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Cookie jar is closed! Thanks to everyone who commented
OK, it's been a little while since the cookie jar has been open, but it has returned!
Want to get a cookie patch? Follow these simple rules:
- Make a new comment
- Answer the question, "Who or what inspires you?"
- Submit it before 4:30 pm PDT, August 21.
OK, that's it. Share with us your source of inspiration!
UPDATE: Wow, that was a big batch of cookies. Thanks to everyone who left a comment. It was great to see all the places and people that provide inspiration. If you didn't get a patch and should've, just send me a PM.
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10 years ago
Eric Wilhelm!
Reply 10 years ago
what is his account name???
Reply 9 years ago
Ewilhelm.
Reply 10 years ago
damnit, you said it first. But I said it better.
Reply 10 years ago
I thought it would be buckethead :(
10 years ago
Kiteman and Kelsey inspire me. ;)
Reply 10 years ago
:'(
Reply 10 years ago
Hahahahahaha, you do too...and so do a lot of other people, but I didn't post the full list. :P
Reply 10 years ago
:D
Sorry, I got a little carried away, I might have comment stalked you..
Reply 10 years ago
Yeah, I noticed. :-P Subtlety is not your gift...
Reply 10 years ago
>blush<
Reply 10 years ago
Awwww....thank you!
10 years ago
Thanks for the patch!
10 years ago
Matt Groening. (Gray-ning) Simpsons Creator. Awesomeness! Cookie?
Reply 10 years ago
Bender inspires me
Reply 10 years ago
yay bender!
Reply 10 years ago
Personally I like Leela, but thats my opinion. Futurama FTW!
Reply 10 years ago
Same here. Oh, and will you please bite my shiny metal arse?
10 years ago
thx for cookie! id give u one if i had pro
10 years ago
thanks for first patch!
10 years ago
Public television - no, really! The 'Create' channel rocks, especially when they have the show 'Make' - and of course the MakeZine website, and this site, the hardware store, the fabric store, a walk in the woods, music, etc, etc, etc.
Reply 10 years ago
I quite agree (about PBS). There is a lot about PBS that inspires me.
10 years ago
Dammit!
10 years ago
I am inspired by the idea of making a "traveler's lantern" --doing something that shines a light for someone at a time when they're lost.
Reply 10 years ago
thanks for the yummy cookie!
Reply 10 years ago
ooh, good one!
10 years ago
Thanks for the cookie!
10 years ago
Thank you Fungus Cookie!! Its delish! If I were a pro I'd give you a cookie too!
10 years ago
I'd have to say my Grandfather started it. He was an upholsterer and wood worker. He subscribed to Popular Mechanics so I got all the old issues. Gave me my first science fair kit, AM broadcaster from Radio Shack. I had to figure it out on my ow...n as he had no idea how to troubleshoot it when it did not work which totally blew my mind as I thought Grandpa knew all !!!
10 years ago
The military inspires me becuase of the people that serve our country....they fight wars....we go to work and are always safe becuase of them....(other then criminals near)
10 years ago
I get inspired by my children. They have such wonderfully inquisitive minds. Remember what it was like to not worry about bills, insurance, employment, mortgages, etc.? I bet you were more creative then also.
10 years ago
My GrandMemere' She lived during the Depression and Fully embraced the Recycle and DIY before it became a revaloution She planted her own Garden until a few years ago she just Passed this Feb
Reply 10 years ago
I love this post--a link with those hardy Great Generation people is important!
10 years ago
I am inspired by my dissatisfaction with stuff that was not made with me and my needs in mind. I am motivated to create when things do not "fit" right in some way or another. Then, I am thrilled by the creative process and may be obsessed for days until I find a good design or maybe sleep on it and wake up with an elegant solution. Whew! long winded!
10 years ago
Bill Gates
Reply 10 years ago
Richard Stallman
10 years ago
I am inspired by the constant need to beautify a civilization which almost fights back the goodness we put out as fast as we can create it.
10 years ago
getting a cookie inspired me to post this comment!
Reply 10 years ago
lol !
10 years ago
As you might be able to tell from my avatar, directors who create movies of epic proportions, like Neill Blomkamp, inspire me. Also, I get random spurts of inspiration from completely random things.
10 years ago
I am inspired by my surroundings.
10 years ago
I am inspired to help the future of the earth by those who do good for the world around me.
10 years ago
I am inspired to keep drumming, by Neil Peart.
10 years ago
I am always inspired nby the people on "That's Clever" on HGTV.
10 years ago
Papercraft and paper artists inspire me. And i don't mean just origami and kirigami, there's some funky cool stuff out there.
10 years ago
god inspires me the most. to see his creation around the world just make me think, what can i do?
10 years ago
Teenagers, yes, I know many people have nothing good to say about them, but their fresh expectant outlook, ability to adapt quickly, and black and white view of the world makes me wonder if I'M the one who makes things too complicated. They give me hope for our future.
10 years ago
The duct Tape Guys.
10 years ago
my nephew. he's six and he loves making "cool things".
10 years ago
I am inspired (to create) by many things... Other makers for sure. Nature. Garbage inspires me. I'm always looking for creative reuse. My family.