I can finally share this private commission I painted in 2022 for the 40th anniversary of #conanthebarbarian I tried to reflect in the art that 80s sorcery and sword epic style I loved as a kid. I hope you (and Crom) like it, and if you don't, then to HELL with you! #conan

Finally refilled my tobacco jar.

Just had a student ask after class - do we all need to get new ideas? I went off about how yes, writing is *all about* finding new ideas, how he should be creative and form new thoughts through the writing process. Then he clarified that he'd said "do we need to get new IDs?"

Does anybody have this video?

Very worth reading, despite the fact that I disagree with the author's assessment of Anthony Doerr. Cloud Cuckoo Land may not have a precise and close attention to language, but it was fun goddamnit! Doerr is good at ambitious page-turners, and has a great sense of plot, pacing.

For several months or more, i've been having a hard time finishing things.

Watch out out there, kids. There's all kinds of goombahs out on the road today.

The best Canadian band is always, obviously, The Band.

It really bothers me when a cheap docu-series about a serial killer uses jaunty pop music to be stylish. It also bothers me when they use ominous, scary music. I think if you're going to discuss real people who were murdered it should be done without a soundtrack.

Okay, so am i going to actually work today or what?

street legal is one of bob dylan’s best albums

Yes

Mountains of cocaine

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure represents the pinnacle of the art form, between a long developmental phase in which film slowly iterated towards Pee-Wee and the rapid decline that followed.

I've noticed that women seem to have an innate ability to take pictures of themselves that capture different things about them, their various facets and multitudes. But I can't even take a single picture of myself that looks like a human being.

BUNT