a fresh drawing every day

https://hugobrc.wordpress.com/

Because in the end you are really alone, whatever you do.

-- Marina Abramović

7 Habits of Highly Confident People

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-habits-highly-confident-people-marcie-buxton

-- LinkedIn

This is who the fuck I am.

-- Lady Gaga

Il imagine une technique imparable pour embrasser les passants

http://www.metronews.fr/conso/il-imagine-une-technique-imparable-pour-embrasser-les-passants/mnlo!A8mynTQuKUGfA/

-- Metronews

The Ten Layers of Absolute Freedom

The world is divided into angry people and free people.

Anger is a subset of fear. Maybe you are afraid to be lonely. Or afraid to be broke. Or afraid to die?

In 1994, 2001, 2005, 2008, and 2010 I was so angry and scared I didn't know what to do.

I thought I had to have a purpose, a goal. But this is BS.

There is only ONE purpose: TO BE FREE.

There are layers of freedom.

FIRST LAYER: Free from your own past and future. Which means: free of all regrets and petty hatreds from the past and anxieties and worries about the future.

#2: The next layer of freedom is to be free of other people's opinions of you. You never ride above the clouds if everyone is holding you down into the rain.

#3: The next layer: be free of the opinions of the masses.

#4: The next layer: be free of the word "CAN'T".

#5: The next layer of freedom: find someone who likes what you are doing.

#6: Now that people like something you are doing, start thinking of something you can charge for. A premium version of what you are doing.

#7: Another layer of freedom: ONLY do your best work 2-5 hours after you wake up.

#8: You don't need a lot to live like a king.

#9: Freedom is a path you choose every day.

#10: Final freedom layer: Realize that everyone you meet today has been sent down from an alien mother ship to teach you a lesson. Learn those lessons.

-- James Altucher

The Ten Layers of Absolute Freedom

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141201141348-5858595-the-ten-layers-of-absolute-freedom

-- LinkedIn

James Altucher weighs in on the topic of freedom.

Quand l’être humain considère que son objectif est atteint, il est toujours tenté d’arrêter de faire des efforts.

-- Marcelo Bielsa

Find a place where there is joy and the joy will burn out the pain.

-- Joseph Campbell

Roger Federer, le plus grand de tous les temps?

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Federer-le-plus-grand-de-tous-les-temps/517225

-- L'Equipe

Michel et Augustin - Les trublions du goût

http://www.micheletaugustin.com/laventure/tempsforts/portesouvertes/

-- Michel et Augustin

Coupe Davis - Federer-Wawrinka: «Je t'aime moi non plus»

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Federer-wawrinka-je-t-aime-moi-non-plus/515659

-- L'Equipe

C'est mon meilleur poste, à 100%. Je contrôle mieux le match. Je touche le ballon tout le temps, je vais le chercher à droite, à gauche, je peux monter si Oscar redescend... Je me sens libre et en confiance. Parfois, ces dernières années, j'ai dû jouer en attaque, et je le faisais pour le bien de l'équipe, mais c'est à mon poste actuel que je me sens le mieux.

-- Cesc Fabregas

avec ses tripes

Acteur qui joue avec ces tripes, avec ce qu'il a de plus profond

Oui cela m'a permis de comprendre ma place et d'évacuer la peur des autres.  Avec ce disque, j'arrive à davantage m'exprimer sur ma musique, je n'ai plus peur.  Si je le fais avec mes tripes, et que je réussis à l'accoucher poétiquement, il n'y a pas de raison que je n'arrive pas à utiliser des mots simples.

-- Julien Doré

So he said in an interview when asked "A titre personnel, vous sentez-vous davantage en phase avec vous-même ?"

Les artistes ont la possibilité d'élargir le regard du public, et ce n'est pas anodin.  Ils sont devenus aussi importants que les mathématiciens, les scientifiques ou les politiciens.

-- Julien Doré

So he said in an interview when asked "Avez-vous le sentiment d'avoir un statut particulier en tant que chanteur ?"

La définition d'un artiste, c'est de savoir se mettre en danger, d'expérimenter pour aller chercher plus loin.

-- Julien Doré

So he said in an interview when asked "Le succès populaire peut-il parfois se transformer en handicap ?"

Oxmo et moi, on n'est pas juste des musiciens, on aime expérimenter.  On est des chercheurs.  Des fois, on se plante.  Mais avec Alice, on ne s'est pas planté.

-- Ibrahim Maalouf

Mais lorsque je suis revenue en métropole ... j'ai eu du mal à retrouver un emploi.  Comme je ne trouvais rien qui me plaise vraiment, j'ai voulu créer mon entreprise.

-- Christelle Martinez

So she said in an interview when asked "Pourquoi avez-vous choisi de créer votre entreprise ?"

La liberté de faire ce qu'on veut ou d'aller où on veut.

-- Christelle Martinez

So she said in an interview when asked "Que vous a apporté la création d'entreprise ?"

Epanoui au Real Madrid, Raphaël Varane n'oublie pas son club formateur, le RC Lens. "Il pense y revenir quand il aura 35 ans et une armoire à trophées bien remplie", a confié à "France Football" son frère Anthony.

-- 20 Minutes

Note that Raphaël Varane is currently 21 years old.

On a besoin d'être en huis clos pour travailler, de vivre des choses intenses loin de chez nous.  On n'aime pas travailler dans le confort.

-- Nili Hadida, "Lilly Wood & The Prick"

So she said in an interview when asked "Pourquoi avoir choisi de partir en Afrique ?"

On a toujours fait ce qu'on avait envie de faire, il n'y a pas de raison que ça change.

-- Nili Hadida, "Lilly Wood & The Prick"

So she said in an interview when asked "L'orientation "dance" de la chanson ["Prayer in C" by Robin Schulz] vous a-t-elle donné envie de changer de registre ?"

Il faut donner le meilleur de soi-même pour ne pas avoir des regrets.

-- Flora Coquerel

So she said in an interview when asked "Quel conseil donneriez-vous aux 33 jeunes filles qui s'apprêtent à vivre à leur tour l'aventure Miss France ?"

Tant pis pour ceux qui pensent cela.

-- Audrey Pulvar

So she said supposedly in an interview when told "On entend souvent qu'exprimer ses convictions n'est pas compatible avec le journalisme ..."

riz mexicain

Temps de préparation : 20 minutes
Temps de cuisson : 30 minutes

Ingrédients (pour 2 personnes) :
- 120 g de riz
- 1 oignon
- 1 poivron rouge et 1 vert
- 1 gousse d'ail
- 1/2 petite boîte de maïs
- 2 cuillères à soupe de petits pois surgelés
- 2 cubes de bouillon de volaille
- 1 petite boîte de concentré de tomates
- huile
- sel et poivre

Préparation de la recette :

Faire revenir à l'huile l'oignon et les poivrons coupés en petits dés. Lorsqu'ils commencent à dorer, ajouter le riz.

Lorsque les grains de riz sont dorés, ajouter le maïs et les petits pois. Saler et poivrer.

Retirer du feu, ajouter la gousse d'ail pilée et mélanger.

Ajouter une partie du bouillon de poulet (de manière à ce qu'il recouvre largement le riz) que l'on aura prálablement préparé et auquel on aura ajouté le concentré de tomates.

Faire cuire à feu moyen, en remuant de temps en temps pour éviter que le riz ne colle au fond de la casserole et jusqu'à ce que le riz soit cuit et le bouillon absorbé (environ 20 min). Ajouter du bouillon, si besoin, en cours de cuisson.

Sources:

http://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_riz-mexicain_17266.aspx

salade croquante de dinde à la mexicaine

Liste ingrédients (pour 4-5 personnes)
Pour la marinade :
Escalopes de dinde : 6
Sel fin : 2 pincées
Huile d'arachide : 5cl
Chili (épices) : 4g

Pour la reste de la recette :
Huile d'olive : 2cl
Tomates : 3
Mais en grain : 150g
Oignon rouge : 1
Avocats : 2
Citrons verts : 2
Mesclun de salade : 300g
Sel fin : 6 pincées
Moulin à poivre : 6 tours

Recette
Pour la marinade :

• Tailler les escalopes en lamelles de 1cm de large puis en petits moceaux et les saler avec du sel fin.
• Dans un bol, mélanger tous les ingrédients de la marinade et laisser mariner la dinde pendant 1h.

Pour le reste de la recette :

1. Epulcher et émincer l'oignon rouge.
2. Egoutter le maïs.
3. Laver les feuilles le salade et les essorer.
4. Couper les tomates en dés de 1cm.
5. Epulcher les avocats et enlever le noyau, puis les couper en dés et les arroser avec les jus d'un citron vert.
6. Réaliser la vinaigrette en mélangeant le jus du 2ème citron avec le sel fin et le poivre, puis en ajoutant progressivement l'huile d'olive.
7. Dans une poêle, faire sauter les morceaux de dinde marinée pendant 1min de chaque côté.

Repartir les feuilles de mâche et les différents légumes en assiettes creuses, puis les arroser de vinaigrette.  Ajouter les morceaux de dinde et servir aussitôt.

assert

Il ne faut pas que tu sois timide comme ça : il faut que tu t'affirmes !

-- WordReference.com

Excerpt: Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You Workbook: Workbook - Second Edition

http://books.google.fr/books?id=Q18TqPrgvesC&pg=PT40&lpg=PT40&dq=your+unlovable+self+and+your+ability+to+love+that+unlovable+self&source=bl&ots=7gsqqXesK5&sig=iw9enz39zpJj1JMlVF-H8zG1s38&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tq5OVL_kOZHfaOutgMgH&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=your%20unlovable%20self%20and%20your%20ability%20to%20love%20that%20unlovable%20self&f=false

feature your insecurities

Love being weird
Obliterate the habit of hesitation
Vanquish the fear of real rejection
Embrace both familiar and unfamiliar people
Regard beautiful women

The biggest enemy that you are going to have to deal with is yourself.

There's an old African proverb that says if there's no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.

-- Kalib Singh

« Elles veulent voir ce que j’ai dans le ventre » : Live your dreams, #Episode1

http://lesportentreleslignes.blogs.lequipe.fr/?p=760

-- L'Equipe

A fat girl gets naked

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/26/living/weight-struggles-first-person

-- CNN

Les humains doivent être aimés et les biens matériels utilisés.  Hélas, chez nous, les biens matériels sont aimés et les humains utilisés.

-- MrKheiron

What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves.

Les gens se retiennent souvent non pas à cause de la qualité de leurs idées, mais de leur manque de foi en eux-mêmes.

-- Russell Simmons

Passion is a result. Passion is like profit. If you make certain steps and you end the day with more than you began with, we call that profit, usually measured in money. Well passion is also a result. If you invest in things that you believe in, and the outcome helps advance that cause, that hard work that you put in is called passion. You don't start something with passion. I'm passionnate but not if you put in me in an accounting job. I got no passion. And even if you tell me it is an accounting job to do good in the world, I still got no passion ... Passion is a result. Passion is a feeling you get as a result as being a part of something that you believe in.

-- Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek Start With Why Interview: Arguably the Single Most Powerful Principle in Business

left-siders library

Start With Why > Learn Your Why > Learning Library > Left-siders

I love the honesty in this comments board and in the talk. I hear Sarah wanting you to shine in your own way - find your own voice, speak your own truth, write your own poem (or song or painting or dance or story or, or, or...)

Its not your job to like hers. its your job to like yours.

So many people who donate poems to me on the pavements need this little reminder. When they get it, they shine. A great teacher can show the way, so can a friend.

-- Poem Catcher

This was a comment posted 3 years ago on the TED talk "If I should have a daughter ..." by Sarah Kay.

Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ...

The one characteristic and I've only been able to find one that I am absolutely comfortable saying that all great leaders have, only one, is courage, because sometimes, being a leader means you have to go first.  In fact, that's why we call them leaders.  Everyone in the organization knows what needs to be done, but who's gonna volunteer to do it?

-- Simon Sinek

art is a way of survival

Art is a way of survival.

-- Yoko Ono

Simon Sinek on Leadership - TED2014

Les rues de Paris

http://www.parisrues.com/

First started hooping July 2011. Life hasn't been the same since.

-- Rachael Lust

https://www.youtube.com/user/Rachaellust/about

Heartwarming Thai Commercial - Thai Good Stories By Linaloved

Groove

No need to worry what people think about you because most people aren't thinking about you.

-- Simon Sinek

go with the crowd

You can make up your own mind, or you can go with the crowd.

-- WordReference.com

A World Cup to remember

http://www.espnfc.us/blog/marcotti-musings/62/post/1950019/marcotti-a-world-cup-to-remember

-- ESPN

One journalist's recap of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

POWER (sic transit gloria Kanye)

http://rapgenius.com/Kirk-w-graves-power-sic-transit-gloria-kanye-lyrics#

-- RapGenius

An excerpt from Graves' brand-new book on Kanye West’s masterpiece My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Part of Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series on classic albums. In this section, Graves examines Yeezy’s power, in song and otherwise

How to Steal Ideas From Everybody You Meet

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140521122439-555977-how-to-steal-ideas-from-everybody-you-meet

-- LinkedIn

As a professor, I don't like this, but the cerebral virtues — curiosity, love of learning — are less strongly tied to happiness than interpersonal virtues like kindness, gratitude and capacity for love.

-- Martin Seligman

We have discovered that there is a set of human strengths that are the most likely buffers against mental illness: courage, optimism, interpersonal skill, work ethic, hope, honesty and perseverance. Much of the task of prevention will be to create a science of human strength whose mission will be to foster these virtues in young people.

-- Martin Seligman

The article had said this beforehand:

In 1998 Martin Seligman won election to a one-year term as President of the American Psychological Association and proposed a new focus: on healthy individuals rather than on pathology.

I have learned from past experiences to keep going, forget the chances you have missed and to keep persevering and a chance will come.

-- Gareth Bale

The article had said this beforehand:

It could have all been different for Bale and Real, after he spurned three good chances to score before heading in his side's vital second goal at the Estadio da Luz.

Stretching for a Fit Body

http://www.pedalpushersonline.com/?CID=646

-- Pedal Pushers Online

HD Wallpapers

http://www.hdwallpapers.in/

Good for drawing from photo

If I Were 22: You Want to Change the World, Do You? Then Unlearn These 3 Things Now

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140520110422-6126609-if-i-were-22-you-want-to-change-the-world-do-you-then-unlearn-these-3-things-now

-- LinkedIn

Cartooning for Peace - Dessins pour la paix

http://www.cartooningforpeace.org/

Living Your Values, Part I

http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/living-your-values-1.htm

-- Steve Pavlina

Où trouver des épiceries américaines et anglo-saxonnes à Paris ?

http://www.evous.fr/Ou-trouver-des-epiceries-anglosaxonnes-a-Paris,1175018.html

-- Evous

"I got out of my own way," he said. "I was thinking too much. I was worrying about what you guys (the media) were saying. I was worrying about what shots I was going to shoot throughout a game. I was thinking too much, and the game of basketball is played off of instincts.

-- Kevin Durant

This comment came after Kevin Durant scored 33 points in a 120-109 victory by the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Memphis Grizzlies in a first-round NBA playoff game.

Things to do once in a lifetime. Israel: Land of Creation

Things to do once in a lifetime
Free your mind
Fall in love
Take a bite out of life
Learn to let go
Never stop
Reach for the top

Things to do once in a lifetime. Israel: Land of Creation

Things to do once in a lifetime
Kiss a prince
Marry your queen
Complete a marathon
Be a champion
Make your mark
Create a life
Dare to fly
Don't be shy

Once in a life time. Israel: Land of Creation. FR.

A faire une fois dans sa vie
Libérér votre esprit
Tomber amoureux
Croquer la vie à pleine dents
Savoir lâcher prise
Ne jamais renoncer
Atteindre des sommets

Once in a life time. Israel: Land of Creation. FR. 40 Sec

A faire une fois dans sa vie
Embrasser un prince
Epouser une reine
Courir un marathon
Devenir champion
Laisser votre empreinte
Donner la vie
Vous envoler
Vaincre votre timidité

Trails :: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/trails/#

3 Urban Hikes in San Francisco

http://ohhappyday.com/2013/06/3-urban-hikes-in-san-francisco/

1. Historic Trail
2. Bernal Hill
3. Lands End

Trying to explain why some people are mean, my two year old interrupts and says... "Maybe they just need love"

J'essayais d'expliquer pourquoi certaines personnes sont méchantes quand ma fille de 2 ans est intervenue et a dit : "Peut-être qu'ils ont juste besoin de l'amour."

-- P!nk

People don't believe what you tell them.
They rarely believe what you show them.
They often believe what their friends tell them.
They always believe what they tell themselves.

-- Seth Godin

More quotes from Seth Godin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1791.Seth_Godin

Un père filme sa fille de 0 à 14 ans

http://www.metronews.fr/info/video-un-pere-filme-sa-fille-de-0-a-14-ans/mndo!KNBlnQDhwYMMU/

C'était l'envie initiale : j'ai fait la BD parce que je n'arrivais pas à monter le film et que je ne voulais pas que mon scénario pourrisse dans un tiroir.

-- Darren Aronofsky

A response given by the director of the film "Noé" to the question "Vous aviez déjà signé une BD sur Noé.  Pourquoi en faire un film ?", as part of an interview with Métronews that was reported on April 9, 2014.

Le client idéal?  Celui qui a, à la fois, des contraintes, impose un cahier des charges, me fait confiance et a un vrai budget.

-- India Mahdavi

Quand j'ai eu mon fils, je me suis sentie soudainement mal à l'aise, à cause de mon héritage culturel que je ne connais pas, au final ... je ne parle même pas l'arabe!

-- India Mahdavi

What kind of fear? No, not the kind that prevents you from hopping on a motorbike going 100 mph down the speedway, which is likely what Felix does before breakfast every morning. I'm talking about "good fear" — the kind that drives you to do the really hard things because if you didn't, you couldn't live with yourself. Like many of us, Felix was fearless and fearful at the same time. At one point, he was so scared about the mission he literally fled the project for several months.

So what did the team do? They found a replacement. And what happened to Felix? He got jealous and returned to the mission. The leaders of the mission knew to tap into that one fear that drives greatness - the fear of regret. It is not a "bad fear" which is the kind that limits you; it is a "good fear" because it motivates you. Can you imagine how Felix would feel if someone else had accomplished what he set out to do?

-- Betty Liu

This quote was extracted from Betty Liu's article "Career Curveballs: Fear Can Be a Powerful Friend" on LinkedIn

Career Curveballs: Fear Can Be a Powerful Friend

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140421230208-123941699-career-curveballs-fear-can-be-a-powerful-friend

-- LinkedIn

I like the idea of all the forgettable Wednesdays, but otherwise you take a fairly simple equation and make it far too complicated. Too many references to research. Do you check research to choose your friends? Choosing a life partner is simple. Step 1: Love yourself Step 2: Find someone you love, who loves you back. Step 3: Be willing to work at it

-- Ann Faison

A comment on the article "How to Pick Your Life Partner – Part 2"

How to Pick Your Life Partner

http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner.html
http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner-part-2.html

-- Wait But Why

Vue sur les marches : Prue Lang

Vue sur les marches : Prue Lang par Theatre_de_Chaillot

I hate men who are afraid of women's strength.

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death. Some never awaken.

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don't know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness. In reality those who satisfy me are those who simply allow me to live with my ''idea of them."

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

We don't see things as they are.  We see them as we are.

-- Anaïs Nin

More quotes from Anaïs Nin here:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7190.Ana_s_Nin

flow reference (2)

http://home.primus.ca/~remedy3/FLOW%20%20.htm

An overview of the book "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience".

flow reference (1)

http://learn.moodle.net/pluginfile.php/6345/mod_glossary/attachment/893/flow_the_psychology_of_optimal_experience.pdf

An overview of the book "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience".

The Core Beliefs of the Delightfully Successful

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140415201420-658789-the-core-beliefs-of-the-delightfully-successful

-- LinkedIn

How to Get Ordinary People to Be Extraordinary

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140409120703-36792-how-to-get-ordinary-people-to-be-extraordinary

-- LinkedIn

BEST CLASSROOM APRIL FOOLS PRANK EVER

Groove

Balades dans le 3e arrondissement de Paris

http://www.mairie3.paris.fr/mairie03/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=37

Nous sommes nés en criant ; nous mourrons en râlant.  Entre, on cause.

-- Bernard Pivot

Les bons ne gagnent pas toujours. Ce sont ceux qui luttent qui gagnent.

-- Diego Simeone

L'entraîneur argentin de l'Atlético Madrid a dit cela le 9 avril 2014, après la qualification de son équipe en demi-finales de la Ligue des Champions, au détriment du Barça (1-0, 1-1 à l'aller).

If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.

-- Seth Godin

Nous sommes tous le sauvage de quelqu’un. Une fois que l’on en a pris conscience, la déconstruction de cette invention peut commencer.

-- Bintou Dembélé

J'ai cinquante ans et j'ai toujours vécu libre. Laissez-moi terminer mon existence libre.  Quand je serai mort, il faudra qu'on dise de moi : "Celui-là n'a jamais appartenu à aucune école, à aucune église, à aucune institution, à aucune académie, surtout à aucun régime, si ce n'est celui de la liberté."

I am fifty years old and I have always lived in freedom. Let me end my life free. When I am dead let this be said of me: "He belonged to no school, to no church, to no institution, to no academy, least of all to any regime except the regime of liberty."

-- Gustave Courbet

bars, clubs, and restaurants in paris 2ème

Pascade
14 rue Daunou 2e (Opéra)

MISSION STATEMENT OF HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL

Empowered by the Gospel message of Jesus, Holy Cross, a Catholic high school, develops young men and women to become life-long learners and well-informed citizens through dynamic spiritual, academic, co-curricular, and community activities.

-- Holy Cross High School

Here's a possible example of a WHY

I've been fortunate enough to have some amazing experiences in my life so far. I've trekked to one of the highest base camps in the Himalayas, meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama's monastery, earned my US Army Infantry patch, walked 550 miles across Spain, lived in Paris, been the only non-black, non-woman member of the Black Women's writers' group, written a novel, held the hands of dying patients, and worked with some of the best people in Silicon Valley.

But the most transformative experience has been the simple act of loving myself.

-- Kamal Ravikant

Best Crepes and Creperies in Paris

http://goparis.about.com/od/foodanddiningtoppicks/fl/Best-Crepes-and-Creperies-in-Paris.htm?nl=1

-- About.com

Miami et ça repart

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Miami-et-ca-repart/453470

-- L'Equipe

L'an dernier, Serena Williams avait lancé sa saison en Floride. Cette année, elle a encore retrouvé sa superbe sur ses terres.

People don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions distroyed....

Les gens ne veulent pas entendre la vérité car ils ne veulent pas voir leurs illusions détruites.

-- Vincent McDoom

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.

-- Ellen DeGeneres

J'ai mis toute ma vie à savoir dessiner comme un enfant.

-- Pablo Picasso

zone de confort : osez en sortir

Beautiful Freaks: Tim Burton's Celebrations of Specialness

http://books.google.fr/books?id=SRDvgD-SADAC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=beautiful+freaks:+tim+burton%27s+celebrations+of+specialness&source=bl&ots=xL_TtV9GzT&sig=fak4tEkE7B7LP8zn5t1ECDY0dT0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UkMzU9qfAomW0QXd6ICQDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=beautiful%20freaks%3A%20tim%20burton%27s%20celebrations%20of%20specialness&f=false

Excerpt from the book "The Secret Life of Movies: Schizophrenic and Shamanic Journeys in American Cinema" by Jason Horsley.

Marianne Williamson with Marie Forleo

Ma mère, qui était une activiste, nous emmenait souvent dans les banlieues défavorisées de Mexico.  Pendant qu'elle aidait les femmes, nous jouions avec leurs enfants.  Chaque fois que je rentrais à la maison, j'étais angoissée, presque écoeurée.  Je ne comprenais pas que l'on puisse vivre dans une telle misère.  J'ai questionné ma mère.  Elle m'a répondu : "Le mode est comme ça, il est injuste.  Au lieu de ressasser ta colère, utilise-là."

-- Lydia Cacho

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

http://www.drsketchy.fr/

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School est un atelier éphémère de dessin de modèles vivants. Son but : dépoussiérer le cours de dessin classique, beaucoup trop sérieux...

La police ferme l'autoroute pour rechercher un pénis tranché

http://www.directmatin.fr/insolite/2014-03-14/la-police-ferme-lautoroute-pour-rechercher-un-penis-tranche-665197

-- Direct Matin

ici et ailleurs

http://anniecicatelli.wordpress.com/category/dessins-et-croquis/

Site géré par Annie Cicatelli

irregular expressions

Photo courtesy of irregular expressions

On rencontre la destinée souvent par des chemins qu'on prend pour l'éviter.

-- La Fontaine

tiramisu

La recette originale du Tiramisu selon Galbani

Ingrédients pour 6 personnes :

500g de Mascarpone Galbani
5 oeufs
5 cuillères à soupe de sucre blanc en poudre
40 biscuits à la cuillère
2 tasses de café fort non sucré
2 cuillères à soupe de Marsala (vin d'origine italienne)
Cacao amer en poudre non sucré

Temps de préparation :
20 minutes

1. Séparez les blancs d'oeufs des jaunes. Fouettez les jaunes d'oeufs avec le sucre jusqu'à ce que le mélange blanchisse. Incorporez le mascarpone, bien mélanger.
2. Montez les blancs d'oeufs en neige et incorporez-les délicatement à la préparation.
3. Mélangez ensuite le café refroidi et le Marsala dans une assiette creuse, trempez-y rapidement les biscuits. Disposez la moitié des biscuits dans le fond d'un plat (type plat à gratin), recouvrez avec la moitié de la préparation, puis disposez le reste des biscuits et terminez par le reste de préparation.
4. Laissez reposer au réfrigérateur au moins 3h (idéalement 12h).
5. Au moment de servir, saupoudrez le Tiramisu de cacao en poudre à travers un tamis.

Les astuces de Galbani pour un tiramisu inratable :

• Utilisez des oeufs extra-frais.
• Préférez le batteur électrique au fouet dans toutes les étapes de mélange, sauf pour l'incorporation des blancs en neige qui doit se faire délicatement avec un mélanger manuel.
• Montez les blancs en neige très fermes en vous assurant d'utiliser un batteur propre.
• N'imbibez pas trop vos biscuits 2-3 seconds suffisent.
• Laissez reposer le tiramisu au moins 3h au réfrigérateur avant de servir.

I don't think people realize how much energy I put into my shows & how much their bad energy brings me down.

Je ne pense pas que les gens réalisent toute l'énergie que je mets dans mes spectacles et combien leur mauvaise énergie me casse le moral.

-- Miley Ray Cyrus

The Most Motivating Video for Success

INCREDIBLE MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO

figure drawing

http://studiomysteries.wordpress.com/tag/figure-drawing/

-- Studio Mysteries

Interesting record of a woman's experiences while improving her art technique

The No. 1 Time Management Mistake Capable People Make

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140305175419-8353952--1-time-management-mistake-capable-people-make

--  LinkedIn

Another perspective on the focus-on-only-one-thing idea.

Best Advice: “Never Give Up”— The Lesson I Learned from my Father

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140225112644-46951391-best-advice-never-give-up

-- LinkedIn

Fela Kuti: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti | Yoruba Cultural Institute

http://yorubaculturalinstitute.org/main/fela-kuti-olufela-olusegun-oludotun-ransome-kuti/

-- Yoruba Cultural Institute

Here is an excerpt:

One of the most famous, international Yoruba icons in history is Fela Kuti. Fela is well known for his keen and creative sense of music and his strong, bold political views and actions. Fela Kuti was a multi-instrumentalist, composer and musician; a human rights activist, pioneer of afro-beat, and was politically orthodox. Although many people knew him as Fela Kuti, his full name was Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti. In the Yoruba culture it is very common that names have meaning, even as a prayer. The following are the meaning of the names of Fela: Olufela- God expands wealth; Olusegun- God is victorious; Oludotun- God becomes new.

Les barrières que je m'étais imposées seul, l'entreprise les a fait sauter. On a toujours mis tous les moyens logistiques à ma disposition pour que je n'aie à me concentrer que sur mon travail et être un employé comme un autre.

-- Cedric Mocellin, PMR qui officie à la direction des achats du groupe EDF

Les sages parlent parce qu'ils ont quelque chose à dire ; les imbéciles parlent parce qu'ils ont à dire quelque chose.

-- Platon

Ellen Page Joins HRCF's Time to Thrive Conference

Janelle Monae turns rhythm and blues into science fiction

http://io9.com/5592174/janelle-monae-turns-rhythm-and-blues-into-science-fiction

-- io9

[HD] Janelle Monáe ~ Dance Apocalyptic ~ David Letterman 9-9-13

Soyez vrais et allez mieux
A recommander à toutes les personnes qui se sentent "gentilles" ou "reservées", tout en se sentant "dépressives" sans savoir pourquoi.

Ce livre nous apprend comment communiquer de façon à éviter les incompréhensions et à favoriser un résultat gagnant-gagnant.

Il nous apprend également pourquoi certains types d'éducation finissent par éteindre notre véritable personnalité à force de vouloir cacher nos émotions et paraitre "gentil"!

Ce livre est d'ailleurs devenu une bible pour moi, qui ait toujours été un "gentil", mais connaissant de grosses baisses de moral inexpliquées ;)

Je vais beaucoup mieux depuis que je suis les conseils de ce livre, alors 5 étoiles c'est un minimum!

(Bon OK, je trouve juste un petit défaut au livre, il y a pas mal de répétitions, mais ça n'enlève rien à son intérêt indiscutable ;) )

-- çavamieux

Ce commentaire fait référence à cette édition : Cessez d'être gentil soyez vrai : Être avec les autres en restant soi-même (Broché)

We are free people, and free people feel no fear

-- Pussy Riot

Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things They Avoid

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/

-- Forbes

Lego Just Got Told Off By A 7-Year-Old Girl

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/lego-just-got-told-off-by-a-7-year-old-girl

-- BuzzFeed

Watch Disney’s Short Film ‘Paperman’

http://themovieblog.com/2013/watch-disneys-short-film-paperman/

-- The Movie Blog

Whatever you do will define who you are: choose carefully

-- Wyclef Jean

When you are not yourself what you really earn is only wasting time with people who were looking for someone else.

Lorsque vous n'êtes pas vous-même, vous perdez votre temps avec des gens qui sont à la recherche de quelqu'un d'autre.

-- Wyclef Jean

L'opinion publique est celle de ceux qui n'ont pas d'idées.

-- Oscar Wilde

Aurore Pallet

http://aurorepallet.com/

Aurore Pallet – L’Hypothèse des Halos Non Lumineux @ Galerie Isabelle Gounod (Paris)

http://www.en.ozartsetc.com/2013/03/25/aurore-pallet-lhypothese-des-halos-non-lumineux-galerie-isabelle-gounod-paris/

-- Ozarts Etc

MS DOS script to DIR first 10 files only, descending order

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11930708/ms-dos-script-to-dir-first-10-files-only-descending-order

J'ai la chance d'aimer le travail que je fais tous les jours, ce n'est pas le cas de tout le monde donc il faut savoir être conscient de cette chance. Je le suis.

-- Rafael Nadal

Wealth Inequality in America

It is by becoming familiar with the inventions of others that one learns, in art, to invent oneself.

-- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

QUESTLOVE, MO’ META BLUES

http://lignesdefrappe.com/questlove-mo-meta-blues/

-- LIGNES DE FRAPPE

VIDEO - Macklemore et Ryan Lewis tapent le bœuf dans un bus

http://www.metronews.fr/culture/video-macklemore-et-ryan-lewis-tapent-le-buf-dans-un-bus/mnao!cqTpIWnu5AE6U/

-- metronews

ANISSA KATE, INTERVIEW BUSINESS CLASS

http://lignesdefrappe.com/anissa-kate/

-- LIGNES DE FRAPPE

Anissa Kate is a porn star.

The crowdfunding boss inspired by her parents' struggles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25619253

-- BBC

chacun voit midi à sa porte

Chacun se préoccupe de son propre intérêt avant toute autre chose, et considère ses problèmes ou ses opinions comme étant les plus importants.

Mais chacun voit midi à sa porte, inutile de discuter.

-- Wiktionary

Move Back to Nigeria: Never Been to Nigeria Before but Here To Stay! American-Born Vivian Nwakah Tells Her Story

http://www.bellanaija.com/2014/01/10/move-back-to-nigeria-never-been-to-nigeria-before-but-here-to-stay-american-born-vivian-nwakah-tells-her-story/

-- Bella Naija

With A Piece Of Chalk - JuBaFilms

Loneliness and unpopularity are sometimes the best reasons to feed a desire of artistic expression..and reveal talent http://youtu.be/mBZAFJ-Q6Mw

-- Katsuni

In this lifetime how will you use the power in your voice? Will you give back to the world what you receive, or are you just taking?

-- Lady Gaga

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

-- John Lennon

Edward Morrissey

http://edzzle.com/

-- Edward Morrissey

I found Edward's blog via a search for a "Rules of a Creator's Life" image.  His version was listed among the search results.  I like it.

I also like the fact that Edward's blog states that he is a guy following his bliss.

And we've been on a journey. And the debate has raged, hasn't it, since the Greeks, of isn't it what it's all about? Isn't life about the journey, not really the destination? And here we've been on this journey, and the truth is, it's been thrilling. We haven't reached that other shore, and still our sense of pride and commitment, unwavering commitment. When I turned 60, the dream was still alive from having tried this in my 20s, and dreamed it and imagined it.

-- Diana Nyad

I like this quote only because it contains the words "unwavering commitment", something that Mihály Csíkszentmihályi referred to his book "Flow" as essential to a life full of optimal experience.

Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up.html

EVERYBODY LOVES BANKSY

http://lignesdefrappe.com/banksy/

-- LIGNES DE FRAPPE

Aujourd’hui nul besoin d’aller à l’université, de se balader avec son portfolio, de faire de la lèche aux galeries et leurs nuées de prétentieux, pas besoin non plus de coucher avec quelqu’un d’influent. Tout ce qu’il vous faut c’est quelques idées et une connexion haut débit. Pour la première fois le monde bourgeois de l’art appartient au peuple. Il s’agit d’en faire quelque chose.

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

En ce qui me concerne, la seule chose qui vaille la peine d’être vu dans la plupart des musées ce sont les étudiantes en arts plastiques.

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

Une pensée originale vaut bien un millier de citations.

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

L’esprit n’est jamais aussi vif que lorsqu’on est paranoïaque. Le cerveau explore toutes les possibilités, toutes les alternatives d’une situation donnée. Et tout cela en restant alerte et clair.

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

Il existe quatre besoins humains de base : manger, dormir, baiser et se venger.

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi les gens sont si avides de révéler les détails de leurs privées au public. Ils oublient qu’être invisible est un super-pouvoir

-- Anonymous

This quote could be attributed to Banksy

CRUMB – From the Underground to the Genesis

http://networkedblogs.com/zQrFD

-- Kunst PresseSchau

Une splendide rétrospective Robert Crumb au Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris

http://www.bodoi.info/une-splendide-retrospective-robert-crumb-au-musee-dart-moderne-de-la-ville-de-paris/

-- Bodoï

L'Académie de la Grande Chaumière

http://www.grande-chaumiere.fr

L'Académie de la Grande Chaumière, located at 14 Rue de la Grande Chaumière, 75006 Paris, is a workshop dedicated to figure drawing.  It offers atelier libres where one can draw from live models.

The following website contains more information about the l'Académie:

http://www.academie-charpentier.fr/Ateliers-libres

Character Designs

http://characterdesigns.com/index.php?sitepage=photosets

Character Designs is an "artist's resource." It contains a plethora of photos that showcase model poses.

PolyKarbonBBS

http://www.polykarbonbbs.com

PolyKarbonBBS is an "art support community website."  It includes references to drawings and poses.

The post that brought me here:

http://www.polykarbonbbs.com/showthread.php?t=30973

12-Week Swim Workout Plan for Sprint Triathlons

http://www.active.com/swimming/articles/12-week-swim-workout-plan-for-sprint-triathlons?page=1

-- Active

Brian sent me this workout that he as doing.

How Many Calories Does Swimming Burn?

http://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/how-many-calories-does-swimming-burn

-- Active

Object Referral and Self-Referral

http://www.chopra.com/object-referral-and-self-referral

-- The Chopra Center

Lizzie Velasquez: How Do YOU Define Yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62Aqdlzvqk

Improving Image Tone With Levels In Photoshop

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/levels/

-- Photoshop Essentials

For more information on using the Levels feature on photos, Google "photo editing levels feature"

Woman goes to the gym for 100 days and makes this timelapse video.

http://www.wimp.com/womangym/

Jovonne's post on Facebook drew me to this video.  Below is the text of the post.

This... this took me somewhere... (still in tears) & those of you who know, know. So many folks will see this and commend her for taking care of her body and living differently health wise, but for me the real magic is that she chose to LIVE, she chose life on her terms. the transformation that I stand in awe of didn't come at day 100 ... i commend this beautiful soul for what she did on day one. There is nothing easy about deciding to do what you dont know ... and honestly, may not believe can be done. To decide - DECIDE - to change your life, to believe there IS a life that you can live that is different from what you've known or seen or even been able to imagine ... How exquisitely, terrifyingly brave

Lisa Perry left a comment too that is worth noting.  I like the "pushed through the emotional pain" bit.

I am inspired and in awe that she not only started this 100 day journey but she went through the process (not just the motions). Pushed through the emotional pain to show us all what real courage looks like. No doubt she is an entirely new being mind, body, and soul.

The Hard-Won Lessons of the Solitary Years

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/fashion/Modern-love-The-Hard-Won-Lessons-of-a-Solitary-Life.html

-- The New York Times

Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson%27s_stages_of_psychosocial_development

-- Wikipedia

The One Question You Should Never Have to Ask While on a Date

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-platts/first-date-advice_b_4554666.html

-- Huffington Post

Fish and frogs living out of water - BBC

"To be is to do."

-- Socrates

6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/

-- Cracked

Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley.html

There was a comment that resonated particularly with me:

Marianne Haferkamp
Dec 29 2013: I am a creative person, and I am a kindergarten teacher! While growing up my artistic abilities were never truly fostered by the adults around me, however I am persistent or stubborn or both! I found a way to practice drawing and painting. I joined a small dance studio but soon after my parents could not afford it, so I joined the church choir because it was free. I have vivid memories of my childhood spent imagining, creating, reading, singing, dancing, drawing and painting. I enrolled in every art class possible while in middle school and high school (yes, our public school did have art classes in the 80's). I enrolled in drama class and joined the drama club (the television series, Glee would have been a huge hit if it were created). Funny thing though, I always felt like the "odd girl" with many of my peers and now I've grown into that role so beautifully as the "unique" teacher at school! After college and feeling empty and lost I reenrolled to study fine art. It was either art or prozac! I chose art for the sake of my own two children and my sanity.I studied art with its many forms (no hierarchy for me), but it was sculpture and ceramics I had not had an opportunity to explore! I love ALL forms of art, and apply my knowledge and abilities within my classroom each minute of the day I am with my students. I empower my kindergartners and teach them to know and understand it is they who are the very best artists in the world, and it is unfortunately the adults who will squash their creativity. So my next lesson is to teach them how not to be squashed! I hail Sir Ken Robinson for taking this platform and delivering a meaningful message about creativity and our education system. I finally feel validated as a creative person who has found meaning in life teaching youngsters! I am a prime candidate for teaching at one of those "alternative" schools, and I may just have to look into it. I do agree it would be most practical if the "alternative" were the "norm"!