One Day At A Time

"“All men fear death. It’s a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we..."

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:24:07 -0500

““All men fear death. It’s a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel...

I’ve always loved WongFu and their beautifully moving...

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:50:00 -0500

I’ve always loved WongFu and their beautifully moving videos.

Colorful (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:21:26 -0600

Colorful (Taken with instagram)

Balloon animals (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:06:25 -0600

Balloon animals (Taken with instagram)

Soup Sunday (Taken with Instagram at LP Field)

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:55:55 -0600

Soup Sunday (Taken with Instagram at LP Field)

backonpointe: shadesz: captainmarvelous: iam-a-babypanda: amb...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:39:36 -0600

backonpointe:

shadesz:

captainmarvelous:

iam-a-babypanda:

ambieheartsturtlep0rn:

oozingwithpotential:

This is apparently coming out in 3 days.

In 3 days, I’m going to start to be a total jogging addict, I think

i’ll finally lose weight

I WANT THIS.

Dayum.

this is awesome

This looks amazing. Out for iPhones on Monday, but I’ll have to wait until May. :( Boo.

My V-Day flowers bloomed amazingly (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:16:31 -0600

My V-Day flowers bloomed amazingly (Taken with instagram)

Blue (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:43:17 -0600

Blue (Taken with instagram)

Taken with instagram

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:35:44 -0600

Taken with instagram

Antique-ing (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:04:03 -0600

Antique-ing (Taken with instagram)

Look what came in the mail today (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:08:52 -0600

Look what came in the mail today (Taken with instagram)

"Don’t settle because you’re afraid you won’t find something better. Don’t compromise because you..."

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:17:29 -0600

“Don’t settle because you’re afraid you won’t find something better. Don’t compromise because...

kari, je t'aime: Disney dreams do come true

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:44:59 -0600

kari, je t'aime: Disney dreams do come true: karijetaime: Guess who’s going to Disney World in May?...

Taking the leap (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:22:31 -0600

Taking the leap (Taken with instagram)

thedailywhat: Chinese New Year Cupcakes of the Day: Today marks...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:50:53 -0600

thedailywhat:

Chinese New Year Cupcakes of the Day: Today marks the start of a new Chinese year — Gung/Gōng/Keong/Kiong/Kung hei/xǐ/hee/hí/hii faat/fā/huat/hoat/fatt coi/cái/chye/châi/choi! — and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate anything than with the eating of some cupcakes.

In honor of the extra-lucky Year of the Dragon, you have two cupcake varieties to choose from: The one you can make right now, and the one you can’t.

Choose wisely, and best of luck!

[cttc.]

Happy Chinese New Year!

Lean mean green turtle machine (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:25:04 -0600

Lean mean green turtle machine (Taken with instagram)

Work out while you work? (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:39 -0600

Work out while you work? (Taken with instagram)

photojojo: Photojojo founder, Amit, has found a 10/10 bone...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:35:29 -0600

photojojo:

Photojojo founder, Amit, has found a 10/10 bone marrow donor match! (10/10 is really good!)

Thank you to everyone who has run a bone marrow drive or sent a note of support. You guys rock.

Here’s a note from Amit below.

superamit:

Many of you have asked, so here’s what’s going on with me.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

8/1979: Born. Grew up in CT, built a killer eraser collection, fell in love with computers.

Left college to start a company. Fell hard. Fled to India for 3 months.

Started 2nd company. Learned to be an adult. Fell in love with NYC.

Moved to SF, discovered burritos & some of my fave people on Earth.

9/2011: Got diagnosed with Leukemia!

Cried. Went through 3 cycles of chemo. Hurt. Thought hard about what I want out of life. Grew up a second time.

TODAY

… After over 100 drives organized by friends, family, and strangers, celebrity call-outs, a bazillion reblogs (7000+!), tweets, and Facebook posts, press, fundraising and international drives organized by tireless friends, and a couple painful false starts, I’ve got a 10/10 matched donor!

You all literally helped save my life. (And the lives of many others.)

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Tomorrow, I’ll be admitted to Dana Farber in Boston for 4-5 weeks.

First I’ll get a second Hickman line to allow direct access to my heart (for meds and for nutrients if I’m not able to eat). Over the next week, the docs blast my body with a stiff chemo cocktail to try and eradicate all traces of cancer cells. In the process, the immune system I was born with, and my body’s ability to make blood, are destroyed.

Next Friday, I get my donor’s stem cells by IV. I start on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting them (I’ll be on them for 12-18 months). For these weeks I’ve no immune system, so I’m severely vulnerable to viruses and bacteria. My hospital room and hallway become my world.

Meanwhile, the stem cells make their way to my bone marrow and, with some luck, start producing platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells. At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

This is science fiction stuff. I can hardly believe it’s even possible, and there’s lots of chances for things to go wrong. It’s frightening.

AFTER THE TRANSPLANT

Recovery to a new state of “normal” takes about a year, but there’s a few storm clouds hovering:

My immune system is new, like a baby’s. I’m prone to getting sick.

Just as with any organ transplant, there’s a chance of rejection. Except in this case, it’s my blood that’s the foreign body, and it touches every organ. They call it graft-vs-host-disease and it can cause health issues and organ complications for the rest of my life.

Successful transplant or not, Leukemia can relapse. Stubborn mofo.

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five. My odds are a little better since I’m young.

THE GREAT NEWS

I’ve got a long road ahead. But I’ve got a donor & amazing family & friends. A few months ago I didn’t have many options. Today I have a plan.

I am alive. I start tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Thank you.

I love Photojojo and everything about it. Good luck Amit!

Missing everything about this. ❤🌺☀ (Taken with Instagram at Koko...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:45:53 -0600

Missing everything about this. ❤🌺☀ (Taken with Instagram at Koko Head - TOP)

thedailywhat: In Case You Missed It of the Day: During the 90th...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:59 -0600

thedailywhat:

In Case You Missed It of the Day: During the 90th birthday bash NBC threw for Betty White last night, President Obama (whose wife was also born January 17th) delivered an official birthday message to the golden girl, poking fun the infamous birth certificate conspiracy.

Transcript below:

Dear Betty,

You look so fantastic and full of energy. I can’t believe you’re 90 years old. In fact, I don’t believe it. That’s why I’m writing to ask if you will be willing to produce a copy of your long form birth certificate. Thanks, and Happy Birthday, no matter how old you are.

[gotcha.]

I really like this man.