May 2013
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my mom and cancer
I think many women are feeling inspired today in learning of Angelina Jolie’s brave choice to have a preventive double mastectomy. Her mother passed at the age of 56 following a near decade-long fight against ovarian cancer. Jolie made this difficult decision in thinking of her own children and empowering herself against cancer.
Her story came at an interesting time for me as I watch my own...
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What I really hated, of course, was my mind. There must be an off switch...
– David Sedaris (via thatkindofwoman)
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April 2013
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shewritestotheclouds-deactivate asked: Hi Christine! My name's Jasmine and I'm an Art History/Museum Studies major. My goal is to work in an art gallery or museum but so far I don't really know what type of jobs there are in art galleries/museums. Seeing that you seem to know a lot about this topic, I was wondering if you can give me some info on what job opportunities there are in this field. Also, what steps you took...
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a reminder
My girlfriend sent me this great piece about why you should travel while you’re young (I think I still qualify as kind of young). The call to travel resonated more than usual because I’ve been feeling that this is a particularly formative time in my life. I used to believe that life just happened and that I needed life to get better in order for me to get better. Though after some tough deaths in...
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I have been so taken by Doug Aitken’s work recently it’s no surprise that I find his newest installation at Seattle Art Museum, MIRROR, completely captivating. It looks like this monumental city kaleidoscope changing in response to the urban environment. What’s amazing is feeling the thrill and wonder of his works through videos online — I imagine viewing the installations...
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March 2013
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SPRING
anthropologie:
a time or season of growth or development; the act or an instance of leaping up or forward; to be resilient or elastic to grow as a plant to come into being
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You’ll need coffee shops and sunsets and road trips. Airplanes and passports and...
– Jamie Tworkowski (via thatkindofwoman)
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Beautiful story, work, and space. Added to the bucket list — Nashville.
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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it...
– Anthony Bourdain (via sorakeem)
I need to travel soon. And more.
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February 2013
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The most solid advice for a writer is this, I think: Try to learn to breathe...
– Ernest Hemingway (via thatkindofwoman)
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