Other Shiny Randomness
Make a Time Capsule!
JoytheBaker, one of my favorite culinary / creative blogs, wrote a wonderful how-to article about making a time capsule. The whole idea really inspired me so I thought I’d share it with y’all. It’s a great activity for friends to do on a rainy afternoon. Fill it with examples of everything you love about that person: pictures, trinkets, music that reminds you of him/her. Or, use the time capsule as a sort of catharsis: maybe you’d like to start an annual tradition and every December, mark the New Year / shed...
read moreCan You Spare 5 Minutes to See the Whole World?
So many days, I wake when it’s dark, drive to work in a hypnotic daze and then drive home far after the sun has gone down. I can easily go 4 full days, hardly seeing the world that exists outside of my apartment and office building. It’s a shameful pattern, and even in the winter, there’s no decent excuse for it. Recently, I found this video made by photographer Kiem Lam. After quitting his job last year, he packed his bag, grabbed his camera and bought a one way ticket to London. 17 countries later, he compiled...
read moreMeet Rita, Seattle’s Most Fantastic 80-Year-Old
Rita owns more than 70 pairs of wild, colorful sunglasses that friends have gifted to her over the years.
read moreTightrope Walking Through the Alps: A Spectacular Peace
It’s not often that we willingly put ourselves in situations of mortal fear, just to see what kind of person (stronger, better, more grateful) comes out the other side. There’s something to be said for people who will do so— give themselves so freely to the universe, ride the air, be at the very whim of the breeze and rocks around them. I’ve never had the chance, but I’ve heard from people who slackline, skydive, etc., that after the initial leap, there’s a remarkable shift that happens: somehow, the...
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