these past couple weeks have been tough. among other things that happened (and some really good things that happened, too!!) i got an email from someone saying they saw a copy of one of my pins for sale.

and i clicked the link, and yes, it was an exact copy of my pin ( Read more... )

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My husband and I just drove home from a lovely Thanksgiving with our family and friends. Passing by the Wal Mart and Fry's on our way home, the parking lots were absolutely full. People presumably rushed out of their thanksgiving celebrations to go bargain shopping for Black Friday deals ( Read more... )

Another really good article about the value of art in our society vs. how it is valued.
I realize I'm posting a lot of these articles lately. Half to bookmark for self, half because they express a lot of my thoughts these days with greater clarity.

gardensatnight phrases wisely (over here on Ello, which is basically like a new livejournal):

Social media makes ( Read more... )

as if i needed to fracture my blogging any further as i endeavor to become a total oversharer (of thoughts), i've started a tumblr: http://susieghahremani.tumblr.comRead more... )

it's that time of year again. holiday orders and i'm painting on post-it notes for the Post-It Show at Giant Robot in LA. dare i say this is my favorite time of year? it so is ( Read more... )

i have a few things i really want to learn about but outside of being in school, have no idea where to gather information on the following. if you have any thoughts, or know where i can get more information about any of these things, i would REALLY appreciate the guidance ( Read more... )

i'm trying to come up with other options for nearby and potentially less expensive travel in and around southern california. below is a list i threw together of some possibilities for weekends away. if you have any suggestions for affordable & specific (names of) places to stay [ie, hotels, bnbs, hostels, campgrounds] / places to go / things to do ( Read more... )

i've pretty much abandoned the podcast in favor of 8tracks - a super easy (and legal) website for sharing music mixtapes. track listings clearly displayed, the ability to skip a song or two, and to browse based on band names, tags, etc.

here's my mix from late last night:



and from yesterday afternoon:

but you can hear 'em all here: Read more... )

the other day, i was thinking i should make a list of things that i definitely love, things that i definitely hate, and things that i'm sort of on the fence about, because it would be funny to keep track of these things when i think of them. i'm not talking about hating sarah palin or loving coffee or something like that - it's all about the little ( Read more... )