Message from the hospital

Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2012 by katiekavang

Dear friends, family, community and supporters

Thank you so much for all of the well wishes…..they are SO working. Although I still look like crap, I was feeling much better today. The following post was done earlier today and if you’ve been following the Caringbridge website, then what I say in this vlog is nothing new. Just wanted to let you all know how much I wish I can see everyone,  but that simply isn’t possible at this time.

I do also ask that you all please send love and energy to the small group of friends who have been keeping the doctors and nurses on their toes….. asking the right questions and basically advocating for me. These lovely people are, Sun mee Chomet, Soo jin Pate, my sister Soua Vang, Katie Leo, and Kathy Mouacheupao. They have tirelessly been advocating for me and have been making sure I get the right care. Please, please. PLEASE, also send them good energy and love.

Making up for lost time

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on November 15, 2011 by katiekavang

Okay, since I haven’t updated in months I’m making up for it by posting twice! The following is a vlog from a show my friend Kathy Mouacheupao and I attended.

What: The Late Nite Series Minneapolis
Who: (we were coverin) Sun mee Chomet piece, with Bri Heu.
Where: Pillsbury House Theatre
When: November 12, 2011

It was a fun night. We went out for drinks afterwards as we Asian Americans usually do. I’ll post up pics from our little after party. In the meantime, here’s my first video!!! Gyeeea!

Overdue posts

Posted in connectedness with tags , , , , on November 11, 2011 by katiekavang

So many things have happened between this post and the last post which was back in February, when my my WTF had it’s world premiere. I wrote my first song (per the last blog I wrote), but forgot the chords. Once I figure it out again, I’ll post it. I’ve decided since I’m not sure what to post about, and I feel like I SHOULD post, I’ll just post random things up here. and like usual, I’ll start to find some consistency/ recurring theme, and when I feel the need to label myself then I will and when I don’t then I won’t…… as they say, JUST DO IT. Just do it, refine it, and do it again and do it better.

My car was stolen yesterday from work. Don’t ask me how and don’t ask me when because I couldn’t tell ya- all I know is when I walked out of my building, at work, my car was friggin gone. My 1996 Honda Civic EX…. gone. My collection of mixed cds of Adele, Dragon Ash, Bi (Rain), Bollywood sound tracks like Swades and Kisna, Vagabonds, HillTribe, Fres, most sadly my newest addition to my CD collection….. the new DFD album (I just got on Thursday-) GONE!. Years worth of money, time burning, echoing sentiments, escaping, crying, lip syncing, gone!

Okay, She, my car, wasn’t the best looking thing, sure her black was fading to a modest gray, and other signs of aging started to show, again modestly through a few rusts spots on the hood, and forget she wiped my checking account out, when she shrieked for new brake pads, and often needed assistance both from me and other passerbys on some snowy MN days— she was still mine.  My insurance agent, my co-worker, a building mate, my partner and his friends all say the same thing; if I do see her again, she’ll be completely stripped.

Dear car thief, please be gentle with my my girl. She’s been through a lot and if you remove the CDs… please gently return them in a box out by the dumpster.

first song

Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2011 by katiekavang

dear readers and blog world. i am writing my first song today! i’ve always loved music, and have felt a deep connection to it; i am excited to say that i will be debuting it fairly soon- finally going to put those guitar lessons to use! i do think my guitar teacher will be proud as i am using a riff he taught me. so stay tune……….. TUNE get it?! i’ll be posting a video soon of my new song.

on another note, there will be a community forum around my casting decisions in wtf, my play- which had an amazing run! thanks to all who were able to attend, my uncle came twice, that’s gangsta, thanks uncle nees! andthanks to those who didn’t attend, you were there and supported in other ways!

ooops, forgot to include forum info:

Sunday, February 20th
1:30 – 2:30 Reception
2:30 Panel discussion
Ensure your seat! RSVP to Pa Yang at “pa.yang at state.mn.us”
at Minnesota Humanities Center
987 Ivy Ave. E, St. Paul

or you can visit capm’s website as they’ve graciously volunteered to host the event….
http://capmn.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/free-event-panel-discussion-on-race-and-casting/

restart again

Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2011 by katiekavang

Last night I gave in to some soup. I do have to say though, my two days master cleansing made a huge difference in how I was feeling. I was extremely fatigue however, I was very aware of my mind and everything around me; a heightened awareness. I can see how this process changes people’s lives. I came across a forum with people giving tips on the best ways to get through it and one of them was to read inspiring books, so I started reading The Artist’s Way, a book I had but never got to- it needed a bit of dusting. While I am continuing to read The Artist’s Way, I am stopping my master cleansing efforts for another week and in the meantime, will continue to be mindful of what I put in my body and how much. On hunger and cravings, someone posted the following on a forum, while cleansing, if you feel you would be fulfilled by eating carrots then you are hungry; if you feel you want to eat a burger or pizza, then it is a craving. Do not give in to cravings….. all the time.

Day 1

Posted in health with tags , , , , on February 11, 2011 by katiekavang

Not only am I starting the first day of my master cleanse, but it is also the day where Egyptians take back their country and their freedom. As I was on facebook, my news feeds come up and everyone is in support and inspired by the people of Egypt…. are there any pro Mubarak folks out there? Honestly, for  a minute there, I thought Mubarak was going to stay till September.

It is about 3:55PM and I’m taking a break from work to blog about my first day with this lemonade cleanse, otherwise I will crack. Mee just came in here to grab her pack of chips someone dropped off for her last week and in her other hand she had two packages of pizza combos, which are conveniently located in the studio, where many other tasteful goodies are. After she left I started to reason with myself, why I should just have a little bit of this cookie, that leftover curry, one cheese ball puff, one pack of combos. I already hear my own voice already, telling me, you’ve never been able to do this- remember you only did it for three days last time? You love food, and your body can’t go without it. You should just try not to eat too much. Grrrr….. shut up! So what if I only made it past three days last time? So what if I love food?-I am doing this so that I CAN continue to love food for years to come. I am doing this so that I can be in the right spirit to reflect on my life- all that has been going on in the past couple of weeks… months. I’m doing this so I can BE present! If I fail again after three days, so be it! But, I am going to aim for the full 10 days this time.

I’ve had a little over 40 oz of this lemonade stuff today. I know it’s going to be hard, but persistance and power is what I need??? Okay, lets be real here, it ain’t like I’m trying to overthrow some regime here or get my freedom back? And I am NOT trying to say that my cleansing is the same thing as the people of Egypt reclaiming their freedom; I’m using it more as inspiration to….. in a way, do the same thing, in a smaller scale of course, I would have to say that I have been extremely conscious today, or have been trying to be extremely present no matter what it is I am doing (email came in, but I will be present with this blog and finish it first before I tend to it). I need the time and mind capacity to focus and build muscles to stay present in my life. My friend tells me to use this time to really reflect. That’s what I’ll be doing.

WTF images

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , on February 3, 2011 by katiekavang

WTF closes this weekend at Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. I am sad and excited and exhausted but will continue to stalk the clouds as long as I can. Here are some pictures of my newest baby WTF. Enjoy.

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