About: Joana Smith
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 Gold.by Joana Smith on Jan 12, 2010 The Cure = Just Like Heaven lveo.peace! The Traveling Neighborhood 164 views |
 I’m not over you, so can I get back under you?by Joana Smith on Jan 8, 2010 After the holidays came to a close, our loved ones went back to their far off corners of the planet and we were left in Houston, TX with a big pile of dead trees in the middle of our park. It made us feel lonely. So we started to think of what we could do [...] 616 views |
 And the world spins madly on…by Joana Smith on Dec 31, 2009 It’s 10pm on the west coast… I hope I’m not too late. I want to give you your gift. Nathan and I finally had time to go on a walk and talk about a few things that we want to do better this year but we’re separated by our needs to take care of ourselves. [...] 397 views |
 It is better to give.by Joana Smith on Dec 24, 2009 P.e.a.c.e. on earth ! Good will to women and men ! ! Tomorrow is the day, let heaven and* nature sing ! ! That means YOU! Make p.e.a.c.e with your stuff, with your family, with your friends, with Yourself. Because everything we have is yours and* mine. Sufjan Stevens – Come Thou Fount of Every [...] 242 views |
 I still see a lot of life in you*by Joana Smith on Dec 21, 2009 So, it didn’t work out in Copenhagen, I guess that means this is the end. It’s too bad… I heard someone say the other day that the reason people don’t try to prevent a climate catastrophe is because we don’t have a clear picture of what ‘the end’ would look like… The end will be [...] 286 views |
Black Friday Special: gimme’ gimme’ gimme’ gimme.’by Joana Smith on Nov 27, 2009 This week we did a deep cleaning of our house. We needed it! I had let a lot of things build up… A lot of people have been really nice to us, but for the last couple of years we have not written them one thank you note! We are this family* And we need [...] 311 views |
 Let me tell you about my boat…by Joana Smith on Nov 20, 2009 In our house we use cloth diapers for our babies. But lately, as I’ve tried explaining to other people why we do it I’m beginning to realize… that in today’s world “ease” has become almost like a virtue. and the choice to work harder than we have to makes us seem…well, a little strange. What [...] 438 views |
 Put Your Backpack On Your Shoulder, Be A Good Little Soldier.by Joana Smith on Nov 13, 2009 Two weeks ago our family brought baby Noa-Nia home to live with us, and then we took a rest. But it’s time to get to work. There is much to do. The mommie revolution will not be quitting any time soon, as long as there are babies, and people who still need cuffs… “Put your [...] 459 views |
 Halloween Special: You’re So Pretty The Way You Are*by Joana Smith on Oct 29, 2009 Everyone has a character inside… and Halloween is a good time to let them live on the outside! What stories do you have? Don’t be afraid to dream… Who’s lurking in there? dream some more…* Today we were doing the finishing up on Abilene’s Cinderella ball gown… and it just goes to show… When we [...] 290 views |
 Who’s Going To Save You If You Can’t Save Yourself?by Joana Smith on Oct 23, 2009 I want to take you on an adventure, somewhere… where the trees still tell us stories. Somewhere new, …and Revolutionary* It begins where the children play and it involves a lot of cutting in order to make more. I long to set your heart on fire… So I have an announcement: From now on, we [...] 335 views |
 Won’t you go with me into the forest? I’ll take you with me, you sing the chorus, and we’ll go all the Way!*by Joana Smith on Oct 14, 2009 We could all be free. What have we got to lose? 293 views |
 Wake Up, Dead Man! It’s wake up time! Time to open up your eyes, and rise, and SHINE*by Joana Smith on Oct 6, 2009 Lately, I’m starting to feel really pregnant. Afterall, it’s the fall now… Originally, we didn’t think we’d be having a baby in a few days, we thought we’d be on our way to Tampa, FL to see U2 on their 360 tour. (It would be like church to me) And up until about a week [...] 500 views |
 Should we go outside? Shall we break some bread? Ya’ interested?by Joana Smith on Sep 29, 2009 Dear Houston Arts collective that is called the Joanna~ I came to Houston, TX, from Boulder, CO. My name is Joana. It used to be Joanna, but I changed it when I took on my mission… which is, and also, to Save the world! (well, at least as many people on it as possible), And [...] 459 views |
 I Never Knew What I Had Till I Threw It All Away.by Joana Smith on Sep 22, 2009 There are some people whose entire lives revolve around “go here, go there…” What if we could start all over again from the beginning… would we change? This December at the Copenhagen Climate Summit the world’s leaders have a chance to make us right with the earth again. And you know, they won’t do it. [...] 436 views |
 the simple life.by Joana Smith on Sep 18, 2009 We discovered that a patch of wild lilies had recently sprung up in our backyard… they smell delightful! But every time Abilene sees new buds, she picks every last one. Amazing thing is; a few days later, a crop of new ones shoots up to take their place. Making revolution for the trees has it’s [...] 263 views |
 If You Knew My Story Word For Word, Knew All Of My History, Would You Go Along With Someone Like Me?by Joana Smith on Sep 14, 2009 Last night Nathan had another dream about his Facebook interface… and I told him how I had been feeling that the only way I interact with the world anymore was through my blog… it feels empty sometimes…. And sometimes it feels like too much. I don’t think it was always this way. This is my [...] 753 views |
 Love is bigger than You, it’s bigger than Words, it’s bigger than US*!by Joana Smith on Sep 11, 2009 What’s in your pocket? “We are bigger than the end, and we can just let the world wash over us without being washed away.” –Johanna Kunin Have you heard about the number 350? A Coup d’esprit on October 24th lveo. peace~ The travelingneighborhood 262 views |
 Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians…It doesn’t matter, just clean it up!by Joana Smith on Sep 10, 2009 Don’t speak. Everyone has a gift to bring. Dancers… let’s move! lveo~ the travelingneighborhood for more Revolution click* a Coup d’esprit on October 24th 298 views |
 This is the sound of your life.by Joana Smith on Sep 4, 2009 They caught the last poor man… We had a free ticket to the butterfly museum, and today we thought we might go, …but then we looked outside. The butterfly museum is 3 miles away. The temp today in Houston is 96 degrees. Which means that we would probably drive… This made us realize that the [...] 1,463 views |
 You up? Me too. Come on over, and let me tell you… I see some problems down the line.by Joana Smith on Sep 1, 2009 This city is trying to wake up all the dreamers, and i’m a dreamer and i won’t be asleep when the battle comes for me. 194 views |
 Dearest friends, A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes~ I will keep photoxing…by Joana Smith on Aug 31, 2009 Let’s start with mem’ries. for more revolution click* a coup d’esprit on October 24th 174 views |
 Overthrow Your Mind! A coup d’esprit on October 24th.by Joana Smith on Aug 28, 2009 Look around. There’s something *you* can do. Something revolutionary, but not necessarily new. Have you heard about the number 350? If not, welcome back. It’s time to dive in and start talking about an ideological revolution beginning October 24th. Why? Because you reap what you sow. What you sew. It’s for real this time. No, [...] 460 views |
 Kiss me, you’re beautiful…these are truly the last days.by Joana Smith on Aug 19, 2009 After all our summer festivals had ended we returned home, to Houston, TX, where we were handed a key to our new home (for now). …and we discovered that we had a lot of cleaning to do. At the same time, Abilene had started potty training so everything was a bit out of the ordinary. [...] 920 views |
 Wanderlust: What was it all about anyway?by Joana Smith on Jul 29, 2009 While spending time at the Wanderlust festival in Squaw Valley, it certainly felt a bit more like “wander lost” than anything else. On Day 3 I finally figured out how to read my map, though by that time changes in the yoga schedule and the musical guests had rendered my “travel guidebook” (aka program) obsolete. [...] 592 views |
 The best acts you didn’t even know you missed at Wanderlustby Joana Smith on Jul 28, 2009 The village at Squaw Valley was an epicenter of activity. There were independent merchants selling goods, food, plenty of people watching, and some really great lesser-known acts rockin’ the Casbah stage. Bhi Bhiman’s deep, soulfull baritone voice filled the village. He did an absolutely transcendent, downtempo cover of Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy. Elizaveta has the voice [...] 170 views |
 Wanderlust Day 3: Find a safe place. Fly like a bird. You are free (featuring Andrew Bird).by Joana Smith on Jul 27, 2009 Sunday we took more time to enjoy the music on top of the mountain at the Gold Coast Stage. Andrew Bird serenaded… The crowd was mostly green, and they had come, wanderers all… This morning I got a chance to talk with Andrew and I asked him where he got the inspiration for what he [...] 408 views |
 Wanderlust Day 2: Make Me An Angel. (Yoga and the Self)by Joana Smith on Jul 26, 2009 Giving is sometimes hard but if we all gave, for more revolution click* 387 views |
 Wanderlust Day 1: If Bluebirds Fly Over The Rainbow, Why, Oh Why, Can’t We*?by Joana Smith on Jul 25, 2009 We left home this morning, picked up some snacks from Traders, and slowly made our way to Squaw Valley, in our borrowed Chevy Tahoe. burning fossil fuels as we went along to the eco-yoga music festival. Maybe other people arrived here in more earth-friendly ways… It’s not that trains don’t come out here from the [...] 627 views |
 Wanderlust…*If You Don’t Go, You Won’t See!by Joana Smith on Jul 23, 2009 We’ve been staying at my parent’s house for the past couple of weeks– in Northern California. Yesterday my brother and his family left to go back to England, so today we’re feeling the letdown. Trying to figure out what to do with ourselves other than sitting around studying our wounds. So we decided to follow [...] 772 views |
 I’ve Been To Hollywood, I’ve Been To Redwood, I’ve Been A Miner For A Heart of Gold*by Joana Smith on Jul 9, 2009 Last week Abilene and I decided to go on a tour that would take us from Texas, all the way to California, and then onto Medford, OR and Seattle, WA. We checked out what our footprint would be if we did it on a plane: .89 tons of CO2. And then we checked to see [...] 904 views |
 Baby, You Have To Leave This Town.by Joana Smith on Jun 28, 2009 Last week we went flying on an airplane to Boulder, CO, we had a party to get to. But when we returned home, someone had cut down four trees in the garden! They told us that it was to help the big, old, sick tree in the center of the garden get more water. It’s [...] 461 views |
 We are the humans from earth*by Joana Smith on Jun 12, 2009 We used to talk a lot, but we don’t talk much anymore. Where have you been? I’m pregnant again, are you? I’m getting big already! It’s okay. Hey, we’re not losing you, are we? Give a ring sometime… let me know you’re still alive. Did you know that 350 is the most important number on [...] 456 views |
 When I’m walking under stars and floating down a river I am free* (*You can have all this…not so bad).by Joana Smith on Jun 5, 2009 This past week was vacation for us. We decided to take a three day/two night float trip in the Big Thicket National Wildlife Preserve. We floated down the Village Creek, which is a small tributary to the Neches River. The Village Creek tour runs 20 miles, though you can extend it up to around 30 [...] 567 views |
 We Are The Cosmic Americansby Joana Smith on May 25, 2009 ~Anais Mitchell~ “I’m a live wire, I’m a shortwave radio, do you copy? I’m a flash of light from the radar tower to the runway… If I love you Gonna do it semi-automatically… Do you blame me? Do you blame me?” -Cosmic American why, mother? why did you cover up all the windows? also we [...] 234 views |
 Buying a Car, Green (All Your Green Automotive Buying Quandries Answered In One Story*).by Joana Smith on May 21, 2009 Let’s say, someone wants to give you a new car as a gift. A nice* new car. (This actually happened to us.) And it’s a good thing, too, because we needed one. We had some money to play with. Around $30,000. 1,090 views |
 CU’s Football Stadium is Zero Waste! (Video)by Joana Smith on May 19, 2009 How do you make a football stadium zero waste? Easy, you change everything! University of Colorado at Boulder’s Recycling Program at Folsom Field is an inspiration to visionary recyclers everywhere! (And my friend, Sarahdawn Haynes truly is! She’s in the video.)**And check out the CU students sorting through the trash! *Awesome! 515 views |
 Why Be Green?by Joana Smith on May 7, 2009 Why Be Green? You may have asked yourself this question before; or perhaps you’ve been asked this question by someone else. But how does one go about answering it? Perhaps there is a more fundamental question that must be asked first: is it better to be green than not to be green? And even if [...] 992 views |
 In Honor Of First 100 Days, Obama’s Superpower Cuffs Are Finally Finished! (Secret Map Included!)by Joana Smith on Apr 29, 2009 We have been working very hard on the President’s Cuffs, and they’re finally finished! So, today we had a party with punch! We are cuffmakers. Fairy cuffmakers* We make cuffs for people out of things we find; and sometimes we find amazing stuff just laying on the ground! We make cuffs so that people will [...] 330 views |
 #44: Obama, Don’t Give Up, We’ve Come So Far Already! We’ll Get There! Here Are Your Cuffs!by Joana Smith on Apr 23, 2009 We wanted to pray a prayer for the America by making cuffs for her President and giving them on Earth Day, but they aren’t finished. We were starting to feel stressed about it today, so we went outside to blow some bubbles… when a pink fairy came by, “Cuffs aren’t about stress or fear!” she [...] 135 views |
 #43: To make a rope (of US).by Joana Smith on Apr 21, 2009 For some time now, I have been trying to make a rope… This tapestry was a gift to our family from a friend who was working in Afghanistan last year. He said, “maybe you could make something out of it, like pillows!” “Hmmmm…Afghanistan,” I said, “we’ll make Rock the Healing cuffs!” We took them to [...] 128 views |
 #42: Green Revival Needs Pollination [Question: Is Anyone Out There? Earth Day Is Coming Up, Let's Do Somethin'!]by Joana Smith on Apr 20, 2009 Lately, Abilene and I have begun to wonder how we will be getting the superpower cuffs that we’ve been making to the President. We asked the trees for some advice. They told us that there was a wishing pond nearby… and all we had to do, was make a wish, throw in our coin, and [...] 128 views |
 #41: the value of hardware. [Earthday We Will Give Obama His SuperCuffs! ~made by this Mommy...]by Joana Smith on Apr 19, 2009 Something old… When I was just a little younger I used to make cuffs out of tin foil, so I could become Wonder Woman. …today, as I was working on O’s CUffs, I started thinking about my friend, Sarahdawn… When I gave her her cuffs, she gave me a basil plant and her high school [...] 287 views |
 #40 [Let's Count Up To Earthday! And When We Get There, Obama Gets Cuffs! Do They Have Superpowers? Yes* is the answer. We made them ourselves]by Joana Smith on Apr 18, 2009 This coming Wednesday is Earth’s day, and wouldn’t it be nice* if this Earth Day all of that symbolism and aspiration stuck around? What if this time we learned to value what we have? 175 views |
 Foreclosure On Rise In The Forest (And The Birds Are Still Singing…[Thank God!]).by Joana Smith on Apr 16, 2009 Today Abilene and I decided to head into the forest! We are singers, and we needed to learn some new songs from the birds! …teaching people to sing is our job because we have learned from the masters* As we were singing, we noticed quite a commotion with the squirrels! They had been run out [...] 271 views |
 The history books forgot about us and the bible didn’t mention us…by Joana Smith on Apr 14, 2009 *You are my sweetest downfall, I loved you first… *we are the earth intruders, we deal with twigs and branches! for more revolution click* 581 views |
 Come Together, C’mon!by Joana Smith on Apr 8, 2009 Hey Colorado Kids! You know who you are* …let’s get back to the basics! A Revolution needs a flag. Colors, by Aunt Winnie, around 1960. Carole King, Tapestry, 1971. This green fabric was our shower curtain when we lived at Chautauqua… We used it to make a big green one of these: (Sarahdawn created the [...] 173 views |
 It’s Time to Save the World! (again*)by Joana Smith on Apr 6, 2009 Today we are starting a Revolution; the trees asked us to do it, and we accepted. But it doesn’t involve a lot of talking, this is a visual Revolution. Cuffs for Everyone! Don’t you think it’s about time you put on your cuffs? Don’t you think it’s about time everyone else did, too? Find your [...] 264 views |
 It’s In OurNatureby Joana Smith on Mar 29, 2009 When we arrive into this world we are hungry; and for awhile, the things we want the most are the same things that are good for us. But then at some point, things get mixed up. Is there a doctor in the house? Abilene and I pick up a lot of stuff that people don’t [...] 390 views |
 This is the traveling neighborhood…by Joana Smith on Mar 26, 2009 Have you ever seen an angel? I have. There are these people who stopped by Houston last year, the day before Hurricane Ike was to hit us, and they stayed with us. 393 views |
 Nature Boys, Girls, The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn Is Just To Love And Be Loved In Return.by Joana Smith on Mar 23, 2009 Last week it rained for three days straight! Abilene and I were almost tired of having teas and coffees! Abba likes tea, I like coffee… So there could not have been a better day to receive an invitation to a party… in New Orleans! But first we had to figure out the most mindful way [...] 1,626 views |
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