October 2010
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May 2010
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October 2009
4 posts
Oh, Lynda!
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Lynda.com provides more than 600 online software tutorials for Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and more. I’m going to sign up for a month ($25) to learn Photoshop Elements and Keynote.
Have compassion for everyone you meet
even if they don’t want it. What...
– Miller Williams
September 2009
5 posts
August 2009
10 posts
DIY Silhouettes →
I love this idea of making a set of silhouettes based on photos of friends or family.
Things to do today: Exhale, inhale, exhale. Ahhh.
– Jack Kornfield
I Can't Apologise Enough. →
I just bought David Fullarton’s self-published book on Blurb, and his edgy, lopsided sense of humor made me a fan. Find his website here.
378. It's not a gang without the cool girl.
(via rulesformyunbornson)
We all want to be the cool girl!
July 2009
10 posts
People ought to do what they want to do, what else are they alive for?”...
African Thunderstorm →
Is this cheesy or cool? I vote cool, and it makes me like this old chestnut of a song all over again. But I especially love the rainstorm they create at the beginning.
Labuat →
This site contains an addictive little visual game. Use your mouse pad or touch pad to control the line—and expect surprises.
June 2009
8 posts
Creative Rx: Spontaneous Scraps
Writing in my journal can be daunting and overwhelming. Sometimes the blank page stares back and waits impatiently, and sometimes I forget to take it with me. Of course, that’s when I’m sure to think or observe something journal-worthy. That’s why I like scribbling thoughts or ideas on the backs of used envelopes, bank receipts, grocery lists or whatever you can scrounge up on...
Genius - The Modern View →
One of the best essays I’ve read on perfecting craft and nurturing talent. By David Brooks in The New York Times.
May 2009
12 posts
Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sarah's Writing Journal →
Sarah Salway writes 50-word stories that she shares on her blog and invites readers to post their own based on her prompts.
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can...
– Marilyn Monroe
Creative Rx
If you get in a journal rut, use a strategy from poet William Stafford and make a list of “Things I Learned Today” to shake you loose.