Stay at Home Moms vs. Working Moms
While I don’t want to get into a debate about the virtues of either being a stay at home mom vs. a working mom, I do find myself in a dilema.
I was a stay at home mom for 13 years beginning when my first child was around 18 months old. I didn’t originally choose to be a stay at home mom. I chose to continue working. Little did I know that being a working mom would equate to tremendous stress and guilt for me. I still remember crying and asking my husband if he would mind if I quit my job to stay home with our son. Asking, because it meant a loss of income that he would have to make up, which meant more stress for him. Read the rest of this entry »
Twilight Addiction
Okay, I admit it. Much to the embarrassment of most of my family, I am a Twilight Junkie.
I’ve read all four of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga books, twice. Not to mention the internet only manuscript of Midnight Sun. I check out the latest gossip on the New Moon filming and look forward with great anticipation to 11.20.09 for the opening of Twilight #2. My desktop image is the New Moon poster released by Summit last week.
I’ve had in depth conversations with my 12 year old niece as well as several teenage fans of the series and I just can’t shake it. I know that I’ll eventually get over it, but until then, I plan to enjoy!
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD
4 Chords 36 Songs
I have often told my children that there are only a handful of original plots and that all books are somehow based upon those plots and their variations. Success; Failure; Love and Loss; Revenge; Mistaken Identity; The search for a higher power, be it God or the Devil (according to Stephen King).
Others list them as this 5: man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. god -
Examples would include: Braveheart
Ronald Tobias wrote the book 20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them
But whatever notion you hold, I do believe there are only so many original ideas and the best authors mold and shape these basic plots into new and exciting twists that entertain us and become classic.
In that vain, my son showed me this video from Today’s Big Thing which really illustrates the point. This video is about music, but shows that there are only so many chord combinations that a muscian can create and still be original. Th video is very entertaining and makes you stop and think about what creativity really means.
Enjoy!
Website Gadgets Fun
| There are trillions (I just made that up) of website gadgets out there, but I’m particularly partial to aBowman.com
aBowman.com has several interactive gadgets that are simple yet make you want to spend time, much like the soothing nothing of watching a fish tank. You don’t know why you like it, you just do. Like my little hamster friend here will follow your mouse to his water bottle. You can feed him or make him run on his wheel by clicking in the center. Check the other cool widgets to keep you company at aBowman.com. I have a feeling you’ll enjoy having them around. |
Taekwondo – Tae Kwon Do – Taekwon-Do
No matter how you spell it, you’re talking about the most popular martial art in the world today.
There is no real explanation for the increased popularity, but I do have a theory. You see over the past, oh, 20 years or so, the World Taekwondo Federation, (also known as the WTF), has been successfully lobbying to have tae kwon do sparring as part of the Summer Olympic games.
Olympic Taekwondo Sparring has been seen in the Summer Olympics for several tours now beginning first as an exhibition and eventually becoming a medal sport. Read the rest of this entry »
Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters
My boss at my ‘day job’ where I work as a lighting designer (which is another post for another time) sent me the link to this very cool video last week. It’s about a street artist in New York who is so very clever it blew me away.
For anyone unfamiliar with New York City, it’s a very kinetic, dynamic place. Always moving, always changing. One thing it definitely has going on is way too much trash flying around. That’s what makes this artist so hip and clever.
New York street art is a unique enterprise that gives life and depth to the city. The fact that this artist captures that with something that is usually less than pretty is way cool. I admire people who can take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. It’s a trait I wish I had.
Enjoy this sidewalk art. I did.