I didn't mean for a metaphor to hit me over the head while I was just driving down the street, but seriously. As creative types, we will often take any excuse to detour around things, just dropping our good habits for a few minutes or hours or days. The delighted and self-destructive among us... Continue Reading →
I am always on the lookout for ways to make things more efficient so that I can fit new things in my life, or maybe catch up on all the things I haven't gotten to. Honestly sometimes it's to give me more time to goof off, but so what. So I have this habit going... Continue Reading →
What does it even mean? Try hard until you succeed? No, that would be fine. Is it some perverse sexual wordplay? Well, art is art, but no. So, pretend that you can do something until you do? That's great if you're in an 80's movie*, but really, if you are trying to make something.... Wait... Continue Reading →
This is a wordy first draft. I'll have to talk to the committee. Deciding that you know everything destroys your ability to listen, comprehend and grow. It's terrible for teamwork. Once you can admit that you don't always know everything but will learn and build on existing levels of understanding, you can embrace a "team... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you just take a picture. It's a snap. It takes a second and maybe you doubt even give out a lot of thought when you do it. But does it reflect things you've learned and forgotten from the thousands of pictures you've taken before, whether loved or ignored? Is it an innate skill grown... Continue Reading →
"And the world will beat a path to your door." That's the saying, isn't it? I don't know why the mice-killers get all the foot traffic, but I get it. Who wouldn't want to be able to mass murder cute little rodents? (I wonder what Walt Disney would counter with. I suppose he just made... Continue Reading →
Resurfacing the pool is a great photo opportunity if you like standing at the bottom of a pool without having to hold your breath. Oh, and still being able to breathe. Without gills. ----David P.P.S. And if you save it and reapply the same Prisma style again (Electric) ... P.P.S. So the iOS Prisma app... Continue Reading →
I have been taking pictures since I was a child, back when it was expensive to get a camera, buy film and have it developed, wait weeks to see what turned out, and treasure the magic of those twenty-four shots at a time. I still treasure the magic even though it works faster and further,... Continue Reading →
Daily Creativity has a positive effect, according to scientific evidence. Works for me. TL;DR: Doing one small creative thing a day can promote a happier attitude. But you don't have to take my word for it. I linked to an actual scientific study! ----David P.S. So this qualifies as Me Time, if you want to... Continue Reading →
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