Yearly Archives: 2012
Is Truth Beauty? Only if She Has Brains
“It’s the mark of a good society when a pretty girl behaves as if she was plain.” Meaning: “The vain, narcissistic leach who thinks they deserve something just because they’re … Continue reading
Amazing Writer-Artist Friends
There’re plenty of people I admire online, but I know these people in real life. My friends being awesome motivates me to try to not suck. The sheer amount of … Continue reading
Creative Stimulation or Brain-out?
We all produce and consume stuff and ideas- that’s the modern economy. I’ve tried to avoid the fact that humans are a social animals. But we are and I am. Erich … Continue reading
List of Things that I Hate
Sometimes, I like to take a break from solving problems to focus on things that don’t matter. So here’s a list of things I hate: 1. Apostrophe misuse: Why do … Continue reading
Feeling Subversive at the Hair Cuttery
My favorite alias was Yolanda de Castillo. What I like most about the Hair Cuttery is that I bring an air of mystery to the experience when all I’m doing … Continue reading
Not Apocalyptic, but Still Valentine’s Day
“Let her through!! She’s going to puke!” “My tee-shirt is stiff. It’s all covered with my sweat, other people’s sweat, beer. Who knows what other bodily fluids… my pantalones- all … Continue reading
Resistance to Art
Not knowing everything is embarrassing for some people. As a recovering perfectionist, I get that completely irrational, ego saving nonsense. When I hear artists interrupting, trying to beat an instructor answering a … Continue reading
Art, Obesity, and Lying
I just read a great post about what ”health” means. I want all those people who protest the idea in our culture that “certain bodies are beautiful, acceptable, and desireable while others … Continue reading
Barcelona Chicago
Barcelona was good. I’ve had time to reflect. We rented an apartment for the first 4 days quite by accident in El Raval. El Raval feels a bit like Ukrainian … Continue reading
May this one be the best yet
New Year’s Resolutions are as silly as horoscopes, but they’re still fun. Most of the time, they have to do with idealizations of self and the way we wish we … Continue reading
