Adventure and Art: Take A Cute Little Leap Of Faith Towards Discovering Your Own Genius

Great things start from humble beginnings,
and without humble beginnings you can't create great things.

We are all - of course - too unique to share the same beginning,
but there are some beginnings that are incredibly entertaining.

I will attempt to describe to you a couple of weekend long adventures,
that will give you a taste of your own genius.

Whether you are just starting out,
or things got too busy and you forgot about your genius - this text is for you.

Let us begin with the most outrageous weekend first,
you are going to Nordhouse to roast a sausage over a freakhhhing fire.

Take a closer look at the Nordhouse beach,
using your favorite satellite photo service.

Do you see those little bright lines?
those are access points to camp sites.

People that camp there make a path to get to the beach,
each one of those sites has neat fire spot.

You don't have to stay the night,
you just need a stick, a sausage, and a little fire.

If you don't like driving to adventures,
than of my gosh that is like the most sophisticated thing I have ever heard.

If you live in the Detroit area where I am writing this from,
you should know that the I-275 Bicycle trail - inexplicably!...

Passes through a tent site with fire rings,
and proper restrooms.

If you don't live in Michigan,
get to the nearest lake that has campsites.

And if you don't like meat, you are in luck,
because you get to roast a Marshmallows.

And don't forget,
the mosquito repellent.

Make sure to visit your favorite campsite every few weekends,
while the weather is nice.

Now that you made some room for yourself,
it is time to spend a weekend with art.

But before you get there,
order a pico or a mini projector, maybe one that connects to your phone.

Now, go to you favorite museum,
and ask what would it take to become an artist.

Right after your museum visit, go shopping for proper pencils,
go to a coffee shop and and draw a photo realistic eye.

There is a tutorial video on the internet for everything,
just search for draw an eye, or draw a face, or even speed drawing.

And search for black and white portraits use a projector to map out a face,
make sure your source image has high contrast, dark dark, and bright whites.

And find a tutorial about drawing faces,
and drawing hair, and practice.

Get some Camera & Photo Lighting,
and start taking portrait request, from your friends and family, and from strangers.

And don't forget about our furry friends, if at all possible, please start referring to peoples pets,
as their Fur Kids, as that is something that you will never regret, and sometimes giggle about in the evening.

There is one more thing that brings the two together,
and makes them even better.

Whether you are out on your weekend adventure,
or working on finishing up one of your portraits at the coffee shop.

It is very important,
that you also listen to Narrated Books.

In closing, I will list ten titles,
that left a lasting impression on me.

Lies My Teacher Told Me, 2nd Edition by Dr. James Loewen
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers by Will Durant
The Giants of Philosophy a series of 12 Books narrated by Charlton Heston
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World by David Bodanis
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
and The Science of Superheroes by Weinberg and Gresh