starting somewhere

talked about art in a bar with nuli last night. she had some really great advice of how to approach a creative piece:

• start with things i already know
• be specific and small and personal

i can't touch on the larger issue of the female experience without coming from a particular story about myself and my experience. i can't talk about the moon without talking about it in a way that effects me personally. if there's no charge, emotional charge, there's nothing really.

nuli's photography work and anything she's ever done is all directed towards her mom, in trying to get her to really hear her, to get a new reaction. it's a theme that brings everything together for her.
being alone and commitment issues are 2 big ones for me. (being alone / feeling alone = underlying most things anyway)
when there's so much out there to choose from, where do you start? how do you stick with one thing? its the same with everything from restaurants to men.
being an only child, there was lots of pressure to be everything and do everything good.

hmm... more later.
i need to move my body now.