Dancing. The kind of dancing in a nightclub or a bar, with a good DJ or an awesome band. You're just a little bit drunk, and one of your favorite songs is playing. You get so into the moment that you close your eyes, you are the music, your body moving to it effortlessly. You … [Read more...]
The Crow
The crow tapped on my window twice. Like bursts of tiny, quiet gunfire. The first time, I was sleeping. I sat upright in bed, sweating. The crow was in my dream. It was Lisa, talking to me through the window. Lisa was the crow. "You're a crow?" I asked. "Looks like it," she … [Read more...]
Songs That Stab Me in the Heart: “Turpentine” by Brandi Carlile
Don't move away from home Don't be friends with people who will die Don't drive through the quiet country town/scene of a massacre Don't come out from under that rock Or you will always feel like this These days we go to waste like wine That's turned to … [Read more...]
It’s All About Me
Last night at a media preview event at a new restaurant, my friend and I struck up a conversation with the couple sitting at the table next to us. What followed was a discussion about blogs and media with two people who are not necessarily embedded in this medium the way I am. It … [Read more...]
Art, Genius, and Suffering: Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk
This is what I've been thinking about lately. Elizabeth Gilbert is coming to speak in Malibu in a few weeks, and though I publicly loved/hated her mega-sensation "Eat, Pray, Love," when I read it five years ago, I am entranced by her, so I scored two seats for the … [Read more...]