Just one more: Beyonce’ reflects on life, fame and privacy, individualism, feminism, love, and just about everything. It’s very well done. I hope you enjoy it. And now I will leave you alone until next Friday.
I Dare You Not to Cry
The Biological Advantage of Awe
An article in the Utne Reader this week said, “According to a study by Harvard psychology students, experiencing a sense of awe can offset stress, sleep disorders, diminished satisfaction with life, and other adverse effects that often accompany the feeling of having too much to do and not enough time.”
Well, sign me up for some awe, then, baby.
In this video, filmmaker Jason Silva elicits the awe that is so vital to the human experience. Yes, he’s a little too breathless, but forgive him; he’s young. And the pictures are mindblowing.
JK Rowling Is My New Best Friend
Is Feminism a Bad Word?
Younger women start their sentences with, “I’m not a feminist, but...” Then they get older, and guess what? [Read more…]
Fun, Part 2
Last week I wrote about collecting dead/dying vegetation to bring home and spray paint as decorations for my house. I said I’d get back to you if the arrangement worked out okay, and guess what – success! You’ll see the finished “bouquet” at the end of this post, but first, the process. After hanging the plants in a closet for a week to dry, I prepared a place where the paint would do the least damage:
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My paint supplies:
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The drying room:
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After a few hours of drying, I assembled this fragile foursome like so:
I’m really happy with the results, except that my new “tanned” feet look like I spent the day at the beach. I didn’t realize how far the overspray might drift, or that I shouldn’t wear flip-flops for this job. I also dusted the cement with a rosy glow, accentuated by the sharp gray rectangles that appeared after I removed the newspaper. Bill said at least I didn’t get the car.
It was worth it, but too much mess. In the future, I’ll stick to hanging roses and statice upside down in the coat closet to dry:
This was fun! A nice diversion from work. See you next Friday.
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