Lets Get Purrrsonal

erickimberlinbowley: You are not alone.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:01:48 -0400

You are not alone.

laughingsquid: Bunny In Bunny Slippers My sister’s...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:30:42 -0400

Bunny In Bunny Slippers

My sister’s response: “OOOUUUHHHH SOO CUUUUUUTTTEEE!!!!! He looks so angry. People don’t put people in people slippers!”

Matt Reznek: This Idea That Artists Can Work for Free

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:40:00 -0400

Matt Reznek: This Idea That Artists Can Work for Free:

herrofukumoto:

mattreznekdesign:

Sometimes during an artists life (whether they are actors, painters, musicians, what have you) they come across the concept of working for “free”. Ideally, in this economic climate, it is not the best kind of work. Often we have to work “free”. Other times, we may ask other artists to work for…

YO TUMBLR, CAN I GET A SIGNAL BOOST?

To quote Tara Hardy, “An hour is an hour is an hour.”

And to quote myself, “Pay me in PAY CHEQUES, not favours and wine. I work in the arts not the black market of a jail.”

Value the arts, ya fools.

The worst thing about this concept of ‘free’ is how enforced it is in the culture of the arts. Our professors tell us the way to break in is to be ‘free’ so you can build contacts and gain portfolio pieces that you should take whatever is given, like starving children. But the truth is…we ARE starving children, sometimes quite literally. The time spent hammering this idea of livelihood into our heads leads us to become artists with an inability to say ‘no’ to any project that gets slummed our way because we are so afraid that if we don’t do enough, no one will know us. No one will want to hire us. We won’t have enough experience. So we become free in the worst sense, we let anyone take us, we throw ourselves at the worst experiences, trying to show these companies that mistreat and disrespect us that ‘Look! Look at how worthwhile of your time and money I could be!’

So we start down this slippery slope that often time doesn’t work out quite like our mentors promise it will. I applaude anyone who can say no to any kind of work that doesn’t offer anything in return. And like Reznek says, not just in monetary value, but of the spirit or mind. But the people asking us to work for ‘free’ probably aren’t going to change. We have already proven to them that we, as emerging artists, will work for free on the promise of ‘someday’ they’ll ask again, but this time with some sort of reward. We, the supplicants at this great temple of emerging artists, have played a large hand in creating this system of “free”.

I want a teacher who will teach me how to say ‘No’. I want to have the faith to learn that it won’t hurt me, that it will only free me to be able to do real work.

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:13:10 -0400

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Wed, 29 May 2013 20:34:55 -0400

gaksdesigns: “No Worries” from my new collection of work. Check...

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:10:42 -0400

gaksdesigns:

“No Worries” from my new collection of work. Check out the full project Here!

againbyheart: I love you ladies. @ahulii @mdi_lau @kyeom1210...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:34:27 -0400

againbyheart:

I love you ladies. @ahulii @mdi_lau @kyeom1210 (at Frederic Wood Theatre)

mydrunkkitchen: NEW VIDEO: My Drunk Kitchen: Vancouver “French...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:42 -0400

mydrunkkitchen:

NEW VIDEO:

My Drunk Kitchen: Vancouver “French Toast”

“How long has canada been owned by the French?” \/ TRU \/

larvalhex: always reblog Dat Eyebrow

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:01 -0400

larvalhex:

always reblog

Dat Eyebrow

laughingsquid: Artist Builds Detailed Miniature Interiors...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:51:17 -0400

laughingsquid:

Artist Builds Detailed Miniature Interiors Inside Old TVs

stupidfuckingquestions: What do network executives consistently...

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:43:45 -0400

stupidfuckingquestions:

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy? (x)

dapperdean: saw this tonight.. never thought I’d say this but...

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:42:23 -0400

dapperdean:

saw this tonight.. never thought I’d say this but Leo’s sexy.

truuuuuu

sapphrikah: Melissa Harris-Perry describes herself as...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:42:45 -0400

sapphrikah:

Melissa Harris-Perry describes herself as “cis” (via “MSNBC Talks To And About Trans People For An Hour, Doesn’t F*ck It Up” on autostraddle)

She never fucking fails.

jensensations: Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal (x)

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:42:10 -0400

jensensations:

Ryan Gosling won’t eat his cereal (x)

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Fri, 10 May 2013 12:24:51 -0400

erikamoen: pelicanspox: You can even hear Graham’s dreams...

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:26:42 -0400

erikamoen:

pelicanspox:

You can even hear Graham’s dreams shattering.

Strip Search Episode 17, SS Grand Prix

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Sat, 04 May 2013 12:26:22 -0400

urhajos: Mat Miller

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:21:17 -0400

urhajos:

Mat Miller

laughingsquid: Canada Unveils New Space-Themed $5 Bill CANADA...

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:12:57 -0400

laughingsquid:

Canada Unveils New Space-Themed $5 Bill

CANADA YOUR MONEY IS SO COOLLLLLL

kellysheathebrave: no idea where autostraddle found this, but...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:31:57 -0400

kellysheathebrave:

no idea where autostraddle found this, but hello my life.

::sidenote:: if you watch Bomb Girls, please please please read all of Kate’s recaps. They make my life.