Wreck This Journal, Week Eight

So, it’s official. I’m done with Wreck This Journal. For now, at least. And I won’t be around next Friday for the FINAL POST (I’ll be cavorting with 40 InterPlayers at a retreat on the beaches of North Carolina, poor me). So, in honor of our...

Wreck This Journal, Week Seven

Dear Fellow Wreckers, I think I’m done wrecking. My journal has been sitting on top of my bedside table, and I haven’t cracked it open once this week. So — am I being lazy and blocked? Or intuitive and complete? Or just resting? Time will tell.  In...

Wreck This Journal, Week Six

Prince Charming Must Die I’m on the phone, telling my friend Sarah about a new guy I’ve met.  I’m worried I’ll ruin it all with my fantasies of the perfect man. “Destroy him,” she suggests. “Wreck your fantasies about the...

Wreck This Journal, Week Five

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sr-ABPl_78] Presenting…A Tale of Two Roommates! I’m sooooo digging being a part of Jamie Ridler’s inspiration-infused The Next Chapter discussion group. Every Friday when we share our latest wreckage with each...

Oakland Tweetup Makes History

The first ever Oakland tweetup in twitter history happened this week!!! A tweetup is an event where people who twitter gather to meet each other in person.  Hosted by the serene and scrumptious Numi Tea, we introduced, shared, laughed, colored — and even danced...

Go Ahead and Fake It!

I stopped short when I stumbled upon the following quote yesterday: “To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.” ~Derrida My friend and mentor Meri Walker had posted it on her blog. She proceeded to ruminate about how...