Friday Inspiration 326

I don’t know how I feel about being a person whose friends think, “You know who would love this video in which a guy puts a GoPro inside a dishwasher to see how it works? Brendan would.” Alas, I did love it, and I watched all 15 minutes of it, and you might too, but if you don’t, I respect that. Anyway, thanks, Bodie. (video)

This string of tweets and replies will make your day (if you enjoy people sharing stories of things that embarrassed the shit out of them)

Lovely Precise Watercolor Paintings of Hotel Rooms

Please scroll to, and then respect, the ball of cheese puffs in this post

There are many good lines in this profile of Nicolas Cage, but this is my favorite: “His voice is a low, contemplative drawl that imbues every word with a sense of philosophical magnitude. To hear Nicolas Cage state an opinion about his preferred loungewear is to hear anyone else reflect on the cosmos.”

Why Doritos are so addictive, a six-point presentation

Jeff Tweedy had so much good stuff to say about creating/creativity during this interview with Ezra Klein (thanks, TJ)

—Brendan

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I HAVE A NEW BOOK!

After my book I Hate Running and You Can Too came out last year, I decided to compile all of the pieces I’ve written about running since 2014, and put them into a book, with newly written intros to each piece. The book is now out in paperback and ebook editions, and it’s called Have Fun Out There Or Not: The Semi-Rad Running Essays. Signed paperback copies are available in the Semi-Rad Shop, and unsigned copies are available through the following retailers: