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rileysoloner
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Idea Salad
I can't think straight! Here's everything I want to write about: Meditating on the feeling of my goals being achieved is a daunting but...
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rileysoloner
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Good Moon
Big blue supermoon yesterday. Did you look at it? I'm glad I did. Ellena asked if I wanted to set any intention for the month ahead while...
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rileysoloner
Aug 30, 20231 min read
DEVO's "I Desire"
I've been thinking hard about desire. It's important! Have you thought about desire lately? There's a DEVO song called "I Desire." It's...
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rileysoloner
Aug 29, 20232 min read
Brian Eno Appreciation Day
I don't know a ton about Brian Eno. He's a very accomplished musician and producer. But what I do know of his work has made a lasting...
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rileysoloner
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Creative Time Travel
On Saturday I had an epiphany and I’m thankful I did something with it. The lightbulb moment: being my ideal future self requires...
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rileysoloner
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Rubin Intervenes
Instagram fed me one of Rick Rubin’s video content bites. I’m assuming it’s a passage from his creativity book. I like Rick Rubin. The...
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rileysoloner
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Crazy Ass Graph
I'm obsessed with Obsidian. It's a note taking software. It's free. Here's a link. Here's a very to-the-point YouTube tutorial playlist....
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rileysoloner
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Slow day at the office
I remember an interview with an actor where they said "my body is my office." I love it! I should have taken my office for a longer walk...
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rileysoloner
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Gnome More
On this day, the National Day of Solidarity, I dressed up in a gnome costume and joined the SAG-AFTRA / WGA picket line near Hudson...
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rileysoloner
Aug 21, 20231 min read
I'm Rich!
I can't remember a time when the world has driven home a lesson with such clarity, over and over again. Thankfully, it's a fun lesson:...
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rileysoloner
Aug 18, 20231 min read
It's working
I don't want to make excuses. That's a lie, yes I do. Ellena has family in town. I offered to take care of the hospitality while she was...
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rileysoloner
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Enjoy It
I know myself fairly well. I've been through this enough times to anticipate the internal roller coaster. I'm proud of myself for even...
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rileysoloner
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Post Zero
I made my intentions public. Now, I keep on writing about the writing, instead of writing what I'm writing to you about what I'm going to...
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rileysoloner
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Starting a Patreon (pt 2)
I can chart a personal history of creative projects that I developed "title first." Vacation Jason was absolutely a name before a...
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rileysoloner
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Starting A Patreon (pt 1)
On Saturday I sat and watched yet another video in search of the magic words that would give me the courage to do my thing. Here's the...
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rileysoloner
Aug 11, 20233 min read
Two Holdups
My summer was packed with the kind of experiences for which I had been pining like a damn pine tree. I went to places beautiful and...
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rileysoloner
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Giftness
I've been stop-starting reading The Gift by Lewis Hyde for a long time now. It hasn't stopped me from talking about the book as if I've...
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rileysoloner
Aug 9, 20232 min read
Carl's Quote
I carried a notepad in my back pocket all summer. I scribbled ideas, reminders, email address and recommendations. I'm chipping away at...
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rileysoloner
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Talent, Skill, Desperation
It’s the clip making the rounds on the inspirational motivational TikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts circuit. Leslie Jones in...
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rileysoloner
Aug 7, 20232 min read
On Margins
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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