On values and hobbies

If you don’t stick to your values when they are being tested, they’re not values: they’re hobbies.
~ Jon Stewart

Need A Creative Idea In 10 Minutes? Play With The Stuff On Your Desk

Find seven things on your desk at your studio, office, or home and make something with them. You could make a sculpture, a freeze-frame, a tool, a composition–whatever comes to you

The trick is not to spend more than 10 minutes fiddling with your desktop objects–that’s enough time to experiment with some interesting combinations without beginning to second-guess yourself.

take inspiration from your surroundings, nature, people, stories, and your imagination. And don’t forget to have fun! That’s a key component of creativity.

Source: Need A Creative Idea In 10 Minutes? Play With The Stuff On Your Desk

Secrets of Honeymoon Planners for Billionaires

Sometimes the requests are so massive in scope that construction crews need to get involved. For a five-night trip, one prominent television actress paid $40,000 to have her hotel bathroom’s granite sink lifted 7 inches higher—all so she wouldn’t have to bend over when washing her face. Similarly, a husband recently spent $80,000 to have a 210-foot yacht completely carpeted, so his new wife could wear her stilettos on board instead of having to—gasp!—go barefoot.

Source: Secrets of Honeymoon Planners for Billionaires – Bloomberg