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Get out!

By Jess Thursday July 22, 2010

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It’s the summer time, y’all!

I’ve been doing something very unlike me.

I’ve been shutting down Photoshop, closing Illustrator, and turning off my computer. I can’t tell you the last time I had off from work and sat at home, glued to a flat screen monitor making things or sending e-mails. I have a few projects with no deadlines that could use some work, but I know that they’ll get done. Right now, while the skies are clear and the air is warm, there are other adventures to be had.

HotMess.net sponsored event!

By Jess Thursday June 24, 2010

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The first official hotmess.net event is coming!

activism!

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People, who don’t identify as activists, are often intimidated by the idea of activism. Flashes of Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, and Che Guevara make radical streaks and imprints on past, present, future. Our lives are better because of people we have never met.
The idea of activism used to terrify me. I used to grapple [...]

Pride

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It’s Pride month all over and here in Philadelphia, we celebrated with our largest LGBTQ event of the year: Philly Pride. Starting as a parade and ending as a festival at Penn’s Landing, this event attracts thousands of people from all over, organizations and vendors, famous performers and even our town captain, Mayor Nutter.
I support [...]

Distance

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A lot of people I know here in Philadelphia have a side hussle. I could classify this town as a place full of hardworkers with big dreams. While many of us do not currently have positions in our desired areas, we all have desired areas. In whatever ways we can, we work towards them. My [...]

I Owe It All to Hanson

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If you ask most folks why they do what they do, they’ll almost always have an answer. Some people follow their dreams, others their circumstances, but almost always can someone trace back to the beginning, to some moment that started them down the path that leads them to today.
People are often curious about the source [...]