Interview: jill-of-all-trades

I just spoke with Jill Bliss of Blissen, a wonderful smorgasbord of recycled items made in a collaborative effort of designers and producers. Her opinions of art and nature are both insightful and inspiring.As someone who grew up in the city and was far removed from the knowledge of where food and products come from, I'm always interested in people who have grown up with that...

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Craftzine Giveaway

The creative people at Craftzine are doing a fun giveaway. The winner will receive a 50.00 gift certificate to Warmbiscuit.com(graphic courtesy of craftzine and warmbiscuit.c...

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Easter Greetings

I was just surfing some of my favorite sites and came across these cheery hand towels. While I don't love doing dishes, I can't help wondering whether it might be just a little more fun with these dishtowels... They're located at Warmbiscuit.com (graphic courtesy of Warmbiscuit.c...

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Year Round Relief For All Your Bits and Pieces

I really hate having dry, itchy skin. One brand I think is the bee's knees is Carol's Daughter. They have an amazing array of all natural products for all your bits and pieces. I have listed a few that I've tried, but won't focus so much on the scent since that's subjective. Enjoy! (graphic courtesy of Carol's Daughter and special thanks to their pr!)Rosemary Mint Herbal Shampoo...

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Interview: Miltos Manetas

Although Miltos Manetas was born in Greece and is based out of London, his work speaks to many. I first became aware of him when someone linked to his jacksonpollock.org site and decided that I just needed to know more... (image courtesy of manetas.com)At what point in your life did you realize that you wanted to become a painter and what influenced you?I used to be a conceptual...

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Pillow Fight Club

I spoke with Pillow Fight of The Great Pillow Fight and he/she was kind enough to give me a statement:I am not the organizer or promoter or in any way creator of this event. This event is collectively created by you... the person who told your friends, coworkers and blog readers to join in this random harmless mayhem of senseless fun. It takes advantage of the high tech world...

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Happy V-Day!

Today V is for valentine, but it can also be for vagina, vigilance and victory. Hopefully someday I'll get to interview Eve Ensler who wrote the Vagina Monologues, but for now I'll happily tell you about the movement that was conceived from the play. V-day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. As women, so many of us spend this day obsessing about who...

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Interview: Fear and Loathing - The Gonzo Papers

Here's the interview I did with Kilroy_60 that I referred to in the last post. His blog The Gonzo Papers embodies the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson whose unflinchingly honest writings inspired the term gonzo journalism. I just had to interview anyone who says what they think. (graphic courtesy of The Gonzo Papers)What dreams did/do you have for your life and how do you go...

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Gonzo Gratitude

Today I'm participating in the Gonzo Gratitude Carnival fellow blogger Kilroy's site (who I'm also doing an interview with). I think it's an especially timely theme being that it's Valentine's Day eve and so many people are torturing themselves with the thought that something is missing from their lives. I for one try to express gratitude to the universe everyday so here's...

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African American Lives 2

I looove this series. Incredibly well done, detailed and interesting. Unfortunately, it can also be depressing when hearing about the hardships suffered by people during slavery, but I choose to look at the glass half full instead and focus on the ever enduring nature of the human spirit. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll get to interview Henry Louis Gates Jr.! Although it usually airs on Wednesdays, the second show of the second series will be on again Saturday (check your local listings) on PBS. I think there are only three this time around. Some of the...

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Interview: Tragedy Strikes The Same Place Twice

Remember the Great Interview Experiment? Well here's the interview I did with the self-deprecating Zookeeper at Tragedy Strikes. Despite her opinion, I got a great and interesting interview out of her. (image courtesy of Tragedy Strikes)What is the dream you have for your life and how are you accomplishing it? I can't say that I have a dream or an ultimate goal in life. ...

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Interview: Shirking's Not An Option!

Today's interview is with the wonderful handmade dollmaker (Munecas), Cozbi Cabrera. “I was going to a lot of antique shows. The dolls I saw were often gross stereotypes, not made in love. I’d leave there feeling really dejected. I decided to make the sort of dolls I wanted to see... dolls with an aspect of grace, beauty and character.” (quote and images courtesy of Cozbi.com)What...

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Are You Nobody Too?

As someone who does interviews, I completely appreciated this nifty cool idea. Citizen of the month is conducting The Great Interview Experiment. Neil, the owner of the site brought up the concept that I live by: everyone's life is interesting, not just the lives of people we see in the media. The way it works is that each person that signs up, interviews the person after...

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How Monty Python of Us

Punxsutawney Phil seemed mighty fiesty today, but wouldn't you be in a bad mood if you got pulled out of bed by a giant hand every year? Instead of watching the paparazzi feeding frenzy, pull out the movie instead. It's one of my all time favs. Also, here's the history if you're curious about this strange holiday... (photo courtesy of Amazon.c...

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