Painting with Gravity

by Megan on February 6, 2012

I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like. And I could watch this all day.

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Shake Off the Water

January 30, 2012

Happy (belated) New Year from Day Improver! My New Year’s resolution is to post more Day Improvers. What’s yours? To travel around the world? To run a marathon? To eat more vegetables? To see high-speed photos of dogs shaking water off themselves? Well, if it’s the latter, then I can help. Photographer Carli Davidson’s collection [...]

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The Shoes / Art of Kobi Levi

December 11, 2011

Pretty shoes improve my day.  Art improves my day.  Pretty artistic shoes that have a sense of humor REALLY improve my day.  Check out these designs from artist/shoes designer Kobi Levi:

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James Brown Best Dance Moves Ever

December 3, 2011

“The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.” — James Brown (Thanks to Joel and Catherine for the submission!)

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Penguin Turns to a Life of (Adorable) Crime

October 18, 2011

Sometimes I run across videos that seem like they were made just for me. Meet the most precious criminals of the animal kingdom in this clip from BBC’s Frozen Planet.

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“Stay hungry, stay foolish.”

October 6, 2011

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it by living someone else’s life.” R.I.P. Steve Jobs.

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The Andy Rooney Game

October 3, 2011

Yesterday, Andy Rooney’s last 60 Minutes segment aired. To commemorate the occasion, I spent way too much time watching videos of The Andy Rooney Game. RULES TO THE ANDY ROONEY GAME: Remove everything but the first and last sentences from Andy Rooney’s segment on 60 Minutes. Then post that onto youtube. I’ve embedded the Final [...]

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Move, Eat, Learn

October 1, 2011

One thing I miss about my pre-parent lifestyle is traveling. Travel has all the ingredients for a great day improver: discovery, spontaneity, adventure, growth. Most of us talk about living in the moment but struggle to do so. Travel has a lovely way of forcing us to be truly present. Feeling listless? Plan a trip! [...]

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It’s Not Going to Turn Out the Way You Thought

September 12, 2011

I’m about a month late on posting this.  I saw a blog post on Crazy Sexy Life, realized it matched perfectly with Andi’s last post, bookmarked it, and then promptly got distracted for three weeks.  But hey, better late than never, right? Read it here.

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When one door closes another door opens (for Stacey)

August 25, 2011

Actually, the entire quote is something like “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” Variously attributed to Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller, and every self-help guru in the history of the [...]

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