May 2013
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Jordan: We're going to be golfing too, which is another sweet form of "exercise."
Elyse: Ugh. Golf is just a good walk ruined.
Jordan: Ok, Mark Twain...
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To achieve great things, you need a plan and not quite enough time.
– Leonard Bernstein
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I love people. Everybody. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his...
– Sylvia Plath
(Get some other quotes by this brilliant, tragic lady over on Matchbook)
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The culture of filmmaking is antagonistic toward chaos. Most movies are designed...
– Benh Zeitlin (Director of Beasts of the Southern Wild); full article here
NPR
Melanie: Seriously, the Great Gatsby soundtrack is so GOOD. Funny that it's released on NPR.
Elyse: NPR does a lot of great "First Listens."
Melanie: Oh really? I always want to listen to NPR and then it makes me feel overwhelmed with all the shit I should be caring about that I dont even know about.
Elyse: Hahahahahahahahahaha, totally.
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April 2013
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Magpie comes a calling
Drops a marble from the sky
Tin roof sounds alarm
And...
– Neko Case
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You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world and there’s still going...
– Dita Von Teese
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Digging this spot for Repair.com that Brad actually found. Made me laugh.
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I’m an anchor, deep in the ocean that’s my mind.
– Zee Avi
I can’t give up acting tough
It’s all that I’m made of...
– Neko Case
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Real Beauty Sketches →
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How to Bulldoze Creative Roadblocks
By Elyse Ash
Feeling stuck creatively with a fast-approaching deadline? Welcome to the club that all of us advertising creatives may or may not be in at any given moment (aka The Least Fun Club Ever). So first, take faith in the fact that you are not alone. Ok. Deep breath. Now what?
1. ANYTHING is Better Than Nothing.
Some people might disagree with this. Some people meaning a snobby creative...
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Reasons My Son is Crying →
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[Self-forgiveness in the creative process] is so hard. We are the last people we...
– Elizabeth Gilbert
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You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance—as opposed to...
– Hillary Clinton
March 2013
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The Single Most Creative Used Car Ad Ever Posted... →
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