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Stephen Fry: What I Wish I’d Known When I Was 18

chris published on July 3, 2010 in celebrity. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , .

I turned 18 a little more than a week ago. No, I haven’t bought a lottery ticket, nor have I bought a pack of cigarettes (I probably never will), but I have concerned myself, fancifully, with the notion of “goals”. You see, I’ve just finished my last year of high school and quite possibly one of the best in my life thus far. What surprises me then is how unenthused I’ve been feeling, how utterly – gasp – bored with myself I can be! But all is well… and inspiration can visit at any moment. Case in point:

The video is on the long side, but I could honestly listen to Stephen Fry speak for hours on end. In this video Fry touches on so much: creativity, youth, the nature of the ego, experience, travel, and just plain ol’ bein’ yourself while still feeling like you are a part of something. Stephen Fry is SuperForest. Enjoy.

Hay Festival of Literature and Arts: “The World’s Most Beautiful Tweet”

carla published on June 10, 2010 in art, celebrity and technology. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Though I appreciate the concept, I never really could get the hang of twitter. It was probably a combination of my difficulty with word limits and my lack of being able to come up with clever and witty one liners that pretty much put the nail in that coffin and made me turn to tumblr.

The same cannot be said for Canadian Marc MacKenzie. As a response to a challenge posed as a part of this year’s Hay Festival of Literature and Arts, wrote what is now being referred to as “The most beautiful tweet in the world.” Well…according to the judge Stephen Fry, that is. And though it might not necessarily be “beautiful”, it most definitely is chuckle-worthy.

It reads:

“I believe we can build a better world! Of course, it’ll take a whole lot of rock, water & dirt. Also, not sure where to put it.”

Pretty brilliant, no? It kinda makes me think maybe there is more to this whole twitter thing after all…

Love to all,
C

P.S. And of course, a hearty congratulations go out to @marcmack!

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