This was a week filled with sad news. Aside from losing David Bowie and Alan Rickman, I lost my Uncle Buddy. He was 91 and the last of his group to go. But we’re still here and need to keep going forward. Here’s five things I’m loving this week.
- Obscene Art History Tours. The fam paid a visit this weekend so I took Mom, Sis and StepDad to MoMa where I proceeded to insult classic works of modern art until my mother cried with laughter. I have a deep love and appreciation for art. I routinely ask for museum memberships as gifts because I love spending long afternoons sitting among art while I write or analyzing various works. Seeing The Persistence of Memory up close in real life gave me chills. Art doesn’t have to be intimidating or pretentious. It’s just as fun to walk around and point out buttholes in still life paintings.
2. Pocket Mortys. You knew this would be on the list again. It’s a super solid Pokemon parody featuring Rick and Morty. However, my favorite part of it has been picking apart the spelling and grammatical errors because I’m a word nerd.
3. Peach. I’m obsessed with this sure-to-be flash-in-the-pan new social network. It’s a fun way to share photos, what you’re doing/watching/playing, where you are, what you’re thinking and tack a gif onto it all at once in a minimalist feed with no ads (yet!). You can find me on Peach as Carneyvorous, of course.
4. Journal. The idea is to write, make or doodle something every day. It’s not as easy as you’d think. I did this last year and made it until the end of July. The year before, I made it through March. This year, I’m going to do this. I use a 2016 Daily Moleskine Pocket notebook in purple obviously because it’s the color of royalty and insanity. The pocket size is ideal for this project because it’s extra portable (no excuses!) and a smaller page is less intimidating. The goal is to keep it positive and rewire my brain to stop jumping to dark places filled with negative thoughts. So far I’ve drawn my positive attributes as a fruity cocktail, written a poem for David Bowie, penned letters to former lovers and taped powerball ticket origami onto a page as tangible proof of HOPE. I’m in a very noncommittal place this last year so this is my commitment!
5. This quote.
“A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.” – Alan Rickman
