#create30

[andyc-86]

Campfire doodle with brush pens. @ablissfullemon #create30 #create30november #create30doodle #campfire #fall #getthemarshmallows #tanmitpens https://www.instagram.com/p/BpuOOn9B77N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cppz2fgex08w

[andyc-86]

Journaling #create30 @ablissfullemon . . . #create30journaling #create30november #superpowers #kilgrave #selfish #crappyhandwriting #notagoodperson #journal https://www.instagram.com/p/BpqEmC-hZK-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13cfdhz288t51

[andyc-86]

First day of #create30 @ablissfullemon . . . #create30lettering #create30letteringpractice #letter_a #create30november #novemberchallenge #art #lettering #messyhandwriting #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BpqCDLnhYCY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f0yt7wqfxwk7

[ke1lybrown]

Monday Musings

Note: This post was written during the #Create30 project.

On Mondays I ask myself, what inspires me? What forces itself into my brain and refuses to leave? What makes me want to create better?

Welcome to the first Monday Musings post. The content of these posts may vary from week to week and will include anything from food to podcasts, music to movies, quotes, photos and everything in between. Certain things challenge me, inspire me, force me to react, cry, laugh, or shout. These things deserve to be shared.

podcast: colors by radiolab

I'm fascinated with podcasts. I admit, it started with Serial but has since grown into a full fledged obsession. I have a lot of time at work to immerse myself in narrative driven radio shows. So, I asked around for recommendations and a friend led me here. To Radiolab. To this phenomenal episode titled "Colors."

This episode of Radiolab is the essence of what a podcast can achieve. It weaves together interview and narrative with intelligent reporting and musical composition. The audio cues are spot on. And when the choir sings the rainbow...chills.

I recommend listening to this podcast while you take a walk on a sticky hot day. Contemplate the surrounding area. What colors do you see?

music: save it for later by pete townshend

I started this romantic comedy from Netflix titled "Love." You've probably heard of it. My rating...it was alright. I might have enjoyed the soundtrack more than the actual show itself. This song was featured in the final episode when Mickey pops a record on and cries to her cat (sort of). Pretty similar to where my life is at, actually. 

book: we've already gone this far by patrick dacey

Just read it. Please. George Saunders himself has a quote on the front of the book and was one of Patrick's professors at Syracuse. A full review to come...

quote: joan didion from slouching towards bethlehem

"I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 a.m. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends."  -- Joan Didion

[laurenzuni]

What could you create in the next 30 days? What would make you feel powerful? What would scare you a little? What would be useful in your life right now? What if we did it together? Something to learn: think skills or useful information (30 Spanish phrases or be able to explain gender bread person to someone) Something to create: art or structures (a book, an album, a painting, an igloo, a mandala) Something to do: body & adventure (climb something really tall, go to the pool in a bikini, break your breathing underwater record) When you pick your things, post them online somewhere with the hashtag #create30 so other people can cheer you on & you can post your progress. My June #CREATE30 1. Memorize 25 medicinal herbs and be able to identify the plants. 2. Make a new poetry chapbook/zine 3. Run a 5K race, in Washington, naked.