• What does nearly every genius have in common when it comes to work habits?
• Creative People Say No.
• 6 Reasons You Should Move To Austin, TX. Reason #7 being to hang out with me, of course.
• The Lies Bloggers Tell You (via Jenn – thanks!)
• How To Manage Internet Overwhelm (Without Going Off The Grid + Still Get Stuff Done). Another great post from Sarah V.
• Why Do Men Keep Putting Me in the Girlfriend-Zone? This happened to me several times in pre-Ian days.
• Real Women: Forget the Disney Princesses. Such a neat idea (the result and the thought behind it).
• This is ridiculous!

Things of Note:

I can tell summer is here because work has slowed way down, as usual for this season. That means more time for getting stuff done around the house and the craft table, and going out with friends. And books, of course! I’m also feeling pretty good health-wise. Between my chiro regimen, the 30-day squat challenge, and cutting down my soda intake (not to mention a new Pilates class I’m going to try out), I just feel like my body is in a better place than it was even a few weeks ago. I also got my short story for the last round of NYC Midnight done and submitted this past weekend, well before the deadline. AND I’m happy with how it turned out. Now I just have to wait to hear the results! Good things, all.

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• Funny video of the week: Old Spock vs. New Spock. It may be a car commercial, but it’s still dang funny.
• Awesome video of the week: When did you choose to be straight?
• Why Employees Shouldn’t Have Hours. “The traditional 9-to-5, 40-hour work week is just that: traditional. It’s a fossil from an era when the number of hours an employee clocked on a production line was a simplified measurement of productivity.”
• Do authors ever prefer the movie to their own book?
• Coverflip: Author Calls for an End to Gendered Book Covers. This is one of those things I hadn’t consciously thought about, but now that it’s been pointed out – wow. Kind of ridiculous.
• Smokin’ Hot Wives and Water to the Soul. Interesting piece on the current obsession among evangelical pastors with having “smokin’ hot wives”.
• A Warning To The Girls Who Will Idolize Daisy Buchanan (from The Great Gatsby). Yes, this.
• Two good articles: The Terribleminds Guide To Hitting On The Ladies (spoiler alert: don’t) and Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced.
• Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit.
• It’s Time to Retire “Boob Plate” Armor. Because It Would Kill You.

Things of Note:

*yawn* I’m pretty sleepy today. Yesterday was a bit of a beeotch. But! I did finally completely finish the project that’s been languishing on my craft table, and the table is now free! Back to screen printing. And yes, a post on said project will be coming later this week.

Reader peeps/80′s kids: did any of you grow up watching The Last Unicorn cartoon movie like I did? Got a bit of nostalgia for it? Well, the movie and the author of the book it’s based on are coming to the big screen here in Austin (and a bunch of other cities!). I present The Last Unicorn Screening Tour. I already snagged some tickets, and may or may not be disproportionately excited about it.

Also, a new Torchy’s Tacos is opening here in Round Rock, this week on the 16th. They’re offering one free breakfast item to anyone who stops by between 7am-10am. Free yummy breakfast taco? Yes, please.

What are you up to this week?
 

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