“ No compulsion in the world is stronger than the urge to edit someone else’s document.
H. G. Wells (via nevver)
Rants Deranged
this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy
10 Tips on Writing Well from David Ogilvy
- Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
- Write the way you talk. Naturally.
- Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
- Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
- Never write more than two pages on any subject.
- Check your quotations.
- Never send a letter or a memo on the day you write it. Read it aloud the next morning — and then edit it.
- If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it.
- Before you send your letter or your memo, make sure it is crystal clear what you want the recipient to do.
- If you want ACTION, don’t write. Go and tell the guy what you want.
“ A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
George Orwell (via nevver)
this is my campus
VCU! Richmond, VA! <3
goddddd I miss vcu!
Ridiculous things go on at that compass.
love it.
This is my university.
(Source: hornu)
i have now officially lost 11 lbs with http://apps.facebook.com/hcgslim/. Has anyone else used it? If not, I highly recommend!
today’s forecast.
Could a new bar be my soulmate?
Says one of the owners: “I really want to go to a bar where i can get a $6 plate of grilled asparagus and get drunk and have a spontaneous dance party to The Pointer Sisters.”
Although, I’d rather have a $5 plate of asparagus, but I hear compromise is at the heart of any good working relationship.
via MissionMission
