February 9, 2009
Animated In Bed
Creative artistic expressions light me up. Watching this video, I realize that at another time in my life, I felt a need to try everything. I would have been thinking of copying the technique to do it myself. Now, I find that I am still aware of “how it is done”, I am free to sit back and marvel at the creativity of the artist (Oren Lavie). Tasteful music along with… well you have to see it for yourself (about 4 minutes)…
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hat tip: State of Pate
January 16, 2009
Mollypops
TED Talks is one of the coolest sites I have ever stumbled upon. Lots of wonderful, intelligent talks about a world of different subjects. I watched one this week by Erin McKean this week that is really fun and has inspired me (shared below). She’s a lexicographer (compiles dictionaries). She has a lot of fun basically making the point that this is our language and words that communicate are good words. I recognized myself in her description of people who ask, “Is that a word?” As if we have some governing authority who determines what are words and what are not.
Words emerge in our language all the time i.e. google. “I think I will google lexicographer.” makes perfect sense to us, but what would we have thought even just 10 years ago. When and how did it become a “real word”?
I’m going to try to stop asking if something is a real word and start trying to influence language by introducing some really good new words. And the first entry will be mollypops.
mollypops adjective – Containing both Molly and her maternal grandfather (aka Pops).
example: Did you see the precious mollypops photo on jimazing.com?
November 11, 2008
Thank You, Veterans
Veterans present and past who give their best to people like me… Thank you.
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