An accurate depiction of USian (i.e., “American”) history by R Crumb, with music and lyrics by Joni Mitchell (who is also American, because she is Canadian, which is part of America).
Posts contained in the “Existence” category:
About all those self-help books you’ve been meaning to read…
I was going through some old files, and I found this in a journal entry from ten years ago: Ten years later, and I’m pretty much convinced that most of them are 5% common sense and 95% made-up bullshit about that little bit of common sense. To be fair, I guess this is to be …read more…
Consider January…
Adult me has always detested January. After three solid months of prepping for and celebrating holidays (Hallowe’en, Thanksgiving, Christmas), January is just boring. There are no big holidays that you celebrate with friends or family, the days are short and cold, the skies are always a formless grey, filled with a blanket of shapeless clouds. …read more…
How to Translate Job Descriptions
The business world has its own weird way of communicating. It likes jargon and coded language. But never fear! Here is a translation of some of the most common phrases and expressions you’re likely to see in a job description. “Challenging personalities” — You will work with assholes. All day, every day. “We’re looking for …read more…
When you are…
I don’t know where this originally came from. I found it the other day when I was clearing out some papers in my office. When you are alone, mind your thoughts. When you are with friends, mind your tongue. When you are angry, mind your temper. When you are with a group, mind your behavior. …read more…
How to Translate Business Emails
The business world has its own weird way of communicating. It likes jargon and coded language. But never fear! Here is a translation of some of the most common phrases and expressions you’re likely to see in an email. “Thanks in advance” — Get this done by the time I hit “send”. “Thanks for your …read more…
Cousin by Wilco
Wilco is one of those bands that has always been running in the background of my life. I’m aware of them, I like their music, but I’ve never been a huge fan. I don’t know why, really. Not enough time? Not enough energy? (Okay, there are reasons for this that I will talk about at …read more…
Why I am neither a Christian nor a Capitalist
Also…why these two things are completely incompatible.
broken…lost…free
One of my earliest memories of television is watching an old episode of Leave it to Beaver where Ward is replacing the plug on the family toaster. We used to repair things. We used to be able to repair a lot of things ourselves. Another early memory of television: our old console television set went on …read more…
Field Notes — my latest zine
I have always wanted to do an eight-page zine, but could never figure out what the topic could possibly be. Then I realized that I love to walk and listen to podcasts about creativity and get a lot of ideas which I promptly forget. So I decided to write down those ideas as I go. …read more…
…just as the founding fathers intended…
Source: unknown.
Journals, Part Three
It’s been two years (and a bit) since I last talked about my journaling process. Not much has changed really. I usually use a 70-page wide-ruled notebook. When I was teaching, I would stock up on these during the summer back-to-school sales when you could get six or seven for a dollar. I still have …read more…
Literally everything you need to know about conspiracy theories
You’re welcome.
