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14

Jan

shawncalhoun: The Cult of Done Manifesto There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done. There is no editing stage. Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you’re doing even if you don’t and do it. Banish procrastination. If you wait more than a week to get an idea done, abandon it. The point of being done is not to finish but to get other things done. Once you’re done you can throw it away. Laugh at perfection. It’s boring and keeps you from being done. People without dirty hands are wrong. Doing something makes you right. Failure counts as done. So do mistakes. Destruction is a variant of done. If you have an idea and publish it on the internet, that counts as a ghost of done. Done is the engine of more.

shawncalhoun:

The Cult of Done Manifesto

  1. There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion.
  2. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done.
  3. There is no editing stage.
  4. Pretending you know what you’re doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you’re doing even if you don’t and do it.
  5. Banish procrastination. If you wait more than a week to get an idea done, abandon it.
  6. The point of being done is not to finish but to get other things done.
  7. Once you’re done you can throw it away.
  8. Laugh at perfection. It’s boring and keeps you from being done.
  9. People without dirty hands are wrong. Doing something makes you right.
  10. Failure counts as done. So do mistakes.
  11. Destruction is a variant of done.
  12. If you have an idea and publish it on the internet, that counts as a ghost of done.
  13. Done is the engine of more.

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12

Jan

Hipster Ipsum

shawncalhoun:

American apparel four loko PBR, +1 before they sold out mixtape scenester pitchfork blog viral. Tofu butcher viral, fixie cosby sweater four loko brooklyn bicycle rights keffiyeh whatever. Thundercats art party aesthetic, +1 cliche organic butcher synth vinyl marfa shoreditch. VHS brunch next level craft beer, beard ethical raw denim master cleanse wes anderson whatever squid. Master cleanse carles wes anderson, leggings biodiesel sartorial lomo dreamcatcher readymade ethical fixie trust fund cred. Vice 8-bit freegan, sustainable quinoa cosby sweater american apparel next level VHS readymade PBR keffiyeh fanny pack trust fund. Cliche helvetica banh mi wayfarers, mustache etsy tofu bicycle rights butcher williamsburg mcsweeney’s organic put a bird on it synth beard.

High life gentrify keytar, leggings tattooed ethical seitan farm-to-table echo park cardigan. Fanny pack tattooed Austin, seitan ethical cliche quinoa photo booth gentrify chambray. Skateboard biodiesel wayfarers, american apparel cardigan mcsweeney’s vice dreamcatcher craft beer trust fund hoodie synth mixtape. Chambray photo booth ethical, biodiesel mustache portland twee fap skateboard. Mixtape seitan gluten-free, four loko whatever lomo put a bird on it high life cardigan letterpress carles. Keffiyeh retro banksy whatever, mlkshk jean shorts gluten-free. Fap keytar photo booth vegan, tattooed blog aesthetic.

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09

Jan

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You know what, say what you will, but this track is full of love, and as a parent, I cosign that feeling.

urbansocialista:

Jay-Z’s daughter on a track.  #wow

(Source: jayfingers)

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01

Jan

La Patisserie de Bambina

Bambina:
I am going to start a bakery.
Me:
Oh nice, what are you going to name it?
Bambina:
Costco.

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31

Dec

1 Month, 1 Week

So here we are, five weeks in. Things being the way they are I wound up with less than my normal dose. I left a msg for my doctor, but things being the way they are again, I haven’t heard from her yet. No biggie. 

I am very happy to report that the part of my body that is most difficult to clear is almost clear. There are still stubborn spots, and there always will be, but I’m feeling really good about my decision to take this sometimes scary medication.

Just never read the side effects.

Apparently all sorts of bad things can happen with medications, and legally, I suppose, they have to list each and every single thing that’s possible.

What has been one of the more bothersome side effects is just being knocked out tired most days. My normal want to stay up late is now severely tested around 8PM. Not fun. But life’s demands require me to slow down, and this only helps it happen.

On the good side of things, clear skin is clear skin. It’s interesting to see myself with “new skin” - and as I’m getting older, it’s also equally interesting to see how my new and normal skin has aged - no longer all snappy and elastic, not as smooth, and the color of it all has changed too. With psoriasis clearing and going away, it sometimes takes on the appearance of bruises (it’s darker than my normal skin tone, not so much the black and blue). Ask me and I’ll show you one day.

Well, that’s the good news. Bad news? Not so much. Let’s keep it that way. Happy 2012 all. Be safe, be happy, and be creative!

Char

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first-player: kingmoonbear: Heath Ledger as the Joker skate boarding over Christian Bale as Batman while they take a break on the set of The Dark Knight. You can all quit your lives now. Single greatest picture in the history of pictures and internet.

first-player:

kingmoonbear:

Heath Ledger as the Joker skate boarding over Christian Bale as Batman while they take a break on the set of The Dark Knight.

You can all quit your lives now. Single greatest picture in the history of pictures and internet.

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Cary and I were trying to get a date on when we met…and this is what I always look for online as a reference. The final night of Universe preceeded the morning that we actually talked on the phone…and I like to remember that I got home literally at 6:30AM, about three hours before our appointed phone call. just looking at this makes me nostalgic in that regard as well as going there on saturday nights for a good 5-6 years to listen to some proper house music. *sigh* 

Cary and I were trying to get a date on when we met…and this is what I always look for online as a reference. The final night of Universe preceeded the morning that we actually talked on the phone…and I like to remember that I got home literally at 6:30AM, about three hours before our appointed phone call.

just looking at this makes me nostalgic in that regard as well as going there on saturday nights for a good 5-6 years to listen to some proper house music.

*sigh* 

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17

Dec

heavymoisture: love it (Taken with Instagram at Urban Outfitters)

heavymoisture:

love it (Taken with Instagram at Urban Outfitters)

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nomnomkeiko:

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thisisasickness:

perla209:

8 month old baby hearing his mother’s voice for the first time with cochlear implant

aww he dropped his pacifier when he heard his mom awww ^_^

;w; SO CUTE.

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One Month In: Methotrexate

So one month in, things are looking up. I can tell where things have improved. Very much improved. 

I’m going to maintain this dose for another two weeks, then, doctor permitting, bump it up from 15 mg to 20 mg. 

Side effects so far that I’ve been noticing/feeling - headache here and there, a persistent nonproductive cough, and am I losing hair? Great. Someone said to me, “bigger picture.” Sure. I can handle this.

What’s been interesting is getting back into my own skin - that is, trying to break old, hard kept habits like wearing sweaters in any weather to cover up - getting used to the feel of smooth skin. These things might sound weird to you, but that’s been my life for many, many years. Social situations were (and still are) very difficult.

Now what would help a lot is a tan to even out these splotches. Tell you more about that another time.

Char

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