Category: recommended
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a letter to fear
Have you read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert? I’m re-reading it now. It’s a guide for overcoming fear and living a creative life. Gilbert tackles the obstacles and misconceptions around what it means to be an artist. Yes, it’s a self-help book but written in such a personal voice that, after reading it the first…
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origin story
23 MIN WITH VIDEO As a person that works with vectors on a daily basis, I’m geeking out a little bit over this Vimeo about the origins of Adobe Illustrator and how a (completely brilliant) computer scientist developed the application to help his graphic designer wife and other creatives work smarter. Essentially redefining the future…
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Is Lovevery Worth It?
The house smells like coffee and apple-bourbon-pumpkin candle. There are dishes in the sink and Bamba peanut butter puffs on the breakfast bar. In the background a locally produced TV show about things to visit/try around town (unironically) just ended and an infomercial has creeped into the void. Thankfully it’s a breezy day. I’ve opened…
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spectacles
I feel like I visited the eye doctor more than any other doctor when I was young. Like, in grade school young. It was decided that I was just a very squinty child and I did not ask my Mom to get me glasses until my sophomore year of high school. I was struggling in…
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half-finished. half-begun.
Yesterday, I was finally able to watch Cloud Atlas. I watched it twice, actually. It’s a bit overwhelming to watch the first time and catch all the names and connections. I guess there have been bad reviews floating around but I loved how the movie was infused with sentiment (call me a sap… but love is…
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the talks
Quick post today about a site that I find extremely enjoyable. The Talks: Brief yet insightful interviews with some of THE most interesting personalities. Take, for example, this interview with Christopher Walken… in which he admits “…I’ve always had good hair.”, talks about his pets and laments “That’s the thing about cats, they die.” and…
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