10 Seinfeld Quotes That Sum Up Your Life Perfectly

#9 is exactly the way you want to be and what you want to say when something or someone enrages you to no end. Ha! If only we could be as eloquent in the moment and not after the fact (in our own heads).

Lisa Congdon’s hand-lettering

I love these two recent pieces from Lisa Congdon’s project 365 Days of Hand Lettering. Just looking at them makes me happy—the lettering and the sentiments. (Day 243 and Day 235 via Lisa Congdon Art + Illustration)

“The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver

Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? I first read those last two lines of Mary Oliver‘s poem “The Summer Day” when The Power of Introverts author Susan Cain posted it as a June 2 status update on her Facebook fan page. “How do YOU answer Mary Oliver’s question?” […]

A part of me is every age

Whenever I see a picture like this, I think, Oh, hook me up, I would totally do that. Bounce around with complete abandon on a humongous inflatable Stonehenge? Yes, please. I’m pretty sure this means I’ll be a kid at heart for the rest of my life. The art installation Sacrilege by Jeremy Deller, currently on display […]

On being well rounded

While rereading an October 2011 Brain Pickings roundup of Steve Jobs quotations, I got to thinking that Jobs’s views on the importance of a broad-based education echo certain sentiments in “The Education of an Artist,” a chapter in The Shape of Content by Ben Shahn. In particular there’s a quote by Jobs from the February 1996 issue […]

A perfect repast

Here’s the best kind of meal according to book reviewer and editor Avis DeVoto (pictured), a confidante of Julia Child, reblogged from Ruth Reichl: “I also stubbornly maintain that the only real way to cook lobsters is in three or four inches of sea water, in a covered kettle, for about twelve minutes (pound and […]

Audrey the introvert

Agreed. I always find it comforting to hear or read about people in the public eye, like Audrey Hepburn, who were introverted and unapologetic about it. Although I do love a good day crammed with adventures and running around sometimes too!