- Mallory: Don’t play dumb with me.
- Sam: No, honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time, I’m playing smart.
— From an episode of The West Wing
Please note that Facebook
will import, use and retain
this information.
—Found haiku in Netflix Privacy Policy (source)
It’s not difficult, as a young writer, to feel anxious, moody, and paranoid. Lawyers, dentists, and car salesmen do not directly compete with all of the people who have ever practiced law, dentistry, and car salesmanship. But anyone who decides to write joins a bruising free-for-all in which a dwindling number of attention spans are being fought over by the many dead writers whose books are still brilliant, and the multitude of the living who aspire to achieve that status.
— Ben Tarnoff (Mark Twain, Writing Coach and Role Model)
You know, people give
me advice, I reckon they’re
talking to themselves.
—Found haiku in True Detective (Season 1, Episode 6)
Previously: New Orleans 2013
The traditional
road to education and
success is a trap.
—Found haiku in Ask MetaFilter comment for What is a life changing realization that you wish you’d had sooner? (source)
Morning in French Quarter, New Orleans
Kristina Morales and The Bayou Shufflers at The Spotted Cat Music Club
Some hardcore jazz: The drummer played so hard during his solo, he cracked a drum stick in half.
Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers at Blue Nile in New Orleans
“I need all the ladies to come up on stage!”
You’re probably fat,
and if you’re not, you will be
after eating here.
—Found haiku in Yelp review of The Joint in New Orleans, LA (source)
Early morning at Woldenberg Park in French Quarter, New Orleans
Previously: Mississippi River (2013)
The Business at Balcony Music Club in New Orleans
Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs at d.b.a. in New Orleans
Brass band on the corner of Chartres and Frenchmen
Monday night, crowds gathered on every corner of the intersection to watch these guys.
In N Out is the
reason I’ll never move out
of California.
—Found haiku in Yelp review of In-N-Out Burger in Los Angeles, California (source)
