I'm usually in bed by now, but a new Survivor/24 tape and a quickly growing yoga mat bag kept me up late. (No pictures as that would take away another precious 15 or 20 minutes sleeping time). I just had to read my late night bloglines updates, and came across something great that I think everyone should read if you haven't already.* It's about what other people think about you. Sometimes I let myself believe that I don't care what other people think. But most of the time I'm very aware of it and just want to stop caring for once! I think this post really drives it home. Hopefully it will inspire some of you the way it inspired me.

And, because it's no fun to post without a picture (not that I care what you think, bien sur), here is my favorite shot from a recent trip to Kyoto. It totally reminds me of a log cabin quilt. Maybe I'll make an orange and red one one of these days. You know, in my spare time.**

*Do you know Danny Gregory? My mom brought his book with her when she visited a few months ago, and after being rather snotty and poking fun at the self-help drawing book, I perused the pages and was quickly SOLD. This guy is great, and his writing and illustrations are really entertaining and motivating without being sappy or lame. And seriously, I have high standards. Anyways, my mom ended up leaving the book for me (really, wasn't that nice of her? even after I mocked her about it) and I flip through it all the time. His blog is great too. Ok, I've got to go to bed!!

**No, I have never actually made a quilt. But I did do a fair amount of strip piecing (or something like that) in my day on the Singer kids machine. I'll get back to it sooner or later.