BlogHide Resteemscourtnee (33)in abuse • 7 years agoWhen you're not ready to leave your abusive partnerThe overwhelmingly prevailing interpersonal advice in navigating abuse culture revolves around two things: attempting to stay and heal your own abuser, or leaving. But when I was grappling with…courtnee (33)in music • 7 years agoCFR album Autochthon available at Gargoyles Statuary in Seattle!Hey gothy Seattle, did you know Gargoyles Statuary still exists? You should go check them out and support them soon. Also, once my albums arrive to them, not only will you periodically hear…courtnee (33)in vanlife • 7 years agoHere goes nothing (2015)The day I left Seattle in 2015, with my expensive motorcycle that I still owed a few grand on hanging off the back on one of those horizontal motorcycle racks. This was before the tiedown straps…courtnee (33)in art • 7 years agoUntitled paintdoodle (Acrylic on canvas | 3x3" | 2016)Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in vanlife • 7 years ago2 wheel drive, 1 ton van, + motorcycle on the back = I get stuck a lotThis was an image from the first time I got stuck in the sand, in Ocala National Forest. I mean fucking seriously a sand-floored forest? STAY CLASSY FLORIDA. All joking aside, every time I've been…courtnee (33)in vanlife • 7 years agoKeepin' it real (2016)My van usually looks something in between the pretty, staged images on my previous posts, and this. Generally, even when it's all clean and tidy in the back, it's because my front seats are piled…courtnee (33)in vanlife • 7 years agoSelfie stick vanlifing (2015)Obligatory selfie stick selfie. P. S. I drug that stupid spare battery around in my stepwell for a friggen year only to find that I needed one with side prongs for my rig. I.. know a lot more about…courtnee (33)in pencil • 7 years agoSerpentine (Pencil on paper | 2x3" | 2016)A pencil doodle that ended up the album cover for my patrons-only rehearsal CD "Serpentine". Check out my music at courtnee.bandcamp.com Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in busking • 7 years agoBusking in New Orleans (2015)Upon rolling into NOLA during my first year of van life, I found that I did the opposite of what I had anticipated doing, and was paralyzed with fear. I was traveling alone, had performed rarely in…courtnee (33)in theater • 7 years agoThe Dollmaster (Support Character for Camp Half Blood Austin | 2015)As part of my first summer after hitting the road in the van, I played one of the main characters in the yearly story for Camp Half Blood, in addition to playing multiple small roles through the…courtnee (33)in acrylic • 7 years agoKey hole paintings (Acrylic on canvas | 5x7" | 2014)3d keyhole paintings inspired, by the research process in designing the keyhole tattoo I have behind my ear. Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in ukulele • 7 years agoDecorated Ukulele (Acrylic and ink on wood | 9x23" | 2015)Abstract acrylic instrument decoration Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in accordion • 7 years agoBlack Widow (Self Photograph | Photomanip)One of my favorite business card images. Check out my music at courtnee.bandcamp.com Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in acrylic • 7 years agoBloodwork Heart (Acrylic on canvas | 2x2" | 2013)Back when I had a private wellness/grief recovery/massage practice in Seattle, I toyed with the idea of incorporating personalized heart-stitching of some sort into the completion of my grief…courtnee (33)in art • 7 years agoOctopus oval (WIP | 5x7" | 2015)Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in art • 7 years agoEye Francis (2x3" | 2014)inspired by the work of Lucas David Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playcourtnee (33)in life • 7 years ago30 things I've learned on the roadAfter 6 months: The single most important aspect of traveling long term in a vehicle is having a comfortable place to sleep. People as a whole are simultaneously much cooler in general, and…courtnee (33)in life • 7 years agoMy modest van build-outContrary to what advertising and social media trends would have you believe, most people who choose vanlife don't decide to go there because they've started with dual tech industry incomes and the…courtnee (33)in motivation • 7 years agoLiving Small: How I separated from my ‘stuff’NOTE: I first wrote the below guidelines on a personal blog many years ago, and in the time since, I have again a mere fraction of the physical belongings I did then, now living most-time in a van…
