All posts for the month May, 2010

Blooming Mondays: May 24, 2010

Do you ever feel like you just want to break out of your life and completely shatter the paradigm in which you live? You may not be able to do it today. There are meetings to attend, groceries to buy, kids to get to school… But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a little chink [...]

Pleasure Finds Friday: A Fruit Find

I’ve never highlighted a food item as one of my Pleasure Finds before, but there is a first time for everything. When I discovered the table full of CHERRIES at my local market, I simply couldn’t stop myself. Who doesn’t want to celebrate the season’s first batch of this gorgeous fruit? In that fleeting moment [...]

Towers of Inspiration

Los Angeles may be a fairly new city in the grand scheme, but it has its share of landmarks. I’ve lived here for fourteen years, and I’ve visiting an alarmingly small number of them. But I can now say I’ve been to Watts Towers, and it was well worth the trip. What is it about [...]

Change Is Overrated

First, I must mention how grateful I am for all the feedback these last few days – here, on Twitter and in person – regarding the design changes with which I’ve been playing. It’s been an interesting process, and I’m a little surprised by the outcome upon which I’ve settled. If you are reading this [...]

Blooming Mondays: May 17, 2010

Sometimes, it’s simply acknowledging the tiniest of bright spots that changes the course of your day.