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Confusing times
I received today my copy of The principles of uncertainty by Maira Kalman.
I discovered 2 days ago that at first, this book was a collection of beautifully illustrated posts she created for the NYTimes online, which then lead to the creation of this amazing book.
But to my surprise, inside the book you can read as follow,
Most of the content of this book first appeared online as the author’s column on the New York Times.
and then, a little further,
The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the internet without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law.
ehm, what? The book was first published on the web! and is still available on the web!
Maybe law should just not allow us to open computers anymore. Forbid the internet, and all means of reproductions of any goods by people. Put everything in safe, sealed boxes we call prisons.
And at last, the title of the book, which in these circumstances is quite appropriate. The principles of uncertainty.
Anyways, i should write more about this book which comes big in time with my artistic practice. It is like a sudden glow of light in a tunnel which i found was quite dark.
I feel a new generation of women artist-writter is coming to life, finally emerging from a boring set of rules about how books should be. Womens illustrating far more than nice children stories, putting their inner worlds in colorful images, opening and using their talents for rich and thoughtful observations of their life.
More about Maira Kalman here.
Old posts about Maira here.
NYTimes video interview:
‘I was out walking the dear dog and I saw 500 things that made me want to make art’
La vie passe
j’ai vu la fin de mon agenda aujourd’hui, en voulant placer une note pour le 8 janvier 2000…8.
La vie passe, vite. La saison des voeux va bientôt commencer, et avant que la machine Noël ne se mette en branle, avant qu’elle vous étourdisse tous, je crois que c’est le bon temps pour se demander si on est aujourd’hui heureux là où l’on est, à faire ce que l’on fait.
Une grande marche au soleil, pour admirer les feuilles à nos pieds,
un café pris en solo juste pour regarder le temps passer,
trouver le temps, aujourd’hui, pour avancer vers ce qui nous fait rêver.
2008 dans quelques semaines, pourquoi remettre à l’an prochain ce à quoi on rêve depuis des années? Me semble qu’en vieillissant, procrastiner est de plus en plus facile. De plus en plus d’amis autour de moi qui se disent victimes de çi, de ça - tous ces éléments extérieurs qui soi-disant les freinent.
Je vois qu’en vieillissant la procrastination semble devenir une maladie chronique, même chose pour le mensonge à soi-même. Le confort devient trop pesant pour bouger, et la peur du changement devient omniprésente - la peur tient mon entourage en captivité.
Je dis oui au confort, et à la maturité qu’apporte l’âge. Pour le reste, la procrastination et vos plaintes, je passe mon tour. Je souhaite que votre procrastination se transforme en réalisations, que de victimes vous passiez à des êtres en pleine possession de leur pouvoir.
D’ici 2008 chers amis, il vous faudra vous botter le derrière, vous-mêmes. Trop peu d’entre vous sont fidèles à eux-mêmes, à leurs rêves, à leurs passions. Et quoi que vous en pensiez, nous en souffrons tous, un peu.
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-30
- geek’n time: planning on going to yulbiz tonite #
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-29
- Nez qui coule, et c’est lundi - courage #
In the mail today…
More copies of my book came in the mail today… looks good 
Did you order your copy?
You can also buy it directly from me for 25$ (a good way to see me 
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For US orders better go through Blurb for better shipping rates.
Flickr finds
Today’s flickr find, by a spanish artist.
What we need (copy this and spread it around)
Today is a do-nothing day. I felt like enjoying this quiet time, watching a gray landscape from my window while being here, reading and writing - and at the same time, i felt like not doing anything productive - trying just to “be” - no doing for today, no X to put in an imaginary checkbox where i mark things as done.
Then i found this - fresh from Keri’s blog - ready to copy and paste, almost in no effort. Done.
Version française : dites merci à Nadia pour la traduction française!!
“Nous savons que les arts et les sciences peuvent être des alliés. Nous avons besoin de plus de femmes en politique. Nous avons besoin d’une religion qui inclut la nature et ne craint pas la science; de leaders économiques qui connaissent et acceptent les limites écologiques et spirituelles; de leaders politiques qui ont travaillé dans les écoles, les usines, les fermes et qui ont toujours envie d’écrire des poèmes. Nous avons besoin d’intellectuels et d’universitaires qui ont étudié l’histoire et l’écologie et qui aiment danser et cuisiner. Nous avons besoin de poètes et d’auteurs qui ne soucient pas de la critique. Mais ce dont nous avons le plus besoin, c’est d’êtres humains qui aiment le Monde.”
Gary Snyder
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-26
- just realized that friday is already almost over, i feel like it was morning just some minutes ago! Did not see this day going by! #
Opening
Us among the leaves
Taking a break from work, we’ve spent the weekend outside. Here are some portrait of us i did, us among the leaves.
Facebook scary apps: being naive has a price
found on my facebook profile page :
‘Marie-Chantale added friends on flixster Movies’
I was not even online at 10h38! and i never added this app to my profile!
I think i forgot that facebook is “free”, or an exchange where the price i pay is to have my account and my information used for evil purposes. Damn, how naive is that.
Nadia and I, and La frite dorée
La Frite dorée, boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal.
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-19
- stressed out! stressed out! stressssssed oooooutttt! #
- bugfinder is my title for today #
- Away Message: I am currently away from the computer. #
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-18
- just received a copy of my own book, over-excited - there is no emoticon for that #
First Thoughts on life, blogging, and the creative process
First Thoughts on life, blogging, and the creative process is a collage of first thoughts, the ones who are filled with energy and inspiration. It is also a collection of spontaneous thoughts on life, creativity, and being an explorer - a sketchbook, a personal collage of ideas and observations.
Here are some pictures:
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Emballée
Je viens de recevoir la première copie livrée de mon livre, j’attendais ce bébé depuis longtemps.
Même le livreur UPS avait l’air content.
Twitter of/du: 2007-10-17
- Away Message: I am currently away from the computer. #
- a little stressed about tv appearance this afternoon, on music channel. I think media appearance will neve be something i can handle wit … #
- de retour de mon entrevue télé à MusiquePlus -ouff..done! #
- Away Message: I am currently away from the computer. #
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