the dickinsonian

brainlog of ben dickinson, director

Value

we value ourselves at around 5 cents
and make up for it in Arrogance

but She values us infinitely
so that we might live simply

breathing is a daily challenge

breathing is a daily challenge

I visited this pretty rad cult in the mission district

I visited this pretty rad cult in the mission district

living the nightmare

living the nightmare

Ross doesn’t believe in talent or souls

Ross doesn’t believe in talent or souls

Fuck Yeah the Wires

Fuck Yeah the Wires

Peace, february!

it was educational as always. now be gone.

counterintuition

she looked at him and now understood something for the first time: that everyone in her life who had ever caused her pain had been offering her this simple gift: an opening into her deepest Self; the Self that laid waiting on the top shelf of her most private dreams; the Self that masqueraded as horror and moonlighted as grace; the Self which she now glimpsed in its full magnitude for the first time.

the moment passed, she looked again at his angry twisted face and saw behind it the face of god, waiting quietly.

A healthy block is a clean block

A healthy block is a clean block

Honest Abe

Honest Abe

tomorrow we begin the ritual

tomorrow we begin the ritual

I jerry-rigged the bath so it won’t drain when i fill it up all the way.  small victories, people.

I jerry-rigged the bath so it won’t drain when i fill it up all the way. small victories, people.

Monday we Clean

Monday we Clean

Scenes From A Marriage

One of the best investments of 6 hours I’ve ever made.