I met an icon last night. I was at an art gallery and got to chatting with Shepard Fairey. You know his art, even if you don't know you know. He worked with the Sex Pistols on their posters, designed the Obama "Hope" poster and most famously (at … [Continue reading] about Artistic Interpretation
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Minstrel Fiction
Good news! The arm has healed enough that I am no longer hunting and pecking. Yes, my arm aches a bit at the end of a work day, but it's so good to be typing for real again, I hardly even care. (Go, go gadget fingers!) During my hiatus, I've … [Continue reading] about Minstrel Fiction
Pause
Last Sunday I fell and fractured my elbow. Since then my left arm has been in a sling and I've been hunting and pecking and it's making me CRAZY. To go from 60-70 wpm to this painfully slow method of typing is a jarring adjustment. So for the … [Continue reading] about Pause
Focus
It's taken me about a week to process last Thursday. The USC Women's conference was pretty great. There was the usual amount of thanking sponsors and other junk that went on for far too long, but the swag bag was fat and the speakers were actually … [Continue reading] about Focus
USC Women’s Conference
I'm going to this USC Women's Conference tomorrow. The emails I got sold it as a chance to discuss "professional development, women’s health, personal wellness and financial strategies." Honestly, I'm not really sure what to expect. The basic truth … [Continue reading] about USC Women’s Conference
Stoking the Fires
It's funny sometimes how life tends to synch up. Some call it fate, others karma, or even divine intervention. I've always chalked up to luck. Whatever it is, it happened to me this morning. I went to yoga for the first time in a long time. It was a … [Continue reading] about Stoking the Fires
Pillars of Eternity
I've been reading this book, "Pillars of the Earth," for what feels like forever. It's quite long, and even though the author (Follett) can sometimes digress extensively into the details of church construction, it is a damn good story. The thing is, … [Continue reading] about Pillars of Eternity