tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556788618969296932024-03-12T20:48:47.701-07:00Napping Affects PerformanceNapping Affects Performance (NAP) is a performance and participation project providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. For more information on monthly meetings, or to book a naptism or mobile nap, please call 713-582-1198 or email: nappingaffectsperformance@gmail.comEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-3606135153261341002016-04-11T21:54:00.000-07:002016-04-11T21:54:21.754-07:00Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table at Project Row Houses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fsl">Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table<br /> 12 - 5 PM April 16 + 17<br /> Charge House @ 2507 Holman Street, Project Row Houses<br /> <br /> Charge is excited to invite you to 'Re-Charge: A Nap Around the Table' by Emily Sloan.<br /> <br />
This 'Nappening' provides artists and culture makers a
specially-prepared place and time to slow down, turn off devices, close
their eyes, drift, and reset their inner rhythm before approaching the
rest of the day. Eye coverings, ear plugs, and a limited number of cots
will be provided. Yoga mats and sleeping bags are also welcome. <br /> <br /> Re-Charge will be open 12 - 5 PM on April 16 + 17, 2016 at 2507 Holman Street. Drop ins are welcome. <br /> <br /> Napping Enrichments:<br /> 2 PM Saturday, April 16 - lullabies will be performed by S<span class="text_exposed_show">ybrena Veazie.<br /> 12:30 PM Sunday, April 17 - a gong bath performed by Satmitar Khalsa.<br /> <br /> This event is free and open to artists and culture makers. <br /> <br />
This event is initiated by Charge co-organizer Jennie Ash as part of a
series of programs exploring the subject of self-care, with
consideration given to what individual, community-based and/or
collective self care might look like, entail, require, or provoke for
artists, curators, organizers, researchers, and educators in Houston. <br /> <br />
The Charge house is part of Project Row Houses Round 44: Shattering the
Concrete: Artists, Activists, and Instigators curated by Raquel de Anda
@ Project Row Houses March 26 - June 19, 2016. Charge is co-organized
by Jennie Ash and Carrie Schneider<br /> <br /> ABOUT NAPPING AFFECTS PERFROMANCE<br /> <br />
Napping Affects Performance (NAP) is a performance and participation
project providing community naps in collaboration with various
performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound,
word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts.
In May and June of 2010, Napping Affects Performance operated out of Art
League Houston with 6 weeks of continuous performances taking place
during Art League’s regular hours of operation. Collaborators with this
project included: Mari Omori, Kisa Parker, Beth Secor, Julia Claire
Wallace, June Woest, Ruby “Lips” Woodward, Art League Houston, El Rincon
Social, the Heart of Texas in Nacogdoches, Lawndale Art Center during
The BIG Show, Little Woodrow’s, NOTSUOH, and St. Rose College in Albany,
New York.<br /> <br /> For more information or to book a naptism or mobile nap, please call 713-582-1198 or email: nappingaffectsperformance@<wbr></wbr>gmail.com or visit: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com%2F&h=bAQEHrWGg&enc=AZNEBdNmfcBIJNSKMbvuljpF9cAJ0qznXyonBX5NuB0FzJqXCoe3iQfUXfWVn088nDs&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.nappingaffectsperforma<wbr></wbr>nce.blogspot.com</a></span></span>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-67950775773403196752012-06-10T15:52:00.000-07:002012-06-10T20:05:02.443-07:002012 Southern Naptist Convention to be held in Southern California<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2012 Southern Naptist
Convention will be held the morning of Sunday, June 17 in Southern California at
the Venice Boardwalk in Venice, CA.
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“Southern California’s and specifically Venice’s abundance
of muscle, sand, and proximity to water make it a perfect site for sharing healthful
and relaxing blessed rest and immersion if needed,” according to Reverend
Emily. “In keeping with our belief: Let s/he who has never fallen asleep in a
church cast the first pillow, the convention, as always, is open to all
faiths,” added the Reverend. </div>
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About the Southern Naptist Convention: </div>
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Napping Affects Performance (NAP) and the Southern Naptist
Convention are interactive performance projects by Emily Sloan providing
community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not
limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to
various sites and/or contexts. In May and June of 2010, NAP operated out of Art
League Houston with six weeks of continuous performances taking place during
Art League’s regular hours of operation. Since then, followers and napophiles
began meeting once a month for a Sunday naps and naptisms during NAP Church
services. For more information, please visit:
<a href="http://www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com/">www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com</a></div>
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About Emily Sloan:<br />
Internationally unknown artist and post-Campbellite Emily Sloan is the founding
reverend of the controversial Southern Naptist Convention and chief caretaker
and curator of The Kenmore exhibition object.
Sloan is based out of Houston,
Texas where her practice includes
education, performance, public art projects and object making.</div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.emilysloanblog.blogspot.com/">www.emilysloanblog.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Image: Restful Leg Blessing, 2010<br />
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</span>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-63936142571766898902011-12-01T20:05:00.001-08:002011-12-01T20:05:47.908-08:00Peppered Reverend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqktMe0gAs19XOUQ6UPoH06wqfbgBtueSthfOacl4OyZMUZazkdG1wJgan7PULanvwHstfUouFKmVJCdQFqjLZNWOwv8A5MQtuNQddBAIxNkONgb6F9DYTfCX0BWQVJ8tB2kW8B_6gilxQ/s1600/SloanPepperSprayed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqktMe0gAs19XOUQ6UPoH06wqfbgBtueSthfOacl4OyZMUZazkdG1wJgan7PULanvwHstfUouFKmVJCdQFqjLZNWOwv8A5MQtuNQddBAIxNkONgb6F9DYTfCX0BWQVJ8tB2kW8B_6gilxQ/s400/SloanPepperSprayed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681376926684477410" /></a><br /><br />Courtesy of Nick Cooper.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-70067237265997972192011-10-23T16:20:00.001-07:002011-10-23T17:02:54.950-07:00NAPTURE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3VjsAcGQY_Khmkd6MWnrO3FtyBjtkzEO-xyJMW-O9zhZD9675B_IMiWSR2xX8_miR_Llj0aFxI5Z7IftGVamAGzfc76yZfWeKrVQjwCIARQ-ftTA_6pLm2pWYM1t0WgfMwjYEKL06ws/s1600/ZombieReporter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3VjsAcGQY_Khmkd6MWnrO3FtyBjtkzEO-xyJMW-O9zhZD9675B_IMiWSR2xX8_miR_Llj0aFxI5Z7IftGVamAGzfc76yZfWeKrVQjwCIARQ-ftTA_6pLm2pWYM1t0WgfMwjYEKL06ws/s400/ZombieReporter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666834510568856034" /></a>Rev. Emily of the Southern Naptists being interviewed by sleep deprived, undead on October 22, "The Day After."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9IUzeSS7x0JVgWZ-zteNjM6M_OtSc_yh2GAXe0hN_hCUtCz_iD136tg5SCTd4d1FkIXzetS3ipZh0cd7X6983UqerjlSebNx1z7C16ctO6AB2xxGxq-uj2GjucKZi_fXgbcE85ZlPcs/s1600/ZombieThumbsUp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9IUzeSS7x0JVgWZ-zteNjM6M_OtSc_yh2GAXe0hN_hCUtCz_iD136tg5SCTd4d1FkIXzetS3ipZh0cd7X6983UqerjlSebNx1z7C16ctO6AB2xxGxq-uj2GjucKZi_fXgbcE85ZlPcs/s400/ZombieThumbsUp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666834528851060546" /></a>The rested Reverend spreading the word about The Seven Blankets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqLfFNVvO5bGJBF1bXFMp0wkUh2ukJUmne3z4N6EPlhdYk6Jf4E2ciKcbIL5ZH72t4g30n5wuA_ymQnOzJ2R2ze-ijHzXjlgragM4WKWavwVdKQUJ1FOfXtkoGNysCjB9uTwL4lsSt08/s1600/ZombieGroup3.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmi7tHRoLTBrBODPJRZU8U2MSeT_pmF4yPzCwNKPT11HKMKGiJwklfNXjlQLk01i7FT1yVmCGJNuCkxRCJTKvoK59pVOLLyz1LlWcyhMjWtwdn-UeTr4Vy9PxKlayzMXYIZhVKBGDdAM/s400/HaloPillow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666832948073352818" /></a> The rested Reverend's always-ready halo-pillow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PN8MMc3P0tK3HsElLll6lFXh1OsQCpFKNbDxl4k-Ey5uMOx9gV9QwNAiMDOMHI4IQYUSLFYO4v_zTHRVRpIIwJaC3hzSK2JjpeThSRXn6YQDbK6YxwrfmRqPkG7Z1hlKQkvm9JJm7PY/s1600/Zombie2grouped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PN8MMc3P0tK3HsElLll6lFXh1OsQCpFKNbDxl4k-Ey5uMOx9gV9QwNAiMDOMHI4IQYUSLFYO4v_zTHRVRpIIwJaC3hzSK2JjpeThSRXn6YQDbK6YxwrfmRqPkG7Z1hlKQkvm9JJm7PY/s400/Zombie2grouped.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666832970342931922" /></a><br /><br />Photos courtesy of Lenard Brown.<br />Special thanks to Lenard Brown and Bobby Younce.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-56365022240366892142011-08-21T14:22:00.000-07:002011-08-21T14:43:08.814-07:00OPERATION Nap Time, Houston Free ThinkersThe Southern Naptists are joining the Houston Free Thinkers for OPERATION Nap Time, a response to the civil ordinance passed recently <a href="http://www.houstonfreethinkers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=926:houston-city-council-considers-expanding-civility-ordinance-&catid=40:local-news&Itemid=136">(http://bit.ly/r2U12y)</a> which makes it illegal to hang out on sidewalks in the city between 11 am to 7 pm, and to raise awareness on a planned extension for the east side of town.
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<br />This will take place on Monday, August 22 from 11am to 7pm at Congress North of 59 outside downtown. PLEASE JOIN US!
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<br />To learn more, please visit: <a href="http://houstonfreethinkers.com">www.houstonfreetthinkers.com</a>
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<br />We applaud this use of the power of the nap!
<br />Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-77383221155431157462011-07-11T10:23:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:50:06.072-07:00Tactics for Napping in RebellionSunday, July 10, 2011<br />1-3pm @ SkyDive ArtSpace<br />as part of a Many Mini Residency<br /><br />“NAP Church: Exercises for Rebel Nappers”<br />Prepared by Emily Sloan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYiTXR_FJaWRtONlt-jqNVxn3s1EUI2D4UUzuSDRWRGmt9fzSaxbOGu1uzBst6aJRzO9n1-J2MNakfgJzHO_GJQDN-x6reV33UQV8YQD-RfX-Erb5bGCtmuGfbJ-tnjh3G8d34PTs9ok/s1600/SkydiveTable.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYiTXR_FJaWRtONlt-jqNVxn3s1EUI2D4UUzuSDRWRGmt9fzSaxbOGu1uzBst6aJRzO9n1-J2MNakfgJzHO_GJQDN-x6reV33UQV8YQD-RfX-Erb5bGCtmuGfbJ-tnjh3G8d34PTs9ok/s400/SkydiveTable.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628147069403734450" /></a>Above: prepared materials and extra pillows, ear plugs, and eye coverings.<br /><br />REBELLIOUS USES OF NAPPING:<br /><br />To protest. Napping as a protest delivers a message and is fast, easy, recordable, and free. <br /><br />To avoid undesirable events. Napping can make travel seem faster, can delay meetings, can block entrances, can create confusion, can get you dismissed from jury duty, etc. <br /><br />To avoid danger (rebellious if unsupported in work environment, etc.). Napping can prevent work-related injuries and accidents endangering the environment. <br /><br />One of the beauties of napping is it is a benign. By its nature it is anti-spectacle, but in an unexpected setting or situation can become a mild spectacle. Also, though there is often a stigma of laziness or time-wasting associated with napping, but when a group comes together to nap, non-nappers can begin to feel uncomfortable or agitated. <br /><br />Many situations will require adaptation. A comfortable environment for rest may not be available. Hard surfaces, loud sounds, and annoyed non-nappers are potential interferences. Eye coverings and earplugs (when appropriate to safety within the environment) can alleviate these problems. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kLAP1HV55atTG03YPkKp5XaV41sWzOkJ0e1bsRJhs0FDVEEBZj0ls6HA-2C_oZSTmWH7W1yty9R7x-FZWOCvW402lYkz2Oz3IzcW7t3WaC6aqBXo1wtbALF12YtN8i-rs8uicgmDGFY/s1600/SKyDiveNAp2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kLAP1HV55atTG03YPkKp5XaV41sWzOkJ0e1bsRJhs0FDVEEBZj0ls6HA-2C_oZSTmWH7W1yty9R7x-FZWOCvW402lYkz2Oz3IzcW7t3WaC6aqBXo1wtbALF12YtN8i-rs8uicgmDGFY/s400/SKyDiveNAp2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628147066066551010" /></a><br />References: Glitter Bombing, Buck Wild trial, How to Get Away with Sleeping at Work by Adam DachisEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-75717707019623341472011-07-07T12:38:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:25:34.815-07:00NAP ClarificationsClarification #1:<br />Neither NAP Church nor the yearly Southern Naptist Convention are operating as church-related get-rich-quick money schemes. Napping is FREE!<br /><br />Clarification #2: <br />Despite flattering accusations, Napping Affects Performance, NAP Church and the Southern Naptist Convention have NOT made any claims to being a response to the Apocalypse...<br /><br />...until NOW: Go ahead, sleep through the Apocalypse if you are lucky! <br /><br />Clarification #3:<br />We DO advocate napping! We encourage a health-related sustainability practice, not unlike recycling and reuse encourage environment-related sustainability practices.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-17308761441867180032011-07-07T12:37:00.001-07:002011-07-07T12:37:53.684-07:00YES! We advocate napping!Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-84466129336080906072011-07-07T12:28:00.000-07:002011-07-07T12:29:33.691-07:00"NAP Church: Exercises for Rebel Nappers"Sunday, July 10, 1-3pm, at SKYDIVE ArtSpace as part of a <a href="http://www.manymini.org/houston/">Many Miny Residency</a>. <br /><br />"NAP Church: Exercises for Rebel Nappers" by Rev. Emily Sloan<br />Napping Affects Performance’s NAP Church will meet for a Sunday nap on July 10 from 1-3pm. In addition to napping, we will be discussing rebellious napping strategies. This B.Y.O.P. (Bring Your Own Pillow...and blanket, yoga mat, whatever suits you) event of “two or more gathered” to nap is open to all faiths!<br /><br />Location:<br />SKYDIVE<br />2041 Norfolk Street,<br />Houston, TX 77098<br />info@theskydive.org<br /><br />About the Many Mini Residency:<br />Many Mini Residency is a short-term residency program operated in conjunction with alternative exhibition venues in Europe and the United States. The name 'Many Mini' encompasses two main components of the project which is hosted in one room 24 hours a day for one week. The 'Many' describes the open call for proposals and the resulting multiplicity of responses and participants. The 'Mini' component of the residency describes the limited amount of time available and the scale of the room. <br /><br />About SKYDIVE:<br />SKYDIVE is an artist run exhibition venue unique to Houston. Its mission is to broaden the spectrum of the dialogue in Houston by bringing in artists from outside of Texas. The aim of SKYDIVE is to host a range of art practices that push the limits of their material forms, including non-traditional methods of sculpture, installation, video, performance, and works that engage the viewer through participation, as well as text and web-based projects.<br /><br />SKYDIVE utilizes an open and collaborative model for producing its programming. A group of artists, curators, and other professionals function as Advisors to help create shows, invite artists, and collaborate in the mission and programming of the space. Participants in SKYDIVE will be invited to Houston for a sustained number of days, previous to the exhibition to make their work, interact with the Houston community and see the sites in Houston and surrounding areas. <br /><br />About Napping Affects Performance:<br />Napping Affects Performance (NAP) and NAP Church are interactive performance projects by 14 Pews artist-in-residence Emily Sloan providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. In May and June of 2010, NAP operated out of Art League Houston with six weeks of continuous performances taking place during Art League’s regular hours of operation. Since then, followers and napophiles began meeting once a month for a Sunday naps and naptisms during NAP Church services.<br /><br />NAP Church meets monthly for Sunday naps.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-83311502780457262872011-06-07T21:19:00.000-07:002011-06-07T21:21:18.590-07:00Southern Naptist Convention Public Service AnnouncementNikki Araguz, Michael Galbreth, Mattress Mack, Stephanie Saint Sanchez and Cressandra Thibodeaux testify.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmEQQQ5GYoM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmEQQQ5GYoM</a>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-59298973209874764492011-06-06T08:16:00.001-07:002011-06-06T18:06:15.306-07:00What is a Naptism?What is a naptism?<br />When someone believes in and is committed to a regular practice of napping, they are ready for naptism. Naptism involves an outward professing of this belief and then a ceremony of being laid to rest and doused with feathers. The believer then awakens to a new lease on life provided by regular restful, healing naps and the abolishment of any shame regarding napping.<br /><br />Naptisms will be offered this Sunday, June 12 during the Southern Naptist Convention hosted by 14 Pews, 800 Aurora St., Houston, TX 77011.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-7053678319611983812011-06-02T16:18:00.001-07:002011-06-02T23:28:39.372-07:00THE NAPTURE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6NMTrWgwqHaP9p5KOYLsOaMohB2EcNtAJIPoSB55gHTJhEURyn66B50mngFPKtJ7cblvAlcpWxM5mubcC0ppSOVJoMz3pRBqx-HfzFgr05ZBEfAc7HFWhMTs6JdapsX2yAj_HE4uvBI/s1600/The+Napture2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6NMTrWgwqHaP9p5KOYLsOaMohB2EcNtAJIPoSB55gHTJhEURyn66B50mngFPKtJ7cblvAlcpWxM5mubcC0ppSOVJoMz3pRBqx-HfzFgr05ZBEfAc7HFWhMTs6JdapsX2yAj_HE4uvBI/s400/The+Napture2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613770916170327074" /></a><br />The Napture is based on the prediction that humans are increasingly becoming insomniacs. There is already evidence pointing to it being true as humans stay awake for 16-18 hour stretches on average while most animals engage in napping throughout the day (just think of how much our pets sleep!). The invention of the light bulb has affected this change as have societal pressures. People staying up through the nocturnal hours fuels insomnia and increases the usage of environmental resources while daytime sleeping is demonized as laziness. Technology is also keeping people "wired" for longer hours.<br /><br />Naptists believe we need sleep for survival. If not practiced, it is predicted that on the set date of October 21, 2011 non-nappers will be left awake in an insomniac hell.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-46822803190965219002011-06-01T07:57:00.000-07:002011-06-01T08:14:55.734-07:00Southern Naptist Convention, Where Two or More Gather to Nap!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNhocKfohjZD7zwLwerIAYO_0idnSvjzZhnylc064IGEXszDk8mUR4SrSsPvHslxTk_BnLr3Vj42HxvIFCdZHoG3yLZP1CihWiEV8RANB7Aj_-H_C0IRtNDLfzOxJedKRDw39wtNGPWa7/s1600/SouthernNaptistConvention.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNhocKfohjZD7zwLwerIAYO_0idnSvjzZhnylc064IGEXszDk8mUR4SrSsPvHslxTk_BnLr3Vj42HxvIFCdZHoG3yLZP1CihWiEV8RANB7Aj_-H_C0IRtNDLfzOxJedKRDw39wtNGPWa7/s400/SouthernNaptistConvention.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613260530365982018" /></a><br />The Southern Naptist Convention is congregating Sunday, June 12 at 1pm at 14 Pews. Please join us for napping, naptisms, and preparing for the uphttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifcoming NAPTURE!<br /><br />This is a very busy weekend as the Southern Baptist Convention is also taking place!<br /><br />The Southern Naptist Convention is open to all faiths!<br /><br />For more information, please contact Emily Sloan at 713-582-1198 or emily@emilysloan.com or visit: <a href="http://www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com">www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />About Napping Affects Performance: Napping Affects Performance (NAP) and NAP Church are interactive performance projects by 14 Pews artist-in-residence Emily Sloan providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. In May and June of 2010, NAP operated out of Art League Houston with six weeks of continuous performances taking place during Art League’s regular hours of operation. Since then, followers and napophiles began meeting once a month for a Sunday naps and naptisms during NAP Church services. <br /><br />Napping Affects Performance, Universal NAP Church, and the Southern Naptist Convention are organizing the "NAPTURE: Don't be Left Awake!" event to be held in Houston, October 21, 2011 at 14 Pews. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com">www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />About 14 Pews: Located at 800 Aurora St., Houston, Texas 77009, this Houston landmark is the oldest white wooden church in the Heights. Built in 1924, it has housed the Sunset Heights Church of Christ, Aurora Picture Show, and is now home to 14 Pews. 14 Pews is a non-profit microcinema providing regular screenings of independent documentaries and feature films, along with 4 annual film festivals and several affordable film/video educational classes. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.14pews.org">www.14pews.org</a>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-15358545873607539532011-05-14T08:39:00.000-07:002011-05-17T15:51:00.070-07:00Southern Naptist Convention, Call for Proposals from Committed Naptist Brothers and Sisters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2bNtyORV5H6F0jOTBnwZ5jYQgLzgHQjcHQnDN9XqWSgKGC3YYSDDRuQ-PimfGW8NBUZ-BzI0D8yKJ-_prV3tdoNWyJSS2PbDOmu2M76gPneXcW02FnXUZsKE4TwobMOSP0n9691xJIk/s1600/SloanNap.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2bNtyORV5H6F0jOTBnwZ5jYQgLzgHQjcHQnDN9XqWSgKGC3YYSDDRuQ-PimfGW8NBUZ-BzI0D8yKJ-_prV3tdoNWyJSS2PbDOmu2M76gPneXcW02FnXUZsKE4TwobMOSP0n9691xJIk/s400/SloanNap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606596385530122194" /></a>The Southern Naptist Convention is seeking proposals, papers and artworks related to napping and conducive to sleep. The 2011 Convention will take place beginning at 1pm on Sunday, June 12 at 14 Pews, 800 Aurora St., Houston, TX 77009. If this call appeals to your heart of hearts, please submit a proposal to Rev. Emily for consideration. Proposals and questions received at emily(at)emilysloan(dot)com or 713-582-1198. The deadline for proposals is May 31, 2010. This call is open to all faiths. <br /><br />(Pictured above: Ruby "Lips" Woodward, <span style="font-style:italic;">Napping Affects Performance</span>, 2010)<br /><br />About Napping Affects Performance: Napping Affects Performance (NAP) and NAP Church are performance and participation projects by Emily Sloan providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. In May and June of 2010, NAP operated out of Art League Houston with six weeks of continuous performances taking place during Art League’s regular hours of operation. Since then, followers and napophiles began meeting once a monthhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif for a Sunday naps and naptisms during NAP Church services. NAP and NAP Church are organizing the Southern Naptist Convention to be held in Houston, June 12, 2011 at 14 Pews. For more information, please visit: www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com<br /><br />About 14 Pews: Located at 800 Aurora St., Houston, Texas 77009, this Houston landmark is the oldest white wooden church in the Heights. Built in 1924, it has housed the Sunset Heights Church of Christ, Aurora Picture Show, and is now home to 14 Pews. 14 Pews is a non-profit microcinema providing regular screenings of independent documentaries and feature films, along with 4 annual film festivals and several affordable film/video educational classes. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://14pews.org">www.14pews.org</a>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-41969184440628005332011-05-13T12:53:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:40:39.729-07:00Daylight Saving Time TravelEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-36427491285142456702011-03-08T06:07:00.000-08:002011-03-13T09:20:15.842-07:00NAP Church: Daylight Saving Time Travel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePrGqyJ4f3Wh6ZfvLSvPmCBA6MZqNttPeTWjkx3p8bHpWFvQM1jAvtPW0cXIpulWLD5QRMoJuJdydu3tPt1vV77Pz0gYcqN-sjNlZwLmgsMpMTSkFT7gU3Bk4HquI9o45ARwGJTmPX1E/s1600/%2528NAP%2529+Time+Travel+Image.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePrGqyJ4f3Wh6ZfvLSvPmCBA6MZqNttPeTWjkx3p8bHpWFvQM1jAvtPW0cXIpulWLD5QRMoJuJdydu3tPt1vV77Pz0gYcqN-sjNlZwLmgsMpMTSkFT7gU3Bk4HquI9o45ARwGJTmPX1E/s400/%2528NAP%2529+Time+Travel+Image.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583599827364896690" /></a><br />Houston, TX - Art League Houston is excited to announce NAP Church: Daylight Saving Time Travel, a collaborative art performance between Emily Sloan’s Napping Affects Performance and Patrick Turk’s Time Travel Research Institute Presents: in recognition of Daylight Saving Time, which begins March 13 at 2:00 a.m. The performance will take place in the main gallery on Sunday, March 13, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eye coverings, ear plugs, and a limited number of cots will be provided. Yoga mats and sleeping bags are also welcome. This event is free and open to the public and all faiths. <br /><br />The Time Travel Research Institute Presents: and (NAP) have come together to create NAP Church: Daylight Saving Time Travel, an environment for visitors of the gallery to come and catch up on their lost hour of sleep. “The first day of Daylight Saving Time is the perfect time to take a nap at The Time Travel Research Institute,” said Emily Sloan, napping minister and naptician from Napping Affects Performance. “Patrick Turk’s light installation offers an organic and spiritual environment that is ideal for adjusting one’s physiological time clock.”<br /><br />About Napping Affects Performance<br />Napping Affects Performance (NAP) is a performance and participation project by Emily Sloan providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. <br />In May and June of 2010, NAP operated out of Art League Houston with six weeks of continuous performances taking place during Art League’s regular hours of operation. NAP and NAP Church are organizing a Southern Naptist Convention to be held in Houston, June 12, 2011. <br /><br />For more information or to book a naptism or mobile nap, please call 713-582-1198 or email: nappingaffectsperformance@gmail.com or visit: www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com <br /><br />About The Time Travel Research Institute Presents:<br />Prepare to enter the surreal and extraordinary research laboratory of artist and quasi-scientist Patrick Turk, whose recent studies in quantum mechanics and atomic sciences have generated an interactive light installation that playfully explores the phenomenon of time travel through a series of sculptural works that combine three-dimensional collage with electronic mechanisms, LED technology and futuristic design.<br /><br />About Patrick Turk<br />Patrick Turk is a self-trained Houston-based artist from Galveston, Texas. His works have been exhibited throughout Houston in galleries including Art Storm, Lawndale Art Center and Rudolph/Projects/Art Scan, as well as galleries in Galveston, Texas and Los Angeles, California. His works have been published several times in Mung Being Magazine and include high profile commissions for the 2009 Houston Art Car Parade Poster, as well as the Philokalia album cover by Golden Cities.<br /><br />ABOUT ART LEAGUE HOUSTON<br />Art League Houston is one of Houston's longest operating non-profit visual arts organizations and was the first alternative art space in Texas. Founded in 1948 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1953, Art League Houston (ALH) was created to promote the public appreciation of and interest in the visual arts. During the past 62 years, ALH has provided over 785 exhibitions to the Houston community, showcased the work of nearly 12,000 artists, and instructed over 36,000 students through the Art League School and outreach programs.Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-59564592693744419112011-03-08T06:06:00.000-08:002011-03-13T09:10:31.775-07:00Free Sunday Naps at Little Woodrows, Sponsored by NAP Church!Photos coming...Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-54332856052685330112011-01-17T21:08:00.000-08:002011-01-18T07:09:08.462-08:00NAP Church at Little Woodrow's, Sunday, January 23, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOp8k_7YFCEd8aaZQB92OtK1ikKhj6fuvU3cTyzqeexQqwNykiN7hXoe-NoX9gjNkeAmmoeJ30wRDFTePac8zMUGFK2wykOyi6eZRfrivlo_miHxJRuWjWzwKbN8lYQztMa_cgN9eSDQ/s1600/SloanOmoriNAPbillboardInstall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOp8k_7YFCEd8aaZQB92OtK1ikKhj6fuvU3cTyzqeexQqwNykiN7hXoe-NoX9gjNkeAmmoeJ30wRDFTePac8zMUGFK2wykOyi6eZRfrivlo_miHxJRuWjWzwKbN8lYQztMa_cgN9eSDQ/s400/SloanOmoriNAPbillboardInstall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563542504625152562" /></a><br />For Immediate Release-- HOUSTON (January 19, 2011)—NAP Church, arranged by Napping Affects Performance and Emily Sloan to take place at Little Woodrow’s, 4235 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77025, on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm. This event is in conjunction with artist June Woest’s RoadsignUSA project including a nearby billboard designed by artist Mari Omori inspired by “Napping Affects Performance.” The sign was unveiled on August 26, 2010 and will be removed shortly after Sunday’s service. <br /><br />A prayer meditation tailored to each participant will be available for individuals throughout the period. "Drop-ins" are welcome anytime between 1 and 4pm. Eye coverings, ear plugs, and a limited number of cots will be provided. Yoga mats and sleeping bags are also welcome. This event is free and open to the public and all faiths. <br /><br />“I am looking forward to sharing a time of uplifting napping at Little Woodrow’s Ice House, especially as it is playoff season” said Emily Sloan, napping minister and naptician from Napping Affects Performance. “This is the perfect time to put aside the burdens we daily carry around and just rest. It is also a great opportunity to share with people about the upcoming Southern Naptist Convention to be held in Houston on Sunday, March 13, 2011." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0jugitE3Ri58Gz74qSnOEPhGIammYwJ5nS5tmBK6OwUMs_0yN9Fv535GfV0UZqIxwWFjdy9uzUXImvwpMPFVReXw0b35qWBWJ_pfYWPJ4XRw2LM7Q7a1lO6dhUVJ5RdmjUatitjuqOU/s1600/SloanNAPLittleWoodrows.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0jugitE3Ri58Gz74qSnOEPhGIammYwJ5nS5tmBK6OwUMs_0yN9Fv535GfV0UZqIxwWFjdy9uzUXImvwpMPFVReXw0b35qWBWJ_pfYWPJ4XRw2LM7Q7a1lO6dhUVJ5RdmjUatitjuqOU/s400/SloanNAPLittleWoodrows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563391159642355922" /></a><br /><br />About Napping Affects Performance: Napping Affects Performance (NAP) is a performance and participation project providing community naps in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. In May and June of 2010, Napping Affects Performance operated out of Art League Houston with 6 weeks of continuous performances taking place during Art League’s regular hours of operation. Collaborators with the project include: Mari Omori, Kisa Parker, Beth Secor, Julia Claire Wallace, June Woest, Ruby “Lips” Woodward, Art League Houston, El Rincon Social, the Heart of Texas in Nacogdoches, Lawndale Art Center during The BIG Show, Little Woodrow’s, NOTSUOH, and St. Rose College in Albany, New York.<br /><br />For more information or to book a naptism or mobile nap, please call 713-582-1198 or email: nappingaffectsperformance@gmail.com or visit: <a href="http://nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com">www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com</a> <br /><br />For more information about RoadsignUSA, please visit: <a href="http://junewoest.com">www.junewoest.com</a><br /><br />About Little Woodrow’s: The original Little Woodrow's “by the railroad tracks.” The first location is a little smaller and also a little quieter than the others. Inside you’ll find a big long bar full of regulars enjoying the company of one of our long time bartenders. This place has pool tables, dart boards, trivia, Golden Tee Live, and an on-call naptician! For more information, visit: <a href="http://littlewoodrows.com">www.littlewoodrows.com</a>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-19394961208541692112011-01-17T21:07:00.000-08:002011-01-17T21:08:05.561-08:00Nap at 14 PewsEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-62247777360887709402011-01-10T17:44:00.000-08:002011-01-10T17:45:28.990-08:00NAP ChurchA church has sprung from Napping Affects Performance! We will have monthly community nap meetings open to all faiths. Dates posted soon...or follow us at www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.comEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-82344606394062759792010-12-23T06:25:00.000-08:002010-12-23T06:27:53.643-08:00Funeral Party for the Living to take place January 1, 2011 at 5pmYou could nap here!<br /><br />"Funeral Party for the Living" will take place on New Year's Day at 5pm at 14 Pews. The event will include visitation and drinking, eulogy writing assistance, a funeral service open to the public to speak, sing, etc., a funeral sound procession created by the audience along with whatever instruments/sound makers they'd like to bring, a funeral pyre for burning symbolic items contributed by the public, and a funeral food pot luck and recipe swap, so bring a dish! <br /><br />Funeral attire is encouraged. <br /><br />This event is free and open to the public. Observers are welcome. <br /><br />Contact info.: emily@emilysloan.com, 713-582-1198<br /><br />For more info. visit: <a href="http://www.thelivingwake.blogspot.com">www.thelivingwake.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Please feel free to re-post and share this event!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7B4LyiEuhZffvOO7TeSanxk9JeGN5BBZD01_3MdKboHfXVNcEnvIyIE6i2C7pVqtQbymwEryAWC4uDC09kX2DHmRiKJ8wiD1m9C3RDoubSzciN3ONR8gcyEF6BXjHM6EQ6B-mEENrmkL/s1600/SloanFuneralPartyweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7B4LyiEuhZffvOO7TeSanxk9JeGN5BBZD01_3MdKboHfXVNcEnvIyIE6i2C7pVqtQbymwEryAWC4uDC09kX2DHmRiKJ8wiD1m9C3RDoubSzciN3ONR8gcyEF6BXjHM6EQ6B-mEENrmkL/s400/SloanFuneralPartyweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553176462293677554" /></a><br /><br />Organizer/host: Internationally unknown artist, <a href="http://www.emilysloanblog.blogspot.com">Emily Sloan</a> was born on April 1, 1983 outside of Beulah, Texas to John Bartholomew Sloan and Sue Nan Hoya Sloan. She presently survives and practices art inspired by healing and mourning rituals, longings, and social contexts. Outcomes include object making, performance, social involvement and spaces, and curating for unique venues including a contemporary art salon, <a href="http://www.the-kenmore.blogspot.com">The Kenmore: an exhibition object</a>, and a secret gallery hidden behind a bookcase. In 2010, Sloan has had a solo show at Redbud Gallery in Houston, Texas; <a href="http://www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com">Napping Affects Performance (NAP)</a>, a participation and performance project at Art League Houston which is ongoing in Houston, east Texas, and upstate New York; Wash, a public, all day performance hosted by Gallery 1724 (Houston); organized a <a href="http://gallery1724.blogspot.com/2010/07/salon-des-refuses.html">Salon des Refusés</a>; and founded the <a href="http://www.nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com">Universal Nap Church</a>. <br /><br />About <a href="http://www.14pews.org">14 Pews</a>: Located at 800 Aurora St., Houston, Texas 77009, this Houston landmark is the oldest white wooden church in the Heights. Built in 1924, it has housed the Sunset Heights Church of Christ, Aurora Picture Show, and is now home to 14 Pews. 14 Pews is a non-profit microcinema providing regular screenings of independent documentaries and feature films, along with 4 annual film festivals and several affordable film/video educational classes. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.14pews.org">www.14pews.org</a>Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-34274694221573688092010-12-14T12:14:00.001-08:002010-12-17T11:03:56.904-08:00Universal Nap ChurchBreaking News: Napping Affects Performance has grown into a church! Beginning in January 2011, the Universal Nap Church will be having monthly nap gatherings. <br /><br />Universal Nap Church is open to all faiths.<br /><br />More to come!Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-27802921336675260242010-12-14T12:01:00.000-08:002010-12-14T12:13:53.035-08:00Rebirth Ritual"Rebirth" is a ritual event that took place at <a href="http://elrinconsocial.org/">El Rincon Social</a> on Sunday, November 14. A truck bed filled with blessed fluid was utilized for participants to be buried/submerged in and then reborn as part of a ritual of beginning anew.<br /><br />The rebirthing process...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkAvRTURaK2WJpLBacjFTL2gtPu9wEKoS_axxbosCKJvlmXum6iX_Mc3hl50S9mHz8J9xGpb2gUfkxuY0t86A6vFFTrWsfvrq5ZGiV4iN6MqaVTqDjwpOWOs_La07iLDrRY0r7Cc1QaDc/s1600/JuliaStandingBefore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkAvRTURaK2WJpLBacjFTL2gtPu9wEKoS_axxbosCKJvlmXum6iX_Mc3hl50S9mHz8J9xGpb2gUfkxuY0t86A6vFFTrWsfvrq5ZGiV4iN6MqaVTqDjwpOWOs_La07iLDrRY0r7Cc1QaDc/s400/JuliaStandingBefore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547564054915232610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxCNMNDmC69tyEyXbE4fhjpUUZUAceoEaaA6cgFIJWn6AN_-TtgwgTQkuXieYPCghtfXE1edPVuC5nWTNCjDXe-ocRcFi3GTAWk4SPFN8MDrJmNqclnRJHUBts4b5HoD1JS8qr3Uc0_OG/s1600/JulieBeforeWater.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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The event took place on Thursday, November 18, 2010. <br /><br />According to Joan, "It is amusing that when I mention the idea to adults on campus they look at me a little funny but the students jump all over it with excitement saying how much they can’t wait." <br /><br />Joan will be sending pictures to post!Emily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755678861896929693.post-544146608820871942010-10-16T17:49:00.001-07:002010-10-17T07:04:16.267-07:00Spain Holds First-Ever Siesta Contest!Check out <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com//2010/10/14/spain-holds-firstever-sie_n_762560.html">Spain's Siesta Contest</a>! It aspires to reignite the importance of napping. We feel their sleepiness:<br /><a href="http://nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com/2010/06/nap-site-stays.html"><br />Protest at the Nap-Site</a><br /><a href="http://nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com/2010/06/mobile-naps-are-ongoingjust-call-for.html"><br />Nap-Site Lock-in</a><br /><a href="http://nappingaffectsperformance.blogspot.com/2010/07/losing-sleep-lets-open-our-eyes-to.html"><br />Nap-site Editorial in the Houston Chronicle</a><br /><br />Also, if you still haven't signed the PETITION FOR A TAX BREAK FOR NAPPERS there's still time. Email: emily@emilysloan.comEmily Sloanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630420517958709251noreply@blogger.com0