Checking It Off

• Returned Library Books: Checked out sci-fi, erotica, jung and grammar books. Unfortunately they did not have the writing guide I'm searching for. 
• Sent an email to the volunteer cooridinator at a Women's Hospice
• Called and left a message to DBT group coordinator Frank
• Got health care, waiting for the info packet in the mail so I can get started on it.
• Did 8 inkwashes
  
• I tidied up my studio on the my first day back in the bay. Believe me, it was so much worse before. 

Tonight I plan on sleeping in my studio and getting much more work done. 

Week 1 ( w/ DGCS) 1/9 - 1/19

This is a direct copy of the email I sent Dylan from my phone on the flight back to the Bay. 

Accountability List

❏ Return library books (2014-01-19)
❏ Run  (2014-01-19)
❏ Get book on essay writing (2014-01-19)
❏ Fix bike (2014-01-19)
❏ 8 washes (2014-01-19)
❏ Go volunteer or try (2014-01-19)
❏ Document work (2014-01-19)
❏ Clean up studio (2014-01-19)
❏ Write back whitney (2014-01-19)
❏ Look up health care situation (2014-01-19)
❏ Call obgyn and go (2014-01-19)
❏ Call dbt group (2014-01-19)
❏ Apply to part-time job (2014-01-19)
❏ Blog acct list (2014-01-19)

Hey love,

Here's my accountability list. I also have a sloppy blog I'll update at accountabilitylist.blogspot.com.

What's the reward and consequence of not fulfilling our acct. list? I'm thinking something monetary. Maraya and I did it by each thing we failed to do. It was 30 bucks each but that's tooooo much for me right now. I could do 10 for each uncompleted task. As far as evidence goes, that's up to you. I plan on photos, blogs, forwarded emails, receipt scans to give you hard evidence. I expect the same from you. As for rewards? Let's make a list of way to reward ourselves for a weeks accomplishment so we can pick one. Im thinking froyo or sushi or something indulgent like an hour long fap session.

I can't wait to see your list and see your progress. One word of advice, be realistic in your list. I've often over extended myself leading to expensive and guilty repercussions. Put tasks on your lists with varying levels of challenge.

Love you,
Alyson 

Complete Lists 4/5 Post 6th - Alyson

My Accountability List 8/27-9/2

1. Daily Practice Meditation and Diarycard

2. Life Drawing Session

3. Apply to a Call for Artists

4. Start Blog for Accountability List 

5. Write rough on Asian American

6. Write rough on Family Series

7. 12 drawings ink or whateva

8. mid-complete 2 paintings

9. do a super crappy photoshoot 

10. check in on that bank situation

11. confirm camping trip with work and sisters

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Alyson Highsmith <alysonhighsmith@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey!

So I fucked up too and did not do my #9. Daily shit is hard to do. Lame lame lame! Camping is postponed for us once again. 

Another note: Emily is joining us officially this week. How is Sunday for a meet up? I'm free Wednesday night as well. 

1. Life drawing session: Sunday morning at the Atelier

2. 8 ink drawings

3. Print out a list of 5 residencies and 5 shows to apply for: got them all saved and ready

4. Develop film:

5. Finish becoming Asian book: being asian american can be confusing, the end. 

6. Read Chapter 3 Baudrillard: this made absolutely no sense to me, i seriously was just reading words and seeing just the shapes of the letters. 

7. Rough out all painting sketches (5-6) YEAH!

8. Check in on residency: Yep! 

Hello Ellen!

I hope your trip to Italy was amazing and inspiring. I just want to touch base and see how things are coming along at the Rensing Center. I look forward to meeting you as well and hearing from you soon! 

Sincerely, 

Alyson Highsmith

9. Daily meditation practice and diary card: Booo, 4 out 7 days

On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Alyson Highsmith <alysonhighsmith@gmail.com> wrote:

Here's mine!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Alyson Highsmith <alysonhighsmith@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 12:53 AM
Subject: Accountability List
To: Maraya Karena <marayakarena@gmail.com>

Hey Maraya!

Thank you for joining for my roommate birthday party, it felt really good to have you there. Lets sleep over party sometime very soon. 

Congratulations on your accountability list completion. Is that 3 total now? or 4? Soon we'll be taking a beautiful and breathtaking journey to the most fantastic and car accesible location possible. Side note: I'm still mulling over the gifting circle. Money and me. . . we have it rough. Give me a little more time. I'm digging your meta narrative, can't wait to see the next and the next and the next versions. 

I finished my list too! I'd grade myself a B+, which is a huge improvement. Should we set up a blog for just us on our accountability lists? We could set it up so only you and I have access to it view and write it in. We'd have more of an organized record of our achievements. We could make a point to write a bit on each check off the list. It'd be more work, but I can see it as a potent self reflective tool that is different than a personal journal in it's singular purpose. 

1. Rough out one painting of family series - Come to my studio sometimes and I'll show you what i'm twerking with. 

2. Figure drawing session - saturday morning, 9-12, busty blonde nude

3. Call Anna - didn't answer but still arranged a lunch date

4. Call Josie - didn't answer i'll call her later

5. Read Asian Amer Chapters 3 - 5 - yes done did that, i think i'm really racist. i'm confused

6. 4 ink drawings - ink and water color drawings, felt really good getting into it

7. Buy Stretchers/Canvas for 1 more family painting - that shits expensive

ACCOUNTABILITY LIST 8/20-8/27

1. Life drawing session

2. 8 ink drawings

3. Print out a list of 5 residencies and 5 shows to apply for

4. Develop film

5. Finish becoming Asian book

6. Read Chapter 3 Baudrillard

7. Rough out all painting sketches (5-6)

8. Check in on residency

9. Daily meditation practice and diary card

Complete 5th and Post 6th - Maraya

okay.
so this week i did everything except a clean draft of my metanarrative article. I just couldn't do it.
boo-urns.


By next week I WILL:
1. have a clean draft of my meta narrative article
2. have a garage sale
3. invest in bit coins
4. set up lynn and terri with grey water information
5. decide about peru
6. outline money and community article
7. do my practice every day

... and have a play date with you and your friend!!!
long over due.
<3

Maraya's 5th List

This week I WILL:

1. Finish my personal and financial statement for the PW Winter Inensive
2. Have a CLEAN third draft of Meta-narrative article
3. Have another conversation with Terri
4. Set up the garage sale
5. Invite Jen, Brooke and one other woman to circle
6. Talk to Rob
7. Do my practice every day.

This will be my fourth week doing all the dos if i do the dos!
Lets go somewhere beautiful!!!

4th List Complete, Post 5th List - Alyson

Accountability List

Accountability List

x

Alyson Highsmith <alysonhighsmith@gmail.com>	Aug 13
to Maraya

Hey!

That sounds like a wonderful idea! So I have 2 weeks complete and you have 3 weeks? Is this right? I'm so proud of us doing this for a month. I don't know about you, but this has really put a fire under my ass and I feel great about all these tasks I accomplish on a regular basis. Time seems so much more finite now. 

I finished my list this week! Barely, once again. I'm totally being a C+ lister right now. Abstaining from libations will definitely help and I found that anxiety I get from smoking puts in a right mind frame to totally feel Butler. 

1. Work for Mom for 5hrs

Worked on Wednesday from 10:30-3:30

2. 10 hrs of drawing

Combination of sketching, life drawing session and still lives

3. Go to Life Drawing

Monday night at the Atlier in Temescal Oakland, kinda super lame, maybe I'll go back . . 

4. Do 4 complete still life or landscape ink drawings

2 Laundromat drawings and 2 stillives

5. Read Becoming Asian American Chapter 2

Yep! 2nd Generations have it rough man, IDENTITY CRISIS GALORE. it's not just me. 

6. Read Baudrillard Chapter 2

Yep! The consumer has no free will! Comsumerism is based on class and social status and the desire for both. And a whole bunch of stuff 

7. Read Butler 47-78

Yep! Who create all this binaries? Were they always here? What does everyone else have to say about this? Also marriage is a homosexuality interaction. man on man all the way. 

8. Stretch Canvas 40 x 40, now gotta prime!

Accountability round 5:

8/13 - 8/20

So I have a goal of completing the family series in 4 months, so that's 6-7 complete paintings ready to frame and show

1. Rough out one painting of family series

2. Figure drawing session

3. Call Anna

4. Call Josie

5. Read Asian Amer Chapters 3 - 5

6. 4 ink drawings

7. Buy Strechers/Canvas for 1 more family painting

4th List - Alyson

Hey Lovely Lady!

OK

Late List

1st!

 I owe you $30, you owe me $60. I think we should keep the moneys seperate from other moneys so we not just paying eachother the same bills back and forth. Also I think for every week we do everything on our list we should get a quarter point towards a get off free pass. 

And now my list!

1. Work for Mom for 5hrs

2. 10 hrs of drawing

3. Go to Life Drawing

4. Do 4 complete still life or landscape ink drawings

5. Read Becoming Asian American Chapter 2

6. Read Baudrillard Chapter 2

7. Read Butler 47-78

8. Stretch Canvas

OH BOY!