New Decade Resolutions
We’re turning a new leaf, folks. I remember ten years ago, I was a little kid who’d never so much as kissed a girl. I spent New Year’s with my mom’s older sister and her family. We danced and ate…
2010
Only seven this year to account for the general trends my resolutions have taken over the past few years: education, health, projects, goals, recollection, creativity, and chicks. So here we go: Issue (and meet) a Creative Challenge every week (to…
Silly Penguin
I drew this over X-Mas to amuse my cousins, draw non-humans, and draw a comic without the use of photoshop. I like it better on paper.
2009 Redux
Did I accomplish my goals in any way, shape, or form? Write down every book or article I read. FAIL – Not even close. I gave up in January, actually. Write 100 or so nabµfs. FAIL – Not even close. …
2009 Off Paper
Back in 2005, I wrote a post I still think about called “remember when…” in which I recalled the mini-adventures that may or may not have made it onto the blog, but still reminded me of very cool events. So…
Bad adjectives to describe a pregnancy
(crossposted at www.constrainedwriting.com) Furious Uncontrollable Jerky Infectious Antedeluvian Boxy Morbid Green Maculate Extinct Gullible Disappointing Frightened Contaminated Frequent Wooden Adequate Fixable
a quick note.
Hmm. It seems that playing around with the settings of the new group blog has made me want to fix up this blog a bit. Something about not changing headers or layouts while my life has changed makes it seem…
When is it ever okay to get back together with an ex?
(Crossposted at www.constrainedwriting.com) “Two words: Breast. Implants.” –Barney Stinson When she wakes up from a coma. When one of you moves back to the same place after having been separated by an earlier move. When it was your fault and…
Two Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty Fifth Post
Happy Birthday to this blog, Happy Birthday to this blog, Happy Birthday A Pixelated Mind, Happy Birthday to you! My blog turns five today. Yey? … Yes. Yey. Here’s the first post, in case you weren’t astute enough an investigator…
This is not a new post.
After all: I’m not doing NaBloPoMo.
NaBloPoMo
Last year, if you’ll recall, I posted a series of 6-word stories on my blog every day for National Blog Posting Month. The year before I posted 29 things I was thankful for, then quit on the last day, which…
My ten least favorite online interactions
When someone comments something that I find offensive, but don’t want to have a public (or worse- via e-mail) confrontation with them about it. Accidentally replying ‘to all’ in an e-mail Replying to the sender about something that concerns the…
Stupid things you can do after a break up
I. Go back to her Beg Plead Negotiate Claim to just want to “talk” Pretend that you just really want to go back to being her friend II. Confrontation With her a. In public b. In private c. Out of…
Internal Dialogues I
The song is “Cheat on You” by Mike Allan, featuring Rachel Duff. Internal Dialogues – Lola Lies
Emotional Faithfulness
I’m not saying I buy ’emotional cheating,’ but let’s say I did. Even if it truly existed, absence of emotional cheating would not equal emotional faithfulness. There’s a gulf between emotional cheating and emotional faithfulness. Emotional cheating is when you…
What’s a little secret life between friends?
Today is my best friend’s birthday. I spent the past few weeks working on this– in secret– for her. I did it because she always complains that I never draw her and I countercomplain that she’s hard to draw. She…
From the heart
Indeed.
Sex and the Psyche
My ex-girlfriend Jayna concluded that Sex and the City had a negative, permanent affect on the women that watched it. I miss Jayna, I truly do. Sadly, that may have been my most successful relationship ever. I say sadly because…