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slamprofile.com
i think slamprofile is a great idea and i am curious to join and support. but i am also hesitant. i've been trying to slim down my network sites to be more effective and easier to manage, thus not too sure about suddenly having a new network site to check into and manage and respond with. though i may be completely wrong as to how it works ( Read more... ) -
chuckles
plugin update sent to my wordpress:
"This is not just a plugin, it symbolizes the hope and enthusiasm of an entire generation summed up in two words sung most famously by Louis Armstrong: Hello, Dolly. When activated you will randomly see a lyric from Hello, Dolly in the upper right of your admin screen on every page." -
random thoughts in the warm afternoon
the problem i have with getting into ariel pink's latest album is that while being well done musically and he is genuine in the songwriting, ultimately the music sounds like its from an era of largely so so music. it sounds like the moment when the wake of disco and 70s rock was leading into 80s pop. maybe it's just sounds dated to me, but it feels ( Read more... ) -
Viva le Quebec! Viva le Jay Sherman!
There is a theatre company in Chicago called Strange Tree, that creates unique productions mixing the macabre with the screwball with the magical, landing somewhere between Edward Gorey and E. Nesbit and perhaps Monty Python. While I've never been fortunate enough to see their productions, I have read about them, seen production pictures, and am in ( Read more... ) -
Little birds
My body is a wooden cross ( Read more... ) -
“We didn't buy Alaska to save the Moose.” Rupert Murdoch
One of them days where maybe its the heat. Maybe its the heart, tired of all the entrances and exits of a lifetime. Maybe its all the selfish rich old white men saying things they dont know anything about. Or that people listen to Sarah Palin and nod their heads in agreement, that they dont see the death in her eyes or hear the hate in her throat. ( Read more... ) -
bestiary submission
so i finally got around to submitting some more stuff to a journal. the new bestiary magazine had a call for their second issue which was themed hip hop, and i had a couple pieces that i did that dont really fit into my manuscripts so off they and a third on ewent ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming Shows in POrtland
july 11th, sunday
I'm featuring at the portland poetry slam, at backspace, 115 nw 5th, 7:30pm ( Read more... ) -
what I want list, part 2
- to be a better listener.
-to be a more succinct communicator. not in professional/teaching capabilities. do alright with that. but everyday shit.
-to be more decisive.
-to be more proactive.
-to be better. more understanding. more compassionate. more patient. -
what I want list
one-two are in order. the rest are in a vague order.
1. to live in the same place as my girlfriend.
2. to get rid of 50 percent of what I own.
3. finish those 5 songs
4. put out a 7 inch
5. to get into/back into film. perhaps animation.
6. to take pictures. 35 mm.
7. leave the country. go to:
-instanbul
-patagonia
-paris
-prague
-elsewhere
8. apply for the amy ( Read more... )