"I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself."
-- Rita Mae Brown
"Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to."
-- Alan Keightley

We had Fall for a week.  It was nice. I was able to break out a coat and some boots.   I even came down with ( Read more... )

We are down to the wire for Bowling For Boobies 2012.  Our team is still drastically short the 6K we pledged to raise.  I am personally $448 shy of my goal.

This charity supports Los Angeles women currently fighting breast cancer. It does not go toward research. It helps pay medical bills and any other bills these women are unable to cover as they ( Read more... )

In yet another first, __wolverine__ took me to see Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame this past Friday night.  I wasn’t at all sure what to expect save that every time he takes me to one of these kinds shows, the audience is always packed with musicians and the experience is life changing.  This was no different.

The night began with a young boy getting up on stage ( Read more... )

I’ve spent the last month reimagining Pain Doll.  I’m ready to begin writing again.  The new concept is completely different.  It was hard to accept that what I had worked on for a year wasn’t good enough.  But I knew in my gut that there was a reason I wasn’t excited about it.  If I’m not so enthralled with it I don’t give a damn what anyone else ( Read more... )

For my birthday this past year, __wolverine__ bought tickets to see Adam Ant.  The original concert date was supposed to be in February but circumstances were such that it didn’t happen until quite recently.

I’ve never seen Adam Ant. While he was a massive part of my youth, I didn’t expect to be as deeply affected as I was by the whole experience.  It was both ( Read more... )

Every year that Burning Man comes around, I reflect upon transforming my life.  I’ve done it twice in the last year.  This latest shot at it has panned out better than I could have imagined but I am still so far from where I want to be.

Now I am at a bit of a crossroads.  I tapped, unexpectedly, into something huge and I am flourishing for the most ( Read more... )

For the fourth year, I am participating in Bowling For Boobies, a local charity that financially supports women with breast cancer.  As is always the case, I pledged to raise 1K by October 21st.

After a month of fundraising, I am still $740 shy of my goal.  I realize things are still rough for a lot of you out there. In fact, most of the people who ( Read more... )

Comfort is my enemy.

I don’t mean luxury.  I refer to being used to something or being able to do it without much effort.

The lack of fear or a cliff to fall off of… less challenge…  It makes me restless.  I do my best work when I am not sure what the hell is going to happen or if I can even do it in the first place.

I am an accomplishment junkie ( Read more... )

I’ve started and deleted this page several times.  Everything I’ve typed would be better fodder for a morning pages dump than something I put on the internet for posterity.

It’s not that I haven’t been doing much.  It’s quite the opposite.  Life has resumed being engaging, challenging and full of unique experiences.  I adore the new people in my ( Read more... )

I am enjoying the first full 48 hours I have had to myself in a little over a month.  I have collapsed at the finish line, proud of what has been accomplished and enjoying the sweet rewards of that effort.  It is finally becoming comfortable to once more be successful.  I intend to not take it for granted and be grateful every day.  It can all go ( Read more... )