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I’ve got one day left of my “365 Days of Neff” project, my daily self-portrait thingamajig. After thinking about it and asking for input, I’ve decided that for 2012, I’m going to write a poem a day, at least one page in length. I’ll be handwriting them in a notebook (I hate writing prose by [...]
At the risk of being incredibly egocentric, I’d like to ask people to post a comment below, answering this question: how would you describe me to someone who didn’t know me? I’ve been going through a period of intense self-reflection and therapy. I’m coming to a better understanding of why my faults are my faults [...]
One of the lesser-known superheroes to come out of the Golden Age of 1940s comics was the Hour-Man, “The Man of the Hour.” Chemist Rex “Tick-Tock” Tyler develops the drug “Miraclo,” which gives him heightened strength and endurance for 60 minutes. So of course he decides to put on a costume and fight crime. I [...]
We’re almost 3/4 of the way through the year. I can see the end of my “365 Days of Neff” photography project. I’ve really enjoyed doing it, and I feel it’s made a real impact on my life, helping pump up my self-esteem and remind myself that I really can be consistently creative and productive. [...]
A thought I had in the shower this morning: I’m an enthusiastic, optimistic person who loves life and loves people. At the same time, any morning I wake up and don’t feel anxious or depressed, nervous or lonely, it’s a triumph and a relief. That’s not a good thing or a bad thing. It’s just [...]
I finished reading Seth Godin‘s Poke the Box this morning. It’s a short, fast, intense little book, a kick-in-the-pants manifesto. Like most manifestos, I can imagine people loving it or hating it with equal intensity. I loved it. It’s the kind of manifesto I dig, full of energy and enthusiasm, hyperbole and romanticism. Godin exhorts [...]
No, this isn’t a blog post about basketball. This is a blog post about why I haven’t posted for a while. I’ve written before about learning to deal with my generalized anxiety and depression. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a big spike in depression and anxiety, caused in part by external factors [...]
I’ve been thinking about doing a 365 day project this year, as part of my move to exercise my creativity more. Then my friend Kathryn Greenhill invited me to a Flickr group, Daily Image 2011. I decided to join the group and take a self-portrait every day this year. But I don’t just want them [...]
Joshmas is upon us again. This means we’re a week away from the end of 2010. (It also means I’m now 41, but let’s not focus on that.) I don’t generally do New Year’s resolutions, but this year, I’ve decided to actually make some. Since this is the end of one year for me and [...]
This latest go at NaNoWriMo has been both a resounding success and a crashing failure. I’ve gotten into the habit of doing marathon writing sessions on Saturdays, but doing little to no writing any other day. I’ve fallen far behind in my word count, and there’s really no way I’m going to reach 50,000 words [...]
