grace

… filling in the negative space with positively everything

Yay! I finally did SOMETHING right!

Grace,

We made it to the Chronicle!!! Thank you so much for helping us connect to P. Martin!

We can’t do it without you.

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!!

Best,

JV

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/buggs/5769033.html

How to reach and engage the renaissance generation

SHANNON BUGGS

The revolution will not be televised because the revolution is live and direct on the Internet.

A paraphrase of Gil Scott-Heron’s classic spoken-word anthem describes Patricia Martin’s message to community arts and business leaders.

Martin, a cultural marketing consultant based in Chicago, is documenting a “cultural metamorphosis” that is part of “the disruption that occurs when the dominant civilization loses its relevance and another rises to replace it.”

And what comes next is the renaissance generation, RenGen for short, an era dominated by people who are “smart, self-expressive, idealistic and cynical all at once,” she predicts.

Martin writes about the phenomenon in her book RenGen: The Rise of the Cultural Consumer and What It Means to Your Business. And she will be discussing her theories in Houston at a May 21 forum hosted by the Houston Arts Alliance, Americans for Arts and the MetLife Foundation.

I have to admit what Martin is selling — a world-changing cultural shift promulgated by never-say-die baby boomers, Gen Y hipsters and growing-up-too-fast children — sounds a lot like an updated version of the 1970s to me.

Libra: May 7

Your understanding of what someone says could be somewhat distorted
today, for your fantasies can color your thoughts more than usual. It’s
frustrating if you try to stay in the logical realms, for your
imagination needs to have more room for expression now. Give yourself
permission to daydream for a while without any need to be productive or
practical.

Been feeling stifled lately. Backed into a corner. Trapped. I was convinced it was this pending “2nd date”: it’s been a couple months since the first one, and the thought of the next one has been looming overhead, like the overbearing shadow of a foreign, invading body that’s threatening to take over my universe. I am Mr. Point. There’s no room for any other beings here in 1-D land.

Or so it’s been for the past few years. My BFF R.R. has told me it’s time to take the wall down, to give someone (or some ones) a chance. I’m trying to, but my emotional immune system keeps kicking in, setting off panic attacks to shut everyone out and evade invasion. Just thinking about it causes me anxiety.

I need to figure out how get over this, or at least to work around this. Especially if I ever want to have kids someday. It’s hard to make one when I’ve got the guy at arm’s length…unless he’s extremely gifted. (LOL)

Twitter Updates for 2008-05-05

  • at Cafe Agora trying to whittle down 2748 emails…there is hope yet! #
  • good lord – some girl behind me keeps asking what a "Dirty Sanchez" is. apparently, she thinks it’s a type of mixed drink. nice. #
  • @mediaphyter lol! i would, but her guy friend finally schooled her on the concept. now she’s trying to explain how Jews invaded Spain. ugh. #
  • @rephlexs lol – she actually thought that, too! girl: "is that like a Mexican restaurant that serves dirty rice in its dishes?" #
  • the beauty of cafes: eavesdropping on inane conversations = free entertainment #
  • has anyone tried MagicJack? (http://tinyurl.com/5q7fpz) I wonder if it’s any better than Skype…Skype keeps dropping calls/chats mid-convo #
  • marriage trumps science: despite DNA tests proving he’s the father, man denied paternity claim by Kentucky court http://tinyurl.com/5txkk6 #
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