once a day thoughts

drawnblog:

R.I.P. Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012). Here’s a nice slideshow of Ralph’s work on the official Star Wars site: StarWars.com | Ralph McQuarrie Remembered. 

Also: Ralph McQuarrie’s official site.

ilovecharts:

Is This Really A Tattoo?

I thought it was, then I thought it wasn’t. Click through for some close-ups, then join the debate — yell at me on Twitter, @ilovecharts

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xvax-stephen:

A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it…?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are special; Don’t ever forget that.

Pick me up

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drawnblog:

Clever silkscreen poster by Andreas Xenoulis, illustrated using characters from the Bodoni typeface. (Purchase here)

I could watch this for hours

drawnblog:

Who knew watching pencils being sharpened could be so hypnotic?

All paper should have embeded wild flower seeds

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ilikeartalot:

Pretty Please by Monaux

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