food + photos

Yes, I'm a 4-year-old at heart.
Yes, I occasionally play with my food when I'm done with it.
And yes, lots of people take pictures of random crap.

But this collection of images goes beyond simply feeling childish or playful.

And it's certainly not random crap. (Well . . . not crap, at least.)

And it's not just another fabulous photographer (with all due respect).

For a brief moment, I'm suspended from the realms of a pleasant Amsel Adams and Martha Stewart wizzardry to a world of fantasy, possibility, life and energy. And it's a fantastic world to live in. Even if it's just for a few seconds.

An interesting world, to say the least.

"Akiko Ida is Japanese. Pierre Javelle is French. They met studying photography," says their Web site, minimiam. The site itself is set up to bring you through a dream they had, but they levetate you so well. You truly believe you're in the whipped frosting hoping to sled to the bottom of the bowl. It's the confusion over what's actually happening that keeps you clicking.

We might all be able to inspire people more easily if we not only combine different arenas of interest, but also suspend all assumptions people might have for what these arenas ought to yield.

Just a thought.

pictures c/o Inventor Spot

things i believe but cannot prove

A great planner/blogger/inspiration recently listed 10 things he believes, but cannot prove. Good for him, I say.

And to commend his brave and honest efforts, I will do the same. Here's my list:

(1) Colleges actually have a thin layer of film surrounding them thus creating a bio-dome or physical bubble; there is not simply a metaphorical bubble, actually.

(2) Everyone has something very closely related to a security blanket.

(3) Lasagna was initially referred to as 'ambrosia' before being widely consumed by mortals.

(4) The more one knows about brands, the more help one can offer to non-brand things in life.

(5) Beer, wine, tea and coffee have some relation to earth, wind, fire and water, respectively.

(6) Syracuse tour guides are born to be liars, and under-reporting annual snowfall and inhumane weather conditions is merely an exercise of character for them.

(7) Siloed media agencies will not last very long by themselves. And the same is true for digital shops.

(8) Everyone has a capacity for creating beautiful design, but life presents distractions, obstacles and veils to hide behind.

(9) The best musical artists are reincarnates of each other, with a few forest animals interspersed in the shared biographies.

(10) Listening is 10.5 times more valuable than speaking. And writing things down is only about 5.4 times more valuable.