It’s the most important independent Asian American identity film of 2008.

Watch & Digg it here.

Something like 10 years ago my adventure in blogging started. I blame Ernie mostly and other regular writers in the APA linkrings (remember those?) who, at the time, encouraged my willingness to rant about things stupid, have occasional anthropomorphic conversations with bodyparts, eviscerate the previous night’s date, or wax giddy and silly about the latest ridiculous conversation I’d had with my Daddy.

Way before even RiceBowl Journals as big as it is.

It was this experience in blogging and learning my voice that I started writing more regularly and secured myself even a few regular writing gigs where I got to rant about things stupid…etc…etc.. to a larger audience.  This confidence in writing encouraged me to submit some writing several years ago to Kearny Street Workshop and their APAture festival.

Well shut my mouth, I was selected to participate and read for the very first time in front of a live audience.

This was in 2001 and immediately after the insanity that was my European adventure and short term stay with Parisan Nuns following 9/11.

It was a crazy nervous thrill to be in front of an audience.  Something that I still get shivers up and down my spine over.

And it’s happening again.  This Sunday.

You see, not too long after I’d started blogging, I attended and helped out with my friend Derek‘s Fray Day performances in both San Francisco & Austin as part of SXSW.  I thought it was pretty cool.

And then, invited by Locus Arts to brainstorm on an event that focused on new media/digital media and bloggers, I melded what I knew and enjoyed from the blogosphere and the APA arts community and started up LapPOP.

LapPOP! was created in October 2005 as a way to get great Asian American bloggers and the APA arts community to mash it up.

In that “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter. You got your peanut butter on my chocolate.” kind of way. You know. Two great tastes that taste great together.

An intersection between geekery, personal expression, and pop culture.  We’ve had some fabulous folks perform in the past and have brought a few veterans and some new folks to perform at this 4th LapPOP! as part of APAture’s 10th year anniversary.

This is my way of saying thanks for everything coming full circle and a way for me to say farewell to the APA arts community and some friends in San Francisco before my hubbycakes and I also move to Seattle next month.

I hope you’ll come.

Description

LapPOP! – a afternoon showcase of performance, readings, film and whatnot from notable APA bloggers and artists.
An intersection between geekery, personal expression, and pop culture.

Guest MC & Curator of Lap-POP! is Min Jung Kim of www.minjungkim.com

Featured Performers
Eric Nakagawa Co-Founder http://www.icanhascheezburger.com
Kari Unebasami Co-Founder http://www.icanhascheezburger.com
Ernie Hsiung, Writer http://www.littleyellowdifferent.com
Dino Ignacio, Artist http://www.dinoignacio.com
Annie Koh Writer http://www.undisclosedassociation.org
Hasan Minhaj, Comedian http://www.hasanminhaj.com

Yesterday I, like totally, made out with my honey at Coit Tower.

It was awesome.

So since Glenda and I talked about it a few days ago, I’ve started cranking through on a jumbled list of San Francisco things that just had to be done again before leaving town and got some other great ideas from other friends in the meantime.

Yesterday I managed to:

• Explore the SF Botanical Gardens and experience a perfect moment of walking by and looking at a  beautiful tree from New Zealand just as Flight of the Conchords “You’re so Beautiful….like a tree” came up on my Itouch.
• I also crushed a leaf of pineapple sage between my fingertips for the heady smell.
• Ride on the N-Judah and observe the characters there.
• Walk through the Civic Center Plaza and UN Plaza looking and various imported Tibetan Goods.
• Observe a Peace Rally in front of City Hall.
• Sat in SF’s great main public library which has an extensive AV library and a surprisngly large section on graphic novels and manga.
• Walk along market street. Even the somewhat seedy parts towards the Financial District.
• Noted that “Secrets” The adult novelties store on Market next to the Warfield Theater pumps out a lot of Vivaldi. I think that means that they’re classy.
• Sat in the grass for a little bit in Yerba Buena Gardens.  (Note, just earlier in the day I’d actually gotten to see what a Yerba Buena plant looks like)
• Took a good long look at the Keith Haring sculpture by the Moscone Center
• Had a beer with 2 good friends at Petes Tavern
• Discoverd the “South Beach” Shoreline of 1852 along King Street.

I’m still trying to figure out what’s on the list for today but I think I’m off to a good start in re-exploring and remembering SF.

Wondering when this writing block/hump/mental constipation  episode will finally be gone and I’ll have better access to my own voice again.

So many things seem like they’re pending.

Or just…. requiring a landmark milestone to trigger.

Maybe it’ll all square itself away when I move to Seattle.

Oh.

Yeah.

I’m moving to Seattle with my husband next month.

Which means about just under 45 days of being in San Francisco and doing lots of things San Franciscan.

There’s a few things that I’ve done that makes me feel better that I”ve plowed through this past week or so.

• Spoonful of Happiness from Koo
• Spun the wheel and ate the icecream from Pollyann (I got Yuba flavor btw)
• 49 Mile scenic route of San Francisco
• Cruise through Muir Woods
• Driven down to Santa Cruz to  listen to the ocean crash endlessly on miles of moonlit beach and rocks.
• Stop at Twin Peaks for the view
• Stop and peep at the Bison in GG Park

There’s a bunch more that I need to do.

• Ride a Trolly
• Walk up the steps to Coit Tower
•  Have a cappucino at Cafe Trieste
• Attend service at Grace Cathedral
• Sit in City Lights Bookstore
• See the SF Zoo(which I’m doing with friends later in the month)
• Stroll through the DeYoung Museum

If you were me what else would be on the list?

Do you want to do these things with me?