My mind is full of jam.

We discovered this public garden where blackberries grow freely on a rainy day. 

The crazy though of gathering enough for a jam crossed my mind but it was rainy and we didn't have any recipients with us.

He walked me to the train station next day, said goodbye and I left. Not for the train station but went back to blackberry heaven with the clear thought of picking enough for a jar of jam (you know that beautifully colored jelly you find in supermarkets, seed free and sweet as hell)

 

First you're going to pick the fruit. They are beautiful little creatures. Nature decided to gather up tiny blobs of pure delight, paint them black and call them....ahmm....blackberries. As for humans who want jam, all you have to do is give it time. Blackberries are naughty creatures and it takes time to get them together in an orderly pile in your bag.

Nature has a very nice way of putting things together as well. So you'll find nettle grows beautifully near shrubs of blackberry. Just to test how determined jam driven humans can be.
It takes a lot of time and you're alone. You start thinking that if someone passes through the garden they will at least say you're nuts. You look weird wearing boyfriend's fluffy but superwarm socks*, animal print hooded rain coat and 2 supermarket bags just to make sure the brazen creatures won't escape and stain everything around them. 

You even think about quitting. You told nobody about this idea so nobody can witness your failure.

And then something nice happens. You stop thinking. You know you'll make it. All it takes is patience and keeping your eye on the jar.

You will eventually manage to get a kilogram together. Your pinkie will be a bit numb from the nettle. But it will feel like fireworks light the sky spelling Welldone.

Got home and felt very creative. Instead of 900 gr of sugar, I added only 250. My jam is not very sweet and it's seedy but it tastes like victory.

Maybe we should make jam more often, just to learn about embracing whatever the process with a patient mind, not worrying about how we might look in the eyes of others while we're pursuing our crazy ideas, ready to get our hands numbed from whatever nettle we might come across.

Keep it real.

I moved to London 6 months ago, leaving a lot behind. A lot of my clothes, books, tools. The only thing I truly miss is my cat. 

You learn that you don't need a lot to be happy. You don't need two pairs of fins and 3 googles to be able to swim. You don't need all those boxes with small things you gathered all these years. You don't need all the books. You don't need all your clothes. You don't need that tshirt you bought years ago but never managed to give it away just because.

There comes a time when you need to stop doing the things you do. Especially when those things are nothing but noise. Especially when there's too much useless information coming at you from all directions. Our brains are not equipped for all this busy modern life we're living.

Stop, take a break and declutter.

You don't use it? You don't need it. 

I started with the luminous rectangles almost a month ago - deleted all the games from my iPhone. Then deleted a lot of apps that buzzed me with notifications but that I never really used. Trust me, you don't need a lot of free apps tracking your workouts, you need a good payed one.

Kept my games and books on the iPad that always stays offline. Offline time is always good time.

Mail was next so I unsubscribed from all the useless newsletters feeding me information I didn't use or need.

Maybe marketing should forget about newsletters and think about something new. They didn't make me buy anything or love the brand.

When it came to facebook, I had 2 choices, either delete the account but then again I use their messenger app to keep in touch with my real friends. So the obvious solution was to unfriend everyone I never met, or met but never really got to be personal or people that are not in my life anymore. Keeping it real. So I got from 2020 facebook friends to 600 people I know or I'm interested in what they do, or simply I just like them.

And it feels fucking great. Facebook is again only for friends, for sharing silly little things that amuse me and maybe the people I know.

Back to blog for sharing thoughts or inspiration. Back to soundcloud to discover new music. Back to newsreaders where I carefully curate what I read. Back to books. Back to more offline life. 

And I hate those sites that teach you how to make your life happier in 10 easy steps. I have no idea what works for you when it comes to decluttering and making your life easier and tastier. I'm simply sharing what works for me.

You go and have an awesome weekend. I know I am.

Blom&Blom

Less facebook, more real intenet routine pays off.

Found Blom&Blom, 2 brothers devoted to forgotten items from forgotten places.

"We collect, restore and redesign industrial lamps and furnishings, in order to give these authentic pieces a new existence. With a particular passion for industrial artefacts from the former DDR, we stroll across East Germany in search of abandoned factories and the stories they hold."

Finding old objects, giving them a new life is far from being a revolution. Respecting their history though, is a tender touch B&B casts by showing old pictures of the objects, in their original location.

Superstar biatches

Daca va place Starck atunci e musai sa va uitati la "Desing for life "
Daca il urati pe Starck atunci e musai sa va uitati la " Design for life "
Chiar daca sunt cam lungi ( o ora pentru cele 10 - 15 minute in care guru-ul vorbeste ) merita vazute.
ep1, ep2, ep3, ep 4-6

car candy

Sandra si Ioana au lansat Car Candy.

Pentru fetele care tin mult la masinile lor.

Welcome to the fierce world of entrepreneurs.

Afrigadget

Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity
Un blog pentru cand ai ceva timp liber. Insa foarte tare.

And architecture follows me

Ambele sunt id-uri ale unor studiouri de arhitectura. BAA e mai bine desenat dar seamana mult prea mult cu PZP.
O fi de vina ideea foarte "la prima mana" ?

Pzp si Baa

Tara arde si Oana se piaptana?

Desi ar trebui sa scriu despre minunata si uimitoarea tara imbibata de fabulospirit in care traim ( nu, nu ma plang ca un copil tampit , adica in ce tara statul decide sa ia taxe aberante de la microintreprinderi? doar sa suplimenteze un buget avorton care va trebui sa plateasca viitorul imprumut FMI? cand in alte tari normale acest fel de taxe sunt micsorate sau chiar dispar tocmai pentru a ajuta cumva economia chiar si la nivel micro? oare statul nu-si da seama ca majoritatea administratorilor - angajati in micro vor deveni in curand someri si ghici cine va trebui sa plateasca somaj...u u u tot bugetul de stat, deci cum sa fii atat de tampit? ) o sa pun o poza care m-a facut sa zambesc azi.
Oare am innebunit? Oare ar trebui sa ies in strada si sa fac o demonstratie in fata ministerului de finante? ( nu merita sa scriu cu litera mare )

Carve Your Own Wooden Postcard

Although I should blog about the total illogical and stupid country I live in ( and I have arguments - I mean in a country with an economy close to O the state decides to raise taxes to be payed by small companies like mine just because the state needs a bigger budget to pay the future IMF loan which by the way goes to banks and not to small companies who actually do something for the economy ) I realize that it's a COMPLETE waste of energy. Because it's not going to help. So instead please enjoy this Carve Your Own Wooden Postcard

smaller thus stronger

One of ro's newspapers, adevarul is changing its format.
Text beside, desperately trying to look handwritten reads:
#if smaller then stronger
#smaller means more aerodynamics thus it will hit stronger.
What do you reckon?
I mean nice try guys, but even if smaller is cooler, there's so much more that you could have done with paper handwriting and smaller newspaper.

miss sixteen

Noi n-avem nevoie de Muzeul bunurilor contrafacute ( ca sa fac o traducere mot a mot )

Noi suntem mai tari. Practica ne e cunoscuta. Cine n-a auzit de faimosii Didibao Adibas ? Insa la noi muzeul e pe strada. E interactiv.

Dar n-o sa-mi arunc jeansii miss sixteen. Sunt o pereche de jeansi bine facuti iar producatorii si-au dat silinta. Detaliile sunt perfecte.Si puse la locul lor.

i'm sick and i love it

Reading this i realised that i have it.The design disease.via noisy decent graphics

From a long long time ago.

And I don' think there's a cure for it. I actually don't care about the cure.

Do you have it? How is it? First thing in a restaurant...check the design of the menu? Otherwise? How?

Do you take pictures of just letters or numbers? Just because you like them?

So I'm just a girl.

product poetry

Pingmag published an article about japanese product poetry.

Great indeed. Do we have any kind of product poetry?

Besides Fulga whose backpack text is funny.

like it

To prove my theory that techmology itself is boring and what's intresting about it is how people use it here it comes:

"The SMS Guerilla Projector is a home made, fully functioning device that enables the user to project text based SMS messages in public spaces, in streets, onto people, inside cinemas, shops, houses… or limousines!"
This comes from London-based art and design practice Troika.





























via pingmag

anti monster

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the end.wash with love

about influences or not

Read today an interview with brion design team.Saw a detail, remembered seeing it somewhere else though.
It's in Sibiu european capital of culture prints.
Comments? Anyone?

wii = fitness

no wonder diet.no magic tricks.

just play.

simple as that

instant store

for 1 week swatch opens a shop in bragadiru palace.
the palace has one of the most beautiful ballrooms i've ever seen.
pics credits vaurma
the bragadiru palace is in rahova, the area that vaurma project is interested in.













well, in the store, for one week there's going to be some concerts and exhibitions.
more on their blog

AIKO

one of my favs,AIKO soon in Ro.brought by andrei.

We believe in : People, self publishing, collaboration, working hard, friendship, multitasking, emotions, opensource, sharing, colors, freesoftware, equality, high quality, dreams, chaos...

keep it green

well, like them both, first one is friendlier, sort of makes you think that you can be as comfy outside as inside, like this hommy touch to it and the second one makes grass and "keep it green" a very cool thing.






























via inhabitat

need it

This waterproof pillow attaches to any smooth bathtub surface using two suction cups, and provides ergonomic support via its contoured nodule design which cushions the neck, and the pillow also plays digital recordings of soothing natural sounds, including Ocean Surf, Rain, Rain Forest, and Woodlands while providing a gentle vibrating massage. The audio and massage functions operate in conjunction or independently at the touch of a button.

i do reckon that you can connect it to other music if you like.





















via bookofjoe