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What with moving this site to a new server and finishing out the semester, I haven’t been taking much time to think of interesting posts for you all to read. So you’re getting some links that I have starred in Google Reader that I think more people should see. Also, for the few people who comment, I’m using the commentluv plugin which is supposed to include a link to your most recent blog post (if it can find it) I assume based on the website address you enter.
Breaking the Glass - Seth Godin
When you’re ready to make the leap, to commit, to make something happen, you break the glass. The sculpture is ruined.
Every Living Creature Dies Alone - Neggles
This is the post I reference in The Other down below.
Now, don’t think me one of those manic-depressive people. I’m very pleased with life at the moment (though in all honesty, I feel more aloof to life than anything else). I’m engaged to a wonderful man. My classes are going well. I ate steak last night, and it was delicious. But because I am the only person who can experience this as I do, I am a singular existence.
Writing About Myself - Mariacristina
Well-written blog posts are mini essays. Some are lyric, some are personal, others didactic, and still others bombastic. By and large, most bloggers write in the first person, and include details of their personal life on the page.
100 Things - Goldmourn
In which we learn many things about the auther. One hundred of them, in fact.
01. I was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada in 1978.
02. I have a collection of zines purchased mostly through the internet.
03. I wonder if I’ll ever complete / create something that is worthwhile.
What are you About? - jblanton
Does your Blog have an about page? Most likely it does? If someone happens upon your blog they might want to know who is behind the blog post they just read or more importantly what the blog is about. The about page is one of the easiest ways for someone that has no idea who you are or ever been to your blog to get the scoop quickly and easily. Its your job to take the time to put together a nice page describing all this.
Lantana: NaPoWriMo 23 - Mariacristina
I really mean to stop by her site and tell her this, but this piece really reminds me of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, which I liked as well.
Lantana
is a miniature town carved in rock high on the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Most Atlantans remain unaware of its existence, as Lantana perches along the eaves of the cathedral.
Waiting until the last minute - Seth Godin
In a nutshell: don’t.
Bad situations to wait until the last minute:
- Catching a transcontinental flight
- Asking your secret crush to the prom
I like your new website. It’s light and airy. And thank you for two shout outs at once! I’m honored.
I like Seth Godin. I bought The Dip for my husband to read, because he was thinking about changing jobs, and because I’ve started writing in earnest for the last year, and also started teching yoga. Two new endeavors in ‘07, ‘08.
I laughed at the last one, because my son asked his secret crush to the prom at the last minute, but got lucky, since she said yes. She thinks they’re “just friends.” I guess they still are.
I’m going to check out Italo Calvino’s piece. What inspired me to write the poem, besides Rick Mobb’s wonderful painting, was a series of sculptures I saw once a long timeago in Manhattan on the ledges of buildings. I kept seeing these miniature cities everywhere, hidden amid the architectural details. And then I saw one inside the Whitney, so I’m guessing they comissioned the work. So surreal and whimsical. Like Joseph Cornell, who I love.
christine’s last blog post..When mama ain’t happy
Thanks Christine :)
If you keep writing things worth reading, I will keep linking them.
Seth Godin- I have no real interest in marketing, but he always has interesting things to say, so I read his blog daily. Good stuff.
Attraction is a cruel mistress. ‘nough said.
I think you would like Invisible Cities. While the content has some similarities to your work, stylistically, it’s uncanny.