Six unfathomable things….

You are all about to enjoy a taste of voyeurism (unless you stop reading now) as I reveal six things about myself that few others know. You can thank Ryan, at Skullduggery, for this one. I still buy a new, special pen at the beginning of every semester, even though I haven’t been in university…

Professional craftsperson or artist? Get a hobby

No, I’m not being sarcastic. I mean it. Artists and craftspeople are a strange bunch. We tend to work long hours, are very wrapped up in our work and quite often we came to the business of craft or art through a pastime that grew. When your hobby becomes your job or profession, it ceases…

A tactile nature

I discovered something rather interesting about myself the other day and, being that all-to-common combination of altruistic and narcissistic, decided to blog about it so that others might benefit. I’ve been trying to take better care of myself as of late. This breaks down into exercise, food and water. Sleep is great when I can…

Abandonment and Joy (updated)

I remember Mom playing a recording of Classical Gas when we were kids, probably either the Mason Williams and/or the Mannheim Steamroller versions. We had a lot of Mannheim Steamroller around at one point and I’ve never lost the taste for it (probably explains a few things, eh?). I’ve always loved this song for its…

Thus endeth a roller coaster ride

I thought I might take a pass on the “oh, what a year this has been” post, but I can’t seem to leave it alone. Part of me looks back on 2006 with rather negative feelings, but closer inspection reminds me that we pretty near broke even, although it didn’t much feel like it at…