good advice

even though this is no longer the year of fitness, this is good advice nevetheless. holidays over, it's time to get moving again!

(found here, via swiss-miss - a great design meets resolutions project)

double fortune

what are the odds that i'd get the same fortune back to back from two different restaurants?

dedicated

some might consider it depressing, but i've always loved reading dedications on park benches, trees, etc. i stumbled upon this one near the boat house in central park earlier this year -- precisely around the time i needed it most.

c'est vrai

i re-read the little prince not too long ago. such a sweet tale. here is one of my favorite quotes (en français):

"Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux."

it was

good advice

good advice?

i may have posted this before, but this made me smile, as motivation goes:

good advice

...for someone who has compulsive hoarding tendencies and is frequently in need of decluttering:

really?

this cannot be a good idea.

why i feel old, part 23

as i'm packing up my apartment, i'm coming across all sorts of stuff, including a tupperware box labeled "concert memorabilia."

i didn't want to get distracted, so i haven't been through it entirely yet. but, i did come across this autographed pearl jam poster:

while eddie v.'s advice to "live for 2day," is still good advice in 2010, i'm a little bummed at the realization that this was 18(!) years ago!

net, i'm old. sigh.

this month's mantra

good advice

ciao for now, conan.

mixed metaphors, but good advice

read this quote in an article about the letterman sitch:

"the cat's out of the bag. it's like someone walking into a cocktail party with a giant second head on their neck--you have to introduce the head."

and really, when you think about it, you DO have to introduce the second head. i mean, it's just plain rude if you don't, right?

such directness

unfortch, a comma and "dumbass" didn't fit within the approved space.

good advice

admirable, but coco loco (hamster edition)

i LOVE my paper shredder. one of the best gifts i have ever received. for sure in the top 3. 

so while shredding is great, and an eco-friendly no electricity shredder is admirable, this hamster cage / shredder combo invention is pure coco loco!

ps - that being said, friendly reminder:  shred your mail people, all of it.  shred it. 

i love a little gift shop wisdom

unlikely inspiration

came across another "become your dream" tonight. later occurred to me that it was from new york street artist and "sidewalk philosopher," de la vega. used to see his stuff on my way to the subway all the time. not quite a banksy, but i like it nonetheless. 

happy election day!

don't forget to vote!

good questions

this week, my mission is to clean out my clutter. 

i've been in my apartment for 10 months now and i just feel like i have stuff everywhere. so, i'm asking myself the two key questions above - and have even posted it on my wall where i can see it.