Today is Martin Luther King Day here in the US, and I’m participating today in an Occupy the Dream event, which is one of many that are planned around the nation. In case you weren’t familiar, Occupy the Dream is about initiating a new campaign for economic justice inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Let’s all occupy that dream!
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{MLK Day Banner from Paper Alter}
In honor of Election Day here in the US, I thought I’d curate a collection of old campaign buttons. No matter your politics, I do hope you are out voting today!
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I have a confession to make….I used to live in a trailer. When Mr. Indie Fixx and I moved out on our own, (I was only 16) we lived in a trailer for a couple of years. In the city, people live in cheap apartments with 5 roommates, but in the more rural areas of the US, people live in trailers when they 1st move out. Even though we lived in a trailer, it was fun being out on our own & having our own place. I fixed it up all nice…well as nice as we could afford anyway. Our trailer days are long behind us, but we still have reminiscence about those times and remember a certain fondness for our 1965 Fleetwood Mobile Home.
For those who read Readymade magazine, you may have already seen this, but when I 1st saw the February/March cover I flipped. Featured on the cover was El Cosmico, a concept lodging destination in Marfa, Texas in southwest Texas. El Cosmisco features renovated vintage trailers, reinvented yurt structures called eco shacks, a traditional 22 ft. diameter Sioux teepee & and a number of tent campsites for visitors. It’s designed to be more than a just remote getaway too, with workshops and retreats ranging from sewing to cooking to art classes & writing workshops. Plans are also in the works for a series of art creation spaces as well. Some of the trailers are really stunningly renovated and it’s now officially one of the places Mr. Indie Fixx and I want to visit. Especially since our friends want us to visit them when they move back to Alamogordo, New Mexico!
Take a look and see if your image of trailers isn’t modified some!
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This past Wednesday night, I went to an Ignite event. What’s Ignite? Ignite is a globally orchestrated phenomenon designed to bring people & their ideas together with each other. The premise behind Ignite is that a number of presenters share a 5 minute talk on anything they want to talk about. Each presenter share 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds to keep the talk moving.
Started in Seattle in 2006 by O’Reilly’s Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis, the goal of Ignite is to help build community connections & help people learn about new stuff & to become inspired. I’m planning on attending another event next month as well….I’m even thinking about presenting. There’s probably an Ignite event going on near you too!
So, I have something to share with you from the other night. One of the presenters was Kevin Fleming, a local Delaware photographer. He is working on a couple of wildlife books and I thought I’d share some of his photographs here, so you can see how pretty Delaware is. Of course, all of the images are of cute fuzzy woodland creatures. 
I will be sharing more about Ignite, including some video of some of the presentations from the other night, so stay tuned.
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Last night, while looking through my Flickr Contacts’ photos for inspiration, all I saw were faces. And expressions. Ranging from both smiles and frowns to those of being deep in thought or being entirely in the moment. People always say that I wear my emotions on my face and I never know why they single me out, because I feel like we all do. Our faces are a window inside our heads and a view into our souls and whether it’s in real life or virtually via flickr browsing, I always seem seem to be enthralled with people watching.
Here are some of the images I came across from my Flickr contacts that stuck with me.
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by the purl bee
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by Dolan Geiman
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I’m sort of back at work today. Feeling a lot better, although my head is still full of lost of snot. Gross, but true, and I want someone else to feel my pain.
Since I am easing my way back into the whole work thing, I thought I share some images from the Indie Cats Flickr Pool I started last year. What better way to start the new year than looking at pics of our furry sweeties? Sorry for all you dog people, but I’m a cat person…
Here are some recent highlights. You can join and share your cuties as well.
Klaus Up Close by MHorama
Kitty by My Zoetrope
More Please by riendel
In #1’s House by BlackStar55
Mmmwa! Je t’aime, mon amour! by Hasenpfeffer Incorporated
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