She Said She Said

Aug 8

“On the bright side, the practices that consumers have adopted in response to the economic crisis ultimately could — as a raft of new research suggests — make them happier. New studies of consumption and happiness show, for instance, that people are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material objects, when they relish what they plan to buy long before they buy it, and when they stop trying to outdo the Joneses.”

Stephanie Rosenbloom for the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/business/08consume.html?src=me&ref=general

Aug 3

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” G. K. Chesterton (via jaclyncara)

Jul 23

librarianista:

-cityoflove:

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (by Doug Mo (Gone Vagabonding))

Jul 10

Meg and Chris are hilarious twenty-somethings living in D.C. and blogging about heinously embarassing moments, terrible work situations, and the occasional near-death experience. The whole thing is glorious, but this post from April is a must-read: http://www.2birds1blog.com/2010/04/i-have-big-news.html

This is the Open Books bookstore—you should come check it out at 213 W. Institute Place in Chicago! Also, I have an internship working with Open Books’s literacy department, and we are always looking for volunteers: http://www.open-books.org/

Apr 12

from informationisbeautiful.net

Apr 11

“Be as beautiful as you can be, for yourself first, and then to anyone else with enough good sense to see it, too.” Maya Angelou