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Listening to: this awesome Treat Yo Self playlist (thanks, Michelle!) and the brilliant podcast You Must Remember This, all about “the secret/forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century”. Planning: A trip to San Francisco! Ben and I will be there next month. I’ll be shooting a story for CARA, and he’ll be geeking out a GDC. Continue reading

Yes, of course it hurts when buds are breaking. Why else would the springtime falter? Why would all our ardent longing bind itself in frozen, bitter pallor? After all, the bud was covered all the winter. What new thing is it that bursts and wears? Yes, of course it hurts when buds are breaking, hurts Continue reading

Transformation is my word of 2016. There are a lot things I want to learn, places I want to go, new ways I want to grow and I want to be open to the transformation that that will bring. But, of course, I still want to stay myself.  The last few weeks have been a Continue reading

And a happy new year to all that is living To all that is gentle, kind, and forgiving Raise your glass and we’ll have a cheer My dear acquaintance, a happy new year And whoosh, just like that, 2015 whizzed by. Like the rest of the year, these days too have gone to fast. I Continue reading

“The magic of mindfulness is not somehow converting ourselves into a perfect saintly being; it is simply being honest with what is happening and being interested in making it better.” It can get hectic up in here at this time of year. The things I plan on doing slowly and with intention – writing heart-felt Continue reading