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Taco night
“Should I draw something about taco night?” This thought went through my head today, and an hour and a half later, I have this to show for it.
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Complicated vs complex
I am still working my way through this Arthur C Brooks podcast. I mostly want to save this here so I can find it later; it’s so good: My dad believed not that what we know is what we should pay attention to, but to marvel at what we can do and still not know…
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ford., Yussef Dayes, and more of my favorite albums from September 2023
“Music doesn’t get in. Music is already in. Music simply uncovers what is there, makes you feel emotions that you didn’t necessarily know you had inside you, and runs around waking them all up. A rebirth of sorts.” Matt Haig, How to Stop Time Here are the albums, new and old, that inspired me this…
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Rain, sun, and storm grilling
Fall just arrived officially last Saturday with the fall equinox, and the very next day was the most quintessential example of a fall day. Here it is in four mini paintings celebrating my favorite time of year.
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Fall equinox
Today is the fall equinox, when we all experience an equal 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. I’ve been able to feel the shift this week. Even though it’s gonna get dark (and fast) in the northern hemisphere, fall is my favorite time of year.
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Long live Pharoah
There’s really only one thing I’ve been listening to over the past week, and that’s Pharoah Sander’s 1977 album Pharoah, which was just released ahead of the anniversary of his death last year.
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Intention is fine, but attachment is bad
“Look, man, I need more friends, and strong political opinions is not going to get me there. Love is going to get me there, tolerance is going to get me there. A sense of curiosity about other people is going to get me there, and strong political opinions is going to put me in the…
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Rules for drinking
Two facts about me: 1) I love beer, and 2) I am not very good at moderating my drinking of it. This is causing some problems, namely a nagging voice in the back of my head telling me I should be able to find a better way to enjoy my vice in a way that…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
