I got inspired by a fellow writer’s blog post on her top five things from 2008 ( http://sherionwriting.blogspot.com/). So I’m going to derail from my “how starving artists can buy a house” series to reflect a bit, and post about some of the highlights of my 2008. 1) 2008 was about finding balance between my writing life [...]
Archive for December, 2008
2008: Looking Back
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Home Sweet Office: The Home Studio
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The work-at-home artist has a particularly challenging job when looking for new digs. You have to think about all the things everyone else has to worry about – how soon after the purchase the furnace will self-destruct, when was the roof put on, what is that funny-smelling green stuff in the basement, and how much is it going to cost [...]
The Office Christmas Party
Posted in Creative Communities, tagged Crissey Farm, office party on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure many freelancers would agree that NOT having to attend a mandatory office Christmas party is one of the GOOD things about working for yourself…. So, when a couple of weeks ago, David asked me if I wanted to have an office Christmas party, I looked at him as if he had grown two heads. He [...]
Black Friday Jam
Posted in Music, Performing, tagged jamming on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t think of anything worse than setting foot inside a store — any store — the weekend after Thanksgiving. To me, Black Friday is an idiocy; I don’t care if they’re GIVING HDTVs away; I’m not going. So I’m part of another, different tradition: A group of us get together to play and perform music. Thanksgiving [...]