As I gear up this morning for the next ten days I’m filled with awe of what is to come. And, a little nostalgic about some stuff that happened a long time ago.

It was four years ago that I sat on a panel at SXSW to talk about blogging, intimacy, mask making and love online.

Sometimes when you are in the forest it’s hard to see the trees, life is funny that way.

The amazing Julie Leung was the fabulous futurist  of 2006 who saw what was coming before many of us did, even if we were living it.

Looking back now I can see  the forest clearly.

We were discussing and living the social side of online media and it’s consequences way before the genre of multi media interaction online was coined “Social Media.”

I’ve been quiet for far too long…

kar·ma (kär’mÉ™)
n.
1. Hinduism & Buddhism The total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person’s existence, regarded as determining the person’s destiny.
2. Fate; destiny.

I do, and- I believe what I put out to the world will come back to me. Trying to live in a positive light is sometimes difficult in a world of people with different thoughts and perspectives than our own. We are all faulted and we are all beautiful just usually not at the same time. Today lets you and I try to see the beauty in something we usually see as ugly.

I saw a cartoon and it said “Today I will be as happy as a bird with a french fry!” Cheers to that! I hope you have a beautiful bird with a french fry kind of day.

• @shootitmobile will u pay for postcards if my tweeps send me their addresses and want some pics of this event? :-) tweeps! DM addy if u want #
• http://twitpic.com/frdd9 – Steve Madden is in Scottsdale, AZ – luv his shoes! #
• Steve Madden in Scottsdale! http://yfrog.com/2ciffj #
• I love Steve Madden shoes. I have slightly wider feet and his shoes don't hurt. This is a good thing, knowing the brands that fit u well. #
• http://twitpic.com/frh8d – @sethcombs shopping for a Mont Blanc #
• http://twitpic.com/frpnd – PB Loco! Gourmet PB sandwiches! #
• @jspepper lol went to buy flip flops! Ended up hitting two more spots! Mmm PB, with pineapple, coconut and strawberry jam! It was soooo good in reply to jspepper #
• http://twitpic.com/fru9v – Mmmm PB w/ @sethcombs #
• http://twitpic.com/fruab – At the W pool party with @Techiediva #
• http://twitpic.com/frual – You should be here! Scottsdale AZ #
• http://twitpic.com/fs398 – Pool party fun with @Techiediva #
• About to order Saki – cold or hot? Any brands u know of that are good #
• I love Erykah Badu! "breathe love in my air, don't abuse me cause these herbs are rare… Bring me water, water for my mind…" #
• Its about to go down with @shootitmobile @prettyboypaul @techiediva @ponzarelli @sethcombs at the w Scottsdale. ht (cont) http://tl.gd/esgc #
• Had a GREEEEEEAT time this weekend with @ponzarelli, @techiediva, @sethcombs, @photosalaquang and @prettyboypaul – (cont) http://tl.gd/euat #
• Looking for Ramsey from SF, you grad. from Univ of CO?! Darling you intrigued my friend and we are doing an all call, didn't get ur info! #
• @nikf Wow, that does sound scary! Glad it all turned out well. in reply to nikf #
• Getting married. About to walk down aisle. Putting phone on vibrate. (via @pud) Congratulations! #
• We must stay open to the unknown @ give up trying to control our journey, (via @FredaMooncotch) #
• @ChiliMac OMGoodness… Good call! I am not getting married, for the record. I was congratulating a friend. :-) in reply to ChiliMac #

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