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The thoughts that cross my mind towards the end of the week:

I need to create more.

I need to explore.

I need to write more.

I need to plan adventures.

I need to learn how to say no.

I need to remember when to say yes.

I need to be scared.

I need to just be.

Saw this walking down 5th Avenue in New York. Couldn’t help but take a photo.

We’re doing a cool contest over at Wend in conjunction with END Footwear. From the Wend blog:

To help you be the hip, eco-aware kid on the street, we’re launching a sweet contest via Twitter. Want to enter? All you have to do is:

1. Follow @wendmagazine and @ENDfootwear

2. Tweet “Just entered to score a WEND mag sub and a pair of sweet END shoes! Just follow @wendmagazine and @ENDfootwear and RT http://xr.com/aya”

We’ll be giving away 3 one-year subscriptions, and each one comes with a pair of END shoes, hot off the Spring 09 line! Get to tweeting!

Good luck from your friends at WEND + END!

If you’re not familiar with END, it’s a Portland based shoe company committed to responsible design. Learn more about the END team and their philosophy here.

I didn’t realize it until a few days ago, but green and sustainable gingerbread houses are definitely the “it” thing this season. Treehugger has written about them as have two other eco-concious sites Inhabitat and Grist, and even the New York Times got all excited about sustainable architecture represented in baked abodes.

Sadly, I didn’t have the time to put towards making my own version of a sustainable gingerbread house. But I’m still happy with the outcome. I guess I could lie and say that the candy canes are supposed to represent solar panels… but that wasn’t intentional.