June 2012
47 posts
May 2012
105 posts
talking about kevin, talking about life
I watched a film last night that left a deep impression on me. Not only due to the dark and challenging content, but because of something kind of funny that happened while watching it. I went over to a friend’s house, snuggled up with a blanket in front of her high-definition tv, and felt the typical anticipation I feel before I watch a critically acclaimed movie with a-list stars and a difficult...
I love words…they’re my work, they’re my play, they’re my passion. Words are all...
– George Carlin, in his 40-year-old routine, “7 Dirty Words,” off 1972’s Class Clown (via austinkleon)
Department Of Omnishambles: JEAN-PAUL SARTRE →
“Exciting day at work. I was on my way to render a little visit to an undergraduate friend of mine, Sophie, and was plunged in advance into the sense that I shall never meet anything or anybody who will inspire me with passion. Just as I was beginning to truly enjoy this abyssal nausea at the…
frustratingly simple + practical writing tips from...
1. Write. 2. Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. 3. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it. 4. Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is. 5. Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are...