December 2010
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WatchThis is the TED talk of Marian Bantjes. She used to be a “graphic designer” but now calls herself a “graphic artist.” a quote:
Where others are concerned with measurable results, I find myself more interested in more ethereal goals like does it bring joy, is there a sense of wonder, and does it invoke curiosity.
Drawing Every Person in New York →
nothing wrong with being ambitious!
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“Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...”
– poet Rainer Maria Rilke (via libraryland)
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How to Live in New York City →
Encounter a lot of people crying in public. Watch an NYU student cry in Think Coffee, a business woman in midtown sob into her cellphone, an old man whimper on a stoop in Greenpoint. At first, it will feel very jarring but, like everything else, it will become normal. Have your first public cry in front of a Bank of America. Cry so hard and don’t care if people are watching you. You pay good...
