Poetry Discovering your tiger face Jon Hillenbrand, February 28, 2009April 27, 2018 There once was a tiger that lived in the jungle. She gave birth to a baby tiger cub, but then she died, leaving her cub alone in the world. The little cub went out searching for a mother.
Photography My God, it's full of stars! Jon Hillenbrand, February 15, 2009October 17, 2019 “I was driving back, and I looked up and I couldn’t believe it. I pulled over and got out of my car and I just started crying.” -Anne Hillenbrand, upon seeing the bright stars in the clear Kankakee sky I would spend hours gazing up at the stars when I…
Photography Rabbit Run Jon Hillenbrand, February 14, 2009October 17, 2019 If you are looking for a very nice little home in upstate New York, close to mountains and gorgeous fun roads, my parents are selling my grandparents’ home, which they helped build. I put together a website with details on the building of the home, the way the home looks…
Photography The CYA Email Bitch Slap Jon Hillenbrand, February 14, 2009October 17, 2019 There are few moments in life as satisfying as the moment when you get to prove yourself correct in an argument. You may remember this moment demonstrated in Annie Hall. Well today, blog, I had that moment. I was in the midst of scheduling hell (by the way, I’ve determined…
Photography Lips Jon Hillenbrand, February 12, 2009October 17, 2019 Lips are amazing. Here’s an interesting experiment. Take a paperclip. Unfold it just to the point where it forms a perfect U shape. Now make the two point ends about an index finger tip width apart. Close your eyes. Press the two points on the bare skin of your…
Photography More Details Surface On My Swimming Obsession Jon Hillenbrand, February 11, 2009October 17, 2019 When I lived in Kankakee, there was nothing to do. I was there for almost a year before someone decided to put in a high end work out facility in the middle of a bunch of cornfields. This place, called the Riverside Health and Fitness Center, was awesome. Climbing wall,…
Photography Jayyyyy O N Aaaaaaayyyy… Jon Hillenbrand, February 10, 2009October 17, 2019 So, growing up with a parent who could play a musical instrument or two, I was lucky enough to have my own song. It’s pretty easy and most people could learn it in about 1 minute. Here goes: JaaaaaaaaaaaayO…N…AaaaaaaaaaaaaaayT…H…AaaaaaaaaaaaaaayThan an Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn That Spells JONATHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNThat Spells JONATHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAnd I love himmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmHe’s my…
Poetry The breakup Jon Hillenbrand, February 7, 2009December 30, 2015 The blink of the stop light and the metronome of the wipers compete for control over the beat of my heart as I think of my final moments with her. I’m writing her features on my mind so I don’t forget everything important to me now. I feel her close…
Photography The Big Blue Jon Hillenbrand, February 6, 2009October 17, 2019 It may read as arrogant superiority and like I possess delusions of grandeur, to quote Han Solo, but I was recently challenged on two separate occasions in fields that I dominate; movie quotes and holding my breath. Not to oversell myself, but challenging me in these events is like challenging…
Photography Customized Jon Hillenbrand, December 16, 2008October 17, 2019 So because my car window is frozen closed, and because I enjoy the irony of eating fast food after doing yoga, I found myself in joyous spirits inside a McDonald’s just now. And after making the girl behind the counter smile politely at my super charming self, I sat down…
Photography The Perfect Holiday Gift Jon Hillenbrand, December 6, 2008October 17, 2019 You know how every holiday you get these catalogs because you are on “the list”? But no one is on the same list. Some people are on the NRA gun nut list, some people are on the country home and garden gnome list, some are on the makeup and party…
Photography Aaaaannd this was today… Jon Hillenbrand, December 5, 2008October 17, 2019 Here’s what I did today. Got up and went to work Went to a meeting Shot a headshot for a doc Went to a Christmas lunch Went home and spent a few hours watching CommunityChannel Productive. I love how when you are talking in a big group at a big…
Photography Today was Remarkable Jon Hillenbrand, December 5, 2008October 17, 2019 Last night I went to a mass at a beautiful church, St. Mary’s of the Angels. It’s the largest Catholic church in IL. The numbers use to describe this church (hundreds of feet high, an organ as wide and tall as some houses) would confound most people and draw doubt…
Photography Ujjayi Breath Jon Hillenbrand, November 21, 2008October 17, 2019 Part of the Jedi training that my sister is giving me, also known as yoga, involves something called the Ujjayi Breath. It’s a way of narrowing your throat so that you inhibit exhalations. People do this normally when they purse their lips after they’ve gone on a run. Studies have…
Photography Hiding the nerd Jon Hillenbrand, November 11, 2008October 17, 2019 Wow, re-reading that last post from a slightly different point of view from my own makes it seem like vain fantasy and self-aggrandizing. I’m lame for publishing such rubbish but maybe it makes sense in the big picture for me to post that. Oh blog, don’t you know that I…