It is still not monday yet, but i’m happy to be blogging about the comeback of Loobylu in the blogging world! For those of you who have no clue about her, Loobylu was one of the first links in my blogroll (circa 2002) when i started blogging from Germany, where i lived at that time.… Continue reading Loobylu’s return
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Podcast #70 is up!
It is back. Featuring Jay Electronica, Air, N.E.R.D and Burial – talking about UFOs and some new age stuff! Tracklisting as follow: – Air: Run (ufo’s 2012 Remix) – Jay Electronica: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind – N.E.R.D: Improvised jam – Burial: Archangel Show notes: Energy Medecine on Youtube (there are also many books… Continue reading Podcast #70 is up!
Coworking in Mtl
Voir l’article dans La Presse. With lots of media coverage, visit their website for more infos.
My threadless submission, go vote!
Hey people! I have submitted a tee shirt design called Triumph (Ipod Serie) to Threadless.com to be voted and hopefully printed. If I get enough high scores the shirt will be printed and sold from the site, take a look at it and if you like it, vote for it!
Chris’s work
For those who have not seen it yet, Chris has put online a new portfolio of his latest work. We are currently looking for ways to promote his work, and to find a place or a gallery for him to make a first solo show this year. The image above is a sculpture which will… Continue reading Chris’s work
Le boycott olympique
Vous souvenez-vous de la visite explosive de Mia Farrow, dénonçant la participation de Steven Spielberg aux jeux olympiques de Beijing à l’émission Tout le monde en parle? Mia Farrow dénonçait farouchement l’implication de Spielberg dans ce projet, vu les liens entre la Chine et la situation du Darfour. Aujourd’hui on apprend que Spielberg a annoncé… Continue reading Le boycott olympique
Girls Will Be Girls
A really interesting article on feminism and femininity in the NYT, Girls Will Be Girls. L’article rejoint des idées que j’ai déjà exprimées dans mon entrée Adieu Madonna: (…) Each book (the article points to 2 books) reflects a different vision of feminism, femininity and girlhood, but at its heart is a desire — or… Continue reading Girls Will Be Girls
Dancing Zebra
No, unfortunately this beautiful artwork at the left of the picture is not from me! It is from an artist in New York and its called the ‘Dappled Horse‘. BUT, the one at the right is mine – ‘Dancing Zebra’ is a left hand drawing i made years ago, along with other animals (whale, dog,… Continue reading Dancing Zebra
The Xfiles of Stephenville
Update: as a commenter pointed, it seems like they are still there – New UFO Sighting Reported In Stephenville Texas For those interested, here are some news about the Stephenville-Texas UFO story we brought some weeks ago. The local newspaper reporter who helped cover the UFO sighting case left for unclear reasons (although it looks… Continue reading The Xfiles of Stephenville
Image bookmarking
Happy monday to all – Here is a little something to browse with your monday morning coffee: FFFFFONND!, an image bookmarking site.
Podcast numéro… ?
Bonne fin de semaine à tous – repos bien mérité, et un peu de temps pour faire renaître de ses cendres le bien aimé Vu d’ici podcast… numéro quoi déjà?
Whats wrong with emails?
Did you know that some of us stop breathing when we read emails? The article, Just Breathe: Building the case for Email Apnea, says so. Did you ever consider that email could be the cause why your life does not work? Well, some book, Never Check E-Mail In the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for… Continue reading Whats wrong with emails?
Le blogue, pas seulement un outil de marketing!
De retour de déjeuner avec Nadia aux yeux brillants, avec des idées pleins la tête. Un de nos sujets de discussion m’a laissée sur ma faim: le fait que trop de gens croient que le blogue est principalement, voir seulement, un outil de marketing. Nous étions toutes deux d’avis que les gens qui prônent et… Continue reading Le blogue, pas seulement un outil de marketing!
Toucher le coeur
Cette image vaux bien plus que 1000 mots… Déniché sur Le teritoire des sens.
Hungry Hearts for Valentine – Bien pensé pour la St-Valentin
Aimez mieux, consommez moins! Voici quelques suggestions de petits cadeaux faits à la main pour la St-Valentin – achetez-les, ou bien créez les vôtres, inspirés des trouvailles ci-bas. L’important est avant tout de partager votre appréciation avec les gens qui sont chers à vos yeux, amoureux-amoureuse, votre famille ou des amis qui vous sont précieux.… Continue reading Hungry Hearts for Valentine – Bien pensé pour la St-Valentin
Frozen Mobilization
Improv Everywhere has about 70 mobilization missions (mob). Some are really amazing, such as the one where thousands of people took off their pants on subways in 10 cities around the world at the same time (!), and a mob where hundreds of people played simultaneously the same song on their mp3 players. Watch their… Continue reading Frozen Mobilization
Paula Scher about the re-branding of USA
While United States citizens are urged to vote today, here is an interesting interview with Paula Scher, one of the world’s leading graphic designers, about how she thinks the US needs to overhaul its image, brand promise, name and messaging. How about removing the stars from the US flag? Source SwissMiss.
Le Slow Design
J’ajoute cette semaine le manifeste du Slow Design aux manifestes présentés sur Vu d’ici. Guylaine en a parlé ce week-end, et je crois qu’il sera des plus inspirant pour vous tous de découvrir quelles sont les principales notions qui caractérisent le Slow Design. À garder tout près! Slow design sur Treehugger: (…) Slow Design, much… Continue reading Le Slow Design
Steve Jobs
3 intense and authentic short stories about and by Steve Jobs, almost nothing about Apple: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something, your god, destiny, life, karma, or… Continue reading Steve Jobs
Twitter of/du: 2008-02-01
please no, http://tinyurl.com/2k9s3d #
PMS?
Problems Men Started – This is a note to myself to check out the book, with such a title I’m eager to get to know its content… blink!
Norway
Something to inspire you dear readers. I believe this picture of the day by Hanne is taken from somewhere in Norway. (Whisper…)
Etsy, people who make a living making things
I was immensely inspired today by Etsy founder’s announce about new funding coming their way. Through his personal approach, his announce summarize how Etsy started, the details about the new investment, and where is the company heading to. I’m sharing here parts of this announce, which i found myself inspired by for two reasons: first… Continue reading Etsy, people who make a living making things
Twitter of/du: 2008-01-29
found someone in the Netherlands to exchange material with me for the 6×6 project 🙂 (http://www.flickr.com/groups/6×6/) #
How cold can you get?
Here is Chris, freezing, as you can see by the way he’s trying to hold his teeth from clapping together. Hard to believe, but as an Austrian, he loves our cold Quebec winter!
Etsy Naughty
One cool way to relax after a hard day of paper work (!) is to virtually overfill a shopping cart on Etsy. At least, that’s something i like to do, and etsy is perfect to grab all kinds of goodies and art to fill-your-cart-till-you-drop. By the time i reach the counter to pay, the compulsive… Continue reading Etsy Naughty
Focus
End of the month, time for tax papers. You are now reading words written by the worst procrastinator ever when its time for paper work – even if i know this will take me just a few hours, i dont like numbers, so anything will distract me from getting going. ‘Keeping Focus While Beating Back… Continue reading Focus
Creacamp 2008
Enfin fière d’annoncer les prochaines dates de Creacamp pour cette nouvelle année! Les voici, les détails se trouvent sur creacamp.org: Off Creacamp le 20 février 2008, de 18h à ++ Présentations Creacamp le 3 Mai 2008, comme d’habitude nous sélectionnerons 4 présentatrices pour cette édition, alors contactez-nous si vous aimeriez présenter vos créations, parler de… Continue reading Creacamp 2008
Cat Power’s Jukebox
In the line of the great female acts of my generation stands the very talented Chan Marshall, known as Cat Power, who launched a new album this month after publicly coming out of a hard time, recovering from a life of drug and alcohol abuse. Jukebox features covers from Billie Holiday and James Brown, and… Continue reading Cat Power’s Jukebox
Inspire
I know i should not be blogging, i’ve got the hardest task to do, which is to dig in and work on my own project. A project laying on the shelves since more than 5 years, a cherished one. The kind of project you so want to see real, the one you want to hold… Continue reading Inspire
Snow white
Surprisingly, i found myself in love with winter. I walked about an hour and a half today, just to see the snow over the grass, over the threes. Thinking of the complex design and beauty of each of these snowflake is just amazing – brings you back to the magic of life, magic behind this… Continue reading Snow white
1000 Journals Project
I’ve been talking lately of the web as being a tool for us to share and communicate from Soul to Soul. This is for me the most interesting aspect of the web – a tool we can use to grow and expand our creativity with, and not just a tool to serve entertainment, marketing, and… Continue reading 1000 Journals Project
The Green Challenge
On my todo list is written, and this since last october, that i’ve been tagged by Luce and must write what i am doing to introduce environmental sustainability into my daily life – i know it’s been a while, but i could not end my list before now. I’ve been scanning through the changes i’ve… Continue reading The Green Challenge
Clean green
We are now waiting for the city of Montreal to figure out a solution for a new recycling box system – but until then, i think we’ve got to figure out a solution by ourselves to stop the mess and pollution created by the winds blowing out all content from our green recycling boxes. We… Continue reading Clean green
New territories: Ufos and Metaphysical mumbo-jumbo
Whatever your beliefs are, i hope you wont be shocked the first time you’ll see an ufo, because it might be soon. I must admit openly that i am a strong believer in stuff which have been categorized by many as metaphysical mumbo-jumbo, things i felt shy to openly share about. If the image of… Continue reading New territories: Ufos and Metaphysical mumbo-jumbo