D.T. Pennington

Writer – Photographer – Creative Coach

Tag: art and artists

  • The Gallery Next Door

    The Gallery Next Door

    • The Universal Reminders

      Because sometimes you wonder if this is all worth it. Because doing your own thing, running your own business, sharing your story, making it matter, and going out of your…

    • Tulum Trash

      Tulum Trash

      I had to nose the ATV gently through the gutter that had formed in the middle of the dirt road. I would have raced right through it, but Carly was…

    • Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Four months, one reading. And I’m not finished yet! Time to flip this over and see what else it can tell me.

    • Create More Than You Consume. Much More. Exponentially More.

      “It actually makes me feel better knowing you’re not doing so great.” This line comes from one of my friends, but there’s no reason to take offense. As it goes,…

    • Consolidation to Reduce Anxiety

      Too many apps. Too many profiles. Too many inboxes. Not enough of the right attention going to the right places. The joke used to be: the first step to any…

    • I Am Bad at Sharing Ideas

      I came across On Idea Hoarding. Damnit, it’s me. Stop hoarding your best ideas. Just put them out there, immediately. This isn’t a new problem, I just have horrible ways…

    Show me what you are. Don’t wait to pick up on a clue of something you think I might like – I’d rather you show me what you’re into. Let it be strange, let it be weird, let it be normal, just let it be. Find the stuff that speaks for you and collect every…

  • All The Good Stuff Is At The Bottom

    All The Good Stuff Is At The Bottom

    • The Universal Reminders

      Because sometimes you wonder if this is all worth it. Because doing your own thing, running your own business, sharing your story, making it matter, and going out of your…

    • Tulum Trash

      Tulum Trash

      I had to nose the ATV gently through the gutter that had formed in the middle of the dirt road. I would have raced right through it, but Carly was…

    • Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Four months, one reading. And I’m not finished yet! Time to flip this over and see what else it can tell me.

    • Create More Than You Consume. Much More. Exponentially More.

      “It actually makes me feel better knowing you’re not doing so great.” This line comes from one of my friends, but there’s no reason to take offense. As it goes,…

    • Consolidation to Reduce Anxiety

      Too many apps. Too many profiles. Too many inboxes. Not enough of the right attention going to the right places. The joke used to be: the first step to any…

    • I Am Bad at Sharing Ideas

      I came across On Idea Hoarding. Damnit, it’s me. Stop hoarding your best ideas. Just put them out there, immediately. This isn’t a new problem, I just have horrible ways…

    “Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.”

  • You Should Own Everything on your #SpotifyWrapped

    You Should Own Everything on your #SpotifyWrapped

    • The Universal Reminders

      Because sometimes you wonder if this is all worth it. Because doing your own thing, running your own business, sharing your story, making it matter, and going out of your…

    • Tulum Trash

      Tulum Trash

      I had to nose the ATV gently through the gutter that had formed in the middle of the dirt road. I would have raced right through it, but Carly was…

    • Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Four months, one reading. And I’m not finished yet! Time to flip this over and see what else it can tell me.

    • Create More Than You Consume. Much More. Exponentially More.

      “It actually makes me feel better knowing you’re not doing so great.” This line comes from one of my friends, but there’s no reason to take offense. As it goes,…

    • Consolidation to Reduce Anxiety

      Too many apps. Too many profiles. Too many inboxes. Not enough of the right attention going to the right places. The joke used to be: the first step to any…

    • I Am Bad at Sharing Ideas

      I came across On Idea Hoarding. Damnit, it’s me. Stop hoarding your best ideas. Just put them out there, immediately. This isn’t a new problem, I just have horrible ways…

    $30K paid for the physical recording. But that’s not counting the years of writing that went into it. Every song you hear is someone’s effort, it is someone’s art. When you buy an album, you’re buying a work of art.

  • Notes on Disinspiration Pt. 2

    Notes on Disinspiration Pt. 2

    • The Universal Reminders

      Because sometimes you wonder if this is all worth it. Because doing your own thing, running your own business, sharing your story, making it matter, and going out of your…

    • Tulum Trash

      Tulum Trash

      I had to nose the ATV gently through the gutter that had formed in the middle of the dirt road. I would have raced right through it, but Carly was…

    • Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Four months, one reading. And I’m not finished yet! Time to flip this over and see what else it can tell me.

    • Create More Than You Consume. Much More. Exponentially More.

      “It actually makes me feel better knowing you’re not doing so great.” This line comes from one of my friends, but there’s no reason to take offense. As it goes,…

    • Consolidation to Reduce Anxiety

      Too many apps. Too many profiles. Too many inboxes. Not enough of the right attention going to the right places. The joke used to be: the first step to any…

    • I Am Bad at Sharing Ideas

      I came across On Idea Hoarding. Damnit, it’s me. Stop hoarding your best ideas. Just put them out there, immediately. This isn’t a new problem, I just have horrible ways…

    Perhaps, then, this is what it is to simply live. Create, yes, but continually create into something different. More? Improved? Of the moment?

  • Notes on Disinspiration Pt. 1

    Notes on Disinspiration Pt. 1

    • The Universal Reminders

      Because sometimes you wonder if this is all worth it. Because doing your own thing, running your own business, sharing your story, making it matter, and going out of your…

    • Tulum Trash

      Tulum Trash

      I had to nose the ATV gently through the gutter that had formed in the middle of the dirt road. I would have raced right through it, but Carly was…

    • Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Spending 2024 with Infinite Jest – Notes on the first readthrough.

      Four months, one reading. And I’m not finished yet! Time to flip this over and see what else it can tell me.

    • Create More Than You Consume. Much More. Exponentially More.

      “It actually makes me feel better knowing you’re not doing so great.” This line comes from one of my friends, but there’s no reason to take offense. As it goes,…

    • Consolidation to Reduce Anxiety

      Too many apps. Too many profiles. Too many inboxes. Not enough of the right attention going to the right places. The joke used to be: the first step to any…

    • I Am Bad at Sharing Ideas

      I came across On Idea Hoarding. Damnit, it’s me. Stop hoarding your best ideas. Just put them out there, immediately. This isn’t a new problem, I just have horrible ways…

    As Apolonia Sokol says, “It’s not about a creation, but a continuation.” Or, as one of my old meathead bosses used to say, “Sure, but what have you done for me lately?”