised Life by LaurLaur

LaurLaur — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Dude. I wrote an entire paper re: formal schooling and traditional methods not necessarily being the best path last December. Speaking of which, I’m about to email you about something.

Comment on The Improvised Life by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:34:53 +0000

I really love the ending. It is indeed true. I am a self taught violinist. I only got 2 years of lessons when I was I think 5. I picked up fiddle when I was 7… and really have only been doing that since then. (Well, besides what we are required to play in my school’s symphony orchestra) And quite frankly, I love it. Thanks for the post. It brightened my day.

Comment on Barrage in Action by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:26:13 +0000

D: Kristina’s missing! haha.

Comment on Inspiration by Mariann

Mariann — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:19:18 +0000

Yo Shaina…. In case you forgot…. YOU are the inspiration. You gotta lose your space to find your space…. and that my dear is exactly what you are doing! Even your momentary lack of inspiration is inspirational!!!!

Comment on Ode to Waffle Man by Mama

Mama — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:39:43 +0000

Yup, maybe you don’t remember my classic experience of the same, perhaps you do, but it’s become the iconic story of inspiration for my life that I return to whenever I loose perspective and believe that life could actually be boring…. Or when I forget what’s going on and think it’s what I’m DOING or not doing that’s important, rather than what I’m BRINGING to it. My waffle man was a Black man who directed cars in a Safeway parking lot near UH back in the 70′s when I was in college in Honolulu. The lot was across the street from Down to Earth near the corner of Beretania & University (yeah, know where I mean,eh). This beautiful guy danced and jived and smiled and blew kisses and LOVED each and every one of us in our noisy, smelly cars on the hot black asphalt day in day out for years. I’ll always remember him and I have told this little snap shot countless times. He’s been my role model all these years! It’s easy to be inspired when surrounded by exciting stuff (music, friends, natural beauty,etc.), but the real deal is finding it inside, no matter what it looks like outside and dishing it out daily with a hot parking lot on a noisy urban corner for your stage or a can o’ whipped cream for your magic wand, if you’re lucky.

Comment on Ode to Waffle Man by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:05:34 +0000

Ahh! I really wanna meet this here Waffle Man! And this totally made my day! I admire people like this. They are what make the world function at least some what smoothly and make life worth living.

Comment on Inspiration by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:43:15 +0000

There is a fine fine line. But writing what is, and such… its really quite an interesting thing. I am enjoying this here blog of yours. I love hearing what you have to say about the world. Check out mine if you can spare a few moments?

http://www.thatoneviolinist.wordpress.com

Comment on I just realized… by thatoneviolinist

thatoneviolinist — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:44:17 +0000

Barrage, is definately a circus. I’d love it! It looks so fun!

Comment on I just realized… by sue zemel

sue zemel — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:32:03 +0000

The circus looks and sounds pretty spectacular. Love the Running Horses piece with the Chinese string musicians. You look great, Shaina. When you’re done with the circus, we can’t wait to see you back in the Bay Area!