Well, you shouldn’t. You should go outside and plant a garden. You should start a band! You should go explore every part of the world you’ve ever wanted to see. You should learn Italian, French, or Tagalog. You should volunteer your time to an organization that works with disadvantaged youth. You should go teach an ESL class for immigrants at the local community college. You should spend your time tracking down abusive priests, like some sacred Avenger.
Those are the things you should do. And I encourage you to do them.
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Weekly.
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Nope. The newsletter is free. You can, however, gimme $2 a month to show your appreciation, and because you want to support independent writing. But everyone sees the same thing. I don’t have special hidden stuff for paid subscribers.
Who did that drawing in your newsletter header, and is it supposed to be you?
My friend, the wonderful Kate Bingaman-Burt. And yes.
Five Union Signs, 2022. Wax, razor blades, and sticks. For Labor Day
This week’s question comes to us from Ross Floate:
You know when you start a new thing and you get to a point where you are now good enough at that thing to know you still suck at it? How do you push throug...
Sad Porky on the teeter-totter. 2022.
Today’s question comes to us from Kio Stark:
What should I eat after my colonoscopy?
First of all congratulations on heeding the call of preventative healthcare. For those yet to heed it, or not yet at the age for heeding it, which the M...
“No.” painted in 2023, by me. (photo by Sean Tubridy)
This week’s question also comes to us from Sean Tubridy:
You're prolific and make real things. How do you put your phone down? What's your secret?
My secret is a combination of compartmentalization and never walking into ...
Shit in progress. Gonna be part of a much bigger thing.
This week’s question comes to us from Caleb Sexton:
What do I say to people who tell me to shut up about Palestine until the election is over?
First of all, I would thank them for their engagement. It’s great to see peo...
A section of a painting currently in progress, a collaboration between me and Adam Villacin. Each panel is 12×16.
This week’s question comes to us from Rain Vichy:
If you were 35 years old again, how would you proceed in life?
Oh, I’d fuck it up.
I was pretty stupid at 35. N...
BILLIONAIRE SEASON, 2022, wax and razor blades
This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter:
If animals could speak human language or humans could speak animal language, which animals do you think you could have the most interesting conversations with?
TL;DR: Crows. ...
This is Billionare Season, painted in 2022
Today’s question comes to us from Trace Meek:
Does having a dedicated space to do your work makes a big difference?
In my experience, very much yes.
In 2020, like a lot of people, we got to see what doing everything in the same pla...
Detail from Porky’s Very Bad Day, 2022
Today’s question comes to us from… well, no one. I got Covid this week. So I’m using it as an opportunity to run an old favorite, which is hopefully new to some of you. I’ll (hopefully) be back next week with your actual questions.
You...
I painted this a few weeks ago. Seems pertinent.
This week’s question comes to us from Rafael Camargo:
How long does it take to write a very good paragraph?
I have no idea.
Which isn’t to say that I haven’t written one. I very well may have. I just don’t care.
When I write, ...
I spent 25 years building a career in what people now call UX. Now it seems like every company in the tech business is shoving out experience in favor of cheaper heads. I’m sick of it all and I hate that a good career has been pulled out from under me and my fellow Internet elders. I need to earn money for a few more years, but it doesn’t have to be Bay Area rates anymore. Where do we go from here?
Haven’t gotten your Design Is a Job zine yet? Get it!
BTW, speaking of teachers and zines, on a weird lark I found a rack that holds a bunch of zines in it. It’s listed it on the site because it was funny, but if you’re an educator you should hit me up. We can work something out. We’re friends.
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