inspiration —
Love love LOVE the trailer for Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere. The imagery is evocative, but that Strokes B-side playing over it is what really makes it. And what makes me start thinking I need to start collecting Strokes singles like it was so cool to do in the early Aughts.
“I can have hit records all day, but who fucking cares?” she explained. “A year from now, I could go away, and people might say, ‘Gosh, what ever happened to that girl who never wore pants?’ But how wonderfully memorable 30 years from now, when they say, ‘Do you remember Gaga and her bubbles?’ Because, [...]
“We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected [...]
I can’t believe this week is almost over, but when I reflect on it I realize that it’s the smallest increments of time that seemed to matter the most.
On Monday night I wrote fiction for exactly 11 minutes and loved more than every minute of it.
On Tuesday I spent exactly 36 minutes studying [...]
“All I ask is one thing, particularly of young people that watch: please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism — for the record it’s my least favorite quality, it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re [...]
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote:
“Those who say yes are rewarded by the adventures they have. Those who say no are rewarded by the safety they attain.”
What I like the most about this is the implication that either choice leads to something good; both outcomes are positive and meaningful.
Similarly, [...]
It doesn’t end there
While walking down the street in Taipei recently, I came across what might be the most self-actualizing Engrish shirt I’ve ever seen. Text as follows:
REALIZED
Things that only I can
Only a courageous person
can exceed the wall
In the future am imagined
MYSELF SUCCEEDS
Yeah, it’s kinda like that.
There are two people I’m extremely jealous of these days. They’re actually kind of struggling where they are right now, but I think they’ve been thrust into fantastic opportunities that they will eventually be able to deliver on. I think what I’m even more jealous of is the fact that I know they [...]
Or: my strong apologizes for making your strong look like cottage cheese. Word.
