I am in a constantly resolving never to take last-minute projects and agreeing to them. They cause me stress and they put me in situations I don’t need to be in. I realized that in some cases I was diminishing my own happiness and worth and after reading this great article about saying ‘no’ promised that…
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What I know now // 006
I know I’m only supposed to pick my top ones, but there were so many things I learned this month! (I did weed some out though.)
“Poetry Makes Nothing Happen” (vlog brothers on Ai Weiwei)
Carissa sent me this interesting reflection on some of the works of Ai Weiwei by the vlog borthers and I really appreciated it. Enjoy! Hope you all had a great holiday weekend–I did!
Instagranimation
Cute little stop motion made of instagram pictures. Can you believe it?! And the summer theme is perfect for July.
PHAMETRICS // 15
I can’t believe June is over?! Can you? Second to last month in New York! DETROPIA Trailer from Loki Films on Vimeo.
5: Things I’m excited for
I just had the most difficult week of working full-time and freelancing full time after severely over-booking myself. Think 3-4 hours of sleep every night. ‘Twas all a blur But it’s Friday! Time to look on the bright side! 🙂 Grad school. It’s creeping up there. I just bought a backpack. I love office supplies…
5: Possible chapter titles for the book about my life
Obscure Claymation Cartoons – My childhood – Speech Therapy or Recess? – Academia for the awkward but zealous – Romance with a Capital Nose – My love life – An Excessive Amount of Ennui – Post-graduation: Making life decisions (or avoiding them) – Possessions: A Love Story – Every time I’ve moved a little piece of…
Meg Jay: “Why 30 is not the new 20”
“Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that’s an investment in who you might want to be” Carissa sent me this with hesitation saying it would either motivate me or antagonize my fretful nature. Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist who’s talk is about making the most of our 20s, contrary…
What I know now // 005
After talking with Carissa, I decided that a post of all the articles I read in a week is overkill, so I’m going to try once a month and I more curated list of my favorite articles. Let’s give it a try, shall we?
Summer in New York (so far)
It looks a little like this.