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This should be my to-do list everyday. alexleo: A fabulous...

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:41 -0400

This should be my to-do list everyday.

A fabulous to-do list (via Jezebel)

"The only mommy war I support involves moms banding together to talk about the number of children in..."

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:09:09 -0400

“

The only mommy war I support involves moms banding together to talk about the number of children in our world who are missing out on basic human needs. Security. Love. Affection. Let’s wage a war about that. Not everyone can adopt, but we can all do something. Even if it’s just using our voices for something more productive than personal parenting choices.

Let’s stop quibbling about what competent mothers are choosing for their kids, and step it up for the kids that don’t have one.

”

- Kristen Howerton: The Only Mommy War Worth Waging

I’m not a mom, which makes me an observer in the “Mommy Wars.” That said, I wholeheartedly agree that we should step it up for the kids that don’t have moms (or dads, for that matter.)

I’m a fan of mashups. This one in particular really...

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:23:25 -0400

I’m a fan of mashups. This one in particular really changes the vibe of both songs in a positive way.

danieeyelle:

Something about the Fire, Adele vs. Daft Punk

insteadofashow: Whale Watching

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:29:37 -0400

insteadofashow:

Whale Watching

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative..."

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:53:03 -0500

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

- Ira Glass (via nefffy)

Because I had to. Robin Williams told me so.

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:42:22 -0500

Because I had to. Robin Williams told me so.

Something worthy of a Sad Keanu

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:12:13 -0400

Something worthy of a Sad Keanu:

Obviously there’s some sort of Hollywood machination here that thinks this is a good idea. Clearly it’s about the money, and not preserving one of the best action movies ever made. I’m not jumping on the bandwagon that Point Break should be considered “sacred” by any means, but this really seems like lazy filmmaking.

Why “reboot” a movie like Point Break, when there are plenty of other franchises ~~stealing~~ using the successful high-intensity action formula? I hope this one just sits on the shelf leaving fans to wait for the next 50-year storm.

I was never a toprope climber, but watching videos about...

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:07:00 -0400

I was never a toprope climber, but watching videos about Yosemite are awe-inspiring. What an incredible feeling it must be to spend a few days on the side of a rock.

from a friend’s post on G+.

A Revenge Plot So Intricate, the Prosecutors Were Pawns - NYTimes.com

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:47:04 -0400

A Revenge Plot So Intricate, the Prosecutors Were Pawns - NYTimes.com:

How far will one person go to maliciously destroy the life of another person? This almost sounds like a Hollywood movie!

"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that..."

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:48:58 -0400

“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without conditions and then admit that we just don’t want to do it.”

- Stephen Colbert

dang.

(via simplybethany)

Can a Playground Be Too Safe? - NYTimes.com

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:44:20 -0400

Can a Playground Be Too Safe? - NYTimes.com:

I sometimes wish for the “classic” playground equipment for the kids to play on. The benefits of a little bit of risk and conquer outweighs some of the scrapes and bruises along the way.

While watching the fireworks this past Independence Day, my...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:33:54 -0400

While watching the fireworks this past Independence Day, my 5-year-old daughter had a revelation that people must be behind the magic. Sometimes I wish I could return to the same sense of wonder.

P’unk Avenue Window » Blog Archive » What should a modern library’s website be?

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:46:14 -0400

P’unk Avenue Window » Blog Archive » What should a modern library’s website be?:

(via Instapaper)

Bobby Fischer: From Prodigy to Pariah

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:11:10 -0400

Bobby Fischer: From Prodigy to Pariah:

(via Instapaper)

definitely full screen this. aculturedkid: 360° Interactive...

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:39:06 -0500

definitely full screen this.

aculturedkid:

360° Interactive Video

MIND BLOWN.

Excellent take on Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal. I...

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:56:20 -0500

Excellent take on Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal. I wish I could play like this… but that would require me to be able to play a cello.

Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic - Smooth Criminal (via stjepanhausermusic)

"The biggest problem with 3D, though, is the “convergence/focus” issue. A couple of the..."

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:28:00 -0500

“

The biggest problem with 3D, though, is the “convergence/focus” issue. A couple of the other issues — darkness and “smallness” — are at least theoretically solvable. But the deeper problem is that the audience must focus their eyes at the plane of the screen — say it is 80 feet away. This is constant no matter what.

But their eyes must converge at perhaps 10 feet away, then 60 feet, then 120 feet, and so on, depending on what the illusion is. So 3D films require us to focus at one distance and converge at another. And 600 million years of evolution has never presented this problem before. All living things with eyes have always focussed and converged at the same point.

”

- Why 3D doesn’t work and never will. Case closed. - Roger Ebert’s Journal

365q: Day 105/365

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:39:36 -0500

365q:

Day 105/365

"Always be yourself… unless you suck."

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:31:51 -0500

““Always be yourself… unless you suck.””

- Joss Whedon (via writerofscreen)

Playing it Right

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:42:31 -0500

dallasclayton:

LIFE INSTRUCTIONS

Child 1: This game doesn’t have directions.

Child 2: So?

Child 1: So how do you know if you are playing it right?

Child 2: It’s fun. When a game is fun you’re playing it right.