When in doubt, wear black.

— Newbie Fashion Tips for Grown-Up Men (via Lifehacker).

I have the same problem the writer of this article had: no pressure at all to dress up. Which all fine when you’re in your twenties and don’t work in a bank. But now that I’m past thirty, even though I don’t intend to start wearing a suit, I think I should start dressing a bit more like my age. So that I don’t become one of those sorry middle-aged fools who dress like they’re not.

Anyway, nice to see I got the dark colors part right.

314. If your art is bad, make it bigger.

— 1001 Rules for My Unborn Son also offers photographic truisms.

People over 50, what words of wisdom would you give your 25 year old self?

Alain de Botton’s talk A kinder, gentler philosophy of success is one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen lately.

“So, ‘Slacker’ or ‘Clerks’?”

We had spent dinnertime watching the trailers for the movies I had in my computer. I was at my friend’s in Lisbon, and since she was feeling a bit sick I decided to stay home with her and watch some film together. We had already spent some time pitting trailer against trailer, and by then already crossed off the list films such as Brazil, Son of Rambow, Mister Lonely, and a few other still unwatched movies I had ripped to my laptop while packing for my six-day trip down south. In the final round we had Richard Linklater’s first feature versus Kevin Smith’s. Her pick.

“‘Slacker’”, she said.

Best film choice of the year. We watched it and after it was over we went silent for a while, perhaps letting out a timid “Wow”. It’s easily the most influential thing I watched in a long time, and I just couldn’t believe I hadn’t watched it before. Especially since it turned out you can watch the entire film for free on YouTube.

Later the same night I watched Clerks. Not quite the same thing.

It’s true that my romantic life has produced some humorous anecdotes, but good stories seldom come from happy experiences.

— Tim Kreidler - The Referendum. There are so many quotable sentences in this article, I just picked one. I may be still thirty, but totally identify with the writer - and the fact that Portugal is still a conservative society doesn’t help either. (via Kottke)

Via Kottke: Jane’s Brand-timeline is a portrayal of a typical day in the life of its author according to the brands used during its course. Which of course reminds me of…