Tag Archive for 'creativity'

Creepy Questions from an Old Friend

Sometimes, I think every transsexual gets shockingly inappropriate questions from moronic people and it hurts that even people that you considered friends ask these utterly demeaning and perverted questions. On the day (or maybe the day after) Facebook released the chat features of it’s website - I tried to strike up a conversation with an old friend of mine from Bible Camp (yes, when I was a Xian, I went to Bible camp…). Now, to ensure that he isn’t completely humiliated from my revealing this, I will be kind enough to remove his name. Continue reading ‘Creepy Questions from an Old Friend’

Gotta love those oblique strategies!

Brian Eno created the Oblique Strategies, which are sets of 100 cards which are used to inspire artists and creative people. The first edition was created in 1975 and they only 500 were made available to the public and were signed. The second edition, which was introduced in 1978 was an edition of an unknown size. Edition 3 (1979), also an edition of unknown size. The fourth edition was produced in 1996 and was not made publicly available, but rather, given out as a gift to personal friends of Peter Norton. And now, you can find the fifth edition available on Brian Eno’s website (for £30, yikes!). But I have wondered, how has my knowledge of the oblique strategies helped me? What could I do to honour their presence in this world and give homage to each and every one of them. Continue reading ‘Gotta love those oblique strategies!’