Here is some inspirational steps on staying young from the late George Carlin.

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them.’ 
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s. 
4. Enjoy the simple things. 
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. 
6. The tears happen .. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.. 
10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

Hilarious rendition of Touch My Body by Mariah Carey.

I recently stumbled upon a website One Hundred Pushups which offers an excellent six week program which is designed to train you to complete 100 pushups. Upon the completion of this program, I have been feeling healthier and more physically fit than ever.

Pushups can be completed anywhere without a gym, all you need is yourself and a little motivation. What’s your excuse?

If you’re serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!

Think there’s no way you could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achive this goal!

No doubt some of you can already do 50 consecutive push ups, but let’s face it, you’re in a big minority. Most of you reading this won’t even be able to manage 20 pushups. Actually, I’m sure many of you can’t even do 10.

However, it really doesn’t matter which group you fall into. If you follow the progressive push ups training program, I’m positive you’ll soon be able to do 100 push ups!

The design here is all in the frame. The bed looks as if it’s floating but it’s really supported by two opposing corners that double as end tables. The design also allows for growth. Start with a single and double up anytime you need to go bigger. The innovative frame can be divided to support two singles side by side. Sexy, sleek, and future safe. (via Yanko Design)

The LGM 02 double swivel bed converts with just one simple movement, LGM becoming a desk/bookcase or at night a comfortable bed with slatted base. (via Bon Bon)

Imagine that view. (via Roche Bobois)

The Beam bed amazes with the particular features of its structure, which is inspired by a figure of elementary simplicity and beauty: the sun. An original system of boards forms the base for the mattress, opening up in a sunburst arrangement from a central fulcrum. The way of supporting the mattress is therefore innovative and unorthodox, but decidedly functional and practical. Beam shows its respect for the environment by making itself as small when it is packaged to be transported. Added to this sun element is a component that produces a strongly scenographic effect: light. The insertion of a lighting system for the base, which irradiates beams of light like a sunburst through the sun-rays-like opening, generates a seductive light-shadow effect that makes the atmosphere of the bedroom unique. (via Lago)

Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.

An excellent documentary of  two skaters down a long windy road. Gotta try that out sometime.

The fonts you chose within your illustrations have a huge impact on the readability and leaves a huge impact on those who view your work. Using fresh,original, and properly chosen fonts will make your work stand out.

Feel free to submit your favorite font(s) in the comments.

Free:
DaFont
Vitaly Freemond’s Top 25 Fonts
myFonts Top 10 Fonts

Commercial:
Adobe FontFoilio
Parachute openType Fonts
UnderWare Font Collection (free fonts available)
FontShop’s Top 100 Fonts Of All Time

Cameroid is an online application similar to Apple’s PhotoBooth. It will access your webcam attached to your computer through Adobe Flash. Upon snapping your images, you are given four choices: print your snapshot, share it in a public gallery, or it downloading as a JPEG. This packs a few more features and effects, with a simple interface. For those of you without Macs who have always wanted Photobooth-like effects, here is your site!

Songza provides free streaming music with a snazzy interface. Just type any song or band and add it to your playlist or play it on the spot.

Songza is the single best place to search for and listen to music on the Web. Find a song and listen immediately, in one place.

Unlike KaZaa or Bit Torrent, Songza users can only listen to songs, not download them. And unlike Last.fm or Rhapsody, Songza permits users to choose exactly the song or artist they want to hear, and does not require them to subscribe or pay for its services.

Check out Songza!

Another more commonly known project is Pandora. They will create playlists based on a song or artist you input. A great way to discover new and more obscure music that has the same sound as your favorite artists.

The only downside, unlike Songza, is that you will not be able to play the song you want on demand.

A few others from our readers:
GrooveShark - millions of songs from around the world
Deezer - community music sharing, discovering
SeeqPod - Find. Discover. Watch. Listen. Share.
Ruckus - Free music, with a community for college students. Endorsed by many campuses.
MusicVistas - Similar functionality as Songza, simple interface.

Unlike many other services, these are completely legal, they pay the royalties so you don’t have to. Some even allow you to discover new and fresh music. Enjoy!

About the photo:
This photograph was taken at Grand Central Train Station in Los Angeles.

Technique:
To get the “blown out” look, the light meter was pointed towards the lower portion of the photo, to properly expose the bottom part of the picture, and overexpose the top portion, giving a sense of ambiguity, drawing attention to the top of the stairs, and leaving the viewer asking, where do these stairs lead? Leave the interpretation to your audience.

Post processing:
This image was reflected, the reason why the image looks so symmetrical.

Here’s how it was done.

1) Prepare the image. Crop. Duplicate this layer.

2) Go to Image -> Canvas Size. If you wish to reflect vertically, double your height. If you want to reflect horizontally, double your width.

4) Edit -> Transform -> Flip (Horizontal/Vertical)

5) Move the copied and flipped layer into place.

Congratulations, you have reflected your image! The possibilities are endless. Be creative!

Say what you want to say! Mac has a feature built right in that many people rarely use.

1) Open up Terminal.

2) Type say and then the word/phrase you want to be said.

Tips:

Change the voice!

• System Preferences -> Speech -> Text To Speech ->System Voice