In the new year...

In the past, I have not tended to look towards resolutions as the year draws to a close - a couple of years ago a group of friends set some intentions and I am proud to say that I was successful in my professional intent--in fact to think where I was two years ago in my degree and what I hoped to accomplish and to look now at what I have accomplished gives me a nice bit of perspective in a moment of professional struggle.

This year though, I am not so interested in myself as the clock ticks past midnight, but in the hope of alternatives, the strength of resistance, and the importance of struggle. Tonight is the twenty year anniversary of the movement and though my interaction and research and passion is but a tiny star in the great universe of this groups' work, I feel a sense of pride and joy at the celebration.

Caracol Oventik, JBG - 2010

¡Viva la Sexta!

*Update: Nice summary of 20 years accomplishments in the 500-year struggle: Ya Basta 
...and in headline news, photos and stories from the area where I work: Struggling on  

Out and about

I finally did some non-work related traveling. Unbeknownst to us, we picked the week of record breaking cold and a couple feet of snow. So while everyone else at home was experiencing temperatures in the negatives, we hung out in a sunny and brisk locale.

Sunny AZ

 
So we missed the deluge, but played in it afterwards....some snowshoeing to enjoy the holiday by.

View from Tumalo Mountain

Bachelor, from Tumalo Mountain

Dusting

Waking up to flurries...

...so it begins.

Words.

I know that as of late I haven't written many words here. I also note that since this is now a new non-traditional format for communication that nobody has likely noticed or felt the absence more than I have.

That said, the reason that there are fewer words here is because, as of today, I have written 25,007 words of my dissertation.

So there.