Ghost

Pieces of flare

Another thing that bums me out is why the hell isn’t “Levon” on [Elton John’s Greatest Hits]? What a grevious oversight. That song is awesome. One time I personally led a revolt in the bar of a Holiday Inn Select when my friend Josh told the Elton John impersonator we were all there to see that it was my birthday, which it was not, and Faux Elton John held his microphone out to me and said, “Happy Birthday, how old are you, love?” And I shouted, “Thirteen!” [though of age], and then he told me I could request a song, and I said “Levon!”, and he put his hand over the mic and hissed, “I don’t do Levon, say something else.” And, because I was drunk and sitting at a table of at least ten other drunk people, I felt confident standing up and yelling, “Levon! Levon!” and then everyone started chanting it with me, and he ignored us all and launched into Philadephia Freedom for the second time that night, but then, in a beautiful moment of drunken solidarity, everyone else in the Holiday Inn Select bar started SINGING LEVON, totally drowning out Faux Elton John and his backing tape. Man, I love that memory! Now I’m not bummed out anymore.

http://queserasera.org/archives/000964.html 2006
Steal like an artist. Don’t wait until you know who you are to make things. Write the book you want to read. Use your hands. Side projects and hobbies are important. The secret: Do good work & put it where people can see it. Geography is no longer our master.  Be Nice. (The world is a small town) Be Boring. (It’s the only way to get work done) Creativity is subtraction.

  1. Steal like an artist.
  2. Don’t wait until you know who you are to make things.
  3. Write the book you want to read.
  4. Use your hands.
  5. Side projects and hobbies are important.
  6. The secret: Do good work & put it where people can see it.
  7. Geography is no longer our master. 
  8. Be Nice. (The world is a small town)
  9. Be Boring. (It’s the only way to get work done)
  10. Creativity is subtraction.

The rights of the reader by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake The right not to read. The right to skip. The right not to finish a book. (“I’m keeping some for tomorrow!”) The right to read it again. (“Again! Again!”) The right to read anything. The right to mistake a book for real life. (“It’s just SO me!”) The right to read anywhere. The right to dip in. (“Try this page — it’s fantastic!”) The right to read out loud. The right to be quiet. 10 rights — one warning.  Don’t make fun of people who don’t read — or they never will.

The rights of the reader by Daniel Pennac, illustrated by Quentin Blake

  1. The right not to read.
  2. The right to skip.
  3. The right not to finish a book. (“I’m keeping some for tomorrow!”)
  4. The right to read it again. (“Again! Again!”)
  5. The right to read anything.
  6. The right to mistake a book for real life. (“It’s just SO me!”)
  7. The right to read anywhere.
  8. The right to dip in. (“Try this page — it’s fantastic!”)
  9. The right to read out loud.
  10. The right to be quiet.

10 rights — one warning.  Don’t make fun of people who don’t read — or they never will.

(Source: doonlibrary)

Work Schedule, 1932-1933 -Henry Miller Miscellanea COMMANDMENTS Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! When you can’t create you can work. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers. Keep human! See people, go places, drink if you feel like it. Don’t be a draught-horse! Work with pleasure only. Discard the Program when you feel like it—but go back to it next day. Concentrate. Narrow down. Exclude. Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book youare writing. Write first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.

Work Schedule, 1932-1933

-Henry Miller Miscellanea

COMMANDMENTS

  1. Work on one thing at a time until finished.
  2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.”
  3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
  4. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
  5. When you can’t create you can work.
  6. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
  7. Keep human! See people, go places, drink if you feel like it.
  8. Don’t be a draught-horse! Work with pleasure only.
  9. Discard the Program when you feel like it—but go back to it next day. Concentrate. Narrow down. Exclude.
  10. Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book youare writing.
  11. Write first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.

(Source: deafmuslimpunx)

How to Feel Miserable as an Artist(or, what not to do, underline any that currently apply)1. Constantly compare yourself to other artists.2. Talk to your family about what you do and expect them to cheer you on.3. Base the success of your entire career on one project.4. Stick with what you know.5. Undervalue your expertise.6. Let money dictate what you do.7. Bow to societal pressures. 8. Only do work that your family would love.9. Do whatever the client/customer/gallery owner/patron/investor asks.10. Set unachievable/overwhelming goals, to be accomplished by tomorrow.

How to Feel Miserable as an Artist
(or, what not to do, underline any that currently apply)
1. Constantly compare yourself to other artists.
2. Talk to your family about what you do and expect them to cheer you on.
3. Base the success of your entire career on one project.
4. Stick with what you know.
5. Undervalue your expertise.
6. Let money dictate what you do.
7. Bow to societal pressures. 
8. Only do work that your family would love.
9. Do whatever the client/customer/gallery owner/patron/investor asks.
10. Set unachievable/overwhelming goals, to be accomplished by tomorrow.

(Source: niniagato)

glitterfarm: Reads: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” On Broadway near Granville.

glitterfarm:

Reads: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” On Broadway near Granville.

Nurse Reveals Top 5 Regrets of the Dying →

kellyoxford:

From Arise India Forum:

“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives

People grow a lot when they are faced with their own…

(Source: t.co)

Power is being told you are not loved and not being destroyed by it.

-Madonna

MINDTRAPPA

queerfatfemme: It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.

queerfatfemme:

It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.

(Source: thosewhosufferlove)

I’m on the patch right now.
Where it releases small
dosages of approval
until I no longer crave it,
and then I’m gonna rip it off.

Ellen Degeneres (via spencerseesit)

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