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How the Noble Mrs. Fletcher Was Saved
If I did affiliate marketing for Life Alert, here's what that might look like. Lets have some fun! No one in their right mind can refuse a true emergency. Not when it’s clear. Not when it’s urgent. Not when there’s a beauty to save. That's why peopl...
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The Dream Or The Nightmare Or.. Something else...?
Brief update: No offer today. However, there will be an active listing very soon. The Dream One-way ticket to Anywhere. No, Everywhere. Scratch that… A one-way ticket to see everything. If I were to travel today, it wouldn’t be like my career. I’ve...
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Cyclicality: What Happens When Art Becomes a Stargate
CYCLICALITY What Happens When Art Becomes a Stargate Thresholds Disguised as Sculptures Outside the Washington Pavilion, something otherworldly waits. My roommate offhandedly mentioned there was a new sculpture two blocks up. I wasn’t expecting much...
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Life Update: I Might Be the Drama
So. I have a meeting tomorrow with someone who might want to buy my real estate portfolio. Which should be great news. Let's call them Paula, Paula Flowers. Because once it sells, I've officially become the wind. The Fullmetal Alchemist. To travel, ...
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Running through the streets like a one-man parade
ft. Dewy, Destiny & Daisy Chains Today I bought a bandana. Not just any bandana, the old red, white, and blue. Patriotic. Problematic. Perfect. I wore it like a manifesto: sweaty, fraying, and slightly ironic. Baseball game? Oh, you bet. Hat? No...
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How I Priced My Portfolio
This isn’t just a listing. It’s a reminder, that you don’t have to play it safe to be taken seriously. We spend so much time trying to make the “right” move that we forget what makes any move meaningful: showing up as ourselves, unapologetically. I...
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"Be still." - Frederick Nietzsche
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Put Your Orb Away: I Just Witnessed the Moon Break the Law
This didn’t happen last night. This happened an hour ago. On a Monday. Because apparently, the laws of physics take Mondays off too. Let me explain. Act I: Volleyball & the Unexpected Detour It started with a 6:20 p.m. volleyball game, your stan...
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From Cosmic Brownies to Creatine: A (Mostly) Natural Transformation
Growing up, I went to the gym the same way people go to jury duty. I showed up, half-dressed in motivation and fully convinced that just being there should earn me some kind of reward. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. I wasn’t lazy, I was just efficiently ...
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The Morning — And Why Money Ain’t the Motive
There’s a moment in The Morning where The Weeknd sings: “Money ain’t the motive.” It’s easy to miss if you’re caught up in the song’s hypnotic beat or his signature, blurred-line storytelling. But pause for a second. Think about it. In a world that ...
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The Sound of Music! (Sort Of 💰🪀)
Lately, I’ve been running. Like, a lot. Not emotionally running, not spiritually running, literally running. Like a suburban Forrest Gump but with better sneakers and slightly more emotional baggage. I’ve been practicing that elusive art: tempo and ...
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I'm A Dad! From Tiny Tater's to Huge Tots
(A Cautionary Tale of Accidental Parenthood) For those of you who don’t know, and honestly, how dare you not know, I am a father. Yes. A real father. Recently, I have been thrown headfirst into the treacherous, chaotic, emotionally manipulative worl...
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Check The Ego | Come In Out of The Darkness (Bella Donna Style)
Me: So who’s all coming to the event? Them: My mom and sister, some friends. We veered off topic for a bit, but I wanted to reel it back in to get more specifics. Me: So your mom... (insert sister’s name) ...are coming? Anyone else? (I knew the sist...
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A Tale of 2 Quotiez (or How I Gaslit Myself)
J. Cole once said in “A Tale of 2 Citiez”: Wanna know a funny thing about this shit?Even if you let 'em kill your dream,It'll haunt you. Got me thinking: They don't tell you that about dreams. That even if you bury them deep, say a little prayer, a...
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The Most Dangerous Lyrics: Cracking the Da Vinci Code of Sound
I was minding my business. Then Björk, Lil Wayne, and Patrick Watson jumped me. One second: vibes. Next second: I was sippin' on dat lyrical lemonade. Aha! Sour, sharp, impossible to forget. So I thought: What makes a line dangerous? It is not the r...
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