one small step || file under miscellany
One small step for man…one step closer to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
HAL? Is that you?
Read the full article here.
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scattered bag || Welcome to the week
I am a scattered bag of thoughts today. Which, when I think about, isn’t really a phrase anybody uses.
But who’s counting.
Imagine you have a bag full of things: papers, a book, a laptop, loose change, your wallet (which should probably be holding the loose change but isn’t), a sweater in case the office AC is overzealous, an umbrella, receipts from months past, a napkin, three pieces of gum, your phone, your phone charger, your head phones, and two pens (one of which ran dry weeks ago but you have yet to throw it out). The top isn’t zipped shut, as it probably should be, but you like to save time, and who has time to zip and unzip a bag every time you have to access the above? These seconds add up, people!
Then, because a guy named Murphy has a law – and no one knows why – you drop the bag. It slips from your grasp, and all comes crashing down.
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inspiration || places to discover
Inspiration to me comes in visual forms: pictures, videos, graphic design.
It also can be discovered in words: novels, articles, essays, quotes.
We need inspiration in order to create; to create well and to create proud.
Inspiration leads us to new ideas, educates us, and takes us to places we couldn’t imagine before.
When there’s all that to gain, how can you not actively seek out inspiration?
Lately, I’ve done such seeking through two steady sources: Pinterest and Tumblr.
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a few words || a birthday
Today is the anniversary of my mother’s appearance on this earth.
Otherwise known as a birthday.
She has always been a steady, guiding force in our lives, and for that we love her most dearly.
A few words that describe her:
lovingwarmkindfaithfulteachergivercompassionatehumorousselflessleadersmilefriendmom
We would be quite adrift without you, Mom. Thank you for…well, everything.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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in the works || East coast road trip planning
The Road Trip (capital letters = necessary; more clever title = even more necessary) is just over two weeks away.
For those of you who may not remember, my sister and I are headed to the east coast for an epic road trip at the beginning of September. We are starting in Boston, renting a vehicle, and driving all about for 10 days.
Just a few destinations (in no particular order):
- Boston, naturally
- Albany
- Sleepy Hollow
- New York City
- Somewhere in Vermont
- Somewhere else in Vermont
- New Hampshire, the whole state…because it’s small…or that’s what I hear
- Connecticut
- And Boston again
We are of the procrastination persuasion, and are therefore just now booking everything. Except for our flights, that we took care of weeks ago.
And as such, we still don’t have a completely set list of places we want to see and visit.
So, any suggestions? We’re open to adventure, intrigue, mystery and ice cream.
Shout ’em out!