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I went away to a piece of land in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains to have group discussions with the School for Designing A...
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rileysoloner
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Historical, Personal, Performance
Last night I explained to ellena some of my fears and doubts about a new creative leap. This is something I do often. She takes in my...
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rileysoloner
- Aug 3
- 2 min
The Lyrics to Clampdown
Have you ever read the lyrics to The Clash song, Clampdown? A song I've bopped along to hundreds of times, and I never read the lyrics. I...
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rileysoloner
- Aug 2
- 1 min
It Runs Deep & Stupid
Here’s a quick story about how specific it gets: I’m on the couch in the basement at Gesundheit! Institute, watching a documentary about...
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rileysoloner
- Aug 1
- 2 min
RIP Paul Reubens
Seeing the outpouring of gratitude and heartbreak over this loss makes me feel like I’ve done something right. To be connected to so many...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 31
- 1 min
It's Not Everyday
Hello. Welcome back, Riley! It's been a surreal two weeks stacked on top of an everything kind of Summer. I feel like I have a lot to...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Clown Summer Finale
Good morning! I’m sitting in beautiful Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. I can’t tell you how many shrieking...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 14
- 1 min
There's A Thing Happening
I'll flesh this out later, but I want to lay down some bones. People tell me that there is a bustling clown scene emerging in LA....
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rileysoloner
- Jul 13
- 1 min
There You Are
"Ah, there you are!" That's my favorite thing about observing a performer in a clown class. It's the moments when you feel like you're...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Thank You, Friends!
My friends are great. They listen and they give insight. Friends help me out of tough situations and they believe in me when I have...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Feels Good Man
I'm charged up from the creative works and environments I've been lucky enough to be around this summer. Things seem to be moving...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Magic Circle
I felt lucky to be asked to sit in on a set at Brooklyn Comedy Collective's Dumb & Fun improv festival yesterday. Freshly shorn and still...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Hair, Cut
Today was the day. I underwent my first haircut since my last one, which was on March 07, 2020. In that time, I grew out a great mane and...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Synchronicity Rock
I keep telling myself to keep track of coincidences and synchronicities. Two big fun ones struck me today. Something like two years ago,...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Sigil
Here's the new way I like to mark my stuff: The box. It's a stencil-ish S and a zero. I'm most proud of figuring out a way for it to also...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 5
- 3 min
In Conclusion:
Hello. It's me, Riley! Sometimes I stick to a strict daily blogging schedule. Sometimes I disappear for a year. Happy New Year. This time...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
Ok.
I have practiced, I have prepared. Tomorrow I will either pass or I won't. OK.
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rileysoloner
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Nightmare Scenario
Having failed the coding challenge the first time around, I'm in a group that is studying for the re-take. Five of us in a quiet room. 60...
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rileysoloner
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Remember Why
Through the messy middle, it's important to remember why I'm doing such a hard thing in the first place.
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rileysoloner
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Fail 1
I failed my coding challenge today. Fail again next week and I'm held back to restart the first phase. I can't think anymore tonight. Bye.
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