Daily picks from Etsy

Pink Black and White Musical Charm Bracelet
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7055167
















Tijuana Twist Print
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6519014

Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages

Read an excerpt from the book, and have ordered it on Amazon - hahaha. As content people and/or information architects it's important for us to know how the organization of information has evolved through time. It's only through it that we could create new ways of organizing our ever growing content. By looking back and making comparisons and explaining how the past connects to our present - Glut puts together an understanding of important revolutionary stages in the organization and meaning of content.

Buy Glut the book at Amazon

Dont' Miss the Diamonds Along the Way.

Walk with me the diamond road
Tell me every story told
Give me something of your soul
That I can hold onto
I want to wake up to the sound of waves
Crashing on a brand new day
Keep the memory of your face
But wipe the pain away o

[CHORUS:]
When you're lonely (you're not alone)
When you're heart aches (on Diamond Road)
It's gonna take a little time
Yeah, it's gonna take a little time
When the night falls (you're not alone)
When you're stumbling (on Diamond Road)
It's gonna take a little time
To make it to the other side o
So don't miss the diamonds along the way

Every road has led us here today
Little bird, what's troubling you
You know what you have to do
What is yours you'll never lose
And what's ahead may shine
Beneath the promise of blue skies
With broken wings we'll learn to fly
Pull yourself out of the tide
And begin the dream again

[CHORUS]

So don't miss the diamonds along the way
Every road has led us here today
Won't you shine on
Morning light
Burn the darkness away
Walk with me the Diamond Road
Tell me everything is gold
Give me something of your soul
So you don't fade away

[CHORUS]

Don't miss the diamonds along the way
Every road has led us here today
Life is what happens while you're making plans
All that you need is right here in your hands.

Easy

I've discovered today while looking at some photographs that it's easy, much easier to look pretty, laugh and be happy for someone else, than to take the time to figure and learn about what makes you happy. I think jumping from relationships has really allowed me to just depend on someone else to show me happiness, while I never took the time to understand what a fascinating person I am. The aftermath of everything... I now take the time to love myself, and do things that will make me happy, and it's allowed me to discover my talents, likes, dislikes and values. There's no longer a desire to look on the outside to validate myself.

Have we all gotten too lazy now? Do we spare our values for someone else? Has life gotten so difficult for some people, that the comfort of another person makes it seem that life is fulfilling? How many of us really understand what it means to have another person in his/her life.

It hasn't been easy for the last couple of weeks, but I have learned so much about myself, and these things wouldn't have happened if I weren't alone. I now know that I was never 100% fulfilled in any of my relationships, which isn't such a terrible thing; it just made me realize that being by myself is just so much better.

But yes, many of us fall into the trap of finding someone, and letting him/her define our notion of happiness. Take some time to discover who you are, because each of us is unique and possess something special to give back to the world.

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Me on a Skyscraper! hahahha

Hello everyone.. look at me.

Artist CV

So I started writing something this evening that I should have done let's say umm.... 3 years ago? lol. I started working on my artist curriculum vitae. Surprisingly enough I had quite a few things to express on the document since my work was featured in several journals and magazines while I was still studying at U of T - so that was and still a good sign :) So yes, I'm working on that and will show it to the world once it's completed and proofread by the right people :) I'm taking it slow these days, because now that I understand and can illustrate exactly what I want - the rush and push to get there disappears. I now have all the time in the world to plan and be effective in achieving my goal, and thankfully I am no longer climbing up the wrong ladder. I realize that the entire rush and go - hurry-up attitude is a result of really not knowing exactly what I'm pursuing. So now that I properly manage myself I have time to give to my family, my friends and to my professional goals ;)

Hope that you do.

Now You Know Better

Amel Larrieux

Composição: Mondo Grosso

Can you remember when you were just six years old?
With a trusting heart accepting everything you're told
Anyone bigger must have been right even if they were wrong
You'd take what is given, you didn't know better

All your little mind could comprehend was goodness and truth
Even when the baddest things were being done to you
Ain't it a shame how you pay for your innocence?
And you'd take what was given, you didn't know better about

Loving, cheating, people leaving
Dying, living, losing and forgiving
Growing, saying no and being who you are

What about the time when you became sixteen years old?
With an unsure heart believing some of what you're told
Wanting to be someone different, but there's pressure to be the same
So you'd take what was given, you didn't know better

All that you could think about was what you should or should not do
Every single insecurity was magnified for you
Then suddenly you began to feel all the contradictions
But you'd take what was given, you didn't know better about

Loving, cheating, people leaving
Dying and living, losing and forgiving
Growing, saying no and being who you are

Now here you are a little older than before
You've really been through it and you might go through some more
But if there's one precious thing you've learned
Is that you can't just take what is given and now you know better about

Loving, cheating, people leaving
Dying and living, losing and forgiving
Growing, saying no and being who you are

Sometimes

Sometimes just continuing to do the same thing is good enough.

Girls Night Out - the long awaited event :)

What a fantastic night. Although the night started off a little bit later than I thought - it was such a relief just hanging out with the girls and letting loose. Somewhat like animals being released from the zoo. lol. Anyway, I miss them so much, and here are some pictures of our event at the Brant House.

Rich and I hollering at random people, just like the good old times :)



Sheens, Del and I

Me and Del

Staying Home

I guess staying home isn't so bad after all. Yesterday was a bit of a challenge, because at around 3pm I had absolutely nothing to do. Well, I suppose I chose not to do anything at all. There was still tension on my lower jaw, and it became a bit of a deterrent to start any projects. I chose not to paint, and instead I just surfed the internet and read about women's depiction in fairy tales. The argument states that women as little girls are taught by fairy tales on expectations and processes of life. It also implies definitions of beauty and how beautiful people are inferior to those who are not. Those are just a few of the categories that fairy tales cover. There's also subjects such as 'silence', as in women are always portrayed as not having their unique voice and having someone else decide for them, and for the most part the consequences varies from public humiliation to physical abuse.

links:
http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/031111.Grauerholz.tales.html
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/fairytale_feminist.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0394585321/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-0580225-1567600#reader-link
(book)
http://www.gwu.edu/~folktale/GERM232/bearskin/web%20pages/Feminist.html (ignore the man at the top of the page)
http://www.broadviewpress.com/tales/printable/feminism.htm
http://www.uwc.ac.za/arts/english/interaction/96jr2.htm

Portrayals of adolescent waiting and dreaming, patterns of double enchantment, and romanticizations of marriage contribute to the potency of fairy tales.
- Karen E. Rowe

Borrowed with love from: http://www.broadviewpress.com/tales/printable/feminism.htm

I spent the rest of the evening calling everyone on my phone - and to be pretty honest I did feel a tad bit lonely, and tried really hard to not feel that way, because I'm testing out 'habit #1' from Stephen Covey's book, and I'm trying to "BE" more proactive with my responses in order to get from being dependent to independent. Btw, if you have not read that book - do give it a try. I know that there's always this negative stigma attached to self-help books, but this one has a few very powerful life changing strategies. So for 30 days I have dedicated myself in trying to be more in control of my emotions, and that we are extremely powerful reactive living organisms. If we feel upset or feel that the problem is outside of our 'circle of influence' then it only means that we are choosing to let someone else's weakness shape our thoughts and beliefs of our existence. And it's not some self-fulfilling prophecy - it's rationalizing and honestly thinking before reacting - really taking the time to rationalize the situation before it escalates into something that really isn't what you believe - but what others have told you to be like. Anyway - enough of that - go out and get the book.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/reader/0743269519/ref=sib_dp_pt/702-0624357-8217606#reader-link


So back to calling everyone - so yes, I've discovered that both my girls have ankle problems, and it's a bit sad to hear about that, but I will get them fixed up so they could wear those stilettos like they mean it. Talked to Kitty, and her wedding - I'm so happy for her. Talked to Lori - and as usual we had our daily laugh-a-thon. Later on that night I started to prepare some documents that I need for the upcoming week, which reminds me I'm to keep working on that right now.

Wynne