Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow

It's 2023.01.01 on the lunar calendar today.

I drafted this email to you last night with the subject heading "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow" thinking of how quickly this year will go by. But having woken up this morning to the

awful news from Monterey Park

, the phrase has taken on new meaning. On a day of great joy and celebration—and the first Lunar New Year

designated a California state holiday

—we are in mourning. Our neighbors, likely someone's daughter, mother, brother, spouse, best friend, their heart, have been lost to the gun violence that has become commonplace in the US. For some, this year (and the ones to come) is going to be a fog. I hope they get the support, space, and resources they need to grieve. 

In 2023, I have resolved to do two things: stop cutting fruit freehand (after one too many sliced fingers) and wear more of the clothes I own (I've been wearing a tenth of what's in my closet, if that), which means I need to have a reason to get dressed, which means I need to either go to or play shows. 

Ross, Keith, and I have finished mixing songs for the album and Dre, who played bass, has even made a dance remix of a track. The only thing left is the choral piece. I

recall from my last album

 that I just need to sit down and get to work but I've been lazy with a good excuse of COVID followed by something worse that I'm finally kicking this weekend.

I can see the first half of the year already flashing before my eyes. I plan to visit Carl Jung's house museum in Zurich in March. And in May, I'll be in San Francisco to give a workshop at the Jung Institute. Please find details below.

C.G. Jung Institute of SF on Saturday, May 6th

Saturday, May 6, 2023Time: 10am – 1pmTuition: $75I'm not sure who that is pictured in my workshop info and registration page but Keith has made it my profile pic in his phone so I guess that's me now—a modern-day bard.

We will usher the numen back into our lives through an interactive performance and workshop where we will write lyrics with guidance and sing collectively. No experience needed—everyone is welcome!

Songs help us tap into the psychic power of a natural world that can feel out of reach in our daily grind; it’s both an individual and communal mode that can aid in processing brokenness and loss and grounds us in our humanity with reminders of our inherent worthiness, untethered to expectations of a capitalist society. Reminiscing on the “deep time” of Richard Rohr, recreating “the sound that broke the back of words” from Toni Morrison, imagining Zhuangzi in love—we invite you to unearth your own stories.

Currently listening to a reference playlist I put together for Dre for the remix, culled from my friend Mal's workout playlist 🔉

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