lowercase lifestyle

quote of the day

2012-01-31T09:54:00.000-05:00

Sow a thought, and you reap an act; sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

~ Charles Reader

embrace the random lxv

2012-01-28T18:31:00.002-05:00

Kinetic art by Daniel Wurtzel. Be sure to watch all of his videos -- peaceful, chaotic, beautiful, sublime.

winter monkey business

2012-01-17T11:21:00.004-05:00

be colorful

2012-01-09T14:53:00.002-05:00

rust never sleeps

2012-01-05T10:22:00.001-05:00

muppets in the trees

2012-01-03T17:26:00.003-05:00

Title inspired by the brilliant Henson series over at Rock 'em Sock 'em Sketchbooks!

rainy new year

2012-01-01T12:56:00.001-05:00

good riddance to 2011

2011-12-31T13:57:00.003-05:00

NPR has been asking listeners to describe 2011 in one word. My word would be adversarial. For me, there was too much conflict and opposition in 2011. I felt like I was butting heads with people constantly, in both my work life and my private life. So I would like these to be my personal buzzwords for 2012:

-- balance
-- collaboration
-- compromise
-- cooperation

Peace to all in 2012.

bruno catalano

2011-12-29T11:04:00.002-05:00

Amazing sculptures of existential travellers -- mind the gap.

this just in...

2011-12-21T19:58:00.001-05:00

Craig Ferguson is the most hilarious man on television. End of discussion.

2012 lowercase lifestyle calendars!

2011-11-27T14:53:00.005-05:00

Perfect holiday gifts! Always know what day it is! Look at cool photos!

Buy one, two, or more! Tell a friend!

To view the contents of #1: Nature and #2: Slightly Odd, watch a nifty slideshow on my YouTube channel. Then follow the ordering links!

Exclamation point!

gimme shelter

2011-11-22T17:32:00.002-05:00

The Bomb Shelter -- Retro doesn't get much cooler than this -- unique holiday gifts for all of the beautiful mutants on your list.

PS Boycott Black Friday, and shop local!

embrace the random lxiv

2011-11-21T10:07:00.002-05:00

Ana Somnia

A whole world waits for you when you turn out the lights. In our dreams lie childish figures, random shapes, and half-remembered memories. Each one is different yet somehow the same. Ana Somnia is a generative art project that emulates how we dream. Dim your lights to enter Ana's dreamworld.

Surreal animation, streams of unconsciousness, ambient carnival music -- this one has it all. Grab your favorite blanket and a cup of hot cocoa, then enjoy.

wolf spider

2011-11-01T20:13:00.002-04:00

questions, questions

2011-10-27T22:59:00.001-04:00

Is there an actor worse than Keanu Reeves?

embrace the random lxiii

2011-10-24T13:45:00.001-04:00

Shakespearean Insult Generator

yellow & green

2011-10-23T23:05:00.001-04:00

don't fear the reaper

2011-10-19T18:58:00.002-04:00

foamy

2011-10-16T20:54:00.002-04:00

autumn is awesome

2011-10-12T17:02:00.002-04:00

untitled

2011-10-03T13:39:00.001-04:00

a bell tree?

2011-09-30T14:02:00.002-04:00

mile twenty-nine

2011-09-27T17:12:00.001-04:00

through my rainy windshield xii

2011-09-23T12:26:00.002-04:00

texture

2011-09-14T21:41:00.001-04:00

series three

2011-09-11T22:31:00.005-04:00

by the bay iii

2011-09-11T22:08:00.001-04:00

befriend a duck

2011-09-10T15:13:00.003-04:00

it's still easy being green

2011-09-07T13:43:00.001-04:00

a tragicomedy in one act

2011-09-05T14:51:00.002-04:00

Bookstore Clerk: Hi, how are you today?
Me: Good, thanks. How are you?
BSC: Another day in paradise. [smiles]
Me: [laughs politely] Yep.
Female Customer: Did you say "in Paris" or "in paradise?"
BSC: In paradise.
FC: Phil Collins has a song called "Another Day in Paradise." Did you know that?
BSC: [slighty taken aback] No, I didn't. I don't really like Phil Collins' music.
FC: It's a good song, very sad.
BSC: [dejected] Now I have to come up with a new phrase.
FC: Oh, I'm sorry.
Me: [laughing] She took away your paradise, man. [exits store]

photoshop phun with nature

2011-09-04T11:32:00.001-04:00

poor man's andy goldsworthy

2011-09-04T11:31:00.000-04:00

imaginary album cover xi

2011-09-01T18:04:00.001-04:00

more greenery

2011-08-30T17:31:00.003-04:00

bzzzzzzz

2011-08-30T17:28:00.002-04:00

author

2011-08-27T13:54:00.002-04:00

tribal tower

2011-08-25T08:50:00.002-04:00

it's good to be alive

2011-08-24T22:15:00.003-04:00

Taken earlier this evening, the above photo is perhaps the closest representation/distillation of how my life currently is. I have not been this happy, this at peace, this me in years. And it is only going to get better.

it is easy being green

2011-08-24T18:38:00.002-04:00

outside the wall

2011-08-23T21:19:00.001-04:00

mile five

2011-08-22T11:40:00.002-04:00

dual bridges

2011-08-21T15:53:00.001-04:00

...or are they duelling bridges?

hammer time

2011-08-21T15:19:00.002-04:00

x marks the spot

2011-08-13T14:29:00.002-04:00

swimmingly

2011-08-10T11:43:00.002-04:00

denim

2011-08-06T14:34:00.002-04:00

quote of the day

2011-08-06T14:28:00.001-04:00

It turns out that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony — which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value. I can’t imagine anything worse than that. Okay, maybe I can, but imagine reading the morning newspaper and believing it all to be true on some level. -- from JPod by Douglas Coupland

late night television vi

2011-07-27T09:58:00.002-04:00

keebler putt-putt

2011-07-22T16:06:00.002-04:00

prog memories

2011-07-18T10:03:00.003-04:00

A souvenir from Marillion's This Strange Convention gig in Pittsburgh on August 30, 1997.

shocking revelations (a new series)

2011-07-17T09:53:00.001-04:00

I have never seen The Wizard of Oz in its entirety, nor do I ever intend to.

late night television v

2011-07-10T21:26:00.004-04:00

Can't sleep -- clowns will eat me

quote of the day

2011-07-10T21:18:00.000-04:00

No one asks you to throw Mozart out of the window. Keep Mozart. Cherish him. Keep Moses too, and Buddha and Lao Tzu and Christ. Keep them in your heart. But make room for the others, the coming ones, the ones who are already scratching on the window-panes. -- Henry Miller

humpty had a great fall

2011-07-07T12:30:00.003-04:00

...but his winter was a total bummer.

late night television iv

2011-07-03T21:04:00.003-04:00

lonesome cowboy burt

2011-07-02T11:00:00.003-04:00

mellow yellow

2011-07-01T21:39:00.001-04:00

bottles

2011-06-28T21:31:00.001-04:00

it doesn't quite add up

2011-06-27T16:01:00.003-04:00

Dreamt last night that I owned five copies of Three of a Perfect Pair. What could it mean?

shadows

2011-06-12T19:56:00.002-04:00

this guy made my day

2011-06-10T12:17:00.002-04:00

He's referring to this scene from one of my favorites shows, The Big Bang Theory. The "Support Zombies" sticker is pretty funny too.

staying hydrated at work

2011-06-08T16:24:00.002-04:00

through my rainy windshield xi

2011-06-06T19:32:00.002-04:00

oddfellows temple

2011-06-06T19:22:00.002-04:00

two extremes

2011-06-05T21:21:00.002-04:00

gabriel-esque?

2011-06-05T20:59:00.002-04:00

Portrait of the artist as a 1980s feverdream

cityscape

2011-06-04T17:14:00.002-04:00

quote of the day

2011-06-03T13:33:00.001-04:00

There are three endings to a process:
A finish, where something is lost;
A conclusion, where nothing is lost;
A completion is a new beginning.
-- Robert Fripp

A completion in my life is about-to-be-becoming.
May I have the courage to greet it with cheer.

gripe of the day

2011-05-04T17:45:00.001-04:00

It's hard to open my heart when I'd much rather open your skull.

embrace the random lxii

2011-04-11T16:43:00.002-04:00

Abandoned Art

One hundred different examples of generative art, constantly changing, never exactly the same, fractalicious fun for the whole family.

photoshop phun with bridge

2011-04-03T19:30:00.001-04:00

i'm a disco dancer

2011-04-03T19:21:00.001-04:00

brightness

2011-04-03T19:10:00.001-04:00

phun with photoshop

2011-03-27T18:07:00.002-04:00

imaginary album cover x

2011-03-27T12:18:00.003-04:00

have a seat

2011-03-27T11:56:00.002-04:00

bzzzzzzz

2011-03-26T17:29:00.002-04:00

clear skies ahead

2011-03-22T11:50:00.003-04:00

trapped

2011-03-22T11:37:00.002-04:00

sight and sound entwined

2011-03-16T19:40:00.004-04:00

For those of us who still love to hold physical packaging while we listen, poring over every visual detail and liner note. For those of us who still think of a cover/sleeve/case and its contents as a unified whole:

Hard Format

This site always cheers me up and gives me hope.

the need to leave

2011-03-13T10:13:00.002-04:00

I want to be featured on this website someday. Sooner rather than later.

I Live Here: SF

smoke

2011-03-11T15:17:00.002-05:00

fish on

2011-03-11T11:14:00.003-05:00

wish i was still here

2011-03-11T10:50:00.002-05:00

quote of the day

2011-03-09T16:15:00.001-05:00

Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned.
Gautama Buddha

what the mailman brought today

2011-02-28T17:48:00.000-05:00

30. John Zorn -- Filmworks XXI: Belle De Nature & The New Rijksmuseum

attack of the flying vinyl

2011-02-27T11:28:00.002-05:00

hey there, mister squirrel

2011-02-27T09:55:00.003-05:00

chasing the winter blues away

2011-02-26T18:55:00.003-05:00

What's a fella to do on a crappy winter's day? Brave the elements, go out, and buy more music, of course!

24. William Basinski -- A Red Score in Tile
25. Faust -- Something Dirty
26. Tim Hecker -- Ravedeath, 1972
27. John Zorn -- The Bribe

Plus two downloads from the comfort of my home:

28. Tim Hecker -- Radio Amor
29. thisquietarmy -- Transmissions

the long now

2011-02-25T11:50:00.004-05:00

Contemplate the Long Now.

swim towards the light

2011-02-23T14:29:00.002-05:00

let there be squiggles

2011-02-21T16:39:00.002-05:00

some more for the score

2011-02-20T14:12:00.005-05:00

17. Jon Hassell -- Maarifa Street
18. Black Boned Angel -- Bliss and Void Inseparable
19. Agalloch -- The Mantle
20. Rick Wakeman -- The Six Wives of Henry VIII
21. John Zorn / Masada -- Vol. 4: Dalet
22. Rachel's -- Selenography
23. King Crimson -- The Collectable King Crimson Vol. 5: Live in Japan, 1995

on the mend

2011-02-05T13:03:00.000-05:00

Whew, still getting over a case of the flu that laid me low for nearly three weeks. I was able to buy a couple discs online:

10. John Zorn / Masada -- Vol. 1: Alef
11. The Lounge Lizards -- s/t

And I was feeling well enough last night to venture out after work and pick up the following:

12. Tori Amos -- To Venus and Back
13. Buckethead -- Electric Tears
14. Erik Friedlander -- Block Ice & Propane
15. Kronos Quartet -- Howl, USA
16. Miles Davis -- Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition with DVD)

Stay healthy, everyone!

eight and nine

2011-01-17T16:33:00.002-05:00

8. Peter Gabriel -- Deutsches Album (fourth album, sung in German)
9. Fripp & Eno -- May 28, 1975 (official live download)

imaginary album cover ix

2011-01-16T16:48:00.003-05:00

two from ebay, hurray

2011-01-15T09:28:00.001-05:00

6. John Zorn / Marc Ribot -- Asmodeus - Book Of Angels Volume 7
7. John Zorn -- First Recordings 1973

play it loud

2011-01-13T22:34:00.002-05:00

Found at Half-Price Books for eight dollars:

5. Motorhead -- Ace of Spades (DualDisc with 5.1 mix)

fragile

2011-01-13T22:26:00.001-05:00

give me steam

2011-01-12T07:42:00.001-05:00

Steampunk Record Player

because the kerosene record player is not a very efficient device -- Frank Zappa