soon, soon

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it’s been quiet again, hasn’t it? i apologize for that: i’ve been drawing and sketching and painting and basically doing a lot of other things that have pushed this poor neglected thing for a month. … Read More

in memoriam

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i grew up like everybody else: strangely. which probably makes it normal. being the youngest, i was endlessly chasing my (much) older siblings. my brother, the eldest, was my playmate and father figure, and i … Read More

i buy

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as anyone who knows me can attest, i am a buyer. i am all sorts of materialistic and acquisitive, and combine that with a near obsessive-compulsive perversity towards anything stationery-related…well, you’ve got yourself a right … Read More

we are dork

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so i’ve lost a few entries on this site after march. there were about two or three entries in april that i’ve written and have now disappeared into the smoky ether. there’s nothing i can … Read More

what conspires against me (Part 1)

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the world, in three parts, each designed to make my mango ass twitch and my petrifying brain implode. it is the universe dangling the puppet strings that i don’t see, the master manipulator gleefully tugging … Read More

quiet

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*crickets* been somewhat quiet ’round here, eh? apologies. my current obsessions with watercolors and drawing and sketching have been taking me away from other things in life, even though they are as equally important. but … Read More

saying no

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i read this article on cnn.com today. it made me think about the past ten years of my working life, which, though invaluable in gaining experience and education, was too far from ideal to be … Read More