art is fear

I went to reblog your post about your friend smashing the guitar and the reblog button was greyed out which took me like 5 minutes to realize it meant that you deleted the post. :( I've enjoyed following your blog btw.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:25 -0400

I tried reblogging it again - didn’t publish the whole thing the first time around. THANKS for...

Seeing is Believing: The story of Philippa and the Pink Guitar

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:58:36 -0400

Seeing is Believing: The story of Philippa and the Pink Guitar: friendsofbud: Philippa Hughes...

This week Karen and I talk about being brutally honest with...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:11:15 -0400

This week Karen and I talk about being brutally honest with people, what to do when you can’t change something about a potential date that they can’t help, and the pitfalls and benefits of being extremely generous with your time.

Van Gogh Sessions is a radio show I host with my good friend Karen that is “notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color.”

Read more about Karen here: www.splatospheric.com

Recorded on March 31, 2013.

Though we are still ironing out technical glitches, new ones...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:59:03 -0400

Though we are still ironing out technical glitches, new ones this time, I think we’re getting the hang of this radio show thing. If nothing else, we are having a lot of fun. We have been meeting for an hour before he show at Sankofa to warm up our banter muscles and drink a glass of wine to soothe the nerves. We’re sticking to the three segment format, with a relevant song in between each segment. This week, Karen gave me some dating advice, then we talked about bad travel stories, and finally Karen chose a mystery topic in which she asked, “When was the best time of your life?” I was reluctant to talk about any dating escapades for fear it’ll ruin any chance I have of ever dating again! We’ll see how this portion goes…

Van Gogh Sessions is a radio show hosted by my long-time friend Karen and me that is “notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color.” You can tune in every Sunday at 4pm at http://listenvisionlive.com/. You can also call in with comments and questions at 571-207-8255, or tweet at us: @pinklineproject or @mizyank.

Read more about Karen here: www.splatospheric.com

“So You Want to Be a Writer?” by Charles Bukowski...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:36:55 -0400

“So You Want to Be a Writer?” by Charles Bukowski (poetry reading) (by SpokenVerse)

so you want to be a writer

if it doesn’t come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don’t do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don’t do it.
if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your
typewriter
searching for words,
don’t do it.
if you’re doing it for money or
fame,
don’t do it.
if you’re doing it because you want
women in your bed,
don’t do it.
if you have to sit there and
rewrite it again and again,
don’t do it.
if it’s hard work just thinking about doing it,
don’t do it.
if you’re trying to write like somebody
else,
forget about it.

if you have to wait for it to roar out of
you,
then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,
do something else.

if you first have to read it to your wife
or your girlfriend or your boyfriend
or your parents or to anybody at all,
you’re not ready.

don’t be like so many writers,
don’t be like so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers,
don’t be dull and boring and
pretentious, don’t be consumed with self-
love.
the libraries of the world have
yawned themselves to
sleep
over your kind.
don’t add to that.
don’t do it.
unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don’t do it.
unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don’t do it.

when it is truly time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.

there is no other way.

and there never was.

"We are made of starstuff."

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:27:00 -0400

A fellow nerd friend came over Friday night and we had one of those hours long, meandering...

D.C. Performance Art: Sleepout at WPA, 4/20

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:29:57 -0400

D.C. Performance Art: Sleepout at WPA, 4/20 : dcperformanceart: I love this! so fun, and lots of...

According to this infographic, we are in the midst of one of two periods during the year when a...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:28:00 -0400

According to this infographic, we are in the midst of one of two periods during the year when a...

humansofnewyork: Found this on the front page of Reddit.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:38:46 -0400

humansofnewyork:

Found this on the front page of Reddit.

I receive a daily email from Seth Godin, who “writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:14:11 -0400

I receive a daily email from Seth Godin, who “writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way...

papermag: This is what happened when a box of chicken McNuggets...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:50:48 -0400

papermag:

This is what happened when a box of chicken McNuggets turned up to participate in artist Marina Abramovic’s performance piece “The Artist Is Present” at the MoMA. [via Fuck Yea Dementia]

My collections

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

My friend Ignacio accused me of being a “collector,” which in the context of the conversation we...

UPDATE: The SoundCloud wasn’t working just now so here it...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:51:00 -0400

UPDATE: The SoundCloud wasn’t working just now so here it is just in case: https://soundcloud.com/pink-line-project/van-gogh-sessions-episode-2

In our second foray into the Van Gogh Sessions, Karen and I attempted to put some structure around the radio show after last week’s meander. We decided to divide the show into three segments with a relevant song in between each segment. We kicked it off with the theme to “2001: Space Odyssey” to introduce the discussion on writing a personal mission statement and personal values. We then awkwardly segued into a rant about bad dates that began with the song “My Stupid Mouth.” For the final segment, which began with the song “Mysterious Ways,” we’d decided to alternate choosing the discussion topic. I started off the mystery topic section by asking Karen where she found inspiration for her writing.

I think it’s going to take a few weeks to smooth things out and figure out the show’s format. A couple listeners have said that the show sounds like eavesdropping on a conversation. I like that. I love talking to Karen and get so much out of our conversations and I love sharing her with everyone.

"You want tangible, social benefits to writing fiction? There are people walking around today because..."

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:56:44 -0400

“You want tangible, social benefits to writing fiction? There are people walking around today...

I went to NYC yesterday to hear Marina Abramović speak. I felt like a giddy super fan arriving...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:28:00 -0400

I went to NYC yesterday to hear Marina Abramović speak. I felt like a giddy super fan arriving...

literaryjukebox: Who indeed will set bounds to human...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:41:13 -0400

literaryjukebox:

Who indeed will set bounds to human ingenuity? Who will assert that everything in the universe capable of being perceived is already discovered and known?

Galileo in Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo

Song: “Galileo” by Indigo Girls

iTunes :: Amazon :: Back to Brain Pickings

losed: by marina abramovic

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:54:03 -0400

losed:

by marina abramovic

I wrote quite a bit today on the bus to nyc but didn’t get a chance to edit at all so holding it for...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:53:32 -0400

I wrote quite a bit today on the bus to nyc but didn’t get a chance to edit at all so holding it for...

I had been thinking about going away for six or eight weeks this summer after I finish a huge...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:45:44 -0400

I had been thinking about going away for six or eight weeks this summer after I finish a huge...

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:40:00 -0400

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Summer afternoons, café life, and my toes in the sand. What...