I’m going to use my birthday to set a goal for the year: to create 34 pieces of art in my 34th year.
hello, new year
hello, new year
Resolutions are for suckers and to-dos are for aspirants. I’m scheduling action items for throughout 2012. I’m getting things built, published, placed, and pushed through.
best hot cocoa
best hot cocoa
I’m not a fan of cold weather, despite being NY-born and New England-raised. I shiver. I whimper. And when I get home, I often turn to an old-fashioned warm-me-up. And today was the first day of 2011 cold enough to require this treat. One of the greatest things I’ve learned [...]
this time of year
this time of year
oh, christmassery. I love love giving presents, and I’ve been told that I am particularly good at it. I am totally the kind of person who keeps multiyear spreadsheets of gift-giving ideas. But I’m so bad at actually making the effort of going out and doing the shopping—especially when it’s [...]
last week was…
last week was…
all about FOCUSING. I’m spinning my wheels between three sprawling creative projects: my enormous graphic novel, a shorter 5-20 page comic I’m writing/illoing for a book competition, and my ss/ss triptych. Plus I just picked up a freelance web gig kind of by mistake. Now I need to slow down [...]
last week I…
last week I…
Skipped the family affair to attend my friends’ Sixth Annual Weird Thanksgiving. There were two birds: turkey and emu, and everything else was potlatch. I learned that “dressing” is midwestern for “stuffing,” was reminded how incredibly witty everyone I know is, and discovered the cardgame “who beats who?” (and realized [...]
news: doctor benjamin, doctor who, and posit design
news: doctor benjamin, doctor who, and posit design
So, I finished my thesis project. It’s portbou1940.com: a hypertext narrative examining the death of German-Jewish social critic, philosopher, and dialectical historian Walter Benjamin. I’ll be working on revising the written thesis this month, and turn it in next month; the official conferral of my masters degree will be in [...]
FOUR YEARS of awesome
FOUR YEARS of awesome
Tomorrow is my FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY with the most wonderful, talented, funny, clever, sexy, brilliant, amazing man in the universe. On top of all that, he cooks, too.
Before I met Cristo, I was an extremely picky eater. So here is an abbreviated list of foods that I either refused to try because I assumed they were gross, or else convinced myself that I hated—until I met him:
interactive narratives
interactive narratives
Did my thesis just become even more relevant? Mega-publisher Random House just struck a deal with California-based video-game design firm THQ, Inc. (more at MobyLives, via Rebecca Blood)
sick day
sick day
I’m battling the last gasps of a miserable cold. I’m not up to leaving the house, doing laundry, or working on art for my thesis, but I’m fine to read books, stare at screens, and tap out text. Since this is the best I’ve felt in four days, I’m tackling [...]
the world seems quiet here…
the world seems quiet here…
My blog is currently mostly on hiatus as I complete my master’s degree thesis, but I occasionally pop by with small updates, primarily about the thesis project. As soon as that’s complete, beginning in October/November 2011, expect a massive redesign of positdesign.com. You can still find me on other parts [...]
