October 2011
25 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Jimmy Eat World (21)
Taken by Trees (7)
Childish Gambino (5)
Aereogramme (5)
Dirty Projectors (5)
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Why we should use the Oxford Comma
thoseglassdungeons:
A direct quote from The Times newspaper, talking about a Peter Ustinov documentary and saying that:
“highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector”.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →
Sarah Jaffe (28)
My Kappa Roots (20)
Frightened Rabbit (15)
Sam Carter (14)
Stars (9)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Bon Iver (31)
Owen (19)
Aereogramme (16)
far (13)
Feist (12)
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How I Use Dropbox
This is a technical step-by-step guide on how I use Dropbox for photos. Feel free to ask questions using the Ask box.
Dropbox has a referral-based incentive- if you click the link in the last sentence and sign up with it, you and I both get given extra storage. It’s free with the option to subscribe on a monthly basis for more storage and extra features. You can install it on your phone...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Meursault (36)
Mirah (18)
My Kappa Roots (15)
Sam Carter (11)
Beerjacket (6)
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He often said he had to be a writer because he wasn’t good at anything else. He...
– Mark Vonnegut on his father (Introduction to Armageddon in Retrospect)
I think I reblogged an image of this previously, but the full quote is a thing of wonder.
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Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to yourself. How about that...
– - Smile, You’re Traveling, Henry Rollins (via meowissey)
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Hey, there’s a new scar
Wait, it’s a little star
Not bad for the unplanned...
– Aereogramme - A Meaningful Existence.
May have posted this before, not even bothered. <3
(via martwizzle)
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One of my role models is Bob Dylan. As I grew up, I learned the lyrics to all...
– —Steve Jobs. CNNMoney/Fortune, November 9, 1998
Yeah, we all know the commencement speech, but this quote really sticks with me.
(via caseydonahue)
I know every social networking site is still abuzz with Jobs stuff, but this quote is worth it.
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As an artist
warpaintetiquette:
your top two priorities should be stopping yourself from becoming narcissistic, and doing your art.
Here is one way to stop yourself from becoming narcissistic: read other people’s art. Support other people’s art. Maybe tomorrow they will be supporting you:
[PANK]
Solid advice.
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Rawktumblr: 14 Ways to Not Be a Terrible Music Fan →
rawkblog:
A lot of people seem confused about this. Let’s set the record straight.
1) You can like whatever you like.
2) Other people can, too. Even if they like Nickelback. It’s like how the Tea Party is allowed to be in Congress.
3) There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. If you want to…
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fishy:
thegeniuswaitress:
myinnermonoblog:
Cast of Arrested Development doing their chicken impressions at the New Yorker Festival today!
I’m literally hugging my computer, I love this so much.
The greatest.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-25) →
The Lonely Island (18)
Owen (14)
David Bazan (11)
RM Hubbert (10)
Marvin Gaye (9)
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