A young girl’s dream come true! I met Santa. In Newport Beach!? What’s up with that? The best bear hug ever. Mmmmmmm. And he laugh like Santa too. I wonder… did he also leave the north pole, considering spending the cold part of the year in Southern California? Or was he fired?
Seriously… after watching this movie… I would fire… someone.
Ho ho ho, are there any kind – parents – in the house?
Enjoy the season,
Johanna
Just felt like expressing – something – of joy. Spring Scream a la Astrid Lindgren’s Ronja Rövardotter (Ronia the Robber’s Daughter).
I had forgotten how it sounded like and found it on YouTube. Here it is. Cover your ears.
Her final comment being:
“There you go – the spring is coming when I call it! “
What are you calling for today?
Regards from a joyful and sunny San Francisco.
Johanna
Oh yes – today’s shout out goes to Anna Sandgren, my much appreciated team member at Herringbone; Catrine Näsmark, fantastic artist, creator and human being; Will Burke award winning branding expert.
Street Entertainment from San Diego…
1) What shoes did I wear? 
2) What were the 3 options I got on the card in the end?
3) What would be your little gift to the world? Do you have an untraditional talent or idea that would bring people some smiles?
Make the day!
Johanna
Hm… this video makes me listen and appreciate – quietly.
Made me think of the chosen quote by Catrine Näsmark to her portrait of Blues Brothers:
”We are on a mission from God.” Blues Brothers
What is your unique talent? Are you taking good care of it? Are you sharing it with the world – near and/or far, small or large?
Please do. Let us enjoy.
Johanna
I have a sweet, and rather new, routine to go to the oldest farmers market in San Francisco every other Saturday. Part of that routine is also getting lost driving there… enjoying the conversation with my friend Isma Mrkonjic. One of her many talents is her poetry. She shared with me her favorite poem, and I had to record it. You know – there is never the “right moment” or the “right location” to communicate something important. It “should be” a nice environment, it “should have” a beautiful back-ground, it “should have” peaceful background music… Sorry guys, and gals, and mom – when you have something important to say, the message will be delivered and heard. No matter surrounding. So voila, here comes a very beautiful poem. Watch the video below. Recorded from the parking lot of Urban Flow Yoga in my car… Actually, the setting is perfect. Time spent with my mom driving to school in the morning, or back from dance classes in the evening, used to be cherished peaceful conversation-time with her. Also, yesterday, I had a session with my own coach, which ended with a question: “Who do you admire and why?“ The response came easily: my mother. She is warm, loving, generous, talented, has good taste, great chef, efficient, get things done!, no matter how much and what is on her plate: moves forward…”. So maybe there is a right moment after all. It may just not look like we imagined. Who do you admire, and why? Will you let them know? Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and… Thank you Mom – I love you! Johanna
I am sharing an email I just received…
Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.
However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be:
Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you.
You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
You may only spend it.
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over, the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!
Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can’t seem to see it.
The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven’t lived up that day is forever lost.
Yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time….WITHOUT WARNING.
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.
Think about that, and always think of this:
Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.
So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life!
Here’s wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.
Start spending.
…and it’s not Black Friday that I am preparing you for .
Enjoy the long weekend!
Johanna
Or, I should rather say “Web Cam Art Shared (with Permission)”.
I got an email sent to me with the text “…happened to be browsing this just at sunset the other day – I think web-cam art may become a new
genre 
pretty remarkable.. - http://sv.berkeley.edu/view/index.html
About The ProjectOVERVIEW: The goal of this project is to help children understand the weather by correlating the view from the Lawrence Hall of Science with weather data and satellite imagery. This project is part of the Lawrence Hall of Science Weather Exhibit and the FOSS Weather CD-ROM.
Enjoy the sunset – I am not sure about the weather where you are right now, but the rain is making big time music on the fire stair outside of my window.
Johanna
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A couple of weeks ago I was invited to a shoe party…
Shoes, Shoemakers and the People Who Love Them
Shoemaking has a long history and one that is rich in tradition. Within the trade itself–among shoe and bootmakers–the legends, the traditions, and the history really begin with St. Crispin. St. Crispin is the patron saint of shoemakers. Since medieval times, October 25th has been celebrated as St. Crispin’s Day and the Shoemaker’s Holiday. In the past, boot and shoemakers traditionally closed their shops on this day, in celebration and commemoration.
It was different, it was fun – fancy shoes, and fab’ people.
So, when I the next day was going for a quick errand to look for a wig for Halloween – I couldn’t help seeing anything but… shoes. And the irresistible ones.
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Seldom have I had so much fun as in those shoes. (Kudos to Dennise at LF Union Street and Jeffrey Campbell.) I guess it is true..
You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find, you get what you need.
The Rolling Stones (Jagger/Richards, 1968/69)
Enjoy,
Johanna
And continuing the theme of car campaigns from yesterday – I am sure I was the only hippie walking around with a Mercedes-Benz logo on my arm… ;O So authentic. Peace out.
Did I say that details are set: Keeva A Cappella in concert together with the Richter Scales this Friday November 11, 2011 at
Unity SF
2222 Bush St at Fillmore
San Francisco, CAJoin us for an evening of song and celebration on 11/11/11!
Keeva A Cappella and The Richter Scales are teaming up to serenade you with sweet harmonies and swinging tunes from near and far, sung in languages you may understand (English, Spanish…) and others you may not. (Maori, anyone?)
Come early to enjoy a glass of wine and some refreshments on us to get you in the mood.
Doors open at 6pm
Concert starts at 7pm
$5-10 suggested donation at the doorDirections: http://www.unitysf.com/find.html
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The Richter Scales are a bevy of gentlemen songsters, all residents of the San Francisco Bay Area. They perform selections from a wide variety of genres, including American standards, Broadway, Motown, and contemporary music.Based in San Francisco, Keeva A Cappella sings globally-inspired music, bringing harmonies from around the world to the Bay Area.
You are invited! Please RSVP here if you are on Facebook.
Inspired by the final stand-up performance at the Blog World & New Media Expo that I just came from last week in LA, please enjoy a song about Silicon Valley by the Richter Scales performed at the 2011 annual Crunchies Awards for entrepreneurs and the venture capitalists who support them, featured in New York Times.
Hope to see you Friday,
Johanna
Seriously, how often do you express appreciation for people you meet in a focused, sincere, and authentic fashion? As, taking a moment of time-out from everything else busyness going on, look into the eyes, connect and share, from your heart.
I just got a dose over FaceTime, on my iPhone. It hit me. It landed. It made my day.
Make someone elses.
Enjoy,
Johanna
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