Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Pinterest. There’s a lot of social media out there…and I like to consume and get ideas from all of them. This infographic from Confused.com is hilarious–and true. I might be (happily) guilty of one of these…
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Timelessness: Social Media, Pompeii, Creativity, and Romeo and Juliet
Facebook. Twitter. Linked In. Google+. Its a social media perfect storm out there isn’t it? Even outside the ever increasing social media realm, it seems there’s something new every day. The new technology. The new procedure. The new method. The new ideology. The new initiative. The new leader. The new diet. The new relationship. The… Continue reading Timelessness: Social Media, Pompeii, Creativity, and Romeo and Juliet
Creativity Victories (and Fails) from This Past Week
Here’s some good food for your creativity from this past week (and leave your favorite link in the comments for all of us to enjoy!)… For photographers and videographers: 500 people in 100 seconds. For writers and readers: Great blog post.Created to grow. For eaters: Cesar Salad Cotton Candy. For trekkies and geekers: Watch. This.… Continue reading Creativity Victories (and Fails) from This Past Week
Celebrating Mistakes
There are multiple mediums of artistic expression: oil on canvas, word on paper, film on screen, status update on Facebook. Regardless of the medium, at times our initial vision may get distorted by a glitch (or two) during the creative process. The clay is too dry. The paint is low quality. Writer block. Fear. In… Continue reading Celebrating Mistakes
Writer Has Sore Throat, Loses Voice in Social Media Frenzy
I was performing at a theater. Acting. Costumes. Makeup. The whole nine yards. Livin’ the dream and getting paid to do it. Unfortunately, the toll of doing multiple shows a week did not agree with my vocal folds.They wanted a voice rest vacation. The ear, nose, and throat doctor-guy informed my talking parts that they… Continue reading Writer Has Sore Throat, Loses Voice in Social Media Frenzy
Time, The Grind, and Ben Stein
A friend’s Facebook status: “My curfew was the street lights. My mom called my name, not my cell. I played outside with friends, not online. If I didn’t eat what my mom cooked, then I didn’t eat. Sanitizer didn’t exist, but you could get your mouth washed out with soap. Getting dirty was OK, and… Continue reading Time, The Grind, and Ben Stein