Sad Apple

RIP Steve Jobs

source:  willowofthewood

Quotes from Steve Jobs

“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” 

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Think Different, narrated by Steve Jobs

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” – Steve Jobs’ famous question to John Sculley, former Apple CEO

signed, the willow

Costume Ball

With the pressure for figuring out and creating Halloween costumes on, it's time to gather some ideas:

And I love me a tutu!

Like this super Princess costume from superMOLLYcapes

source:  etsy  - superMollycapes




how about this mod "mini-mommy"?

source:  etsy - dreamspunshop




and one for me...

source: etsy - studio wed by mirela


another one for moi.....


source:  etsy - ouma



with a little blood and guts, this would make a nice haunting prom queen gone bad...


source:  etsy  -  ouma



signed, the willow

I feel like a new outfit....

...Polyvore to the rescue!

I feel a little bit of envy lately.  All the more reason to choose something green.  Greenish Deco, that is.

source:  polyvore

Greenish Deco by kikiwillow featuring a brim hat

What's your Klout?

So, I see on Twitter one night that someone was tweeting about their Klout score. Thinking to myself....a what?

A Klout score.  It looks like this:


source:  Ask Aaron Lee

I signed up.  All the while I am telling myself, "you'll be damn lucky if you get a positive number".  So, I signed up and within a day I had a score of 47, which apparently isn't too bad.  But, what does it mean?  Well, there is this grid you can place yourself on.  I love these matrix-like wonderments.  It makes me all geeky, I begin to drool when I see a pretty chart to interpret.

There I am right beside IKEA (Hey, imagine that!).  I'm a Specialist.

What does this all mean?

Well my KLOUT score of 47 means my influence measure is 47/100.  So, every time I tweet, update my status or flush the toilet I get a point (or a decimal point).  It's my ability to influence others.  Will they retweet my tweets?  Will they click on my links?  Do they like me?  Because right now I feel a big popularity contest coming on.  In fact, I'm in a cold sweat.  The kind you get into before a high school dance and the cute guy comes in without that girlfriend of the week.



Next is TRUE REACH and this is the number of people you influence.  Mine said:

True Reach

Your True Reach:

124

source:  Klout
Wonder what I did on this timeline to make the jump from 48 to 124?




What about AMPLIFICATION?  What exactly does my score of 21 mean?  Well, I am 21 times more likely to have my message amplified than an "average person".  This would mean who?  I thought I was average.  Apparently, I am 21 times better than an average schmo.

Amplification

Your Amplification:

21

Lastly, we have NETWORK IMPACT.  Mine looks like a hormone swing.  Hmm?  This is how often my top influencers respond to my content.  If you go back up and look at the nice grid with the twitter photos, you'll see that these are my influencers.  If they respond to me, this score will go up.  I don't see Steven & Chris here.  They really should be on there influencing my network impact score!

Network Impact

Your Network:

43

This is what made me really giggle:

Influential about Dentistry?  When have I ever blogged, tweeted or had a status update about my lost passion for dentistry?  Um, maybe once?  Bizarre.  Glad I am so influential with the subject of Dentistry.  Maybe I'll start my own social media for Dentists consulting business?

Now, I want to know...do you have Klout?


signed, the willow

Webster's & Tew's

The Falls

Websters Falls

The witch's hut

Dundas Valley

And right here our fun changed.  As we walked closer to Tew's Falls, we encountered two dogs.  Both wet and both off leash.  Suma was on leash.  So, these two moronic wet dogs (one springer spaniel, one a black lab) decided it would be fun to tease the dog on leash and get her p'd and make her tangle her leash around her kid, *mila*.  Normally I would tsk the owners and move on my way saying "Oh, don't worry.  We're okay."  Because, we were okay.  Really okay.  But what wasn't okay was that a little kid of about 2 years old was on a small narrow bridge, with no railings.  He could have been easily knocked over by the chaotic mutt and mutt that were chasing my on-leash dog.  The mother of the boy started to yell at the child, blaming him for wandering out in front of me and he could have been knocked into the creek by me.  Wait a second.  I think it's the dogs that you have to worry about.  Not the responsible mother walking with her daughter carefully across the bridge with her LEASHED dog.  So, I approached a few of these sheepish people that sat on the bridge.  Each one didn't know who owned the dog.  Weren't they together?  They all sat so intimately on this tiny bridge.  There had to be a dozen of them.  Finally, I found the owners and asked them to kindly leash their dogs as someone is going to get hurt.  

Then I felt guilty.  And then I had no more oomph.  It was time to go home.

But first, let's look at the falls....

Tew's Falls

gratuitous tree shot at Tew's Falls





signed, the willow

Schnook's Cookbook

There is nothing like an old fashioned cookbook to call upon when you want a basic bread recipe or a how-to-make-gravy recipe.  This was my Gramma's cookbook and she's probably long forgot about it.  I just love glancing through it at the old ads and the recipes have no concern for using fat, salt, carbs, sugar or love.

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

Dog-eared and well-inked cook book.  

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

 This kills me.  Pigeons?  Who eats pigeons?  Who ate pigeons?  What?  I'm pretty sure I've never even eaten a hard-cooked egg!

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

 Avoid those wascally wabbits found in the bushes.  Instead, eat your domesticated pet!  What the ?

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

 Oh, man!  This is a hillbilly cookbook, isn't it?  Roasted with bacon fat and the quintessential Worcestershire sauce, of course!

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

 How to frost a cake.  "Transformation before your eyes - This Is How It's Done".   This is the 1950s alter-ego of Martha Stewart.

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

They had only 2 cookie cutters with shape in the 1950s:  clover leaf and heart.  Oooh, two holidays are covered!

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

If popcorn was fun, why were they just learning it was food too?  What were they using it for before eating it?  (p.s. I love the can).

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

 My favourite.  There was no description under these lovelies.  Are they figs?  Are they meatballs?  Are they found on an animal in a place we don't want to know about?  It was all about the garnishment in the 1950s.  "Make sure you have a head of iceberg lettuce, a jar of maraschino cherries, and can of pineapple rings on hand at all times to impress your husband!"

willowofthewood  The American Woman's Cook Book

Cooked carrots rolled in breadcrumbs and baked to look like real carrots.  These American Women cook book creators were pure genius!



signed, the willow

fly away

Air France - L'Envol from Air France on Vimeo.

Art makes you Smart

a medley of art that will make you smart, I promise.

enjoy.



source:  hu.hu.hu!




source:  thisisnthappiness






source:  itkupilli inspirations




source:  yulia brodskaya
pssst....this is paper!


signed, the willow