Comments on: Crazy trying

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:04:12 +0000

Practical Archivist - Ooo…”inspirado”! That’s a good handle for someone, if it hasn’t been jumped on already.

I think Muncie is the new Manhattan. Or something like that.

By: How To Think Like E — Viverati

How To Think Like E — Viverati — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:11:39 +0000

[...] every lazy-butt sloth out there would be king. You’ve got to declare what you want, no matter how crazy it may sound, and go for it like there’s no turning back. That’s how champions are [...]

By: Practical Archivist

Practical Archivist — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:00:37 +0000

Deliciously inspirado and energizing. Loved it.

It amused me that Penelope Trunk (Brazen Careerist) moved to my small-ish Midwestern city not too long ago, mostly for the affordable cost of living. None of my friends in town have any idea who she is. To me, she’s a celebrity. Go figure. We still have room for you, of course. Is beer on the safe-list? I’m betting fried cheese curds are verboten…

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:37:11 +0000

Renita - Haha! No, not Dubuque. I’m afraid it’s never been on my radar, and now that I’ve heard that (unintentionally) worst slogan ever, it’s permanently off the list.

Thanks for your comment. I have to say, even if you’re just here to shill for Keen, I’m kind of glad you did; they have some cute shoes!

Annie - You’re welcome! And thank *you*!

I hear you on the RSS. I rely on mine heavily to control the madness.

And the design is a work-in-progress. Meaning, it’s progressed as far as it can via my meager coding skillz, and now I need the experts!

By: annie

annie — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:12:49 +0000

Man did I need to read this! Thank you. So easily I can become “everyone else’s story” and forget that I am creating my own right f’in now!!!! Ugh.

Thank you smart lady.

And P.S. LIke the new design. I read this off my RSS nerd-o-meter so I never see the actual HP. Like it.

By: Renita

Renita — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:07:03 +0000

It wasn’t Dubuque, Iowa (official slogan: “A Place To Live”) — was it, Colleen? If so, you dodged a bullet!

Thanks for the reminder about crazy trying. Even if you have a penchant for adventure and the unconventional, it’s hard, like Mark said, not to default to the usual routine.

I”m always on the lookout for inspiration and stories that make me think, “Wow, you can do that?!” My goal is to live a ‘hybrid life,’ like the people at the Keen website, who are balancing their passions and changing the world. http://www.keenfootwear.com/hybrid_life_archive.aspx

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:28:36 +0000

Sizzle - Dude, you are so welcome! Funny, I could have been thinking of you when I wrote this, b/c you always seem to be marching to your own damned drummer. But we all need a little help hewing to the unusual, don’t we?

By: sizzle

sizzle — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:16:28 +0000

I really needed to read this. Thanks for writing it!

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:38:51 +0000

Mark - You’re welcome! You’ve certainly given me so much, it’s a pleasure to be able to return the favor. And thx for the reminder about enneagrams. Great project to dip back into.

By: Mark Silver

Mark Silver — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:49:07 +0000

I love it, I love it. What fun! That sense of adventure is something I’ve been trying to tease out of myself. As a 1 on the enneagram, I integrate towards 7, the adventurer… and when adventure is missing from my life, things definitely get stale, quick.

And yet it takes conscious effort to keep bringing adventure in, and not just slip back into my old, boring ways. I loved this post- thanks as always. You rock.