by kpalana | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog
This is a post for Flashback Friday from November 23, 2007. While I feel somewhat bad that my last two posts have essentially been re-posts, it actually means I’m doing lots of animation now instead of writing which is very good for my upcoming film,...
by kpalana | Nov 6, 2013 | Blog
Today one of the most shared items on BBC News is an article titled, Are Children Given Too Many Toys? Without any hesitation I would have to say… YES! That’s my answer anyway. This is a re-post of an article I wrote for Aura’s House (my grassroots...
by kpalana | Oct 31, 2013 | Blog
Some time maybe about a month ago my (then) three year-old son Lukas decided that he no longer could sleep in his bed at night unless he had one crucial item in his grasp. A teddy bear? A nightlight? Nope. It’s got to be “Mama’s Sketchbook.”...
by kpalana | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog
Every now and then I am walking down the street, caught up in my own head thinking about groceries or diapers or a student complaint about receiving a B+ and then suddenly I am hit over the head with a jarring thought. “Holy Sh*t! I live in Rome, Italy. Rome,...
by kpalana | Oct 16, 2013 | Blog
So there we were, having lunch outside Cafe Vert today in the beautiful neighborhood of Monteverde Vecchio on Via Barilli in Rome, Italy. We are two of the most charitable, socially conscious, some would even say enlightened people in the whole city. Heck, let’s...
by kpalana | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog
This post from January 28, 2007 from my old private blog, “Starting Fresh. From Joisey to Rome” still leaves me with a lump in my throat six years later. — Today after bringing Michael to his bus at Termini for Ciampino Airport, I was left standing...
