Ongoing projects:
- TooManyBrands (brand lists)
- Odwick (weekly HD videos)
- Standards (self-management)
Portrait by Gray Scott.
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How old are you?
I am curious, before I start blogging again in 12 days, how old my readers are, in general.
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Break Lodwick
I’m going to take a 30 day break from blogging. I’m going through one of those phases where I cut elements out of my life in order to think clearly and this is one of them.
I’ll miss you; see you November 17th!
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Parked my PT Cruiser rental for a midnight snack at a San Diego In-N-Out. Feels “random”.
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Congrats to Sydney for the fleshiest, hairiest street art I’ve seen yet.
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A recent episode of Sin Senos no hay Paraíso (“Without Breasts There is no Paradise”) on Colombia’s Canal 9 apparently featured a picture of me, in what looks like a fake subway ad or something. I really have no idea, the whole thing is very funny to me, though annoying for Mareen who took the picture a few years ago (it was used without permission).
Via ioupi.
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]I bought the soundtrack for the movie Lost Highway when it came out in 1997, because I was really into Nine Inch Nails who had some songs on it. My favorite song from the album was this one, Eye by The Smashing Pumpkins. This song changed my idea of music, because it used electronic instruments to create an otherwise normal-sounding song. I thought it was very futuristic and inspiring, and was lucky to hear something so unusual, given that I only knew what the local radio stations played.
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last week's Standards
this week's Standards for travel
My Standards project is alive and well (even though I haven’t posted about it for a while).
A few weeks ago it was pissing me off! I found myself with a daily checklist of about 35 little tasks, making my life feel robotic. I began to resent myself, feeling like I was under the watch of a micromanagerial boss. I scrapped the checklist format and gave myself a little more freedom, breaking my day down into several broad categories, modeled loosely after Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It worked; I found a system of holding myself accountable without holding myself hostage.
For each category, I give myself clear criteria for earning a green, orange, or red splotch of color. The goal is to get lots of green.
Last week was a little rough. My woman is out of the country for 5 weeks, which throws off my routine in general, especially socially. So I end up going out a lot more, and going out means drinking. I can limit myself to one or two, but still, I don’t particularly enjoy seeing all those red marks. I also finished the Odwick project on Wednesday, and really haven’t known what to do with myself for the past few days.
The second image shows my “Travel Standards” for my mini-week in San Francisco, before I head to Melbourne. This will be my first vacation with Standards. I think they’ll be helpful, you know, to give myself a baseline, something to hold on to. That I’m traveling doesn’t mean I can’t have an anchor.
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Uniqlo’s virtual runway is amazing. Best clothing ecommerce site ever.
Via vogueadventure.
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Melbourne
I booked a ticket to Melbourne, knowing almost nothing about the city, except that a lot of people I’ve met are quite fond of it, and I’ve never been to Australia. I arrive on Sept29.
Suggestions appreciated! jakelodwick@gmail.com.
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An inspiring TED talk about architecture, with an evolutionary perspective. 18.5 min but good all the way through.
via themadeshop.
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Questions are commands
When you ask someone a “question”,
you’re really issuing a command.
What is your name?
…can be translated to…
I don’t know your name. Tell me your name.
When someone asks me a question,
I relax my face,
and just stare into their eyes.
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