feb 12, 2015: this morning i had a wonderful meeting with carlie from post magazine – we talked about collaborating in multi-media ways. what i didn’t know was that carlie has worked closely with the native american community in upstate ny. she offered to get me connected to local activists, which is what i’ve always wanted. as i came back from java’s, i got a call from my friend heather who gave me heartwarming feedback on my participation yesterday in tino sehgal’s “this situation,” a live-work (at the hartnett gallery) in which 6 “interpreters” compose a series of tableaux while discussing philosophy, economics, aesthetics and the difference between desire and passion (those were some of the topics that came up during our 4-hour performance). the piece is so inspiring that one cannot help but come up with other versions of it. later in the afternoon, i met chuck, the owner of NXT media and a dear friend. i handed over “a thin wall” for post production. the last time chuck polished up a film of mine was in 2011, when i saw the final version of “pakistan one on one” and almost wept with joy. on my way back i got a call from my friend michael who’s trying to figure out a date to visit the one and only jalil muntaqim. this evening we are going out for dinner to celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary. it seriously doesn’t seem that long. i have so much to be grateful for – my family, my friends, my work, my community, and last but not least, rochester. i’ve lived here for more than a decade now and i’m still stunned daily by the awesome people who call rochester home. who cares about the snow.