Posts Tagged ‘introduction’

Introducing.. the Downside-Up Circus!

August 1st, 2009, posted in performance, projects, travels

Okay:  so I’ve been horrible about blogging this summer… BUT that’s because Tara and I have both been up to our necks planning and scheming about our next major project:  the Downside-Up Circus.  Tara first told me of her idea for Downside-Up when we met up to travel in february.  At that point we didn’t have much besides the name, and that we wanted it to be community-oriented and awesome.

Throughout our many long train rides around Europe, we put our heads together to craft a mission statement, begin envisioning a summer 2010 tour (by bicycle!), and slowly start inviting people to the troupe.  All summer I’ve been working hard on a logo, visual identity, and website for the circus.  Tara and our other co-founder Victoria have been hard at work planning out finances, applying for grants, and other business logistics.

Probably most of our online energy these days will go into the upkeep of the Downside-Up website and blog, SO to find out about all our super exciting plans, head on over to www.DownsideUpCircus.org!

<3,

Molly

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Tonight for dinner, I had falafel – and it was delicious.

July 22nd, 2008, posted in general thoughts

Greetings, and welcome to my first post in Makeshift Media!

This blog will function as a place to record all of the things I think about while I’m riding my bike to and from work every day this summer. Also, to share my adventures over the next year while I’m on leave from Hampshire, and as a sandbox for Div III brainstorming. And I will post my pictures, videos, and art projects.

Makeshift Media is my new, sorta.. umbrella name for my design business, projects I do, and possibly my future community arts center. I like the definition of makeshift meaning “improvised: done or made using whatever is available,” and it’s many other potential connotations: Make (it yourself, art, new friends, etc) Shift (gears, your ideas, etc).

Things I will post about on this blog:

> graphic design, typography, fonts, etc.
> technology, internet culture, new media, etc.
> education, social justice, politics, etc.
> what I’m obsessed with at the moment
> observations of ordinary things
> things I think you should know about
> pumpkin muffins!!
> my pictures, art projects, and videos

I will also keep up a page of things I recommend, à la McSweeney’s Recommends. More pages and other recurring features to come later. I will probably steal more ideas from McSweeney’s, like lists and open letters to people or entities that are unlikely to response.

I hope you enjoy reading it, and if you do, you should comment. (And if you don’t, you should also comment and tell me why!)

-Molly

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