December 2009
49 posts
“The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there...”
– Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) (via absurdlakefront)
Architects: hardest hit profession of 2009
anddouglassays:
This goes without saying as a lot of us have know of or have been personally affected by the recession in architecture.
A feature in BusinessWeek earlier this year asked: “How Can Architects Survive the Recession?”
Alas, many did not.
Job losses in the profession jumped 17.8 percent, bringing the total number of employed architects to 189,000 in the first three quarters of...
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman (via fuckyeahhappy) (via therockstar
This is the best New Year’s wish I’ve read so far - ilu N. Gaiman, so glad I got to see the top of your head
(via braided)
i cannot agree more, kel. :)
if i were to ask you whether the year 2009 blitzed by you, or was chugging, bumping along, what would you answer? does a year that passed by quickly necessarily mean it was a good, good year?
some would say it 2009 was as swift as a swallow, because it you were pre-occupied with many things, which could also mean that 2009 was a productive, fulfilling year.
some, on the other hand, choose to...
Numbers Don't Scare Me
pickthewordings:
Maturity - like wisdom, composure and attributes of the likes - does not necessarily come with age.
Expectations, however, pile on as you age. Fail to meet those expectations and you lose respect. Some who fail do not learn their lessons. They demand what should be earned. They behave unlike their age. They hanker after what is lost.
At the end of the day, they have zero...
A New Person Every Day
sailonsilvergirl:
I made a picture composed of six clocks, installed it above my bed with the help of a friend. This friend and I, we’re not speaking anymore but his effort continues to hold up the timepieces, representing six zones. I’ve confiscated their batteries. Connections keep miscarrying anyway. Until I figure out why, I won’t start new ones, busy as I am with all the stuff from...
Welcome to the fallout Welcome to resistance The tension is here The tension is here Between who you are and who you could be Between how it is and how it should be -dare you you to move, switchfoot
i actually fought for justice today. i stood up for what i thought was right (albeit it could be skewed as myself being selfish), after much struggle within my mind and heart.
i knew it would be...
Ink My Calling In
pickthewordings:
iwouldratherbehigh:
wakingupisthehardestpart
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I badly want a tattoo on my lower arm. :/
This might make me come across as overly-religious or even a prude, but i still feel that “love of god become my calling” would be a wonderful phrase for a tattoo.
JOSEPH! i think the irony/contrast of a ‘religious’ tattoo would make the tattoo incredibly memorable.
I think it’s...
sailonsilvergirl:
“They say the body accepts any kind of sorrow, that our ancestors lay down on their stomachs in school hallways, as children they lay down like matches waiting for a nuclear fire. It wasn’t supposed to end like this: all ruin and beauty, vines waterfalling down a century’s architecture; it wasn’t supposed to end so quietly, without fanfare or fuss, a man and woman collecting...
It's annoying when you have all these ideas in...
(via jaimenotjamie)
or when you can’t piece them neatly together. :/
I need money, so I made notebooks to sell. →
(via thedarcytoyourelizabeth)
show me come monday! :)
Ink My Calling In
I badly want a tattoo on my lower arm. :/
This might make me come across as overly-religious or even a prude, but i still feel that “love of god become my calling” would be a wonderful phrase for a tattoo.
Cut from a different cloth, refined from a...
I was caught Fantastic Mr. Fox last tuesday, and a particular scene got me thinking. Mrs. Fox was questioning his intentions of his numerous foolish exploits, and he replied in a matter-of-fact manner (not verbatim): “I always felt that I needed to remind people that I’m fantastic, hence I try these things”.
Aren’t we all the same sometimes?
Deep in the crevices of our...
