Lean in, and I’ll tell you a little secret: the music scene is Detroit is alive, well, and kicking serious tush. Even more than I was giving it credit for. I admit, I’d gotten into a happy little groove with my 3-4 performers to follow, and was content to focus my fangirl activities on thisContinueContinue reading “Rediscovering Detroit: Mercury Salad”
Author Archives: Hezaasan
O Tannenbaum
O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeYour dress wants to teach me something:Your hope and durabilityProvide comfort and strength at any time.O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeThat’s what your dress should teach me.Ernst Anschütz, “O Tannenbaum” (English translation) Get a plastic tree without lights, they said. It’s the smart thing to do, they said. If you bought a treeContinueContinue reading “O Tannenbaum”
The Show Must Go On
Live performance gigs are officially back. Yesterday I supported my good friend’s live storytelling event about living, learning, and loving with brain cancer. My role was audio/visual effects designer and technician, which turned out to be a delicious smoothie blend of what I do at the office, what I do for community theatre, and whatContinueContinue reading “The Show Must Go On”
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
For the past few years, I have used the end of the year to do a personal life audit, riffed off the Google Sheets “audit” template, tracking various levels of personal health: physical, emotional, financial, psychological, career. Also a couple of sections for things that I know increase my overall happy: travel, being a forceContinueContinue reading “Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
Down at the Ole Cafe
It’s been awhile since I’ve had the opportunity to prop out a new local Detroit band. This time I headed out to my favorite lesser known dry cafe in Oak Park, Berkley Coffee, to catch a little folk rock Americana courtesy of Poor Player. In their own words, Poor Player is “all about finding theContinueContinue reading “Down at the Ole Cafe”
Gratitude in Post
I started out my Thanksgiving sending short texts to the people in my life who are most important to me. Happy Thanksgiving, I wrote to more than a dozen loved ones. I was going to spend the day alone — kids were off to spend the holiday at their dad’s this year, and my FriendsgivingContinueContinue reading “Gratitude in Post”
The Daily Puzzle
A few years ago, I started a dinnertime ritual with my kids / teenagers: in addition to sharing the “best part” and “worst part” of thy day, thou shalt also complete a puzzle from the day-by-day calendar. I shared custody, so I figured they would only do this a maximum of 15 days out ofContinueContinue reading “The Daily Puzzle”
The Trouble with Ambiverts
There’s nothing quite like going to a party to remind you where you land on the introversion / extraversion spectrum — as well as so many other spectrums — but last night I was particularly reminded of the former. Sometimes the best way to describe inner experience is visually. I have been wracking my brainContinueContinue reading “The Trouble with Ambiverts”
Resident Weirdo
Sometimes I feel like all the world really needs is a little bit more of this guy. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro.
The Bridge
I recently paid another visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), for their special “Van Gogh in America” exhibition. My more constant readers will not be surprised to hear that I kinda sorta really liked it. What surprised me, however, was that despite being surrounded by 74 incredible works of his — all broughtContinueContinue reading “The Bridge”
Muttering Retreats 