Life

A video poem about why being alone is important and uplifting at times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs&feature=player_embedded

Publishing

Though this is about publishing, it’s not that hard to expand each point. A solid, positive, look on managing a writing career:
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/7+Things+Ive+Learned+So+Far+By+Darien+Gee.aspx

Research

Lynn Viehl uses color as an element in her stories, so her discovering a site that converts pictures to paint palettes should come as no surprise. Check this post out for the tool, and the linked posts for how she uses colors:
http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2011/06/palettes-with-color-names.html

Science

Is it just me, or does the concept of mood-altering clothing make you wonder about controlling people through it?
http://www.livescience.com/14257-scent-emitting-clothes-mood-altering.html

Writing

This post manages to be both serious and funny all at once as it follows the lifecycle of a writer’s relationship with a novel:
http://libba-bray.livejournal.com/36896.html