http://alexandragardner.net/blog Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:05:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There really aren't enough good things to say about a hairdresser who truly understands one's cowlick situation. Mine also happens to be an up-and-coming DJ and producer! August! To be honest, I'm not really a fan. Hot, sticky, even thoughts seem a bit stuck in the air... I find myself just ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/08/07/hair-heat-radio-music/ This is turning into a deliciously summery summer, with plenty of exercise (jogging and tennis are my favorites!), fresh vegetables and fruit, spontaneous friend gatherings, sunsets watched from the roof deck. I am heading out once more to North Carolina, this time for a little beach romp at Blackbeard's home. Having ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/07/17/pieces-of-summer/ Has anyone read this article in The Atlantic?? I thought I was just becoming really scattered; turns out my brain is being reformatted, and it is totally catching! Truthfully, since entering into a more "webby" existence, my book reading habit has slowed to a crawl...measures are being put in place to ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/07/03/this-is-your-brain-on-the-internet/ Some tidbits regarding the National Perfoming Arts Convention, in no particular order... Overall the convention seemed well organized. If there were train wrecks, I missed them. Because this event was all about the AmericaSpeaks process, many caucus meetings were attended. The week also involved numerous martinis. Had the martinis been integrated into the caucus ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/06/23/notes-on-npac/ The view this afternoon.... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/06/18/two-pots-of-gold/ Already I am cheating on my own blog! Last week the writing happened on NewMusicBox. I totally blame Molly. After 4 days of meetings and name badges and (as another Alex calls it) schmooze-ic and copious doses of fluorescent light, I was only too happy to get out of the city ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/06/16/grounded-in-memphis/ Today I'm packing for a trip to Denver, CO, to attend the National Performing Arts Convention 2008. It's quite a thing - performing arts organizations and artists of all shapes and sizes are gathering together to figure out how we can work more cohesively to create a sustainable future for ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/06/09/packing-for-denver/ ...he might have entered into his rather enviable circumstances by having a support page on his website. One never knows unless one asks, nicely. Many thanks to Jonathan Matis, Director of the American Composers Forum DC Chapter for graciously providing nonprofit fiscal sponsorship. Tax deductions are fun!! http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/06/04/if-tchaikovsky-were-alive-today/ Okay! The shiny new website is up and running. It was definitely time for a makeover! At some point last autumn, a couple months into managing livingroom.org, I made the foolhardy decision that I would redesign my website myself, and learn all the XHTML and CSS to do it right. So ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/05/26/happy-new-website/ Tomorrow night the group Barcelona Modern Project will play my piece Crows at Auditorio SGAE (Sociedad General De Autores Y Editores is the Spanish equivalent of ASCAP), in a program of otherwise all-Catalan composers. I've never met the BMP folks in person - they started up around the time I ... http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2008/05/19/crows-in-barcelona/