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"Relationships are not static ideals; they are always works in progress."
(via Psychology Today’s recent cover story, “Are You With the Right Mate?”) “…Romance itself seeds the eventual belief that we have chosen the wrong partner. The early stage of a relationship, most marked by intense attraction and infatuation, is in many ways akin to cocaine intoxication,… ‘In mature love, says Meinecke, “we do not look to our partner to provide our happiness, and we don’t blame them for our unhappiness. We take responsibility for the expectations that we carry, for our own negative emotional reactions, for our own insecurities, and for our own dark moods.”’
THE ANGRY THERAPIST: My Fucking Feelings
I’ve been struggling a lot with acceptance lately, the inability to swallow where I am in my life and be grateful for everything that is now. I am so tired of chasing. It’s an exhausting process that leaves me powerless and alone, trapped in the same dark hole I try to pull my clients out of… “If I want to be happy, I must watch
where I step how I think.” Amen.
Photo and caption by anna possi
The emperor penguins fight for survival and to protect their only baby in the frozen Antarctic ice desert.
Canon 1Ds Mark III Canon EF 500 mm L
Location: Antarctica: Atka Bay, Weddell Sea
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“Work is your love made visible… Work is not a job.” - via workisnotajob.
Balding Sticky Notes
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Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, have built a see-through church in the Belgian region of Haspengouw. The church is a part of the Z-OUT project of Z33, house for contemporary art based in Hasselt, Belgium.
The church is 10 meters high and is made of 100 layers and 2000 columns of steel. Depending on the perspective of the viewer, the church is either perceived as a massive building or seems to dissolve – partly or entirely – in the landscape. On the other hand, looking at the landscape from within the church, the surrounding countryside is redefined by abstract lines.
The design of the church is based on the architecture of the multitude of churches in the region, but through the use of horizontal plates, the concept of the traditional church is transformed into a transparent object of art.
(via architectureblog)
Craving sea bass the other night, I found this easy bon appetit recipe on Epicurious.
I had never steamed anything in a skillet so the filet didn’t turn out very pretty (hence the stock photo), but it tasted amazing due to the 3 hours of marinating. My cooking skills are improving, but I’m not quite good enough to make the food look as good as it tastes.
I paired it with Basmati rice I made with light coconut milk (1/2 cup rice, 1/2 cup milk. 1/2 cup water. Simmer covered until liquid dissolves.)
I’ll make this at least once a month with different white fish and veggies. The recipe serves 4 so feel free to cut in half. For two people, make the entire marinade and just use 2 filets.
via Epicurious (published in Bon Apetit Magazine March 2002)
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice**
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons oriental sesame oil
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 6-ounce sea bass fillets
** I had the juice bar at Whole Foods juice a whole pineapple.
Mix first 6 ingredients in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Add fish; turn to coat. Chill 2 hours, turning fish occasionally.
Place steamer rack in large skillet. Arrange fish on rack. Pour marinade into skillet under rack and bring to boil. Cover skillet and steam fish until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. Transfer fish to plates. Remove steamer rack from skillet. Boil marinade until reduced enough to coat spoon, about 6 minutes; spoon over fish. Top with green onions.
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6 things 30-somethings are afraid of...
“one night staying out till 4am is painful and who wants pain when you can do yoga and have brunch?”
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How To Charge Your iPhone and MacBook At Once
This morning, I wrote about how I love objects with multiple uses. Here’s another prime example: it’s called the PlugBug ($35), a wall charger that fits onto your standard MacBook computer charger so that you can charge both your computer and your phone/iPad simultaneously.
But wait, combining two adaptors into one outlet must mean my gadgets won’t charge as fast, right? Wrong. The PlugBug was built with a 10 watt charger that’s used solely for the iPad/iPhone outlet - that means that your iPhone or iPad will actually charge even faster than it would using the power adaptor from Apple. (Your MacBook will still charge at the same speed.) One of the biggest sellers for me is the fact that I no longer have to keep up with so many cords. In fact, I’m thinking of buying two of these: one for travel and one for home.
To be honest, I’m not sure why Apple didn’t build this. It’s brilliant, minimal, and makes living a whole lot easier.
Because you could just charge the ipad through the laptop and not buy an extra thing?
True, but it takes much longer to do so. The benefit of the PlugBug is a separate 10 watt charger that charges much quicker than a standard iPhone/iPad charger.
Amaze.
The new “Kardashian Kollection” handbags are not just inspired by the greats;
they’re downright kopies!!!
As Khloe told the Australian press this week: “It’s our collection. Me, Kourtney and Kim designed the entire thing ourselves.”
Um, awesome! You sure are talented.
More on Fashionista (with a side-by-side rundown of more copies in their collection - of YSL, Alexander Wang, etc.)
brit:
Goggles Umbrella
No need to keep the umbrella raised high to see ahead anymore - the Goggles Umbrella ($32) keeps you completely covered while giving you a glasses-shaped peep hole to see where you’re going. At last, peace of mind that your top half will stay dry while out in the rain.
An alternative is, of course, a clear umbrella (like this one) but are those as quirky and fun as the goggles? I think not. (As an aside, I think everyone on the Google Goggles team should get a Google-branded version.)
The one downside is that it only comes in yellow or grey. A few more colors or designs would be preferable, but I’ll take what I can get.
Perfect for Chicago weather!
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