Comments on: This Odd Year: A Third Through

By: canvas art

canvas art — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:12:00 +0000

Great post, more like this please!

By: Marianne Penner

Marianne Penner — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:43:26 +0000

If you get into quilting or want someone to bounce ideas off let me know. I live about 45 minutes east of Vancouver and travel in to Urban Yarns and the Cloth Shop quite regularly. Check out my flicker page where I have some of my quilts pictured and also show some of my longarm quilting work – maripenquiltmom. I grew up in Vancouver and I know what you mean about the lack of community, I've always felt it too.

By: Marianne Penner

Marianne Penner — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:43:26 +0000

By: blondechicken

blondechicken — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:01:38 +0000

Thank you for catching us up! I've been curious about how this is going, as I'm about to embark on my own experiment outside the realm of a “real” job.
I completely sympathize with the not-fitting-in. I live in an area with a “scene” that is more ME than any other place (laid back, bluegrass, artisans) and yet I feel strange and weird and un-definable.
Thanks (again) for embracing your own undefinable-ness!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:47:27 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on how this exciting year is going for you. I'm also trying to take a year out to get my head round what it is that I really want to do with myself long term – but I'm doing it while bring up my first baby so I seem to be getting quite distracted from some of the crafty aims that I originally thought I would be fufilling.

I'm going to go off and make stuff right now and maybe start to actually think what my future career might be instead of just vegging out infront of the TV again.

By: Heather Dollarstorecrafts.com

Heather Dollarstorecrafts.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:46:08 +0000

You're so awesome. I'm glad I got to hang out with you for like two hours during #craftgasm. (ha ha, hashmark). The Doc on Deadwood is amazing. I also love Calamity Jane.

By: pixie

pixie — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:16 +0000

I used to play starwars galaxies, each evening for a few hours for about a year. They ruined the game by changing it too much so I stopped, I tried wow but I liked SWG better because it had a player driven economy which facinated me! The best stuff had to be made and crafted by players and SOLD by player vendors. Wow has crafting but not at all to the same extent. Also SWG had weird proffesions like someone who could fix make up and hair and totally change the way your charachter looked, and tailors who made clothing (I loved putting together outfits) but I also was an engineer and made droids, and you could totally customize the components in the droids which was so neat, and if you got the best resources your stuff was better so the game within the game was getting and harvesting the best resources (there are machines to do this for you if you purchase them and place them at the right time in the right place). I looooved SWG so much more then WOW. You may want to try it. I did master doctor and some other half combat proffesions, they have bounty hunter, jedi and other combat proffesions, but I far more enjoyed the crafting proffesions.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:03:50 +0000

I lovelovelove the Doc on Deadwood – such an awesome character. and WoW is so interesting to me – I have friends who play, but I'm a little scared that I'd become obsessed if I started, so I've stayed away so far! It sounds like you're in a really open place right now where you can explore and do lots of different things – it sounds so nice, if a little scary. ;)

By: plainsight

plainsight — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:58:51 +0000

“Screw social media.” Rock on, Kim. It's amazing how quickly that conversation got old, isn't it? Probably because those having it are a bit self-absorbed. I'd rather be just out there doing stuff. And good for you getting away from your computer! I'd love to hear more about Vancouver and how you become more involved in your city.

By: Felicia from sweetgeorgia

Felicia from sweetgeorgia — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:51:48 +0000

Wow, you played WoW! I played a Night Elf Druid for some time... not long enough to make level 40 though... I did get quite bored. Now, I just go online to kill zombies when I, myself, am feeling a bit like a zombie.

Did you ever look into Second Life? Now, that's a full-on virtual world economy full of interesting socialization. The demographics are precisely ... us. Entrepreneural, creative 30-somethings, equally male and female.

It's so funny (not haha) that you say you are one who battles the insecurity of feeling like you don't fit in... when you are exactly the person that makes me think that anything is possible and that you have the confidence to make anything happen. Truly, you inspire me to think that it's okay to not be a part of any "scene", be yourself and be okay.

I wish you much luck and momentum on the writing and hope the next four months are even more enlightening.