January 2009
53 posts
Tips for Better Life
nicotobares:
missdreass:
Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
Sleep for 7 hours
Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
Play more games.
Read more books than you did the previous year.
Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
Spend time...
“The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we...”
– Bernhard Schlink (via finallyseeing)
How to Seem Like a Hard Worker During Economic...
At the office, after two hyper children enter women's bathroom with unidentified female (UF).
Me: Okay, they are so cute!
UF: Oh, thanks. Unfortunately today was a snow day for them but a work day for me.
Me: Well, I would much rather be playing with them right now than doing my work!
UF: (Awkward laughter.)
Upon second glance I realize UF was the practice's top female partner. Awesome. I wonder if nannying is paying half as much as federal management consulting.
EPA Program Added to GAO's 2k9 High-Risk List →
CLASSY-GOING-AWAY-PARTY-PREGAME EATS
had a big group of friends over saturday before heading out to adam’s morgan in honor of a friend’s upcoming move to tennessee. i was in the mood to cook beforehan and ended up serving this spread and it all was a HUGE hit. i didn’t try them, but i heard the tarlettes were the star.
roasted red pepper pesto crostini (doubled amount of peppers used, added a handful of chopped...
amazing week / amazing weekend to be living in this city. for the first time in a long time i have felt a part of something bigger than myself.
Lentil & Sweet Potato Stoup
an original recipe! i don’t measure anything, ever.. but i used predominantly sweet potato & lentils, obviously, because i love the combination!
vegetables: sweet potato (peeled), carrots, green bell pepper, yellow onion, mushrooms
brown lentils (uncooked, rinsed)
quinoa (uncooked)
organic vegetable stock
canned stewed tomatoes
tomato paste
squirt of agave nectar (or another...
“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...”
– Alice Walker
“The question is not, “Can they reason?”, nor “Can they...”
– Jeremy Bentham, on being compassionate to animals
“Good evening DC. Tomorrow is a big day for all of us but especially Lady Liberty...”
– DC101 DJ
“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise...”
– Stephen Colbert
toxic (cover) — nickel creek
copycats:
your ex-lover is dead (remixed) —...
man outsmarts carjackers →
"fish" get a makeover →
the church of what’s happening now —...
“There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it...”
– MH
baller status
just asked by my boss if i’d like to present an overview of our new $4M contract to the CEO of our practice and about six other VIPs at 8am TOMORROW. ahhh nervous. but bring it.
“in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — albert einstein
“You’ve got to own your own days and name them, each one of them, every one of...”
– Herb Gardner
free yoga →
eats
salad of mixed greens, crumbled goat cheese, pomegranate seeds, sliced almonds, dried rosemary & splash raspberry vinaigrette; cup of roasted butternut squash soup; baguette.
rainy night perfection.
“We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither...”
– Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“A thousand years from today, everyone you know will be long dead and forgotten....”
– Rob Brezsny
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
– Walter Bagehot (via kari-shma)
Young Folks (Peter Bjorn & John cover) —...
female leaders
The leaders we interviewed also talked about the importance of having individual relationships with senior colleagues willing to go beyond the role of mentor—someone willing to stick out his or her own neck to create opportunity for or help a protégée. Such a person is what Ruth Porat, a vice chairwoman at Morgan Stanley, called a “sponsor.”
A number of studies have shown that women who promote...
“The cure for anything is salt water — sweat, tears, or the sea.”
– Isak Dinesen
John Stamos Plans Full House Remake
The cast of the ’90s sitcom “Full House” — the show that launched the careers of the Olsen Twins — is planning to return to the small screen in an up-to-date version.
Mary-Kate and Ashley found fame sharing the role of little Michelle Elizabeth Tanner in the comedy, which ran from 1987 to 1995.
It also made stars out of castmembers Bob Saget, John Stamos, Jodie...
real simple forms & checklists →
“The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and...”
– David Foster Wallace, Kenyon Commencement Address (2k5)
