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Window Shopping with The Garment District: An Interview with Jennifer Baron (interview by Eric Eggleson)

If you’re a Ladybug Transistor fan like I am, then the name Jennifer Baron should sound familiar. She has been a part of it since the beginning. But what I didn’t know was that she has another musical outlet with her amazing band The Garment District. Thankfully, Gary Olson(see previous Dagger interview) told me about her new album. I had a chance to catch up with her and find out more.

Here’s the opening track from The Garment District’s new album:

What do you think of the current music scene? Any new bands we should know about? Some newer and newish contemporary music that is frequently on my turntable and in my ears: Surface to Air Missive, Carl Didur, Zacht Automaat, The Frowning Clouds, Traffik Island, ORB, Locate S,1, Gloria, Etran de L’Air, Paint, Large Plants, Euros Childs, Emma Anderson, Heather Trost, flypaper, Colored Lights, Cindy Lee, Brigid Dawson & The Mothers Network, The Murlocs, Cindy, Jacco Gardner, Tim Presley, The Cromagnon Band, Licorice Root Orchestra, Bong Wish, The Orange Alabaster Mushroom, Cut Worms, Hot Apple Band, Liam Hayes, Belbury Poly, Samantha Glass, Jackie McDowell, Chris Cohen, Golden Apples, Cory Hanson, The David Tattersall Group, Mike Donovan …

What is your musical background? Do you have any musical training? I create music as The Garment District and am also a founding member of Brooklyn’s The Ladybug Transistor (Merge Records). As The Garment District, I write and arrange the music, play multiple instruments, and write the lyrics. When I was in elementary school, I took piano lessons from a woman who lived on our street, and I still have some of my Leila Fletcher Piano Course Books. I dabbled in guitar lessons in Amherst, Massachusetts, while attending Mount Holyoke College and was also a DJ at WHMC 91.5 FM South Hadley, one of the oldest broadcasting facilities in the U.S. run by women. Really, I learned to play music in a self-taught experiential way, like the musicians I admire most, by starting a band. For me that was in Brooklyn, playing guitar in Saturnine. Soon after, I helped form The Ladybug Transistor, quickly learning to play bass for our tour with Sportsguitar in Switzerland, which flipped a musical switch to permanently be on in my psyche and life. As The Garment District, I have previously released albums on Night-People Records and Kendra Steiner Editions, as well as a single for La Station Radar (France) that features a remix of my song “Nature-Nurture” by Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, Spectrum, E.A.R.). I have also contributed songs to compilations on Moon Glyph, Crash Symbols, Crafted Sounds and Kill Collector Culture. I’m ecstatic to have my brand-new full-length album, Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World, released on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records after knowing Mike Turner through Athens, Georgia, and Elephant 6 bands, for many years. It has been such a meaningful way to reconnect, and a deep honor to be label mates with The Primitives, The Wedding Present, Great Lakes, Fred Schneider, Outer World, Swansea Sound, Katie Lass, and many others. It was a dream come true to have the expertise of Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) oversee the vinyl production and cut the lacquers for the new LP at Third Man Pressing in Detroit. I also love having opportunities to merge music with other art forms I am passionate about, especially film and video, which I have been invited to do through the Pittsburgh-based SYNC'D series. For both in-person and online events, I composed original soundtracks (ranging from 1-5 minutes) for the series, which pairs filmmakers and video artists with musicians for live shows and online broadcasts. My music has also been featured on the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Pitt Med Podcast, and I contributed music and photography to Brooklyn-based ESOPUS magazine. In the art realm, I have also contributed an audio installation, a cassette tape and photography for group exhibitions curated by designer Brett Yasko at SPACE Gallery in Pittsburgh. In Spring 2023, I was invited to create a special DJ set for the opening celebration of “The Velvet Underground & Nico: Scepter Studio Sessions” exhibition at The Andy Warhol Museum and play my grandparents’ collection of tamburitza 78s at the Maxo Vanka Murals Community Block Party in Millvale, PA. 

Lucy and Jennifer (photo by Nicole Czapinski)

List all of the instruments you play. With The Garment District, I play keyboards live (Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer, melodica). On the new album, Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World, I play a variety of organs and synthesizers, electric piano, guitar on several songs, bass on some songs, melodica, glockenspiel and percussion, and sing backing vocals throughout. With The Ladybug Transistor, I play bass, guitar, keyboards, and melodica live. 

What instrument do you begin writing songs with? (guitar, piano, etc.). I write music and make demos at home typically using my Roland JX-3P synthesizer, Hohner organ, Rickenbacker 360, and Hammond M3 organ. I love the raw somewhat warbled vibe of demos and the sensation that the construct of a song is amorphous or precariously trying to hold itself together as it emerges, and the way demos can reflect the creative process. Whether I make demos using my Boss digital 8-track recorder or iPhone, I try my best to save them (I’ve even been revisiting and digitizing old Ladybug Transistor and Frock 4-track sessions!). Most of the songs on the new Garment District album emerged as demos I recorded at home, playing the core keyboard parts, and mapping out song structures, vocal melodies, lyrics and ideas for instrumentation and arrangements. I love having analog instruments around the house to encourage a spontaneous writing process, inspired by where an instrument takes you as much as by lighting, ambient sounds, time of day, seasons, and shifting vantage points. Many are incorporated into the new album: Vox Super Continental organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond M3, vintage Casios, Fender Vibrolux Reverb amp, Rickenbacker 360, and melodica. Adding to these, I was fortunate to be able to incorporate a range of analog synthesizers on loan that I consider to be the holy grail in terms of the golden age of the analog synthesizer universe, like a 1970s Roland 505 Paraphonic, Roland System 100, Farfisa Syntorchestra, and a Sequential Pro One, plus 1960s and 1970s guitar pedals I borrowed from Gregg Kostelich of the garage rock band, The Cynics.

I love both experiences of creating intimate, experimental and spontaneous demos at home, and then seeing how they evolve into a permanent piece of recorded sound within the studio setting. I am especially motivated by layered melodies that come to me when experimenting with instruments, making demos, and working in the recording studio. To me, there is a kind of alchemy inherent in the art form of music, that can emerge when a song takes an unexpected direction, but remains true to its core, such as being anchored by a melody, an instrument, a rhythm or an arrangement. I am drawn to the duality of producing and arranging music, but also being open to letting the creative process itself, and the limitations or potential of instruments, guide your vision -- not always being totally in control of the final result because it’s being created in a very particular context, time, and place. A central, guiding inspiration for me comes from nature, swimming, and observing the world around me through photography.

Lucy and Jennifer (photo by Nicole Czapinski)

Here’s another video from the new album:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXCRv4XxgSA 

Were you in any other bands? In the 1990s, I cofounded the Brooklyn band Saturnine (Dirt Records).

Saturnine at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (RIP) in Pittsburgh, 1990's

Here’s a Saturnine video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW03_LtH5fo  

In Pittsburgh, I also played organ and percussion with The New Alcindors, with whom I recorded an album at the legendary Castle Recording Studios in Nashville. My current bands are The Garment District and The Ladybug Transistor. 

Do you have a day job? Yes. I work as a writer and an editor, and I also am a writing tutor for teens. My professional experience includes working in art museums and co-running arts and community events. 

The Garment District live in Pittsburgh at the Andy Warhol Museum

(photo by Sean Carroll)

When did you realize how important music was in your life? Music surrounded us from our earliest days. My mom would sing Peter, Paul and Mary's "Stewball" (she went on to name her first dog after the song and he was the most loving majestic creature) to us as one of our lullabies. Growing up, our house was filled with LPs, CDs and radios, and our car had a tape deck for our many road trips to see our relatives in Philadelphia and at the beach in New Jersey (where my brother Jeff and I were born). Our parents’ record collection supplied some of our very first and favorite toys, so we were fortunate to have a private listening library to explore. So many memories of gazing at fantastical album covers: The Beach Boys, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Leonard Cohen, The Byrds. My mom taught a high school English course called “Poetry & Rock Lyrics” and I loved writing song lyrics out on index cards used to decorate her classroom.

Our home contained mind-blowing concert posters by legendary Fillmore West artist Bonnie MacLean, including a hypnotic Pink Floyd poster. Our mom grew up in Philadelphia with Bonnie’s sister Valerie and told us stories about Fillmore posters and postcards arriving at their Penn State dorm room. We also had the lyrics to Dylan’s “Sad-eyed Lady of the Lowlands” written out in calligraphy and framed hanging in our house, so that gives you an idea of the backdrop that led to having music of the 1960s and 1970s in our DNA. Watching shows like “H.R. Pufnstuf” (RIP Marty Krofft) and “The Electric Company” and singing along to “Free To Be … You And Me” and “Puff, the Magic Dragon” cemented the power and value of music in our lives and definitely planted the seeds for the kind of music I make along with a particular creative aesthetic and cultural mindset. As kids, my brother and I would make up our own radio shows, playing the parts of DJs and performing commercial spots, recording them onto Maxell tapes. Our first records bought for us by my mom were songs like “The Muffin Man,” which fueled my interest in offbeat folk music and melodies. As a family, we have attended many concerts together over the years: Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson, Bert Jansch, Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements -- and it is a special bond to share with your parents. I think that empowered and inspired us to see many seminal concerts as teenagers at storied Pittsburgh venues like the Syria Mosque, Electric Banana (all-ages nights), Graffiti, Sonic Temple, Civic Arena, the Beehive and more.

Riding the T Downtown to shop at the iconic record store Eide’s for albums by New Order, The Smiths, the Go-Betweens and on and on, was a rite of passage and a teenage pilgrimage in a pre-digital era where gathering in public spaces to share the thrill of discovering new music was transformative. My deep love of music in a vast array of style and genres is something I do not separate from any aspect of my life or my identity. I have always been fascinated and moved by music because it is an art form that you cannot see or touch, yet it can transport you so powerfully through places and times and thoughts and feelings. It is both time-based but also beyond time, both fleeting and permanent, if that makes sense. 

The Ladybug Transistor live at the Andy Warhol Museum in 2023.

What artists have influenced you? On any day, I am listening to a vast range of music: 1950s-1970s psychedelia, pop, garage, freakbeat, and folk-rock; 1950s-1960s rocksteady and ska; early electronic; free jazz; 1980s hip hop; 1970s-80s pop and new wave from the U.K., Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia; soundtracks … I am deeply inspired by creative mediums beyond music: film, design, photography, material culture, especially from the 1960s-1970s. Film is extremely inspiring to me, especially 1970s filmmaking, British folk and Italian giallo. I am also very drawn to instrumental and interstitial music because it allows listeners to access visceral worlds through non-verbal communication. From Library Music to free jazz to Jamaican Rocksteady to early electronic music to albums by Yellow Magic Orchestra, Les Rallizes Dénudés, Manuel G��ttsching, Delia Derbyshire, Jack Nitzsche, Hailu Mergia, Alice Coltrane, Harmonia, Broadcast and the Focus Group, and so much more. 

If you could work with any other artist (dead or alive), who would it be? Lee Hazlewood, Yoko Ono, Peter Weir, Alice Coltrane, Remy Charlip. 

What was the first CD/record you ever bought? Among the first albums we bought (literally the very first were the brightly colored plastic records for our Fisher Price Record Player my mom bought for us) were compilations of hits and novelty songs from the 1950s-1970s. I have such vivid memories of singing along to songs like The Coasters’ “Yakety Yak” (1958), Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs “Li’l Red Riding Hood” (1966) and Napoleon XIV’s “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” The combination of catchy melodies, interesting arrangements and evocative narrative imagery certainly sparked our childhood curiosity and imagination. 

What was the first concert you ever went to? Peter, Paul and Mary with my mom at The Stanley Theatre in downtown Pittsburgh. 

Who plays on your latest album?  Where did you find them? Family and friends (new and old) and members of The Garment District live band are featured on the new album. One extremely rewarding aspect of recording the new album was working with my cousin Lucy Blehar, who is a vocalist. I have always been drawn to the concept of family bands (I play in The Ladybug Transistor with my brother Jeff) and what can arise between relatives who collaborate on creative endeavors. For the two of us, we are able to sing backups and harmonies and double certain melody lines together. We share a very close bond personally, so the recording process was a very organic and fulfilling way of enjoying the studio environment together. This continues my family’s music-making heritage, as our grandfather, great-aunt and great-uncles on my dad’s side performed in Croatian tamburitza orchestra family bands in the Monongahela Valley towns Braddock and Rankin, and in Benwood, West Virginia, often for boarders who worked in area steel mills. To have Shivika Asthana (Papas Fritas) play drums on several songs on the new album is deeply special to me and to the identity of the drum sound. Our bands played shows together in the past, including at The Knitting Factory in NYC. It has been a tremendous joy to reconnect through music and the indie craft scene now that we both live in Pittsburgh. Another meaningful thread on the new album that also connects several dots, is one of the drum kits we used – a beautiful sounding 1966 Slingerland belonging to Laura Rogers (our bands, Saturnine and Ruby Falls, also played shows together in NYC and I am close with Laura’s sister and former bandmate Jennifer, who also lives right near me in Pittsburgh!). Though its provenance has not been confirmed, Laura was told that the kit, which she bought from a collector in Detroit, was used on the Nirvana “Unplugged” recordings. I love that our lives have intersected in these ways. It is also incredibly special to me that the new album features horns by my Ladybug bandmate and close friend Gary Olson on trumpet as well as Ladybugger Kyle Forester (whose solo band we just played with in Brooklyn in November) on saxophone. So, Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World brings together people I adore deeply, whose gifts and energy helped the music come to life, including Dan Koshute (guitar, vocals), Corry Drake (bass), Sean Finn (drums), Shivika Asthana (drums), Alex Korshin (vocals), Nathan Musser (violin, cello) and David Klug (drums). And my constant close listener: my husband Greg Langel. 

Who is in your backup band when you tour? The current Garment District live band features Corry Drake (bass), Mike Kelly (guitar), Sean Finn (drums), Alex Korshin (vocals), and Erik Cirelli (guitar). We just performed in December for the new SYNC’D Presents series at one of my favorite Pittsburgh venues, Spirit. The event included an incredible liquid light show accompanying the music in real-time created by Billy Gruber, who runs SOS Lightshow in Dayton, Ohio. On January 28, we are thrilled to be opening for William Tyler & The Impossible Truth at Bottlerocket Social Hall. Past live show highlights for The Garment District include performing at the VIA Music & New Media Festival, The Andy Warhol Museum Sound Series and Silver Studio Sessions; Ladyfest, Deutschtown Music Festival; and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Music SPACE series; opening for Parquet Courts, Julia Holter, Soft Moon, A. Savage, Jack Cooper, The Essex Green, Jenny Hval and Mr. Airplane Man; performing at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark for the THRIVAL Festival; playing in an abandoned 1900s-era Czech Church on the Allegheny River for the SYNC’D series; and filming a live video segment at the Mattress Factory museum (where I used to work) for Doug Aitken’s Station to Station project. 

Where can people find your music? The vinyl and digital LP is available from Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records. The LP is also available in shops, with U.S. distribution through Midheaven Mailorder / Revolver.  https://www.hhbtm.com/product/flowers-telegraphed-to-all-parts-of-the-world/

Distribution for the new LP overseas is through: UK: Plastichead     Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Cargo     Border Music: Scandinavia     Goodfellas: Italy     Australia/New Zealand: Planet MGM/Groove Merchants     Benelux: Suburban   All of my current and past releases are available digitally through Bandcamp. My music is also available for listening on all streaming platforms (please support independent musicians when you can!) 

Video still of Jennifer by Sandy Loaf.

Are CD releases a thing of the past? Not in my particular world. Based on the number of people who purchased (or requested) CDs on our Ladybug Transistor tour in November, I would say no. I still have most of my CDs from the 1990s and we often listen to them on car trips. A few years ago, I actually released a CD of all-instrumental solo music, “Luminous Toxin,” via Kendra Steiner Editions, the Texas-based experimental label run by acclaimed writer Bill Shute.

How was the concert in Norway? (Egersund Visefestival) Absolutely dreamy! After having the magical experience of performing at the Egersund Visefestival in 2019 (where we joined Elf Power, Robyn Hitchcock, Emma Swift, The Essex Green, I Was a King and others), we were invited to return to the sublime southwestern coast of Norway for this past summer’s festival. It was especially fulfilling after the frightening pandemic years. In July, we performed at the festival along with Teenage Fanclub, Elf Power, The Minus 5, The No Ones, Colored Lights, The High Water Marks, Euros Childs, Honey Radar, The Rishis, and more. It was also the international premiere of the new Elephant 6 documentary, so there was a screening and panel discussion (that my brother Jeff participated in with Hilarie Sidney and Andrew Rieger). A blissful experience and also a total whirlwind of activity, including marathon rehearsals in a historic Norwegian house, sneaking in crisp lake swims, and not sleeping much during the midnight sun! One of many highlights was getting to play melodica (me) and flute (Sasha) with Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey during The No Ones' closing set.  Since we had our November 9 show at The Andy Warhol Museum scheduled well in advance, we decided to book a Fall mini-tour for November 2023. It was truly a dream to be back on stage and in the van  (aka a massive sprinter!) with Gary, Sasha, Julia, my brother Jeff, plus Derek Almstead on drums and Ake Strömer (of the incredible Strömer Mutroniks) helping us with driving and merchandise sales. The shows at Public Records in Brooklyn and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh were particularly moving and thrilling, with sooo many old and new friends (we missed you, Tim!) and family members in attendance. It was fantastic to be back at Schuba’s again in Chicago and see Eric and his daughter. One unexpected highlight was discovering how incredible the Bell’s Brewery venue and facility are in Kalamazoo! We hope to be back on tour again in 2024. 

Sasha Bell and Jennifer on stage with No Ones at Egersund.

Tell us about your involvement with the Elephant 6 film? I contributed some archival footage that is used in the documentary, from our extensive late 1990s U.S. tours with Of Montreal. The digitizing continues! I also participated in post-screening Q&As with Derek Almstead when the film premiered in Pittsburgh at The Harris Theater in September 2023. 

Will you be touring your new album? I absolutely hope to soon, and would love to see Dagger readers out there along the way. The Garment District has only played locally so I look forward to more shows and some touring. Stay tuned please and stay in touch! 

What are your future plans? It has been a true joy to rebuild the live band after overwhelming pandemic interruptions. I look forward to performing more regularly and celebrating the new LP. I plan to continue my cross-country collaborations with artist Nicole Czapinksi, who created the music video for “Left on Coast” (filmed at an abandoned Nike Missile Site in Western Pennsylvania). Nicole would love to project live visuals, responding to our music in real-time using techniques we experimented with in the video. Likewise, I expect to continue collaborating with Asheville, North Carolina-based artist Peter Speer, who I have known since our shared NYC days, who created the music video for “Following Me,” our cover of the 1967 song by The Human Expression. I have started conversations with Pittsburgh artists Johnny Arlett, Michi Tapes and Sandy Loaf about working on new music videos for The Garment District. This winter, I will be contributing a track to a compilation planned for 6612 Tapes, the label run by Elephant 6 co-founder Hilarie Sidney (The High Water Marks, The Apples in Stereo), with all proceeds going to a blue candidate in a vulnerable state during the 2024 U.S. election. I have some new Garment District demos emerging and hope to be back in the studio soon! 

I hope you enjoyed learning more about Jennifer as much as I did. We can only hope she will bring her band out on the road in the future. It was such a fun time seeing The Ladybug Transistor in Chicago. Here’s hoping a new year will bring a new tour.

www.thegarmentdistrict.bandcamp.com

www.hhbtm.bandcamp.com

www.mergerecords.bandcamp.com

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colon cleanser tea

Ahoy there, tea enthusiasts and adventurous sippers! Let's dive into the world of colon cleanser tea with the enthusiasm of a tea-loving pirate on a quest for the perfect blend. Imagine a tea that not only tickles your taste buds but also gives your insides a gentle, refreshing hug. That's right, we're talking about the delightful and slightly mischievous colon cleanser tea.

Sailin' through the Tea Waves:

Picture yourself on a cozy ship, sailing through the vast ocean of tea possibilities. Colon cleanser tea, with its herbal allure, is like a treasure chest waiting to be discovered. It's not just a tea; it's a voyage for your taste buds and a gentle cleanse for your digestive ship.

Ingredients that Tango:

What makes this tea so special, you ask? Well, it's all about the dance of ingredients in the tea party of your cup. Think soothing herbs like peppermint and chamomile joining forces with a dash of senna and licorice root. It's like a lively gathering of botanical buddies ready to soothe your stomach and get things moving in the most delightful way.

The Gentle Nudge:

Colon cleanser tea is like that friendly mate who gives you a gentle nudge when you need it most. Senna, the secret weapon in this tea party, is known for its natural laxative properties. But fear not, it's not here to cause chaos; it's here to keep things sailing smoothly through your digestive waters.

A Symphony of Flavors:

Now, let's talk taste. Imagine the symphony of flavors playing in your cup—minty freshness from peppermint, a hint of sweetness from licorice root, and the subtle earthiness of chamomile. It's a flavor explosion that not only tantalizes your taste buds but also leaves a refreshing sensation as it meanders down your throat.

Brewing Magic:

Brewing colon cleanser tea is like conjuring a potion in a cauldron, minus the eye of newt. Grab your favorite teapot, toss in a colon-cleansing tea bag, and let the magic begin. As it steeps, the herbs release their herbal orchestra, creating a potion that's not only delicious but also promises a digestive adventure.

The Digestive Odyssey:

As you sip this magical elixir, imagine your digestive system doing a happy dance. The combination of herbs in colon cleanser tea is like a gentle breeze that guides your digestive ship through calm waters. It's not about sudden gusts or storms; it's about a smooth and delightful journey for your tummy.

Tea Time Rituals:

Make colon cleanser tea a part of your daily tea time rituals. It's not just about the cleanse; it's about embracing a moment for yourself. Imagine sitting by the window, cup in hand, sipping on the elixir of botanical goodness while the world outside continues its hustle. It's a tea time escapade that adds a playful twist to your routine.

Caution: Not a Pirate's Brew:

A playful note of caution – while this tea is a fantastic addition to your daily rituals, it's not the secret potion for pirates searching for eternal youth. Moderation is the key, me hearties! Too much of a good thing, even in the tea world, can lead to unexpected adventures.

In the end, colon cleanser tea is not just about cleansing; it's about savoring the playful journey of flavors and embracing a moment of self-care. So, set sail on your tea adventure, brew a cup of colon cleanser tea, and let the botanical magic unfold in your teacup. Here's to playful sipping and digestive delights!

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NUTLEY BRASS plays the greatest hits of SHIMMY-DISC!

Your Fave Artist's Songs Get The ROUND LOUNGE SOUND

South American Eye - DOGBOWL

Berries - FLY ASHTRAY

Nostalgia -UNCLE WIGGLY

Honey I Sure Miss You - DANIEL JOHNSTON

Highgate - LIDA HUSIK

California - JAD FAIR & KRAMER

True Love - FRED FRITH

Elenor Bumpers - THE TINKLERS

Sensitive Artist - KING MISSILE

Never Meant To Say - B.A.L.L.

September In The Night - RAYMOND LISTEN

I Wanna Talk About It Now - BONGWATER

Arranged and Produced by Sam Elwitt

SHIMMY-BOOT 18

[soojinaaa]

2.16

오랜만에 오하시 트리오를 들으면서 등교. Sally 를 bgm 삼아 성큼성큼 캠퍼스를 가로질렀더니 일드 속 명랑하고 패기 넘치는 여주인공이 된 듯한 기분이 들었다. 피로회복 효능이 뛰어난 곡. 

2.17

수업, Dr. Dodell, 부스터샷. Dr. Dodell이 공부는 잘 하고 있냐고, 2학기엔 좀 더 clinical 한 걸 배우지? 하고 안부를 물어봐줬다. 전공과 학년을 기억해주다니. 수치도 모두 정상이어서 마음이 놓였다. 

저녁엔 채연언니가 백신 맞은 날엔 잘 챙겨 먹어야되지 않냐면서 짜장밥과 도토리묵을 해줬다. 내가 아닌 누군가를 위해 한 움큼의 노력을 더 들여 세심한 안부를 묻고, 밥을 차려주는 것. 그런 마음들이 결국 세상을 구한다.

2.18

하루종일 몸살기운 

2.19

연지가 뉴욕에 놀러와 하루종일 롱텐들과 (연지, 하람, 채연) 시간을 보냈다. Sala Thai, Flowers on the Park, Janie’s life changing cookies, Peking Duck House, Ace Hotel - The Lobby Bar. 기분을 내려고 와인을 세모금정도 마셨는데 완전 헤롱헤롱.. 이게 생물학적으�� 말이 되는건가?

2.20

낮엔 체력 보강의 시간을 좀 가지고.. 저녁엔 연지, 하람, 채연, 주원과 Bird Land 에서 Ryan Keberle’s All Ears Orchestra 공연을 봤다. 거의 같은 셋리스트로 두번째 보는 건데도 너무 너무 좋았다. 이달의 설렘템은 말 할 것도 없이 라이언 아저씨..

밤에는 링컨센터 근처 AMC에서 Licorice Pizza (Paul Thomas Anderson)를 봤다. 

2.21

Flowers on the Park 에서 주원이랑 커피 타임. 앞으로 어떤 일들을 하고싶은지, 어디에 살(아보)고싶은지, 어떤 것들을 더하고, 빼고, 지켜나가고 싶은지에 대해 오래 대화를 나눴다.

저녁은 오랜만에 스시 야사카. 집에 와선 Space Force 시즌 2를 끝냈다.

2.22

NYC ID를 신청 하고 왔다. 이제 신분증 검사 할 때 여권 대신 NYC ID를 보여줘야지. 이방인 티를 이렇게 또 한 꺼풀 벗는다.

2.23

수업. 점심 시간엔 Anju, Ashley 를 만나 Dean 에게 보낼 레터를 함께 작성했다. 옆 테이블에 앉아계시던 Jaimes 교수님이 이런 저런 조언을 해주셔서 도움이 많이 되었다. Ultimately, advocacy is action — not just talk about action. 

Call my agent (Dix pour cent) 시작

2.24

수업. "All social justice work is science fiction. We are imagining a world free of injustice, a world that doesn't yet exist." - Afrofuturist thinker, Dream Hampton

2.25

Kayla, Rachel, SJ랑 Sala Thai 에서 점심. 실습 방학 너무 좋다. 

저녁엔 주원이랑 Han Dynasty 에서 데이트. 밤엔 SJ랑 BTS, 페퍼톤스, 루시드폴, 세월호, 영->한 번역이 불가한 “How are you”, 그 대신에 우리가 자주 묻는 “밥 먹었어?” 에 대해 문자를 주고받았다.

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오랜만에 센팍 산책. 아직 나무들은 앙상하지만 분명히 봄이 오고 있다. 저번에 저수지에서 봤던 새들이 오늘은 잔디밭에서 산책을 하고 있었다. 너네 그 때 걔네 맞지?

Flowers on the Park 에서 커피/리딩. 

“Hope is always accompanied by the imagination, the will to see what our physical environment seems to deem impossible. Only the creative mind can make use of hope. Only a creative people can wield it.” - Jericho Brown 

Humanistic, person-centered, integrated approach: An adequate knowledge of different treatment strategies allows the practitioner to individualize the plan of intervention to follow. (Moving beyond euro-centric talk therapy, rooted in white supremacist culture -> anti-oppressive, person-centered, integrative approach including spoken word, art therapy, etc)

저녁엔 Anju, Ashley 가 놀러와 같이 Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier)를 봤다.

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과제를 미리미리 하면 누가 혼내기라도 하는 걸까

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실습을 마치고 Esther 생일 선물 사러 Catbird. 간김에 내 선물도..

이달의 영화: Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier)

이달의 음악: Ryan Keberle’s All Ears Orchestra

이달의 설렘템 (다음생의 ..?) : Ryan Keberle

이달의 인플루언서: 네이버 블로거 아침이슬 할아버지

이달의 게임: Wordle

이달의 단어 조합: anticipatory imagination

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How to Grow Longer Hair Faster

How to Grow Longer Hair Faster

6 Top Tips

Hair grows approximately a quarter of an inch to a half an inch a month, but that is only if you and your hair is healthy.

It is normal to lose 100 to 200 hairs per day, however, if you find that you are losing a lot more and not having them replenished this could indicate and underlying health problem and you should consult your doctor. You can always start by examining your diet to ensure that you are consuming enough calories, vitamins, minerals and protein to keep your hair at its optimum health.

Below is a list of 5 simple lifestyle changes that could help for your hair faster and naturally.

1. Consume Iron

The key to good hair is a good diet. Eating foods rich in iron like dark green vegetables boost to ferritin levels sufficient to accelerate the hair’s growth cycle. Iron helps give oxygen to the hair follicles, which further improves hair growth.

Your vegan diet may seem to include plenty of iron from green vegetables and lentils. Iron deficiency can result in hair loss as well as fatigue and weakness. Consuming vitamin C found in kiwis and citrus fruit around the time of your iron-rich meals enhances absorption. A healthy balance of vitamin C as well as 23 other key ingredients and super foods can be found in the KELP AND SPIRULINA HAIR GROWTH VITAMINS. Go to https://superfoodlx.com/before-after/page/2/ to see the amazing before and after pictures of real people that have had great results.

2. Eat More Protein

Hair is made mostly of protein so having a protein deficiency can lead to hair loss. Vegans and vegetarians should be consuming plenty of pulses and nuts for natural protein. Hemp protein is one of our favourite choices.  

Low-protein consumption and rapid weight loss normally associated with a vegan diet can lead to hair loss. You can eat protein in abundance on a vegan diet, as long as; nuts, seeds, legumes and beans are included. Be careful to not rely too much on soy products as soy has been connected to hypothyroidism which can result in excessive hair loss.

Consult with your doctor if you feel hypothyroidism may be an issue. Also, a deficiency in the amino acid L-lysine can also lead to hair loss. L-lysine’s primary plant-based source is legumes. If your vegan diet does not include a lot of legumes, you may find yourself deficient and experiencing hair breakage or slow hair growth. best vitamins for skin and hair

3. Take Omega 3

Another food ingredient crucial to hair health is omega-3 fatty acids. Omega 3 facilitates the production and action of hormones and oily lubricants that lead to healthy scalp and follicles. When the scalp is well lubricated from the inside out, this is what provides the desirable strong, shiny hair. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in nuts and seeds and their oils.

4. Take More Vitamins

Healthy hair also requires the correct balance of vitamins and minerals. A and B-complex vitamins create vibrant, shiny hair. B12 can neutralise and slow down premature hair loss. Vitamin C helps strengthen hair and avert premature greying. Vitamin D facilitates healthy follicular growth. Vitamin D is manufactured by the sun so do your best to get as much sun on your skin especially if you work in an in door office environment. Vitamin E helps maintain a healthy, moisturised scalp, and trace minerals like selenium and magnesium help the entire hair growth orchestra to work at its optimum level! Whole organic cereals, pulses and eating richly coloured organic vegetables such as carrots, spinach, beets and red peppers are the richest in vitamins. Be so go organic whenever possible because unfortunately mass-produced vegetables are often grown in soils that are far from rich in the natural micronutrients they used to be.

All of these vitamins and more can be found in our Kelp and Spirulina Hair, Skin and Nails vitamins. Email us for a 50% off discount code.

5. Try Herbs and Plants

Apart from daily foods, there are herbs that some swear promote hair growth. For example,Plenty of anecdotal (and folkloric) evidence supports herb and plant treatments that supposedly promote healthy hair. Sage, rosemary, gingko biloba, Indian gooseberry, beetroot juice, aloe vera, licorice root, flaxseed, even henna—all these and more have been touted as hair and scalp restorers. But don’t bet your hat on guaranteed results, especially on a cold, winter day. silica biotin hair growth

One herb that does seem to work is Saw Palmetto.

Native Americans have relied on this for centuries to promote healthy hair and skin, and it is used today in tablet form because of its scientifically proven effect of blocking DHT, a metabolite of testosterone that is related to hair loss.

6. B-12 Deficiency

Vitamin B-12 is available in meats, fish, poultry as well as in fortified cereals, grains and sea algae such as chlorella and spirulina. Vegans risk not getting enough of this essential nutrient that, when consumed in inadequate amounts, can lead to a scaly scalp and hair loss. Spirulina, tempeh and nutritional yeast are vegan sources to aid healthy hair growth.

Our Message

We sincerely hope this post was able to help you on your healthy hair journey. Let us know how following these tips has helped you and feel free to ask us any questions or let us know what to include in our next post!

SuperFoodLx Editorial Team

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