Sawyer Paul's Blog, page 177
September 26, 2011
September 23, 2011
★ A Record Year for Rainfall: Jenny & Bret
Jenny always...
★ A Record Year for Rainfall: Jenny & Bret
Jenny always said she had a problem with Bret's job. She would continually argue with him over the ethics of it, over America's predisposition with worshipping false idols. She would dissect the gossip rag culture, how little of it ever mattered, and how it only made people less interesting. And then they would fuck, because no matter what she said, Jenny was dumb in love with Bret. That his profession disgusted her actually helped in the bedroom, where she found the debasement a reason to smoulder.
To Bret, Jenny was everything wrong with America. She was for privatized health care, capital punishment, and the President. She was pro life, pro gun, and more than a little racist against Mexicans. On paper, they had absolutely no reason to be with one another. But Las Vegas is a weird place ruled by weird logic. The wrong things become irresistible.
And now, she wasn't sure if she wanted anything to do with him. What the hell was he going to do with that?
Louis CK honor George Carlin by talking about his process of...
Louis CK honor George Carlin by talking about his process of throwing away his material every year.
That novel I started writing in 2008? Yeah, still working on that. Idiot.
September 22, 2011
September 21, 2011
Well, nothing is going to beat "Edward 40 hands"...
Well, nothing is going to beat "Edward 40 hands" this week. Thanks for playing, new sitcoms.
September 20, 2011
September 19, 2011
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Fair to Flair, Volume 1, Issue 2, Summer...
Fair to Flair, Volume 1, Issue 2, Summer 2011 available for pre-order
I'm so proud of everyone who contributed to this issue. This book will make you fall in love with wrestling all over again. Pre-order it. Give it as a gift. Get your hands on it. It's the best thing going today.
September 18, 2011
September 13, 2011
Remedial Batmanology
I've spent the last week reading these commentaries on Batman films, and I thought I'd share them with everyone. Chris Sims and David Uzumeri are very funny, and I learned more about Batman than I ever really wanted to know.
'Batman' (1989), Part One
'Batman' (1989), Part Two
'Batman Returns' (1992), Part One
'Batman Returns' (1992), Part Two
'Batman Forever' (1995), Part One
'Batman Forever' (1995), Part Two
'Batman & Robin' (1997), Part One
'Batman & Robin' (1997), Part Two
'Batman Begins' (2005), Part One
'Batman Begins' (2005), Part Two
'Batman Begins,' Part three
'The Dark Knight' (2008), Part One
'The Dark Knight' (2008), Part Two
September 12, 2011
Reading List #6
Once a week, I'm going to list a few good reads that fit within the realm of what I'm trying to do here. If you've got Instapaper, follow me (ksawyerpaul) and you'll get a lot of these early, along with a bunch of others, because Instapaper is the thing I use most on the internet (shocking).
Henry Ford, Innovation, and That "Faster Horse" Quote by Patrick Vlaskovits (journalism)
Let me dispel with the suspense; it doesn't appear that Henry Ford ever actually uttered this famous and polarizing phrase. We have no evidence that Ford ever said those words.
The Heady Thrill of Having Nothing to Do by Scott Adams (op-ed)
Now let's suppose that the people who are leaders and innovators around the world are experiencing a similar lack of boredom. I think it's fair to say they are. What change would you expect to see in a world that has declining levels of boredom and therefore declining creativity? Allow me to describe that world. See if you recognize it.
HP's One Year Plan by Al Lewis (tech)
Let's say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard. Here's how you do it.
The Dark Art of Pricing by Jessica Hische (advice)
You can learn a lot of the business end of design and illustration by trial and error and reading articles and books, but one thing that is seemingly impossible to get a grasp on is pricing. Whether you are a student, a young designer, or a seasoned pro, pricing jobs can be one of the most frustrating parts of the creative process. The cost of creative work is shrouded in mystery and very subjective. While it makes some people uncomfortable to talk about art and money together (as we all know creatives are really meant to suffer through life and die penniless), they are incredibly similar when you think about it. What is money other than dirty rectangles of pressed tree pulp? Because we all believe it has value it is valuable.
