Derek PowazekThey may not be deep thoughts, but they're the only thoughts I've got.How to Write a Book in Three Easy Steps- (Found July 2, 2008 ) My book, Design for Community, has just gone out of print. It lives on as a download, but it's just not the same. As we like to say at 8020, there's just something special about those dead trees. After I finished writing the book, back in 2001, I wrote a little story about what it was like. It was published online in a couple places, both of which are dead and gone now. (No wonder I feel like the last man standing all the time.) So on the occasion of my book's passing from one medium to...http://www.powazek.com/2006/11/000615.html Subscribe to JPG Magazine!- (Found July 2, 2008 ) After over two years of publishing, just under two months of life on the new site, and two weeks of really hard work, I'm thrilled to say that subscriptions to JPG Magazine are now available! Subscriptions cost $24.99 for six issues a year in the US. It's a little more pricey for international shipping, but we've made it as affordable as possible. (Pesky shipping!) In addition to the basic 1-year subscription, we're also offering two other packages that include a gift box filled with goodies: a.http://www.powazek.com/2006/11/000616.html Last Week to Submit to JPG Issue 8- (Found July 2, 2008 ) There's just a few days left to submit to JPG Magazine Issue 8 on the themes Tourist, Intimate, and Embrace the Blur. Published photographers get a hundred bucks and a year's subscription - and if you're published in Embrace the Blur, you'll also get a Lensbaby 3G! So what are you waiting for Here are mine....http://www.powazek.com/2006/11/000617.html Quitting Smoking. Again.- (Found July 2, 2008 ) People are often surprised to find out I am, or was (depending on when you catch me), a smoker. I've never been a pack-a-day kinda guy - more like a pack-a-week - but still enough for me to feel it in my lungs when I'm smoking, and feel it in my gut when I'm not. Right now, I'm not. It's been a few days, so the hard part should be over. But it's the routine stuff that's hard to change. I miss the excuse for a walk. The multi-tasking when walking the dogs. The reward for a task well done. The...http://www.powazek.com/2006/12/000618.html Hey San Franciscans: Come Get Intimate- (Found July 2, 2008 ) My fellow San Franciscans, got plans Friday night If not, come watch me get intimate with Heather Gold! Inspired by Shabbat Salons, comedian Heather Gold brings the talk show format into the 21st century. Her live talk show mixes thinkers, entertainers, doers and the audience with humor, curiosity and yes, a little soul. This Friday's show is all about "Intimacy" and features comedian and survivor's rights activist Betsy Salkind, authorspoken word artist Michelle Tea, and yours truly, talking...http://www.powazek.com/2006/08/000604.html |