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An Apology to The Woman Who Almost Ran Me Down With Her Car This Morning
About a half hour ago I was walking to work after having my morning espresso at the local coffee bar. Today is the day I teach three classes in a row (with a meeting in between the only break) and so my wonderful husband is in charge of bringing our sons to daycare...
Why I Support Northampton’s Clown
Creepily-dressed clowns appearing unexpectedly in public just can't catch a break anymore. The Atlantic Wire Online on September 15th reports: The poor residents of Northampton, England are living in a nightmare scenario straight out of a Stephen King novel right now....
Parenting Advice From Frat Boys
“Will someone shut that kid up?!!” My husband says it was “Shut that f*cking kid up!” but that's not how I remember it. We're on an AlItalia Flight from Boston to Rome. Despite months of planning in advance and multiple calls to the airline and fruitless exchanges...
Artsy Dream Unplugged
If you were to ask me whether I'd prefer to be the age I am now (37) or eighteen again, I would choose thirty seven over and over hands down. For many reasons, It's just so much nicer being me now than the me full of insecurities and inner turmoil starting out in the...
The People That You Meet When You’re Walkin’ Down the Street (Flashback Friday)
Here's a post from my old blog dated October 20, 2006 a few months after I moved to Rome. Walking to work in the morning still remains one of the highlights of my day. _________ Michael was teasing me on the phone last night that because I am giving nicknames to the...
Bad at Blogging. Better at Tweeting.
I noticed that I haven't been all that good at keeping this so-called blog on my online portfolio up to date. So perhaps it's time for me to redirect you (hi!) to other places where you can see what I'm doing on a more regular basis, should the desire strike...
Recent Project Completed: Tattoo Design
After finally finishing my 2D digital animated short, Veggie Propaganda a few weeks ago, I finally have time to focus on a few freelance projects as my impending maternity leave from The American University of Rome looms (November 18, 2011). Just yesterday I created a...
Recommended Reading and Worthy Links
Here are just a few of my favorite books and links related to topics covered in Veggie Propaganda: Books Eating Animals -by Jonathan Safran Foer Death By Supermarket. The Fattening, Dumbing-Down, and Poisoning of America -by Nancy Deville Fast Food Nation. The Dark...
Mid-Summer Ponderings
Today I realized that in fact, it has been five years since I first moved to Italy back in July of 2006. Overall it was a good move, though Italy (along with the US) is not without its faults. I am sitting here in my little home office, surrounded by my two cats...
Nine Glorious Days
The Spring 2011 semester has ended and my grading is finished (early, I'm told). I now have nine glorious days to work on my animation, Veggie Propaganda before I start teaching my summer Digital Imaging course and doing the violently exciting task of Departmental...