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Carla Joelle Brown
- Jul 15, 2017
- 6 min
People Are Not Much Different Than Trees
During this 6-week recovery, I decided to make the most of it. Or whatever that actually means. I had no expectation of being a good or quick recovering patient. That notion came from fear of the unknown (for my first surgery), and knowing that I have absolutely no ease when it comes to hospitals, sickness or anything remotely gruesome – meaning blood and any other bodily fluid. None of this was not because I had no faith in myself to be strong; I simply didn’t know how to f
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Jun 20, 2017
- 10 min
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
PRE POST: CURRENT Source photo courtesy of Y. Alston, 2017 *As of this post, Aruba is officially over, and in the past. My timing was spot on, because as of next week, I will be out for the count. I do not anticipate that I will post during this time. Recovery time for my surgery is around 6 weeks, and my only true goal will be to focus on that only. After surgery, I have major plans, and getting back to 100% is paramount. This recovery time will not be only physical. It will
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Apr 28, 2017
- 15 min
Jumping Ship
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 During this entire trip, this is the only morning, besides the day I return home, that I had to be serious about obeying the alarm clock. This is also the only morning thus far that there was not a bagel somewhere in my hand with a coffee. Because of the time, and the fact that I would be fed on the ship, trying to run out for a breakfast sandwich seemed like a waste. When I purchased the ticket for the cruise, I was told that I was to go to Pelica
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Apr 21, 2017
- 13 min
Lost & Found
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 Song "Lost and Found," courtesy of Shafiq Husayn, feat. Bilal and Jimetta Rose, 2009 Most days, when I wake up,Monday through Friday, it is with a scowl. Scowl at the alarm clock for disrupting that final hour of the best sleep ever, scowl for reminding me that I have to get somewhere by a certain time, and lately a scowl for rebooting all the thoughts that I had finally managed to quiet. While I have been on my “life sabbatical,” when the alarm c
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Apr 13, 2017
- 7 min
Dushi Does It
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 It was already Tuesday, and I was nervously recounting the days remaining for this trip. I didn’t feel like I had been there long, but I also felt that I had all the time in the world, and I knew that couldn’t be right. TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY- THURSDAY- leaving FRIDAY. Ok. 3 full days. I snoozed a few times, and then realized I was fooling myself. Eventually I got out of bed, looking forward to another day of blue skies, and even bluer, azure waters. An
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Apr 5, 2017
- 5 min
2016 - 2017 You've Gotz To Be Kidding Me Tour
Me, Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirrors, 2017 I am officially out of time for writing this week. Tomorrow, I am on my way to a documentary film festival and will not be able to finish and post the next day of Aruba. I will, however commit to get the remaining days of the trip posted between now and the next month before I am officially gone fishin'. Not once have I asked that question my mother warned me never to utter, “What’s next?” Not once (better emphasis of my indignation if
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Mar 30, 2017
- 14 min
Personal Pizza
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 Although I loosely set my alarm clock, I woke up feeling pretty refreshed. I do not know how it is possible for a bed to feel that much more comfortable than your own, pillows and sheets included. If my bed felt like this, I could conquer the world every morning. Well, except for Mondays. Whenever I experience this supreme comfort at hotels, I tend to try to find a way to recreate it at home but I come up short. I would go to a store and take each pl
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Mar 24, 2017
- 11 min
Reflections/Making Your Life as an Artist
Marjorie Brown (grandmother) and Carla Brown (self portrait). Part of 30 Days Has September series 2011 Often, you will hear someone say that they had a “full circle moment.” I think two nights ago I indeed had one of those moments. You might recall I mentioned that I had the best birthday to date celebrating my big 40th last summer. Part of the reason I can say this was because I had the opportunity to see Misty Copeland’s performance of Firebird at the Metropolitan Opera Ho
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Mar 3, 2017
- 14 min
12.5211° N, 69.9683° W, 15 Miles North Of Venezuela
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 In the beginning of 2016 I felt this trajectory in my life pulling me in vigorous ways that often I said that I was either on the verge of breakdown or a breakthrough. I felt that the pendulum was finally going to swing in one way or the other and it would only be a matter of time before I knew which (triumphant or defeated). All year the answer to this question was a crescendo of events that had been leading towards a true vi
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Carla Joelle Brown
- May 5, 2016
- 4 min
Starting at Forty
Me, 6 years old in front of childhood home 17 days from now, I will be turning 40 years old. For as long as I can remember during these years, the Grahams have been either on the road or talking about being on the road. I was 6 years old when they retired in 1982, making them free and unencumbered from the day to day, routine of a monotonous, punch clock job, where you weren’t your own boss and you find yourself questioning exactly what am I doing and how did I get here? Ok,
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Apr 21, 2016
- 4 min
For My Creatives
Prince, Purple Rain courtesy of Vulture.com * Due to recent events, I had to add this post. I apologize, this was hastily thrown together. Dear fellow creatives, The bad news is that we all won’t be icons. The good news is that you can still create work that will be remembered and valued. I truly believe there can only be a handful of super nova stars whose lights shine so bright only for the purpose of providing inspiration for the tiers of talents. You may not Michael Jacks
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Carla Joelle Brown
- Mar 24, 2016
- 10 min
Reversals of Fortune
This picture has nothing to do with the post. Taken today simply because it was beautiful. Let’s clear the air and state the obvious: lately, the norm seems to be that I am not writing these posts during the week as I had. Life has been busy all around and I have neither had a topic in mind nor had the time to cultivate one, leading me straight to a deadline dilemma. Regardless of this current trend, I shall press on. My goal is to post a blog entry weekly to keep readers en
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