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Apothecary Me
I’m not sure about you, but I am fairly certain that September–as a month–has some atopic dermatitis to deal with. (Atopic what?) Do not (yet) roll your eyes. Do let me explain. Since I’ve graduated from the glorious annals of my days in school, September has felt perpetually itchy to me. Something gets just under the […]
September 23, 2014
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[Holga] It was Summer
The wonderful thing about shooting with film is that you must be patient. There is no instant pleasure. The wonderful thing about shooting with a plastic toy camera is also this: you get to play. It is what you do. This summer was one of my favorites, yet. I got to play a lot […]
September 23, 2014
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Dear Autumn, Do Not Pass Us By
Everyone knows, it’s a trade off to live in Southern California. The near perfect weather trades hands with the impossibility of four seasons. We get streets lined with palm trees with all of their handsome waves. The rest of the country gets amber waves of leaves. I grew up knowing east coast Autumns like a […]
September 20, 2014
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Raw Log Day 004: Coffee and Cheeseburgers
After almost 4 days of doing about 95% raw foods, I’m feeling sprightly. I’m digging how this 31 day challenge makes eating so simple. I need more simplicity in all of my layered patterns of life. Also. I still think about cheeseburgers. Sometimes at breakfast. Have any of you ever done a raw food (or […]
July 4, 2014
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Raw Log Day 001: Foggy Brain / Open Heart
Here is what I’ve learned from Day 001 of raw food goodness. 1. It is entirely more fun to do these things with friends…far, far better, in fact. 2. My brain feels a tad foggy, but my heart is wide open. 3. I decided to camp out in these words this month – you […]
July 2, 2014
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Eating Plants Make Thee Strong 101; Or, I Made Myself a Syllabus for the Month
I really don’t enjoy things unless I’m researching them as I go. So I made myself a syllabus for this 31-day Raw Foods push. Some of these books I’ve been wanting to read for awhile – especially the Michael Pollan best-sellers. I’m also a newbie marathoner (2 finishes in the 5.5 hr range), so many […]
July 1, 2014
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Diving into 31 Days of Raw
Olá, July! The month of World Cup finals, ‘merica Fireworks, and a wild reset for me. This marks Day 001 whenceforth I am diving into a month-long Raw Food Boot-camp with some dear friends. YIKES. WHAT. HELP. OK. The focus is on re-setting the body, soul, and spirit toward wholeness. My superstar roommate, Jodi, is […]
July 1, 2014
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There, and Back Again
Travel always welcomes a reset for me. The new environs gives me a new headspace. It’s normally the seemingly mundane trips away from home where I find myself reorganizing the content with my mental / spiritual / technological borders. I’ve just returned from nearly a week in Indianapolis, and this trip was no different. I’m […]
June 2, 2014
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Metrical Poems are a Carnival Ride
I have been reading Mary Oliver’s Rules for the Dance; I must say, I may not have appreciated it as much before, but how wonderful is the land of metrical poetry. I think the rules and boundary lines are particularly important in our post-post modern world of make-your-own-rules and free verse, and what have you. There […]
March 28, 2014
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Symmetry is Sexy: Wes Anderson
Most of my life, people have mis-spelled my name. Janelle. Janell. Jeanelle. The works. It’s horrible. When I’m feeling particularly sassy, I try to correct the mishap by telling the offender that my name is symmetrical. “J – E – N – E – L – L – E. They’re all Es. It’s terribly balanced.” […]
March 28, 2014
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Sometimes Writing is a Bridge
Sometimes writing is a bridge to nowhere – it’s an end unto itself. It’s just pleasure for pleasure’s sake. Other times, writing is catharsis. I’ve started back with those “morning pages” — in which you write 3 full pages, by hand, and then stuff those pages into an envelope to rest. The hope is that […]
March 27, 2014
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Note to Self #001: Read: Italian for the Music / English for the Sense
“I have in my translations tried to bring over the qualities of Guido’s rhythm, not line for line, but to embody in the whole of my English some trace of that power which implies the man. The science of the music of words and the knowledge of their magical powers has fallen away…That there might […]
March 20, 2014
