September 2009
6 posts
Proper Ira Glass Video
I managed to embed the wrong video of Ira Glass in my post earlier today — corrected now, for those of you who were confused or missed it. Really, if you’re looking for a Step One on how to succeed as a writer, performer, artist, whatever, you can’t do better than adopting the attitude in this video. (And if you already have, it doubles as a really good pep-talk.)
“About Gymnastic and Motocross:
Motocross and gymnastic skills can be greatly...”
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WatchThis clip of Kurt Vonnegut reading Breakfast of Champions is fairly amazing — just the first minute sums up what’s so funny and sweet and heartsick about his work. If I had never heard of him before, I think this is where I’d want to start.
Watch365 Days of Exercise
I first saw the above video a few years ago, and it stuck with me for how clearly and shockingly it demonstrates what exercise can do. I’ve been exercising for a little over a year now, and while I don’t look like this guy, I do look a lot better. This stuff really works, people.
(The guy in the video is John Stone, now a personal trainer; my friend Søren created...