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In memorial: Falco
Hey, Falco died exactly 10 years ago. He remains – even nowadays – the most famous Austrian pop star, known for the international number one hit “Rock me Amadeus”. But I prefer songs like “Jeanne” and especially “Der Kommisar”, which has a pretty cool beat. “Alles klar, Herr Kommisar? Check it out.
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
Solar Cycle 24
On January 4, 2008 a new sunspot appeared on the sun which signaled the start of Solar Cycle 24. Sunspots are just spots on the sun, but they always come with solar winds which hit the magnetic field of the Earth and can cause so-called “geomagnetic storms”, which can lead to power outages. Scientists at… Continue reading Solar Cycle 24
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 #
Tofu curry with rice
This is my very first cooking recipe I am writing about. And it is actually one of the very few recipes I am able to cook. For your information: I am not a great cook at all (and my name is not Jamie Oliver). But I am patient and I am learning, especially from m-c’s… Continue reading Tofu curry with rice
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
Something to daydream
This photo is for you to daydream. It was created by Austrian architect and artist Hundertwasser and it is called Waldspirale (translated it means “spiral forest“).
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
The science of enjoying life
“Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are conventionally considered “useless,” will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to… Continue reading The science of enjoying life
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
Love relationships in 2008
I saw this on the status updates of Facebook and was fascinated. We are in 2008; that’s how it looks nowadays, if you break up with someone and jump into a new love relationship.
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
Twitter of/du: 2008-01-15
Just found a blog which will take me AT LEAST an hour to browse around. A new task on my agenda – http://swissmiss.typepad.com/weblog. # When will Apple develop durable and eco-friendly products, in sustainable working environments? Anyone really care? Can hype make you blind? #
Apple, how can hype make you blind?
Everyone is again all W-O-W about Apple. When will Apple develop durable and eco-friendly products, in sustainable working environments? Anyone really care? Can hype make you blind? My first ipod did not even last half the lifetime of my portable cd player. And there was no way to have it repaired, no way to recycle… Continue reading Apple, how can hype make you blind?
New Work
Here are some new pieces done over the last months, remixing magazine advertising. Hope you like them. I am currently trying to find a platform to easily create art portfolio, this using flickr as a basis. Do you know something like that?
From soul to soul
Anaïs Nin écrivait, There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Michel, en fesant sa sortie publique, fait preuve d’un immense courage, mais aussi de respect envers et pour la personne qu’il est vraiment. Il vous donne ici une belle… Continue reading From soul to soul
Rudolf Steiner
The Austrian philosopher and writer Rudolf Steiner (born 1861) was one of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings cover a wide range of subjects, and he made valuable and influential contributions in many fields, including education, science, medicine, and social reform. The foundation of his researches was the “science of the… Continue reading Rudolf Steiner
Poster
‘Older Now’, a part of my ipod serie, was published as poster size and distributed for free by an asian media.
News from Meïdia
We just updated the Meïdia Studio website with some news (nouvelles en français ici) announcing our latest realizations, CITIZENShift and its sister site in french, Parole Citoyenne, which were both launched in beta last December. Both sites are interactive platforms where people can explore social issues through films, photography, articles, blogs and podcasts – spaces… Continue reading News from Meïdia