Washington DC and Me

Is our long national nightmare over yet? How is this election still going on? Have you seen how much we have all AGED? Remember back in 2015 when we were young and pretty and David Bowie was still alive? Sigh. That said, ONE good thing that happened this year was my first legit trip to… Continue reading Washington DC and Me

Goodbye, My Girl

“When they built you, they broke the mold” – Bruce Springsteen Goodbye, my June. You were my very best friend and I am heart broken. May 2, 1999 – Oct. 12, 2016

Books, readings, poetry, oh my

Oof. How the hell is it already October? It’s this election, guys. It’s killing me slowly. Speaking of I just spent a week in DC which deserves its own post but I have to say it was both amazing and surreal and sad to be there now. At one point I was standing in the… Continue reading Books, readings, poetry, oh my

Van Gogh Painted the Sky Last: Thoughts on John Grochalski’s Winedrunk Sidewalk

So that’s a photo of a van Gogh painting that hung in the recent exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new location, MET BRUER, called Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible. The whole exhibit was really fantastic but this painting really floored me. Because van Gogh painted the sky last. Last. Something about this strikes me… Continue reading Van Gogh Painted the Sky Last: Thoughts on John Grochalski’s Winedrunk Sidewalk