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This week: a list of some of my favorite things, getting things done, and more...

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Hey y'all,

Happy New Year! Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:

It was a tough one, but I came up with 100 things that made my year.
In case you missed it over the holiday break, here are 15 great books I read last year.
Reluctantly, I wrote about productivity and getting things done. (My best advice: "Get yourself a calendar!")
A comic diary written and drawn in the Gulag.
More from the blog: two quick thoughts about books, Kraftwerk in the studio, a poem about watching TV, and Thoreau on how you receive what you're ready to receive.
Eye candy: Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow Episode Two is now available to rent. You can stream episode one on Netflix. They're both wonderful.
Ear candy: David Byrne's radio is currently dedicated to gospel, and there's some good stuff in Vox's Earworm series: I especially like the ode to gated reverb and how J Dilla humanized his sampler. (I love Donuts.)
I've heard good things from my friends about Pop-Up Magazine, so I was excited to hear that the upcoming tour includes Austin.
Speaking of Austin (the city), I had a fun time on the I Love You So Much Podcast talking about walking and how to be more creative this year.
RIP Fred Bass, who made the Strand Bookstore a Mecca. (When I visited NYC for the first time at 19, I shopped at the Strand.)

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xoxo,

Austin

PS. This new calendar is really cool. Better than last year's, even, which had solid reviews. Check it out.