8/10/12

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Eavesdrop. Pick up a new piece of slang and use it in conversation at some point during the day.

If you could be a champion at any sport, what sport would you choose?

“Sometimes after a dense week, which characterizes most weeks, I try to appreciate the weekend as a welcome void. There is an impulse to fill that void, to schedule it full with fun, activities, social things, or things to accomplish. But as much as I can, I like to remember the essence of what taking a break is all about, that it’s up to me to make a time to not be determined to do things and get them done. There is an idea I had pinned to the fridge, regarding making the time in your life to make art, and not using being busy as an excuse, which inspired me, which said we have as much time in the day as the great masters ever did. Time is precious and we should never try to kill it, rather we should appreciate the luxury of having time to spare.” (Gregor Ehrlich)

Need a new vantage point? This week we are zip lining in LA. Catalina Island to be specific. Take in the beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the island’s terrain while hurtling through the air at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. You’ll be careening as much as 300 feet above the canyon floor from the top of Descanso Canyon to just above the shores of charming Descanso Beach. Don’t worry – you’ve got two guides per group to ensure safety. Let the exhilaration begin. For details, click here.

The landing of the Mars Rover has renewed our own curiosity for things far, far away. Hence, a visit to the Morrison Planetarium is a must. Get out of the heat and step into the dark recesses of the largest all-digital dome in the world with a 75-foot diameter projection screen tilted at a 30 degree angle. Thanks to some crazy thing called “immersive video technology,” the dome seems to disappear when imagery is projected onto it, so you feel like you are flying rather than watching a movie. Tickets give you access not only to the planetarium but also to the aquarium, natural history museum & rain forest with 40,000 live animals and exhibits all housed beneath a living roof. So when it’s time to come back to earth, you can do it all in one place.

 

Disorienting. Exhilarating. Magical. Words cannot aptly describe Tomás Saraceno’s incredible sculpture perched on the rooftop of The Met — you’ve simply got to experience it. Designed from 20 tons of stainless steel, painted metal and clear acrylic, this visionary sculpture called Cloud City was several years in the making. Sit in one of the 16 attached modules and gaze upon the city skyline and its dwellers in a uniquely fragmented, kaleidoscope world.
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