Life of db
The little quips and musings that occur in the Life of Dylan Blanchard.
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Guys!
I know I’ve been silent, but it’s because I’ve been watching this video / commercial / ad over and over again.
I think it’s the best I’ve seen this year. Confirm / deny / thoughts?
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World, I’ve been quiet, but I’m not not doing shit.
Zefrank, take it away.
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Quote reblogged from Officials Say the Darndest ThingsOne of the things you learn as a college president is that if an undergraduate is wearing a tie and jacket on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock, there are two possibilities. One is that they’re looking for a job and have an interview; the other is that they are an asshole. This was the latter case.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, giving his take on the Winklevoss twins. As dramatized in the film the “Social Network,” the well-heeled, well-connected twins once asked Summers—who was president of Harvard at the time—to intervene in their dispute with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (via officialssay)
Oh dear. Well now, that’s just funny.
Kids, pick your suit-times wisely. -
Photo reblogged from Unfuck the World
The key to fixing it all…
(Source: lutarcriarpoderpopular)
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When it comes to advertising, Volkswagen really has it figured out.
This is a ode to their 2011 superbowl commercial / one of the best of last year. -
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On the surface, they couldn’t be more miles (eh oh! pun!) but in reality, they are more equal than one would expect.
The fact that I love cycling isn’t something that I hide. Give me an open afternoon, a blistering hot sun and some well-laid pavement and I’ll be happily occupied for hours. Money, on the other hand, isn’t regarded with the same level of admiration. That isn’t to say that I don’t accept money as a necessary evil. I’m a commerce student after all, and I’m able to recognize that money sometimes even acts as a barrier between me and the road. However begrudgingly.
With the new semester upon us, I’ve been able to settle down and put in some time on my bike, spinning away an hour or so (read: a hunk of festive turkey, or so). Spinning alone in my apartment doesn’t have the same allure that open roads have. Mother nature doesn’t whisper the same sweet nothings into my ear as I watch re-runs on the tv as she didwhen my forearms are rested on the handlebars, barreling down the same mountainside in 10 minutes it took me 45 to get up just prior.
But just like an well cared-for bank account, I’m slowly making regular deposits. And when the sun is upon us for more than 3.5 hours a day, and the snow has melted, that investment is going to pay dividends. And those dividends are going to allow me to ride those roads for hours. Blissful moment after blissful moment.
Those lonely, sweat-ridden afternoons aren’t looking so bad after all.
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You get to make a choice. You can remake that choice every day, in fact. It’s never too late to choose optimism, to choose action, to choose excellence. The best thing is that it only takes a moment — just one second — to decide.
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Well the picture doesn’t lie. We can point fingers and call each other names, but at its core, I’ve simply read a shit ton over the course of the last three years.
And I like it.
I’m not much for the latest and greatest in pop culture, and you won’t find that I’ve subscribed to any gossip blogs (beyond Macrumors), but what you will find is a mix of personal blogs, corporate blogs and editorials centered around different business ideas and various areas of technology. As I sit and wonder how I’ve amassed such a large amount of read articles, and intuitively, invested so much time in such an undertaking, I can point to one reason:
My core belief that formal education is not enough, and does not prepare you to meet the needs of employers, the world, and more importantly, your own needs.
Your informal education deserves as much of an investment as your ‘formal’ education does (at least in the time department), and by zeroing in on a basketful of great websites and blogs that turn out content, that in return will expand your perspective is critical, and I’d argue is likely directly related to your success in whatever your ventures are.School sucks, knowledge doesn’t.
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Video reblogged from Mitchell McKenna
Tim Chaisson performs “Real” in the lobby of Main Building at UPEI. Check out Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold’s latest album on iTunes.
You know what’s cool? This.
Why, you ask? Because for one, it’s an island musician - a damn good one, who deserves all the attention he gets. And two, they’ve got a blog with a ton of these talented musicians that happen to be on the UPEI campus (pretty sure that they don’t all attend, given that the list has Fred Penner on it, too… the guy can’t not be a teacher. Brilliant.).Is this a great and authentic way to market the culture of PEI, the campus life and its music department? You’re damn right it is. (Thanks for posting this, Mitch)
(Source: campussessions)
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Self-Portrait
A macaque monkey in Indonesia took a camera from a wildlife photographer before snapping himself in a variety of poses.
Photo via Telegraph, shot by macaque monkey
Man, he really nailed the lighting on this one.
Monkey got game. -
Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.
Replied the Dali Lama when asked what surprises him most. (via Jordash)
Legit though. This is fucking brilliant.
How have we jam-packed our schedules so tight, scheduled so much of “our time”, invested so much outside ourselves, and left nothing for us? How naive we are! to never schedule time for ourselves, or to prioritize the truly important things.Everyone has heard of “you can’t love someone else until you love yourself”. Well, you can’t do shit if you don’t look after yourself and haven’t actively made health your number one priority.
Want to make change?
As with anything, start slow. Don’t treat your health as if its a diet. Better yet, don’t diet. The diet methodology sets you up for failure because it’s not sustainable. Better yet, make lifestyle decisions, keeping your head pointed in one direction and allowing every obstacle to have a natural selection. Better yet, when it comes to health, ask yourself which is better for you. Because what’s better for you will be better for whoever is asking you of your time. In the end. Because you won’t die. Get it? -
Well, a new project from Google… Schemer is aiming to be your go-to to getting on all the latest schemes or what’s happenings in whatever interest field you’re into.
I like.
But there’s a bigger question. Check out the homepage of Schemer… and you’ve already checked out their video. Shit is cool. SO! How does Schemer fit into the Google organization? How do they subsist on coolness, and yet operate within the larger, and generally uncool, Google organizational structure?
I’m curious. I’m curious because: how are they going to keep this feeling (smells like a start up) before being swallowed up and killed by the ‘real’ Google. I like this feeling, Google. Don’t take it away.
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Ladies and Gents,
Take a moment to look around at a few more lips than usual today.
You’re looking at a trophy.
A trophy that represents solidarity against a hellish disease, of over $33M raised in Canada, and a global movement that will bring in nearly $100 million by days end.
Dreamers can dream of a disease free world today, but until it becomes reality and we have eradicated all forms of cancer, there is still much to do.
We’ve taken a step in the right direction.
Lips up. There’s pride to be had. -
Post reblogged from Afternoon Snooze Button
“Historically hardcore”
(via liller)
Historically brilliant.
Bravo for taking the boring (sorry Grade 7 history teacher!) and making something brilliant out of it.
