Regrets is donating all proceeds to:
May 13th – May 14th 2009.  12-5pm each day.

Chacala Art Gallery
394 Broadway, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10013
Bird Song
I regret giving up on my talents.
I don't regret waiting.
Lady in Waiting
Butt Naked
I regret not living my life on the edge. I play
it safe too much
I don’t regret the fact that I don’t always fit
in.
M5 Bus
I regret killing my hamster ‘Nixon’
I regret trying to bring him back
to life
Freezing Nixon
I regret the fact I’ve spent most of my life in
a soul destroying structured office
environment.
Structure
I regret my constant struggle for inner
peace.
The Aggressive Buddhist
I spend a lot of my life alone. I
sometimes regret the incredible
experiences I have for one.
Party 4 One
I regret I’m not a one night stander. I wish I
had mornings where I wake up in heels.
Walk of Shame
I don’t regret my love of wine and
champagne. It’s a constant and undying
love that gets better with age.
Bubble Love
I regret being a hypochondriac with no
health insurance.
HMO
I regret the only threesome I had, I was
drugged without my knowledge and cant
remember any of it. Although I’m sure it
happened…
Thanks Alot God
I regret not being a New York intellectual.
Guggenheim and Wine
I don’t regret pushing myself to
the limits, even when my body
isn’t prepared.
26.2
I don't regret that after 97 years my
grandmother can still see the funny side of
life.
Raya
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Some other regrets in my life,
by Nicholas Ferris


I regret not knowing my grandparents for longer. I don’t remember
any words of wisdom that I can honestly say was passed down.

Bicycle love. When I was 15 a girl called my name out when I was
cycling home. She wanted to ask me out. I stopped for a second,
but I was so shy I didn’t think it could have been for me and I cycled
on. I’m positive I would have spent the next five years being a lot
less shy if I had seen her.

I regret spending three years of my life studying law at University. I
wish I had studied something I loved rather than studied something I
thought I should.

I regret the fact I’m scared too often. My fear of vertigo on the
ground and in the air means I live constantly in fear.

I don’t regret my love of loneliness. I’ve lived on my own for a long
time for a reason – I’m happy being alone although it’s a double
edge sword.

I regret the fact I’m not an accomplished musician. I took piano
lessons when I was eight or nine and I remember my teacher was an
old man who had a really hot heater very close to the piano stool
and he sat right next to me on it. It felt weird. I stopped going and
now I’m trying to teach myself.

I wish I had a six pack just once in my life. I went from super skinny
where my parents were worried about how thin I was to bloated in an
instant. There was never an in between or if there was, I was
asleep. I wish I had the perfect body even for short while.

I’ve never felt I can stand up for myself or others physically. I
remember taking Judo classes when I was younger but I was never
any good at it and too shy. To this day when someone litters or
does something wrong, I want to walk up to them knowing I can
protect myself if necessary, but cant.

I regret having fair skin. Nothing I can do about it – unless you’re
Michael Jackson, but it means a whole part of life – beaches, sun,
sports etc takes on a whole new meaning and can be stressful
rather than enjoyable.

I regret having the impatience to finish things through. I have written
so many films, and sitcoms and even books that I just stop halfway
through and move onto something else. It’s almost as though I bore
myself. But some of them are pretty good and it annoys me that I
never follow through.

Some other regrets in my life,
by Rani Free


I regret watching too much of the wrong kind of television throughout
my life. I can tell you which Real Housewives are fighting this week,
recite Seinfeld episodes, and as I kid I could mop the floor with you
on Bugs Bunny trivia. But ask me what the headlines are in today’s
newspaper. I'll tell you, "I don't know."

I regret not be nicer to all of the customers I lost in 9/11. If only I
made Dolores a Pina Colada instead of telling her my blender was
broken because I was lazy, or pretend I didn't see Kimberly at
Sephora because I didn't feel like saying hi, or sending Gary that
email I promised him, or thanking Keith for gracious tip because I
thought he was an asshole, or....

I regret not grooming myself properly until college. I could have
scored a lot more in high school... Unibrows and slight mustaches
are not every school boy’s dream.

I don't regret living in LA, even if it sucked.

I don't regret being a 'non conformist' and 'settling' to be more
'accepted' by my 'peers'.

I regret treating my relationships like I treat Chinese food. Just when
I think I've had enough to throw up, I go back for more.

I don't regret going on a 12 day mediation retreat where I couldn't
look at anyone, speak to anyone, read anything, listen to anything,
or write anything. Just meditate. I do regret not learning the lessons I
should have learned... Just ask the bitch who stole my cab today.

I regret not being more assertive. My life would be different today if I
demanded more for myself and slapped some bitches along the way.

I regret being so closed off to people who love me. I refer to myself
as the master of my own masonry.  I can build a brick wall faster than
anyone. Some people think velvet feels nice on their skin... I prefer
brick.

I regret thinking, at any given time in my life, that I am not worthy.