Author Archives: Jacqueline Ashby

I am sleeping
in my sleeping bag
zipped up to my face.
I am sleeping
in my sleeping bag.
You cannot see a trace
of me sleeping
in my sleeping bag
in woolen underwear.
I am sleeping
in my sleeping bag
Do not tell the bear.
By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Comedian Amy Schumer’s response to the question “What’s the best book you’ve ever received as a gift?”
“The Professional,” by W. C. Heinz. It profiles a boxer before a match in the 1950s. I reread it before taping a stand-up special. Preparing to perform comedy in front of hundreds (or thousands) of people and telling jokes that may or may not make them laugh is just as terrifying as getting hit in the face while boxing. I boxed for a while a couple years back, and the fear of getting punched was a big hurdle I had to get over. But you know what helped? Getting punched. Just one time was enough to learn that the fear of pain is worse than the pain itself.
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LIVE FEARLESS!

Word! 🙂

We are a pair! Thank you for this! Made me smile. #duckdive #doubletrouble

They’re all here.
You’re not alone,
you’re never alone.
Not here you’re not.

A virtual scalpel! Impressive technology! More on UBC’s new anatomy visualization table here.

KENZO WORLD – Director’s cut from Heidi Bivens on Vimeo.

Whoa. Jonze and Qualley you outdid yourself! The choreography is fierce and filmed/edited to perfection. Love her final burst through the pupil. And so relieved to know I’m not the only one who’s thought about licking a bronze sculpture. Rodin would be amused. Ha!

Oh no. I’m not sure I would get anything done during the day wearing this. I’d just be gazing into the scene wishing I was somewhere lost in the storm with a soft shell crab BLT in my backpack and a Henry Weinhard root beer to wash it down. Ha!