Monday, January 25, 2010

on future flights (or oh! how dreams burst forth).

why i love my job.

because imagination, although it takes its form & delights in the minds of children, exists even outside of that.

i present to you 826la's city labs masterpiece:

'alpacas from the moon: why polar bears can't swim forever'

a dazzling piece about the voyage of a transgendered alpaca named kris with a non-profit, pharmaceutical side-kick named sonya, from the moon to brazil. they discover capoiera and trapeze artistry, cross deserts, moons, and the great salt flats, all on foot and in a veggie-oil powered van.

endings ranged from blood that will save the world, a pistachio that fought off encroaching polar bears, and more.

i think one of the most amazing things about my time at 826la is my own realization that the boundaries i set for myself are far too small.



that if i can help a second grader bring chicken little's love life to reality, i can certainly bring my own dreams into existence.

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