My cat died and I am sad.

“Hi Shannon:

We are pleased to offer you a spot in our level I troupe. Training starts on next Thursday – March 11th.”

Slinky’s on! Easy Bay style.

Get your creative mojo going.

Bring a poem, a doodle, a song, a performance, needlepoint, a watercolor, found art, an idea. Anything that inspires.

Saturday, March 20th
Noon:30-5ish
Lake Merritt, Oakland.

For an “official” invite, comment here or email me.

(Want to learn more about Slinky?)

Today, linking to my annual New Year’s video letter ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2zAFr6ZPig&feature=youtube_gdata

(Cant provide a hot link, as I’m typing from my phone… still don’t have Internet in my new place. But a resolution is a resolution.)

Looking for a temporary sublet/room to rent/month-to-month studio in SF starting Jan. 1 for a minimum of 2-3 months. Any leads?

And then, I promise, more posts.

(Promise.)

Finally found a pretty-&-clean design template that can accommodate posts, projects, pages and pics (not to mention easy commenting just for you ,Gigi).

With the new install I uncovered ghost pages I forgot even existed, including a “projects” page, which reminded me of the original purpose of this whole blog fiasco: to do “exercises in both writing and life, through the embarkation upon Projects intended to entertain, enlighten and challenge both author and reader.”

Please be patient as I continue to tweak-&-update for your optimum reading pleasure. Your patience will be duly rewarded with a brand new incarnation of Not Keeping Score.

Phew! We’re back in business — with NKS and  shannondejong.com, sites have been cleaned and free of malicious maliciousness.

And hey: it only took me 9 hours to fix! A word of advice: update your software & security stuffs. OFTEN. And unless you know what you’re doing, don’t mess with your 404 files. Hell, I don’t even know what 404 files are. (Probably shouldn’t have deleted them)…

My Phoenix/Tempe show for BURST is this Friday & Saturday. The good news is, I have a website up. The bad news is, I still don’t have a lighting tech… or lights for that matter.

I’m wingin’ it on faith, baby.

I’ve been hacked.

My performance site (www.shannondejong.com) and NKS (this site) were hacked into and I’m still recovering the integrity of the former. In the meantime, all BURST inquiries are referred to: MADCAP Theaters and for tickets click here.

Thanks for the patience.

Back to the old theme for a bit; hold tight — design will be addressed soon.

On Radio Cafe Santa Fe (KSFR) with host Mary-Charlotte, broadcasting live from the Santa Fe Baking Co. What a treat!

Click here to listen.

I’ve been dragging my feet on posting, mainly because so much change is going on, I don’t exactly know where to start. That, and my ebbing/flowing anxiety about writing something somewhat entertaining/interesting/readable prevents me from posting until I have an “angle” (thank you CCSF Journalism 10A class).

Aborting that, I will simply write something mediocre/simple/true. read more »

It is with extreme sadness and spiked loss that I mention the passing of my friend and mentor, David Bromige.  I wanted to be able to write a great spread of prose or poetry, honoring his sharp wit, playful creativity, and a life in words.

But for now, I will just provide this link and some quotes I captured during our lazy days writing poetry in the garden of his Sebastopol home… because sometimes things need time to sink in before the words come.

My love and support to his family Cecilia, Maggie & Chris.

DAVID BROMIGE QUOTES / FOUND POEMS read more »

Dear Online Friends,

Admit it: you probably won’t get what you want for Christmas this year. Or, maybe you just can’t seem to find that perfect gift for someone you love. I have the answer!

I am selling / giving away a bunch of my stuff in order to head back to Vietnam in the new year to write, meditate, teach. I need to get rid of most of this stuff, but a little extra money toward plane tickets wouldn’t be so bad either. So here’s the deal: you can take anything you like, just make a donation as you see fit. Otherwise — take, take!

Some of the things I’m purging are: read more »

This is not a political blog.

I try my darndest to keep it as close to a creative personal narrative as possible. But I have to interrupt your regularly scheduled blog for this public service announcement [I'm sorry, in advance, to those of you whom I know read my blog but don't, however, agree with my politics]. We all must do what we must.

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If you hadn’t noticed, we’re playing around with the look of Not Keeping Score. Some new paint, wallpaper, welcome mat. We’ll get it eventually. (Comments always welcome; patience always appreciated).

Running around like a chicken with her head cut off, your author neglects (temporarily!) to post new material on NKS… but trust that it is all leading to bigger and better things. You can’t stop this girl from writing; she loves it like breath.

[[-End tedious 3rd person narrative-]] I’m doing another poetry reading this Thursday, working on putting together a chapbook, in the editing (finally!) phase of my grandfather’s memoir, writing mad-hot copy for [confidential!] client, and making headway to return to my other love: Vietnam

And just in case you think I’ve turned soft on you — worry not. I am only a Sonoma County yippie-poet part time. The rest of the week I still perform the Robot-Lego FlashDance that you all know and love.

…Hang Tight.

I’m doing another performance for Mortified Live SF, where people stand up on stage and read edited material from their childhood / teenage years. I am once again reading a series of diary entries of when I was in Junior High and took a militaristic approach to making my crush fall in love with me… (didn’t work). But I got some good embarassing material out of it, which is what counts in life.

And my mug seems to have made the Mortified website (far right, wincing – that wince is for you, Aaron!) Come witness my humiliation Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28 at the Make Out Room (Google Map) in San Francisco at 8pm.

Suddenly, in Turkey–merhaba!

(That happens sometimes; I wake up, and — I’m in Istanbul! Holy kefta!) As I travel around the country getting my Turkish on, expect posts and stories soon… Inshallah.

(Or in three weeks. As internet is available.)

~Shannon

Dearest NKS Readers and The Occasional Surfer Who Stumbles onto My Site by Googling  ”Oddwall,”  ”Cragslist dates,”  or  ”How Much Does a Transvestite Cost?”   (top searches that turn up this blog):

I apologize that Project Muu-Muu was put on hold after only two days — but what with the rising cost in gas, I couldn’t make it over to Goodwill for a muu-muu restocking… that, and this week I’ve been attending the Butter & Eggs Day Parade, readying my garden for May flowers, and packing for New Mexico — plane takes off in 10 hours! –will write soon!

–Your Ever-Dedicated Author

NKS is being updated, upgraded, redesigned- please pardon the state of things while I tidy up