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Archive for February, 2010

Where’s Your 10,000 Hours?

Posted in Community, Entertainment on February 22nd, 2010

by Ajani Husbands

Let’s say you’re an artist. I need you to paint 1,000 paintings for me in one year. That’s about three paintings a day with thirty free days scattered in between. Can you do it?  Is it possible? Your answer to this might determine whether painting for you is a hobby of something you happen to be good at, or if you have the drive to be a definitive reference point in the art world.

Right now I’m in the middle of reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers and the question persists: what does it take to be an outlier? Passion and drive? Perhaps it is one’s circumstances and upbringing? Pure luck? No matter the case, one thing has already one thing has been made clear: Outliers aren’t just talented. They WANT to be outliers.
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Esface Featured in this Sunday’s Urban Stitch Shopping Social

Posted in Community, Fashion on February 18th, 2010

Join Esface in celebrating another Social Shopping situation presented by Urban Stitch.

Come support local designers with some good music, good people and live DJ’s spinning on the 1’s and 2’s.

Sunday, Feb. 21st. | 330 Ritch St., SF | 2 pm - 7 pm

Apple announces the Ipad: the Ipod / Laptop fusion

Posted in Entertainment on February 11th, 2010

An Ipod touch on steroids? Can you see a purpose for it? I’ve heard cases on both sides…what do you think?
Will offer a 3G internet plan for $30/month which is quite reasonable in my eyes…you be the judge..