Category: Life as Art
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Make Your Own Scene
I’ve really been thinking about Austin Kleon’s post, Find a New City, which I also included in the last Lunchtime Reads link roundup. In it, he references Patti Smith saying that New York has priced itself out of being an option for young, creative people who want to do something weird and potentially not lucrative.…
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Moving to Lancaster
Big things are happening. A few months ago, I posted my Philly Bucket List — things I wanted to do before leaving Philly. I wasn’t sure what the timeline on that would really be, but it seems to be happening now. We’ve been in kind of a holding pattern for the past year or so. We…
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Writing a Philly Bucket List
Philly has been really good to us these past few years. I’m not sure if it’s the time of year, the phase of life we’re in, or if it’s really just time to change something up. We’re entertaining thoughts of what’s next. Even if we don’t make a move anytime soon, I decided to come…
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Reflecting on Texas Style Council
It’s been quiet here. It hasn’t necessarily been intentional or planned, but after what can only be described as an insanely fast trip to Austin for Texas Style Council, followed by no time to allow for an introvert hangover recovery time, I’ve needed a few days to collect myself. I remember years ago, sitting at…
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Winter Time
Time in winter is a funny thing. At the end of October, I had planned to devote my free time in November, December, and into January leisurely learning new things and working on redoing my site and portfolio. I thought I’d read books, for both leisure and learning, and still have time to revel in…
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Alt Summit 2015 Reflections & Recap
Given that this was my second Alt Summit, I felt a little calmer and more prepared for the actual event. The overwhelm didn’t hit until I got home and immediately plunged myself back in the day to day of work and life. Next time, I will definitely be wiser about scheduling a couple days of decompression,…