Welcome to my Portfolio - ish.

I’ve been thinking lately about how to create a portfolio site that can showcase my work. I have a neat concept in mind that will take a little development, but in the meantime, I thought it would be fun and simple to set up a “portfolio” on my Tumblog, simply by tagging the posts I’ve written about my work. Here, you can see some of the things I’ve done, ideas I have, or the projects I’m working on.

A SIMPLE KEY:

The text posts and red text links demonstrate my WRITING—mostly arts and culture criticism for The Harvard Crimson or the East Bay Express. You can also check out my writer’s profile on the Crimson web site or a search of my name on the East Bay Express web site.

Video posts show my DANCING and CHOREOGRAPHY or my VIDEO EDITING work. I specialize in documentary and music video. In each genre, timing is absolutely key to creating excitement and a narrative. These skills and concepts have a strong analog in writing good prose.

Ideas make me tick, and I sometimes think of my life in terms of its projects. These loosely group into “IRL” (In Real Life) events and Internet research projects I am working on.

I frequently plan events to bring people together around the arts, food, and/or education. These are tagged to demonstrate my EVENT-PLANNING abilities. 

Meanwhile, the Internet projects revolve around developing my understanding of the Internet as a platform for meaningful social connection and enhancing the awareness of creativity in our lives. When demanded to use buzzwords to describe my interests, “social media” and “interactive advertising” are  some of them. These projects spring from my fascination with the INTERNET and both NEW and SOCIAL MEDIA. I’m convinced that the Internet expands, not contracts, the possibilities for journalism - it’s just time to rethink its form and transmission. 

Finally, there is also one example of my PHOTOGRAPHY. I think it’s lovely. So, onto my show-off page it goes!

Enjoy!