December 2011
1 post
June 2011
3 posts
Minimal: To me minimalism is not... →
mnmal:
To me minimalism is not getting rid of all your possessions just to say “look I am a minimalist, I live with 1 tshirt and 1 meal a week”. To me minimalism is not having cheap things so that I can say “look I don’t spend money because I am a minimalist and I live with nothing” To me minimalism…
February 2011
1 post
Equal Opportunity Vs. Affirmative Action
Can you really be equal opportunity and affirmative action at the same time? Aren’t they a bit, uh, opposing? If you really offer equal opportunities, you don’t need to take affirmative action. Right.
January 2011
11 posts
“The only difference between an audience and a community is how you face the...”
“I don’t try to be prophetic, as I don’t sit down to write literature. It is...”
– James Baldwin (via austinkleon)
What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar:
You’re a really hard worker
Your time is poorly managed
You don’t know what to do with your life
Your boss knows you’re gullible
At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food
You send out work emails at inappropriate hours
You have no perspective on life
You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function
You have very little self-respect
Your salary should be higher,...
20 personal money practices that got me to a place... →
Nintendo 3DS Out March 27 →
Out March 27. $249.99
I Don't Hardly Know Her, But I Think I Could Love...
There isn’t anything in the world that can’t be turned into something interesting. Give me a challenge and I’m excited. There’s nothing I can’t learn. There’s nothing you can’t teach me. There’s nothing I don’t want to know. I want to push my limits. Feel my strength. Be filled up. Take the hard way out. Get excited. Tear things up in a fury of...
1 tag
“Where the heck were you when the page was blank?”
– Copywriter Paul Butterworth on critics (via)
Tim Ferriss on tolerable mediocrity, false idols,... →
“If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re gonna get selfish, ignorant...”
– George Carlin, our era’s most perceptive political commentator, disguised as a comedian. (via marco)
December 2010
1 post
Amazon gives Nielsen BookScan to authors →
austinkleon:
This is kind of huge — even though the data only covers November so far. (And it turns out that you only get the most recent 4 weeks for free — the rest requires you to go through Nielsen.)
November 2010
1 post
1 tag
Fashion on the Brain
I’m thinking a lot about reds, browns, and leopard prints (which I never would’ve been caught dead in before), and how I really need a larger clothes/shoes/accessories budget.
September 2010
2 posts
New NYTimes blog dedicated to learning how to draw →
Line By Line
A series on learning the basics of drawing, presented by the artist and author James McMullan. Line By Line begins with installments on line, perspective, proportion and structure, and continues from there, using examples from art history to illuminate specific issues. Pencil and paper recommended.
July 2009
1 post
June 2009
1 post
Writer's Block Collage Hand-Decoupaged Wood... →
Want.
May 2009
2 posts
April 2009
2 posts
50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice →
Pretty sure I don’t agree, but interesting in its irreverence.
March 2009
1 post
January 2009
1 post
25, Erm, 31 Random Things About Me
1) I like strategizing and being in charge. 2) I’m very opinionated. 3) I really wish I had gone to school to be a graphic designer. 4) ) In high school I was mentioned in the valedictorian’s speech in regards to things that will never change — “Alissa will never vote Republican.” Turns out I never have, but I do not vote down party lines, ever, in any aspect of...
November 2008
2 posts
Quote of the Day
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”
-Bruce Lee
August 2008
1 post
New Squarepusher Album...
Coming out later this year! Check out http://www.myspace.com/warprecords
March 2008
9 posts
5 Famous Inventors (Who Stole Their Big Idea) |... →
Thanks to Andy Excuse for finding this. Hee-sterical.
Coverpop: Harry Potter →
Awesome. This is just one of many “collages” on the site coverpop.com. Others include manga, Mad Magazine, sci-fi mags and books, and graphic novels, among many, many others. You can zoom in on each item and get some info on it too.
Coudal Partners | The Museum of Online Musems |... →
SEGA Superstars Tennis at Nintendo :: Games →
Oh, Journalists
It’s too bad that journalists are supposed to be authorities on stuff but often don’t have the first clue.
Holeee Shiiiiat! I Just Finished Harry Potter!
I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! This was probably one of the best fiction series I’ve ever read — the last two might be some of the greatest fiction stories I’ve read on their own. I never thought I’d love Harry Potter this much, but it’s renewed my faith in excellent, uncontrived, no-pretenses, heart-racing, edge-sitting, fingernail-biting,...
Me Likey
Bob Dylan Born Ruffians The Pixies Santogold Young Marble Giants
August 2007
1 post
“Eye liner should be sharpened regularly. Will last up to three years. Eyeshadow...”
– Vanguard - Fashion : Shelf lives: How long can you keep makeup?
June 2007
3 posts
Typical Erik and Alissa Convo
me: my pits stink!! Erik: hmm. nice. me: wanna smell? Erik: no. me: your loss.
May 2007
9 posts
“Harry Potter Theme Park Headed to Fla. Thursday May 31 10:53 AM ET...”
– Yahoo! Movies: Movie News -
IM convo with a colleague
Alissa says: fyi — listening to XXXXX chomp on popcorn every day makes me wanna vomit. Cathleen says: at the risk of soudning like an asshole… Cathleen says: she wonders why she has a big ass? Cathleen says: there, i said it Alissa says: not that I can talk, but omg, i know! Alissa says: her ass takes up like half her body Cathleen says: related: i thought you were looking teeny...
“Erik Mallinson has written a 4 part series on how he uses our products to get...”
– 37signals Product Blog: How Erik Mallinson uses 37signals products to get things done
High Heel Shoe Museum Online Designer Stiletto and... →