Pleasure and Pain

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Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

Entries Tagged as 'Digressions'

Darlin’ Do Not Fear

November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Digressions

Sometimes the perfect song just finds you.

When I arrived in my own set of clothes
I was half a world away from my home
And I was hunted by the wolves and I was heckled by the crows
Darlin’ do not fear what you don’t really know
Alongside my innocence I laid in bed awake
Conflicted in these chains with [...]

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May you be inscribed in the book of life

September 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Digressions

Yesterday was Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day of the year for Jews. I have never been particularly religious, but fasting on Yom Kippur is something I’ve done since I was a kid. Not because my parents told me to or because it was expected of me, but because the significance of the day is [...]

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My New Mexico Travelogue

July 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Digressions, Photography, Pleasure

Earlier this month I spent seven amazing days in New Mexico on a solo vacation to celebrate my 27th birthday. No computer. No email. No boyfriend. Just a rental car, my cameras and a few maps.
It was a wondrous experience to be alone in the vast spaces of the West. I saw and did things [...]

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@whitneyhess on Acela Express

June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Photography

When Jeffrey Zeldman uploads your photo to Flickr, you blog it.

@whitneyhess on Acela Express
Originally uploaded by Jeffrey Zeldman
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April Fools jokes around the web — causing user pain?

April 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Digressions, Humor

Shockingly, a bunch of people really believed that I was putting my career as a user experience designer on hold in order to become a motivational speaker.
But there have been much bigger jokes floating around the web today in honor of April Fools’ Day, some of which are cute and silly, and others of which [...]

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