After a life-long aversion to reading books I’ve read before, I’ve recently begun revisiting some of the “sacred texts” of genre fiction, which is why I finally find myself re-reading Snow Crash. — Neal Stephenson made his name in 1992 when Snow Crash was first published, the year he turned 33 and I turned 7. Written between 1988 and 1991, it was his third novel after The Big U in 1984 and Zodiac: the Eco-thriller (“enjoyed, though rarely bought, by many radical environmentalists”)…

Some life and art advice a drawing professor once gave me —

It’s Time to Give Kashyyyk a Chance — The Last Jedi has revealed itself and while critics are raving and it’s making out like a Canto Bight arms dealer, fans are sharply divided, claiming it’s too diverse, it’s too jokey, it shouldn’t have an actress beloved by the gay community with a bold hairdo, Luke would never wear…

10×ing, whatever that is. How to be more productive. How to quit quitting Instagram. How to write more Medium posts. How to get more sleep by sleeping less. When to know it’s time to stop. Really. Stop. How your personal brand can help hide the body. How we made it through the wilderness, somehow. Why JavaScript is terrible and you must learn to code now. How to spend more time setting up Sketch templates instead of reading about productivity hacks.

We’re all gonna die. Find out which tech startups are getting us there faster! — I’ve just flown back from South By Southwest Interactive in beautiful, cold, and rainy Austin, TX last yesterwednesday and boy are my takes hot! …

With all apologies to the original, much better twitter poem.

Dating is tough. If you’re not careful, you could lose your mind. — 1. The Great Dreamer While scuba diving in the South Pacific on spring break you’ll separate from your group and swim off to a strange, sunken city. Could this be the legendary R’lyeh? There in his house you’ll find Cthulhu waiting, dreaming. With a quick peck on one of his rubbery tentacles he’ll awake…

Sandy has been an original from day one. Has Barbie? — 1. Gravity (2013) / Astronaut Barbie 2. The Heat (2013) / Cop Barbie