Last year I attempted to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days- an undertaking otherwise known as NaNoWriMo, which hopes to get us all off our lazy asses and write the novel we have inside us. I made an honest effort and wrote about 13,000 words, but meandered around with several characters and very …
Wow, wow, wow. Serious internet toboggan this afternoon that began last night at Foresight Design Initiative Green Drinks. The topic was “Art and Sustainability”, so of course I was interested (and also the founder of Foresight is an Obie alum), and so I went and listened to members of Chicago-based Filament Theatre Company discuss their …
Went to the Garfield Conservatory today- a free nature park with greenhouses as well as outdoor gardens. I know lots of people won’t look at photos of plants, myself included, but I thought the lighting on these few turned out quite nicely. I’m using a Nikon D50 this week, on loan from my photographer uncle! …