Archives: February 01, 2005

A savage journey to the heart of the American dream

Sunday, 20 February 2005 11:29 PM

I don't know which fact is more shocking to me: that Hunter S. Thompson, my counter-culture, anti-establishment hero, has killed himself; that he died the same day that former squeaky-clean teen star Sandra Dee passed away due to complications from kidney disease; or that he was older than she was when they died.

I do know which fact saddens me most.

Surfacing

Sunday, 20 February 2005 10:57 PM

Yes, I am still here. I apologize for the complete lack of content in days, and the lack of original thought in longer. I have been:

1. concluding my work as producer of a play, which may have cured me of any interest in producing any plays, anywhere, ever again

2. accepting an acting role in an upcoming, much smaller play, which I hope will not take so very much of my time, although I know it will more likely consume me anyway via other, unexpected means

3. ramping up work on new web clients and wrapping up work on others

4. working on a big relaunch of my marketing/web design business, complete with hiring personnel other than myself and purchasing new computing equipment (a new iMac G5! with a floating flat screen and minimalistic white glowy hardware! which refuses to converse with my existing computer equipment or to share files or printers or anything!)

5. fighting with my computers and losing (see #4)

6. feeling massively guilty about the year that has passed since I did real work on Inkburns, and wondering if I should search for someone to take it over but not wanting to give it up either

7. attending an interesting play at the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre

8. worrying about money -- mine, the lack thereof

9. buying tickets to see Green Day (despite #8)

There's more, but I fear I have already exhausted the patience of the few remaining visitors to this site.

However, do please come back soon to see what fun items I am able to create with my new, spiffy iMac with iLife and GarageBand and every other fun new software product! And what I manage to achieve with my regular human Life as well!

Now I know what I'll be doing on April 29

Thursday, 17 February 2005 09:56 AM

The trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has leaked to the internet.

An interesting metaphor

Sunday, 13 February 2005 06:30 PM

In the grand tradition of preprinted greeting cards, I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day via the magic of someone else's creativity.

And because you visit my website, for you I check "yes."

Additive

Wednesday, 09 February 2005 03:05 PM

"We are attending some function. Something sharp-dressed and dark and held in a crowded hall of unclear dimensions, full of humming silhouetted small talk. With a lilting social languor we lift chilly wineglasses and move through many people. A white-jacketed, slick-locked, ink-eyed catering fellow alights nearby with a bright white tray seemingly floating a millimeter above his fingertips, silently offering us tiny cubes of prepared fish poised in the centers of bone china plates as small as castanets."

"Additive," a memorable bit of writing at erasing.org.

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Monday, 07 February 2005 10:52 AM

I like football, but I watch the Super Bowl primarily for the commercials (free registration required). I look forward to seeing lively, interesting advertisements, and I'm typically disappointed. This year was no exception.

Also as usual this year, despite my main intent being to watch all the ads, I somehow missed seeing a few. Fortunately, most of the ads are online in various locations this morning, along with viewers' and advertising pundits' votes for best and worst spots.

My own favorite was the FedEx ad featuring Burt Reynolds and a dancing bear. You can't go wrong with Burt Reynolds.

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