Yesterday was November 1st and the start of NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is like the Boston marathon for writers. In one-month participants are challenged to write 50,000 (or more) words in 30 days. Many people constantly worry and nit pick their creations to the point that their story becomes a concept stuck in their minds. Don’t be…
A Night Of Music With David Justin
On October 23rd, 2014 Houston’s Stereo Live was pulsating with artists of all types from slam poets, visual artists, fashion designers, and musicians. That night I was there to see and interview singer/songwriter David Justin who just released his new single, “Supernova”. Since the single’s release earlier this year Supernova has been played on Pandora,…
‘Fury’ -“The Best Job I Ever Had”
“The best job I ever had.”– Sgt. Don ‘Wardaddy’ Colier from the movie Fury directed by David Ayer I just returned from the theatre from watching ‘Fury’, which premiered Friday October 17th, and according to Variety is suspected to pull in 25 million dollars by the finish of this weekend. Some may…
Weekly Writing Challenge: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words-Mother
Originally posted on Budom Live True:
Weekly Writing Challenge: A Picture Is Worth A 1000 Words Who knew that this picture would be the picture that would end up defining our family. Mother insisted she take this photo as we wore our Sunday best. Father, never one for photos, only agreed because he hated being…
A Chat With Omar Farhad About Debut Novel ‘Honor And Polygamy’
Can a foreigner ever understand the harsh reality of the constant struggle of the Afghanistan people and their culture? Omar Farhad’s début novel gives readers a closer look at what it takes for people to survive in a world where chaos has become the norm, but where deep cultural rituals and habits are kept…
Weekly Photo Challenge- Signs: A Matter of Life
Signs are everywhere in life. Some signs are physical and tangible like when you want to head to a business or take a road trip reading the passing signs to count off the minutes before you arrive to your destination. Some signs are more personal like signs for answered prayers, the plant you finally grew…
Fun Sushi Find: Sushi Choo Choo
I love sushi. Being Asian helps but it’s more than just being Asian, this love for sushi. Sushi is an “edible” that looks weird but infuses flavors, which explode in your mouth . Sushi is famous for being raw (which btw is called sashimi) fish but it is so much more. That’s why when my…
Kicking Puppies and Taking Names: Why We Misbehave in Elevators
If I could ride in an elevator with anyone, either living or dead, I would most definitely pick Sigmund Freud. Not because a 30-seconds-long vertical journey would be time enough to permit any kind of meaningful psychological exchange between the Good Herr Doktor and I – it’d be time enough to summon a pithy, off-cuff interpretation…
Weekly Photo Challenge- A History of Endurance
La Porte, Texas is a small town near Galveston Bay plays an important part in American History. The San Jacinto Battles Grounds is a historic attraction that kept up by the Texas Parks & Wildlife agency. The photo of the Battleship Texas was taken during our housing hunting expeditions to Houston (believe me we had…
The Job Hunting Saga
Photo credit: Kevin_P from morguefile.com Argh! Yes, I started with such a word, but sometimes that is exactly how I feel. I know that job hunting has never had an easy history, but you would think after all these years something would make it easier. Maybe even pleasant? Well, argh! Okay, I ranted thanks for…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity Living Off The Land
I enjoy traveling because learning becomes interactive. My visit to Jamaica revealed that poverty is real. In the United States people can go most of their life without seeing or meeting homeless. However, that is getting more difficult as economies remain unstable. I was impressed with the Jamaican people, that no matter the difficulties of…
Columbia Students Bring Out Mattresses To Support Senior Emma Sulkowicz’s Rape Survivor Project
Columbia Students Bring Out Mattresses To Support Senior Emma Sulkowicz’s Rape Survivor Project. A rape victim speaks out with her Art. Read the article and then take the poll. Has Emma Sulkowicz gone too far? Are our great teaching insitiutions ignoring rape on their campuses? Related Stories: How Colleges’ Lenient Sexual Assault Policies…
“ Do Not ” List of the Mentally Strong
Originally posted on philosophybank:
It is common to link certain habits and attributes, to the breed of the mentally resilient. On the other hand, mental strength can also be gauged by identifying the things mentally strong individuals DO NOT do. Do Not Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves. You don’t see mentally strong people feeling…
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