Writing
Reinvented Butterfly
Throughout your lifetime, you’ve got to stop doing some things in order to have new beginnings. It’s a sign of maturity. At the very least, it’ll keep life fresh and interesting. On a serious note, the ability to adapt to the changing environment keeps you on the right side of natural selection. Nowadays, instead of … Continue reading
Feminist Photos
This was one of the best interactive exhibits at EAST (East Austin Studio Tour). Since I produce a show that highlights personal narratives, I felt I’d entered a kindred space. We had the option of taking a picture while holding one of their prepared signs that resonated with us, or making one of our own. … Continue reading
The Longest Bike Ride
Although I exercise every day, I’d not ridden a bike in over ten years. My sister planned a beautiful bike ride around Mt. Vernon during the perfect time of the year when the fall leaves were brilliant. I hardly got two pedals in when I realized the seat was far too high. Even people who were … Continue reading
Alien Technology
If ever I were visited by aliens and they wanted to gift me some advanced technology, I’d ask for a device, which would allow me to unfuck up any situation. I realize that would be a large undertaking, at least to my Earthly intellect, but there are challenges that cannot be solved by 3D printing … Continue reading
Sexiest Dictionary Paintings: A New Approach
In the latest round of practicing my illustrating technique for the sexiest dictionary, I disassembled my home office. Totally worth the sacrifice. I had no desire to sit at my work desk on the weekend. Instead, I relocated my work computer and monitor to the living room, so I could paint while the TV entertained … Continue reading
Sexiest Dictionary Rough Draft Paintings
Despite the fact that computer paper isn’t the best for watercolor paintings, all practice is good practice at this stage in the project. Here’s my workaround to not knowing how to draw. I used painter’s tape to place my paper onto the laptop screen. Then I brightened the screen, turned off all other lights, then … Continue reading
Watercolor Crayons
After researching about which medium I wanted to use for my latest illustration project, I finally bought the biggest set of watercolor crayons the art store offered. Making the financial investment came in a roundabout way. I’d bought a plane ticket to go back east to attend an event, which was a financial sacrifice, but … Continue reading
Playing It By Ear
Out of tune like my guitar Nearly every time I played it because I’m tone deaf Out of tune like my singing for pretty much the same reason When I say I’m playing things by ear I can only mean that figuratively With either an inner wince of pain Since organization is my superpower Or … Continue reading
When Two Alphas Go Out to Eat…
I generally consider myself an outgoing sociable person despite the fact I love living alone and rarely go out on, what would be considered, an official date. Yet, my ego was very flattered when a handsome guy at the end of a Bikram yoga class introduced himself, asked if I was single, then asked for … Continue reading
Eight Reasons Not to Be Poor
#8: Nobody really likes you when you’re poor, especially the government. They blame you for your financial situation as if you were able to control the zip code where you were schooled, or call you lazy despite the fact you may work several shitty part-time jobs or long hours at one shitty low-paying job just … Continue reading