Tag: acatherinenoon

  • And Now, For Something Completely Different

    Happy Friday!  As I researched my post for the Torquere LiveJournal yesterday (here and here), I recalled seeing a strange and haunting movie, A Passion In the Desert.

    Imagine my surprise when I found the entire thing on YouTube?

  • Join Me At the Torquere Press LiveJournal Today!

    Join me today at the Torquere Press LiveJournal.  I have two posts for your enjoyment:

    The first is a shot of one of the first snowfalls of the year.  While the snowflakes didn\’t come out very well in my phone\’s camera, I think it captures the mood.  What do you think?  ~here~

    The second is my tale of woe caused by technology and travel.  It was supposed to be a paean to travel and the joys of regeneration.  And then… ~here~

  • Join me for Tasty Tuesday, where this week, I bring you Workday Meatloaf.  Yum!

  • Over at the Noon and Wilder Blog Today

    Join me today at the Noon and Wilder blog for my post about our January Retreat.  Enjoy!

  • Step Into the Mists with Me

    Join me today at Beyond the Veil.  Our theme this month is \”Business As Usual: An Insider\’s Look at Publishing.\”  I took that literally and shared some of my thoughts about where the industry has been and where it\’s heading now, as well as some ways to keep on top of all the changes.  I hope you\’ll join me!  ~more~

  • Aunt Noony\’s Blog Bus

    Want something to read?  Of course you do!

    Join me today at the Writer\’s Retreat Blog for \”Ways of Seeing.\”  Then, over at LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers, I have \”Training the Eye.\” I\’m in an artistic mood today.

    Enjoy!

  • Aunt Noony\’s Blog Bus

    Want something to read?  Of course you do!

    Join me today at the Writer\’s Retreat Blog for \”Ways of Seeing.\”  Then, over at LGBT Fantasy Fans and Writers, I have \”Training the Eye.\” I\’m in an artistic mood today.

    Enjoy!

  • Wait, It\’s Monday Again?

  • Wait, It\’s Monday Again?

  • Dance, Dance, Dance

    I am both excited and nervous.  I decided to sign up for the basic belly dance class at Arabesque in Chicago and am going for the first time today.  I\’m sitting here, drinking coffee, totally nervous.

    Does that ever happen to you?  Are there things you\’d like to try this year that are scary to you?  Take heart.  Trust that this is the year, now is the time.

    After all, it\’s always easier to give advice than receive it. ~grin~

  • Remains of the Day

    Do you have a day set aside each week for creative endeavors?  Why not start one?  What might you do?

    • Take a class in a new-to-you craft
    • Join a group on Meetup or at a local community center
    • Gather with friends for potluck and craft share
    If your mind goes blank, try taking a blank journal page and number down the left from 1 to 5.  List five things you\’d like to try but don\’t have the time to do.  Write quickly and off the top of your head. Then list five things you used to do, maybe when you were a kid, that were fun.  List five things you\’d try if you were more creative.
    Now take a look at your list.  Pick one thing and set a date next week with yourself to spend one hour doing that thing.  If it\’s to take a class, spend your time researching possible class venues.  If you\’re interested in a particular craft, don\’t over look the Craftsy website; their prices are reasonable and they have online videos of all sorts of classes available.
    If you\’re in the Chicago area, come join me tonight at my weekly weaving class at the Chicago Weaving School.  It\’s a lot of fun, relaxing, and you don\’t have to know anything when you start except how to get yourself to the weaving school – and it\’s right on the Irving Park bus line, not far from the Blue Line train, AND there\’s parking.  What do you have to lose?

  • The Fantasy of the Future

    The guilty pleasures of today are much different than those of Victorian times, which are different from those of Elizabethan times and so on.  What do you think the guilty pleasures of the future will look like?

    Join me at author Mychael Black\’s blog today and share your thoughts.  I\’d love to know!