Trying to balance a life on two continents is moderately sucking. This is sort of because it simply reminds me that I have to make more decisions. I consider myself as a 'go with the flow' kind of chick... but when you've got elements of your life coexisting on opposite sides of the planet, I'm learning that it gets tricky. And the worst part is... it comes down to money. Regardless of how much of a hippy I consider myself to be, there's no...
Since I'm little Ms Self Critical I tend to be insanely harsh on myself as an Artist. Plus when you're freelancing (or whatever it is that I'm doing...) and no one is around to say 'do this, don't do that...' you completely have to be. I realize that I need to take moments to step back and see what's going on with my work - instead of remaining inside of it every day, now and then it's important to change my outlook and observe/absorb what the...
My first Thanksgiving in seven years did not disappoint! The only beat factor was the minus four factor which I will make up for with a road trip to MA in the very near feature... yeah road trip! I made a bitchin antipasto, drank south Australian Shiraz, and basically ran a muck (which is what the youngest does at any family function, regardless of our age... particularly when there's fifteen people in your immediate family, we sort of have to)....
For the past eight years in Australia I've tried to explain the deal behind Thanksgiving and usually come across thick tongued with words that sound like 'ummm... pilgrims... native americans... food?' To me, Thanksgiving is about family... because that's the tradition I was raised with. And yes, it's about giving thanks. Considering the bleak history and mistreatment of the Native American people, I don't really feel right referring to certain...
In case I haven't been clear, I dislike politics. The only reason I don't say 'hate' is because maybe one day when I'm not so busy trying to construct a career that doesn't involve mindlessly feeding a system I despise... I might run for office. It makes no difference if I'm in the US with a 'democratic' system or in AUS trying to get my head around the westminster structure... governments waste the public's hard earned dollars and are infected...