Ever feel like you need a little inspiration? A little motivation? Here are two things that inspire me. One, is a song that Dave posted earlier today on his Facebook profile. The music is fine, but I really love the spoken words by Nick Hornby, particularly the line about choosing to watch TV tonight:
The other, is a slam poetry performance by Anis Mojgani. I think I may have shared this on my Facebook feed a long time ago, but I’m going to post it again anyway. I’m reading his book of poetry, Over the Anvil we Stretch, and lot of it goes over my head, but I’m trying to read more poetry, so I keep going. I have a line from this poem on my facebook profile page because I find it beautiful and challenging and true – all marks of good peotry, huh? Warning: his poetry can be a bit “raw” at times. Enjoy.
(here’s another one from Mojgani that I love)
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About a month ago I unplugged my TV and started keeping my computer turned off unless I needed to do something on it. I’m amazed at how much I’ve been able to accomplish each night after work, whether it be going for a bike ride, reading, or getting stuff done around the house. As a bonus, I’ve cut my energy bill down too!
Yeah, but there are a lot of great TV shows…
Bleh. I watch too much TV. I don’t even have a TV! But I have Hulu. I’m working on cutting back. Maybe I need to move my computer to a less convenient viewing location. Jamin, I have a lot of respect for what you did!
But I DO really like Psych. Castle. Parks and Recreation. Community. 30 Rock. The Office. White Collar. The Daily Show. The Colbert Report…wow, it looks like a lot when I write it all out like that:(