I’ve been all over the place this past week and for better or for worse, this week’s post reflects that.
Have a great weekend, y’all
Links Roundup 29 June 2018
My vacation was awesome (see above). The last two weeks of news–not so much.
I’ve been thinking about this bit from Lord of the Rings:
Frodo: “I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.”
Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
I’ve been reading and rereading one of Austin Kleon’s posts from this week, Knitting at the End of the World, which lead me to this poem by Bertolt Brecht:
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing
About the dark times.
These are dark times and getting darker. Let’s sing together.
Links Roundup 15 June 2018
I saw Ocean’s 8 last weekend and, consequently, I’ve been reading entirely too much about heists, grifters, and confidence women.
Links Roundup 08 June 2018
I’ve started painting again and I’m not sure why I stopped, exactly. That’s not entirely true. I do know one of the reasons why: my taste is more finely tuned than my ability and I am really terrible at sticking with things I’m not good at, really really terrible. And I’m not sure how to get past that particular roadblock and I’d really like to, as it’s starting to pop up in some other areas of my life, too.
But in the meantime, I’ll enjoy splattering paint on paper.
Links Roundup: 01 June 2018
Enjoy this nice soothing picture of some jellyfish before diving into this week’s links–I’ve been reading too much about incels, con men, and manipulation. All the content warnings for this week’s post.