February 2012
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Dear Restless Self
Tonight, you seek peace.
Tonight as you lay in the dark, a strange being came and went, barely a glance as it inquired about you but as soon as it turned away from the door, you spring onto your feet and wonder of what and where and why.
Silhouettes dance where a sliver of light shines through the crack in the doorway.
“It doesn’t mean anything, does it?”
“It really...
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Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English...
– Brene Brown
Thursdays are for soul-searching.
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January 2012
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The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the...
– Lewis Thomas, physician, poet, etymologist, essayist (1913-1993) cited in Forbes, Feb 1, 1998. (via amiquote)
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We discover truth alone, we err in groups.
– Language and Solitude, Ernest Gellner
Why would someone learn 20 or 50 languages?
“Hyperpolyglot, Alexander...
– Alexander Arguelles, American scholar of foreign languages, polyglot, Adventures with an Extreme Polyglot: Excerpt from ‘Babel No More’, cited in Michael Erard, Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners, Free Press, 2012.
This quote is pleasantly accurate to my...
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The time is now 3:48 am.
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December 2011
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The more you understand, the more you find it difficult to talk. When we talk,...
– Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
November 2011
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Out of this same light, out of the central mind
We make a dwelling in the...
– Wallace Stevens
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TEDx Vancouver →
I was lucky enough to be selected to attend TEDx Vancouver on November 12 but what I’m most stoked about is the fact that my sister is going with me. My brain is so ready for this!
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October 2011
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POLL
I’m thinking of separating my design/art/web related posts from my personal stuff. Granted, my tumblr is generally one big design bookmark organizer for me but are you followers down with that?
What sort of content would you like to see?
TALK TO ME Y’ALL: twitter.com/cmariee, christiemariee@gmail.com
(Love you all!)
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ashleyandmatt:
The Girl Store: Buy A Girl Her Life Back
Every day, Indian girls are being sold into marriage and sex slavery but you can help. Simply purchase an Indian girl the items she desperately needs to attend school. Because the most effective way to break the cycle of exploitation is education.
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I tweeted about the children’s book illustrations made by Andrew Kolb inspired by David Bowie’s song, ‘Space Oddity’ but thanks to Andrew Ruttan, we now have the animated version!
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Letter to Fukushima →
sabbi:
The link above leads to a photo essay on the New Yorker about Fukushima in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami. There’s also a letter from the photographer that made me tear up a bit.
Someone recently asked me about Fukushima after I spent a weekend with several people who have my job in that area. I can’t quite remember what I said, but I remember that we briefly discussed...
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