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. […]
Speaking of not reading for a week, check out this glib little three panel at Wondermark by David Malki !. OOoh lala. If you enjoyed this post, why not leave a comment below or share it with a friend — use the handy share button.
Reading deprivation is the infamous main event during Week 4 of The Artist’s Way program, based on the iconic book by Julia Cameron. The thing about reading and other similar inputs we add to fill up our lives — such as internet browsing, on-line media consumption, listening to talk radio, mindless television viewing, overly long, […]
Where do you find your inspiration? Just in case your creativity needs a little sensory jolt, here’s a bit of mid-day Monday Sweetness to start the week off right: Sushi Cake. Enjoy!
What if your oatmeal had eyeballs? Grinning bowls of oatmeal. Diabolical plot to send me back to bed and pull the covers up over my head and not come back out. Ever.
It’s always a good idea to cross pollinate creative ideas and stir up your creativity by venturing forth into different media from your norm. Case in point, how about whipping up a little frosting and cake decor mania? If nothing else, it never hurts to stimulate the sweet tooth and indulge in some sugar shock. […]
If you need a little helping hand or boost to improve your creativity, you might want to consider getting some support through The Artist’s Way or a similar creativity workshop, group or course. The reason I’m asking right now is that toward the end of January it seems like new year’s resolutions start falling like […]
Although I live on the west coast I seem to be having a New York centric day — second post today based on a New York publication. Yikes. The New York Times ran a great piece on Roberto Burle Marx. He is famous in landscape architecture circles and his work is among my personal favorites, […]
Have you made a wordle yet? It’s quick, simple, easy and fun. I made one to see how it would turn out. You can see it in the gallery here — It’s play time! Hours of virtual fun and entertainment. Go to wordle and create your own! Enjoy.
Interesting interview with Whoopi Goldberg on why work for the web is “about the work” — not the glamor. Keep in mind the web is an opportunity for actors at all levels to put themselves out there at low cost and virtually no barrier to entry, if they take advantage of what is fast becoming […]