by Ira | Nov 18, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction is one I’d never considered: “Kitsch” versus “Camp.” So, kitsch refers to art and design that is “tacky.” It’s not cool. It’s garish, cutesy, cheap, nostalgic, and/or overly sentimental. It’s exclusively a pejorative term, ie- not positive,...
by Ira | Nov 17, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Le sigh. Tired tonight. Still adjusting to it getting dark so early, for sure. Got all my work done though, writing and reading too. A good day, just a long day. Night night.
by Ira | Nov 16, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Man, I ripped through Michael Piller’s Fade In book. So glad they finally found a way to publish it. Apparently, it was actually written for Pocket Books, which published all the official Trek books in the 90s. I think they still might, actually. But, anyway, I’d...
by Ira | Nov 15, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
We back baby with alllll two thumbs. Ha. I almost just typed four. All four thumbs, babyyyy. It rained all day, but I didn’t let that stop me from getting my ass out there and taking care of all these random errands I needed to get done. Returns to staples. Mailing...
by Ira | Nov 14, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I’m down to a single thumb typing this tonight lol. Forgot my iPad out charging in my office and my other thumb won’t register on my iPhone keyboard because of a band-aid, so here we are, pecking with one single thumb. Steph Curry is magic. Wemby is the future. It...
