Archive for January, 2007
I actually was aware of Seth Godin’s new project around a year ago, but it was only two days ago that I actually decided to give it a shot. My first lens is about Amman, my home town, where I try to discover more and more interesting and beautiful stuff. Everybody is invited to share, comment, criticize and contribute. The lens also was a spark that got me many ideas on many other lens subjects. Hey the thing is cool, I really enjoying sharing the things I love with people, and there are quite many things that I really love! I will be asking for advice from others on how to improve it, and I hope it serves as a good guide for anyone wanting to come, visit, work, live, or just explore Amman and the neighboring cities in Jordan.
Here is the lens.
This project is, “unashamedly commercial, since we live in a commercial world” as Seth says. Well there are quite nice opportunities for making some good money here and there, but I think this needs a good amount of focus. Will be posting about new lenses and subjects.
Check it out!
Keep the two thousand, and just give me seven …
One: affirmative NO! The magical moment of saying this terrible word in a nice way, and enduring the freezing two seconds that follow.
No to things I don’t like. No to desperate people just hanging on to me just because they think this is their only hope (showing them the other options they have is a good alternative). No to anything less than I want. No to sanity;)
Two: Virtual YES! On to the new world of virtual everything… more of knowledge, thought, art, and more and more liberation from the physical constraints of time and space. Liberty to create.
Three: I shall read, read, and read my way through this year. The resulting over-saturation shall overflow and be central in new creations.
Four: Sports, always. Burn the hell out of the remaining few layers, and march happily with a lighter being. Vibrant being is the foundation for this of course.
Five: Blog… I like to think of this virtual world as the magical city of Harry Potter. Come to think of it closely, the tools and technologies on the Web can work virtual magic, according to the world as we “used” to know it. Everything we do on the Web has several dimensions and effects many things in many different ways, and can potentially explode in our face if we don’t cast the right spell! So, for this year, more and more time energy to be devoted to “magic”.
Six: Travel. It’s been a while since I have discovered new places and people. I shall plan several small and one or two big trips.
Seven: As the Almighty did on the seventh… Enjoy! And try new things.
Funny when I boil it down to a few basic things, they kind of encompass everything, and it seems I don’t want more. The little details will work themselves out if the big hi-rez chunks are properly attended to.
Happy new year…
