Jenelle

Bare; Barely; Barren A few days ago, my friend Dan asked when I was going to write my book. (I appreciate that Dan asks me this almost every time I talk to him, especially because his own book has been such a smash-hit.) My answer was three-fold: 1. I laughed. I laughed nervously as one laughs when hearing […] 2 responses December 16, 2012
Such Great Heights; Proceso Cruzado || Cross-Processed Let’s talk about writing, shall we? The time was autumn 2006, and I was packing up my bags after living in Portugal for a handful of years. As part of my cultural re-adjustment to America, I started a Blogspot. Writing on the blogger helped me process life, and started to help develop my writerly voice. […] 6 responses December 2, 2012
It Does Not Force its Sap; Ripening Like the Tree I have been driving around Pasadena this last week with a vague echo in my mind of this excerpt. It’s uncanny how I’ve heard this phrase over and again: “She does not force her sap in summer.” It took me quite a while to realize that the phrase was from Rilke. It almost felt […] No responses May 7, 2012
This is What Happens When You Let Your Domains Expire It’s quite unfortunate. It’s as if they start making fun of you for your poor choices. (UnHellosaidjenelle.com did sound almost inexplicably awesome, though.) And then again…how ELSE would I have found out that HelloHerbs.com would cost me almost $2 Gs? Sorry, all you green-thumbed bloggo-philes. No responses May 6, 2012
Moving In I need to turn over the proverbial leaf with a new home. I need a new house. I need a new address. That’s why I went and moved into this new space today. I’d started blogging in 2006, just as I was leaving Portugal. I started on the old school hipster Blogger.com. I mostly began because […] 4 responses May 5, 2012
The World Does Not Need Another Blog The world does not need another blog. Or, perhaps, this is not about the world, and all of its subterranean effervescence and grand summaries. Very recently, a dear friend challenged me that she should not be a blogger, because she has nothing terribly important to say. (I have heard this before, from many of you. […] No responses May 5, 2012
A Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices I am grateful for this day. I am so glad this one baby was born. [Holga I did not take, by aiisuki & rachel a.k.] No responses December 25, 2011
Some Things Never Get Old; Travel Music, File Under Some things just never get old. Also, I wish these people were my friends. (The dancing ones and the singing ones.) [Mates of State image thanks to Santos] No responses November 19, 2011
Stealing away to the Pacific NW Sometimes it’s good for your heart to change the scenery a bit. Next stop: Portland –> Spokane –> Seattle [Holga, I did not take, by katherine lynn] 2 responses November 19, 2011
Things to do on your Birthday I had a birthday this week. I did some fun things. I like life. 1. Order 55 fish tacos for you and some friends. 2. Wave at a clown on 6th street. 3. Drive with all the windows down to the coffee shop. 4. Watch “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” projected on your living […] No responses November 19, 2011
Live Blog: Linnea – Freedom through Limits // Omniscience and Experiencing Newness? Note: These questions and answers will not be directly transcripted word-for-word but more idea-for-idea. Question: The last line in the film deals with God and his discovery. Can you talk more about that? Linnea’s Answer: Sometimes I’m doing something dangerous and am wading into that age-old argument of free-will. I’m just doing it in a […] No responses November 7, 2011
Live Blog: Linnea – Freedom through Limits // Systems Colliding; Creating Limits Note: These questions and answers will not be directly transcripted word-for-word but more idea-for-idea. Question: Can you talk about systems colliding and how this plays out in your work? Linnea’s answers: I have different categories of systems. Some are based off of grids, some are linear, some are organic. They are very rigorous, but have […] No responses November 7, 2011