have a sweet weekend March 19 xx
March 19, 2010
It’s Friday and sunny. Who’s to complain? I hope you STILL have no plans for Sunday. And that you’re paving your own road out there,
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how to own your cliches (in writing and in life)
February 17, 2010
Seth Godin, the maestro of idea generation, posted this musing this morning about using cliches to your advantage. He starts with the wiki definition: In
you know, it’s ok to take your time
February 16, 2010
“Spontaneity is not made by fastness” I often get asked how long it takes me to write my weekly Sunday Life column. I know why
choose who you hang around with
February 9, 2010
I like this idea…British scientist Sydney Smith wrote a letter to an unhappy female friend in the early 1800s. It listed 20 things to do
check out: unhappy hipsters
February 2, 2010
I like the gentle melancholy of this new blog unhappyhipster.com. It does little more than run arty shots of hipters* with smart captions. I guess
a good quote found…
January 18, 2010
“Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.” Queen Victoria Are you good in a disaster? When the
viral videos: why they make me emotional
December 31, 2009
This one really got me: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5vRPKIS5UM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] What is it about these videos? I think it’s the sense of Something Big and Human Happening. Of something
a cheerful* christmas to you all
December 24, 2009
I just needed an excuse to post this snap courtesy of awkwardfamilyphotos.com: * and just a little reminder for anyone finding themselves reading this because
good reminder #1: you only get one shot
November 25, 2009
This video says it all in pictures. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43L1IR5qHIU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] These moments seem like flukes. But nothing is a coincidence, ever. If you’re meant to live, you
good thing noticed #1: flowers with your books
October 9, 2009
On Saturday mornings in Ariel bookshop, Oxford St, Sydney, you can buy a little posie of flowers for 3 bucks. I love this. They wrap