when being creative is like herding cats
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For the next few weeks I am playing Wreck this Journal on the interwebz. I gather it might be fun, maybe interesting, maybe even a bit reckless. Dunno about that, how much trouble can you get into with a paperback book? Anyhoo. You are welcome to play! All you need is a copy of the [...]
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Just for a little Friday fun, take a look at these fantabulous images of the vertical spiral of the Helix Hotel on the Persian Gulf in where but Abu Dhabi. The description of how the sun, wind and ocean water interact with the building by design (Leeser Architects) is interesting, too. I love the 4th [...]
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Fab photos of the British National Wildflower Center show its new Fibonacci spiral inspired visitor center addition designed by Ian Simpson Architects. The spiral is evident from the overhead view, but otherwise it looks like a mushroom cap with red polka dots. Just sayin’. Enjoy!
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Scriptfrenzy starts April first! You MUST do it! It’s free!
Disclosure: Although I have yet to try this particular form of insanity, I heartily recommend it if you have ever felt the urge to write a script. Here’s the scoop.
I base my recommendation on having done Nanowrimo — Nanowrimo happens every November. One year I [...]
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Just when you think you have seen or read just about everything, along comes a TGIF “special” with attitude. And an abundance of creatively emphatic quotes. Enjoy!
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Tuesday sweetness comin’ atcha. These pix are as incredible as their awesome tale. May I direct your attention to Margaret Oomen’s delightful latest installment of The Stone Diaries: Part IV at Resurrection Fern. Enjoy!
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Here’s a catchy little TGIF distraction to keep your neurons busy until quittin’ time: a NYT review of the Endless Forms exhibition about Charles Darwin, his sense of beauty, and the influence of his natural science work on the visual arts, complete with slide show in color. For whatever reason, it never ever in all [...]
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Sometimes truth or what passes for the truth is stranger than fiction. Case in point, this wonderful whodunnit or should I say whoseisit saga of Lt. Grubb and the huge Brazilian emerald. Such a twisted tale of lost and found and a motherlode of paper evidence, plus set in Los Angeles. Worthy of Chandler himself. [...]
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Here is your TGIF procrastination destination; you know, you need to get some inspirational inflow to feed the beast of creativity. Fodder for story and song, springboard for odd thoughts, and cause for the occasional guffaw (or tear.) And, you too may participate/contribute if you wish. Or maybe just photoshop your own for a screensaver [...]
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What do green tea, parmesan cheese, tuna, and sweet potatoes have in common? It’s news to me, but apparently they share umami. That’s UMAMI, the “other” taste besides the supposed four primary tastes of sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. Um okayyy. You too can learn more information than you ever wanted to know about umami. [...]
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