March 2018 – Pisaries Creator

Forbes Quotes Keep it Real and Honest

03/27/2018

Quotes

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Write Simply or Like You Walked Out of a Thesaurus?!

03/27/2018

Random Posts, Writing

“I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to the smartest friend you have. That way, you’ll never dumb things down. You won’t have to explain things that don’t need explaining. You’ll assume an intimacy and a natural shorthand, which is good because readers
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Book Recommendation: Middlesex

03/27/2018

Book Recommendations

“At the age of forty-one, l feel another birth coming on.” -Calliope Stephanides- Publisher: Picador Publication: June 5, 2007 (1st edition in 2002) Page Number: 544 pages Jeffrey Eugenides wrote Middlesex after The Virgin Suicides, which the latter was adapted into a movie in 1999. This is his second novel out of three novels and
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Book Recommendation: Freakonomics

03/27/2018

Book Recommendations

“Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent–all depending on who wields it and how.” -Steven D. Levitt- “If you ask enough questions, strange as they seem at the time, you may eventually learn something worthwhile.” -Stephen Dubner- Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Publication: August 25, 2009 Original edition Page Number: 315 pages
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Trifecta #12

03/27/2018

Trifecta

IMAGE OF THE WEEK WORD OF THE WEEK VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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Various Pictures Relative to My Current Thoughts and Moods

03/27/2018

Photographs, Random Posts

Some claim pictures say a thousands words, and so here are pictures that probably say a thousand words or more.
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My Juice Detox Thoughts Now That The Seven Days Are Done

03/22/2018

Health, Random Posts

I’m going to be again brutally honest. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect on this seven day juice detox. I know there are no easy fixes to losing weight. I also know being healthy is more important than anything else. A person can be thin, but their organs might tell a different story. Just
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Hills After the Fire Near Sepulveda Boulevard

03/22/2018

Photographs

The fire is gone near the Getty, but the hills continue to grow to be what they once were before the flames. Grass seed was laid down and some of it has definitely taken root. It’s hard to take photos of it when driving and usually only take it when the traffic has stopped completely
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March 2018: African Sculpture

03/22/2018

Artists and Art

African Sculpture I’m carrying the tradition of focusing on a certain country or continent instead of a particular artist. I’ve made a few clay masks in my life during various art classes. They are fun to make. African sculpture was first made from wood and other organic materials. You can deduce most of the earliest
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Eight Quotes

03/22/2018

Quotes

Quotes About Life from My Journal
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Movie Review: Coco

03/22/2018

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Coco (2017) Quote from Coco by Ernesto de la Cruz: “And Héctor was my best friend. Success doesn’t come for free, Miguel. You have to be willing to, do whatever it takes to… seize your moment. I know you understand.” There is Something Special Here Is Pixar capable of releasing a movie that
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Movie Review: Get Out (2017)

03/20/2018

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Get Out (2017) Quote from Get Out by Dean Armitage: “Life can be a sick joke.” Reality is Sometimes a Hard Pill to Swallow Get Out reminds me somewhat of Juno from a screenwriting perspective. Anyone remember Diablo Cody, the screenwriter who became the “it woman” in Hollywood after she won an Oscar?
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Trifecta #11: Image, Word, Video

03/17/2018

Trifecta

IMAGE OF THE WEEK A mask from the Genghis Khan exhibit. WORD OF THE WEEK We definitely need less of this and more cooperation and compromise. VIDEO OF THE WEEK Weird but cool avatars dancing at Method Studios in NYC.
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