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Life – Page 3 of 14

Blog posts about life, art, and everything.

Crows and a garbage bin.

Missing thoughts no reward

July 10, 2023 | Miscellany

A thought occurred to me a couple days ago, and it wasn’t a complete thought really, but a bit of a thought, a seed of a thought to be sure, a possibility.

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A robot and a sheep hide behind a rock from a tentacled alien.

Crazy week time has no meaning I’m fine

June 30, 2023 | Miscellany

The last couple of weeks have been a blur.

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Mrs. Maisel on wanting a big life

Mrs. Maisel on wanting a big life

May 26, 2023 | Miscellany

I want a big life. I want to experience everything. I want to break every single rule there is. They say ambition is an unattractive trait in a woman. Maybe. But you know what’s really unattractive? Waiting around for something to happen. Staring out a window, thinking the life you should be living is out […]

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This Be The Verse

This Be The Verse

May 25, 2023 | Miscellany

I was watching Ted Lasso (S03E11) last night, and Mae recited this poem to Ted, as he was clearly having trouble dealing with his mommy issues.

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Rebecca Welton on personal progress

Rebecca Welton on personal progress

May 19, 2023 | Miscellany

You’re just so convinced that you don’t deserve anything good in your life, that you’d rather eat a bowl of shit soup and then complain about the portions.[…]

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Douglas Adams on being skeptical

Douglas Adams on being skeptical

April 24, 2023 | Miscellany

Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? – Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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Watercolour drawing of a pig driving a futuristic flying vehicle.

Pigs can fly!

April 23, 2023 | Miscellany

This little piggy is living it’s best life. I’m so jealous.

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Watercolour drawing of a cat wearing Easter bunny ears.

Easter cat

April 7, 2023 | Miscellany

It’s that time of year again, when I get very anxious for winter to end, and anything else to begin, but winter’s like “Nah, I’m good.”

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Watercolour drawing of a penguin in sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt.

Hawaiian penguin

March 23, 2023 | Miscellany

It’s still winter here, but sunny days are ahead. I mean, probably. After the freezing rain, and 10 cm of snow. This penguin is clearly ready, as are we all.

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9 Ways To Draw a Person

9 Ways To Draw a Person

March 20, 2023 | Miscellany

Director, artist, and animator Sasha Svirsky’s 9 Ways To Draw a Person rolled through my feed today, and I found it inspiring.

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