Inspiration for Me, Inspiration for You

Today, I am inspired by:

My friend Anne who just arrived in Kigali in RWANDA. She is working as a doctor and will be there until March. I met Anne while working for Partners In Health, when we were just two scrappers a year or so out of college, wondering what THE NEXT MOVE WAS. Now she's becoming a doctor and doing amazing work in Africa! Anne RULZ! I wish I could go with her!

My family member Pam, at age 60, voted yesterday for the FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE. A Canadian citizen, she lived for 40 years in the U.S., and returned to live in Nanaimo, British Columbia last February. She was a wee bit excited, and I don't blame her. Hooray for voting!

My friend Brian sent me two links that KILL me. They inspire the desire to make art an every day practice no matter where you are:

Tom Judd does a page of art a day. He is British and VERY arty and I love the idea of setting a goal of a year of art every day. It makes my engines kick into high gear!

Travis Ruse takes photos of his commute from Brooklyn to Mid town Manhattan. I tried to find out if he also has a boyfriend named Graham to see if the similarities continue, but alas, the buck stops here. I have a hope that I'll spy him on one of my trains. His pictures make commuting look FASCINATING. After this morning of being cheek to jowl with some of New York's finest, I can assure you that Travis Ruse's pictures are far more FANTASTIC than the commute itself. I wish I had the guts to take pictures that he does.

PS I am also completely OBSESSED with Snailbooty! WHO IS SNAILBOOTY? What is her story? How can I find out? Oh, when shall we ever know??