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I was recently asked to contribute a post to Krystle Lilliestierna’s wonderful blog, PaperFort Studio. As I nosed around the site, a bulleted list on the about page caught my eye. It is there where Krystle sets forward her “Code of Ethics for Creative Endeavors.” And that’s when it hit me. I was staring into the face of my direct opposite: a blogger with ethics. I now present to you the “she-said/she-said” of ethical codes: Her: Sketchbook first. Computer second. Me: Computer first. Hygiene second. Her: Never settle for the first idea. Me: Do as little work as possible. Her: Take time to ponder and reflect. Me: Check Facebook, eat waffles. Her: Seek inspiration outside of the internet. Me: Seek inspiration on Pinterest. Her: Respect the process. Me: Get it done in time for the Colbert Report. Her: Find power in simplicity. Me: Find power so I can charge my phone. Her: Make multi-tasking the exception. Me: Make raisins in cookies the exception. Her: No question is silly. Me: No question is important enough to interrupt an NCIS Los Angeles marathon. Her: Details set the tone. Me: Chips and salsa set the tone. Her: Follow my gut. Me: Follow the chocolate. Her: Take risks. Me:…
Read More“You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.” —Nineteen Eighty-Four Anyone familiar with George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel remembers Room 101 – the torture chamber in which a prisoner’s worst nightmare becomes his or her method of punishment. When Krystle Lilliestierna at Paper Fort Studio invited me to write a guest post about fear, I started a list: scorpions, cobras, scorpion/cobra hybrids, accidentally buying a blood diamond, etc., but those fears were hardly Room 101-worthy. It speaks to the depth of my worst fear that I have difficulty even writing it down: I am afraid of barf. I was surprised to learn emetophobia is fairly common. Not many people enjoy throwing up, but imagine spending a good part of your life avoiding it. Adding insult to injury, people think puking is hilarious, and once alerted to my weakness, they can’t wait to tell me all their barf-tastic stories. I would rather French kiss a tarantula while wearing a meat suit in a shark tank than throw up or be near someone else who is. I’ve even been known to freak out…
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