September 2009
“If you’re going to write, don’t pretend to write down. It’s going to be the best...”
– (via iwannotowidigdo)
Speaking of which, I have a short story that’s not going to write itself.
August 2009
merlin:
Richard Hugo - “Degrees of Gray in...
“Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone.”
– Guido Anselmi (via merlin) (via steampoweredmedia)
Not sure that’s always possible though.
(via marie-bretagne)
It’s not, which is why true happiness is so rare
“Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone.”
– Guido Anselmi (via merlin)
molly: so dick cheney is all up in obama's face about the CIA torture investigations.
molly: apparently, he's worried that people won't "sign up" for future torture missions if we go after these guys.
mel: I like the idea that there's a "signup" sheet on a cork board somewhere, like for glee club or the one-act play.
molly: yeah, then they go audition in the cafetorium.
mel: "I'll be doing the stage manager's opening from "Our Town", then kicking a hooded man in the testicles for five minutes."
molly: then they all crowd around the cork board later to see if they got the part.
molly: there's a lot of crying and hugging and forced congratulations.
mel: it's just like FAME, but with more internal bleeding.
WatchTitle: [Taylor and Dixie County Logging—Part 1] Date of film: Late 1930s-early 1940s Physical descrip: Color; silent; original length: 7:54 General note: Excerpt of original. This rare home movie footage was shot in color by Charles L. ‘Buster’ Borklund, Jr. in Taylor and Dixie counties during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Borklund, an avid photographer, was an employee of Brooks Scanlon...
sunday
krispayne:
need projects to do at home that don’t involve photography or money.
Write a book.
Sentencing Review: Deposition of the Captain
merlin:
As I said in my onsite debrief and again in my testimony under oath, my memories of the accident are intense, fragmented, and still very difficult to understand. Incongruous and nightmarish.
I am, by trade, a sailor, and the captain of a small yellow steamboat I have owned for five years. And on the morning in question, my life was turned literally upside down because of the defendant...
ow
sauteed zucchini = second degree burns on my right hand
zucchini was delicious, though
GaragePunk.com Podcasts →
holy cow. sound track for cleaning my office = found!
“She was one of those giant broad beamed Scandinavian giantess warrior women...”
– Patton Oswalt discusses purchasing weed at a pot cafe in Amsterdam (via bohemea) (via zoebowie)
1. I love Patton Oswalt
2. I don’t want to fuck a box kite either
“If you can’t tell whether or not someone is making fun of you, chances are...”
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jennilee:
ask - the smiths
So if...
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my icon was pro cat before people turned retarded...
(via whiskeyandgoatsmilk)
mine was pro shark (who I still want to win, btw)
The last line makes it all make sense
somehowsomeway:
sunlightandamocha:
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superawesomeness:
My job is so fucking unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with: First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never...
life advice from old people →
(via kottke)
“I don’t believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do...”
– Fellini (via smut-to-go) (via systems) (via merlin)
The doctor is (IN)
Q: Let’s get deep. What do you feel our purpose is on this earth?
A: To do good work and leave the earth a better place for others. Today, tomorrow, and long into the future.
If you have children, the answer is easy. We’re here to make sure our children grow up to be happy, conscientious people not too full of themselves and willing to put in the time and effort to bring quality to the...
The doctor is (IN)
Got your own question? You, too, can get an answer.
Q: Do I take a huge leap and try for something that almost no one supports me on and that I may not be the most successful in (but I truly love doing and would be most happy with…?) Or, do I play it “safe” and head back to the states to continue where I was in order to have a safe and comfortable fall back? Mind you, this...
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suckafuck:
The Power - SNAP!
This...
“Do daddy long legs have ankles? Do they even have feet? Surely, to have an...”
– Paragraphs that should certainly not appear in one’s novel (via iainbroome)
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Goals
krispayne:
I’ve been thinking about the future lately, and that always makes me think about the present. I get real caught up in how life will be that I tend to forget how awesome life is at the moment, and I get bogged down with dreams and forget to live it the fuck up right now while I have it. All that being said, it’s very healthy to keep the future in your sights and work towards certain...
on the craft of writing
When I was grad school one of my professors pointed our attention to the plot of The Great Gatsby and laid it out on the table pretty much like this (spoiler alert!): Nick meets Gatsby, there are a couple parties, he facilitates a meeting between Gatsby and Daisy, Tom’s wife is run over, and Gatsby gets shot. End of story. As plot goes, it pretty simple. Simplistic, even. However, the book...