“The short version is that I started an internet diary a long, long time ago (six years!) because I was bored with my job. I figured I would write a few funny things a few times a week until I had enough material to do stand-up. After two or three weeks, I emailed it to some friends. They emailed it to other friends, and more people started reading. Eventually, I realized that stand-up was scary and it would be much easier to just keep writing this stuff at work.” PeopleWritingYearsLongTwoEnoughWould BeJobsThreeReadingStuffWeekMaterialsInternetEasierSixLong TimeScaryI RealizedVersionsBoredDiariesLong Time AgoFunny ThingsHad Enough Author:Jason Mulgrew
“I glean a few times a week, and it's all about the subject line. I look for the lyrical, "Billowy Red Scarf Girl" or the funny, "Hipster Chick Who Passed Gas," the unintentionally funny, "Looking for the Hot Girl in Pink Dress," ones that immediately suggest images, "Furry Arms Under a Yellow Umbrella," or the plain odd, "Seeking Girl Who Bit Me Twice..." I don't think I've ever abandoned one... the images usually arrive fully formed in my head as soon as I read the message, and I decide whether to draw it or not.” ThinkingLooksGirlBitsLinesWeekSubjectsArmsMessagesDrawsRedHotDressesSeekingOddGasYellowAbandonedChicksUmbrellaLyricalHipsterScarvesFurryHot Girl Author:Sophie Blackall
“Someone wrote to me asking me to illustrate a missed connection that "hasn't happened yet." This guy has seen the same girl waiting at a bus stop on his morning commute for weeks, and has been trying to find a way to approach her. He thought it would be fun to put up a Missed Connections poster [of my painting] on the corner where she waits and see what happens. It is kind of an intriguing idea but there's something a bit too manipulative about it for my liking. It's a fine line between being creative and stalking!” WayTryingKindHas BeensIdeasHappensWould BeGuyGirlFunBitsWaitingLinesMorningCreativeHappenedWeekPaintingFineApproachConnectionsAskingCornersBusBe CreativeThis GuyIntriguingPostersStalkingFine LinesManipulativeBus StopsMissed Connections Author:Sophie Blackall
“I tend to work most often from the method of ignoring any ritualistic writing for long periods of time, and then I'll spend three straight weeks writing for 12 hours a day and just going through the motions with my worldly business because the compulsion to write descends upon me like a kind of madness. I don't mean to be dramatic, but it feels that way when it strikes.” WayFeelsWritingKindMeanLongThreeHoursWeekPeriodsMadnessMethodStrikesDramaticWorldlyCompulsionLong Periods Of Time Author:Kevin Keck
“I'm probably a monster-of-the-week guy, and that comes back down to my old favorite show, which as a kid was always Scooby-Doo.” ShowsKidsGuyWeekMonstersScooby Doo Author:Rhys Darby
“I keep a notebook of the things I need to get done in a day, week, month along with my overarching goals. Whenever I have a couple moments on set or on a plane, I work on ticking off my to-do list.” NeedsDoneMomentsGoalWeekMonthsCoupleListsPlanesNotebook Author:Karlie Kloss
“Every two to three weeks, I was changing around my room. My room was made out of nothing, basically - a magazine, a little radio, a little bed - and I had the sensibility to put things together and match things in a certain way so that they were very special.” WayLittlesMadeTwoTogetherCertainThreeRoomsWeekSpecialBedRadioMagazinesSensibility Author:Riccardo Tisci
“I come from the theater and you normally have four or five weeks to prepare. For me, the fun of the job is to pull yourself into a subject that you know nothing about.” KnowsJobsFunFiveFourWeekSubjectsTheater Author:Kieran Bew
“I was out on the shooting range twice a week [for Skyfall]. I worked out with a personal trainer for two hours a day, five days a week. So, it was quite demanding!” TwoHoursFiveWeekShootingRangeTrainersSkyfallShooting Range Author:Naomie Harris
“I think the most note-worthy part is that Stella [Mozgawa] had joined the band two weeks before we started recording, so that really influenced the way that the album was recorded. It was really important for Stella and Jen[ny Lee Lindberg] to lay down the drums and bass first for most songs, because they were determining how they needed to lock in together, and Stella was still kind of learning and figuring out her parts.” ThinkingWayFirstsKindStillsTwoImportantTogetherSongWeekNeededBandLaysNotesAlbumsWorthyLocksBassTwo WeeksStellaDrum And Bass Author:Theresa Wayman
“I could go play some songs for two hours every week - play whatever I wanted to - and then also spend that time putting more music on my computer and getting into more things. It definitely informs the way that I think about music and I think in general, made me a more open-minded consumer of music.” ThinkingWayMadeTwoPlayWantedSongHoursWeekComputerConsumersOpen Minded Author:Chris Baio
“Basically, high protein, low carb. I work out three to four times a week. I definitely don't do the same thing every day, whether it be spinning or hiking or walking or doing the treadmill. I try to do something different every day. But definitely the one thing is, I sweat.” TryingDifferentThreeFourOne ThingWeekWalkingLowsWork OutSweatHikingSpinningProteinTreadmillsCarbs Author:Molly Sims
“I also swim four to five times a week, and once you get rolling into a rhythm of breathing and movement, your mind can truly untether, which I find so refreshing.” MindFiveFourWeekMovementRhythmBreathingSwimRollingRefreshing Author:Patrick Fabian
“As someone who makes his living as an actor, my routine varies almost every day. There are weeks I'm working and weeks I'm not. People think it must be great to have all that time off, but you'd be surprised how quickly that grass would become greener. The idle brain is the devil's playground.” PeopleThinkingActorsBrainWeekDevilGrassRoutineIdleVaryPlaygroundsTime OffGreener Author:Eric Lange
“I was fortunate enough not to grow up in Hollywood, so I feel that was a blessing. Being surrounded by nature and animals always kept me grounded and happy. My parents were smart to keep my brother and I away from that nonsense. I do live in the LA area now, but I keep my balance by hiking in the mountains with my dogs and taking trail rides every week on my horse.” FeelsEnoughGrowsParentAnimalGrowing UpWeekDogBrotherBalanceBlessingMountainSmartAreasHollywoodHorseFortunateMy BrotherNonsenseHikingGroundedTrailsMy DogHiking In The MountainsNature And Animals Author:Alison Eastwood
“I was attached to star in a project that was going to be an unbelievable character piece, to be showcased all over the world. It was everything I had been working toward and had suffered for. I had two months to prep and pretty much bankrupted myself in the process. A week before I was supposed to get on the plane, the whole project fell apart. Not only did it leave me completely broke and out of work, but I felt as if I had been betrayed by acting. Acting is not just something I love but a part of who I am. I was shattered. Thankfully, the love of those around me helped push me forward.” IfsWorldTwoWholeCharacterStarsFeltProcessActingPiecesWeekMonthsProjectsWho I AmBrokePlanesUnbelievableBetrayedLeaving MeShatteredTwo MonthsPreps Author:Jonathan Keltz
“I do yoga and weights, mainly. I still box. I box once a week, but I don't get punched in the face anymore. I just hit the bags now. I'm done with that competitive side of it.” StillsDoneFacesSidesWeekYogaWeightBoxesBags Author:Neil Jackson
“Can't nobody do what Fetty Wap does. So when I go to the studio, it may be four to five hours max, probably three days out the week. I used to go to the studio for 10 to 15 hours, and I would do five to 10 songs. Now I go for four to five hours and I do, like, 15 to 20 songs. I'm an ad lib guy. Most people know me for my ad libs.” PeopleKnowsMayDoeUsedGuySongThreeHoursFiveFourWeekStudiosAdsKnow MeMax Author:Fetty Wap
“I've had two jobs my whole life. I worked at FedEx for, like, two days, and I worked at Popeye's for a week. I just needed a check. It was a standard thing for people where I'm from. Well, people from there that did what I did for a living, you know what I'm saying? Go get you a quick check when you mess your money up.” PeopleKnowsWellsTwoWholeJobsWeekNeededStandardsWhole LifeChecksMessTwo DaysTwo JobsPopeye Author:Fetty Wap
“When I was very young, you would get the TV listings from The Globe and The Herald, and you would basically go through them, circle things, and map out your viewing week.” YoungWeekTvsCirclesMapsGlobes Author:William Monahan
“There are other ways I think of myself as spoiling myself ... I ... get a massage once a week. Other people can, I didn't used to, and I can now.” PeopleThinkingWayI CanUsedWeekMassage Author:Steve Ballmer
“I feel like there's a lot of experience I have from doing TV animation that would be especially useful doing an animated film in terms of some efficiencies of the process that are necessary for TV, just because you have to crank out material every week, that could be applied to film.” FeelsWould BeFilmProcessTermWeekMaterialsTvsEfficiencyAnimationAnimatedCrankAnimated Films Author:David X. Cohen
“I go to therapy once a week, that helps a lot. I have a really supportive family. I have two little kids, I'm married, I live close to my parents, my brother and his wife. I don't socialize a lot. I work and I have my kids, basically. I'm just, I would say, with all false modesty aside, I'm ruthlessly efficient with my time.” LittlesTwoHelpingKidsParentWifeWeekBrotherMarriedTherapyMy BrotherMy TimeEfficientModestySupportiveLittle KidFalse ModestySupportive Family Author:Mark Duplass
“Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.” SaidWarAnswersWeekIraqTwelveStolenLawnsRipped Author:Paul Haggis
“I trained three or four days a week for two and a half months, before they'd even let me near the real dress. And I destroyed two practice dresses completely. They were just ripped to shreds. They looked like cats had gotten a hold of them.” TwoRealThreeHalfPracticeFourWeekMonthsCatLet MeDressesDestroyedRipped Author:Richard Madden
“Obviously I don't agree with everything he [Donald Trump] says. There's a lot that we have a difference of opinion on. But we can't ignore that he's touched on some issues that people are concerned about. If you look at the statements he made this week, obviously I think he made them partially to recapture the limelight after having lost it.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksMadeLostDifferencesOpinionIssuesWeekTrumpConcernedAgreeStatementsTouchedLimelightDifferences Of Opinion Author:Marco Rubio
“I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good - or whatever. Like, there were some little things in there that he said that he came to, like, really enjoy my opinion or at least, like, my little comments on the songs. So I was kind of destined to probably be a studio rat.” KindLittlesSaidLastsRememberSongEnjoyOpinionWeekStudiosLittle ThingsCommentRatsDestinedBass Author:Mark Ronson
“I'm based in Stockholm and I train at Nexus Fighter Centre, it's my club and my head coach Andreas Michael but for two weeks now I went to Vegas to train with Team Alliance with coach Eric Del Fierro, Phil Davis and top level guys. I had top level sparring so I'm more than ready.” TwoGuyLevelsWeekTeamReadyTrainClubsCoachesFighterCentreVegasAlliancesTwo WeeksEricAndreaHead CoachesNexusSparringStockholm Author:Alexander Gustafsson
“Daniel[her son] was without question the most important person in Anna Nicole Smith's life. From the time I met her, everything that she was doing was for Daniel. From the day Daniel died, Anna honestly was never the same. I would say that physically she died last week but in a lot of ways emotionally she died when Daniel died.” WayPersonsImportantLastsWeekSonMetsDiedHonestlyAnnaNicoleImportant PersonMost Important Person Author:Howard K. Stern
“You need to understand the receiver and the offense you're facing that week. Know his tendencies and what routes he runs out of what formations. This will help you understand the concepts of what the receiver is going to give you on a given play, and make you that much better defending him.” KnowsNeedsGivingPlayHelpingRunningGivenWeekConceptsTendenciesOffenseRoutesFormationReceiver Author:Antonio Cromartie
“I'm not too good with packing. I always have every intention of doing it the week before and then leave it until the last moment - but at least I do it myself, I don't leave it to the missus.” MomentsLastsWeekIntentionPacking Author:Andrew Flintoff
“If I'm playing well I'll get through a bat in three weeks. I batter them.” IfsWellsThreeWeekBats Author:Andrew Flintoff
“When my money starts coming in and I'm blessed to see an eye doctor every week, twice a week, I'm going to do it.” EyeWeekDoctorsBlessed Author:Rahim Moore
“I'm really big on family. I'll love catching up with my cousins. Everyone's in their twenties, so they're all on their grind at the moment, but when we get the time, I'll fly everybody to Amsterdam or Ibiza, and we can just hang for a week, chill, do nothing.” MomentsBigsWeekTwentiesCousinChillCatchingGrindMy CousinAmsterdamCatching UpIbiza Author:Tinie Tempah
“In 2011 I stopped playing rugby for England so during the Six Nations, which is on during February and March, I was able to grab a week's skiing. But I still had to take it pretty easy because I didn't want to get injured while I was playing for Gloucester. In 2013, when I retired fully from rugby, I finally had the chance to go a couple of times a season.” WantStillsAbleNationsEasyChanceWeekCoupleSixSeasonsEnglandMarchRetiredInjuredRugbyFebruarySkiingPlaying RugbyGloucester Author:Mike Tindall
“Often, there is a job - say, for a voiceover or an appearance - and you think: 'Blimey!' From the outside it would seem like you are being paid a lot for a short amount of your time. It would be inappropriate to share how much they pay, but in the industry we call it 'doing a bank raid'. Unfortunately, those jobs do not happen every week.” ThinkingSeemsHappensWould BeJobsPayWeekShareLike YouIndustryAmountPaidAppearanceInappropriate Author:Anthea Turner
“There is a difference when you work with actors who have worked on the stage. When we're out there in front of an audience eight times a week, you can't do it on your own.” ActorsDifferencesAudienceWeekStageFrontsEight Author:Karen Allen
“I have a sign on my door. I look at it every single day of the week. The sign says, "Attitude is everything, so pick a good one." You need a very strong internal knowing. For instance, when I sat down to write the book The Power of Intention, I had a very strong internal knowing that I call thinking from the end.” ThinkingNeedsWritingLooksBookEndsStrongAttitudeKnowingDoorsWeekPicksIntentionInstanceSatInternalsVery StrongAttitude Is EverythingDays Of The WeekPower Of Intention Author:Wayne Dyer
“I think it's fun to have people see everything at once, and then I think certain shows are very well-suited to being on every week and being spread out over months.” PeopleThinkingWellsShowsCertainFunWeekMonthsSpread Author:Judd Apatow
“The life changing moment for me what the first time I went to a war zone and that was Sierra Leone. I took two weeks, eleven years ago and I went. I wasn't an Ambassador or anything I just asked to go and I was allowed to go. It was like someone smacked me in the face.” YearsFirstsTwoWarMomentsFacesWeekFirst TimeYears AgoLife ChangingZoneElevenTwo WeeksAmbassadorsSierraWar ZonesSierra Leone Author:Angelina Jolie
“Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.” ThreeHoursWalksWeekEverydayWork OutThree TimesOne Hour Author:Beverly Johnson
“When I went to Fashion Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I hear them when they say they're not getting the big contracts or into the big shows.” ShowsBigsGirlSpeakWeekFashionColorContractsDisappointedFashion Week Author:Beverly Johnson
“I come from making money in the streets. The streets all I know. All my family is still in the streets. So, it's going to be hard to pull me right back into that. When I ain't doing no shows four days out of the week, I may be in my hood or at my grandma's house in the hood. But yes, I got a kid. I got to get more serious about the music so he don't get dragged into that life.” KnowsMayStillsHardShowsKidsHouseFourWeekStreetsSeriousMy FamilyMaking MoneyGrandmaHoodMy GrandmaGrandma's House Author:Shy Glizzy
“Imagine my delight and awe when I discovered such a thing was a real genre - contemporary fantasy or urban fantasy. It was like having my birthday twice in one week and cookie dough for breakfast.” RealFantasyImagineWeekDelightContemporaryGenreAweBreakfastUrbanCookiesMy BirthdayDoughCookie Dough Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“American airstrikes have targeted ISIS in Libya before. Just last fall, another ISIS leader was killed. And I'm told there are several more training camps and we'll likely see more strikes in the coming weeks and months. So the U.S. is watching all this carefully and will strike what they call targets of opportunity whenever they can.” LastsFallOpportunityLeaderWeekMonthsTrainingStrikesTargetCampsIsisLibyaTraining Camp Author:Tom Bowman
“Well, no one knows for sure. There are now two competing governments and various armed militias, tribes and clans. Secretary John Kerry and others have said they're hopeful a single government can be formed soon maybe in the coming weeks.” KnowsWellsSaidTwoGovernmentWeekVariousHopefulSecretaryTribesCompetingJohn KerryMilitiaClans Author:Tom Bowman
“We have a philosophy of we'll keep putting it up until people get it. We did that actually these last three weeks with Cracked Out from New York. People didn't really understand them. We put them up three weeks ago and they just got stared at.” PeoplePhilosophyLastsThreeWeekNew YorkCracked Author:Scott Aukerman
“We like to keep the show small. Honestly, where we moved the show to the UCB theater, we moved it to a smaller space. Even though the show has technically gotten more popular. And that is, only because we like intimacy and the ability to experiment more. We don't want to be like, "We can get 250 people in a week. So let's do that. But we have to be careful about who we book..."” PeopleWantBookShowsAbilitySpaceWeekTheaterMovedCarefulHonestlyExperimentsIntimacyBe Careful Author:Scott Aukerman
“Each week we usually have one person who's never done the show before. Last year we had close to 60 who'd never done the show before. We're constantly booking new people, sometimes to the consternation of people who live here who do the show regularly.” PeopleYearsPersonsSometimesDoneShowsLastsWeekLast YearConsternation Author:Scott Aukerman
“It's something we do every week. Every week kind of has bigger name headliners. It's all just our taste. There's a lot of people like Ian Edwards or Dan Mintz who a lot of people haven't heard of yet, but we know are really great. When we started the show five years ago it wasn't because Patton Oswalt needs another place to play. It was because we had a lot of new friends like BJ Novak or Morgan Murphy, who didn't have any club to play.” PeopleKnowsNeedsYearsKindPlayShowsNamesFiveHeardWeekHavensTasteYears AgoBiggerClubsFive YearsReally GreatNew FriendsMurphy Author:B. J. Porter