In Her Shoes

One of my favorite movies is In Her Shoes" with Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MaClaine.  In the movie, Cameron Diaz gives her sister Toni Collette a poem on her wedding day.  It is a poem by E. E. Cummings called I Carry Your Heart With Me.  Here is the Poem:

I carry your heart with me.  I carry it in my heart.  I am never without it.

Anywhere I go, my dear and whatever is done only me is doing, my darling

I fear, no fate for you are my fate, my sweet. 

 I want no world. For beautiful you are my world, my true

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant

and whatever the sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life

which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart.  I carry it in my heart. 

I think this poem is just beautiful.  It makes me think of all the amazing things we see, hear, feel, and taste that add to our everyday life.  It talks about carrying these things in ourselves and releasing them to the world so that others can experience apart of what makes us whole.  This poem and movie are both great displays of emotional connections between people and places.

Sophia bookshop in Thessaloniki

Architects Nikos Kalogirou and Evangelos Kotsioris stated in an interview that the bookshop was a "experiment with triangulated surfaces and distorted multiple reflections."  I feel the space is a hugh celebration of triangulation, distortion, and reflection.

WORDway

In the words of Christian from Project Runway...

This is so.... 

Listen

Ok...so if you don't know Dave Matthews is my favorite band.  I listen to his music all the time but mostly when I am at a point where I need some inspiration in my life.  He has the most beautiful lyrics.  I have picked one song this week that I feel lead me to think of my recent design.

The song is One Sweet World.  Here is a view into the wonderful world of Dave Matthews.  I hope he inspires you too.....

So let us sleep outside tonight

Lay down in our mother's arms

For here we can rest safely

If green should turn to gray

Would our hearts still bloody beat

If the mountains crumble away

And the river dry

Would it stop the stepping feet

it ends:

One sweet world

Around this star is spinning

One sweet world

In her breath I'm swimming

And here I will rest in peace

You have to listen to it to get the full effect but it is just a sweet song about the world.

Just a Thought

I found this illustration or advertisement on Leigh Wells site.  I first looked at it then read the caption and thought it was a great use of words in imagery.  It really made me think about time, repetition, and life.  Look at it first then read this caption:

A World Unto Himself

Book review image for Charles Chandwick's debut novel.  It's All Right Now, about an "exceptionally unexceptional" Englishman and his mundane solitary life.

I love this quote

"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate."

George Burns (1896-1996)

Wall Art

This is just a great ad.  It reminds me of an image that used to be on this restaurant wall in Chicago, IL.  The interior was adorned with comic book images.  The comic book story was actually the history of how the restaurant came to be.  I used to love the place because when you were in the environment you felt like you were part a real life comic.  WOW those where great times!

What makes a WORD a WORD

I found this word on the internet and I was just wondering if this is really a word.  If not...well then I still think it is great.  I think I will try to use it in a sentence.  Marvelousity like something that we aspire to be or create or do.  That is how I see this word.