Thoughts and feelings

Little things don’t have big signs on them

At sixteen, Mike Nichols’s girlfriend’s parents gave him tickets to a Broadway play that turned out to redirect the course of his life. In college, a chance interaction with a cafeteria busboy led to him attending weekly improv workshops, where he soaked up practices and principles of creativity and

"What information, if we had it, would make this decision easy?"

Then: "What's the quickest way we can get that information?"

(Via Matt Lerner)

When I watch a Miyazaki film I can’t help but think about his attunement to the world, the presence it requires to transmute the real world into a fantastical one. That’s the interesting contradiction of writers and artists, I suppose: alienation is a necessity, but so is participation. The point of getting better is to be more in the world.

Idea

Kate Baer

I will enjoy this life. I will open it 
like a peach in season, suck the juice 
from every finger, run my tongue over 
my chin. I will not worry about clichés 
or uninvited guests peering in my windows. 
I will love and be loved. Save and be saved 
a thousand times. I will let the want into 
my body, bless the heat under my skin. 
My life, I

People who like rocks see cool rocks everywhere.

People who like birds see interesting birds everywhere. The tree on your yard could be an exceptional specimen. The world around you could be amazing and magical, but you aren't enough of a nerd to see it.