Mini Bucket List – updated
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” —St. Augustine Am I not just a tad young to be thinking of bucket lists? Perhaps, perhaps not. I have a lot to do! And they don’t tell you this when you start, but one of the major side-effects of.. read more →
The well is …dry?
I had an awful thought last week. What if I run out of ideas? What if there is a finite number that we are all allowed? Some people never come close to using them up so they never notice, but others blow through them, sharing them here and there like gangbusters and then in their.. read more →
little things
I feel like I need a reminder of all of the lovely little things that make me happy. peonies, scream-singing, fresh sheets, thunderstorms, photography, midnight texts, warm bread, Frangelico on the rocks, candlelight, when a movie I love is randomly on TV even when I own it, black cherry mojitos, Rob Base, penguins, pink wigs,.. read more →
Love is…a Mix Tape.
It is a lovely, sweet, gut-wrenching story by Rob Sheffield. Go read it. It is also a truth. {Disclaimer: I am a goober. Well-known, unfortunately well-documented fact.} I guess I have always considered the best gifts the thoughtful ones..regardless of cost. So, boy who bought me that Pottery Barn bed that I swooned over in.. read more →
Real music chooses you…
Here ‘s a theory for you to disregard…completely. Music, you know– true music–not just rock ‘n’ roll– it chooses you. It lives in your car, or alone, listening to your headphones– you know, with the vast, scenic bridges and angelic choirs in your brain. It’s a place apart…from the vast, benign…lap of America. From Almost Famous.. read more →
You know how I know you’re a nerd?
I know you’re a nerd because you get geeked out at the idea of getting a new Mac Pro quad processor….at the prospect of upgrading your Creative Suite…with the accomplishment of implementing a new javascript. Yes you my dear are a nerd. Fear not, you are in good if not great company…mine. Now whether or.. read more →
Permission Based Un-productivity
“You came here because we do this better than you. Part of that is letting our creative be unproductive until they are.” —Don Draper, Mad Men Not sure I have ever heard that put so well. It is a funny thing earning a living on something that is so seemingly fleeting. There is a certain.. read more →
:: inspiration ::
Where does inspiration come from? As an artist, we rely on this invisible muse to swoop in and drive our creative process. I saw a speech that Elizabeth Gilbert gave on nurturing creativity. As a brief aside, I absolutely love her way of speaking and writing, she I find absolutely inspiring. I digress. She speaks.. read more →
:: hello world ::
Hello and welcome to an itty bitty part of my mind. Hopefully someone, somewhere will find some of this interesting. I have no idea what I will wind up writing about here. I guess only time will tell! read more →