all that glimmers.

yelyahwilliams: steveisthereason: holy crepes . weirdest...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:03:00 +1100

steveisthereason:

holy crepes .

weirdest ever.

theconcernsofmindykaling: If you’re like me, when you heard...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:21:43 +1100

If you’re like me, when you heard about the passing of Steve Jobs, you had a panicked moment where all you could think about was how much more Mr. Jobs had to give the world, and how sad you were to be robbed of the fruits of those years. My love for Mr. Jobs is a selfish one, but it made me think how much I have come to depend on him to be the one — clad in signature black from the waist up, like my Pacific Northwest Johnny Cash— to introduce me every year (or if we were lucky, twice a year) to some technology so amazing and fun you hoped that you were the one who got to break it to your friends.

If you’re also like me, you looked around the internet to learn more about him. I found out a few sad things, of course. One was how he passed away. Mr. Jobs battled a rare form of pancreatic cancer, neuroendocrine cancer. I have a relationship with pancreatic cancer, which has astoundingly, the same one-year survival rate as it did forty years ago - a mere 5%.

Julie Fleshman of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network said it well, of Jobs’ passing: “It is also a stunning reality that even those who have unlimited access to the highest level of care available cannot defeat this insidious disease.” Those of us who know and love people with this sad disease could see from Mr. Jobs extended periods of time off, and gaunt frame, that this was a man fighting for his life. I felt inspired to donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, a truly wonderful resource that actively petitions our leaders to provide more money for research for this incredibly under-funded disease. If you want to donate too, you can! Just go here: http://www.pancan.org/index.php
Donating there was something that I bought that I really love.

I also learned that Steve Jobs was adopted. Adopted. My God. This, to me is a movie in itself. Can you imagine adopting a baby and watching him grow up to be this kind of historically important thinker? His brain itself already so miraculous and mysterious. And now, fell into the lap of these loving parents through adoption? In my mind, the Jobs family found him floating down a river like Moses. People can tell me otherwise, but that’s what I’ll always believe, sorry.

I was delighted to find this great picture of him from when he was a younger.

I had this computer! My older brother and I fought over it to see who could play Gauntlet on it. And then I saw this picture, where Mr. Jobs is excitedly presenting the very computer I am writing this blog on:

That’s an almost thirty year span of computers he’s created that I’ve depended on and loved. And for every change in technology, every tweak made to make the computer more and more perfect, I’ve stuck with him to see what would happen next. Many of us have had a lengthy, happy marriages to Steve Jobs creations. That’s pretty amazing.

And then I found something he said which really stuck with me. Mr. Jobs considered himself an artist, which I love. Here it is:

One of my role models is Bob Dylan. As I grew up, I learned the lyrics to all his songs and watched him never stand still. If you look at the artists, if they get really good, it always occurs to them at some point that they can do this one thing for the rest of their lives, and they can be really successful to the outside world but not really be successful to themselves. That’s the moment that an artist really decides who he or she is. If they keep on risking failure, they’re still artists. Dylan and Picasso were always risking failure. This Apple thing is that way for me. I don’t want to fail, of course. But even though I didn’t know how bad things really were, I still had a lot to think about before I said yes. I had to consider the implications for Pixar, for my family, for my reputation. I decided that I didn’t really care, because this is what I want to do. If I try my best and fail, well, I’ve tried my best.

—CNNMoney/Fortune, November 9, 1998

Rest in peace, Mr. Jobs. You are the best.

Does Coffee Make Women Happier?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:01:48 +1000

Does Coffee Make Women Happier?: Yes.

RIP Andy Whitfield 1972 -2011

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:58:30 +1000

Not going to lie, I actually shed a quiet tear once I read the news (Source: news.com.au) that Andy...

Photo

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:26:09 +1000

bless :)

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:20:02 +1000

bless :)

bohemea: Alexander Skarsgard by Matthew Kristall eric <3

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:10:34 +1000

bohemea:

Alexander Skarsgard by Matthew Kristall

eric <3

Lebron James wears a Liverpool shirt to a press conference after...

Tue, 03 May 2011 21:31:08 +1000

Lebron James wears a Liverpool shirt to a press conference after buying a stake in Liverpool FC just a few weeks ago. YNWA :)

a scene straight from 24: the president watches jack bauer on...

Tue, 03 May 2011 20:07:00 +1000

a scene straight from 24: the president watches jack bauer on mission, saving the world.

beautiful betty. alicircus: January in Marie-Claire UK - May...

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:17:20 +1000

beautiful betty.

alicircus:

January in Marie-Claire UK - May 2011

walked the 20min walk home from the station, realised I forgot...

Tue, 18 May 2010 18:09:23 +1000

walked the 20min walk home from the station, realised I forgot my keys = chillin/freezin by my front door eating hot chips. someone come home!

MMAde: Future of the UFC Welterweight Division

Sat, 15 May 2010 18:31:49 +1000

MMAde: Future of the UFC Welterweight Division: It’s official: By defeating Paul Daley last...

"O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature’s soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no more..."

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:41:02 +1000

“O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature’s soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no...

soledadfeu: laurza: Really, stuff like this makes me love JM...

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:15:21 +1000

soledadfeu:

laurza:

Really, stuff like this makes me love JM even more.

vitaminwater taking it to a new level? or joke?

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:09:06 +1000

vitaminwater taking it to a new level? or joke?

johncmayer sydney entertainment centre; saturday may 8,...

Wed, 12 May 2010 16:22:00 +1000

johncmayer sydney entertainment centre; saturday may 8, 2010

breaking into fleetwood mac - dreams halfway through half of my heart.

amazing. for the 5th time.

Setlist (highlights marked with **):
Heartbreak Warfare, No Such Thing, Vultures, Waiting on the World to Change, Perfectly Lonely, In Your Atmosphere/Something’s Missing**, Your Body is a Wonderland**, Assassin, Belief, Why Georgia, Bigger Than My Body, Half of My Heart/Dreams**,
Encore: Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right**, Who Says, Gravity**