my love for you is a stampede of horses.

City Arts & Lectures: Miranda July.

I am going to see Miranda July tonight at City Arts & Lectures here in SF. I am pretty excited. I waffle back on forth on her — but ultimatley really love everything that she does. I think she's got a brilliant mind. I read a New York Times article this summer, where the writer brings up that some people find her terribly annoying because of who she is and that she is often judged in a sexist light. Her response is awesome and so Miranda July (she is referring to being compared to Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson):

“All those men are also personal. I don’t mind that, but I do mind that it’s not really questioned, whereas I or another woman is looked at as so self-obsessed. Men are just not being judged in the same way. They’re never going to be annoying in the same way.”

It's either going to be really good or really annoying in a super great way.

Percy.

One of the things that I want to start doing is adding a little more of my personal life on the blog. Mainly because I just want to get to know you readers better, and let you get to know me — I think 4 years is a good amount of time to start getting personal. ;) And also because I think it's a good direction to go: more personal, more fun.

A good friend of mine bought a home in Pacifica and with it came a feral kitty. Probably one of the friendliest feral kitties I have ever met! She gave birth recently (and has since been spayed) to 3 adorable little furballs.

I brought one home this weekend. I am not 100% sure if it's a boy or girl yet. I'm about 50% certain he's a boy after looking. Cause you know them's the odds.

At the moment he's in my bathroom and not very happy. But he's so cute. Through support and advice from friends, twitter and online reading of feral kittens — I think he'll be good. He sure is vocal. He's real funny cause he hisses like none other but will not bite or scratch me!

The above pic is when I first brought the little beastie home. Below is a pic from before he left his mama — taken by my friend. His/her name is Percy. 

Have you had experience with wild kitties that aren't stoked to be in your home? What have you done to ease them into their new surroundings? I'd love to hear your experience.

 

Long Time No See!

ADHD shortened/TMTR synopsis: I'm going to start writing about things other than just art, and sharing all sorts of things I want on here. M'kay? Oh and the blog is getting a new look in a week. Sweet, Good talk! <3 meigs

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Hi! Well, my summer break from blogging ended up lasting a heck of a lot longer than I thought it would!

One of the most amazing things that has come from this blog is my now career in community management and working on the Internetz. I was recruited last year around this time by a major Internet company, to come work for them. It was good timing, as I was working full time on the blog and honestly I had started to feel really burned on blogging -- so I took a break to focus on this amazing opportunity that had presented itself to me. In January I came back to blogging and started up again, I missed it.

I didn't stay long at the job I mentioned, as I found my current job that was a much better fit. And I love it. I get to work with super passionate users (and co-workers) and it's fun, challenging and I'm so lucky to have the job I do. I laugh so much at work. And it's all because of this blog and the path it put me on.

With any new job there is a lot to learn, so I figured I would dial the blog back. Ultimately I stopped blogging in August suddenly. I was exhausted and really because my heart just hasn't been in it. What was once my passion started to feel like a chore. Ugh, right?

So let's cut to the chase: I have to be honest, I don't want to write about just art any more.

I thought I would start another blog -- keep this space what ML4U has become, leave it as a catalog of sorts. I wanted to respect that this is an art blog and leave it. But this space is also mine and I've grown over the past 5 years and put a ton of work into this space. I'd like to take the blog with me into the next chapter and see what happens.

You'll see a slight change in content and most likely a more personal touch going forward(you'll also see a new look starting next week!). I'll still cover art and continue with the podcasts, studio and gallery visits, etc. But I would just like to have a little more freedom to share about...things that matter to me on all different levels. That's reasonable, right?

I hope you'll still stay subscribed and come with me -- I'd love it if you would. But I also understand that the shift may not be for everyone. I'm ok with that, god knows there is so much to see out there! So stick around or don't...what ever you do decide; thanks for tagging along this far. I'm super grateful for your company.

Ok, sorry about the wall of text...but I could only edit so much. Let's get back to 250 characters or less blog posts!

love,

meighan

Changes & Vacation

As most of you know who visit the blog, I have started doing podcasting over the past few months. It's been a lot of fun and definitely added a new dynamic to my life that is really exciting. I've decided to focus more on that and the more personal stuff I cover here and no longer really do any editorial content here. (Also, do you have any idea how long it takes to edit audio -- damn! So much time!) So along with podcasts, I'll also be posting out & about photos (like the one below of Andrew Schoultz' show with Paul Klee at the SFMOMA), studio visits and personal shots of my personal interactions with art and artists here in SF and beyond. I'll also post images from artists elsewhere outside of SF that are shared with me  -- mainly it'll all be original content. All good stuff!

If you are looking for editorial-like content, I would encourage you to follow the ML4U tumblr. I glean from all across the web and from my favorite art sites -- collecting lots of good stuff as I go -- all art related. I seem to be posting everyday over there -- so it's a great inspiration portal. So please take a look.

I hope you'll join me in this next chapter of the blog. I've been posting in this fashion for over 4 years now and I am really excited to see where this new direction takes me.

Lastly, I'm heading to Boston (and possibly NYC) this coming weekend for 10 days, so I'm going to kick off my vacation here on the blog early. ;) I'll see you all in about 2 1/2 weeks! Enjoy the dog days of summer, I know I will -- I'm dying to feel the heat of the east coast.

be well.

meighan

*the above photo is of Scout -- my roommate's girl, in front of an Apex piece off of Market. You can see more like it on Instagram -- naturally my handle on there is 'myloveforyou'.

Posting & Podcasting.

Sorry about the lack of posts on here over the past week. I am in the middle of looking for an apartment here in San Francisco. I am sure many of you can relate to the brain space and energy it can take when you are looking to find a place. It's drainnnnnnnnnnnnnning, especially when you show up and there are between seven and ten people also looking. Ugh. I have a bunch of great Q&A's I'll be posting -- I am also going to start a ML4U podcast series -- so stay tuned for the Q&A's and more word on the podcasting in the coming weeks. ;) I hope you can hold out for a few days. I should be back definitely on Friday with posts. Have a great week! <3 meighan

Oh, also -- who would you like to hear me interview? Leave your comments below, or shoot me an email.