December 19, 2016
Life List #41: Learn to knit.
Most times, when there's something you want to learn, you seek out a class, a teacher, a workshop, a YouTube video. Or, you know, you procrastinate and don't do anything about it at all...
May 5, 2014
For art’s sake.
"I've always wanted to do that." It's one of those phrases that often rings in my head. When I quit my job to travel, so many co-workers said to me before I left, "I've always wanted to do that." Sitting on a beach in Koh Phangan,...
December 20, 2012
A work in progress.
Over ten years ago I inherited a guitar from my sister when she replaced it with a new model for herself. Every so often I'd take it out of it's black case and haphazardly strum, making up songs, taking out joy or aggression in the...
July 19, 2012
Catching waves.
The problem with long-term travel is that things stop feeling exciting. Whereas on a one or two week vacation everything feels new and different, sometimes, after traveling for a while, things start to feel mundane. Oh, it's just another beach. Oh, it's just another temple....
June 17, 2012
Accomplished.
In 2009, I mounted a motorcycle for the first time. I made Mat take me. I was screaming before I even got on. 40 feet later I yelled at him to pull over, jumped off, and ran away. Jenny remarked the other day that I seemed...
June 8, 2008
Cheesy Day at a Cheese Making Class in Illinois
Saturday morning started bright and early at 6am when I woke up, got ready, and hopped in the car for a 2-hour drive...