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"In addition, 3 million New Yorkers reportedly left the city because they realized the phrase..."

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:54:21 -0400

“In addition, 3 million New Yorkers reportedly left the city because they realized the phrase “Only in New York” is actually just a defense mechanism used to convince themselves that seeing a naked man take a shit on a park bench is somehow endearing, or part of some shared cultural experience.”

- 8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live

"With audible murmurs of “This is no way to live,” “What the hell am I doing here—I..."

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:51:15 -0400

“With audible murmurs of “This is no way to live,” “What the hell am I doing here—I hate it here,” and “Fuck this place. Fuck this horrible place,” all 8.4 million citizens in each of the five boroughs packed up their belongings and told reporters they would rather blow their brains out with a shotgun than spend another waking moment in this festering cesspool of filth and scum and sadness.”

- 8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live

I’ve been painting monochromatically with watercolors. It’s a...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:45:46 -0400

I’ve been painting monochromatically with watercolors. It’s a good exercise in controlling shading without using other colors for defining shapes. I made this tin out of some polymer clay and a small Altoids tin. The color is Pthalo Blue. I use the right for storing the paint and the left for watering it down.

Monochromatic watercolor tin by Erik Mallinson

Mike Lynch Cartoons: Tardis Materializes at MIT

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:44 -0400

Mike Lynch Cartoons: Tardis Materializes at MIT

Contraptual Obligation by Jacob Whibley //via otnorot

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:45 -0400

Contraptual Obligation by Jacob Whibley

//via otnorot

"Writing and drawing are thinking. We’re told in school that they are skills but that’s wrong...."

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:45:53 -0400

“Writing and drawing are thinking. We’re told in school that they are skills but that’s wrong. Drawing is a way of thinking. It’s a way of seeing.”

- Chris Ware, quoted in The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing is a Way of Thinking, a book of critical essays on his work. via johnmartz

Ultra-tiny frogs discovered living like faeries inside pitcher...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:04:44 -0400

Ultra-tiny frogs discovered living like faeries inside pitcher plants

notebook waterbrush watercolor tray pen pencil eraser iPad More...

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:28:00 -0400

notebook
waterbrush
watercolor tray
pen
pencil
eraser
iPad

More portable and modular than a laptop, this has become my portable desk layout lately. It fits perfectly on our ottoman as well as on my lap in the car. I carry this (as well as a few more pens, pencils, and a few odd items – a magnifying glass, a monocular lens, and a cleaning cloth) around each day. If I want more portability I can take the notebook and iPad and stuff the rest of the items depicted here into my pockets.

My Desk Setup (by Erik Mallinson)

I datestamp my project files and folders using TextExpander in...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400

I datestamp my project files and folders using TextExpander in order to keep track of when something happened and to easily generate multiple versions of a file while working on it. Works great.

But things tend to pile up in my downloads folder and on my desktop. I created this simple Automator folder action that automatically adds the datestamp to any files that enter these places. I hope it will help better sort stray project files, as well as help me assess if I still need that app, mp3, or PDF I downloaded.

2010-08-31 note – If you have this set up on a Dropbox folder it will stamp the date once on each computer that runs the Automator action, eg- I have three computers that share my Downloads folder so the date stamp is added three times to each file. Not my intended goal. I’m going to look into a more complicated Automator action that will parse the file name before stamping. It works well on my Desktop folder, regardless.

Are you ready for a world without antibiotics?

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:44 -0400

Are you ready for a world without antibiotics? :

The era of antibiotics is coming to a close. In just a couple of generations, what once appeared to be miracle medicines have been beaten into ineffectiveness by the bacteria they were designed to knock out. Once, scientists hailed the end of infectious diseases. Now, the post-antibiotic apocalypse is within sight.

Bleak. via Lotuspad

A Veteran Mad Man Remains in the Fold - an interview of Al...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:29:47 -0400

A Veteran Mad Man Remains in the Fold - an interview of Al Jaffee.

I was surprised to learn that he paints all of the Mad Fold–ins on board and thus doesn’t fold them while painting. It’s all done by eye!

Thanks dude.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:29:39 -0400

Thanks dude.:

Kevin Holesh makes the Letterpress theme I use on Tumblr. I just want to take a moment and say thanks. Thanks for being awesome!

VOITURE NOIRE by Christian Mourey

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:00:45 -0400

VOITURE NOIRE by Christian Mourey

"Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: Be intensely..."

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:08:43 -0400

“Eventually I discovered for myself the utterly simple prescription for creativity: Be intensely yourself. Don’t try to be outstanding; don’t try to be a success; don’t try to do pictures for others to look at - just please yourself.”

- Ralph Steiner via hrrrthrrr

Why Sharpie Liquids Pencils Don’t Live Up to the Hype | John Rust

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:33:48 -0400

Why Sharpie Liquids Pencils Don’t Live Up to the Hype | John Rust:

The Pentel p207 is still my favorite pencil. Cheap, refillable, and a good eraser (just don’t push too hard).

patrickrhone:

I was really excited for these but now could care less.

gravelroad: Pentel P207 is my favorite mechanical pencil. It’s...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:33:31 -0400

gravelroad:

Pentel P207 is my favorite mechanical pencil. It’s a refillable pencil (the erasers too) that is built so well that I have never had one malfunction, yet is inexpensive enough that I don’t mind if I lose one.

I just picked up a P205 and P209 (different leads, lighter/darker lines) and I’m excited to try out the more expensive PS535 and the PS315. As far as I can tell the PS535 and the PS315 have a sleeve mechanism that keeps the lead more sturdy, yet other than that there isn’t much of a difference.

Note: I posted this a while back on Gravel Road Studios and I’m reblogging it to here to go with my other p207 posts.

I’m Aware - a terrific new song and video from Clinic. I...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:28:52 -0400

I’m Aware - a terrific new song and video from Clinic. I stopped listening to them after their first album but I think I’ll pick this one up.

Personality Set for Life By 1st Grade

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:16:58 -0400

Personality Set for Life By 1st Grade:

Reminds me of Michel Gondry’s I’ve Been Twelve Forever.

austinkleon:

File under “Science telling us what folk wisdom has told us forever”:

“We remain recognizably the same person,” said study author Christopher Nave, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Riverside. “This speaks to the importance of understanding personality because it does follow us wherever we go across time and contexts.”

…

Personality is “a part of us, a part of our biology,” Nave said.

I’ve written before:

I’m much closer to the person I wanted to be when I was 10 than when I was 20. I think that’s a good thing.

Anaithnid Games - On Being "Amateur"

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:05:00 -0400

Anaithnid Games - On Being "Amateur":

You can’t really succeed at what you love, do what you care about, without embracing it.

I love the similarity of this to the idea in this Borges quote...

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:02:00 -0400

I love the similarity of this to the idea in this Borges quote regarding poetry.

RUNNING INTO WALLS : a newspaper blackout poem by Austin Kleon