First: I just submitted my first ever arts grant application. It’s for emerging/beginning artists. I applied in hopes of getting some funds so I can work less, spend that time writing the second draft of…
Date Archives May 2013
Things I Started & Haven’t Yet Finished
Occasionally, I like to take a look at all the drafts I have saved up in WordPress. Once, something magical happened when I wrote about these drafts. After my friend Polly requested it, I posted…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: The Working on a Sunday Edition
I dragged my carcass out bed at the crack of 8:30. I say crack of 8:30 because this post-puppy week has been a constant struggle to sleep. I am the master of sleep routine. If…
The 10 Best Combinations, according to me
This afternoon as I was shoving pretzels & M&Ms into my gaping maw I thought to myself, If someone put a gun to my head and said, “Choose peanut butter & banana bread or pretzels…
Why I Hate Record Reviews
I’m going to use one review in particular to explain why it is record reviews are so often the very definition of suck. The review I’m using to illustrate my point is Time Out Chicago’s…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: The So-So Gatsby Edition
Sunday morning began at ridiculous o’clock in the morning when the heavens opened up and poured water onto the Earth waking my bed companion cum arch-nemesis, Lex Luthor. Lex is my BFK’s puppy of some…