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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: GOventures

  • GOventure : whole.

    This is a bit of a personal topic for me. I need to stay whole. Last fall, I spent five weeks in Sacramento with my parents because Paul was on rotation out in San Diego. I left our apartment, my stuff and my part time job. Before I went, it made a lot of sense…

  • GOventure : permanent.

    Permanent is a big word with a big meaning. It's right up there with forever. But for some reason the first thing that popped into my head was permanent adhesives. Second was Paul. So I sort of combined them. Glue + me stuck on P. Today is a big day for the GOventures. We asked…

  • GOventure : coincidence.

    Nothing to share yet : But I am hoping to post photos and such from throughout the day. And if that doesn't work, I'll figure something else out. I don't know what I'm looking for or thinking about yet – maybe for a coincidence to happen. I have some fun errands to run though –…

  • GOventure : invisible.

    I like the idea that even when you are invisible, you still leave a mark. You leave footprints. Or fingerprints. Or hand prints. You still exist when you're invisible. But I don't like the idea that when you are invisible it's easy to think what you say or do doesn't matter. You don't feel connected…

  • GOventure : wander.

    So I built a globe. Which really wasn't the plan, but after dropping Paul off yesterday it seemed like a good idea. I felt like thinking of the world as small. In general, I am not a big fan of wandering. I take pride in knowing the shortest distance from A to B. I like…

  • GOventure : treading water.

    Treading water. It's like staying afloat. I think of treading water as what you do to keep going. Like drinking coffee. Or praying. Or making friends. Or working at a job. It seems like you tread water temporarily, but really, it's ongoing. You are always treading water. Moving and working. Fighting and keeping your head…

  • GOventure : song + dance.

    This one. Oh this one. It was a challenge. But yesterday morning, I started thinking of song lyrics about dancing. Or singing worked too. And I typed them up. The result is a random mash-up that reads a bit like a strange poem. And that works for me. And I threw some of the Journey…

  • GOventure : pocket.

    Pocket. Pocket. When we were tossing phrases and challenges around it was like a quest to see who could be more random. Pockets are random. They are not really something you think about, but something you are happy to have. They are a feat of engineering really. They are the only thing that would make…

  • GOventure : not my type.

    Type is my favorite part of design. I love fonts. I love combining text. I love using typefaces to tell stories and make art. So for me, this prompt was all about actual type. My favorite key on the keyboard is the ampersand. It's simple, yet sophisticated. It is the glue that holds words &…

  • GOventure : green + dizzy.

    When Kal tossed up green + dizzy all I could think of is my favorite word. Twirl. When I was a senior in college, struggling to find a job, my mom sent me a card that had a little girl spinning on the front and the inside read : "sometimes you just gotta twirl." I…