At my in-laws’ place, the birds start singing about 15 minutes before the sun comes up. I drew this sketch without any light, and when I went downstairs for breakfast, was startled to realize it was in red ink.
I spent the rest of the morning listening to Panda Bear’s Person Pitch. I found the last Animal Collective album pretty much unlistenable (my favorite is Sung Tongs), but Person Pitch is great. Like a DJ singing Beach Boys over weird dub music. Here is the first song, “Comfy In Nautica.”
I’ve often found that the more you take away, the better your writing gets.
Let’s put it to the test: vote for your favorite in the comments.
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Here’s something that will cost you 50 cents and might save you that $1,000,000 idea: keep a dry-erase marker in your bathroom so you can make notes on your bathroom mirror. That way, the next time the muse visits in the shower or on the commode, you won’t lose her!
(The above is by no means a $1,000,000 idea. Merely a doodle, which can be just as nice.)
Also, if you are an artiste like Miranda July, people will call you a genius for doing stuff like this.
Crack open a cold one, light a sparkler, and read Howard Zinn’s essay, “Put Away The Flags.” (Thanks, Gerry.)
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