On pho, DIY monographs, Colors, and the pursuit of happiness

© Danielle Scruggs

Lately, I've been feeling like something huge is about to happen to me; as though I'm standing on the edge of a cliff and I'm being given a choice of either jumping off or getting pushed off. Either way, everything is going to change. It just depends on how I'm going to respond to it.


Or something.


Of interest:
Had my first taste of pho ga at Pho 888, which makes up for its complete lack of atmosphere and overall dinginess with delicious bowls of pho, that increasingly ubiquitous Vietnamese street delicacy.

A great self-promotion idea: print and distribute your own professional, bookstore-quality portfolio books via Blurb.

Colors magazine's latest issue highlights two Chinese photographers: Chen Jiaojiao and Peng Yangjun. Pretty interesting stuff.

The Science of Lasting Happiness: "The biggest factor may be getting over the idea that happiness is fixed--and realizing that sustained effort can boost it." Read the rest at Scientific America. (Side note: Love the headline, it sounds like the title to another Michel Gondry/Charlie Kaufman collabo.)