• a little surprise document that says "here's a neat thing to do / place to visit, if you want, no pressure". I.e., new work and links and treats. I.e., what it said on the tin when you first signed up. 
• a little envelope for practicing consequence-free...ness. Imperfection and letting stuff hang out and not overthinking everydamnthing. 
  
  The most inspiring/satisfying/meaningful people/things/experiences in my life are Permission Slips. E.g.:
• Libraries.
• Loved ones.
• I can't think of another "L" word to tie this off but you get what I'm saying. 
   

Speaking of permission,
I'm gonna go ahead and just steal Jason Kottke's approach for this next part (only incidentally bc my "emotional life" feels like a "puddly mess rn" too, mostly bc why not?). Some things I've seen/read lately that it'll be fun to tell you about:

1. Silence (Scorsese film). A+ to the +++-est. Did you like "The Last Temptation of Christ"? {80% of you just walked out} This is like an unofficial sequel. Long. Troubling. Rich. Worth it. I'd love to talk more about it with you over beers sometime. (Or twitter/email.) Not joking.
    
2. Children of the New World (short stories). A. If you like your sci-fi moody, speculative and succinct (e.g., Annihilation, The Future in 100 Objects), this is the bulls-eye. Only one dud, the rest are all great. I cried more than once. Also much adjacency to: family, fatherhood, snowy landscapes, Pacific Northwest.  
    
3. The People Vs OJ Simpson (miniseries on Netflix). A+. God DAMN this was riveting. The performances are all crazy good. You will see the Kardashians in a whoooooole new light. I cried more than once. (Pattern?) Need a break though before watching the (also insanely good, I hear) actual documentary on the OJ case.

I'm settling on a logo for my ... work things. You've probably seen it as my Twitter avatar for a couple months now. I stole the general notion of it from Coudal Partners, Eames Office, Hillman Curtis, et al. They're all designers who are also filmmakers, and personal heroes. I am not a designer, but I relate to them a lot. 

I like this logo and feel like it fits because:

• ​It's an arcane typographical symbol, and I ❤️ typography.
• I didn't have to design it [see above] and it's like an emoji--I can easily type it anywhere. 
• It reminds me of a person/kid doing a jumping jack. Playing around. Not too serious.
• It's technically a "reference" or "note" mark, and I 💚 libraries and looking interesting-but-inconsequential things up. Also the things I do for work, work (I hope) as ※'s for people. 
• I would like to add a little bit of animation to it, so that when you hover over it on my website it spins like a pinwheel.

When I see the ※ it makes me remember what I'm bothering with this line of work for. I want to make things that seem "hard" to understand feel as approachable and meaning-full as toys. To encourage more permission/slips.

OK, that's all for now. Talk soon.