Ramblings About Inspiration

Monday, August 29th, 2011 | 34 Comments

Rinka Photobook
from Rinka Love Myself

Today I was thinking about inspiration.
This weekend I opened up my Rinka photo books. Especially “Love Myself” from 2009. It’s so beautifully done and full of daily life inspiration. It seems superficial on the surface; clothes, makeup, recipes… but to me it really churns up feelings of inspiration and aspirations throughout all aspects of my daily life.

Inspiration to me is a 2-way street. Though it can find me on its own, I can also hunt it down! And neither is a guarantee of course. I feel thankful I’m not some designer/artist who depends on inspiration for a paycheck. Sure I’m a Web Developer and I do design things, but mostly I’m doing continual work or server administration. So for me I focus on the search for inspiration in my non-work life.

That amazing feeling like Christmas morning! Happiness and anticipation! Suddenly you have all these options you want to try or goals you want to meet. I feel somewhat invincible with so much to look forward to.

Well not all inspo is so lasting. Mostly I find the tiny blips. The day to day inspiration. But sometimes I’m struck with it more thoroughly and it can inspire real changes.

Like with used mix style. Sure, the look and shops have been there for a long time. And I had purchased a couple of Seda & PS magazines back in 2008. They were nice but not monumental. But last summer when I stumbled upon Vintage Mix Girls [古着MIXガールズ] and saw the spread of Yukako (the reason I bought it,) I can remember the whole moment! I came upon it at a time I was feeling stuck. Wanting a change but not sure what or how; unable to contextualize exactly what I was feeling or needing. I know, it’s just a magazine! But to me it was this fixed point that struck like lightning. I flipped through it nonstop from the moment I found it. At the store, at the hotel, on the plane home, then AT HOME and … throughout the year… even a few weeks ago. I found new inspiration I ran and scanned in for my phone. Things that maybe didn’t feel exactly for me last year but do now.

bookmarked inspiration in Used Mix

I feel the need to nurture my inspired-side a bit more lately. This summer has been particularly busy/stressful/what-have-you and taking time to discover & feel inspired is just something I’ve pushed aside. It gives me something to smile about & look forward to throughout the day. Not to say I’m completely uninspired, but I’m definitely feeling hungry for more! So it’s time to hunt down & consume!!

Romeo N Juliet - Clazziquai

Was listening to this while typing. I found this song, as well as many others from Clazziquai and FreeTempo, last year around the same time. It’s sorta nostalgic but also I still listen to these songs constantly almost daily

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To be a Burn Out

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 | 30 Comments

Burn out?

I often think I’m gonna burn out with blogging daily. “I have nothing to share, hum, no blogging then~” But later I end up on the train and find myself writing up some text and playing around with photos. Totally energized; excitedly typing away. Though is it “typing” on an iPhone? Lol. More like poking? Tapping?
Anyway~~ Same often goes for my PC after dinner.

So here I am. I think about this sometimes and then it leaves my mind completely. So far I still enjoy posting this way. And any burn out wouldn’t be from blogging itself, but more due to the rest of my life becoming just too exhausting. Like work~ or sickness~