January 20, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Out March 27

Out March 27. $249.99

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January 19, 2011

I Don’t Hardly Know Her, But I Think I Could Love Her

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 flames and heat and smoke and build something else. See differently. Do it new. Kick ass. Let the bullshit slide away and hone in on one single molecule till it explodes in a flash of light and another molecule takes its place. Throw out the standard and make a new one. 

What else is there? Stagnation? Lingering? Drifting away? Bumbling around with our widgets and egos and chores? Laundry? Staring at this and that? I want to scream into space until the whole universe gets filled up and droned out. 

I don’t want to toil away doing something I’m good at. I want to do what I suck at, get good and then do something else I suck at. Give me something to suck at so I can chew the shit out of it and spit it back into the fire. Inspire me. Challenge me. Doubt me. See what you get. 

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January 18, 2011
austinkleon: A few panels from Scott McCloud’s essential classic, Understanding Comics via comicallyvintage : via

austinkleon:

A few panels from Scott McCloud’s essential classic, Understanding Comics

via comicallyvintage : via

(via austinkleon)

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January 14, 2011
“ Where the heck were you when the page was blank?
Copywriter Paul Butterworth on critics (via)

(via austinkleon)

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January 13, 2011
Tim Ferriss on tolerable mediocrity, false idols, diversifying your identity, and the advice he gives startups - (37signals)
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January 11, 2011
“ If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders. So maybe it’s not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here. Like… the public.
George Carlin, our era’s most perceptive political commentator, disguised as a comedian. (via marco)

(Source: marco, via mnmal)

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December 9, 2010
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.)

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November 6, 2010

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.

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September 17, 2010

austinkleon:

Beavis and Butthead Ridicule Pavement
“It’s like they aren’t even trying.”
“I want you start over again, and this time try.”
“If you’re going to be horrible at least kick ass. Like Jesus Lizard. I mean, they suck, but they kick ass.”
“They’re too lazy to rock, and they’re too lazy to clean the tub.”

If you’re going to be horrible at least kick ass.

(via Maris)

(via austinkleon)

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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.

(Source: austinkleon)

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