Tumblr (3.0; @themodernspirit)http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/<p>women</p> <p>who build nations</p> <p>learn</p> <p>to love</p> <p>men</p> <p>who build nations</p> <p>learn</p> <p>to love</p> <p>children</p> <p>building sand castles</p> <p>by the rising sea.</p> <p><br/><em>The Seventh Sense by Audre Lorde (1969)</em></p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/49808433643http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/49808433643Mon, 06 May 2013 16:10:00 -0700audre lordebest poetry“It is, at the end of the day, the individual moments of restlessness, of bleakness, of strong persuasions and maddened enthusiasms, that inform one’s life, change the nature and direction of one’s work, and give final meaning and color to one’s loves and friendships.”<br/><br/> - <em>Kay Redfield Jamison</em>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/49753254605http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/49753254605Sun, 05 May 2013 21:48:02 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pEfO4TWZNjU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/45508105419http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/45508105419Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:56:24 -0700the criticfunny tv moments<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7fa1a2b66b996b5811ff8828f3c3cb1e/tumblr_mj415mxncS1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite cartoons from the New Yorker</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/44500158426http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/44500158426Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:24:58 -0800““If people constantly reject your ideas or what you have to offer, resign.””<br/><br/> - <em>Paul Arden, <em><span>Whatever you think, think the opposite</span></em></em>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/43210310450http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/43210310450Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:43:12 -0800paul arden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/febf9e7bbd03959c7716c3392ea68c7d/tumblr_mh51rrcehq1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Painting I made with artist Cameron Scott Cairney in San Francisco for event, “So You Think You Can Paint”. Acrylic on wood.</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41365002443http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41365002443Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:28:38 -0800cameron scott cairneypaul goinspaintingsan franciscoSo You Think You Can Paint““Nonsense is the antidote to the monotony and emptiness created by our continual striving for order, our order, the antidote to our compulsive efforts to find meaning where there is none.””<br/><br/> - <em>Henry Miller, <em>Sextet.</em></em>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41329518302http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41329518302Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:50:39 -0800henry millerliterary quotesnonsense<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/83tpgb3oM7Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Created this video clip + original soundtrack using my iPhone, pretty much.</p> <ul><li><span>iPhone 4: 8mm App</span></li> <li><span>iPad 2: Garageband App, iMovie</span></li> <li><span>Axiom 49 midi controller (M-Audio)</span></li> </ul><div><span>Filmed in Big Sur, CA 2011. </span><em>Enjoy.</em></div>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41329291127http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/41329291127Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:48:09 -0800original soundtracksiPhone artdigital mediavideo shortsart flicksI made this on my iPhone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/32983097bcefcd07825204d1287af473/tumblr_mgx1mcOu8i1qapnyko1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Self Portrait</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40998109001http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40998109001Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:44:00 -0800self portraitillustrationstreet artfunny“We do not ‘come into’ this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.”<br/><br/> - <em>Alan Watts, The Book</em>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40997153021http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40997153021Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:18:00 -0800alan watts““…the corporatocracy has convinced us that God has given us the right to place a few of our people at the the very top of this capitalist pyramid and to export our system to the entire world.””<br/><br/> - <em>  John Perkins, <em>Confessions Of An Economic Hitman</em></em>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40895815216http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40895815216Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:52:53 -0800good quotesliteraturenon-fiction<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/289000a9802cd7bd251515cfd2ce0126/tumblr_mgul1wS3GM1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Put a bird on it…</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40882256775http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/40882256775Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:51:00 -0800put a bird on itillustration<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F66416666&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>New tune sketch, called “Sooner or Later”. It’s a personal mantra sort of track.</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/35159376128http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/35159376128Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:42:00 -0800singer-songwriterlyricssoundcloudmusicsongwriter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7u4mnSiIG1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/28144154259http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/28144154259Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:54:22 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7u4hkEY9S1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/28143966642http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/28143966642Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:51:19 -0700<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F36199305&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Tune I did in 2009. Produced by Jason Massey.</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/17382898746http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/17382898746Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:08:00 -0800indiemusicsongelectronicnew orderoriginalreasonpro toolsbasssynth<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F26362408&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/paul-goins/door-final#utm_campaign=autoshare&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpaul-goins%2Fdoor-final&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_term=20111025">Door (final)</a> | Pop tune by Paul Goins. Produced by Jason Massey. <br/><br/></p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/11907974320http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/11907974320Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:33:00 -0700popsongwriteroriginalsoundcloud<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F25800853&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/paul-goins/honesty#utm_campaign=autoshare&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fpaul-goins%2Fhonesty&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_term=20111018">Honesty</a> | Paul Goins <br/><br/>My new song (sketch)</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/11605321099http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/11605321099Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:24:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo8hjiDqZU1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Acrylic paint, pastels, sharpie on cardboard.</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/7540863815http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/7540863815Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:47:00 -0700artpaul goinspainttrash<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo8h77VU5q1qapnyko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Groomsmen Whiskey Labels Custom (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themodernspirit/4650212605/">The Modern Spirit</a>)</p>http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/7540609498http://themodernspirit.tumblr.com/post/7540609498Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:40:19 -0700