January 2009
WatchI have a never-finished piece which also has a card guy. Guess it won’t see the light of day anymore. But Zooey, you make things alright.
WatchThis way, people are peaceful, and they can do whatever they want, and the kids as well. Now, it’s over. (via Vimeo)
Heading East: Lies I've told my 3 year old... →
Trees talk to each other at night.
All fish are named either Lorna or Jack.
Before your eyeballs fall out from watching too much TV, they get very loose.
Tiny bears live in drain pipes.
If you are very very quiet you can hear the clouds rub against the sky.
The moon and the sun had a fight a long time ago.
Everyone knows at least one secret language.
When nobody is looking, I can fly.
We...
Markado
Nabuhay siyang nagtitiis sa mga pangalang ipinataw sa kanya ng madla; kapwa masakit ang maparatangan at mapatamaan. Kumakailan lang, putang ina niya at sa parehong araw, sweetheart pa at nalaman niya uli kung ano ang kabalintunaan, pag-ibig, at pagtitimpi, at kung paanong maginhawa na magkaroon ng business card— Manager, Espesyalista—at sa sinasabi nito, maniwala. Sa totoo lang, sino’ng ayaw ng...
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Rules for Writing Fiction.
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the end as possible.
Be a sadist. Now matter...
Rogue Magazine Online →
Finally, today’s best Pinoy mag has a site. Now, they just have to release the copies on time.
“In the darkness of a theater we can unashamedly gape at bodies and fantasize...”
– Movie Review - The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema - Sometimes Groucho’s Cigar Is Not Just a Cigar - NYTimes.com
“I think it might be rather nice to have a feline for president, even if only...”
– Cool Cat - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)
“If your cup of joe starts talking to you, chances are you’re a caffeine...”
– Caffeine Linked to Hallucinations — Coelho 2009 (113): 1 — ScienceNOW
“men with rounded faces, soft jawlines, thin eyebrows, bright eyes, small...”
– Michele Hanson: New research tells us we judge people on their looks. Watch out for Father Christmas and Gordon Brown | Comment is free | The Guardian
I see Dwight.
“We used to head to the tearoom when we needed some time out from work, now...”
– Face it, that book’s productive | theage.com.au
“Kindness - not sexuality, not violence, not money - has become our forbidden...”
– Love thy neighbour: Why have we become so suspicious of kindness? | Books | The Guardian
WatchFrom the director of Helvetica, now another documentary, this time on industrial design. Interesting; I wonder what comes next—logos? tumbling?