Friday Inspiration 327

I am trying to imagine the work it took to make about 10 seconds of this video and wow (video)

 

ALERT: If you have not yet signed up for my Freeflow Institute writing + creativity course in the San Juan Islands this May 7-13, please do so now so you can have some fun paddling around in a kayak and talking writing and creativity with some great people. As of this writing, there are still a couple spots left, and when they’re gone, you won’t have another chance until next year.

I follow this Twitter account called Dudes Posting Their W’s and this is one of my all-time favorite posts, because it’s just a wholesome story about people taking care of each other

I don’t know how I found this artist, but every time one of his pieces comes up in my Instagram feed, it makes my day better
(Here’s a link to his website if you don’t participate in Instagram)

This Chrome extension shows you a different piece of art from MoMA every time you open a new browser tab

I am sure I have mentioned Brockbeats before in these posts? Japanese beat maker, almost zero information about them anywhere on the internet (that I can find), very chill music. Anyway, they have a new EP out as of yesterday.

Thanks to Mario Fraoli’s newsletter (which is great whether or not you’re a runner) I got to see this video of the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins (RIP) covering Queen’s “Somebody to Love” in a show in Chile the week before he died, and now you get to see it too

—Brendan

ALSO:

I HAVE A NEW BOOK! 

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard front cover

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. I am currently sold out of signed paperback copies for the next couple weeks, but unsigned copies are available through the following retailers:

Some photos of the paperback:

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard interior preview

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard interior preview

 

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard interior preview

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard interior preview

 

Have Fun Out There Or Not book by Brendan Leonard back cover