spidering, pie, epistemology, stolen music, brain chemistry, trampolines, theoretical physics, breakfast burritos, laughing until i cry, backscratches, large open spaces (valle grande in nm blew my mind), arguing, lining things up, fractals, yellow leather, 3am-6am, linguistics, kettle chips, scoliosis, etymology, tracers, neurotransmitters, jeunet, logic, diminished chords, ethics, the 2nd rep of a set, IDM, being swallowed by a song, salsa, waterfalls, blowing shit up, french onion soup, evolution, las vegas, cognitive psychology, wikipedia, your quirks, socks/having my feet tucked in, the feel of a freshly shaved head, understanding people, cosmology, acceptance, quantum mechanics, paradoxes, metal guitar, mc escher, my kids and my love, existentialism, smooth legs, comfy spaces, dirty bass, tight hugs, unusual vantage points, the new, the cat and mouse game, fishnets, putting the last touch on a piece of art/writing/music, chomsky's politics, getting really really really pissed off and then feeling better (i swear it feels great), getting completely terrified and then realizing that fear is manufactured, hip to waist ratio, repeating myself, surrealism, repeating myself, aloe toilet paper, recording studios, waffles with the proper aesthetic, "woba"
Music
Music has been my love since I was 5 and figured out how to put my parents old tape recorder on top of my clock radio and tape the songs I liked. Then I hooked up an earpiece to that gigantic tape player and bragged to everyone that I'd made a walkman. Imagine their derision when they discovered how lame my invention was.
Here are a few bands I've been digging lately:
Loscil, Proem, Ada, Fluke, The Cinematic Orchestra, Luca and Paul, Citrus, Diagram of Suburban Chaos, Alva Noto, Danieto, Flipper, Ascii.Disco, Circlesquare, Children of the Bong, Fascil, Isan, Ulrich Schnauss, Vector-Lovers, Yagya, Speedy J
Also still love all the old standbys. Punk, metal, emo, hip-hop, etc. Really digging the fidget house shit that you gave me, Mark.
Movies
A Perfect World, Primer, Just Hold Still, Lost Book Found, City of Lost Children, Goonies, Delicatessen, Waking Life, Amelie, Evil Dead 2, Lost In Yonkers, The Life Aquatic, Bottle Rocket, This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Pi, Memento, Lost in Yonkers, A Perfect World, Everything is Illuminated, Holy Grail, The Last Starfighter, Dot and the Kangaroo, A Scanner Darkly, and most stuff Jackie Chan makes. :)
Television
Wouldn't I look cool if I publicly eschewed television and talked about how I have such better things to do in my life?
"For originality: a 27!"
(That was a reference to an 80s tv show called Puttin On The Hits, which I've never seen because I've never watched television.)
Books
When the blackbird flew out of sight,
It marked the edge
Of one of many circles.
Here's a few for my myspace list: As I Lay Dying, Ishmael, The Foundation Trilogy, Fast Food Nation, Beyond Good and Evil, Atlas Shrugged, Of Mice and Men, On Ideology and Power, The 2001 Series, The Elegant Universe, New French Feminisms, The Stand, Oxford Papers
Mercurial. Easily bored. Obsessed with perception. I used to want to be great; now I just want to be happy. Kindness cannot be underestimated. I am uniquely fucked up, just like you are. Ultimately, it's not our parents' fault. Just a little longer... Wish I were a better listener; I tend to overexplain. I trust my feelings. Where on earth did I leave that? I love food. Idealist. Male vs. female is endlessly entertaining. I'm trying to figure out your unifying theme; are you trying to figure out mine? Can you shrink me? Honesty is required. Proficient at most things, excellent at very few. I forget... Extra sauce with that, please. I would almost always trade comfortable for interesting. I like what you're saying right now. Trying not to care if you like me can get exhausting. I am examining your white-space. But it's not 3am... Silverback. Look at him; you can tell he knows. Too linear. I don't care how disgusting they are to you, I like convenience store nachos and hot dogs. A bit shy? Do you believe in pheromones? I would be nice to fit in. I've got existential angst; connecting with people makes me feel more real. A lifespan barely gets you established much less give you any sort of context. I tend to store the relationships between facts then lose the facts themselves. It seems like I've told you this before. I didn't plan for this. Why can't I ask that? Sentimental. God, I wish I could sleep when I can't; why do I fight it when I can? Voluptuary. I like ideas as much as people. I experience the world largely through my ears. "No, he doesn't say 'fuck you'; he doesn't even think it. He just is." I asked because I actually want to know; I hope you did, too, because I'm going to tell you. Strange and/or beautiful juxtapositions: oligarchal pedigogy. I wish she hadn't told me; now I'll never change.
i love it when people make cool observations i've never thought of but seem so obvious after they say it. i love seeing the same thing from a slightly different perspective. i love it when somebody shares a passion, especially if it seems ridiculous. i will never judge what you love. i love feeling like a kid. i love when i can get beyond my cynicism and believe in magic. i love waking up before my alarm and getting to go back to stay in the in-between sleep and awake state. i love it when people are kind and open. i love feeling connected. i love intentionally confusing myself. i love staying up too late and then sleeping too late and getting away with it. i love to be interested. i love mud between my toes. i love when i finally see what you were saying. i bet you've got a lot of cool shit to say and i love it when i find the right question.
This is the best moment of my life. Right now.
Who I'd like to meet: People with doubts. People who wonder. People who laugh until they cry. People who excellently collate. People who are afraid. People with insight. People who get lost. People who assiduously collect. People with tender parts. People who are willing. People who mean it. People who smell good. People with ridiculous passions. People who notice. People who are kind. People who accept difficult truths. People who do not see others as a means to their end. People who get it. People who will lose control (but still be kind). People who leave something with me when they are gone. You?
"Scratch any cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist." -George Carlin
Big tings going down in Boise this Thursday June 4th! Come check out
the Reggae Dub beats of Dr. Israel. Plus guest DJ Sonny Chiba droppin
Glitch, Dubstep, Breaks, and Electro. I hope to see you there! :)
happy happy birthday mike dear. i had a dream about you and mel last night that was so real. i just showed up at your house on christmas and put on one of mels big white bath robes and made myself at home without even asking. miss you guys. hope you have a great day.
Ew. I hope you don't smell like mashed potatoes. Not that mashed potatoes smell bad, but because it makes me throw up a little when I think about people who smell like dinner. ie: my Korean aunt. She always smells like kimchee
Sweet night bro. Good job bringing the heads together. Maybe we should do this every month after gallery stroll? It was a big hit to have peeps over for an afterparty. Love your house!!! Make sure you call your favorite/only structural engineer/dj before you dig out the foundation on any structure next time...
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