If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original.
— Sir Ken Robinson
The above quote comes from Ken Robinson’s TED talk about schools killing creativity. It’s the phrase that most struck me, perhaps because I am very hard on myself when I make mistakes and strive not to—and maybe this, itself, is my biggest mistake.
Today’s Things I Love Thursday post comes a day early firstly because I missed last week’s post, and secondly because tomorrow is Remembrance Day, and I think, if I were to write anything on the day, it would be on something that acknowledges that.
So here we are:
♥ It’s amazing to many people, I know, but Ken Robinson’s talk is the first TED talk I’ve seen since hearing about these talks three years ago (initially through the UBC Terry Project). I really enjoyed it and mean to watch many more.
♥ Balloons make me so happy! I got a bright yellow, helium-filled balloon last Friday that I attached to the foot of my bed and have been waking up to ever since then. (It’s lasting forever!)
♥ I love food. I love that other people love food. I love that other people love food so much, there is now a FoodPress dedicated to all these people talking about food.
♥ The Book Depository is my new love. With books priced even lower than on Amazon and free shipping worldwide, this UK-based online bookstore makes it hard for me to resist.
♥ Google Map directions from Japan to China and look at direction #43. It is fabulous. (Similarly, map directions from New York to Taipei, and look at #30 and #141.)
♥ The sunsets I get from my window over the ocean are absolutely breathtaking. I’ll probably talk about these all the time.
♥ My friend gave me a recipe for tortilla de patatas (also known as a Spanish omelette) which basically consists of eggs, potatoes and onions. It is absolutely delicious (at least, when she made it), so I’m looking forward to mastering this!
♥ Pon & Zi, created by Jeff Thomas, are some of my favourite cartoon characters ever. I think Pon (the yellow one) is absolutely adorable and can’t help but go, ‘Aww!’
Take, for example:
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