January 2008
39 posts
Sick? Maybe?
I don’t feel so hot. Perhaps it’s the first week of school that’s draining me. This is about the 4th time in San Francisco where I feel like I’m getting sick, but I never actually do. Obviously I’m seriously knocking on wood right now. Don’t think I could possibly jinx myself any worse. Anyway, I used to get a tiny bit sick here and there, but ever since I...
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Msuic Month Conclusion
Well that’s it, music month is officially over. Tomorrow I start school and my second semester of my MFA program. This doesn’t mean I’m going to stop writing by any means, I am just not going to be able to devote as much time as I was this month. I was listening over some of the recordings I made over the last couple days and I determined that I have about 5 or so songs that...
New Photos Up
I edited my photography gallery and updated it with some newer shots. Same address, new pictures. MY (NEW) PHOTOGRAPHY (SOME OLD SOME NEW)
Does anyone else’s world look like this sometimes?
One of the very many things that I find completely...
Here is a problem. In public restrooms, there are all these measures taken to ensure a sanitary environment. (Hands-free towel dispensers, hands-free soap and faucets, air-dry machines, and of course flush levers that can be turned with your feet.) This is all fine and good, but is all completely useless if the bathroom is accessed with a doorknob. You do all this work to avoid germs, and...
Popcorn is a very strange food.
Back to the way it used to be
-I love techno music sometimes. Not all the time though, so I never know what to say when someone asks me if I like it. “Sometimes” sounds like I don’t know what I’m talking about. It’s like people who answer “everything” when asked what type of music they like. Clearly they don’t like everything. If you say you like everything when asked about...
Music Month - Day...20?
Konbanwa Oh man, I feel like I just got sent to the Principal’s office. Music month is not going according to plan. The first 10 days went really well, no problems, but the last couple have been relative disasters. I’ll cut myself some slack and point out that I was on vacation not too long ago, for the weekend, but that is no excuse for my last two days of non-productivity. Today...
If you are what you say you are
Is a beautiful typeface enough of a reason to subscribe to a magazine?
Where the Streets Have No Name (because there is...
Back from Sundance! What a trip! I will write more later, for now it’s just photos because I’m off to the movies. (of course, I get back from Sundance then immediately head to the movies in San Francisco…) (“There Will Be Blood”)
Sundance Jan 18-22
Sundance is going really well so far. Seen 4 movies, all of which were great except “What Just Happened?”, which was surprising given how good the cast was (DeNiro, Willis, Penn). We checked out Main Street in Park City yesterday which was teeming with life. People everywhere! Everyone looks at everyone to see if there is anyone famous around. It is very cold and there is quite a bit...
Elsewhere
So here I am, out and about! This is the first time I’ve ever posted mobile before. About to fly to Park City where it’s 4 degrees outside! Hopefully won’t be doing too much standing around in the snow, though something tells me that won’t be a problem while seeing 3 movies a day. My one Sundance goal is to find Michèl Gondry and tell him he is a genius. Tonight we are...
The Sundance Kid
So I’m off to Sundance tomorrow where I will still be posting, via my ‘device’. Music Month will be on a temporary vacation while I’m there, since I will not have access to a piano/guitar. This is actually very good news, I need a break from writing. I’ll try to post daily with updates on the adventures to come at Sundance. I’m sure some crazy things will...
Music Month - Day 9
The Principles of Uncertainty
I read this book start-finish this evening because it made me happy. Here is a quote from it: “There isn’t enough time. I have many questions but no patience to think things through. My brain is exploding. Trying to make sense of nonsense, trying to tell you everything (everything?). And all the while time is fleeing. And the air around me vibrates with so many images. Which is...
Music Month - Day 8
Wow I’m glad today is over. I felt like the bottom of a shoe all day long. I’m not sure why, but today was by far my least productive day ever (this week). All I did, was record a youtube video (which is completely unrelated to the purpose of this month), cook a uninspired dinner, plutter around on the piano for like one hour, and half-read the New York Times. I seriously was all...
"The weight of the all the change, sustained"
Well I am very sad these days because one of my favorite bands has called it quits. If you haven’t heard of Moses Mayfield, defintely head over to their page and give them a listen. Unfortunately, they are no more, but their debut CD is not to be missed. Here is a recording I did over the summer of their song “Control”. A tribute I suppose:
Music Month - Day 7
It’s been a week! Woot! In case you are a new reader, this month is MUSIC MONTH (creative name I know.. but too late to change) (I prefer “Heart Made of Sound” but that’s sort of already taken) Today started out with me thinking my radiator was exploding. It wasn’t, which is probably for the best, and the sound was coming from the construction work going on...
Music Month - Day 6
Almost didn’t write a progress report tonight! How could I forget you lovely people. Anyway today was a good Sunday. It was more like a regular Sunday than a ‘music month’ Sunday, but fantastic all the same. First we went out to the Cliff House for brunch which was awesome as usual. There was another fantastic joke implemented today, but again I can’t go into specific...
I'll steal the words he ended with
Greg Laswell “High and Low” Please go listen to this song if you have nothing better to do. I am obsessed with it right now. If you actually do take the time to go find it, make sure you listen at least up until the chorus (the “high and low..” part). Seriously make sure you get to that part. The whole song is great, but the chorus is a gift. I learned this one today...
Music Month - Day 5
Today was not the website construction marathon it was supposed to be. I have to admit, going out hard the night before is not the best way to get motivated to write HTML code all the next day. I would say today was sort of a little break, which I think is OK. This self-imposed, disciplined schedule is all very new to me and is taking some getting used to, so if today was a little laid back...
Music Month - Day 4
Today was actually surprisingly productive. It started out pretty uninspiring actually, and didn’t really change until about 5pm. I basically meandered around the house for a few hours before I got any real writing done. For some reason, I really didn’t feel like doing anything today. I did a fair amount of work on my new website early on, but I was having real trouble getting...
Colour!
Today is “work on my website” day. You know what that means! Colors colors colors! I usually don’t make it past the color stage because I love them so much. I can never decide on just one or two, so I think this new incarnation of the site might be very vibrant. We’ll see. Here are a few great color resources: http://kuler.adobe.com/ (highly recommended even if you...
Strange Condition
This is what 2:15am sounds like in my room
“Everyday” by The Field
Music Month - Day 3
Phew! Another day! It’s only been three days but it feels like it’s been at least a week. I guess each day is so compressed and devoid of wasted time that they feel longer. Today went pretty well actually, and definitely better than yesterday. Here is what went down: 10am-12- Running/Gym/Etc - This part of my day has been consistently succesful. I am in such bad cardio shape...
Upgrades
This blog has remained relatively low-tech for the past two years. I have decided that this should change, as I consider myself a person of slightly higher than average “tech” levels. Anyway. Here is my first attempt at adding audio to the page. You should be able to click play on the player below and hear some music. Yes? Hopefully it works and you will hear...
Yes Design can make you Happy
Like I mentioned before, TED is coming up. Here are three of my favorite talks: Watch this one all the way through, there are some fantastic parts If I could talk like anyone, it would be Christoper Walken. Rives is a close second My favorite designer
FYI
For those of you that are, like me, obsessed with typefaces, you may have noticed that there was a change around here. The blog now appears in Verdana because Matthew Carter is awesome. (Microsoft is still lame though)
Knights of Loneliness
The gym, I realized the other day, is very crowded around this time of day. So I am burning some time editing some photos I took a few weeks ago. I thought about starting my songwriting early today, but I think I’m going to stay consistent and have every day be 1pm-6pm max. Anyway, here is one of the pictures I was kicking around: I was walking to Chrissy Field one evening when I took...
News, exciting, etc
TED talks announced their lineup for the upcoming conference.
Music Month - Day 2
Oof! Today was a tough one. Like I mentioned before, today was not the most creatively lucrative day. It started off pretty well, with a 30min run around the streets of SF, but that was the best part. I hit some pretty major walls trying to think of a killer chorus for the verses I had written yesterday. This isn’t the end of the world but it was still frustrating. I eventually...
Small Day Two update
Today is officially not going well creatively. Full report later tonight, but here is an interesting article that should provide some inspiration for tomorrow. And of course, a Youtube video for you
Music Month - Day 1
As I promised, here is my progress report from day 1 of Music Month. (I think I’ll be doing this every night around this time) Today was actually really successful. I think I was running on a little excess energy because of how excited I was to start the process, and I suspect future days might not run quite as smoothly. There were a few hitches as well, including an enormous and...
Music Month (capital letters)
This is a good month. There are many reasons why January rocks, but this particular time around is mainly because I don’t have any school. That’s right, as crazy as it sounds I don’t have to be back in school until Jan.29th. (graphic designers apparently aren’t big on January) This would be the perfect opportunity to play Call of Duty non-stop, go out every night, and...
Nothing Compares to a Quiet Evening Alone (just...
Hey it’s 2008! I won’t fully realize this for another month or two. But at least I have the entire month of January off to figure it out. I actually have a really exciting project planned for January, since I have no school, that I will explain when I get back out to SF. It involves music. A lot of it basically. Anyway, I’ll explain it later. I bought a hat today. This is...