house takes up parking space

May 4th, 2008

sometimes the sky is so blue it hits the ground
sometimes the sky is so blue that it hits the ground, and even takes up a parking space.

cool plugins

May 3rd, 2008

slightly geeky post, i know, but… i have installed:

  • i love social bookmarking - see the share the love! in the top of the sidebar? i think it is so sweet that i will completely ignore the fact that it doesn’t work in explorer (used by 42% of noochi’s visitors (firefox is far better anyway! used by 52% of noochi’s visitors). you can now easily become my first fan - heh heh - or for the less advanced; share my brilliant posts with your facebook entourages
  • spamfree - oh, sweet bliss! saves me the disappointment when thinking a real human made a comment here (and eliminates my nervousness when bulk moderating all comments for spam).
  • google analytics for wordpress i love google analytics (visitor statistics for web sites)… however, in comparison to the stats i have in my web hotel, my new plugin seems to capture a lot less traffic (it must be filtering spiders - as well as myself - from the blog stats)… and also fewer (and different) search words… who cares. its quite normal.
  • thank you, thank you - cool code-sharing people: milienzo, webgeek and joost de valk. you make me love the web even more (if that is at all possible!).

    if i lived in NY…

    April 27th, 2008

    if i lived in NY i would join a mindpetals event. mindpetals is a community for thinkers, seekers and innovators, founded by david askaripour, and targeted towards young entrepreneurs who want to make a difference. the founder also wrote a book (!) about the journey towards successful entrepreneurship. i like the site, and i like the tagline:

    ideas to change the world
    actions to preserve the environment

    mindpetals - makes me want to live in NY

    i wish the best of luck and success for mindpetals. inspiring! if you like mindpetals you may also like helmar.org’s inspired mind - a cool german ‘crm guru’ based in south africa, and who believes in sustainability.

    about this blog

    April 27th, 2008

    so… it happened. i made an “about this blog” page. on it, i admit that the former tag line “an idealistic web shop in the making” didn’t really match the content of this blog. i also share what i do, what i love and what i want. because that is what this blog is about. i celebrate the power of friendship, love & talent. including talent for business, idea generation & good thinking. amen.

    touch pad now makes sense

    April 25th, 2008

    never before have my finger tips felt so good, touching my laptop’s touch pad. try jacksonpollock by miltos manetas (from 2003). its therapeutic and addictive. it rocks!

    jacksonpollock.org rocks

    if you like this, you may also like flashface and scribbler and sketchswap. thank you, stumbleupon! you already know me so well!

    flashface and scribbler

    involvement and/or (promise of) cash, please

    April 19th, 2008

    2 great sites - found on springwise - for involving your friends in your pet projects. whether it be making a wrong right or saving for something special: chip in.
    Make Something Happen - get to the point
    Springwise writes:

    The Point takes the notion of the tipping point—that point at which group action will produce a clear result and inevitable change—and applies it to organizing group efforts. Those who join a campaign pledge to take specific action—to boycott a company, for example, or donate funds toward a cause—but no one actually acts until the campaign reaches its preset tipping point, or number of pledged participants. When that point is reached, however, the action is triggered and participants make their donations, attend the event or boycott the organization.

    Saving will never be the same - Smartypig.com
    springwise writes:

    SmartyPig offers a safe, secure way for consumers to save towards a specific goal—a wedding, remodeling project or vacation, for example—and it adds a dash of social networking and added incentives to speed up the process.

    tree hugging tree

    April 18th, 2008

    trees also need hugs
    for tree hugging body care, click here :-)

    playground art

    April 10th, 2008

    playground art - shooting range playground. ida in the middle

    back with fill #1

    April 6th, 2008

    annette bening in american beauty sits in her car and repeats: “i do NOT want to be a victim, i do NOT want to be a victim”… by focusing on these words she actually becomes the victim… rule #1 in the law of attraction; what you focus on, will happen. words chosen for any mantra therefore are of extreme importance, and so, advised by mr. lee, i have also changed the wording of mine. apparently it worked. at least one of them did.
    back with partly fill

    6 billion others + inflatable dog

    March 30th, 2008

    this man has been married for 24 years - and fell in love with his wife 2 years ago!
    6billionothers is the most heart-warming site i’ve seen in a long time (thank you, ab fab o, for sending!). it beats postsecret by far. yann arthus-bertrand has interviewed people from all over the world (while photographing the earth from above), about their thoughts and feelings towards life, love, death, joy, childhood, fears and hopes. do not click the images unless you have at least an hour to spend with these beautiful people of the world…

    people from all over the world share their deepest hopes, fears and dreams

    i do not want to die

    with no comparison to the site above, as this is a different genre, the wooster collective that celebrates cool street art, excites me. see for example this inflatable dog (i want to experiment with some plastic in my own hood. it so beautifully illustrates that less is more) or go to wooster collective’s site to see more cool and moving works of art.

    inflatable dog - the coolest dog i have ever seen!!!
    hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah!