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Anne Lamott on why writing matters
“Then I look into my students’ faces, and they look solemnly back at me. ‘So why does our writing matter, again?’ they ask. Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading...
View ArticleIra Glass on storytelling & the creative process
“In my case, I took longer to figure out how to do this than anybody I’ve ever met. It takes a while. It’s gonna take you a while. It’s normal to take a while, and you just have to fight your way...
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Happy October!
It’s finally here again — just for the tiniest sliver of time (unfortunately!), my favorite season: crunchy autumnal leaves, pumpkins, squashes, apples, Halloween, chunky sweaters, the slightest chill...
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Watch: Zack & Miri Make a Porno
Looking for a movie recommendation? I watched Zack & Miri Make a Porno the other night and loved it — more so than I thought I would. I was bored, it was on Netflix, I like Seth Rogen (Freaks...
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Presenting: the Living Room!
As mentioned before, moving in and getting set up has been a slow and laborious process. But, things are shaping up, so I thought, it’s time to share pictures of the living room. We’ve been here for...
View ArticleWeeknight concert
The other night, Heather and I went to a concert at the Vic. These days, I don’t like to go to concerts much, but I can be persuaded for a band I really like, and that night, there were two bands I...
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It’s never too late to do what you love
This, I love. A good reminder that it’s never too late to go after and do what it is you love to do. Found on Quora, “Life advice: I am in my late 20s and feel I have wasted a lot of time.” (good...
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The Best Show of All Time: Freaks & Geeks
Do you have a favorite TV show? My favorite show of all time is, without a doubt, Freaks and Geeks. I was lucky enough to see it for the first time in high school, and watch it every couple years...
View ArticleJason Segel, “Dracula’s Lament”
I’ve been going down a rabbit hole as I currently obsess over Freaks & Geeks all over again, and I came across this clip, a table read performance with Jason Segel and the other actors in...
View ArticleGo See: Blue Is the Warmest Color
The other night, I saw Blue is the Warmest Color. The movie itself is three hours long, during which I only looked at my watch once, out of mere curiosity. I have never been so wrapped up in a film....
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New Year’s Day Flight
“To our most productive year yet,” Heather said as we flew from San Antonio back to Chicago last night, on January 1st. Heather, Monica, and I clinked our plastic cups of cocktails (courtesy of...
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Photos of the New Place: the Bedroom
Some of you have been asking me for pictures of the new place, so, here it is! It’s been a slow and laborious process getting set up (yikes, moving is so much work!). But, the bedroom is pretty much...
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Anne Lamott on why writing matters
“Then I look into my students’ faces, and they look solemnly back at me. ‘So why does our writing matter, again?’ they ask. Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading...
View ArticleYou Start, You Fall, You Get Up Again: Things Learned After 2 Weeks Working...
Two weeks ago, I started working as an interactive copywriter at Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide… you know, one of the biggest ad agencies in the world. haha. Before this, I was working for a startup (until...
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Not Waving but Drowning
Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved...
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8 Days in Puerto Rico (Part I)
Puerto Rico is many things. It’s Spanish. It’s American. It’s Caribbean. And frankly, I hardly feel qualified to write anything about it at all, which is perhaps why it’s taken me over a month to work...
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Weekend Jaunt to New York City
Last year we had eight full days to sink into New York City, this year, only a three-day weekend. The highlights: Breakfast at Buvette, an adorable French bistro in the West Village. I guess adding a...
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“It Doesn’t Get Better. You Get Better.”
“Listen, I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn’t get better. You get better. I’ve gone up, I’ve gone down, I’ve been bankrupt, I’ve been broke. But you do it, and you do it because we...
View ArticleThe Returned: Watch It
This weekend was quiet in the best possible way. We watched the entire first season of The Returned, episode after episode (it’s the kind of show you want to binge watch). Amy, Heather’s sister, came...
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Just a poem for a January day
“Tree at My Window”, by Robert Frost Tree at my window, window tree, My sash is lowered when night comes on; But let there never be curtain drawn Between you and me. Vague dream head lifted out of the...
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