February 2012
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“We usually think of it as novels or sagas or folk tales or, at the least, as anecdotes. We make narratives many times a day, everyday of our lives. We speak of a gift for telling stories.”
- H.Porter Abbott
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Some favorites from SPACE CADET.
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“To think different, to think differently, is to create life. It is the ultimate joyful act — to read critically is to perform Whitman’s great line: urge and urge and urge/always the procreant urge of the world.”
- The Joy of Thinking (Differently) from the Thoughtcatalog.
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“As storytelling evolves, those who cling on to what’s comfortable and cling to history, and force their audiences to consume stories in ways that are outdated - they will always fail. And they will be replaced with something else.”
- Elan Lee in his 2010 TEDxSeattle talk on “The Evolution of Storytelling.”
A little old, but worth a watch.
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Can’t get enough of SF photographer Aaron Durand’s long exposure photos of trains. Magical.
More from FastCoDesign.
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Take me here.
Endémico Resguardo Silvestre, a new green hotel from Mexican hospitality company Grupo Habita and Tijuana-based designer Jorge Gracia, arranged on a hillside about 40 minutes outside of Ensenada.
More at been seen.
January 2012
14 posts
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PLAY by Shanghai’s Ying Yong Hui.
Converse x Beijing Design Week.
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Cause the world goes on without us It doesn’t matter what we do All sillhouettes with no regrets When I’m melting into you - Chairlift
from Pitchfork
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Roost: a simple life →
So pretty, it hurts.
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“A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions….A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the non-space of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding.”
- A description of cyberspace from Neuromancer, 1984
Reads like sweet poetry.
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“Much like life in the alps with valleys and peaks, life shouldn’t be too comfortable as you will never appreciate your arrival onto a peak. From a peak, one can look down upon life with satisfaction and primitive enjoyment to be alive, be satisfied to have the privilege of viewing down upon the beauty of the world.”
- paraphrased Nietzsche
From Flow, Interaction Design and...
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Words of wisdom via gchat.
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This is exactly, exactly what I need right now. Amongst the children’s rhymes and colorful illustrations is some amazing life advice.
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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer...
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“You need someone in your life who excites you, makes you nervous, and forces you to question what you think you already know… We spend so much of our time feeling jaded and set in our ideas, and that’s clearly not a fun way to exist. We pretend it is but deep down it feels a little miserable because we don’t want to know all the answers. We want someone who’s challenging, who we can’t...
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I’m at Lilianfels, which is a beautiful, upscale resort and spa in Katoomba, Blue Mountains. I’m sitting in the Lounge, where I was told I could enjoy High Tea and great views. I showed up, feeling a little out of place among the plush, tasseled sofas, paisley armchairs and heavy drapes in a sports bra, t-shirt, jean shorts and sneakers. But the hostess didn’t blink and kindly...
December 2011
6 posts
Wisdom is in the constant questioning of where you are. And when you stop...
– Billy Connolly
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Dreamy movement, flowing fashion.
from nowness.
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The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they...
– Pema Chödrön (via misswallflower)
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November 2011
34 posts
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The First 70, an inspiring journey through California to visit the 70 majestic state parks slated to close, and meet the people who treasure them.
Support here.
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“Forgotten Shanghai.” I don’t understand, but the footage is beautiful.
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