How I deal with trolls.

I miss when movies and TV trusted silence. Not every scene needed a swelling soundtrack telling you what to feel. Footsteps. A door closing. Rain, a distant train, the tension between two people. The Foley artists and the room tone were enough. I love music—which is exactly why I notice when a filmmaker chooses not to use it. But the problem isn't the music. It's that people stopped giving anything their full attention, so everything got louder to compensate. Writers talk about "second-screen notes"—make it easier to follow for the viewer who's on their phone. Explain what was already shown. Say it twice. Watch the great films and shows of the '50s through the '90s. They weren't afraid to let a scene breathe. It has been said: "Music is the space between the notes." Sometimes silence isn't empty. It's where the story lives. #IKITAO

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@Moxie girl 💜 #IKITAO #Moxie

One thing led to another

Whitney Houston - Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) - Super Bowl 1991 YT #WhitneyHouston #Music

@Moxie girl 💜 #IKITAO #Moxie

On #Nostr, you get the "director's cut" of my posts.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. — The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 #IKITAO

She's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and she Likes to sing along and she likes to shoot her gun, but she Knows not what it means Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"

Genesis - Land of Confusion YT #Genesis #Music

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence YT #Disturbed #Music

Rewatching King of New York YT #KingOfNewYork

Bruce Lee once said: If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of. It's also been said: Killing time is not murder; it's suicide. — Protect your time as if it were your life—because it is. It's the one thing you spend that you can never get back. #IKITAO

GN #Nostr #IKITAO

More precisely: the United States is the only high-income, industrialized country that does not guarantee health coverage to all of its residents. View quoted note →

Don't be afraid to eat alone at a fancy restaurant. Stop waiting for permission to enjoy your life. #IKITAO

Re: my last post... It was a bit tongue-in-cheek. Those who know me know I'm not quite that melodramatic. There was some truth to it, though. I've spent years building communities online. I had tens of thousands of connections on Twitter before deleting my account in 2022. I came to Nostr and, once again, built relationships with thousands of people. I've made genuine friendships here, and I'm grateful for them. But it's also disheartening to invest years building a community only to watch so many people drift away—not because of something you said or did, but because they simply stopped using the protocol. Time is finite. As a business owner, and as a human being, I have to spend it wisely. That means making my website and IKITAO my primary focus. I'll still be here. I love Nostr. I'll just be spending less of my time here while building the foundation of my life's work. I've said it before: your website is the foundation. Social media is a traffic source. Meet people where they are. But never build your house on someone else's land. If you've enjoyed my work over the years and would like to stay connected, I'll be sharing more about the relaunch of my website and IKITAO in the coming weeks. #IKITAO

It's been a good run, but it's time. Keep building. I'll keep tabs. 🫂 View quoted note → #IKITAO

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You YT #SarahMcLachlan #Music