tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:56:31 +0000A space for expression and ideas that celebrates what inspires us in life to ultimately gain a better understanding of ourselveshttp://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ko)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-4055230643629613639Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:59:00 +00002010-09-26T15:00:54.638-05:00http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2010/09/storycoreorg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-5652892798043555212Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:24:00 +00002010-08-26T16:26:45.911-05:00Transforming Iconic Images in the Age of Sampling [NSFW]4:05 pm Thursday Aug 5, 2010 by Paul Laster Sampling is the mode of the moment. In a sketchbook note from the early-’60s, Jasper Johns wrote, “Take an object, do something to it. Do something else to it.” It wasn’t a totally new idea in art, but when considered in the development of postmodernism and 21st century art that was made http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2010/08/flavorpill-artcrush-edition-aug-26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-9003056855397913773Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:51:00 +00002010-08-04T14:20:34.481-05:00"There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction." - John F. KennedyThis quote has never been more applicable to my life than now. I knew I saved it for a reason. I have taken two 'big steps' in my life recently. One - which isn't that drastic - is getting an apartment for one. Yours Truly. I've lived with http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2010/08/time-is-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-76214319011557704Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:57:00 +00002010-02-27T17:11:48.149-06:00So went over to a "pop-up" flea market up in Lincoln Square today, called The Vintage Bazarre. It was a small event featuring various vintage and consignment vendors around the Chicago area. I was excited to pick up a great coral/burnt orange blazer for $14! But the best part about the event is the truly unique style that is vintage. So much history and individualism that speaks to every single http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2010/02/vintage-my-very-vavorite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-2807092255571132393Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:00 +00002009-11-02T14:57:53.788-06:00http://blog.thisnext.com/Always enjoy the new, bizarre, creative, innovative, funny, edgy, sexy, classic, fresh ideas and products out there...this site pulls together retro and new.http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-up-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-6144258231356253402Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-06-19T11:19:37.127-05:00My dream is to open up a center that fosters creative expression for kids. Music, dance, art, cooking, writing, design. A coworker showed me this video of the PS22 Chorus in New York. Absolutely incredible. Mr. B you are sharing an amazing gift with these kids to express themselves in a healthy way. Keep doing what you're doing. I hope to meet you some day.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/06/mr-b-ps-22-choir.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-664916286873250083Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:09:00 +00002009-04-12T16:35:22.138-05:00 A few weeks ago I went to Boston for work and was fortunate enough to explore the city a bit while I was there. A coworker of mine told me about a Shepard Fairey exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Fairey is most recently known for his Obama "Hope" poster that made the presidential candidate a pop icon. But Fairey's more notable work is his street art - tagging street signs, highways, http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/04/shepard-fairey-think-about-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-4393969587948130671Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-04-03T14:30:55.566-05:00Wall Street JournalApril 1, 2009The Onion Wins a Peabody Without Even TryingThe 68th annual Peabody Awards were announced today, and among the winners are widely praised radio journalists (NPR and This American Life’s “The Giant Pool of Money”), popular TV shows (”Lost,” “Entourage”) and the Onion’s online-video unit, Onion News Network, which is best known for segments like “Prague’s Franz Kafkahttp://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/04/satirical-journalism-deserves-awards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-2958285068867964322Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:27:00 +00002009-03-24T13:28:44.732-05:00Love this idea! http://www.shuella.com/dc/ Especially on a day like today in Chicago. Spring is here. Unfortunately, so are the showers.http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/03/fashion-common-sense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-8297841570020314563Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:37:00 +00002009-04-03T14:18:13.636-05:00This is where I work.http://www.prweekus.com/Small-PR-Agency-of-the-Year-2009/article/123802/http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/03/where-i-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-7823012698727038413Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +00002009-02-12T09:14:51.236-06:00I take horoscopes with a grain of salt, yet I was particularly excited about this one today.Leo: July 23 - Aug 22Your thirst for knowledge may well seem unquenchable. Later on, you can begin to put a new lesson to use in a highly creative manner.http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/02/horoscope-february-19-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-5281123513446042636Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:33:00 +00002009-02-09T11:35:36.637-06:00So I found my iPod shuffle last Friday after thinking I lost it a year ago. I just love listening to music when I walk around outside around town. I feel like I'm in a movie. Its also tough not trying to bust a move on the sidewalk either.http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/02/soundtrack-of-my-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-2522951150410450027Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-02-08T11:57:16.135-06:00Ok, back at it. I suppose I should pick up from where I left off. 2008 brought a lot of self-reflection and self-education. I have learned how to better define my relationships, most importantly my relationship with myself. Through make-ups and break-ups, death, arguements, pain, self-expression, love, and learning I am more optimistic about trusting myself; about picking myself up and charging http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-we-meet-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-3539158928692452858Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:19:00 +00002008-10-22T15:30:07.231-05:00An incredible Philadelphia running organziation helps homeless men and women get back on their feet, literally.baltimoresun.comHomeless men will run for their new, better lives15 of those competing in city marathon represent programBy Mike KlingamanOctober 10, 2008Watch here.Mike Solomon will hit the streets tomorrow for all the right reasons. Homeless last year, and hooked for much of his life http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/10/running-towards-renewed-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-4923854380952933385Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-10-05T11:32:58.911-05:00"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - AristotleI think this quote helps explain what is working in our lives and what isn't. Simple or complex, the actions or words we repeatedly use - consciously and sometimes unconsciously - define our routine lives. To be great, we must do great things for our own spirit and for others. Unhealthy behaviors, http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/10/are-you-consistent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-3845044267896848253Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:54:00 +00002008-10-02T10:55:48.572-05:00MY URBAN RABBIT HOLE NEW T-SHIRT BRAND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO MAP PERSONAL EXPERIENCESThe brainchild of a journalist and a marketing whiz, My Urban Rabbit Hole is a new customizable t-shirt brand, community gathering, and celebration of local living all in one. At the tangible level, it is a t-shirt with a map of a city on it, but the concept goes far beyond silk screened cotton: individuals use http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/10/another-one-from-trendcentral-presented.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-2472743605672109959Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:35:00 +00002008-09-24T14:44:44.826-05:00Spend even a few minutes with Tom Szaky and he is bound to say, “The thing about garbage is ...”That’s because TerraCycle, the company he co-founded in 2001 and has run since, is aiming to make billions by collecting used plastic bags, juice pouches, cookie wrappers and other items that cannot be recycled and fusing them into everyday items like tote bags, pencil cases and messenger bags to be http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/09/some-trash-is-good-trash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-3744635608443885290Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:23:00 +00002008-09-22T10:24:52.464-05:00From trendcentral, presented by The Intelligence Group. I get these newsletters everyday. Some really interesting stuff. Today's trend:TODAY'S ARTICLEMonday, September 22, 2008THE LATEST TREND IN FOOD FOOD SWAPPINGFood prices are increasing at the fastest rate in nearly two decades, and as consumers feel the pinch, they're looking for alternatives to the grocery store. One of the most creative http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/09/food-swap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-6208730247782574235Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-09-22T09:06:48.841-05:00I'm still recovering a bit this morning from a 20 mile run yesterday. (I'm training for the Chicago Marathon on October 12). Typically I train along the lake in the city, but this past weekend I went home and spent some time with my family in Naperville. As I thought about where I'd run on Sunday I remembered a beautiful dirt trail that winds through trees, prairies, over streams and next to old http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/09/running-through-nature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1604885168630163601.post-5573517831048797699Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:10:00 +00002008-09-22T08:42:08.312-05:00Ha, well I finally joined the "cool crowd" and created a blog. I enjoy writing but have never been good at committing myself to journaling every day. And when I say journaling, I mean pen to paper. I figure this outlet will work a little better since I'm on a computer a good part of the day so writing here is a little more accessible. My thought behind this blog is to provide an outlet for http://toinspirebeinspired.blogspot.com/2008/09/numero-uno.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ko)1