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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:16 -0500

Feeling Watched: On friends

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:02 -0500

I confess I am a terrible, terrible friend.

It’s as if I just can’t connect with anyone. I don’t ever exactly fit in.

It seems as though I’ve had every opportunity to make a new friend, and yet I seem to fail at it almost every time.

Perhaps, I think, potential or actual friends can…

Yahoo! Just Bought Tumblr for $1.1 Billion

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:29:16 -0500

Yahoo! Just Bought Tumblr for $1.1 Billion:

Well, this has just happened.

Errands

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:54:16 -0500

feelingwatched:

Having to go do errands and not really wanting to because you have to deal with the sales people, public transportation people and just people in general.

Maybe I can put this off for a few more days. Maybe someone can come with and do all the talking.

pencilcat: I saw this up on Boom’s website so I figured it’s ok...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:16:54 -0500

pencilcat:

I saw this up on Boom’s website so I figured it’s ok for me to show it now.

This is the variant cover I drew for Bravest Warriors #11! :D

I was allowed to draw pretty much whatever I wanted. Somehow I ended up with the team fishing for giant space axolotls (with Danny as the bait)

I’ll post the non-logo version later (currently sitting in my other computer)

Space axolotls. Yes. I approve of this.

Of course they don’t. Have you not seen him? Oh, god.

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:57 -0500

Of course they don’t. Have you not seen him? Oh, god.

Feeling Watched: The process of my anxious thoughts, grammar edition.

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:59 -0500

Feeling Watched: The process of my anxious thoughts, grammar edition.:

feelingwatched:

Me: Yes, this text looks ready to go into the world, lets hit it!

(Three hours later…)

Me: I wonder if this looks any different now than it did three hours ago?

Me: reads again for the fiftieth time

Me: …oh, God, there is a spelling mistake.

Me: No, hold it, there are SEVERAL…

If Yahoo succeeds in buying Tumblr, I’m done. Burn in hell Marissa Mayer. BURN IN HELL.

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:34:52 -0500

If Yahoo succeeds in buying Tumblr, I’m done.

Burn in hell Marissa Mayer. BURN IN HELL.

Feeling Watched: Petty goals

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:43:36 -0500

Feeling Watched: Petty goals:

feelingwatched:

When you mostly go through life with no purpose, no meaning and no goals, you are basically living for the small things. Petty goals.

But the small things are frail, they can be taken away just as easily. Sometimes they may rely on people, and those people might go away. Sometimes they may be…

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Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:34 -0500

brujacore: fuckyeahriotgrrrlsofcolor: Based on this...

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:51:56 -0500

brujacore:

fuckyeahriotgrrrlsofcolor:

Based on this post

Latin@ is an ethnicity not a race

YES

Very appropriate given conversations/thoughts I’ve been having on race/ethnicity in general

Sam the Slayer.

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:11:24 -0500

Sam the Slayer.

Yes, Robb, I see no way in which this could go wrong.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:28:36 -0500

Yes, Robb, I see no way in which this could go wrong.

fawun: so cute Yes, I want these.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:44:30 -0500

fawun:

so cute

Yes, I want these.

etteette: artdirections: 5 Ways to be a Happier CreativeWe all...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:22:32 -0500

etteette:

artdirections:

5 Ways to be a Happier Creative

We all know the tortured artist schtick. To be honest, I can be a downer sometimes myself, but I think it would be terrible for us to all perpetuate the idea that being creative and miserable are mutually exclusive.

So here’s to being creative and actually enjoying it:

1. Refuse to See Your Entire Life Either as a Success or a Failure
The idea here is to never buy into the lie that your life is either successful or failing in terms of your creative output. Think of the most successful creative person you can, if you look closely you can see a series of successes and failures.

The best way for me to look at the creative life is as a series of projects which can be successful in some ways and fail in other ways. For instance, some projects are really successful in the development of your skill but not financially advantageous.

Also, don’t believe that there is some level of success where you have now “arrived” or attained a level of success which can never been denied to you, like being hailed a “creative genius” with endless financial gain, forever. I could tell you many examples of artists and musicians who seem like they have “arrived” with one project and then completely fail the next.

2. Make Something Everyday
Will Bryant says something like, “I make stuff because if I don’t I get sad”. A silly and profound statement. Last year I did a daily drawing project where I created a new character every weekday. I found this statement to ring very true.

This practice gave me a sense of creative productivity every single day, which is a serious morale booster. Even if you don’t show anyone, it can help you feel prolific and unlimited in your creative abilities, which in turn increases your confidence.

3. Be Authentic
This is huge. Many people have done amazing things in creativity and have received many rewards, successes and prizes for them. So there is a lot of incentive for YOU to be THEM. But the trick is knowing the truth: you CAN’T be them. Trying to be something you are not will make you feel like an old sock. You already know this, but I thought I’d remind you.

4. Know Your Purpose
Shooting aimlessly into the dark can feel like…shooting aimlessly into the dark. Your purpose doesn’t have to be mind meltingly important. I like the humble yet ambitious purpose the great Debbie Millman has taken upon herself to “try to make the supermarket more beautiful”.

Try to clarify what you want to achieve overall so that everything you do has a sense of purpose. Purpose equals meaning, and to most creatives I know, a sense of meaning is why they want to make art and why they DO NOT want to work in a factory.

5. Address and Defeat Your Fears
That dreadful fear is a bully that is killing your soul and it should be stood up to. Listen to it, don’t ignore it. Hear what it’s actually saying and then dismantle it. Talk to someone about it openly, if the fear is tied to reality, then face it and take it down with integrity. If it’s all lies, all smoke and mirrors then let it disappear in the cloud of smoke that it is. If you are doing super boring unadventurous work, you won’t have any fears at all…but who wants to do that?

Hope this makes you a bit happier today.

- Andy J. Miller

P.S. To tackle the piling up questions here on this tumblr I have started taking on 1 hour video creative coaching, for more info click here.

Thank you Andy ! I needed these reminders today.

evilsoutherngentleman: cosmic-cunnilingus: zenpencils: Vincent...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:11:59 -0500

evilsoutherngentleman:

cosmic-cunnilingus:

zenpencils:

Vincent Van Gogh - ‘In spite of everything’

this is beautiful

I have a lot of deep and personal feelings about this. It is going to take me a minute, the wind has been knocked form me.

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:32:07 -0500

Last night on Game of Thrones (3.04)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:58:46 -0500

divers-wife:

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Oh Jorah.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:48:25 -0500

Oh Jorah.

Adulting: Step 280: Never feel small or stupid for mourning a pet

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:11:15 -0600

Adulting: Step 280: Never feel small or stupid for mourning a pet:

adulting:

When a pet dies, sometimes you try to minimize the loss to yourself or others. Maybe you feel guilty for feeling so sad, or embarrassed about the depth of your grief, or like you should be over it, since it’s just a cat or dog.

These feelings, not the grief, are the unhelpful ones. We mourn the…

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