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Quick Tutorial | How to be Emo
Obviously you didn't want to become a nerd and instead you wanted to become "Emo". As a followup article on my "How to be a Nerd" I now present to you the easy and quick tutorial on how to be Emo. What? You don't know what Emo is? Well, that's why this tutorial exists I guess. In short it's nowadays ...
Summering 2000 | What will we remember?
As 2010 is rapidly approaching I thought we would summon up what the decade has given us and what we will remember when we go in to the new decade of exciting and new things. Just like the 80's gave us Michael Jackson's "Thriller", neon colored clothes and first generation personal computers and gam ...
Vintage Polaroid Films Production to Resume in 2010?
Have you heard of the Impossible Project? Here is their mission. Polaroid is transforming itself from an analog Instant Film Production Company to a global Consumer Electronics and Digital Imaging company.
Production of analog Instant Film stopped in June 2008, closing the factories in Mexico ...
The 43,000 Year Old Plant
Here we go again, I find myself writing about nature every week. I just can’t get enough of it. I was writing an excerpt for a client, and the Science channel was on the television in the background. I looked up when I heard them talking about a plant that has lived for 43,000 years. I had to st ...
Land and Water Fun Gigantic Toys!
Now you can have fun both on land and water with this huge, gigantic toys! First up is this gigantic RollerBall is simply awesome, potentially dangerous, but nevertheless awesome. Once inflated this behemoth stands about three metres high, and is rather like a spherical cushioned igloo. The idea, wh ...
Make Taking a Bath More Fun!
Do you like singing in the shower or just like listening to music while you rinse those daily grime away everyday? Here is a smart gadget that will entertain you and clean you at the same time. Presenting the Shower Tap Radio.
With a super strong sucker that'll pucker up to your shower tiles l ...
How To: Get Into The Flow of Your Life
Several weeks ago I wrote an article entitled, “10 Signs: Change Is Happening in Your Life” http://retwt.me/i9M7
Since then, I've received several messages asking me to elaborate. Because of that, I’ve decided to write this article which will focus on how to get “into the flow” of your life.
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How To: Decide on the Best Halloween Costume
One of the most fun parts of Halloween is dressing up in costume. One of the most dreaded parts of Halloween is deciding what that costume will be.
If you are like me, you love dressing up, but since it’s such a challenge to come up with the best Halloween costume, you usually make your decision ...
Experience is the Best Teacher!
For designers the best thing after your formal training is to actually jump in and learn the ropes by experiencing how it is to work in the real world. Here is a great program that allows the students to travel and see the work of great designers up close. They also share their experiences, what t ...
On The Road | Your Trip Book
If you have friends like me who travel a lot. Wouldn't be cool to see what he or she is up to through the duration of their trip. Wouldn't it be nice to see them playing in the Snow in Europe or the US or having a great time surfing the beaches of Hawaii or just plain lying down and sipping margar ...
A Rain Forest you’ve never seen before
In my personal art, I love to manipulate everyday objects, taking them out of their original context and therefore transforming their meaning. When I stumbled upon Japanese artist Yuken Teruya, I was immediately drawn into his paper cut-outs using toilet paper rolls. Looking through his beautiful po ...
A Hooligan Turned Hero
We all read the stories about drunk drivers. They make us hug our children and cringe.
This story has a refreshing twist to that usual reaction. It is a drunk driving story with a happy ending.
David Heim drove drunk 14 years ago and got into a serious accident. He didn’t hurt anyone else, ...
Is Stress Getting the Better of You? Relax!
Are you prone to irritability, muscular tension, inability to concentrate and a variety of physical reactions, such as headaches and elevated heart rate. They are common signs that tells your body that you are already stressed.
Designers, writers, moms, dads everyone is prone. I am sure a lot o ...
Life is a Game of Inches
In one of the most inspirational videos of all time, Al Pacino says something very profound. He says, “Life is a game of inches.” This is true. Every step we take will determine the next. Every small decision will affect the big decisions. Every moment is only here once, and it is up to us to m ...
Learn To Cook With Your Iphone
I like eating and I just don't like the cooking part of the process. I can cook but it doesn't come naturally with me, unlike other people I know who can just whip up anything in their kitchen. I need a cookbook to guide me whenever I need to make a meal. Did you know that there is an app for yo ...