Eva C. Haldane » misc.

RIP Steve Jobs

e. — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:01:40 +0000

I’ll admit, I didn’t think much of Steve Jobs until I took a moment to look at what he did and to listen to why he did it. All over my facebook and twitter feeds I’ve been seeing links to his 2005 Stamford commencements speech, How to Live before You Die. This is one of those speeches that is filled with some many quotes that hit you sock you right in the heart and motivate you to keep doing what you love (or figure it out if you don’t know). And on a night like this, I am especially grateful to have heard it.

Thank you Steve Jobs. Rest in peace.

Oprah’s Power

e. — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:47:31 +0000

I’ve been reading The PowerThe Power (follow up The SecretThe Secret), which is all about love and the laws of attraction. Basically, what you give out to the world is what you get back. Give love, get love. Very simple, in theory. Oprah’s favorite things episode came on Friday, I just got around to watching it this morning. The way I was hollering, you would have thought that I was actually getting the gifts. Oprah makes me think of The Power. Oprah has a hit show that people would watch whether she gave away tons of gifts every year or now. Hell, if she gave her audience one gift on the show people would still go crazy. She gives because she wants to, and I believe when she gives and she gets back. This makes me happy.

Of the 25 gifts or so, my favs were:

If you know me, you know I LOVE the Container Store. Almost too much. So when Oprah gave away this Elfa Closet system I just about lost it. My roommate was dying.

Netflix for 5 years?! Son. That is freaking awesome.

I love that Oprah gave a way to give back. Kiva allows you to donate money to fund loans for small businesses around the world. This is pretty sweet also because Groupon (which I just recently came to love) will add $10 to your donation.

These sneakers look soo comfy. I totally want. I will get them, and then I will start running again. (back to #operationfuturemilf).

Of course the diamond watch and cruise are dope too.

Part 2 of Oprah’s Favorite things airs today. I cannot wait.

i’m a lil obsessed with seth rogen

e. — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:38:57 +0000

i think he’s the funniest guy ever. and i’m loving the new vanity fair cover.

a glimmer of hope

e. — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:48:49 +0000

for AIDS victims. A friend put me onto this article that says that a bone marrow transplant has not only cured a man’s lukemia, but apparently also AIDS. The article is quick to say that bone marrow transplants will never be standard treatment for AIDS but hopefully they can learn something from this that can help people.

AIDS is just so terrible and I can’t wait for it to go away.

peace,
e.