http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog one woman's eager pursuit of creative thought and thoughtful creativity Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:48:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hate this part...trying to get back into some "good" habit after a horrid lapse. I've hated it through my life with every attempted journal, every attempted new leaf of eating habits or exercise regimens. Confronting my inner demons of flakiness, procrastination, lack of discipline and will ... http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/11/30/bless-me-blog-for-i-have-lapsed-it-has-been-mumble-days-since-my-last-post/ I have to say that it was a mixed bag, but overall a positive experience. A few days into the conversation, I posted a thread about GMS on the message-board that I regularly frequent. Interestingly, the gut reactions of my fellow message-boarders to the GMS homepage and apparent ... http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/08/23/thoughts-on-my-first-global-mindshift-conversation/ Some time in 1998, a friend gave me a copy of Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. As I read page after resonating page, I knew that it was the sort of book that would split my life into "Before Ishmael" and "After Ishmael" eras. I wanted to talk to ... http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/08/13/our-collective-potential-and-my-contribution-to-it/ Willow is the latest addition to our zoo, and she happens to be crawling all over me and the couch at the moment. Plenty of other pictures will be forthcoming, of everyone. But for now I leave you with my first attempt at a lolcat. http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/08/09/welcome-to-the-family-willow-heres-your-lolcat/ I didn't realize I was going to be so picky. Thankfully no one is actually reading this but me, so I was the only one who had to endure everything changing every 5 minutes until I found the right fit. I can already hear that little voice in the back ... http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/08/08/i-finally-settled-on-a-themei-think/ rabid : adjective : going to extreme lengths in expressing or pursuing a feeling, interest, or opinion renaissance : noun : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity Welcome to my work in progress. My name is Kate. I'm 32, recently hitched to my wonderful partner, Shay, ... http://rabidrenaissance.com/blog/2007/07/25/better-late-than-never-to-the-blog-party/