10.24.2009 by Shannon
Finally found a pretty-&-clean design template that can accommodate posts, projects, pages and pics (not to mention easy commenting just for you ,Gigi).
With the new install I uncovered ghost pages I forgot even existed, including a “projects” page, which reminded me of the original purpose of this whole blog fiasco: to do “exercises in both writing and life, through the embarkation upon Projects intended to entertain, enlighten and challenge both author and reader.”
Please be patient as I continue to tweak-&-update for your optimum reading pleasure. Your patience will be duly rewarded with a brand new incarnation of Not Keeping Score.
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10.06.2009 by Shannon
What does loss teach us about love?
Loss is a fluid that eases with time but never goes away, only shifts and eddys, pooling as memory. Its pokes and sharpnesses dull, but always is stored in a pocket of the heart, and balloons from time to time when triggered and bumped.
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10.01.2009 by Shannon
Perhaps because “effects of modern life on mental health” is a central theme of my show BURST; perhaps because I am a newly-hatched iPhone (ab)user; or perhaps because I am both terrified and titillated by the inevitable momentum of this world into one more virtual — either way, when I read this ( “Internet Addiction Center Opens in U.S.” – NPR.org ) and watched this ( a Sony Vaio spot ) and found the stage website about Social Media Addiction (genius marketing, Sony), I couldn’t help but feel… well, intrigued. Vindicated. Stimulated. Angry. Old. Inspired. Lonely. Fearful. Sad…
Nauseous.
[Time Lapse: 120 minutes]
I’d finish this post, but I seriously just got sidetracked watching YouTube videos and reading NPR articles on social media as it relates to mental health. God save me us all.
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