March 2012
79 posts
February 2012
71 posts
“The first rule of improvisation is AGREE. Always agree and SAY YES… As an improviser, I always find it jarring when I meet someone in real life whose first answer is no. ‘No, we can’t do that.’ ‘No, that’s not in the budget.’ ‘No, I will not hold your hand for a dollar.’ What kind of a way is that to live?”
—Tiny Fey, Bossypants
A Case of You
Joni Mitchell
a case of you by joni mitchell
not gonna lie, I heard the James Blake cover first, but it doesn’t matter, because it led me here.
I’m not sure which one I prefer, though…
Quiz: How Adventurous Are You? →
well.blogs.nytimes.com
I scored a 51.
Take the quiz here.
Novelty Seeking (Neophilia) Indicator of Well Being
“Novelty-seeking is one of the traits that keeps you healthy and happy and fosters personality growth as you age,” says C. Robert Cloninger, the psychiatrist who developed personality tests for measuring this trait.
… The adventurous neophiliacs are more likely to possess a “migration gene,” a DNA mutation that occurred about 50,000 years ago, as humans were dispersing from Africa around the world, according to Robert Moyzis, a biochemist at the University of California, Irvine. The mutations are more prevalent in the most far-flung populations, like Indian tribes in South America descended from the neophiliacs who crossed the Bering Strait. These genetic variations affect the brain’s regulation of dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with the processing of rewards and new stimuli (and drugs like cocaine). The variations have been linked to faster reaction times, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a higher penchant for novelty-seeking and risk-taking.
Eventually you have to stop being jealous, stop being sad, stop being impatient, and just be yourself instead.
at the checkout at around 9:30 pm
We placed:
- ice cream sandwiches
- big tub of ice cream
- whipped cream
- more whipped cream
- bananas
- cheezits
- soda
- yogurt
- manila envelopes
The lady at checkout looks at it all, says “You came for the envelopes.”
Yes’m, they’re for my taxes.
on the road
preach.I miss: Windows down. Radio too loud. Cigarettes. Cheap hotels / Parking lots. Head space. The ocean. The mountains. The beer. The tequila. The guitars. The shows. The dives.
Winter without the winter weather — it’s no matter. I’ve just gotta go.
“A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life.
I think ritual is terribly important.” —
I think ritual is terribly important.” —
Joseph Campbell, “The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell,” New Dimensions Radio Interview with Michael Toms, Tape I, Side 2
(via Shannon Steece)
