Category: personal

  • You Do What You Gotta Do

      Passion works for some people. I feel like passion is like some kind of trust fund, it’s the kind that will somehow never run out. It’s the high-paying stock, the portfolio, the bank interest that you can pay for your for the rest of your life. Passion for me was like the money I…

  • One Week

    I figured out how to do freehand calligraphy. Not the best, but not so bad either, if I do say so myself. This is the year of the nest egg. I am almost afraid of making that declaration, whenever I am passionate and certain about something it tends to be taken away from me. But…

  • Salve for the Soul

    When I started doing calligraphy it was looked at with some suspicion or surprise. I showed no inclination towards being a designer or artsy — I knew enough Photoshop to crop,or do some ‘dramatic quote + picture’ spec graphics for clients, but it was nothing I seriously pursued. I am spontaneous and I work with…

  • Breaking the Silence

    The internet I first ventured into was like this password only club. You had to know the “code” to work around it. There was also some sense of honor, while there were instances of internet shaming it felt like it was more exception than the rule – that was the case on my end of…

  • Do the Thing 2015

    I panicked in 2013, in 2014, I learned to take a deep breath and figure out what next. In 2015, I do the thing. If you’ve watched Legend of Korra, “The Thing” is that one little thing – whether a tool, or a clever turn of events, that make all the difference. The Thing is…