I am a cloud. I am floating above the world, looking down on it's splendor. The sun warms my back and the breeze cools my body. All is right with the world as I drift along, billowing, growing. Birds flo through me, planes fly over me, kites fly beneath me. I am surrounded by life, … [Read more…]
For anyone that's known me a few years, this will come as a surprising turn of events. As part of my shift to a more minimal lifestyle and living space, I actually packed up all my CD's and stowed them away. Thanks to the wonderful world of iTunes and the iPod, I never listen to … [Read more…]
Anybody that’s known me long enough knows that I’m a pretty big skeptic, a literal realist. I believe in science, not oogy-boogy mysticism. Lately, though, I’ve been talking a lot about spirituality and souls and all manner of other un-measurables. The un-quantifiable. So how do I reconcile all these seemingly disparate views? Easy, I believe … [Read more…]
When I'm speaking of impatience, I'm speaking more of "living in the now" than anything else. I have a real problem with this sometimes, spending too much time and energy looking towards, or worrying about, what is next rather than what is now. Wishing time would hurry up so I could get to whatever plans … [Read more…]
I’ve been spending a lot of time on introspection lately. Looking at myself, who and what I am. How much do I stay true to myself, and how much do I let my self-view be colored by the vision others project onto me? What are my faults? What are my assets? Where do they overlap? … [Read more…]
I’ve been wondering lately if I’m posting too much. There was a point, not that long ago really, where I hardly posted anything. Weeks would go by without a post. So I vowed to try and post more often, hoping to get where I’d post something almost every day. That was before I set myself … [Read more…]
A few days back, in my Valentine’s Day post, I brought to myself a question to save for later and meditate on. I spent some time today thinking about it, so here it goes… Would you rather never find what you’re looking for, rather than find it and not be able to have it? I’m … [Read more…]
I mentioned a few days ago that I was starting to draw again, and hoped to have my first piece done over this weekend. The penciling turned out great, looked fabulous and made me quite proud! Now, I really wish I had scanned the pencil version before I inked it in, because it really doesn’t … [Read more…]
I’ve been thinking about things to do over Memorial Day weekend this year, I know I want to do something this year. The first option that I’m thinking about is taking a retreat. Specifically, The Garrison Institute is having a Buddhist retreat that weekend that sounds really interesting. It’s close enough (just outside New York … [Read more…]
I'm thinking today about the snow. Before the snow came, the world was gray and dim. The trees are bare, the grass is sleeping, the flowers are gone, the sun is hidden. Colorless, muddy. Dirty and discarded. Then the snow came. The view was hidden by the swirling dance of the flakes in the wind. … [Read more…]
If I were living in the world of Marvel Comics and I were a member of the X-Men, I’m pretty sure my mutant power would be my uncanny (pun fully intended, for my nerd brethren out there) ability to always be just a little bit out of frame on nearly every picture that’s ever been … [Read more…]
A co-worker just questioned if I'd lost weight, someone who had no idea about my diet/lifestyle changes. Nice to get some impartial confirmation/validation that it's noticeable. Now I know my friends aren't just blowing smoke up my ass when they say it's obvious. *wink* Imagine when I finally get some new clothes that actually fit!
I’ve finally gotten back into drawing this week. I’d dabbled here and there over the last couple months, but ended up setting it aside every time. This time, I’m sticking with it pretty well. I’ve got a fairly major project that I’m well into, and fully plan on finishing. I’ve got the pencil work done, … [Read more…]
Getting better at putting these out in a more regular fashion, rather than the binge and purge method I used to employ! Another little slice of textural, Basic Channel-style techno. This song is about all those people that have dropped into my life and made a huge impact. All too often, these people leave my … [Read more…]
Several weeks back I made a decision to try and simplify and minimize my life. As part of that process, I began purging and streamlining my apartment, through which I ended up taking down all the pictures (and everything else) that I had hung up on my walls. Today, I was sitting here looking at … [Read more…]