Yesterday I saw posts a flurry on the facebooks and twitters about the importance of so many 1’s in the date. Despite being a little bummed that the apocalypse didn’t happen as scheduled for viewing with a friend at 1:11 1:11 ’11, I realized…
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I got my new ID!
OK, it’s not quite as straightforward as it sounds as it seems I’ve actually misplaced my driver’s license once again. On the bright side,…
by Jewel December 15, 2010
Why Photography?
Recently, I found myself wondering why it is I photograph. It’s something I’ve wanted to re-engage with, without really knowing why. And I needed…
by Jewel November 1, 2010
An IxD Manifesto
I have a dream that one day on the golden hills of Silicon Valley and in the lush shade of Silicon Forest, business and…
by Jewel January 23, 2010
a perfectionist at 12
Another one from the archives. 3.26.08. Funny how fast we grow and life changes in a year. Would be embarrassing if it weren’t honesty.…
by Jewel May 6, 2009
desert poem
From the archives. 2.3.08 if i’d have known you as a Saguero, i’d have hunted for your flowers at night: suckled stamina, swam in…
by Jewel May 6, 2009
therapy = no health insurance
This has turned out to be a doozy of a week. First, a client of mine laid off all contractors and cut back employees.…
by Jewel March 13, 2009
Ask and Ye Shall Receive … and some front seat driving
Today culminated with a resounding reminder and notion: Ask and Ye Shall Receive. It’s not a novel concept. Even as I write it, the…
by Jewel February 5, 2009
Maui: Day 2
Wednesday is my first full day on the island. I’m still on Portland time, so I rise with the sun, around 8 (6 Hawaiian).…
by Jewel December 7, 2008
Maui: Day One
Notes from my first trip off the continent. Mahalo. Not sure what this word means, but the folks on Hawaiian can’t get enough of…
by Jewel December 4, 2008
When was the last time you felt ALIVE? (Antony and the Johnsons)
After watching a breathtaking, tear-jerking and passionate performance of Antony and the Johnsons with the Oregon Symphony, I quip to my friend, Joe: If…
by Jewel September 7, 2008
Family Fun, Black Butte and Bend
I’m alive. Just been lazy with the computer. Summer is just so much more fun spent outside, on the beach and in swimming pools.…
by Jewel July 19, 2008
Heatwave and Leaving Portland
Summer has hit Portland, finally! Yesterday temperatures reached 96 F while John and I rode around Portland in search of a fountain and a…
by Jewel May 17, 2008
On Being a Champion
Simply put, it rocks – like the music at SXSW. Of the 15,000 folks at the festival, around 100 entered a softball tourney, the…
by Jewel March 16, 2008
Tennessee Tannin to Memphis Grays
It’s affirmative. Nashville is a rockin’ city, even for non country die-hards like myself. I want to drink more Jack Daniels and expect to…
by Jewel March 4, 2008
