February 2011
119 posts
January 2011
71 posts
Envy →
housingworksbookstore:
THIS IS A STORY about two writers. A story, in other words, of envy. I met the man at an artists’ colony, and I liked him from the first story I heard him tell. It was about how he’d once been jilted by a blind date, after which he went right out and bought himself some new clothes. He was working on his third book but had no particular interest in talking shop. He read...
On Keeping A Twitter « Thought Catalog →
Freelancer Workout →
“These four 5-10 minute routines won’t make you break a sweat, but they’ll get your blood flowing and give your heart a little goose. What’s more they’re specifically designed to address the peaks, valleys and long, flat stretches in a freelancer’s life, so you’ll know exactly when to do them.”
WatchhitRECord
Watchsamcannon:
Mean Girls + Mr. Grinch
Sam Cannon
Thought of the day (and it's not even fully...
conscientious:
Why do photographers think their photographs are so precious, so holy? Why can’t we just break them up, crop them, fuck them up, do whatever it takes to make something else out of them?
(time to go to bed; more on this some other time, some other day…)
Ocular Octopus: Facebook discussion re: future of... →
ocularoctopus:
Andy Adams of Flak Photo started an interesting discussion over on Facebook. Andy asks “will the printed page remain the ultimate venue for photography in the 21st century?” My initial take:
“Imagine having an 80 inch television that can display photographs with the resolution of paper. Or an iPad with paper-like resolution. That’s your medium for the 21st C. The gulf between...
The Perks of Being Adapted into a Film « Thought... →
“Recently, there’s been rumors swirling around of a film adaptation [of The Perks of Being a Wallflower] starring Emma Watson as Sam, the apple of the narrator,Charlie’s, eye. Those can now be confirmed with the news that Summit Entertainment—the same studio responsible for those freaky vampire Mormons in Twilight—is interested in distributing the film.”
WatchConscientious | Doug DuBois about his family photography
The Long Exposure of Francesca Woodman →
Woodman was largely unknown during her lifetime. Her work was first introduced to the public at a Wellesley College exhibition that opened in 1986, five years after her suicide. At the time, much significance was attached to its apparently autobiographical qualities, which continue to intrigue audiences today. Her death does not simply cast a shadow on the images, but suffuses them with a...
To-Do List.
-Scholarship portfolio
-Clean Room
-Laundry
-Art Matters writing
-Drawing HW
-Keep shooting everything for digital
-Read/write instead of netflixing.
-Nap.
Guide To Vague Relationships « Thought Catalog →
Beach Sloth: True Love Waits: Tao Lin and Megan... →
……”For those of you who worry about finding that ‘special someone’ the person who makes you feel metaphorically warm and gooey inside, let Tao and Megan’s tale be an inspiration to you. These are extremely awkward, hip, cool kids. They made it together without having to sacrifice any of what makes them special. Stick with it, be yourself. Take pride in who you are, others will...
“Every commercial job that I bid on these days has a video portion. The...”
– A Photo Editor - The convergence of stills and video has happened
Why Writers Are Miserable, and Often Cowardly «... →
“The universe, I suppose, is expanding. This state of movement can be overwhelming. Nothing is certain in movement. Nothing can be coerced into permanence or self-containment. Nothing can be possessed, only rented. This is scary because oftentimes what we want most in this life is certainty. We want stillness. Because stillness –– the state of calmness and understanding –– is...
cmyksoltis asked: mighty mouses = http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cAUmFIIHiis/Ssq7BKhHoYI/AAAAAAAADHU/Tnw51NQG4Vo/s400/Apple%27s+Mighty+Mouse.jpg
:D
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Promised myself I'd stop buying books until I made...
but And the Heart Says Whatever and Richard Yates couldn’t wait.
I blame my parents for my bibliomania.
Muumuu House →
TODAY'S GOAL IS TO WRITE SOMETHING
a poem, the beginnings of a short story, even just a random stream of consciousness.
I WILL write today.
What's So Funny?: Louis CK interview →
GM: And it’s new. Every year you’re doing something new.
LCK: Yep. The hour-long special on Showtime that’s on the air right now, which I shot in March, all that material is dead now. I do a different hour than that now.
GM: It’s dead to you. Do you ever have something you like doing so much that you want to keep it; it’s hard letting go?
LCK: I love throwing it...
What's So Funny?: Louis CK interview →
GM: And it’s new. Every year you’re doing something new.
LCK: Yep. The hour-long special on Showtime that’s on the air right now, which I shot in March, all that material is dead now. I do a different hour than that now.
GM: It’s dead to you. Do you ever have something you like doing so much that you want to keep it; it’s hard letting go?
LCK: I love throwing it...
“GM: And it’s new. Every year you’re doing something new.
LCK: Yep....”
– What’s So Funny?: Louis CK interview
Elle Perez = God.
that’s all I have to say.
“JB: [….]To me, it’s not that people don’t have fear, the people that we...”
– A Photo Editor - Phil Toledano Interview
Do read the rest.
WatchHulu - Movie Trailers: Happythankyoumoreplease
errer asked: I don't know how to reply to replies on posts, so this is the best I can do haha. It is for elements, I was originally going to do a large sculptural wall-mounted piece, but I realized I'm not good at 3D work and it's too ambitious for a one week project. Then I was thinking about a papercraft project, trying to still incorporate some kind of 3D work, and that's been going...
Shutterfinger: How to Tell if You're In a... →
Eight Clues That You May Be in a Rut
You keep using the same equipment and shooting the same subjects in the same way, yet you expect different results.
You find yourself more interested in what your equipment can do—and telling anyone who’ll listen—than in actually doing anything with it.
When someone asks you why you photographed a particular subject you have no idea how to answer.
You are...
100% perfect girl, haruki murakami →
please read this.
20 Ideas: An Exercise Plan That Won’t Help You... →
1. Photograph your definition of “Sunday Afternoon” 2. Photograph a person standing in a doorway 3. Photograph two subjects that don’t go together like a basketball team standing in a swimming pool wearing their basketball uniforms 4. Randomly pick a window in your house and make photographs from and through that window everyday for a week 5. Photograph shadows 6. Photograph a stranger 7....
Watchelleperez:
CULTS at MICA BBOX (Video 1) (by Student Activities)
At this very moment
I’m attempting to write something.
crossing my fingers for some sort of success.
Should I just post that piece I was afraid of...
The one that makes me feel quite vulnerable exposed.
And may or may not make someone in particular angry or uncomfortable?
It’s not really about that person, it’s about me.
But it does involve that person very much.
Anyway, do people really want to see it?
Do people remember at all what I am talking about?
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To-Get:
Miscellaneous Fabrics/Knits
Thread
Fabric Glue
Legit Fabric scissors
Buttons?
possibly more rope/string, depending how much I have left at school. I’ll check when I get back on Sat
wood of various sizes/densities
some hollow metal cylinders. I know the hardware store has them.
wow, I miss my Elements class..
Why You Should (Or Shouldn't) Abandon Your Flickr... →
If you have aspirations of entering the world of professional photography, there will come a point in your photographic journey where it’s time to abandon your Flickr page, present a refined body of work and show yourself as a professional from presentation to product.
I don’t think I’ve reached that point yet, though. And that’s what Ninaperlman.com is for.
WatchPhotographer Alec Soth on a Life of Approaching Strangers | PBS NewsHour | Jan. 5, 2011 | PBS
A Film by Ryan McGinley →
phhfineart:
“I knew it was going to be wild when I signed on,” says Carolyn Murphy, who stars in Ryan McGinley’s exclusive short film Entrance Romance (it felt like a kiss). “Next thing I know, my manager is telling me that they’re going to break glass on my head and my leading man’s a dog. I’m like, ‘That’s it?’ I was so sure I’d have to take my clothes off,” she says, laughing. Shot with a...
“Man must constantly destroy himself in order to construct himself all over...”
– Theo van Doesburg (via obsoletedesolate)
WatchJonathan Harris: the Web’s secret stories | Video on TED.com
Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we’re all feeling and looking for.