July 2011
59 posts
Jul 30th
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“I love making the stuff, that’s sort of the core of it. I love creating the...”
– Louis C.K.
Jul 30th
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Jul 29th
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Jul 28th
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Jul 27th
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WatchWatch
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird trailer.
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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Ready or not
The evening of the day I turn thirty years old is the first temperate evening after a string of unbearably hot days and nights. My young daughter and I go for dinner and out to her favorite park. I grew up in the lonely country and my touchstone to my self is still the natural world. It doesn’t take much to remind me. Cool grass against the ankles, the glint of sunlight through tree leaves, a...
Jul 27th
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Jul 24th
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Jul 24th
Jul 24th
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 23rd
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Deliberatepixel Offline contest wrap-up
So I finally remembered to wrap up this contest thing. Congrats to Tumblr user bookgeekgrrl who wins the copy of Deliberatepixel Offline! Send me your address info and desired inscription (if you so desire) to jen@deliberatepixel.com and I’ll send it off to you. Thanks to everyone who spread the word. If you still want a copy, I’ve discounted it 15% just for you. You can grab the book...
Jul 19th
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“Capable psychonauts who think about thinking, about states of mind, about set...”
– “Why Our Monkey Brains Are Prone to Procrastination (No, It’s Not Just Laziness or Lack Of Willpower)”
Jul 19th
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Jul 18th
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A story of selfishness
I have seen the story of selfishness play out in many lives, including my own. It’s a story that always has to begin with peeling away the layers of the title’s definition, because if there is any word in our culture that immediately conjures judgment, defensiveness and censure, it’s “selfish.” Selfishness is complicated concept, and it should be. Anything as profoundly and inextricably bound up...
Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 17th
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“Literature is still the source of my greatest excitement. My prayer is that it...”
– Thomas McGuane
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Jul 14th
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Jul 13th
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“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’...”
– Maya Angelou
Jul 12th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 9th
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“All writers are mystery writers. We may not employ detectives in our work, but...”
– Roger Rosenblatt
Jul 9th
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“There is always a sheet of paper. There is always a pen. There is always a way...”
– H.L. Mencken
Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Stephen Fry on the importance of unbelief. This is perfect.
Jul 6th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 5th
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ListenBruce Springsteen, “Born in the...
Jul 4th
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“It was interesting, because I read somewhere that did a high school survey, and...”
– Bruce Springsteen (via the-promised-land)
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Revolution girl style even now
I posted this quote from a CNN interview with Kathleen Hanna a couple of weeks ago. It’s been liked and/or reblogged over 260 times already. Riot grrl ain’t dead as long as there are still girls who need it.
Jul 4th
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“Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut...”
– Raymond Chandler
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 3rd