You have a germ of an idea, a germlet really, and start writing. Suddenly it’s as if the all the powers of the universe converged on you and you alone. Inspiration is swift and relentless. You begin to type furiously. Words come from you like 1,000 arrows from 1,000 bows. Oh, you can feel (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘blogging’
what to do, what to do?
Posted: February 27, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: art, beauty, blogging, inspiration, life, random, realization, writing
the tag game
Posted: February 25, 2012 in TrasklandTags: Blog Virus of the Week, blogging, humor, life, lovely Ms. Trask, questions, random, Red, Tag Game, Very Normal
I have this idea for a gut-splitting hilarious post which will surely be the highlight of your life. I fully intended on banging it out this morning as to give you a nice weekend boost. However, it looks like I’m going to pass on it which is unfortunate for you. And since the subject is highly time-sensitive, that particular brilliant (more…)
we’re just like hollywood
Posted: December 7, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: blogging, interwebs, jamelah, mostly bright ideas, pretty feet pop toe, wandering menace, wuc
I began this blogging adventure in June, but didn’t really get into the swing of it until late August. When I come across blogs which have been cooking for years and years and years consisting of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of posts…well, I’m slack-jawed. To be fair I (more…)
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post-authentic world
Posted: March 19, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: authentic, blogging, Blogosphere, culture, internet, life, music, post-authentic world, society, Springsteen, SXSW, truth
On Saturday I watched Bruce Springsteen’s March 15th keynote address from the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas. He said a lot, but one thing in particular intrigued me.
“We live in a post-authentic world. Today, authenticity is a house of mirrors. It’s all just what you’re bringing when the lights go down.”
Contextually he was speaking about music, but the descriptor “post-authentic world” is reflective of a broader societal shift. Nowadays it is far more difficult to separate real from fake, sheen from substance. It takes work. Reality is constantly being distorted and thanks to (more…)