for your reading pleasure

make an alien abduction lamp!

workplace laziness - wait really? 39% would quit if fb was blocked??

credit card codes - dividing by 10 part really does work...

the dalai lama on countering stress

five emotions invented by the internet - so true

how handwriting relates to personality

sketchbook project completed

i finished my sketchbook project, hooray! a sample of my book...

if you go to the tour, look for my book under the Lines and Grids theme

11111!

i will leave as many links as there are 1's in the date today.

1. pictures of the city of ani and its history

1. cool typography animation for a random review

1. video from undercity exploring other sides of nyc

1. google book archive offers differences between sexes

1. excerpt on a book about chinese parenting - while not completely valid for me, i can relate to some of the methods and its effects

minor format change

since 10 thoughts was getting difficult (and sometimes meaningless to post), i am only going to do 5 from now on. it makes more sense in my head.

1. my christmas photos are up here. also updated my general 2010 album. exploring san francisco on my own made me appreciate more of what it has to offer

2. i have been having lots of odd dreams lately including going back to work at my stressful job, 200/20 vision, extreme social circle shifts, other weirdness. guess it matches my recent unsettled feeling

3. video games no longer excite me the way they used to. now it feels like "been there, done that", or i am forcing myself to finish them

4. sketchbook deadline in a week, and 25 pages left! wee...

5. a lesson on snobbiness (courtesy of my friend at Curious Notions). i think i keep to myself often because of fear of scrutiny. what i hate is that i do it to others too.

and because i just stumbled on it, the life in a day project looks intriguing.

internet videos

the internet, it is full of cool videos that awe and intrigue me.

the awl compiled a lot of cool videos. if you're short on time, check out words and pixels for sure. ok go's white knuckles too if you haven't seen it.

this cat got pwned by puppies =)

cool little lego film

relax the chicken, neat little trick (and yes i realize it has many levels of wrong=P)

(forgot one) the power of music

new year feels the same as last year. whoopee.

1-1-11

the first day of the first month of 2011 requires some reflections and resolutions

five highlights of the past year:

1. quit my stressful job and became much happier

2. took a real summer break and tried several new activities

3. minimized my belongings

4. shifted relationships, but kept lasting friendships

5. had laser eye surgery and still seeing 20/20

five resolutions for the new year:

1. do at least one active thing per week

2. travel once every 2 months

3. finish at least one book every 2 months

4. actively pursue a real FT job

5. finish some console games currently collecting dust

happy new year everyone!