Senses working overtime #92

1 Malls in America

My wife and I were recently in a mall in Burbank and noticed how quiet it was. The Macy's was doing some business but who knows? Apparently this is a thing.

2 Writing Journals
I have sometimes kept a journal and I always use one when travelling. This article made me rethink why I don't do one more often.

3 Guy Bucchi

Guy makes chairs - beautiful works of art chairs! We stayed at his B'n'B in Matakohe recently (a lovely spot) and loved looking at his great chair designs.

4 Love this picture (in colour!!!)

5 Speaking of the fabs...

 


Overtime

And I want one of these!

Senses working overtime #91

1 Best of the year's movies

50 of the best from the whip smart people at The Guardian!

2 A year of discoveries
Whately dude alerted me to this nifty chart - sort of thing my friend Greg Semmens would love.

3 Ted Nugent
I'm a fan of his music - not his big gob, his stance on hunting or his politics. He could be the only big name on the gig list for Trump's tremendous inauguration thing.

4 The wisdom of Yoda
I'm a sucker for this stuff, even if the writer keeps talking about Yoda as 'a little green dude' - still - worth a look!

5 Ten movies photographers should watch

Some great movies in this list.

Overtime - Romance!
I enjoyed this article about how love and romance changes in a long term relationship. The writer has been married for ten years, I've been married to one person for over thirty years - it rang true!

Senses working overtime #90

Okay - I'm currently on holiday and these Jewels are coming to you from Anaheim - the happiest place on earth. So - I haven't actually read many of my feeds and figured out the best of the best to share. Instead I'm gonna cheat and give you five plus images from our holiday in SF, London and LA so far...

Disneyland parade - amazing - made me want to watch
Toy Story again...and buy loads of stuff!

Me and Fanfa watch the parade in our cool new hats!

London and Fopp - my happy place!

IHOP - blueberry pancakes - o.m.g.

Riding the 101 with Samantha and Jacky.

Walking the dog in SF's Chrissy Field.

Overtime: Love those Disney parades!

Senses working overtime #89

1 Carrie Fisher

In a year made up of a mounting celebrity death toll (and since Christmas - Rick Parfitt and George Michael!) comes this - Princess Leia is dead. This celebratory obituary gets the tone right. Rest in peace Carrie.

2 V&A

I love the Victoria and Albert Museum! Saw this exhibition and LOVED it even more!

3 Marty
Great look at all of Martin Scorsese's films. Yes, all of them! You up for this?

4 Star Wars women
More on Carrie but also Daisy and Felicity. Written before Carrie Fisher died - and better for it! Check it out.

5 Debbie Reynolds
What a week - remember her this way.

Overtime - Song of the week returns:
Anderson/ Stolt enjoy their place in this coveted spot. I wondered whether or not to buy the album so I took a listen to this track and within 30 seconds I was a believer!

Senses working overtime #88

1 That's no moon...

Rogue One continues the focus on the awesome ultra baddy that is the Death Star! Saw Rogue One this week in San Francisco's West Portal cinema. It's gooooood!

2 Rogue One reviews
Pretty balanced look, this one. And this one delves into the film's themes really well.

3 Medium stats
My Medium readership is examined! Good to know. Plus there's a cool link to the year's top stories on Medium.

4 Pocket
Clearly, it's time for the year's best of collections. Here's the really cool stuff from Pocket.

5 Chatbots explained
I think I get it, thanks to this article.

Overtime
Patti Smith's words and singing are a constant joy.

This deconstruction of Time magazine's cover image of Trump is fun.

Senses working overtime #87

This week's jewels are coming to you from San Francisco's Ocean Park Motel.  

1 Rogue One

Only one place to start  - Rogue One is out REALLY SOON. Hoping I can see this in SF or after Christmas at The Screen on the Green in Upper Street. Ex-cit-ing!!

2 OMG Vol 1



3 OMG Vol 2

 

4 Bill Gates
reviews an interesting looking book about what makes a great leader.

5 John Glenn
God speed, John Glenn.

Overtime
Spiderman, spiderman...I'm a fan of the comic, less so of the movies. Maybe this time...?

Senses working overtime #86

1Trumpism

This is all fairly depressing on a multitude of levels but it is the way of the world. Great look at the changing profile of the President. But, like I said, depressing.

2 Best films of 2016
The New York Times has created a cool run down of this year's best films for everyone to argue with. Wahoo!

3 Trump - person of the year
Time magazine name Trump their person of the year. No one else came close really.

4 Larry Kim
Always has interesting things to say - here he is about the things we can't change, so stop trying!

5 What I wished I learned at school
This is a pretty cool list of skills that Geoff Pilkington wished he'd learned at school.

Overtime
Seth Godin continues an amazing run of posts - this one has his reading recommendations. I'm intending on tracking these all down.