soulshine...

this is where i want to go this summer...
stay human retreat center



and this is where i want to go in the u.s., especially for their sweat lodge full moon event
hostel in the forest

shantaram

this was one of the best books ever, and two guys i work with just sent me links to interviews with the author. if you've read it, you'll enjoy these. supposedly, they are making a movie and johnny depp will be the star.

cnn video
you tube 1
you tube 2

pratt institute

So I'm applying to an architecture program at Pratt Institute, and part of the portfolio is to have pictures of buildings that have inspired you. A lot of these were already links on this blog, but I wanted to share them all in one dose because they have really reinvigorated me.

konbit project in Haiti

Make it Right 9 in New Orleans

rural studio

a recycled house

whole tree architecture from mint design blog

A TED talk about Dan Phillips (the recycled house).
http://phoenixcommotion.blogspot.com/

also check out...
Architecture for Humanity

documentary week...

So I had been wanting to see "exit through the gift shop"...the first movie where banksy appears--hooded and voiced over, but still on film. He actually produced it, and it turns out that the movie is really Banksy denouncing this wannabe artist who puts on this huge art show in LA--really makes me want to be in the art circle out there. Anyway, graffiti artists are incredible. Shepard Fairey, famous for doing the Obama graphics, is a huge part of this movie.


And it turns out he is also part of this other movie about an group of artists in the early 90s. Still watching this one, but I'll let you know how it is.

Also, watched this--having no idea how gruesome it would be. Its directed by Gael Garcia Bernal (the guy from the motorcycle diaries). Nothing uplifting about this one--the Sundance reviews made it seem way more inspiring.

books i want...

live now

"eli"

if you know me, you know i've been in search of a song with my name for years...tada! i tried to find the worst youtube version of the song...don't know how i feel about the lyrics yet.

when she opens her eyes she says she feels better
now she's falling apart and it's all in her mind
___ ___ ___ and soon she opens your letter
when she tries who knows what she will find

when she opens her eyes she says she feels better
she'll push you until she can see you unwind
she will tear you apart just as soon as you let her
when she tries who knows what she will find

she will never know
when she takes the time it makes her feel like letting go

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/eli_lyrics_caribou.html
All about Caribou: http://www.musictory.com/music/Caribou

a helvetica of a time...

So I just watched "Helvetica"--the documentary on the font...sharesomecandy.com is a blog that has lots of different aspects, but one is typography. I found these alphabets on a link of that website--had to include the aerial photograph one.