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... )

not for the faint-hearted, but this post, "Everyone I Know is Brokenhearted" articulates a lot of what i feel.

wrapping my head around this part:

Like minds need to pull together and pool our resources and rage against the dying of the light. And I do think rage is a component that’s necessary here: a final fundamental fed-up-ness with the ( Read more... )

i agree with every little bit of this: http://99u.com/articles/32757/the-craftsmans-guide-to-working-with-dignity

Curiosity prevents “this worked in the past” from becoming, “this is all I know how to do ( Read more... )

one of the best things i've been doing lately is making regular trips to our new central library. i've been there a lot because i'm volunteering to plan a craft show / market there on december 13th (yep, me with the volunteering again!) but also because i just love it as a building ( Read more... )

well, i have a lot to catch up on. because we're nearly 3/4 into the year and i'm only at 36 movies, 24 books, 34 paintings and 15 tangible skillsThe tangible skills resolution is probably the toughest to quantify. For example, I learned how to set up my husband's P.A. for a wedding the other day, but I wouldn't count that. And half the time, I'm ( 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... )

so, 2013 is almost over and i squeaked in with the fifty fifty challenge by reading 50 books and seeing 53 movies (so far) that were new to me for 2013 ( Read more... )

i'm terrible at keeping a blog. i think it's because there's so many micro ways to share thoughts and fragments of days (instagram, twitter, what not) that unless you are a Career Blogger, or just really good at focusing on writing down everything you do, it's just not happening ( Read more... )