August 2011
119 posts
“hereby and herewith (which I tend to use interchangeably but always have the...”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
I am feeling linear and literal and must not be...
I like pretty things, I suppose, and things that...
stuff is relevant
“a good ear and a keen eye”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing →
it’s the dose that makes the poison
“approval and acceptance are important”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
“OK, but how much and how fast”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
CHANGE IS NORMAL
“It’s very important to keep your eyes open, even when you’re going...”
– Red Hot Chili Peppers: Carry On : NPR
“a guide to good writing is only as good as the principles on which it’s...”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
“just the record of one smart person’s attempts to work out answers to...”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
“I submit further that the issues surrounding “correctness” in...”
– Harper’s Magazine: Tense Present.
it is impossible to describe why these issues are... →
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fall into familiar and universal patterns →
and don’t use dull language
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“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you...”
–
Stephen King
(via danceabletragedy)
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the ideal happy-to-sad ratio →
self-medicate with electronics →
extremely undisciplined self-indulgence →
nothing to look forward too but more attention
millions of people clapping in unison at sporting...
transition from the theater thing to the music...
a primal need to laugh at things that are...
the do-whatever-you-want spirit of the World Wide...
woe-is-I tales of narcissism
“A conceptual exercise to be realized and moved on from”
“Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
...”
– the opening lines of The Divine Comedy
Inferno, Dante (trans. Longfellow)
meh does not a harshed mellow make
you move forward but also backwards
! (oh, the lone exclaimation point)
blogs benefit from visually striking images
10. When do you consider a piece of your work...
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for the first time (or the last time), really.
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“We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to...”
–
Friedrich Nietzsche
(via danceabletragedy)
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