So, long story short, I hadn't touched my old bloog since November, and it just felt like it was time to change over. Partially I wanted to make the change simply because the purpose of this blog has changed since I first started nattering away at Cordially Invited. At first it was just a place for random thoughts and such things, but with taking on the Soul Pancake Challenge it shifted entirely. Nothing really goes up here except for Soul Pancake responses, so I did a little makeover, added a second site, and BAM: Comfort Food for the Soul was born.
I've slipped behind in the Soul Pancake prompts, but over the next 6 months and change- up until my 23rd birthday, I'm going to do my best to get through all of Life's Big Questions and the vast majority, if not all, of the activities.
Over the next few days I'll also be tinkering with the older posts, adding in tags, and ideally doing a bit of a makeover of the current setup. But we'll see what happens!
So, without further ado, let's get this shit rolling!
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Internet Famous
Hey guys, so APPARENTLY there is someone out there that reads this, other than my mom.
Actually, I don't think my mom even reads this, because she's not internet savvy and because she doesn't love me. THANKS, MOM.
But apparently someone at Soul Pancake stumbled across my here patch of the internet and wanted to ask me some questions about my Soul Pancake goal- and I totally missed out.
That'll teach me to never check comments.
Anyway, you can read about Soul Pancake In The Real World over here, where I am very casually mentioned and, perhaps for the first time ever on the internet, someone has linked to my blog.
This is momentous.
What it means is that I'm also suddenly aware that people might be watching. So, after a couple weeks of very little happening over here, I'm finally going to get my ducks in a cute little ducky row and get going on some challenges, as well as answering more questions. Three went up last night, and I'm a little terrified to re-read them as they were typed in a horrible exhausted stupor that apparently a pot of coffee and a hyper-sugary Caramel Brule Latte from Starbuckles couldn't fix.
Also stay tuned, as I have some thoughts in the works for getting some of my friends involved in this project, as well as another project I'll be launching soon with Chelsea Dee.
Actually, I don't think my mom even reads this, because she's not internet savvy and because she doesn't love me. THANKS, MOM.
But apparently someone at Soul Pancake stumbled across my here patch of the internet and wanted to ask me some questions about my Soul Pancake goal- and I totally missed out.
That'll teach me to never check comments.
Anyway, you can read about Soul Pancake In The Real World over here, where I am very casually mentioned and, perhaps for the first time ever on the internet, someone has linked to my blog.
This is momentous.
What it means is that I'm also suddenly aware that people might be watching. So, after a couple weeks of very little happening over here, I'm finally going to get my ducks in a cute little ducky row and get going on some challenges, as well as answering more questions. Three went up last night, and I'm a little terrified to re-read them as they were typed in a horrible exhausted stupor that apparently a pot of coffee and a hyper-sugary Caramel Brule Latte from Starbuckles couldn't fix.
Also stay tuned, as I have some thoughts in the works for getting some of my friends involved in this project, as well as another project I'll be launching soon with Chelsea Dee.
Best Served With Blueberries
Best Served with BlueBerries
So, among other things, I've been thinking about the ending of my 21st year and the transition into 22. I've never been a huge fan of New Years Resolutions, and yet every year on my birthday a new question or mission or reason arises.
Last year's question is old and tired, and so with a new one fast approaching, I've been rattling off ideas of what could be The Logical Next Step.
And I think I've got one.
And the best way to bring it around seems to be to fully embrace the SoulPancake life.
On March 8th, Rainn Wilson and a whole smattering of other fabulous people launched an all-out forum for Chewing On Life's Big Questions. My Mission is to retroactively go through the last 6 months worth of Challenges and Questions and to hopefully become completely up to date with postings by this time next year.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about a task like this- mostly because it's hard to stay motivated on tasks like this when School and Work are looming, and partially because most of the questions that SP poses are so philosophical in nature, and even my inner egotistical philosopher can't seem to feel entitled to splat all my opinions on such Big Questions out there on the interwebs.
At the end of the day, though, it's a new project that I can, at the very least, kick off with the sentimentality of this past year- why the hell not?
"When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on eath. So, what the hell, leap." - Cynthia Heimel
Last year's question is old and tired, and so with a new one fast approaching, I've been rattling off ideas of what could be The Logical Next Step.
And I think I've got one.
And the best way to bring it around seems to be to fully embrace the SoulPancake life.
On March 8th, Rainn Wilson and a whole smattering of other fabulous people launched an all-out forum for Chewing On Life's Big Questions. My Mission is to retroactively go through the last 6 months worth of Challenges and Questions and to hopefully become completely up to date with postings by this time next year.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about a task like this- mostly because it's hard to stay motivated on tasks like this when School and Work are looming, and partially because most of the questions that SP poses are so philosophical in nature, and even my inner egotistical philosopher can't seem to feel entitled to splat all my opinions on such Big Questions out there on the interwebs.
At the end of the day, though, it's a new project that I can, at the very least, kick off with the sentimentality of this past year- why the hell not?
"When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on eath. So, what the hell, leap." - Cynthia Heimel
My Soul is Hungry
A friend of mine believes in embracing the shitstorm that, more often than not, rains down on us in times of frustration and grief and absolute mind-numbing stress.
"I'm Lost Again," he says, "And I Feel Fine."
I don't feel fine. My version of this typically goes "I'm Lost Again, And I'm Fucking Scared Shitless, But I Guess That's Okay. Sort Of."
I was fully prepared to write a huge rant about my current frustrations, but after browsing around SoulPancake for the last few days, in particular over the last half hour, I find myself just not caring anymore.
What is SoulPancake? WHO EVEN KNOWS. Okay, I do. Sort of. It's fluid. It's alive. It's you and me and we're debating Life's Big Questions. Like Why are we here? What makes something right or wrong? What is that gook stuck to my shoe?
Seriously, it's gross.
Either way, it's a brand spankin new project that's being largely spearheaded by The Office's Rainn Wilson, and it's all about challenging our ideas, a place where people from around the world can talk about what really matters.
"We want to make discussions about Spirituality, Creativity, and Philosophy cool again. Were they ever cool? I have no idea. But it seems like a good idea. We want to engage the user to “Chew on Life’s Big Questions”™. (I was kidding about the ™ symbol; you can use that phrase however you want. Even to sell frozen taquitos.) Where do you go on the Interwebs if you want an irreverent, fun, and profound take on God and Art and the Soul and Faith and Beauty? Fox.com? Maybe. But maybe also here at SoulPancake.com."
I was talking with Naddine about the role of technology and society, and we both agreed that it's all in how you use it - and I can't help but think that this is one of those amazingly incredible ways in which the world can benefit from technology. Even if we never meet face to face, SoulPancake is a place where those of us who a searching for some sort of greater connection can get it- and without annoying the pants off of those in our immediate vicinity in the process.
"I'm Lost Again," he says, "And I Feel Fine."
I don't feel fine. My version of this typically goes "I'm Lost Again, And I'm Fucking Scared Shitless, But I Guess That's Okay. Sort Of."
I was fully prepared to write a huge rant about my current frustrations, but after browsing around SoulPancake for the last few days, in particular over the last half hour, I find myself just not caring anymore.
What is SoulPancake? WHO EVEN KNOWS. Okay, I do. Sort of. It's fluid. It's alive. It's you and me and we're debating Life's Big Questions. Like Why are we here? What makes something right or wrong? What is that gook stuck to my shoe?
Seriously, it's gross.
Either way, it's a brand spankin new project that's being largely spearheaded by The Office's Rainn Wilson, and it's all about challenging our ideas, a place where people from around the world can talk about what really matters.
"We want to make discussions about Spirituality, Creativity, and Philosophy cool again. Were they ever cool? I have no idea. But it seems like a good idea. We want to engage the user to “Chew on Life’s Big Questions”™. (I was kidding about the ™ symbol; you can use that phrase however you want. Even to sell frozen taquitos.) Where do you go on the Interwebs if you want an irreverent, fun, and profound take on God and Art and the Soul and Faith and Beauty? Fox.com? Maybe. But maybe also here at SoulPancake.com."
I was talking with Naddine about the role of technology and society, and we both agreed that it's all in how you use it - and I can't help but think that this is one of those amazingly incredible ways in which the world can benefit from technology. Even if we never meet face to face, SoulPancake is a place where those of us who a searching for some sort of greater connection can get it- and without annoying the pants off of those in our immediate vicinity in the process.
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