March 2010
30 posts
Saying goodbye...
I didn’t expect to get emotional today, taking one last walk through my old apartment to make sure everything was okay before handing it over to my landlord.
But I did get emotional. I may have even shed a few tears. This space that hugged me for 6 years. The first space I could call my very own (and host my own dinner parties). Where I learned what it’s like to be excited to come...
In praise of nothingness →
bobulate:
Scott Berkun on “the cult of busy,” that by always seeming to have something to do, we assume you must be important or successful:
[P]eople who are always busy are time poor. They have a time shortage. They have time debt. They are either trying to do too much, or they aren’t doing what they’re doing very well. They are failing to either a) be effective with their time b) don’t know...
“We can learn so much by observing the way our pets rejoice in life’s simplest...”
– Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer
David Mamet’s memo to the writers of The Unit
David Mamet’s memo to the writers of The Unit (caps in situ):
THE JOB OF THE DRAMATIST IS TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE WONDER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. NOT TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT JUST HAPPENED, OR TO *SUGGEST* TO THEM WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. […]
HERE ARE THE DANGER SIGNALS. ANY TIME TWO CHARACTERS ARE TALKING ABOUT A THIRD, THE SCENE IS A CROCK OF SHIT.
ANY TIME ANY CHARACTER IS SAYING TO ANOTHER “AS YOU KNOW”,...
IOGraph →
kelliente:
Creates a visual representation of your mouse’s movements throughout the day. Darker patches are where the cursor sat for a long period of time, just like blotches created by a felt-tip pen.
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“I don’t read inspiring books. I find that such books give me a temporary high,...”
– —Lukas Mathis
via Quotes on Design
