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cheap courage

“He did not plan, He merely let himself go and the overwhelming life in him did the rest. It is only when youth is gone and experience gives us a sort of cheap courage that most of us realize how simple things are.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cool or Weird? The kooky Dragon...

I vote pretty damn cool. I think that I may cut one out to test it...

Go There: Cool Dragon Thing

Print your own here.

Necessary Procrastination....Brilliantly Stated byJohn Maeda

Pre sent this too my a while back, it was the perfect thing to read in the current state of working, writing lists, returning phone calls, emails, being crazy and still saying yes!

John Maeda is pure brilliance:
Loving what you do is key. But I realize that loving what you can do is also important. The need to do more seems to drive extreme creativity.

The idea of overcommitting oneself is not uncommon. "Maybe I can do more?" one thinks. And then you help yourself to another serving of doing more whether for altruism or for profit. "Sure, I can do that too." At some point you ask yourself, "Have I now undercommitted my time to be preciously just creative?" In other words, when you've sold off your entire brain to achieving specific goals, is there nothing left for your selfish self to squander away just for the heck of it?

The more you overcommit, the more that procrastination becomes intolerably expensive to engage... yet it is when procrastination becomes exceedingly costly to do, it is then that extreme creativity emerges. In the impossible moment, miracles tend to happen. "Necessary procrastination" is a prime factor in the creative process. When the cost of procrastination increases, the probability for radical new thoughts to emerge increases as well. The thought you never thought you would ever need, is often the one that can count the most in the big scope of things.

Nicole Kidman

Undeniably stunning...

target rocks!

I love target and by love I mean am totally obsessed with and by obsessed I mean on a vacation to Vermont, I demanded that we stop at every one we spotted during the five hour drive - which is more than you think - so I could locate a camel skirt that I had to have - the perfect blend of being budget conscious and stylish!

So the next designer to Go International with Target in Paul and Joe! Sophie Albou's work is just what I need more of in my closet - ladylike pieces detailed with lace and silk. I cannot wait! My favorites are below...

Available August 1.

Look Book can be seen here.

creatively blocked..

I am in the midst of a creative block today, as I dry my rain drenched shirt on the back of my door and look for something to be inspired by I came across these quotes that are beginning to start something...

“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
–George S. Patton

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
–Margaret Mead

The Simpsons + The Eames = Awesome-ness

I have always loved the Simpsons and the work of Charles and Ray Eames - what better combination than to watch the always changing beginning of the Simpsons with a tribute to Powers of Ten the short classic film by Charles and Ray Eames.

Watch it: Simpsons Beginning + Power of Ten

Noses

are cool.

image courtesy of the really smart ad agency DDB Canada, image seen on i heart paper

Sony Bravia...beauty

Taking it light today, I watched a spot on this commercial on HBO awhile back. It is a fav - so enjoy! What is there not to love about 250,000 bouncing balls!

Sony Bravia Extended Version

Inspiration Wednesday!