Stranger In A Strange Land
Steve and I are currently taking part in the 2008 Vancouver Tourism Challenge.
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Daily Muse
Hair Piece
For several years Steve has been talking about getting his chest waxed.
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8 Songs My Dog Would Write
1. The Hardest Part of Glove Is Letting Go (ode to Straight Lines).
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Financial Cushion / Level of Frustration = Price of Quitting
Having a “day job” – even one linked to the arts – is a deterrent and a distraction. I yearn for the day when I can focus all of my work energy into my art career. That day seems w-a-a-a-y off in the distance and my yearning is not patient.
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Optimism Schmoptimism
For someone who is naturally inclined (either by nurture or nature) to see the glass as half empty, it can be an ongoing struggle to re-frame your position to view the glass as half full.
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The Pros & Cons of Cutting Your Own Hair
Out of necessity (a combination of being unable to find a decent stylist for my hair type and having an emaciated wallet) I have been cutting my own hair for several years.
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The Benefits of Being Sidewardly Mobile
Seems like everyone’s goal in life is to “get ahead” – I’m no exception. Instead of achieving this on a task by task basis (i.e. complete school, then form familial unit, then forward career, then pay down mortgage) I’m going for it all concurrently. The ultimate multi-task.
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What’s In A Name
Emily Carr Institute’s recent “upgrade” to university status – and concomitant name change – is the fourth identity morph for the school since I began my journey towards BFA accreditation in 1992.
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I’m so disappointed…
…in myself. I couldn’t even make it one day without forgetting I was supposed to post a daily muse. Tsk. Tsk.
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Daily Muse
So…I have this brilliant plan to force myself to write at least a little bit every day: create a blog category and officially announce that I will be adding to it daily. How could I destroy the expectations of the 10’s of readers that regularly visit my site by not living up to my obligation of a daily post? What could be better motivation than than?
Oh…have I mentioned that my mother was raised Catholic?
PS – this counts as today’s post.
Did Ya Miss Me?
Well I missed me! Where did I go the last 3 months you might ask?
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Reindeer Rejects
Reindeer who did not make the cut:
I’m A BiPolar Bear
R-R-R-A-A-W-W-W-R-R-R-R-R-R-r-r!
The onset of winter always makes me feel mean and sluggish.
I find myself thinking about hibernation.
A lot.
I wish it was an option for humans:
Hibernation from November to March?
| c YES | c NO |
I could sleep through the darkest months…and my darkest moods (sigh).
Pheasants
With little more than a week left of the Calgary show I have only been able to dredge up this tidbit of promo…
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8 Random Facts About Me…
A ridiculously tardy response to Tzaddi’s “tag, you’re it”.
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Dear Chapters…
While meandering through your aisles – as I oft do on a Sunday afternoon – I was dismayed, nay, DISGRUNTLED, to come upon an island of books categorized as “Chick Lit”.
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What Regina had to say about Slim Shady…
Here’s a sampling of comments from the Fifth Parallel Gallery exhibit. Names have been omitted to protect the innocent (and people’s mothers who don’t know that their progeny has sailor-mouth).
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Mourning the Death of Sony
Well, not ALL Sony’s, the death of Sony in general would be too much to ask.
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