Category: life
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listening to yourself
Everyone I talk to needed this time. It seems we all needed to sit with ourselves. To stop rushing around. To keep quiet long enough to hear ourselves. Austin Kleon articulated this idea beautifully in the context of advice. He writes, “I think, in all times, but especially in these,…
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why Mad Men now more than ever
I really enjoyed this article from The Ringer, describing why Mad Men is the perfect choice for binge-watching right now. “Beyond catharsis, Mad Men’s depiction of historical chaos can be strangely calming. After all, it’s the past; not every fictional character got a happy ending, but society itself survived and…
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kill your heroes
Like most American men, my early twenties could easily be described as my “Kerouac Phase.” From roughly May of 2012 until sometime in the early fall of 2018, my life was a flurry of road trips, drug use, and pursuit of genuine connection with my own artistic circle, all shaped…
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building a routine
As we’re all navigating the strangeness of being trapped at home, I keep hearing time and time again that the best way to mitigate depression and insanity during this time is to stick to a routine. While I was in college, I spent my summers working as a camp counselor…
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spending my days
Thought I’d share a few thing I’m using to pass the recent days. Movies: Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943) – The greatest cinematic crossover event in history. Don’t @ me. Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Revenge of The Creature (1956) – yikes… Frankenstein (1931) Bride of Frankenstein (1935)…
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revisiting tumblr
With the entire world on hold at the moment, I’ve had a blast combing back through the Tumblr page I ran between 2012 and 2019. I only ever used Tumblr to collect things I thought were interesting, whether they be quotes, gif sets from movies, ideas for interior decoration, or…
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slowing down
As I’m reading and watching and living lately, I keep bumping into tiny reminders about slowing down. I recently started reading Danny Gregory’s The Creative License, which I can’t recommend enough. I’m only about thirty pages in, but so far, it’s a tremendous education on allowing yourself to abide in…
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paying attention
I was working on an art piece recently and found myself so focused on the finished product, I didn’t pay attention to the details along the way. The result was a piece that didn’t come remotely close to match my intention, all because I was focused on the product and…
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hearing vs. listening
According to Merrian-Webster, the word “hear” is defined as “to perceive or become aware of by the ear,” whereas the word “listen” means “to pay attention to sound.” Hearing is a transitive verb. Listening is an intransitive verb. Hearing is passive. Listening is active. I’m telling you all this because…
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what i’m listening to — 5.13.19
I’m a big believer in sharing the work that inspires us. As a result, here are some songs and albums that I’ve had on repeat lately. 1. Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties — Routine Maintenance Imagine if Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years fronted The Mountain Goats, then wrote…
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