Monday, October 10, 2011

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs infused millions with his thirst for reaching new heights and his vision revolutionized and transformed the world as we knew it. The world has lost a visionary, the Thomas Edison of our time.












Excerpts from Jobs' Stanford University commencement address in June 2005


"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle."

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

Friday, September 2, 2011

The Roommate



The following is from a Craiglist description of the Best Roomate Ever to go to San Francisco. Read on and be prepared to have a good laugh!

"Konichiwa bitches. Are you looking for the most kick-ass fucking roommate that ever lived? If so, look no further. You fucking found him. I'm a 25-year-old professional marketing agent with experience at bad-ass companies in New York Fucking City. That's right! What you know about experience? I graduated from Auburn University in Alabama, and moved to NYC at the ripe, tender age of 22. After deciding that New York was a stinky shit-hole, I moved back to Alabama to cultivate more professional experience. Why? So I can make millions of dollars and not have to post shit like this on Craigslist.
Anyway, so I landed this job with a marketing firm in San Francisco, and I have no fucking clue where to live. Honestly, I'm moving there in 3 weeks, so I don't give a shit if I have to sleep in your bathtub.
A bit about me: I'm respectful, quiet, clean and I won't bother any of your shit. If you leave shit out, I'm just like, "Oh fuck I better not mess with this shit, because it's not mine." I turn off lights. I clean toilets. Fuck it. I'll even cook for you. That's right! My dad is a chef and taught me everything there is to know about cooking southern cajun cuisine. I'll fry green tomatoes, cover them with marinated crab meat and smother that shit in bearnaise. EVERY. GODDAMN. NIGHT. Don't eat meat? That's fucking FANTASTIC! I'll make a zucchini and yellow squash carpaccio that will knock your fucking socks off.
I also read a lot. I fucking LOVE books. Vonnegut, Palahniuk, Hawthorne. All that shit. I read Tuesday's with Morrie the other day. It's a sad story, but I learned something about life, love, knowledge and the pursuit of something greater than myself. Fucking smart. Do you like movies? I fucking love them. We can watch the shit out of some movies together if you like, or go get drinks, or work out, hike, play video games or play a game of one-on-one basketball, or I don't have to talk to you at all. It's completely UP TO YOU!
Sometimes I play guitar. Are you going to love getting baked and listening to Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd? LIVE? WHENEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT? Of course you are! I'll take requests and learn any song you like, because I have the voice of an angel and the acoustical stylings of James Fucking Taylor. AWWWWWW SHIT YEA!
A lot of people ask me, "Hey, you're from Alabama. Are you racist?" And, the answer to that question is, no. I'm not racist or judgmental at all. I love everyone. I'm a secular humanist. I FUCKING LOVE PEOPLE. That's the only requirement to being a secular humanist actually. You have to like other human beings and want to help them for no other reason than they are human regardless of race, religion or sexual preference. WTF?!!!? Pretty fucking cool right?
I own almost nothing! I'm driving my car from Alabama to California in which I'll be transporting two duffelbags of clothes, one laptop computer, one guitar, one cell-phone with charger, 8 pairs of shoes, one picture frame, probably some condoms and a shitload of beef jerky and Pringles for the trip. Though, you can expect the jerky to be gone upon my arrival. Unless you'd like me to pick up some on my way into the city. See?! I'm the most considerate person you've ever met. I'm offering to buy you shit already!
Am I interested in your pad? You can bet my nomadic ass I am! I only require 4 walls, a ceiling and a floor to shelter me from the elements. Other than that, anything else will be considered a convenient plus. I'm taking being a roommate to the next level. Email me! I'll hook yo ass up with Facebook links, background checks, credit reports, phone numbers, resumes, references, awards, sexual history, pictures of karate trophies and a list of the top 10 women I'd like to bang before I die. If you want a next-generation roommate who consistently blows your fucking mind with awesomeness, then hit me up. I'm ready to give you money."

Thursday, August 25, 2011

White Inspiration


What a better inspiration for what's left of the summer? Brigitte Bardot in Crispy White !

Monday, August 22, 2011

Jack Layton


I admired Jack Layton's ability to fight the odds and his strong spirit. His legacy will live on in Canadians for years to come

"Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world" Jack Layton

One of These is Not Like the Others




One of These is Not Like the Others

From " Seriously Cute"

Bucket List


For those of you who don't know what a "Bucket List" is, it's a list of ALL the things you want to do before you die. Here is some inspiration to get you started!

Love,
Cristina

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Clutch


Clutch by Adriana Castro. All products on the Adriana Castro line are part of a sustainable use program that benefit people and wildlife

"The story of a clutch can go well beyond just the fashion trends and style it embodies, or even just your desire for a new fashion accessory; the story of a clutch can include women in impoverished regions becoming self-sufficient and communities having a chance to celebrate their heritage. So next time you purchase a product, take a look at the path it took to get to you and you might discover an interesting and inspiring story"

Excerpt from Social Earth

Monday, August 1, 2011

The Macondo of Gabriel Garcia Marquez


"At that time Macondo was a village of twenty adobe houses, built on the bank of a river of clear water that ran along a bed of polished stones, which were white and enormous, like prehistoric eggs. The world was so recent that many things lacked names, and in order to indicate them it was necessary to point."

- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

Beyoncé Documentary - Year of 4

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Education for All. Join 1 GOAL




Join 1 GOAL. Join your voice to the solution. Join to make a positive impact in our kids future and in our communities.

Girls are like...

Girls are like
apples on trees. The best
ones are at the top of the tree.
The boys don't want to reach for
the good ones because they are afraid
of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they
just get the rotten apples from the ground
that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples
at the top think something is wrong with
them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the one
who's brave enough


to climb
all the way
to the top
of the tree.


borrowed from megan 

Monday, July 11, 2011

No Estas Deprimido, Estas Distraido

En honor a Facundo Cabral...

No estás deprimido, estás distraído, distraído de la vida que te puebla.
Distraído de la vida que te rodea: Delfines, bosques, mares, montañas, ríos.
No caigas en lo que cayó tu hermano, que sufre por un ser humano cuando en el mundo hay 5,600 millones.

Además, no es tan malo vivir solo. Yo la paso bien, decidiendo a cada instante lo que quiero hacer, y gracias a la soledad me conozco; algo fundamental para vivir.

No caigas en lo que cayó tu padre, que se siente viejo porque tiene 70 años, olvidando que Moisés dirigía el éxodo a los 80 y Rubistein interpretaba como nadie a Chopin a los 90. Sólo citar dos casos conocidos.

No estás deprimido, estás distraído, por eso crees que perdiste algo, lo que es imposible, porque todo te fue dado. No hiciste ni un sólo pelo de tu cabeza por lo tanto no puedes ser dueño de nada.

Además la vida no te quita cosas, te libera de cosas. Te aliviana para que vueles más alto, para que alcances la plenitud. De la cuna a la tumba es una escuela, por eso lo que llamas problemas son lecciones. No perdiste a nadie, el que murió simplemente se nos adelantó, porque para allá vamos todos. Además lo mejor de él, el amor, sigue en tu corazón. ¿Quién podría decir que Jesús está muerto? No hay muerte: hay mudanza. Y del otro lado te espera gente maravillosa: Gandhi, Michelangelo, Whitman, San Agustín, la Madre Teresa, tu abuela y mi madre, que creía que la pobreza está más cerca del amor, porque el dinero nos distrae con demasiadas cosas, y nos aleja por que nos hace desconfiados.

Haz sólo lo que amas y serás feliz, y el que hace lo que ama, está benditamente condenado al éxito, que llegará cuando deba llegar, porque lo que debe ser será, y llegará naturalmente. No hagas nada por obligación ni por compromiso, sino por amor. Entonces habrá plenitud, y en esa plenitud todo es posible. Y sin esfuerzo porque te mueve la fuerza natural de la vida, la que me levantó cuando se cayó el avión con mi mujer y mi hija; la que me mantuvo vivo cuando los médicos me diagnosticaban 3 ó 4 meses de vida. Dios te puso un ser humano a cargo, y eres tú mismo. A ti debes hacerte libre y feliz, después podrás compartir la vida verdadera con los demás. Recuerda a Jesús: "Amarás al prójimo como a ti mismo".

Reconcíliate contigo, ponte frente al espejo y piensa que esa criatura que estás viendo es obra de Dios; y decide ahora mismo ser feliz porque la felicidad es una adquisición.

Además, la felicidad no es un derecho sino un deber porque si no eres feliz, estás amargando a todo el barrio. Un sólo hombre que no tuvo ni talento ni valor para vivir, mando matar seis millones de hermanos judíos. Hay tantas cosas para gozar y nuestro paso por la tierra es tan corto, que sufrir es una pérdida de tiempo. Tenemos para gozar la nieve del invierno y las flores de la primavera, el chocolate de la Perusa, la baguette francesa, los tacos mexicanos, el vino chileno, los mares y los ríos, el fútbol de los brasileros, Las Mil y Una Noches, la Divina Comedia, el Quijote, el Pedro Páramo, los boleros de Manzanero y las poesías de Whitman, Mäiller, Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Caraballo, Rembrandt, Velásquez, Picasso y Tamayo, entre tantas maravillas.

Y si tienes cáncer o SIDA, pueden pasar dos cosas y las dos son buenas; si te gana, te libera del cuerpo que es tan molesto: tengo hambre, tengo frío, tengo sueño, tengo ganas, tengo razón, tengo dudas ... y si le ganas, serás más humilde, más agradecido, por lo tanto, fácilmente feliz. Libre del tremendo peso de la culpa, la responsabilidad, y la vanidad, dispuesto a vivir cada instante profundamente como debe ser.

No estás deprimido, estás desocupado. Ayuda al niño que te necesita, ese niño será socio de tu hijo. Ayuda a los viejos, y los jóvenes te ayudarán cuando lo seas. Además el servicio es una felicidad segura, como gozar a la naturaleza y cuidarla para el que vendrá. Da sin medida y te darán sin medidas.

Ama hasta convertirte en lo amado, más aún hasta convertirte en el mismísimo amor. Y que no te confundan unos pocos homicidas y suicidas, el bien es mayoría pero no se nota porque es silencioso, una bomba hace más ruido que una caricia, pero por cada bomba que le destruyan hay millones de caricias, que alimentan la vida.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quote of the Day


"Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved"

By William Jennings Bryan.
41st United States Secretary of State and three times candidate for President of the United States.