happy tuesday to you!
here are a few of my favorite things that i’m appreciating right now:
1. music//feist: especially the songs:
i feel it now & how come you never go there.
this morning was a little rough and popping these in my headphones on the plane cheered me a little bit
check them out on spotify, iTunes or punch it in pandora. or just go here for her cool website. i also heard i feel it now in the elevator at the cosmopolitan hotel in las vegas. it was perfect!
2. read//may issue of INC. magazine: things i can’t live without
there is something about peering into other people’s lives that is irresistible. i’m not wrong in thinking that – look at the success of reality tv. for me, i like to learn how other people get by traveling, organizing, cooking. it’s interesting to me. i like to pick up tips and learn new habits. this article showcased design maven eric villency of villency design group. he has this hard graft heritage collection 2unfold laptop bag. super cool (and expensive!)
3. blog//home & roam
am lucky enough to actually know one half of this amazing duo. karen was my aussie neighbor across the hall from us at chestnut & lasalle in chicago. we were together a short time but experienced september 11th together and a memorable thanksgiving feast where i believe it was she who first introduced me to “2 truths and a lie” game (was it you?) i’ve been loving following her & her wonderful photographer husband, bob’s travels and eats and fabulous dinner parties. go ahead and subscribe. she won’t bite.
4. eat//ellie krieger: shrimp & feta dish
i may have already talked about this in previous posts, but who gives a hoot – it’s my blog. honey badger don’t care. i may talk about it again in a month. can’t wait to cook this for susan & mike when they come to visit. i think i may have a specialty! ROF requests it a lot and it is now even better that i can use my own fresh cilantro & basil from my little herb garden. get the recipe here. it is like no calories and very flavorful.
5. think//ted video: sherry turkle connected but alone
what a powerful talk this week. remember that goal i had to watch one ted video a week? i’ve been doing it. this makes you scratch your head and go hum. it’s a thinker and as a girl making her living from the advances in technology it rubs me a little in the “that might be true” way. she talks, as the psychiatrist she is, about technology is changing us and not really for the better. how we’re doing things thought unthinkable just 5 years ago. like congress texting, face booking and the such on their mobiles during a hearing. or a meeting. or a presentation. but she digs even deeper to say that it’s a world of people who are alone but together. that we’re subsituting tweets and texts and LOL’s for love and affection but it’s not. i can’t do it justice, but if i peaked your interest, take a watch. would love to know what you think.
talk to you on wednesday!
