Got a call this morning from Justin, asking to borrow my car so he could run some errands during the day (he’s currently working from home this week, trying to keep his head down and avoiding all distractions). Thankfully, the call woke my ass up, as I had gotten up, turned on the TV, and…
I meant to post this a while back, but just remembered this evening. Check out the opening titles to “Thank You For Smoking,” by Shadowplay Studio. I’m impressed by the feel of the images, and I marvel at how difficult it must have been to evoke the look/logos of everyday cigarette brands without actually referencing…
Jan von Holleben has a fantastic series of photographs, entitled Dreams of Flying. I came across this at the end of the day via Metafilter, and Ben was viewing them with me on my computer. At several points, we both shouted out with joy at some of the images. Great, great stuff. Whatever you’re doing…
About a week ago, I ran into my friend Matt (aka Tha.Riddla) as he was en route to compete in the United States Barista Championships. Well, guess what? As is evident by the oversized check… he fucking won! Ahhhh, awesome! He posted an update on Twelvestone, and is currently in New York. I guess earlier…
Had two random encounters today, with people I haven’t seen in a while. First, I ran into Karen’s friend Carrie – who I met at my birthday party, last month. Turns out, she works downstairs in the Mart on the first floor. I had just bought some lunch and was on my way back upstairs….
A while back, many of you may recall we had a little game here in the office. It involved a small bouncy ball and the Lord and Master Stein™. Well, since then the game has grown in difficulty. Ever since Gretchen sent me all those wonderful bouncy balls, we’ve been using the larger blue ones…
Nothing brightens the day like a little monkey… What is it about us and our affinity for animals as talismans, on cars as well as on bicycles?
Not much of an entry today, but I will offer up a bit of audio. Mid-afternoon, Kevyn (one of the many talented audio guys who work here) came back into our area, looking for a few dudes. He wanted about four guys to help him do some background audio on a spot he was working…
I got this today – the CD version of the documentary The United States of Poetry. I first saw this documentary ages ago, and my roommates and I taped several (if not all) episodes of the show when it aired on TV, back in college. The whole thing was done by Mark Pellington, and the…
Yehuda Amichai rocks my fucking world. If you want to read more of his work, check out: A Dog After LoveForgetting SomeoneMy Mother Comes From The Days On A Roof in the Old CityThe Diameter of the BombWhen I Hhave a StomachacheStatistics
by Yehuda Amichai I saw clay jars covered with barnaclesthat were saved from the ocean bottom,and thought about the sailors of ancient timeswho gave half their lives to sail to those jars,and the other half to bring them back here.They did what they had to do, and drowned near the shore. A woman beside me…
To: FelixFrom: MattSubj: Poem Hi Hoss, What poem did you phone in? Hugs,Z
This is something I’ve held off playing with for over a month now. Among the many great birthday gifts I received, I got this kick-ass keyboard from Justin. I’ve been meaning to wait until I got all my birthday pics updated, but decided today to break out the keyboard and hook everything up. After an…
My friend Melissa (aka Mellzah) recently posted up her recounting of how the robot came to be. Her reminiscing about the Twelvestone convergence on Chicago made me look over my own pages. Good times, good times.
Leaving Liz’s place, we met up with her friend Jake – who I’ve heard tons about. He’s a schoolteacher, and recently returned from a long trek in South America. He’s planning on going back, and has recently taught himself how to play poker so that he can support himself, when he goes back. While he’s…