Weekends Are Wonderful

Working Less = Living More

Apr 21, 2025

Over the weekend, I did something I hadn’t done in well over a year—I took Saturday AND Sunday off. I checked emails a couple of times, but otherwise I caught up with friends, books, and movies.

And honestly? It did more than my body good.

While I had planned to catch up on sleep too, my mind had other ideas. It was wide awake, especially when I laid down at night. Not with its usual anxious buzz, but with something else: it felt alive. Curious. Playful. Like it finally had permission to wander into all the possibilities I’d been “too busy” to explore before.

Ideas bubbled up. Not from pressure, but from space. I found myself daydreaming again. Imagining without an agenda. Not hustling to make something happen. Just letting things unfold.

Even if my brain didn’t quiet down, my body finally had a chance to exhale.

I hadn’t realized how much I’d been running on autopilot — until I stopped. And even though nothing dramatic happened, it felt like something inside me got reintroduced to itself.

If you’ve been in go-mode for too long, maybe you know what I mean. That subtle forgetting of what it feels like to just exist without an agenda or to-do list.

I’m not saying all the answers came rushing in. But the questions? They’re back. And suddenly, everything feels a lot more fun.

So here’s to more weekends off. Like most people I know, I’ll be working Mondays through Fridays, and recharging Saturdays and Sundays. What a concept, right?

Excited to be back, with fresh eyes and full batteries.

Let’s get this party (re)started!
Clint 🌈✌️

P.S. For those who’ve been asking, new montages will be posted—on both Substack and YouTube—later today. Thanks for the patience, support, and understanding.

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

ON THIS DAY = APRIL 21

BIRTHDAYS

1816 = Charlotte Brontë = English novelist and poet
1838 = John Muir = Scottish-American environmentalist and author
1868 = Alfred Henry Maurer = American painter
1870 = Edwin Stanton Porter = American filmmaker
1904 = Jean Hélion = French painter
1912 = Eve Arnold = Russian-American photojournalist
1913 = Norman Parkinson = English photographer
1915 = Anthony Quinn = Mexican-American actor
1926 = Elizabeth II = Queen of the United Kingdom (and her other realms)
1930 = Dieter Roth = German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor
1932 = Elaine May = American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
1945 = Diana Darvey = English actor, singer, and dancer
1947 = Iggy Pop = American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1949 = Patti LuPone = American actor and singer
1951 = Tony Danza = American actor and producer
1953 = Ric Weiland = American developer and philanthropist 🌈
1958 = Andie MacDowell = American model, actor, and producer
1959 = Robert Smith = English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 = John Cameron Mitchell = American actor and filmmaker 🌈
1969 = Toby Stephens = English actor
1970 = Alice Wu = American filmmaker 🌈
1970 = Rob Riggle = American actor and comedian
1979 = James McAvoy = Scottish actor
1985 = Jessica Clark = English actor and model 🌈

EVENTS

1725 = J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, was first performed on Easter Monday.
1934 = The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
1956 = Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" becomes a million-seller, earning Presley his first RIAA-certified gold record.
1962 = The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
1966 = The NY Mattachine Society, spearheaded by president Dick Leitsch, stages a “Sip-In” at the Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village.
1977 = Annie opens on Broadway.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

Natale di Roma (Italy)
Patriots' Day

PORTRAIT + QUOTES OF THE DAY

“The best things happen in the dark.”
John Cameron Mitchell

“As you get older, you treasure the beautiful things of the past but also see things more clearly.”
John Cameron Mitchell