Horses and Shallow Lakes

“I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal. I’m about to head up to the attic right now to find that wicker fucker, dust it off, and jam it with an insanely ornate assortment of shellacked vegetables.”

- McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.

I love the creature. I hope I have one inside of me. “We...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:45:58 -0400

I love the creature. I hope I have one inside of me.

“We Were Once A Fairytale” - Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

April 10, 2006 Dear Crystal, I’m so sorry to hear that life is getting you down at the moment....

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:12:01 -0400

April 10, 2006

Dear Crystal,

I’m so sorry to hear that life is getting you down at the moment. Goodness knows, it can be so tough when nothing seems to fit and little seems to be fulfilling. I’m not sure there’s any specific advice I can give that will help bring life back its savour. Although they mean well, it’s sometimes quite galling to be reminded how much people love you when you don’t love yourself that much.

I’ve found that it’s of some help to think of one’s moods and feelings about the world as being similar to weather:

Here are some obvious things about the weather:

It’s real.
You can’t change it by wishing it away.
If it’s dark and rainy it really is dark and rainy and you can’t alter it.
It might be dark and rainy for two weeks in a row.

BUT

It will be sunny one day.
It isn’t under one’s control as to when the sun comes out, but come out it will.
One day.

It really is the same with one’s moods, I think. The wrong approach is to believe that they are illusions. They are real. Depression, anxiety, listlessness - these are as real as the weather - AND EQUALLY NOT UNDER ONE’S CONTROL. Not one’s fault.

BUT

They will pass: they really will.

In the same way that one has to accept the weather, so one has to accept how one feels about life sometimes. “Today’s a crap day,” is a perfectly realistic approach. It’s all about finding a kind of mental umbrella. “Hey-ho, it’s raining inside: it isn’t my fault and there’s nothing I can do about it, but sit it out. But the sun may well come out tomorrow and when it does, I shall take full advantage.”

I don’t know if any of that is of any use: it may not seem it, and if so, I’m sorry. I just thought I’d drop you a line to wish you well in your search to find a little more pleasure and purpose in life.

Very best wishes

(Signed)

Stephen Fry

"‘The financial system nearly collapsed,’ he said, ‘because smart guys had started..."

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:54 -0400

“‘The financial system nearly collapsed,’ he said, ‘because smart guys had started working on Wall Street.’ He took a sip of his martini, and stared straight at the row of bottles behind the bar, as if the conversation was now over.”

- Op-Ed Contributor - Wall Street Smarts - NYTimes.com

Japanese Game Show (Quiet Library)

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:53:30 -0400

Japanese Game Show (Quiet Library)

Europeans.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:05:57 -0400

Europeans.

I get it now.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:31:13 -0400

I get it now.

Anti-Smoking PSA

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:46:11 -0400

Anti-Smoking PSA

American Health Care Explained…..a slide show

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:10:00 -0400

American Health Care Explained…..a slide show

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:40:41 -0400

I might have a child furry non-sexual fantasy that I never...

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:54:46 -0400

I might have a child furry non-sexual fantasy that I never realized existed….via weloveyouso.com

Went to my first live podcast taping last night. I caught a...

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:50:15 -0400

Went to my first live podcast taping last night. I caught a macaroon. It was delicious.

9.12 DC TEA PARTY - MARCH FOOTAGE WITH INTERVIEWS spread the...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:10:00 -0400

9.12 DC TEA PARTY - MARCH FOOTAGE WITH INTERVIEWS

spread the word, we don’t want no stinkin’ czars