May 2012
2 posts
April 2012
6 posts
“Put yourself out there and give yourself permission to suck. That’s not to say...”
– Michael Ian Black’s advice for those attempting comedy & other creative pursuits, as told to The Rumpus (via sarahspy)
March 2012
4 posts
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In life, we have few opportunities to create the...
February 2012
5 posts
Some news.
I’m leaving my job on the 29th. It’s Leap Day, so why not leap?
What next? A few options. But most of all, words. Last summer it quickly became apparent to me that writing was It. The only thing I could ever do that wouldn’t end in my suicide. I live it, I breathe it, I need it… and I’m not too terrible at it, as I’ve recently discovered. So I want to see what...
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Volta Bureau- Alley Cat
Everything’s going...
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January 2012
8 posts
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“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great...”
– -from 1984 by George Orwell
I’m finally reading the book named after the year of my birth. It’s actually kind of hilarious that I haven’t read it before considering I’ve made Team Orwell jokes for a long time. But holy shit, you guys. Holy shit, read that quote. Breathtaking...
Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix →
globochem:
A video I made - a little Phoenix/brat pack mashup that I made for fun (and later which took on a life of its own) - becomes an example of fair use freedom in this TED Talk (about 4.5 minutes in it really begins).
I think it’s worth sharing today, given Google’s anti-censorship façade regarding SOPA/PIPA. The same Google that permabanned me & froze my gmail account for this fair...
25 Things Writers Should Stop Doing →
Good stuff.
December 2011
7 posts
Summing It Up.
In 2011, this changed everything.
And in 2012, everything’s about to change.
Happy New Year from the CST.
Last weekend I bought this poster
then I found out the print shop that makes it also makes this
Which, obviously, I need in my life as well.
Words and Eagles: Two of my favorite things, especially when well-designed.
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Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Cable News Series To Be Called... →
Let’s play a game! It’s called “Find The Two Shows This Show Has Stolen From”.
Of course, the first one’s pretty obvious, since The Newsroom is the pinnacle of TV hilarity, courtesy of our friends in Canada. Jim Walcott will always be the perfect talking head.
And UBS is the network on “Network”, the greatest movie ever made.
C’mon, Sorkin. I...
New Starbucks Slogan: "Let's Merry"? Let's Not. →
“Merry” is an adjective. “Let’s,” as in “let us,” as in “permit us to,” demands a verb. Presumably, this slogan represents some effort to make a pun. The effort fails. Would Starbucks write, “Let’s funny” or “Let’s delicious”? Apparently, Starbucks would. Customers ought to be concerned: Word play at the expense of grammar is not play at all. It’s antisocial.
I love this guy. (link via XQ)
November 2011
8 posts
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Matthew Good- 21st Century Living
Still one of my...
October 2011
16 posts
how to decode a person with an anxiety disorder →
globochem:
100yearsoflolitude:
capricarnal:
euclase:
things we are trying to do all the time:
be safe
things we can’t help but do all the time:
second-guess ourselves
behave impulsively and reactively
take everything personally
worry
worry
worry
have difficulty accepting compliments
have difficulty reciprocating friendly gestures
have difficulty finding the courage to respond
...
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WatchHappy Halloween.
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Hockey Wino →
It’s happening. Because I love you and I know no one cares about hockey here like I do, I will be posting about Gopher hockey (and occasionally other hockey-related things) over at my new Tumblr, Hockey Wino.
So, imagine your life free of my screaming and whining about hockey (unless you follow me on Twitter, in which case, sorry)… or, if you want, go read about my chronicle of being...
ABC News Chief Tells His Reporters to Turn a... →
Journalism is dead. Entertainment is all that’s left. People have been protesting for weeks on the streets but that’s not news. Women’s rights are being eroded at every turn but that’s not news. News is something that can be made flashy, jazzed up, get some ratings in, hit some key demos.
This is the world you made, America. The news is The Newsroom. Every anchor is Jim...