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21 February 2010

#52 Kill dusty sayings

 

"Good things come to those who wait" Those who wait too long are idiots. 15 minutes tops if the person doesn’t call and say they are delayed, 30 minutes tops if it’s a good friend who has a good excuse, no more than two months for a boyfriend or girlfriend who is considering what they "really" feel, three months tops after talks with your crappy boss if she doesn’t sort out her vicious temper.

Anyone waiting for good things deserves them so much that there should be clear rules on how long he should wait for them.

"It’s about the journey, not getting there."

Why would you go on a journey if there wasn’t a destination? It’d be completely pointless. You could just as well lie down and wave your legs around causing you to spin, get dizzy and not know where you are. Make up a new saying. My suggestion is: Get where you want to go and enjoy the trip.

"Everything in moderation"

Moderation is a cowardly and convenient excuse for people that don’t strive for more. Moderation is fake solidarity, and an afterthought for people that don’t dare to close their eyes and take the giant leap. Less is more? More is more! Or to quote my friend Andy Duggan: What do you mean, "in moderation? Why do you want to be in fucking moderation? "

One way is to begin to embroider pillow case with new sayings. Print tees with them. Write them on your blog. Make stickers and stick them up. Here are some suggestions.

FUCK EVERYTHING

MORE IS MORE

KILL YOUR TEACHERS

EAT THE DUMB

BONUS: www.fuldesign.se - Check Fuldesign, they do just that and much more, such as stuffed toy monsters and beautiful graffiti stencils.

 

Required time: 
Two hours to find some updated and better saying which does not advocate moderation and mediocrity. Then it may take several generations to erase the old sayings, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try. It has to start somewhere.
Cost: 
Free.
Cons: 
Reactionaries could start torchlight processions standing outside your door waving pitchforks and old proverb books with tears in their eyes.
Pros: 
You’ll help the world move forward away from old software that has outlived its function.
Taggar: revolt, renew, kill your teachers
30 January 2010

#30 Dye your clothes

Creativity by mistake is still creativity.

Creativity by mistake is still creativity.

I like the idea of things happening by mistake that turn out to be creative. Take me in the laundry room for example. It’s early and I don’t see the red sock that’s sneaked its way in to the whites. Luckily that load wasn’t very full. Luckily only my white clothes become pink. Luckily I’ve been tired of my white T-shirt with the print that looks like some sort of Lauryn Hill/Bob Marley-combination and I could never figure out who it’s supposed to be. So the T-shirt has become pink, and a hundred times better to boot!

Throw something colorful and something white in to the laundry. Crank it up to 60 degrees. Bear in mind the item might shrink, so take something a bit big if you want. If you want to be sure of the outcome, there’s dye for clothes in hobby stores.

Required time: 
An hour.
Cost: 
None if you use your own items. Ten Euros tops if you buy dye.
Cons: 
Sometimes the thread is made from a different material than the item which can result in the seam deviating from the color. If the item is made from a material that doesn’t absorb colors well, the result can be unpredictable.
Pros: 
You make a new piece of clothing from an old one. Instead of buying a bunch of new things, you use what you have at home and it still feels like you’ve gotten something new. And that’s a pretty nice feeling.
Taggar: renew, recycling, dye, clothes