Whether you call it the lizard brain, the Resistance, or your little hater, we’ve all experienced the nagging voice that says “Psst. You can’t do this. You’re not good enough. Who the hell do you think you’re kidding?” Mine tends to pop up towards the end of projects. I can’t ditch the niggling feeling that…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Link Roundup
Check it out, I’m on a list! 66 Online Authorities Reveal Their Greatest Dreams Coming out. Why Multipotentialities Rock at Work – I think “multipotentialities” is my favorite word for Renaissance people/Scanners/polymaths/etc. that I’ve seen yet! Also, another post from the same blog about inventing your own job. Scarcity =/= Reality The Secret Language of Sisters…
Rethinking Cash, Part One – Changing Your Attitude About Money
via Cash. Coin. Currency. Dough. Dinero. Moolah. Money. The concept of money exists in a weird sort of paradox in our society. Depending on who you ask & how they’re feeling that particular day, it’s both good and bad, wanted and not, easy to come by and impossible to find, it can’t cause happiness but…
How to Make Your Hair Awesome
If I may allow myself a moment of immodesty, my hair is pretty fucking awesome. I get complimented on it nearly every time I step outside. A large part of that, I’m sure, is the rainbow colors, but I like to think that an equal amount of it is that I take really good care…
The Consumption Chronicles: Part One – Food
via The topic of consumption is an incredibly controversial one, with everyone having an opinion to throw in. That, of course, includes me! I’ve got a couple of ideas for other posts based on the various facets of consumption, but in this one I wanted to talk about food. I was a vegetarian from age…
Link Roundup
Tara redid her site & then posted about it: experiment or die. (Relevant for here too. Little secret? Total revamp coming soon. TOTAL. REVAMP. I’m ridiculously excited – like, having trouble sleeping excited. Me, a nerd? Yup!) Self-destructive instructions. Soul of the City Check out my guest post at 365 Days of Genius: How to…
The “Got Done” List
It’s been one of those days. You get done with your work and you’re stressed out; you forgot to meditate and missed breakfast so your blood sugar has been wonky all day, and you didn’t sleep well last night, and now you need to go out and buy kitty litter, and and and… Woah there,…
Review: Kindle 3
I got a Kindle 3 with 3G for Christmas, and I’ve really been enjoying it so far! I thought I’d share my thoughts with you all in case any of you were thinking of buying it, or were just curious how it handles. The Size My version of the Kindle is the smaller one –…
I Don’t Care How Smart You Are.
By most peoples’ definition, “intelligence” has a very narrow meaning. I am intelligent in several ways, some of which are “typical” intelligences (very fast reader, good memory) and some of which are not (good at arts and crafts). However, my parents drilled it into my when I was a child that there were so many…
Link Roundup
I have quite the link list for y’all this week! You ready? Here we go! I randomly found this in the Connection Revolution archives, and it is amazing: An Unconventional Guide to Saving Lives Some thoughts on the tragic Arizona shooting: A Better Nation…? & Upset, Sad, Shocked, and Only A Little Surprised – that…
