Senses working overtime #337

 1 Sculptures by Diego Cabezas 

Courtesy of swissmiss - as are most of this week's sensual delights. Strong thread of positivity this week!

2 Paris 2024 

Promo for Paris 2024 and stunning use of the human upper body by Sadeck Waff and friends. Again courtesy of swissmiss (I am loving her frequent newsletters and teases).

3 I needed colour - Jim Carrey

I love Jim Carrey - the actor, and the artist and the person, especially the person. 

Another link courtesy of swissmiss.

4 Find a better way

I'm also an optimist. This is a great thing to view after the Carrey piece. Yes - swissmiss!

5 Reviews of Moby Dick (or The Whale)

Check out the original 1851 reviews!

...all these things combine to raise The Whale far beyond the level of an ordinary work of fiction. It is not a mere tale of adventures, but a whole philosophy of life, that it unfolds.

Courtesy of Austin Kleon.

Overtime: 

"Nearly everything in life is unfavorable once it grows to a certain size.

It is entirely possible to have too many clients, too much work, too much fame, too much free time, and so on.

Pay attention to when the thing you're chasing exceeds its usefulness." (James Clear)

Senses working overtime #177

1 Starting to get into the swing of new routines now...
S0 eeking out some time to check the interweb links this week. And that's OK, OK?

Ever wondered where OK comes from?




2 Poetry corner returns and so does Margaret Atwood

Habitation Marriage is not a house or even a tent it is before that, and colder: the edge of the forest, the edge of the desert                     the unpainted stairs at the back where we squat outside, eating popcorn the edge of the receding glacier where painfully and with wonder at having survived even this far we are learning to make fire Margaret Atwood (1970)

3 The return of Seth Godin

Dumber angrier louder

When someone tries to engage you with a pitch that’s simple, visceral and more direct than you’re used to, it may be that their vitriol is hiding the fact that they’re afraid.

We race to the bottom, or we climb forward.

Stereotypes, shortcuts and shallow invective are effective in the short run, but they’re not useful, important or the best we can do.

4 Jim Carrey returns to TV

Samantha works on his new show, Kidding, a bit. It sounds like a great vehicle for young Jim.

5 I hate Spurs, so I love this...

Overtime: Van the man!
A compendium of stellar pieces from Thom Hickey on the great man.

Senses working overtime #122

1 National Geographic photography awards

Pretty much doesn't get any better than this. Love this mirror image and here's more.

2 Welcome to the golden age of television

In case you were wondering, that would be right now! And I thought I'd lived through it in the sixties/seventies!

I love that photo of the writer as well. The couch, the array of pictures, her pose, the coffee table, the skirting board. All, very, cool.

3 Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey: I Needed Color from JC on Vimeo.

Genius artist!! Who knew (well, obviously, apart from him!)

4 Interview questions
Great list of things to ask your next interviewee.

5 3D Coke advert in Times Square


3D Coke Sign in Times Square from Loren Brinton on Vimeo.

I love Coke adverts!  

Extra texture
If you are NOT one of the 31 million (and growing) people who have watched this amazing animated history of JAPAN vid on YouTube, then WATCH IT!!