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I am a work in progress and this is a scrapbook of things that make my mind wander; mostly writing, books, surfing, film, photos, illustrations, music, travelling, local history, technology roller derby. Some essentials: I'm right-handed, have two tattoos, seven piercings and lots of feathers and beads. My favourite cities are Rio and San Francisco. I live in England and I love to dance. I believe in wearing your dress like a rebel flag, revealing your secrets in your words, standing on the open dome of your heart and living life like this: "Let chaos reign ... louder music, more wine ... The hell with the standings ... The top rung is up for grabs. All the old traditions are exhausted, and no new one is yet established. All bets are off! The odds are cancelled! It's anybody's ball game! ... The horses are all drugged! The track is glass! ... And out of such glorious chaos may come, from the most unexpected source, in the most unexpected form, some nice new fat star streamer rockets that will light up the sky." (Tom Wolfe) By day and night I'm a writer. Find my work at storyjuice.co.uk

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youarewhatyoumake

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My bookshelves are done like this too, but I wish I had that view over New York (at least that's where I'm imagining it is)

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Hotel Lobby, 1943.

by Edward Hopper

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Vision is overrated. Many people claim that great artists have a unique vision. I disagree. Artists have the exact same visual apparatus as you or me. They are not freaks with special powers. Where great artists differ is in their ability to notice things. This is a learned skill.

Robert Tercek, TEDx Transmedia 2012, Rome. (via tedxtransmedia)

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Inituition is what turns dreams into a logical sequence. Dreams don’t make sense. Dreams are not logical: they consist of a series of disconnected images in the unconscious mind. But the rational mind craves meaning. Optimized for pattern recognition, the rational mind wants to superimpose a linear narrative structure on the random images in dreams. The logical mind craves meaning, and intuition supplies it. Intuition generates meaning by creating connections that turn random impulses into a meaningful structure. And the most amazing thing is that your intuition generates these associations effortlessly…. automatically. This generative capacity is one of the profound sources of creativity… but most people fail to develop their intuition. Worse, we ignore it, we deny it. We pretend it doesn’t exist. Intuition is a skill that can be learned. But it works best when you are not in control: when the conscious mind is still, the unconscious mind can work uninhibited. It even works when we are asleep! Ask yourself a question before you go to bed. The mind loves a question. It will continue working on the answer to the question even when you are asleep. When you wake up, pay attention to your first impulse and your feelings. You will have fresh insight and new ideas. Those are the signals from your intuition. Intuition is the way the unconscious mind speaks to us. Without words.

Robert Tercek, TEDx Transmedia 2012, Rome. (via tedxtransmedia)

Robert's talk was one that I particularly enjoyed. Great quotes for anyone with a longing to be creative. 

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Thirty-nine-year-old Salvatore Iaconesi has been diagnosed with brain cancer but is seeking a cure in an unconventional and radical way, by uploading his medical data as an open source project inviting creative responses from around the world.

Uncomfortable with being ‘replaced’ by his...

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I've been the TEDx Transmedia online ninja this year and have come across some incredible people as a result of it. Here's one, Salvatore Iaconesi, who has devised an 'open source cure' to his brain cancer. 

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Seriously in love with this heart pendant

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Stanford neuroscientists host the world’s first love competition, asking contestants between the ages of 10 and 75 to spend 5 minutes in an fMRI machine thinking deeply about the person they love. The results are certain to bring a tear to your eye.

Complementary reading: 5 essential books on the psychology of love.

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Ah man, a love competition. This video is fascinating. 

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Dalí leaping! Cats flying! Water splashing! In honor of leap day, Philippe Halsman’s iconic vintage jump portraits of cultural icons.

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Bon Iver / Towers

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I was thinking about this song all the way home on the train today and then see this video which I just learnt is a tribute to Native American preservation land.

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I don't usually reblog sexual stuff (she says after having blogged a sex painting earlier); I'm generally too shy about that kinda thing, but - what the hell - this is a subtle gif.

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You'd want to go out for some drinks with Colin Firth, wouldn't you? Other than the obvious hotness he seems like a very entertaining man.

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Ooooo, I love turtles. I am always looking for my inner turtle.

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No Saints, No Whores. 2011.

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